Society for the Preservation of Old Mills (SPOOM) Collection (Gift of Michael LaForest).
Scope and Contents
The Society for the Preservation of Old Mills (SPOOM) Collection contains items related to old mills across the United States and some parts of Canada, and includes slides, photographs, lists, newspaper clippings, magazine and journal articles, and publications. Donor Michael LaForest was a founder of Society for the Preservation of Old Mills (SPOOM) and the editor of its publication for many years. A black notebook has details about the mill locations and other information re: slides & photos (and mills no longer extant). A Tennessee County maps atlas has LaForest’s marks & notes. Of special interest: Folder 46 contains a photograph of Loretta Lynn, and folder 64 contains an original voucher from Big Spring Mill, dated April 2, 1816, found in the folder labeled "Pennsylvania."
Dates
- 1816-2005
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
18 boxes
- Big Spring Mill (Pa.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Loretta Lynn Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Michael LaForest Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mills Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Slides Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Society for the Preservation of Old Mills (SPOOM) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Society for the Preservation of Old Mills (SPOOM) Collection (Gift of Michael LaForest).
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Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
