Thomas Edward Roach Collection - Shields Papers (Shields and Lea family manuscripts, account books). Gift of Gracie Beatrice Jarnagin.
Scope and Contents
Thomas Edward Roach (1937-1985) was a member of the East Tennessee Historical Society and an avid genealogist. He restored two structures on the National Register of Historic Places and donated a Shields family papers to the library. He wrote a number of local history articles published in the Grainger County News and the Jefferson Standard. These pieces and other writings were collected in “Gleanings from a Scrapbook” (1983). Tom started a periodical “East Tennessee Roots” and published a number of genealogies as well as doing genealogical research for hire. Shields manuscripts, 1791-1916; Lea manuscripts, 1831-1880; account books, including those from Shields Station, Blains X Roads, High Tower; medical account book from Newport, ca. 1824-1828; “Red House” Post Office and stage book, ca. 1850s; papers re: William, James, and Preston Love vs. M. C. Rogers and Shields, Smith & Co., Sevier County, Tenn., 1840; print of “Langley,” the Cocke-Roach House; scrapbook on Shields Station.
Dates
- 1791-1916
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
21 boxes
- Blaines Cross Roads Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grainger County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- High Tower Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lea family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ledgers and account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- M. Rogers Shields Smith & Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Medicine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newport (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Preston Love Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Roach, Thomas Edward, 1936- Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shields Station (Blaine, Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shields family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- William James Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- “Langley” (Cocke-Roach House) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Thomas Edward Roach Collection - Shields Papers (Shields and Lea family manuscripts, account books). Gift of Gracie Beatrice Jarnagin.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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
