Thomas E. Roach Collection.
Scope and Contents
Thomas Edward Roach (1936-1985) 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 collection of Shields family papers to the library. He wrote a series 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.
Dates
- 1960-1985
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
9 boxes + flat storage folders
General
Genealogical material was processed separately as the Thomas E. Roach Genealogical Collection (MSC 0346). Several pamphlets, maps, newspapers and family charts were added to the cataloged library collection.
- Bean Station (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Blaine (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cemeteries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Glenmore Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grainger County (Tenn.) History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indian Cave Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indian Ridge Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jefferson County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Langley Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Roach family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Roach, Thomas E. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rutledge Pike 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
- Tate Springs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Taverns Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Thomas E. Roach Collection.
- 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
