Grainger County Knitting Club, Rutledge, Tenn.
Scope and Contents
Tenn., Grainger County Knitting Club, Rutledge, WWI. Group of 8 letters from soldiers from the county who are off in camps, thanking the Club for knitting and sending them nice warm sweaters. Soldiers are: Alonzo Nicely, Claude Higgs, John Dalton, W. H. Cabbage, James Whitehead and J. W. Campbell, all at Camp Gordon, with Grover Bates at Camp Jackson and W. S. Corpening at Camp Sevier. Mentioned are: Ralph Brown, Mr. Biddle and Luther Maples. Most of these letters are on YMCA stationary or Camp letterhead and all have covers and stamps. All but one are addressed to Mrs. A. M. Nance, and all are dated Jan.-Feb. 1918.
Dates
- 1918
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
8 letters with envelopes
- Grainger County Knitting Club Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mrs. A. M. Nance Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee History World War, 1914-1918 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Grainger County Knitting Club, Rutledge, Tenn.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
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3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
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