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Funeral of Aunt Mary
7 snapshots, 1930, of funeral of Aunt Mary. Shows corpse, mourners, wagon, cabin, church.
George Fairfax Lee bond to Richard Sebue. August 2, 1787.
Re: bond of George Fairfax Lee, Westmoreland County, to Richard Sebue. Involved delivery of a Negro man called Tim. August 2, 1787. ADS 1 pc.
Gilbert Brown Collection.
Gilbert Brown (1907-1975) native of Knox County, Tenn., was married twice. There are World War II letters from Brown to second wife Sula Mae Brown and his family during military service during the war. There are also wartime letters from other members of his extended family
Gleaner Printing Company
Gleaner Printing Co., Vine Avenue, Knoxville, Tenn. Operated by Noah W. Smiley. Interior view with four people. 8x10” Sepia. 1 pc.
Happy Home Church of God (Knoxville, Tenn.).
Harriman Photographs
Howard-Smith Collection (Papers of the Smith (Howard-Smith), Gaines, McKinney and allied families of Hawkins County, Tenn. 1800-1923.) (Gift of Mrs. F.A. Augsbury, Jr.).
Independent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria material. Gladys Stover, Bright Light Lodge #10, Elizabethton, Tenn.
Inquisition re: death of Patsy. Knox County, Tenn. May 20, 1836.
Inquisition taken at William Lawyers in Knox County, Tenn., on August 26, 1836, before Justice of the Peace Martin L. Mynatt, re: body of Patsy, a woman of color, belonging to Martha Cobb, heir of William Cobb, deceased. “...Died by the visitation of God in a natural way...” ADS 1 pc. ( 7 signatures).
Isaac, slave petition for freedom, 1858.
Decree. Isaac, a man of color who sues by his next friend Jacob Lamon vs. William Sliger and others. November 12, 1858. (Jonesboro, Tenn.). AD 3 pp. (1 pc.). Notes says document was probably written by T. A. R. Nelson, last paragraph by J.F. Deaderick. Re: freedom granted to Sliger’s slave Isaac, under work obligation to J. F. Deaderick until money is raised for Isaac to go to Africa.
J. Leonard Garland Collection--Washington Co., Tenn., ca. 1797-1894.
James Ault and Cynthia Ault correspondence, 1862, 1865.
August 22, 1862 letter from James Ault, Camp Armstrong, Miss., to his cousin Cynthia Ault, Knoxville, Tenn. ALS 2 pp. + Env. Mentions his company, family, etc. September 25, 1865 letter from “Aunt,” Charleston, to Cynthia [Ault]. ALS 2 pp. Mentions Lincolnites and Negroes, family news, etc.
James McBee statement. November 4, 1862.
Statement of James McBee of Grainger County, Tenn., re: management of his farm with 20 Negroes on it. Statement taken by P .R. Grills, acting Justice of the Peace for Knox County. ADS 1 pc. with note on back re: McBee not liable for conscription, signed by Sam W. Mosely.
James S. Meek letter to Lemuel McBee, May 29, 1835.
Letter from James S. Meek, Caldwell County, Ky, (postmarked Princeton, Ky.), to Lemuel McBee, Newmarket (New Market), Jefferson County, Tenn. May 29, 1835. ALS 4 pp. (1 pc.). Family news, growing and selling tobacco, U. S. Bank and bank charter, Judge White is the peoples’ candidate, caucus of nine members of Congress and David Crockett, the great coonkiller of the west, politics, let me know the price of Negroes there, wish to buy one or two negroes,
James Weir Journal and the Banjo research
Research project undertaken to verify the accuracy of the quote about negro banjo players in frontier Knoxville in the 1790s in the book The Outlaw Years: The History of the Land Pirates of the Natchez Trace by Robert M. Coates (New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1930).
John and Rhoda Campbell Williams Papers.
Letters of John and Rhoda Campbell Williams (Knoxville) to son Rufus Morgan Williams at Edgehill School, Princeton, N.J., 1864-1865, 1867 + one letter from Thomas L. Williams to brother, n.d. [1864]. 14 letters + one envelope. Received from donor June 23, 1987: copy photograph by Knaffl & Bro. of Rhoda Campbell Morgan Williams + photocopy of picture of Col. Joseph Williams.
John Blair Papers, Monroe County, Tenn. + ca. 1820s-1830s papers of Charles McClung (Photocopies).
Slave receipts to John Blair, Monroe County, Tenn. + ca. 1820s-1830s land grants, deeds, etc. of Charles McClung. (Photocopies)
John Carter declaration, 1686.
April 6, 1686, declaration of John Carter, Sr., to the County Court in Cambridge. Re: responsibility of owner for maintenance of a Negro child claimed to have been fathered by one of his Negroes. AD 2 pp.
John Huff records.
MM-2006-010 a: John Huff’s Tax Book for 1848-1850 . MM-2006-010 b: Loose papers from John Huff’s tax book, 1848-50. No date, 1848-1851. 15 pcs. MM-2006-010 c: John Huff’s Memorandum Book, 1856-1876. Cato P.O., Cock (sic.) [Cocke] County, East Tenn. Includes costs and sales of Negroes by Wm. H. Kidd & Co. L. D. Franklin account., Expense Accounts listing names and articles, Lt. Alexander Houston account, N. Brown, Charles Stokely, etc.
Joseph Brown letter to Col. James Meigs. January 3, 1815. (Photocopy)
January 3, 1815 letter from Joseph Brown, Columbia, to Col. James Meigs, Agent for the Indians. ALS 3 pp. Photocopy. Mentions Indian capture and killing of Joseph Brown’s family + reclamation of Negro slaves by Joseph Brown.
Joseph Coit receipt, sale of slaves, Norwich, Conn., 1743.
October 29, 1743, receipt / bill of sale from Joseph Coit, New London, Conn., to Elijah Hide, Norwich, Conn. Sells Negro woman and child, Sylvia and Cloea. 1 pc. (Photostat)
Kinsloe daguerreotypes (Thought to be J.B.G. Kinsloe and others)
Kinsloe Daguerreotypes in cases. 4 items. Thought to be J.B.G. (James Bannister Gibson) Kinsloe and others. Two of {J.B.G. Kinsloe?}, one unidentified woman (badly damaged) , and one unidentified young African American woman (in back of case, printed: ‘Holmes, Booth & Haydens' Daguerreotype, Photographic and Ambrotype Goods’. No location or date.) J.B.G. Kinsloe was editor of a Knoxville newspaper during the Civil War, in business with W.G. Brownlow.
Knoxville College glass plate negative
Photo of McKee Hall and Elnathan Hall on Knoxville College campus
Knoxville College Glee Club
Black & white group portrait of Knoxville College Glee Club (4 men, 4 women). Back printed with names of members. Photographer’s mark on front, silver embossed, McCrary & Branson.
Knoxville College Video Collection
Knoxville Negro Concert Series, 1939-1940. John Henderson, director. Knoxville High School. Roland Hayes, tenor. February 16, 1940 program. From the estate of Olive Hannum. (ephemera)
Knoxville Negro Concert Series, 1939-1940. John Henderson, director. Knoxville High School. Roland Hayes, tenor. February 16, 1940 program. 1 pc.
“Knoxville Now” An Opportunity To Build A Better Knoxville By Helping Others Help Themselves. By Avon W. Rollins, TVA. April 2, 1973.
“Knoxville Now” An Opportunity To Build A Better Knoxville By Helping Others Help Themselves. By Avon W. Rollins, Social Science Analyst, Division of Navigation Development and Regional Studies, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Knoxville, Tenn. April 2, 1973. Audio Transcript of Slide Presentation. Typescript. 15 pp.
Letter from H. M. Green, Physician, Knoxville to Gov. Ben W. Hooper, August 13, 1912.
Letter from H. M. Green, Physician, Knoxville to Gov. Ben W. Hooper, August 13, 1912. Letter from Green, physician to Bessie Hamilton, concerning her murder by her husband Dennis Hamilton, currently a prisoner in the state penitentiary. Henry Morgan Green (1877-1939) was one of the leading African American physicians of Knoxville. It was largely through his efforts that the colored unit of Knoxville General Hospital was built. He was a leading authority on pellagra.
Lewis Buckner historical marker dedication. Sevier County, Tenn. June 17, 1999. (ephemera)
Program from the state historical marker for Lewis C. Buckner + sheet of information. Sevier County, Tenn. June 17, 1999. 2 pcs.
Lillisan & Mills Morticians, Knoxville, Funeral Book 1961-1968.
Lillisan & Mills Morticians, Knoxville, Tenn, Funeral Book 1961-1968. 1 vol. + loose statements from the 1960s (and one from 1942) + August 31, 1957 letter from trustee Sam Thomas. African American funeral home.
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