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Anne Wetzell Armstrong Papers
This collection includes copies of many of her articles, typescripts of her plays, and a handwritten copy of her (as of 06/2019) unpublished autobiography. In addition, many family photos and other family ephemera, as well as correspondence (her father’s Civil War letters and other personal correspondence of AWA). There are a number of books (primarily novels) included with the collection -- including first editions of both of her novels.
Crawley Family Papers
Papers and correspondence related to the Crawley family of Knoxville, Tenn.
Includes the George Crawley Letters - Collection of 32 letters of the Crawley family; the bulk of the material written by George Crawley in 1944 during his time at Fort Knox in basic training.
Henry & Minnie Gouffon correspondence
Correspondence, primarily personal notes amongst members of the Gouffon and Anderson families. Includes some business correspondence-bills, banking, and medical. Also includes photocopy of David Babelay’s chapter on the Auguste Gouffon family from his book They Trusted and Were Delivered.
House Family Collection
The House Family Collection contains materials descended through the prominent Knoxville family, co-founders of the House-Hasson Hardware Company. The bulk of the collection pertains to Sam Crawford House and his son, Henry Fleming House. The Collection includes correspondence, receipts, periodicals, currency, journals, and other materials.
Knoxville Film Council scrapbook. (scrapbooks)
Newspaper clippings, letters, and ephemera about the organization and activities of the Knoxville Film Council. Some clippings dated and identified.
The Film Council was a subcommittee under the umbrella of the Committee for Public Understanding organized in the Spring of 1947. The Film Council first met October 20, 1947.
Lakin Letters
1) Anna Lakin Limited Training Elementary Certificate of from the State of Tennessee Department of Education. 1 July 1925 2) Anna Lakin 1926 Teacher Contract. Millertown Elementary. 3) Anna Lakin 1927 Principal Contract. Inskip Elementary. 4) ALS from Stella Smith (Iowa City, Iowa) to Anna Lakin (Knoxville, Tenn.) 19 October 1929. 5) ALS from A. M. Feathers (Knoxville, Tenn.) to Prof. Edd Lakin (Knoxville, Tenn) 15 September 1931.
Loye W. Miller, Sr. (1899-1979) Papers
Samuel Bell Palmer Collection
Smith Family Collection (Whitesburg, Tenn.).
Trotter Family Collection
The Trotter Family Collection contains materials descended through the prominent Sevier County, Tenn. Family. The Collection includes photograph albums of family members and travels, correspondence and other materials collected by Jess Wynn Trotter during her travels, scrapbooks containing historical clippings, and other ephemera related to the Trotter family.
Finding Aid available.
W. G. Brownlow letter
Letter on lined note paper from W. G. Brownlow to L. P. Chapin. ALS.
“Knoxville, Tennessee, Nov. 17, 1864.
L. P. Chapin:
I have your letter in regard to John Hide [Hiele?], wounded and left in the Court House in Sevierville. He was taken to the House of a Mr. Rawlings, and died of his wounds, and was charity buried. I have no other particulars.
W. G. Brownlow”