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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.

Scope and Contents Material from Loye W. Miller’s time at Knoxville News-Sentinel. 1 box of papers including: newspaper clippings, news stories and articles written by Loye W. Miller, Articles about Loye W. Miller, Sr., The Knoxville News Sentinel, The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, support of the “Open City” (desegregation), Correspondence including one letter from Governor Frank W. Clement about pending legislation strengthening segregation. Oversized items: 14”x19.5” retirement card drawn by...