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Poem by M.C.B. printed on ribbon, Knoxville, Tenn., June 23, [18]97. (ephemera). Mentions Knoxville, Paradise Alley, and Farrell Avenue. May have to do with Tennessee’s Centennial. Off white ribbon, printed in black. Top folded over and tied with two narrow ribbons. Felt piece (butterfly shape?) pinned to bottom left with a straight pin. 1 item. Ca. 7 x 3.5”

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“Poke Shooting in Tennessee.” Political cartoon by E.W.C. Published by A. Donelly. Re: Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, Webster, Dallas, Tyler, and Freylinghuysen. Color. 1 pc. (fragile: edges are damaged).

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Political: J W. Elmore for Mayor (1951); Al Schmutzer for District Attorney

Business: M. F. Flenniken & Co. (4 pieces); McClamroch Co.; Preston White, C. L. U.

Cultural: Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Va.

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1. Election ticket [1872]. For President, Ulysses S. Grant...Republican State Ticket [Tenn.], For Governor, Hon. A.A. Freeman. 1 pc. 2. Governor Austin Peay, Candidate for re-nomination Democratic Primary August 5, 1926, Opening Speech Delivered at Trenton, June 26th, 1926. 24 pp. (ink stain on p. 24). 3. Democratic Instruction Card [1938]. Governor: Prentice Cooper, J. Ridley Mitchell, J. Bailey Wray. 1 pc.

Scope and Contents Commencement Exercises booklet, 1921; Congressman Howard H. Baker Sr. photo/calendar card, 1962; Vote for Senator Estes Kefauver card; Christmas card from Nancy and Estes Kefauver, 1960; Christmas card from Nancy and Estes Kefauver, post-1960; Christmas card from Nancy and Estes Kefauver, post-1960; John J. Duncan photo/calendar card, 1974; Congressman John J. Duncan Jr. good luck penny; Postcard announcing inaugural open house to meet Governor-elect Phil Bredeson and his wife, 1/14/2003;...

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Poster to urge saving the historic J. Allen Smith House. Knox Heritage. 2002. 17 x 12.” Features an art print of the house. 2 copies.

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Priscilla, or the Pilgrim’s Proxy program, Staub’s Theatre, April 22, 23, and 24 (no year; 1890s). Small newspaper format with many Knoxville advertisements. Under the auspices of the Woman’s Centennial Board. 1 pc. (4 pp.) Very fragile; brittle. ephemera.

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Proclamation issued by Major General E. Kirby Smith, Commanding Dept. of East Tenn., April 18, 1862, and W.M. Churchwell, Colonel and Provost Marshal, Knoxville, Tenn., April 23, 1862. Re: clemency and amnesty for citizens. Confederate document. Printed broadside. 1 pc. Ephemera.

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‘Architect’s Drawing of the Proposed Municipal Stadium to Be Built in Present Central Location at Caswell Park.’ Knoxville, Tenn. John W. Bush. Shows rendering of baseball stadium. On the back of card: ‘Baseball and Revenue for the City of Knoxville.’ Vote June 29th for Municipal Stadium Bonds. No date [1949?] 1 pc.

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‘Race and Murder in Knoxville, 1919: The Trials of Maurice Mays’ by D. Paine, KBA Lunch and Learn. December 14, 2006. Photocopies of illustrations used in PowerPoint presentation. 9 pp, Thursday, December 14, 2006 Calhoun’s on the River Race and Murder in Knoxville, 1919: The Trials of Maurice Mays Speaker: Donald F. Paine, Paine, Tarwater, Bickers & Tillman

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Regas Restaurant, established 1919. Brochure with drawing of restaurant on cover, photographs of interior, facts about Knoxville, health hints, etc. 1 pc. 12 pp.

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Republicans Urge Tennessee to Ratify Suffrage. Broadside. 1 pc. 8.5 x 11” (fragile). [1920]. National Woman’s Party, Washington, D.C. (ephemera)

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Compliments of Rhodes & Hewin, Furniture, 179 Gay Street, Knoxville, Tenn. Flowers on front of advertising card. Handwritten note on back dated May 9, 1902. Ephemera. 1 pc. Lower left corner missing.

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B&W photographic copy of rendering of Rich’s Knoxville, Tenn., on Locust & Church. Stevens & Wilkinson, Architects. 16 x 20.” (damaged at edges). + “Rich’s Builds another regional store...Knoxville.” No date. Blue ink on white/ivory. Clear plastic cover. 10 x 14.”

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“Wool!! Burred, Picked and Carded” advertisement by Robert Armstrong. No date. 1 pc. Press & Messenger Print. Broadside.

Scope and Contents Papers of the Roberts Family (William and Elizabeth, Henry, James, John and David Roberts and others) of Knox County, Tenn. (also Indiana and Texas). Collection includes family correspondence, N.D., 1837-1891. Business papers, ephemera, and land records, N.D., 1792-1837 are in separate folders. Undated petition to remove James E. Carter from office of Col. Commandant of 22nd Regt. of Tennessee Militia is located in the Business Papers folder. 9 folders in one box. Correspondents include...

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Rocky Springs Male and Female Academy, Sevier County, E. Tenn. J.H. Morton, A.B., Professor of Ancient Languages and S.L. Sanford, Professor of Mathematics. Secretary Lewis Wayland, Trundles X Roads, Tenn. August 3, 1861. E. Barry, Pr. 1 pc. Lists benefits of the area, tuition rates for students, rules and policies.

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Roster for Machine Gun Company, 117th Infantry, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, April 1919. (World War I) T.H.R. Neal Papers. Oversize Ephemera. Gift of Lillian Woods. Color poster published and copyrighted 1919 by H.H. Stratton, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Rotary International’s 75th Anniversary program, Feb. 19, 1980. Sponsored by South Knoxville Rotary Club.

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Print of the Rotherwood Elm, Kingsport Inn. Overlay with description of the tree and site. Prepared as a Christmas greeting by Howard-Duckett Company. Before 1939.

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S. B. Luttrell & Co., Hardware and Cutlery; Wohlwend Brothers, Market Gardeners, Knoxville, Tenn. (Ephemera)

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Scrapbooks of S.G. (Sam) Heiskell (Mayor of Knoxville 1896-97). Mostly newspaper clippings (many about Heiskell and politics) and ephemera. V. 1 1895-1907. 174 pp. (former accession # 4509) V. 2 1906-1912. 144 pp. (former accession # 4510) V. 3 1911-1915. 100 pp. (former accession # 4511) V. 4 1915-1918 144 pp. (former accession # 4512) V. 5 1917-1920 140 pp. (former accession # 4513)

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Scrapbook of relief bills introduced by Jno. C. Houk, U.S. House of Representatives, 52nd Congress. 1892. 1 volume. 153 pp. + index at front of volume. + loose papers, including: 6 relief bills, 1892; “To the Republican Voters of Phillips County”; program from Fifth Annual Drummers Picnic, Knoxville, Tenn., May 8, 1890;”To All Good Citizens of Tennessee” from the Anti-Salon League; The Tennessee Educational Bulletin. Vol. 2, No. 1. Nashville, Tenn. January 1923.

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Sevier County Bank. May 21, 2006 booklet produced for Grand Opening of the new bank building in Sevierville.15 pp. 2 copies.

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Program “History of Moving Library Books, 1921-2010” for the Sevier County Public Library System. The Fred P. Rawlings Funeral Home helped move books in a hearse to the Sevier County Public Library in the 1920s and was used again in April 2010 in a symbolic move to the new library building. The program also mentions the Sevierville Masonic Lodge, the GFWC Manthano Club, the Nolichucky Regional Library, and the library board and foundation. April 20, 2010. 1 pc. ephemera

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Smoky Mountain Railroad. Knoxville and Sevierville, Tennessee. Time Table No. 5 (Effective 12:01 A.M. Central Time) Monday, July 21, 1947. For the Government and Information of Employees only. F.L. Parks, Superintendent. 1 pc. Ephemera 2013.002a front cover Ephemera 2013.002b inside time table

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Five Knoxville baseball teams clipped from Spalding’s Official Base Ball (baseball) guide, Knoxville teams, 1906. Ephemera 2017.003.001: Baker-Hind (sic) [Himel] baseball team Ephemera 2017.003.002: Knoxville Reds baseball team Ephemera 2017.003.003: Imperial base ballteam Ephemera 2017.003.004: McClung base ballteam Ephemera 2017.003.005: Y.M.C.A. baseball team 5 printed images with text, clipped from the guide (4.5 x 3.5 inches).

Scope and Contents Opened on April 22, 1930, St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital was built on Knoxville’s Oak Hill Avenue as the third Catholic hospital established in Tennessee. Through the leadership of the Sisters of Mercy, many landmark additions were made to the hospital over the years including the East Tennessee Cancer Clinic in 1937 and the first cerebral palsy clinic in East Tennessee in 1948. Many notable doctors and staff worked for St. Mary’s over the years including Drs. Herbert Acuff, Jacob Bradsher,...

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Postcard-sized blotter and printed reminder for service from the Star Service Station, Gay Street at 5th Avenue, Knoxville, Tenn. 1 pc. Has picture of young woman at left, printed reminder at right.

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Stars on Stage 2008 featuring B. B. King. A fundraiser for the Historic Tennessee Theatre. Presented by Regal Entertainment Group. March 29, 2008. 1 pc. + insert. Color booklet with one page history of the Tennessee Theatre, using photographs from the McClung Collection. Insert: Silent Auction catalog. (ephemera)