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Collection contains research on Sevier County, Tenn., families and subjects. Includes: articles written by Joseph (Joe) A. Sharp, Sevier County Historian, including his notes, research and correspondence with other researchers; newspapers and clippings; photographs; eleven Sevier County Chancery Court cases (saved from destruction by Joe Sharp in August 1951). The collection is divided into four sections: genealogy; subjects; newspapers; Chancery Court cases.

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Boxes 1-8: 109 folders containing genealogical information on Ownby, Owensby, Owenby and related families, researched and compiled by Joyce Haige. Arranged individually, geographically, as well as by secondary family name. Includes some photographs as well as negatives. Boxes 9-10: 7 notebooks which contain census, public, and church records from 18 states, with emphasis on Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. One of the notebooks contains photographs.

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Scrapbook with photographs and clippings and papers re: American Library Association (ALA), Washington DC office. Jullia Bennett (later Mrs. John Armistead) was director of the ALA Washington Office.

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Karns School exterior ca. 1914. sepia 8x10”.

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Diary of year 1915 while author was in high school. Photograph album with black -and-white photographs dated on back from 1921 to 1940. Kenneth was later a Knoxville lawyer specializing in real estate matters.

Scope and Contents Jena Glenn Waller, Hopkinsville, Ky.; Ed Pearce (in uniform), Indianapolis, IN; R. deMoody (?). Lexington, Ky., October 1890; 3 young men “Three of a Kind” Alling (?), Milray, Graham. June 13, 1894; young woman, ? Copeland, Louisville, Ky.; Lizzie Williamson and Dudley (woman and child), Lexington, Ky.; Morris Willis and Elizabeth Willis (children), Lexington, Ky.; Libbie Wilson (young woman in hood and cape with cross), Lexington, Ky.; Ben LaBree, Louisville, Ky., October 12, 1896; young...

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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.

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Genealogy of Kirtley and allied families. The majority of the collection contains research on Kirtley, Thompson, Matthews, Roberts, Flora and some research on Early, Harbour, Mitchell, Morris, Rowan, Sims, and Jamison families. The research was done by Gordon Kirtley and his late wife. The collection includes one oversize Kirtley family chart (in Map Room); photographs; photocopies of maps; Hurricane Bridge and Huntington, WV, material; and two Civil War medals for James Alexander Flora.

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Framed photographic print of 'Madonna & Child' (Knaffl Madonna), by Knaffl, 1899. Oval, gold colored frame, sepia print. 8"x10”.

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3 mounted prints (on heavy cardboard) (all 7.5x5.5” photograph on 8x10” board) from the Knaffl ‘Koon’ (sic.) series: ”Laff an eve’body laffs wid yo’, Cry and yo’ cries all by yo’sef.” 1924; “Honey, does you lub yo man?”; “Called.” + two copies of a young African American child, wearing a hat. no caption. both 4x6”, sepia.

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Copy prints (made in McClung Collection darkroom, January 2012) from original 1899 glass plate negative of Knaffl Madonna (Madonna & Child). 9 prints with various exposures. 8 x 10”, B&W.

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Knaffl Madonna (Madonna & Child) glass plate negative. Original 1899 glass plate negative by Joseph Knaffl (crack at lower right). 1 pc. 8" x 10”

Scope and Contents About 600 Knaffl glass plate negatives and glass positives purchased from Ronald R. Allen in 2002 + others already in McClung Collection. An additional 16 3"x4” and 7 5"x7” glass plate negatives in one small box were recd. from Ron Allen in Aug. 2005. Included are individuals and football players, Ed Cwrazak, John White, and unidentified men. On CS 14-05. 10 boxes of printed and numbered negatives (KN 001-KN 258) (8"x10” or smaller) added to CS 14-06 Mar. 2007 and Aug. 3, 2007. Boxes 15-35...

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Knox County Attorneys General (removed from frames which were in poor condition and discarded, all mounted on heavy board, some by Branson Studio): 3 with no ID, C. M. Alexander, Ebenezer Alexander, William E. Anderson, Jno. M. Fleming, G. McHenderson, Robert B. Reynolds (?), D. K. Young. In 10 folders.

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Knox County Records Commission, 2015

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Box 1 includes two notebooks containing the original agreement forms filled out by participants, which also contain the IDs for the photographs copied. Box 2 includes copies of extra ID and research, some original photographs that were donated to the McClung Collection, brochures, etc. Box 3 contains the photographs used in the book Two Centuries of Knox County History 6 boxes (one oversized) of exhibit photographs 1 box of pamphlets 1 box of slides

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Second set (‘Set B’) of copy photographs made from negatives of photographs copied during Knox County Two Centuries Photograph Project during Knox County, Tenn’s, bicentennial in 1992.

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Fountain City Hotel ext. (2 copies) and Lonsdale Face Brick Company plant (2 copies). B&W 8x10” copy photographs made from page of Knoxville City Directory (no date). + copy negs.

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Knoxville, ca. 1865. Photograph in four sections. (Early prints-sepia, some fading--joined together and framed. No number. [by T.M. Schleier] ). Gift of Courtland Jourolman.

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Photo of McKee Hall and Elnathan Hall on Knoxville College campus

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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.

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SPC 2003.003 a: 101 B&W snapshots of the Knoxville Coster Yard (a.k.a. Coster Shop Rail Yard, John Sevier Yards? Southern RR Yards?). Includes Power House, New Machine Shop, Blacksmith/Boiler, Coach Repair, Woodworking, Freight Office. In 26 PrintFile sleeves. Taken Oct.-Dec. 2001. SPC 2003.003 b: 27 B&W DUPLICATE snapshots in 7 PrintFile sleeves. Freight Office. + Letter of gift , photocopy of agreement, and history of the Knoxville Coster Yard by Thomason & Associates.

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Knoxville Female Academy Class of [18]85 & 86. Ink numbers added to photograph and ID chart at bottom of mounting. sepia 6 /15 x 4”.

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Knoxville Female Institute. May 1889. One close-up group of 8 young women (with ID sheet); one group of 8 young women sitting beneath tree, with building in background (upper left portion damaged). Sepia. Approx. 8x10”.

Scope and Contents Folder 1: Photographs, Gay Street Fire. 7 pcs. Folder 2: Photographs, portraits. 1900. 7 pcs. (Albert S. Birdsong; William Epps; Marshall C. Hall; Sam Harbison; Sanford W. Littleton; John Mournane; John P. Murphy. Folder 3: Knoxville Fire Department record book, ca. 1900-1906. 1 vol. [Capt. Sam B. Boyd] Folder 4: Knoxville Fire Department record book, 1905-1915. 1 vol. Folder 5: Knoxville Fire Department record book, 1915-1928. 1 vol. + (1924) Annual Report. Folder 6: Knoxville Fire...

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Knoxville Fire Department photographs. 5 pcs. (one color snapshot, March 1973).

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SPC 2012.013.001a Knoxville from College Hill. Stereoscopic views of Knoxville and Vicinity by McCrary & Branson, 130 Gay Street, Knoxville, Tenn. Front of card with photographs. SPC 2012.013.001b Back view with photographer information.

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Knoxville Garden Club Collection. Includes: papers, no date, 1930-1998 and as received (including copies of club newsletter “Seedlings”); member profiles, photographs & slides, no date, 1996-2001 & as recd.; yearbooks, 1930-2008 and as recd. (complete except for missing 1932 and 2003/04); Bulletins of the Garden Club of America, 1974-1981 and as recd.; scrapbooks, 1968 to 1992-98 and as recd.

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Knoxville High School. Includes exterior.; library; science lab?; business class room (commercial equipment, typewriters); lab; study hall. B&W approx. 8 x 10”.

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Knoxville High School Band. No date. Thompson Photograph. 7x11”.