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3 mid-19th century portrait photographs
Collection
Identifier: SPC 2016.024
Scope and Contents
Ann Lizzie Fisher (photographer T. N. Thurman, Athens, Tenn.) ; Eva Taylor (Happy Valley, Carter County, Tenn/) (no photographer identified); S. Tomlinson, Cincinnati; S. Tomlinson (Photographed by Leo Weingarten, Cincinnati, Ohio) (inscribed “Compliments of S. Tomlinson to Miss Fannie Fisher, August 1st, 1873”)
Dates:
1870 - 1880
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
3-Twelve Luncheon Club Collection (Fountain City).
Collection
Identifier: MSC 0375
Scope and Contents
Yearbooks 1939-1999; Treasurer's Reports 1948-1992; and some member biographies of the 3-Twelve Luncheon Club. Local organization. The club was founded in Fountain City in 1938. Folder 13 includes a handwritten biographical sketch of Margaret Anderson Martin (possibly for membership consideration). The biography has several detailed accounts of daily life as a doctor’s wife in a small coal-mining community (now Lake City). Collection also includes a photograph of Mrs. C. E. Shipe, first...
Dates:
1939 - 1999
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
3d Annual Street Fair and Trade’s Carnival
Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2017.004
Scope and Contents
Official Program of the 3d Annual Street Fair and Trade’s Carnival, 1898. Knoxville, Tenn. October 19, 20 and 21, 1898. Drawing of horned “Prophet of the Smokies” in upper left corner. Includes programs for Prophet’s Day, Military Day, and Woman’s Day. S.B. Newman & Co., Printers and Binders, Knoxville. 1 pc.
Dates:
1898
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
6th Ohio U. S. Volunteers Camp Site
Collection
Identifier: SPC 2019.083
Scope and Contents
Photograph of Camp Poland. E. E. Swineford, Cincinnati, Ohio - photographer (photographer’s stamp in green on back) photo numbered 188 written on back in ink “Camp of the 6th Ohio U.S.N. -- Camp Poland, Knoxville Tenn.” written on back in pencil “The Dummy track runs just to the left of the picture”
Dates:
1898-1899
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
12 color copies of stereoviews (stereographs) in the Library of Congress.
Collection
Identifier: SPC 2004.004
Scope and Contents
12 color copies (+ backs of two of the copies) (color laser copies) of stereoviews (stereographs) in the Library of Congress. Civil War scenes, including bridge at Strawberry Plains, railroad bridge across Platt Creek, environs of Knoxville seen from south bank of Tennessee River. + photocopies of Library of Congress order information, including call number and reproduction number (needed to order copies).
Dates:
1860s (images); 2004 (copies)
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
15 color snapshots
Collection
Identifier: SPC 2002.007
Scope and Contents
15 color snapshots: -Aug. 1997: view of Interstate 40 when closed for rock slide, Tenn side near N.C. border. -Aug. 1997: I-40 N.C./Tenn line closed for rock slide, N.C. side shown. -Fall 1998: rebuilding I-40 interchange at State Rt. 92 near Dandridge, Tenn. -1998: Pizza Palace sign at night , Magnolia Avenue, Knoxville, Tenn (since 1961) (2 views). -Ca. 1996: PlastiLine, Knoxville, Tenn. Shows original Long John Silver’s sign. -Ca. 1996: Pizza Hut sign, Andrew Johnson Hwy., Morristown, Tenn...
Dates:
1990s
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
16th Annual Art Auction At UT's Spectacular, Big Music Bldg. Auditorium, 1969. (posters)
Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2016.014
Scope and Contents
Poster, yellow with bold lettering stating "16th Annual Art Auction At UT's Spectacular, Big Music Bldg. Auditorium 7:30 p.m. May 16," illustration of an astronaut at the top and references to "Open the Door," "2000 Space Odyssey" and "Hair," 26"h x 20"w, 1969. 1 pc.
Dates:
1969
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
18 Real Photos of Knoxville, Tenn. & Norris Dam [decorative stamps, perforated and gummed].
Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2016.016
Scope and Contents
18 Real Photos of Knoxville, Tenn., & Norris Dam [decorative stamps, perforated and gummed]
Dates:
1950-1960
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
35 mm color slides of downtown Knoxville and East Tennessee in the 1960s and 1970s, taken by Ronald Sabin
Collection
Identifier: PC 0073
Scope and Contents
35 mm color slides of downtown Knoxville and East Tenn in the 1960s and 1970s taken by Ronald Sabin.
Dates:
1961 - 1979
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
36 button
Collection
Identifier: Artifact 2013.002
Scope and Contents
Small metal round pin (5/8”) With blue border with white stars and a round white center with a red ‘36’ in the center. The 36 represents the 36th state needed to ratify the 19th amendment (women’s suffrage). Manufactured by Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark, NJ (incorporated in 1892). 1 pc.
Dates:
1920
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
75th Anniversary of Woman Suffrage poster
Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2019.071
Scope and Contents
Poster celebrating the 75th anniversary of woman suffrage, 1920-1995. Color 18 x 24”.
Dates:
1995
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
100 Ways to Use the Library.
Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2010.009
Scope and Contents
100 Ways to Use the Library. Framed poster. Gift from the Friends of the Library, May 1987, to the Centennial Celebration Committee, Knox County Public Library System, Lawson McGhee Library. Lawson McGhee Library, copyright 1986
Dates:
1986
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
100th Infantry Division. U. S. Army, World War II. SSgt. John H. Duncan.
Collection
Identifier: MM.2011.044
Scope and Contents
European campaign Germany; training Fort Jackson.
Dates:
1941-1945
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
128 Years of Market Square Business: 1880-2008, compiled by Forrest Conklin for the East Tennessee Historical Society + 1 folder copies of articles about Market Square from library files and resources.
Collection
Identifier: MM.2018.016
Scope and Contents
128 Years of Market Square Business: 1880-2008, compiled by Forrest Conklin for the East Tennessee Historical Society.
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1760: Cherokee Victory at Fort Loudoun. Program and commemorative medal.
Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2019.034
Scope and Contents
1760: Cherokee Victory at Fort Loudoun. Program and commemorative medal, Medal made of pewter by Ted L . Shelton.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1796 Deed to Looney’s Bend Sequoyah Hills Property, Robert King to Moses Looney, Sr.; Pauline Sharp ephemera. [two framed items] + 1997 book (Reflections on Sequoyah Hills)
Collection
Identifier: MSC 0538
Scope and Contents
Deed, Bill of sale from Robert King of Hawkins County to Moses Looney, Sr., of Knox County Tenn 500 acres in Knox County on the north side of the Holston River above Fourth Creek December 1796 [Looneys Bend, modern Sequoyah Hills]; a group of 11 small pieces of ephemera and Mss relating to Pauline Sharp, including an 1870 invitation to West Point party for “Encampment” + book “Reflections on Sequoyah Hills”
Dates:
1796-
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1823 letter to Captain John P. Mathews
Collection
Identifier: MM.2019.066
Scope and Contents
Two page, double-sided letter from Henry Sheffer (possibly) of Grayson County Virginia to Captain John P. Mathews (Clerk of Court for Wythe County Virginia from 1809-1850). Topics include illness at home; an election campaign for General Smyth who is opposed to John Quincy Adams; and s request for Captain Mathews to subpoena the witnesses requested for the author’s upcoming Chancery Court case involving W. D. Nielson.
Includes transcript of letter by McClung Staff.
Includes transcript of letter by McClung Staff.
Dates:
1823
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1894 account of the gun fight between E. C. C. Judson and Robert Porterfield.
Collection
Identifier: MM.nd.057
Scope and Contents
Two-page handwritten account (1894) of the gun fight between E. C. C. Judson and Robert Porterfield, who was killed in Nashville.
Dates:
1894
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1909 American Automatic Serial #1 (photograph)
Collection
Identifier: SPC 1995.004
Scope and Contents
Knoxville Fire Department equipment (1909 American Automatic Serial #1 with American LaFrance type 31 6 cyl. tractor). Retired in 1950s to Chilhowee Park, Knoxville, Tenn., and later cut up for scrap. 8 x 12” color.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1911 Appalachian Exposition medallion
Collection
Identifier: Artifact 2012.002
Scope and Contents
Artifact 2012.002 Appalachian Exposition brass medallion. Knoxville, Tenn. 1911 (Sept. 11 - Oct. 1). Pictures sheaf of wheat, agricultural tools and wording on front; United States flag on back. 1 1/2” diameter, 2 small loops on the top. 1 pc.
Dates:
1911
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1921 Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Catalogs and Presentation to the Library Program
Collection
Identifier: MSC 0952
Scope and Contents
Includes Laura Luttrell’s annotated printed catalog of the original gift from Barbara Adair McClung of her husband’s, Calvin M. McClung, personal library to create the McClung Collection. One copy of original printed catalog with circa 2018 inventory updates. One unmarked copy of original printed catalog. One folder with circa 2018 updates to original catalog of missing items.One copy of Presentation of Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection...
Dates:
1921
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1921 Department of Treasury information booklet
Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2019.091
Scope and Contents
Booklet sent to East Tennessee National Bank customers about the United States Treasury Department
Dates:
1921
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1981 Animal Shelter Calendar (Paul Fogarty)
Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2019.088
Scope and Contents
Paul Fogerty was a cartoonist for the Knoxville News-Sentinel. The calendar features his cartoons, primarily with his character Jo Jo.
Dates:
1981
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1982 World’s Fair. Color slides and color negatives.
Collection
Identifier: PC 0092
Scope and Contents
1982 World’s Fair. Color slides and negatives.
Dates:
1982
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1982 World’s Fair construction hard hat.
Collection
Identifier: Artifact 2012.006
Scope and Contents
1982 World’s Fair hard hat with logo.
Dates:
1982
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1982 World’s Fair (Knoxville, Tenn.). Press clippings and Scrapbooks.
Collection
Identifier: MSC 0262a
Scope and Contents
1982 World’s Fair (Knoxville, Tenn.). Clippings of articles about the 1982 World’s Fair (Knoxville, Tenn.).from a professional clippings service provided to the WF administration
Dates:
1982
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1982 World’s Fair (Knoxville, Tenn.) (Souvenirs and Artifacts)
Collection
Identifier: MSC 0262b
Scope and Contents
Artifacts from the 1982 World’s Fair, mostly examples of souvenirs that were authorized by the Fair.
Dates:
1982
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1982 World’s Fair Pop-Up Advertisement Card
Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2020.002
Scope and Contents
An advertisement card from the 1982 World’s Fair with a 3D pop-up scene depicting the Sunsphere, State of Tennessee Amphitheatre, and the United States pavilion.
Dates:
1982
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1982 World’s Fair posters.
Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2013.011
Scope and Contents
Set of four 1982 World’s Fair posters. Plate 1: “Energy of the Past.” Plate II: “Energy of the Present.” Plate III: “Energy of the Future.” Plate IV: “The 1982 World’s Fair.” 21.5x22”. Embossed in lower right with ‘The 1982 World’s Fair’ and fair logo. Also a ‘contact sheet’ showing all four plates. E.H. Bunzen(?), artist. Copyright 1981. Produced by Great Graphics Corporation. Printed in Knoxville by Keith Press (donor worked for Keith Press). Gift of Chuck Stutzman.
Dates:
1982
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
1982 World’s Fair site
Collection
Identifier: QSPC 2018.005
Scope and Contents
Four 16 x 20” color photographs of the 1982 World’s Fair site. Taken by Marvin Dockery. Signed and numbered 20/100.
Dates:
1982
Found in:
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
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