African American schools

Scope and Contents 1) The Echo Volume 2, Number 3 (February 3, 1939) ‘A monthly newspaper published by the “Publication Club’ of Langston High School”2) Langston High School Chorus recital program April 26, 19403) Langston High School (Johnson City, Tenn.) program for “The Art of Being Bored” presented May 3, 19404) Langston High School Commencement Exercises program May 3-27, 19405) Booker T. Washington School (Jonesboro, Tenn.) Commencement Exercise...

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First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville. Correspondence, 1864-1866. 1864-1866 copies of correspondence between leaders of the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville (including George M. White, D. A. Deaderick, W. S. Kennedy and J. S. King) and Federal Military officers. Re: damage to and possession of the church building and graveyard, building being used as a colored school.

Scope and Contents Inauguration of Dr. Robert Leon Owens III as Knoxville College President.Moldy tape was baked but much video interference and artifacts remain, resulting in faulty audio and video.Introductory speech by Knoxville College Chairman, Dr. Owens speech begins at 9:00.Tape cuts at 34:10 to choir singing "Climb Every Mountain." At 38:50, singing of college hymnAt 40:30 Dr. James Foster Reece delivers benediction - after a few seconds, tape...

Scope and Contents Interviews with former Knoxville College students.00:00 Unidentified student speaking about Black family.07:10 Student Charles McKinnon speaking about why employers are apt to employ Blacks. Video cuts away before he finishes speaking.12:15 Student [unknown] Dennis speaking about Black family. Appears to be a reshoot of the first speaker.25:16 Unidentified student speaking on making the most of the college experience.31:25...

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Documentation of a basketball game between Knoxville College and Rose Hulman Institute of Technology. Video static throughout tape renders image non-viewable. Audio is audible.

Time: 52 minutes

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Interview with Knoxville civil rights leader and educator Sarah Moore Greene by McClung Collection Director Steve Cotham in 2003.

Greene discusses her childhood in Madisonville, early years teaching, Mountain View School, Sarah Moore Greene School, her work with the NAACP. She was an advocate for early childhood edcuation and in 1969 became the first African-American member of the Knox County school board.

Content Description T-120VF Sony VHS videotape with various lectures given by William E. Nash to Sally Ealy's elementary school class in McMinn County, as well as two television appearances featuring Nash taped from the television. Description on container:Black History, Athens, Tennessee Professor W.E. Nash J.L. Cook High School Taped at Englewood School, Sally Ealy's History Classes1) 00-48 February 1986, Prof. Nash's Early Life 1887-19212) 49:39-1:55 March...