Poetry

Scope and Contents Abby Crawford Milton Papers--include family material, some suffrage and temperance material. Originally recd. in 13 boxes (now in 11 boxes): 1. Abby Milton--her books, scrapbooks, clippings, certificates, 100th birthday. Boxes 2&3 contained oversize ca. WWII scrapbook and flat package of Q photographs were removed from their boxes. 4. Frances Milton Walker watercolor sketchbooks. 5. Milton Papers, 1880s-1940s. Scrapbooks-Mss. vols. VII. 6. Milton Family correspondence, 1890s-1940s. 7....

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Autograph signed “With much Respect, Abram J. Ryan” and photograph labeled ‘Poet and Priest. Wrote “The Conquered Banner.”’ Framed together. Note on back of frame: This photograph and autograph were given to Mrs. Felecia Grundy Foster of Nashville, Tennessee by Father Ryan. Grandmother of Mrs. Felecia Grundy Steger Gibson, 608 Hill Ave. West, Knoxville, Tennessee. Sent by Mrs. T(?) M. Steger.

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October 19, 1918, letter from Anna M. Branch, New London, Conn., to Mrs. C. M. McClung (or McClure?), Knoxville, Tenn. ALS 1 pc. + env. Thanking her for complimentary letter.

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Poem entitled “Joy” (“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of them that bringeth glad tidings”). By Betsey Beeler Creekmore. 1939. ADS 1 pc.

Scope and Contents Papers of the family of Pierre Francois Buffat, his wife Sylvie Louise Tauxe Buffat, their children and relatives, who came from Switzerland to Knoxville, Tenn., in 1849. Pierre F. Buffat owned a farm at Spring Place in Knox County, Tenn. He ran a mill starting in 1861, and his son Alfred Buffat joined the business in 1865. Other family names included in the correspondence include: Bolli, Chavannes, Porta, Esperandieu, Sterchi, Truan, and Tauxe. Many of the letters were written in French,...

Scope and Contents Catherine Watterson’s Book, Lyons Store, Hawkins County, Tenn. Oct. 11, 1854. Contains one handwritten poem on Friendship. On first page (and back inside cover) Presented to Thomas Watterson by his sister Kate, July 22, 1862. Thomas Watterson, Co. G., Col. Bradford’s Regt., E. Tenn. Vols.,1862. Contains one page with Co. G. Col. W. M. Bradford’s Regt. Tenn. Vols. with listing of officers and listing of privates on back of sheet. One additional blank sheet with poem on the back; other pages...

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Chattanooga Daily Times Confederate Reunion Supplement, October 25, 1921. Jefferson Davis on the cover. Page with Father Abram Ryan and his poem The Conquered Banner. 16 pp. Very brittle and in pieces. (ephemera)

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Copy photograph of “The Volunteers,” C. C. C. Co. 1459 Tenn. N. P. 10, Sevierville, Tenn. (Original photograph loaned for copying by Mrs. Cecile S. Whitson and returned to her. Original circuit camera / panoramic photograph copied in four 8x10” sections. McClung Collection has copy negatives + two copies of poem “Company 1459” by Earl Chambers, 1935. (photocopies)

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Papers of the Coffin family, especially Charles Coffin. Includes correspondence, sermons, religious writings, poems. No date, 1800-1874. Letters have been transcribed by Betty Davis in 1989, and transcription is included in the box.

Scope and Contents MM.1998-11 a: Collection of Original and Selected Pieces in Poetry & Prose by John Franklin Deaderick of East Tennessee. 1828. Vol. 1. “Presented to my daughter M. Fanny Deaderick, September 1, 1883.” AD 1 vol. 70 pp. + 1 small clipping. MM.1998-11 b: Collection of Original and Selected Pieces in Poetry & Prose by John Franklin Deaderick of East Tennessee. 1828. “Presented to my daughter Susan L. Deaderick, October 17, 188? AD 1 vol. Includes a section about his wife, Rebecca (died...

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18th and early 19th Century papers of the Delpuech family (France & Geneva). Includes genealogy, poetry, watercolor of tulip, etc. 21 pcs. + letter from donor and envelope. Written in French.

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Ellen McClung Berry Travel Materials consists of items related to the estate of Ellen McClung Berry, with a focus on her trip abroad in the late 1920’s. It includes a travel diary detailing her solo trip around the world from 1927-1928. It also contains a photo album from earlier trips to Italy with her family in the early 1920’s. The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, journals, and documents involving her parents, as well as genealogy of the McClung family.

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Original manuscript of the Civil War poem “The Conquered Banner” by Father Abram Ryan + 1867 letter from Ryan to Mrs. Ricardi. ALS 2 pp. Also, photocopies 1960s letters from Edward A. Egan to Mrs. J.C. Burke re: biography of Father Ryan.

Scope and Contents Frank Branner account listed in small leather book, 1869-1877. Clothing and misc. items. Note pinned on July 1869 page: ‘Frank A. Branner, National Deaf Mute College, Washington, D. C. Kendall Green.’ Entries for April 1877: Wm. Caswell’s expenses to Washington to recover Frank’s body, $55.00 and related funeral entries and expenses. Loose note in front of volume: Frank A. Branner, National Deaf Mute College, Washington, D. C. On back: Note to Mrs. Branner re: Branner family connections from...

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Photocopy of scrapbook of clippings and articles compiled by H. O. Nelson. Subjects include Zollicoffer Castle, poems, Dr. John M. Boyd, Civil War, historical buildings of Knoxville.

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Volumes of poems by Amy May Rogers (1890-1942), member of the Knoxville Branch of the League of American Pen Women. 30 pp., table of contents. Carbon TS.

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“The Author Answers”--handwritten poem by Helen Topping Miller, Dallas, Tex. 1 p.

Scope and Contents Papers of Hugh Wheeler Sanford (1879-1961), an industrialist, inventor, financier, and author. Papers date from 1886-1963. He was the son of Edward Jackson and Emma Chavannes Sanford, graduated from Harvard University in 1900, returned to live in Knoxville. He was board chairman of Sanford-Day Iron Works and the Knoxville Metal Products Company and was a director of Fidelity Bankers Trust Company, Kimballs, Inc., Sanford Realty Company, and Manufacturers Acceptance Corporation. During World...

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Includes Scrapbook of clippings and poems by Jane Merchant glued into a hardcover book, 1952-1955. Title on cover says ‘POEMS Jane H. Merchant’; typed title page ‘Volume II Poems by Jane H. Merchant.’ It was the property of Eva Venable, Knoxville, Tenn. The collection also includes several snapshots, poems by Jane Merchant (handwritten, typed, and printed), printed articles, and newspaper clippings.

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Loudon High School Commencement Program, May 18, 1944; Commencement invitation; “Who’s Who of the Senior Class, 1944”; snapshot of group, Spring ‘44; photograph of graduating class (IDs on back).; newspaper clipping from the Loudon County Herald, June 22, 1967, ‘LHS Class of 1944 Sets Reunion.’; “The Class of ‘44” poem.

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Six handwritten poems by Louisa Walker (one of the five Walker Sisters of the Great Smoky Mountains). Illustrated by Hazel Shelton. No date. Poem titles are: “Autumn”; untitled “I love early spring...” (signed); untitled “Spring comes along...” (signed); “Thanksgiving Day” (signed); “Deep in the Heart of the Smokies.”; “My Mountain Home” (signed) 2 pp. (re: losing home to the Park). + clipping picturing the five Walker Sisters.

Scope and Contents Anti-slavery poem with note at end ‘Ballet [ballad] for Saml. Marshall, 26 May 1799.’ AD 2 pp. (1 pc.). November 29, 1854 letter from N. B. McNabb to Rev. John Nicholson and Rev. S. B. West. ALS 1 p. + on back: November 30, 1854 letter from N. B. McNab (sic.) to Bro. Legerwood (Ledgerwood). ALS 1 p. Re: religion in East Tennessee, Madisonville, prayer, revivals. April 28, 1856(?) note to Marshall from A. Crozier. ANS 1 pc. Re: cotton seed. Remainder of paper includes the name Josiah Chapman...

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Mary Strong’s Album (contains poems and autographs), 1830s. Family entries from Hazen & Mabry Family Bible. PHOTOCOPIES.

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The McMahan Papers,1829-1923, contain documents of T. W. McMahan in Sevier County, Tenn. The collection contains original manuscripts, documents, two poems by Louisa Walker, and one issue of the Republican Semi-Weekly, Sevierville, Tenn., newspaper (August 22, 1885). Also: August 1862 Volunteer Descriptive List and Account of Pay and Clothing for Private Joseph F. McClurg

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“Memorial Ode - Fort Saunders” Poem by unknown author. TS 3 pp.

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April 10, 1959 letter from Jane Merchant, Knoxville, to Mrs. Monroe. ALS 1 p. + clippings about Merchant and her poems.

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Minnie G. Shetterly autograph album, Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 23, 1880. Contains sentiments, poems, a holiday card, a fragment of fabric, small drawings, ca. 1880-1882, and signatures (including Jno. C. Houk, Knoxville). One album in blue hard cover. 7 x 4.25”.

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Added to this collection: Ada M. Larew (Mrs. Charles L. Larew) scrapbook, 1923-1934. Includes stories and poems by Mrs. Larew and framed tribute to George Washington by Mrs. Larew (from box on CS 10-07) Manuscripts, fiction, poems, published and unpublished.

Scope and Contents Mrs. E. B. Caswell’s book. Ca. 1830s. 1 volume with loose papers. Note to her daughter on loose front page about not letting the book fall into careless or indifferent hands; associated with happy days with loving husband and friends. Includes handwritten poems, William Richard Caswell, March 25, 1833. Writings on friendship and love, To Elizabeth, Lord Byron, Lady of the Lake, small etching of Thornbury, Castle Gloucester, etc. Also, one loose sheet headed ‘Estate of William Richard...

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Seven account books, 1926-1945, from Naveh Cottage (also known as the Home for Friendless Babies), 2236 Woodbine Ave., Knoxville. Includes: receipts and expenses, non-cash donations, laundries, some notes on girls at Naveh Cottage, and teachers. Also: Purpose of the Naveh Cottage Board, n.d. (1 p.) + Octavia B. Phillips’ poem, “The Broken String,” 1938 (1 p.).