East Tennessee University

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July 23, 1823 bond of David A. Deaderick, James V. Anderson and John A. Aiken to John Patton, Chairman of the (Washington) County Court. Bond for the emancipation of two slaves, Andrew and Nelly. ADS 1 p. Two receipts to Hugh White for tuition paid to East Tennessee University, Knoxville. Signed by D. A. Deaderick, treasurer, 1855, 1856. 2 pcs.

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Invitation to the Freshman Hop given to the Graduating Class of the University of Tennessee in 1878. The invitation reads "E.T.U. - Lamar House" with a vignette of marching Union soldiers above the letters. In 1879, the state legislature changed the name from East Tennessee University to the University of Tennessee.

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1831 list of Knoxville Female Academy students; 1849 letter from S. A. Jewett to Trustees of East Tennessee University re: curriculum; 1850 Albert M. Lea letter of resignation to the East Tennessee University Board; 1859 note to F. M. McClung re: appointment to the Board of the East Tennessee Female Institute; 1867 memorandum of agreement re: lease of East Tennessee Female Institute building; 1868 list of contributors to East Tennessee Female Institute; 1880-81 merchant’s accounts.

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August 4, 1847, receipt from Joseph Estabrook (President of East Tennessee University) to D. A. Deaderick, treasurer. For $675 salary of past session and other expenses. ADS 11 pc.

Scope and Contents East Tennessee Institute for Girls (Knoxville), 1895-96 catalog + 1898 clipping re: commencement; East Tennessee University order of exercises for commencement, 1857; Chi Delta Literary Society, U.T., 1883 program; University School (Knoxville) 1891-92 program; Public School Exhibition, Staub’s Opera House, 1877 program; Knoxville Public Schools, A Course in Reading and Literature, 1900; Girls’ High School (Knoxville) commencement, invitation, commencement week schedule; Miss Ogden’s School...

Scope and Contents Papers of Thomas Amis Rogers Nelson (1812-1873), a lawyer, judge, congressman, and defense counsel for President Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trial of 1868. Nelson began law practice in Washington County, Tenn, in 1832, served two terms as attorney general of the 1st judicial circuit, and was presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1844 and 1848. Strong Unionist, elected to the 36th Congress in 1859 and 1861; was captured by Confederate forces and imprisoned in Richmond, Va.. He...