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University of Tennessee, Knoxville

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

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

"1903 Foot Ball Teams of East Tennessee" booklet

 Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2022.009
Scope and Contents

Souvenir booklet on East Tennessee Foot Ball Association teams (and University of Tennessee - part of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association). Includes group photograph and roster for each team: University of Tennessee; Maryville College; Tennessee Deaf and Dumb School; Carson-Newman College; Baker-Himel School; Tusculum College; Knoxville Y.M.C.A.

Dates: 1903

Aerial photograph of the University of Tennessee campus

 Collection
Identifier: QSPC 2012.003
Scope and Contents

Oversize aerial photograph of the University of Tennessee campus, Knoxville, Tenn. Ca. 1950 (16 x 20”, B&W. 1 pc.)

Dates: circa 1950

Aerial photographs of 1982 World’s Fair site, downtown Knoxville, University of Tennessee, and Knoxville’s riverfront. Taken by John W. Proffitt. (color photographs)

 Collection
Identifier: PC 0027
Scope and Contents

Aerial photographs of 1982 World’s Fair site, downtown Knoxville, University of Tennessee, and Knoxville’s riverfront. Taken by John W. Proffitt in 1982. 27 color photographs, all mounted on heavy paper. Photographs are 11"x16” and 11"x14.”

Dates: 1982

“An Evening with Maya Angelou” program

 Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2019.155
Scope and Contents

Program from a performance of Maya Angelou at University of Tennessee on October 21, 1982 presented by Women’s Coordinating Council with reception immediately following by Black Cultural Programming Committee.

Dates: 1982

Armstrong Family Papers, 1826-1892. Include the papers of Drury P. Armstrong and Robert Houston Armstrong.

 Collection
Identifier: MSC 0237
Scope and Contents The Armstrong Family Papers consist of the business transactions and personal reflections of Drury Paine Armstrong (1799-1856) and his son Robert Houston Armstrong (1825-1896). In 1823, Drury P. Armstrong married Amelia Houston, the daughter of Robert Houston. Armstrong was a well regarded businessman and town leader and was appointed to several positions throughout his lifetime. Robert Houston Armstrong was elected to the state legislature about 1850, representing Knox and Sevier Counties....
Dates: 1826-1892

C. Morse Papers.

 Collection
Identifier: MSC 0277
Scope and Contents Papers of C. A. and C. R. Morse and family. Includes: correspondence, (1836), 1875-1929; genealogical research on Bigelow, Lowell, Morse, Rodgers families; Citizen’s Bank & Trust Company wallet; Morse family postcards, 1904 (11 pcs.); C. A. Morse diary, 1885, Faulkton, Dakota; ECCE ORIENTI (Rites and Ceremonies of the Essenes), 1889; Ku Klux Klan constitution and by-laws, 1921; “The University of Tennessee and Beta Alpha Omega”; Orange & White, March 17, 1917; misc., including notes...
Dates: 1875-1929

Carousel Theatre Scrapbooks, ca. 1956-1964.

 Collection
Identifier: PAS 0067
Scope and Contents

Carousel Theatre scrapbooks, ca. 1956-1964. Two scrapbooks (both poor condition) containing newspaper clippings, ephemera, and especially letters and drawings from school children. Gift of Ron Allen.

Dates: 1956-1964

Catherine Wiley Collection.

 Collection
Identifier: MSC 0253
Scope and Contents Includes a small collection of manuscripts and photographs; works on paper: ink drawings and pastels; hand-made greeting cards; personal scrapbook of clippings created by the artist; Medals from the Appalachian Exposition; publications and catalogs related to the artist, including University of Tennessee Volunteer yearbooks for the years Catherine was assisting with the artwork for the publication, 1907, 1910, 1914,1917 Catherine’s palette. The artist’s easel and folding chair (ca. 1910) are...
Dates: 1900 - 1926

Certificate of Distinction, Jos. J. Reed, University of Tennessee, 10 June 1885.

 Collection
Identifier: MM.1999.055
Scope and Contents

Certificate of Distinction, Jos. J. Reed, University of Tennessee, 10 June 1885. Pract Agriculture & 1st French. Also with handwritten note “L. L. Callaway, 4 Mile Branch, Tenn.”

Dates: 1885

Chamberlain Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC 1025
Scope and Contents The Chamberlain Family Papers consists of correspondence, certificates, photographs, address books, maps, programs, petitions, receipts, contracts, court records, deeds, WWII ration books, and estate documents Among the artifacts are Fred W. Chamberlain’s wallet, and the printing plate for William P. Chamberlain’s calling card. Certificates include William P. Chamberlain II’s certifications from Camp LeConte as well as certificates from his time at McCallie School. Chamberlain II’s 1933...
Dates: 1831 - 1959; Majority of material found within 1863 - 1920

Charles Milne Seymour Papers.

 Collection
Identifier: MSC 0178
Scope and Contents

Collection includes: Seymour family history; philosophical papers of Charles Milne Seymour; Knoxville Library correspondence, 1949-1956; selection of new U.T. president, 1946-47, 1950; St. John’s Episcopal Church history and notes. Notes on St. John’s centennial celebration in 1946 received from Digby Seymour, April 16, 1980.

Dates: 1946-1956

Clarence Brown Theatre, various

 File
Identifier: Ephemera - Theaters - Clarence Brown Theatre
Scope and Contents

Ephemera from the Clarence Brown Theatre at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn.

Dates: various

Dairy Hall (University of Tennessee)

 Collection
Identifier: SPC 2021.009
Scope and Contents

Black-and-white group portrait of men in dairy uniforms outside a building with "Dairy Hall" in an arch over the door. Photographers mark in corner "Brakebill & McCoy; Knoxville Tenn."

Dates: unknown

David A. Sherman letter

 Collection
Identifier: MM.2020.026
Scope and Contents David A. Sherman the first president of East Tennessee College (later University of Tennessee), principal of Hampden-Sydney Academy. ALS. Knoxville, 20 January 1817. Address panel present with manuscript “Knoxville, T./20 January 1817” postmark and manuscript “25” rate. Addressed to Gen. Hezekiah Howe in New Haven, CT.At the time of this writing, Sherman was at Hampden-Sydney. The letter is an order for books for the academy (244 books). Sherman also makes comments on Knoxville...
Dates: 1817

Dent/Mitchell Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSC 0955
Scope and Contents

Photographs (many unidentified) and ephemera of the Dent Mitchell Family. Includes items related to Henry Minor Dent, Sr., Henry Minor Dent, Jr., Dorothy Mitchell Hale, Fannie Hale, and others. Yearbooks (1937, 1938, 1940) from Dobyns-Bennett High School (Kingsport Tenn.) Photographs and ephemera from University of Tennessee and Delta Tau Delta fraternity (1940s). Handwritten 1902 recipe book by Fannie Hale.

Dates: 1880 - 1949

Dickinson-Hudson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC 1026
Scope and Contents The Dickinson-Hudson Family Papers consists of accounts, receipts, promissory notes, insurance policies, and correspondence from the interrelated families of Dickinson, Cowan, Hudson, and Nichols, of Knoxville and Massachusetts. 6 of the first 10 shares of the Public Library Corporation purchased by Perez Dickinson in 1879.The insurance policy details the insurance on Perez Dickinson’s Island Home. The warrant compelled Hugh Copeland to appear in a plea of debt. The ephemera folder...
Dates: 1837 - 1911

Diploma of William G. Rose, UTK, M.S. in Education, 26 August 1932.

 Collection
Identifier: Q Ephemera 2019.005
Scope and Contents

Diploma of William G. Rose, University of Tennessee Knoxville, M.S. in Education, 26 August 1932.

Dates: 1932

East Tennessee History Day (2016).

 Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2016.010
Scope and Contents

East Tennessee History Day (2016) Sponsored by the University of Tennessee History Department and the East Tennessee Historical Society

Dates: 2016

Ellen McClung Berry Papers--Gift of Betty Yeary.

 Collection
Identifier: MSC 0260
Scope and Contents The first box of this collection consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, and documents relating to Belcaro, which was Ellen McClung’s family home. The rest of the collection consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings relating to the life and interests of Ellen McClung Berry and her family. Her interest in historic preservation is reflected in material on Glenmore Mansion, Ramsey House, the Old Deery Inn and the Association for the...
Dates: 1928-1980

Ellis & Ernest Drug Stores menu

 Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2019.130a
Scope and Contents

Menu from Ellis & Ernest Drug Stores (1500 West Cumberland; 1221 Western Avenue) “The Orange & White Drug Store at the Corner of Campus”

Dates: ca. 1930s-1940s

Ephemera Collection from Jack Coker

 Collection
Identifier: Ephemera 2022.006
Scope and Contents

1. 1931 Miller's receipt 2. 1978 Boy Scout advertisement (Troops #18, #59, #16); interest meeting to be held at Farragut Middle School 3. May 11, 1985 Memphis Chicks vs. Knoxville Blue Jays ticket 4. 1986 Knoxville Blue Jays Child General Admission ticket 5. 1986 University of Tennessee Hall of Fame Awards Program 6. 1991 Farragut High School Commencement Program

Dates: 1931 - 1991

Frank H. McClung Museum, various

 File
Identifier: Ephemera - Museums - Frank H. McClung Museum
Scope and Contents

Ephemera from the Frank H. McClung Museum at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn.

Dates: various

Gideon Fryer Papers.

 Collection
Identifier: MSC 0510
Scope and Contents Gideon Fryer Papers, Fort Sanders neighborhood, University of Tennessee; Knoxville Heritage award for Fort Sanders. Gideon Fryer (1922-2014) was a longtime resident of Knoxville and especially the Fort Sanders neighborhood. He was a professor in the University of Tennessee School of Social Work. He was a longtime supporter of the Jubilee Arts Center and the Laurel Theater in Fort Sanders. He was also a co-founder of the East Tennessee Community Design Center, which he warmly supported. He...
Dates: 1942-2014

Henry R. and Mary Deaderick Duncan Collection.

 Collection
Identifier: MSC 0057
Scope and Contents 4 boxes: Mary Deaderick Duncan’s personal memoirs; family clippings, programs, invitations, etc.; Civil War year memoirs of Adeline McDowell Deaderick (typescript); Henry R. Duncan’s 1911 diploma from Maryville College; Mary Deaderick Duncan’s Home Demonstration Agent material, 1917-1921; University of Tennessee Extension work; Middle Tennessee State Normal School catalog, 1917-1918; Thunderbolt newspapers, 1965-1971 (scattered issues); Henry R. Duncan’s research on Cades Cove, Greenbrier,...
Dates: 1911 - 1971

“Hoke’s Bicentennial View” of the University of Tennessee, 1994. (Prints)

 Collection
Identifier: Prints 1994.001
Scope and Contents

“Hoke’s Bicentennial View” a hand-printed lithograph by Robert Cothran and Beauvais Lyons, 1994. Published by University of Tennessee Bicentennial Committee. 22 x 28”. 1 pc. Numbered XIII of XV. Total produced: 115. + related papers.

Dates: 1994

John Majors letter, 1982.

 Collection
Identifier: MM.1982.011
Scope and Contents

May 20, 1982, letter from John (Johnny) Majors, head football coach, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to Charles F. Bryan, Jr., director, East Tennessee Historical Society. TLS 1 p. Sending in membership to the Society.

Dates: 1982

Joshua W. Caldwell Scrapbook.

 Collection
Identifier: PAS 0017
Scope and Contents

Joshua W. Caldwell Scrapbook includes ephemera from Knoxville Female Institute, the University of Tennessee, the Irving Club, speeches, broadsides, political articles.

Dates: 1877 - 1898

Katherine Williams Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: PAS 0020
Scope and Contents

Katherine Williams Scrapbook re: University of Tenn., 1901.

Dates: 1901

Katherine Williams scrapbook (scrapbooks)

 Collection
Identifier: PAS 0180
Scope and Contents

Matriculation cards, invitations, calling cards, ribbons, programs, report cards, exams, photographs, correspondence, tickets, newspaper clippings, other ephemera and memorbilia from Katherine Williams time at University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Written in ink on first page “Katherine Williams. Memory Book, kept while attending University of Tennessee.” Spine cover detached from boards, but binding intact.

Dates: 1899 - 1904