University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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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.

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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.

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

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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.”

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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.

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....

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...

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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.

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...

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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.”

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...

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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.

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

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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."

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...

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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.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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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

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

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...

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,...

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“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.

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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.

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

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

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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.