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Scope and Contents Annie (Elizabeth Ann) Law (1840-1889) was the daughter of John and Anna Haswell Law. She was born in Rockcliffe, Cumberland, England. Her parents emigrated to the United States in 1850 with three small children, of which Annie was the oldest. The family settled in Blount County in East Tennessee, where her father died in 1852. Her mother was a fine musician and made a living teaching music. She also taught her children music and literature. Annie studied under Dr. Isaac Anderson and others...

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Sheet music for Appalachee Ann, Dedicated to Appalachian Exposition President Wm. J. Oliver. Arranged by H. Louis Kisskalt. Words and Melody by Lucy B. Haug, Knoxville, Tenn. Double Eagle Edition, Published by Authors Publishing Society, Chicago, Ill. 5 pp. Two copies.

Scope and Contents Papers of the Hall and Stakely families. William Maulsby Stakely (1804-1898), born in Hawkins County, Tenn, married Sarah Smith (1811-1857) in 1828. They lived in Madisonville, Monroe County, Tenn. He was a postmaster and merchant. Moved to Union Springs, Ala, in 1863. Two of the Stakely daughter married two Hall cousins. Martha Stakely married Judge Elijah T. Hall of Knoxville in 1860. Caroline Stakely married James Spears Hall in 1874. James Hall ran a general store in Knoxville, which...

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Hymn to the Great Smokies. Dedicated to the Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Words by Mrs. Eva Plamondon Boyd, West Asheville, N.C., and music by Miss Margaret Stringfield., Waynesville, N.C.. Sheet music. 1 pc. (4 pp.). Tear on front. Inscription on upper right cover page “For the Lawson McGhee Library With best wishes of the composer Margeret Stringfield.’ Handwritten date 1-18-39

Scope and Contents Collection of John Wesley Reams, Lowland Community, Hamblen County, Tenn. He was graduated from Mossy Creek College (now Carson-Newman College) in June 1879. He was a music teacher and a violinist. Collection consists of sheet music, entertainment programs, newspaper clippings (including Ted Shawn Dance Company and Lola McCormack), 1894-95 list of coffins sold, etc. 13 photographs received Aug. 18, 1981 (Joppa; New Market train wreck, 1917*; Mule Day; Asbury Marble Quarry). Snapshots...

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Sheet Music (Box 1 of 2 and Box 2 of 2) oversize folders; arranged alphabetically by title Small Sheet Music Box (Box 1 of 1) arranged alphabetically by title

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Includes 2 copies of “Knoxville Town” by Bert C. Hodgson; “My Tennessee Belle” dedicated to Col. L. D. Tyson, President of the Appalachian Exposition.

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Sheet music: Parlor Songs, Keep the Home Fires Burning and One Fleeting Hour Song.

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Sheet music: “Short Skirts!” (used as a theme song on the serial history “Short Skirts” now running in the Knoxville Journal); “Victory” dedicated to Our President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Words and music by Daisy Duckworth; “Knoxville Town - A Booster’s Carol” an Exposition Song by Bert C. Hodgson, published by Clark & Jones, Knoxville, Tenn. 1909.

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"Tennessee Centennial Prize March" by Maurice Bernhardt, 1897. Sheet music owned by Eva Smith Chandler of Knoxville. Poor condition. Folder also includes ETHS brochure which includes Eva Smith Chandler in a group photograph, donor's mother, who obtained the sheet music during attendance at the [1897?] Exposition in Nashville, Tenn.

Scope and Contents 1 box + 1 folder containing material that belonged to Theresa Ousely (b. 1923). Collection includes artifacts from the 1982 World's Fair; snapshots of Christenberry Junior High, 1936; flier with matching photograph for Miles Music Shop; memorabilia of Dolly Parton and Dollywood; photographs and certificates from Broadway Baptist Church; Knoxville High School artifacts, newsletters, newspapers, and other papers, and 4 pcs. family papers. Also includes sheet music for "The Fifth Army's Where...

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This collection documents the Van Deventer, Rhea, Campbell, Cowan, Lynn, and Russell families. The major donors were Martha Rhea Van Deventer and her children: Robert, Laetitia, and Isabella. The collection includes many small artifacts, textiles, manuscripts, photographs, and artwork. Robert Van Deventer’s art is an important part of the collection. 1877 photographs of Island Home in boxes 52-53. A finding aid is available.

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“We’ll Show You When We Come to Vote, The Great Woman's Suffrage.” ‘To Mrs. J.M. Ashley.’ Song & Chorus by Frank Howard. Toledo, O, 1869. Published at W.W. Whitney’s “Palace of Music.” Inside: “We’ll Vote Against the Terrible Men.” 6 pp. (3 sheets).(sheet music) (ephemera). Cover has drawing of women at ballot box.