Invitations

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Letter from Anna Gillispie(?), Riceville, to her brother A.L. Gillispie(?), New Market, Tenn. No date. ca. 1830s-1840s. ALS 1 p, Re: clothing made and sent to brother. Also, note inviting Mr. Johns to tea, Hawkinsville, February 27, 1836.

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Bolivar Female Academy, Madisonville, Tenn., 1867 catalog. closing school song, and opening session announcement; Greeneville Female Academy circular, n.d.; Jonesborough Female Academy circular, 1844; Sweetwater College commencement invitation 1891.

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Ephemera of the September 6, 2012 presentation of two paintings by Barry Spann to the Howard H. Baker Jr. United States Courthouse. Includes invitation to the event, information sheet on the paintings, nomination for East Tennessee Historical Society 2011 Award of Excellence (for the research of the background of the artwork in the Courthouse), and photos of the Barry Spann artwork in the Courthouse.

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Invitation and program - Dickson-Wright Mansion 200th Anniversary, 08/29/2021, Greeneville Tenn. "Putting the icing on the cake" A Re-inactment Wedding Ceremony of Miss Catharine Dickson to Dr. Alexander Williams. The event was a fund raiser to put shutters on the mansion. Includes newspaper article recapping event.

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White House Conference on Domestic and Economic Affairs, Knoxville, October 7, 1975. Held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, sponsored by the White House Office of Public Liaison. Invitation and badge of Dr. John H. Burkhart. Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Pops,Arthur Fiedler, October 9,1976 program and ticket. Emmbossed Credit Card for The Knox (Dr. John H. Burkhart) and embossed Knoxville Public Library card 1975 (Mrs. John H. Burkhart)

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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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Invitation to 2019 Annual East Tennessee Business Hall of Fame Dinner held at the Knoxville (Tenn.) Convention Center on April 4, 2019. The event raised funds for Junior Achievement of East Tennessee, Inc. and honored Bill and Crissy Haslam. The event marked the 30 years of the Business Hall of Fame.

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Two copies of the oversize postcard invitation to the Museum of East Tennessee History’s Night at the Museum on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 7:00pm. The event is virtual and honors East Tennessee Historical Society’s retired executive director Cherel B. Henderson. Tickets for ETHS Members are $75; General Public $100 with proceeds benefitting ETHS.

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Invitation to "Dedication of the Booker-Neely Microfilm Reading Room" in the McClung Historical Collection. The room was named "in honor of Robert J. Booker and Jack Neely for their efforts to preserve and promote Knoxville's history." The event took place on June 2, 2021 at 4pm in the McClung Historical Collection. Presented by Glenn Jacobs, Larsen Jay, Indya Kincannon, and Tommy Smith.

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Invitation to the C.M. McGhee reception for President and Mrs. R.B. Hayes in Knoxville, 1877.

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Invitation issued by the Governor of Tennessee, The Monument Memorial Commission, and the John Sevier Statue Commission to the unveiling of the statue of John Sevier, Washington, DC. April 19, 1931. Envelope addressed to Laura Luttrell. Printed response card included. Also, photocopies of 1931 newspaper articles re: the unveiling of the statue.

Scope and Contents Eleven letters written by or for John Coulter, citizen held at Johnson’s Island prisoner-of war camp in Ohio. He wrote mainly to his wife Katherine Coulter at their home in Maryville, Blount County, Tenn. All letters were written in 1864: May 21 (photocopy only-- original letter kept by donor’s nephew Kenneth D. Coulter); May 24; June 25; July 3; July 23, July 25; August 18 (2 letters), September 22; September 24 (re: Coulter’s death, written by friend Samuel Kerr) + 2 envelopes. Also, two...

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1. “Historic Downtown Knoxville Walking Tour, Knox Heritage” brochure 2. 2022 invitation to KNox Heritage Annual Meeting and Holiday Reception at Historic Westwood.

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Lonsdale High School commencement exercises invitation, May 18, 1910. Enclosure / calling card: Sopha Aralia Henderson. Envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Tindell, Lonsdale (no stamp). (ephemera)

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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.

Scope and Contents Papers and artifacts of Mary Katherine Dulin (Mrs. Clifford Folger), her school scrapbook (Finch School, 1920s and Miss Beard’s School), travel mementoes, photographs, condolence letters re: her father’s death, some small artifacts of H. L. Dulin. The personal letters and diaries were not donated to the McClung Collection. The Mary Katherine Dulin Collection consists primarily of school mementos and personal sewing and art supplies with some photographs, publications, and items related to...

Scope and Contents “An Act to Establish Courts” 1835, 4 pp.; Citizens Building and Loan Association pamphlet, Knoxville, Tenn., no date, 16 pp.; First Semi-Annual Report of the Covenant Building and Loan Association of Knoxville, ending June 30, 1891, 4 pp.; Commencement Ball ticket, Lamar House, June 15; Entertainment at the Coleman House invitation, February 22, 1895 (photostat); Hostetter’s Illustrated U.S. Almanac, 1883; Statement of Mossy Creek Bank, Jefferson City, Tenn., 1909; postcard from Mossy Creek...

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Letter from the W. P. Saunders Camp No. 3, Sons of Veterans, Division of Alabama and Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., to the Commander in Chief and members of the National Encampment, Sons of Veterans, USA. August 4, 1894. Extending an invitation to have the national meeting in Knoxville in 1895. AD 3 pp.

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Terpsichorean Club Grand Bal Masque invitation + ladies invitation and envelope, 1871, Lamar House, Knoxville, Tenn. 1872 season tickets for the Eastern Division Fair, Knoxville, Tenn. (3 tickets); Euterpe Combination, Opera House, 1880 program.

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1) 1933 Commencement invitation with envelope

2) Commencement program for June 5, 1933

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August 27, 1856 letter from Washington Barrow, Nashville, to Hon. John Bell. ALS 1 p. Invitation to Bell to attend a dinner and public reception in his honor. Needs acceptance soon so it may be published.