This series is material collected and received by John and Ellen Green beginning with their marriage in 1897 and continues through John Green’s death in 1957. It includes correspondence, travel journals, ledgers, financial information, newspaper clippings on various matters of interest including family members and other prominent members of the community, speeches made by John Green, collections of hobbies by Ellen Green, and souvenirs from their life together in Knoxville. This series is broken down into several subseries from the years 1897-1957. A.Biographical information on John W. and Ellen M. Green. B.Correspondence and memorabilia concerning the engagement, marriage, and honeymoon of John and Ellen Green. (1896-1897) C.General Correspondence 1.Letters from S.E. Webb (1901-1913) 2.Letters concerning John’s booklets and other writings. (1927-1943) 3.Letters by date (1897-1955) D.Travel Diaries and Souvenirs from traveling (1909-1938) E.Booklets, speeches, pamphlets, and newspaper articles written by John Green. This subseries also includes programs that feature John Green. 1.Booklets by John Green 2.Speeches 3.Newspaper articles 4.Programs featuring John Green 5.Reviews or articles written about his work F.Newspaper clippings and articles of interest collected by Ellen Green 1.Articles concerning the life of John Green 2.Ellen Green’s bequest to the museum 3.Articles about famous Knoxvillians 4.Matters of interest G.Ellen Green’s collection of hobbies 1.Astronomy 2.Butterflies 3.Mushrooms 4.Shells 5.Trees H.Financial Papers, including ledgers, bank statements, trust and will information, doctors’ bills, and tax and income information. I.Souvenirs and ephemera