The Technical Society of Knoxville Records contains papers related to the society's business, operations, community activities and publications. The society, founded in 1921, strives to educate and assist its members and the public in technical areas that impact the Knoxville area and its inhabitants.

The collection covers the Technical Society of Knoxville's society business, activities and publications from 1921-2011, with the bulk of the material covering 1927-2009.

Series I: Society Business, 1921 June 7-2010, undated -- Series I is comprised of TSK's administrative, membership, and meeting documents, and audio/visual materials.

Subseries A: Presidents' Papers, 1921 June 7-1985 December 21 [bulk 1951-1985] -- This subseries contains correspondence and papers written or received by the society's presidents during their terms of service.

Subseries B: Treasurer/Secretary's Papers, 1948-2009 -- This subseries consists of financial documents and other papers relating to the function of treasurer and/or secretary.

Subseries C: Correspondence, 1949-2009, undated -- This subseries contains letters sent between society members, or between society members and the general public, regarding society business.

Subseries D: Meeting Minutes, Agendas and Other Papers, 1927-2010 -- This subseries includes meeting minutes, agendas and other papers regarding the society's annual meetings, board of directors' meetings, and weekly luncheon meetings.

Subseries E: Membership Materials, 1940-2008, undated -- The bulk of this series consists of membership applications. It also includes papers concerning new members and deceased members.

Subseries F: Awards, 1984 January 17-2006 [bulk 2001-2006] -- This subseries includes an award given to a TSK member in 1984, and rough drafts of awards given to members in the early to mid-2000s.

Subseries G: Reports, 1931-1998 -- The bulk of this subseries comprises of fiscal documents that include financial reports, quarterly reports, and treasurer reports. It also includes committee reports.

Subseries H: Audio/Visual Materials, 1984-2004 November 8, undated -- This subseries contains photographs documenting TSK's annual and luncheon meetings, the society's officers, and the society's seal. It also includes recorded interviews with society charter members and former presidents (with typed transcriptions), and a recorded luncheon presentation on highway maintenance. There are also name tags that were worn during an annual meeting.

Series II: Society Activities, 1936-2010, undated -- Series II is composed of documents and correspondence concerning committee activities, the society's community involvement and outreach, and programs presented at weekly luncheon meetings.

Subseries A: Committees, 1939-1983 -- This subseries includes papers and documents recording TSK committees’ activities concerning the society's administrative functions and community outreach.

Subseries B: Local Projects and Contributions, 1936-2009, undated -- This subseries contains papers and correspondence about the society's community involvement and outreach efforts, including areas regarding urban planning, education and environmental issues. It also includes papers related to the society's collaboration with other local organizations and conferences, such as the Tennessee Joint Engineering Action Group and WATTec.

Subseries C: Programs and Speakers, 1946-2010, undated -- The bulk of this subseries consists of papers and correspondence recording TSK member Walter Wunderlich's program planning for the society's weekly luncheon meetings. It also includes papers about the presentations at the meetings.

Series III: Publications, 1937-2011, undated -- Series III contains the society's yearbooks, newsletters, and other publications. It also includes papers related to creating and distributing the publications.

Subseries A: Yearbooks, 1937-2009 [bulk 1937-1989, 2000-2009] -- This subseries contains a representative spread of the society's yearbooks, which have information about the society and a membership directory. It also includes papers regarding the creation and distribution of the yearbooks.

Subseries B: Soupçon Materials, 1937-2011 -- This subseries comprises of a representative spread of the society's newsletter, The Technical Soupçon,. It also contains papers associated with the creation and distribution of the newsletter.

Subseries C: Other Publications, 1944-circa 2009, undated -- This subseries includes the society's constitution, annual meeting programs, historical publications, operating procedure manuals, and publications for related organizations. It also holds the society's logo and emblem.

Series IV: Oversized Materials, circa 1948-2001 April 16 -- Series IV consists of oversized posters and maps.