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Foute and Henry Family Papers, 1839-1843

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 3
Identifier: V
From the Collection:

This collection includes extensive documentation on the history and families of Cades Cove, Tennessee collected by John W. Oliver and used by Durwood C. Dunn in his book Cades Cove: The Life and Death of a Southern Appalachian Community, 1818-1937. The Oliver and Snider families are particularly well-represented, with good documentation of the Burchfield, Dunn, Gregory, Henry, Shields, and Tipton families as well. The Autobiography of Alexander Jobe includes information about that branch of the family. Other families, with fewer notes and documents, include Lequire, Sparks, Myers, Adams, Cable, Foute, Lawson, McCaulley, Bogle, Davis, and others.

Papers include correspondence; legal and business documents; genealogical, church, and cemetery records; personal memoirs; newspaper clippings; and papers associated with creating and publishing Dunn’s book. Many of the notes are by John W. Oliver's hand, some by Durwood Dunn, and others collected from various sources.

The collection also features many photographs of Cades Cove families, structures, and activities. Some of these photographs have identifying information, but most do not. A few are studio portraits, but most were taken near homes or other locations of interest.

An addendum was added in 2017 with material related to W. Wayne Oliver including correspondence and photographs.

It should be noted that the dates for the collection include those referred to in notes copied from documents not contained within the collection, rather than to the earliest and latest documents themselves.

Dates

  • 1839-1843

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

From the Collection: 6 Linear Feet (10 boxes)

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480