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Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: I
From the Collection:

This collection houses records documenting an attempt to consolidate Knoxville and Knox County in the late 1950s and early 1960s. These records include general correspondence files, notices on meetings, the financial records of the Metropolitan Government Charter Commission, papers documenting the Charter itself (including legal opinions, suggestions, approval letters, approved sections, preliminary drafts, meeting minutes, studies, addresses, and papers), newspaper clippings (documenting the proposal of the Charter, the controversy of consolidation, and the defeat of consolidation), charts, topographic maps, and the names and addresses of Commission members.

Dates

  • 1947-1959

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: 1 Linear Feet (1 record box)

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