Home Movies, Master Copy and Two Transfers, circa 1939-1949
The Derris Slide Collection is composed of approximately 4400 slides from the 1940's through the 1960's of the Great Smoky Mountains region of Tennessee. William Derris was an amateur photographer and owner of the Derris Motel (later the Laughing Horse Inn) in Townsend, Tennessee, which he photographed at length and used the slides of those photographs in a slide show for the entertainment of his guests.
The slides are arranged alphabetically by topic. The collection's originator identified these topical series and they have been maintained. Approximately ninety percent of the individual slides were previously marked with indicators and specific information regarding the content of the slide by Derris.
Dates
- circa 1939-1949
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: 3 Linear Feet (5 boxes [4 half, 1 flat])
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository