Desson Oil Company, 1912-1916
This collection contains various research done by Lynette Wrenn on cotton and the cotton industry largely in preparation for her work Cinderella of the New South: A History of the Cottonseed Industry, 1855–1955 (1995). Materials include trading rules, index cards, photocopies, research files, and other papers. The majority of this collection is made up of research notes and citations jotted down on index cards.
Dates
- 1912-1916
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: 12 Linear Feet (10 boxes [9 record, 1 oversize])
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository