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Eleanor Gillespie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2272

  • Staff Only

The Eleanor Gillespie Papers, 1932, include a sermon, prayers, and two letters pertaining to the Stones River National Military Park opening. The letter from Bishop Thomas F. Gailor refers to the prayer at the Park's opening with a photograph of the Bishop attached. Senator Elwin L. Davis's letter discusses the possibility of including the proceedings of the Park's opening in the Congressional Record. A copy of a T. B. Larimore sermon, critiquing popular ideas about the day of crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and the local prayer meeting document with two prayers are included. The only dated documents are the letters from July 1932.

Dates

  • 1932

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Abstract

The Eleanor Gillespie Papers, 1932, include local prayers and a copy of a T. B. Larimore sermon, as well as two letters from Bishop Thomas F. Gailor and Senator Elwin L. Davis pertaining to the Stones River National Park opening.

Biographical/Historical Note

No biographical information is known about Eleanor Gillespie. Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tenn., is a Civil War Battlefield, where the Confederates fought and lost to the Union Army from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863. Located here is a Union cemetery with more than 6,000 graves. The U. S. Government turned the area into Stones River National Military Park in 1927.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.

Acquisition Note

Collection is property of the Special Collections Library of the University of Tennessee.

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