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Carson Brewer Articles

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2435

  • Staff Only

This collection contains 45 items, 43 of which are articles written by Carson Brewer for the Knoxville News-Sentinel from 1959 to 1992. Most of the articles contain interesting local stories about history and people's experiences or activities. Some of the people mentioned more than once are: Mayor Dempster (2), the Dockerys (2), Lem Ownby (3), Ivan Racheff's gardens (4), Chief R. S. Reynolds (5), and Bob Barker (7). One item is a 1978 letter with an attached article on Granville Calhoun, from Pauline Kindley to Brewer. Another item is the advertisement for Brewer's wife Alberta, playing at a dulcimer concert in Gatlinburg, Tenn.

See a more comprehensive collection of Brewer's articles and papers in MS.2048: The Carson Brewer Collection.

Dates

  • 1959-1992

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.

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 (1 folder)

Abstract

This collection contains 45 items, mainly articles written by Carson Brewer for the Knoxville News-Sentinel from 1959 to 1992. Most of the articles contain local stories about history and people's experiences or activities.

Biographical/Historical Note

Carson Brewer was born to Charles Henry Charlie and Mary Eliza (Winkler) Brewer on February 2, 1920, in Tennessee. He attended Maryville College from 1939 to 1941 and the University of Tennessee from 1945 to 1946, but illness interrupted his studies and he never graduated. Brewer served in the U. S. Army during World War II and began working for the Knoxville News-Sentinel after the war ended. He married journalist Alberta Trulock (1917-2007) in 1949 and the couple had one son, Carson Trulock Kit Brewer. Brewer began writing a weekly column (which later appeared three times a week) in the 1950s. He was known as a tenacious reporter and a talented writer, bringing Appalachian culture and the beauty of the Smoky Mountains to life for his readers. Brewer formally retired from the Sentinel in 1985 but continued submitting occasional pieces until his death in 2003.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.

Related Materials

Interested researchers may wish to consult: MS.2048, Carson Brewer Articles (1925-1994 September 29) and MS.2825, Carson and Alberta Brewer Papers (1960s-2004).

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