Lynette Wrenn Cottonseed Collection
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
- circa 1700-1996
- Majority of material found within 1860-1996
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
12 Linear Feet (10 boxes [9 record, 1 oversize])
Abstract
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.
Biographical/Historical Note
Lynette Boney Wrenn was born in 1928. She began teaching in 1949 at a high school in Hamlet, North Carolina, where she stayed until 1951. In 1952, she received an MA from Harvard University. Wrenn began teaching at what is now Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1958. In 1983, she received her PhD from Memphis State University. She has written several works including Cinderella of the New South: A History of the Cottonseed Industry, 1855-1955 which was published in 1995 by University of Tennessee Press.
Arrangement
Collection consists of ten boxes.
Acquisition Note
Collection donated to Special Collections in 1998.
- Agricultural processing.
- Cotton gins and ginning -- United States.
- Cottonseed -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
- Cottonseed -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
- Cottonseed -- United States.
- Cottonseed oil -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
- Cottonseed oil -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
- Cottonseed oil mills.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository