L. P. Wulff Collection
This collection consists of letters, broadsides, tickets, currency, legal papers, and financial papers documenting early American history. The collection focuses on the Southeastern United States, and specifically on the State of Tennessee. Many of the items in the collection are signed by prominent American and European people.
Dates
- 1738-1921 (Bulk 1793-1881)
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
0.25 Linear Feet (1 quarter box)
Abstract
This collection consists of letters, broadsides, tickets, currency, legal papers, and financial papers documenting early American history (1738-1921). The collection focuses on the Southeastern United States, and specifically on the State of Tennessee. Many of the items in the collection are signed by prominent American and European citizens.
Biographical/Historical Note
Louis Phillip Wulff, Jr. was born to Louis Phillip and Augusta Emmy Ingeborg Holm Wulff on October 19, 1902 in Marinette County, Wisconsin. At different times in his life, he lived in Memphis, Tennessee, Oxford City, Mississippi, and Providence, Rhode Island. He married Anna Louise Scott (1904-1981) in about 1924, and they had three children: Carolyn Audrey (b. 1925), Louis Phillip III (b. 1926), and Richard Gilbert (b. 1927). Wulff died in June of 1984 in Providence, Rhode Island and is buried in Memphis, Tennessee.
Arrangement
This material is arranged into nine folders in one quarter box.
Acquisition Note
Special Collections acquired this collection in 1952.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository