Carver Wagon Company Papers
This collection contains a letter and three receipts documenting purchases from the Carver Wagon Company in Morristown, Tennessee made in 1918, 1924, and 1940.
See also MS.2308: Morristown, Tenn., Collection, 1840-1955 (bulk 1910-1955).
Dates
- 1918, 1924, 1940
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains a letter and three receipts documenting purchases from the Carver Wagon Company in Morristown, Tennessee made in 1918, 1924, and 1940.
Biographical/Historical Note
Morristown, Tennessee, was incorporated in 1855 when Gideon, Daniel, and Absalom Morris settled within the present city limits. The town is the county seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, which was formed in 1870. Morristown is also the childhood home of David Davy Crockett, legendary congressman and frontiersman, and now houses the Davy Crockett Tavern/Museum.
Oscar Reed Carver was born July 25, 1869, in Clinton, Indiana, to Benjamin and Margaret Carver. After marrying Carrie B. Taylor on October 4, 1898, the couple had two children, Margaret and William. Carrie passed away in 1912. Carver had established his wagon company in Morristown by 1910, but the advent of the automobile and the Great Depression caused him to go out of business. He died on August 22, 1943, in Greeneville, Tennessee.
Arrangement
Collection consists of one folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection purchased by UTK Special Collections Library in March 2007.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository