Jeanne Barkley Card File regarding University of Tennessee Students and Alumni Killed in World War II
This card file, which Jeanne Barkley most likely created during her tenure as military records clerk, documents University of Tennessee students and alumni who were killed during World War II. Each card lists the deceased's full name, rank, date of birth, next of kin, home address, dates and campus of U. T. attendance, and academic program. Many of the cards also provide the date and cause of the soldier's death.
Dates
- ca. 1944-1945
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Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
This card file, which Jeanne Barkley most likely created during her tenure as military records clerk, documents University of Tennessee students and alumni who were killed during World War II. Each card lists the deceased's full name, rank, date of birth, next of kin, home address, dates and campus of U. T. attendance, and academic program. Many of the cards also provide the date and cause of the soldier's death.
Biographical/Historical Note
Alice Jeanne Barkley was born on 3 October 1918 in White Pine, Tennessee and was educated at Knoxville Business College and the University of Tennessee. In 1942, she began working as an accounts file clerk at Stone and Webster Engineering Company in Oak Ridge. She returned to UT in January of 1944 and worked as a military records clerk (1944-1945) and as an office manager (1948-1969) before becoming the Coordinator for Alumni Relations. She retired from this position in July of 1985.
In addition to her work, Barkley was deeply involved with the Knoxville community. She was a member of numerous organizations, including the Daughters of the American Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the East Tennessee Historical Society, and the Blount Mansion Association. She was also a history buff with a particular interest in her own family's past and edited a book of letters written to her great-great Uncle, Confederate Captain Ewing Graham McClure, entitled Autographs. Jeanne Barkley died on 31 July 2007 in Knoxville.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single box.
Acquisition Note
Jeanne Barkley donated these materials to the University of Tennessee's Archives.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository