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The Cherokee Trail of Tears

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0087

  • Staff Only

This collection consists of a 237 page carbon-copy manuscript. The author introduces the manuscript as a history for general audiences.

Dates

  • undated

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 consists of a 237 page carbon-copy manuscript. The author introduces the manuscript as a history for general audiences.

Biographical/Historical Note

George Washington Smith was born on November 13th, 1855 to Stephen Smith and Sarah Martin Pace Smith. He was a professor of History at Southern Illinois University from 1890 to 1935, and was active in the Illinois State Historical Society. He served as vice president to the Historical Society and as well as a member of the board. Professor Smith wrote several textbooks in addition to historical monographs and was known as a historian of Abraham Lincoln. He died at the age of 90 on November 20th, 1945, and is buried in White Hall Cemetery in Greene County, Illinois.

Arrangement

This collection is in one folder.

Acquisition Note

This manuscript was donated to Special Collections in 1947.

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