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Bernadotte E. Schmitt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0575

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Bernadotte E. Schmitt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0575

This collection houses photographs, photograph albums, correspondence, diplomas, newspaper clippings, and published works documenting Bernadotte E. Schmitt's family, time at the University of Tennessee, participation in the Rhodes Scholarship Program, and later career. The bulk of the material shows Schmitt's undergraduate education at the University of Tennessee and includes photographs of the campus and of Schmitt's friends (including future Dean of Women Harriet C. Greve), correspondence, notes, class assignments, and grade reports. Other items show Schmitt's time as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and include the crests of Oxford University and Merton College, a photograph album, and numerous event and dinner programs. The collection also includes materials documenting Cooper D. Schmitt's work as a mathematics professor at the University of Tennessee and death, numerous book reviews, and reprints of articles that Bernadotte E. Schmitt published later in his career.

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.

Dates
1894 October-1968 March 18
Extent
7.15 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
Language
English
Dates
1894 October-1899 April
Dates
1897-1903
Dates
1899 August 5
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1899 October-1901 May
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1900 October 9-1901 April 27

Portraits of Harriet Greve, circa 1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Dates
circa 1900
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circa 1900
Dates
1901 September 27-1902 May 23
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1901 December 21-1905 June 13
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1901-1905
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circa 1901-1905
Dates
1902 March-1905 February

Greek Exercise, 1902 April 10

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Dates
1902 April 10

June Jubilee, 1902 May 31-1904 June 4

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Dates
1902 May 31-1904 June 4
Dates
1902 June 19-July 31
Dates
circa 1902-1908
Dates
circa 1902-1908
Dates
circa 1902-1908
 
Dates
circa 1902-1908
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circa 1902-1908
Dates
circa 1902-1908
Dates
circa 1908 July 4
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circa 1902-1908
Dates
circa 1902-1908
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circa 1902-1908
Dates
circa 1902-1908
Dates
1903 January 17, 1904 October 4
Dates
1903 August 3-September 5
Dates
circa 1903

Senior English Notes, circa 1903-1904

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Dates
circa 1903-1904
Dates
1904 May 11

Correspondence, 1904 May 28-1906 June 12

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
Dates
1904 May 28-1906 June 12
Dates
1910 December 7-1911 February 21
Dates
1911 September 8-1950 June 29
Dates
1951 March 1-1963 January 14, undated
Dates
1904 June 21
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1904 October 3-1905 February 6
Dates
1904 November 29-1905 July 25