Skip to main content

SCOUT

Special Collections Online at UT

Lauderdale County, Tennessee Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1356

  • Staff Only

This collection contains a small leather-bound notebook from an unnamed resident of early 1870s Lauderdale County, Tennessee. It contains a diverse range of handwritten notes, including accounting pages, a section labeled “Scholastick population” which encompasses both a list of white residents and another of African American residents of the county, a contract for making up for missed working time, a list of travel expenses, and a statement deputizing a citizen for the duration of a court case.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a small leather-bound notebook from an unnamed resident of early 1870s Lauderdale County, Tennessee. It contains a diverse range of handwritten notes, including accounting pages, a section labeled “Scholastick population” which encompasses both a list of white residents and another of African American residents of the county, a contract for making up for missed working time, a list of travel expenses, and a statement deputizing a citizen for the duration of a court case.

Dates

  • 1870-1872, undated

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested 5 days in advance. See www.lib.utk.edu/special 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. Please see www.lib.utk.edu/special for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Abstract

This collection contains a small leather-bound notebook from an unnamed resident of early 1870s Lauderdale County, Tennessee. It contains a diverse range of handwritten notes, including accounting pages, a section labeled “Scholastick population” which encompasses both a list of white residents and another of African American residents of the county, a contract for making up for missed working time, a list of travel expenses, and a statement deputizing a citizen for the duration of a court case.

Biographical / Historical

While it is unclear who the owner of this notebook was, it is an intriguing look into different activities taking place in rural Tennessee in the early 1870s. Lauderdale County, Tennessee at the westernmost edge of the state, and was formed in 1835 from land formerly part of Dyer, Haywood, and Tipton counties. Bordered by rivers on three sides, it was a strategic location that was a focus of both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War. It’s location and later several railroad lines running through the county meant trade and receiving of goods was much easier than many rural areas in Tennessee.

Arrangement

This collection consists of a single folder.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Special Collections purchased this collection in 1986.

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