Harry Harrison Kroll Manuscripts
This collection consists of a single correspondence, a photograph of Harry Kroll, manuscript copies, and galley proofs of Harry Harrison Kroll's book, Riders in the Night, Rogue Company, and The Rider on the Bronze Horse.
Dates
- 1943, 1950 April 13, 1965 April 26, circa 1965
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
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
0.75 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists of a single correspondence, a photograph of Harry Kroll, manuscript copies, and galley proofs of Harry Harrison Kroll's book, Riders in the Night, Rogue Company, and The Rider on the Bronze Horse.
Biographical/Historical Note
Harry Harrison Kroll was born to Darius Wesley and Caroline (Cripe) Kroll near Hartford City, Indiana on February 18, 1888. He married Nettie Heard on May 12, 1911 and the couple had three children: Harry Harrison Jr., Robert Torrey, and Danny Wesley. Kroll worked as a rural school teacher and high school principal in Alabama before earning his BS (1923) and MA (1925) from George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. He went on to work as a Professor of English and Head of the English Department at Lincoln Memorial University (1925-1927), as a Professor of Journalism at Iowa Wesleyan College (1928-1929), and as an Associate Professor and Head of the English Department at the University of Tennessee Junior College at Martin. Kroll was also a talented writer and produced a number of books, including The Cabin in The Cotton (1931), Three Brothers and Seven Daddies (1932), The Ghosts of Slave Driver’s Bend (1937), The Keepers of the House (1940), The Long Quest (1953), and Riders in the Night (1965). Harry Kroll retired from University Tennessee at Martin in 1958 and died on June 11, 1967.
Previous Citation
Parts of this collection were previously listed as MS.0202; MS.0203; MS.0382; and MS.1799.
Acquisition Note
This collection was partially donated by Harry Harrison Kroll to Special Collection in 1966.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository