Walton Dill Sykes Papers
This collection contains the letters and personal papers of Walton Dill Sykes and his family, including incoming and outgoing correspondence between the family and friends, financial papers, and ephemera from community life around Dover, Tennessee.
Dates
- 1870-1909
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
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.
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
0.5 Linear Feet
Biographical/Historical Note
Walton D. Sykes was born in Stewart County and was the son of in Frank and Mary Wofford Sykes. Sykes was a public school teacher in his early twenties where he met and married Sallie Cleveland Ford, a fellow school teacher. Sykes owned a general store in Steward County, TN and was involved in his local Masonic Lodge and served as chairman on the Board of Education. Walton and Sallie had twelve children. Sykes remarried and had two more children with his second wife Laura Patterson Henry. Sykes died November 22nd 1959 in Dover, Tennessee and was survived by Joe Thomas Sykes who passed away the 2nd of July 1995.
The collection also includes letters from JD Dodds of Lynville, Kentucky, letters from Eva Dodds (2 March 1882- 7 June 1905), and from Miranda Dodds from Calloway County, Kentucky. Eva's wrote letters to Blanche Scholes and a man named Willard, both from Graves County, Kentucky.
Arrangement
The collection has been organized into two series: Personal Papers and Correspondence.
Acquisition Note
This collection was donated to the Special Collection in 2014.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository