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Ellen Garrison News Clippings

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0125

  • Staff Only

This collection includes a copy of the Daily News featuring the "War Threat By Britain" article and a "Wide World War Book" issue of the Nashville Tennessean filled with maps showing the movements of WWII. Also included is a notice of a raid by American forces at Dieppe, France in August 1942 and a copy of The Volunteer, an internal newspaper published in Nashville by the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation.

Dates

  • 1935, 1942-1944

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 includes news articles and a news release notice from World War II.

Biographical/Historical Note

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, or Convair, was an American aircraft manufacturing company. It formed in 1943 with the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. The company produced many important aircraft during World War II for the U.S. Navy, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and British flying forces. The company dissolved in the 1990s.

Previous Citation

This collection was previously listed as part of MS.1427.

Acquisition Note

This collection was donated through the University of Tennessee's Center for the Study of War and Society.

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