Skip to main content

SCOUT

Special Collections Online at UT

Ellis Genealogical Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1171

  • Staff Only

This collection houses binders and notebooks documenting Dixie Lee McCrary's research for her 1978 book The Ellis line from Surry - Sussex in Virginia.

Dates

  • 1790-1979

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

5 Linear Feet (5 record boxes)

Abstract

This collection houses binders and notebooks documenting Dixie Lee McCrary's research for her 1978 book The Ellis line from Surry - Sussex in Virginia.

Biographical/Historical Note

Dixie Lee McCrary was born on October 4, 1895 in Virginia to James and Nancy Beal McCrary. She was a genealogist and published two books on the subject: Robert Steele of the New River Valley in Virginia: with some descendents and allied lines (1976) and The Ellis line from Surry - Sussex in Virginia (1978). She died died February 2, 1986 and is buried in Sullivan County, Tennessee.

Arrangement

Collection consists of five boxes divided into two series:

  1. Series I: Ringed Notebooks
  2. Series II: Spiral Notebooks

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