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William T. Presley Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2783
Abstract William T. Presley of Company A of the 1st Alabama Cavalry wrote these two letters to his wife, Henrietta (Ward) Presley, in Prattville, Alabama. In the first letter, dated September 30, 1862 from camp direction Chattanooga, Presley mentions his need for a new horse, arguing that "all men that are worthy property ought to help us poor creatures that have left our families to fight to protect them as well as our own families." In the second letter, dated April 7, 1863 from camp near...
Dates: 1862 September 30, 1863 April 7

William T. Presley Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3399
Abstract

William T. Presley wrote this letter to his wife Henry (Henryetta) on September 27, 1862 from camp in or near Knoxville, Tennessee. Presley mentions that her last letter caused tears to stream down his cheeks. He remarks on the poor condition of several men in his camp, saying that one looks like an old shoe. He goes on to tell Henryetta that she must hire someone to build a pen for the hogs and try go with out killing any of them til hog Billing time.

Dates: 1862 September 27

William T. Presley Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2135
Abstract William T. Presley wrote this letter to his wife, Henrietta (Ward) Presley, while he was serving with Company D of the 1st Alabama Cavalry during the American Civil War. In it, he discusses a pony that he had purchased to send home to his sons (Gus and Fate), describes selling his old horse (named Stonewall) and purchasing a new one that can better tolerate military life, recounts his unit's retreat from Tennessee after the fall of Vicksburg, sends news of family and friends serving in the...
Dates: 1863 July 14

William T. Rolen Jr. Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3813
Abstract

This collection consists of photographic slides and photographs from national parks, including the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, taken by William T. Rolen Jr.

Dates: 1943-2010, undated; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2010

William T. Snyder Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0516
Abstract This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, tables and graphs on academic departments and colleges, meeting minutes from various planning committees, promotional university publications, and other information documenting the Office of the Chancellor during William T. Snyder's administration. This material shows such subjects as issues to be addressed by the Chancellor's staff, information on research partnerships undertaken by the university, academic affairs and departmental...
Dates: 1991-1998

William T. Snyder Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0505
Abstract

This collection of correspondence consists of letters and memoranda sent by Chancellor William T. Snyder and his executive assistant Marianne Woodside from July 1993 through July 1994. Major topics include requests to serve on the Chancellor's Advisory Committees, replies to invitations to events and speaking engagements, and congratulations to faculty members on awards and honors received.

Dates: 1993 July-1994 July

William T. Snyder Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0562
Abstract

This collection of correspondence consists of letters and memoranda sent by Chancellor William T. Snyder and his executive assistant Marianne Woodside from August 1994 through July 1995. Major topics include requests to serve on the Chancellor's Advisory Committees, replies to invitations to events and speaking engagements, and congratulations to faculty members on awards and honors received.

Dates: 1994-1995

William Tarwater Deed

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1691
Abstract

This collection consists of a deed giving William Tarwater land in Tennessee in January 1840.

Dates: 1840 January 18

William Taylor Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2244
Abstract

Three letters from Private William Taylor of the 43rd Ohio Infantry to his sister Susan in Morrow County, Ohio, describe experiences in the Gayoso Hospital in Memphis and another military hospital in LaGrange, Tenn., during 1863.

Dates: 1863

William Travis Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3123
Abstract

This collection contains a May 27, 1837, letter from William Travis to Henry Hodge of Hardeman County, Tenn. In it, he describes his treatment of the sick mulatto woman of Mr French.

Dates: 1837 May 27

William Velie Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3211
Abstract

This letter, written by William Velie and sent from Fort Rosencrance in Murfreesboro, Tennessee describes battles in the Middle Tennessee area, including Franklin and Nashville. Velie notes that the Commanding Officer of the Confederate Army in the area is General Hood, while his own commander in the Union Army is General Melroy.

Dates: 1864

William W. Carson Academic Report

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0073
Abstract

This collection consists of an academic report for William W. Carson, signed by the president of Washington College, Robert E. Lee.

Dates: 1867 February 10

William W. Daugherty Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3276
Abstract

William W. Daugherty wrote this letter to his father from Tullahoma, Tennessee on April 13, 1864. In it, he discusses social life among the regiment's officers, describes troop movements just before the Battle of Resaca, and expresses his optimism about General Sherman's campaign in Georgia.

Dates: 1864 April 13

William W. Fish Civil War Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3836
Abstract

A handwritten letter from soldier William W. Fish dated January 25, 1864 and written from a camp five miles outside of Knoxville, Tenn.

Dates: 1864 January 25

William W. Fish Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3829
Abstract

The material consists of two handwritten letters by William W. Fish during February 1864.

Dates: 1864 February 9-20

William W. Howard Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1340
Abstract This collection consists of twelve letters that William Howard wrote to his sister Sallie while he served in the Union army aboard the USS Brilliant. The letters are primarily concerned with personal matters, especially William's complaints that no one but Sallie writes to him, but he does describe battles and other war news occasionally. His April 6, 1863 letter is addressed from outside of Gnashville, and the final letter is addressed from the U.S. hospital ship Home...
Dates: 1862 August 21-1865 January 15

William W. Lowry Postmaster Appointment

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1727
Abstract

This collection consists of two letters to William W. Lowry, from the Post Office Department and the Bureau of Pensions, notifying him of his appointment to Postmaster for McMinn County in Tennessee.

Dates: 1897 May 19-20

William W. Luttrell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0311
Overview

This collection contains material documenting William W. Luttrell's experience as a soldier and a prisoner of war in World War II. Included are letters, Luttrell's own memoir, photographs, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and more.

Dates: 1942-1945, 1987

William Walker Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1734
Abstract

This collection contains a piece of correspondence from William Walker to John Player and a table of contents. In the correspondence, Walker asks Player several questions about botany including ferns growing in specific geographic regions.

Dates: 1788 September 29

William Walker Ward Diary and Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1270
Abstract Note This diary records William Ward's time as a prisoner of war during the Civil War, his release through officer exchange, and his activities during the last bit of the war. Throughout this diary, Ward records letters sent, money spent, and people met, as well as the weather and occasional bits of war news. As he traveled, he also mentions the food available in various parts of the South during the last year of the war. Also included are two portrait photographs of Ward and his wife, Bettie...
Dates: 1864 March 30-1865 April 6

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.). 21
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Education -- Tennessee. 20
Legal documents -- United States. 20
Tennessee Volunteers (Football team). 20
Broadsides 19
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Commerce. 19
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States. 19
Land grants -- Tennessee. 18
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- History. 17
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Tennessee Valley Authority -- History. 17
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Screenplays 16
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. 16
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France. 16
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Governors -- Tennessee. 15
Radiobiology. 15
Sheet music. 15
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. 15
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American literature -- 20th century. 14
Medicine -- Tennessee. 14
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Tennessee. 14
Tennessee, East -- History. 14
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