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Abstract This collection contains administrative files documenting the early years of the University of Tennessee's Center for the Study of War and Society. These materials include documents showing the Center's establishment, proposals for symposiums, and correspondence between Charles Johnson and the Tennessee State Museum regarding possible partnerships. Also included are monthly reports from the University’s Office of the Treasurer listing Center expenditures and Johnson’s 1987 outline to the...

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This card file, which Jeanne Barkley most likely created during her tenure as military records clerk, documents University of Tennessee students and alumni who were killed during World War II. Each card lists the deceased's full name, rank, date of birth, next of kin, home address, dates and campus of U. T. attendance, and academic program. Many of the cards also provide the date and cause of the soldier's death.

Abstract This collection documents Jeanne Barkley's work with the University of Tennessee's Office of Alumni Affairs, including correspondence with alumni and such UT officials as Andy Holt, Herman Spivey, and Jack Reese, press releases, Hill-O-Grams, brochures, a Board of Trustees Resolution, a ROTC petition, a report that James Hoskins made to the legislature in 1935, and other materials. It also contains correspondence written to and from Victor M. Davis (of the Bureau of Appointments Office) and...

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This collection houses a U. S. Army audit of the University of Tennessee's facilities conducted during World War II as well as the audit report and a workpaper.

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This collection consists of a program for a memorial service held on October 20, 1946 to honor University of Tennessee alumni and students lost during World War II and a letter from University President James D. Hoskins to the family of Walter Welch Gentry inviting them to attend. The program includes poems, the order of services, and a list of deceased alumni and students.