Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: A handwritten diary, written between 1834 and 1838, by a Disbursing Agent for the removal of the Cherokee Indians from the southeastern United States. The author of this journal details their travels through Kentucky, west Tennessee, and northern Mississippi and reflects on their interactions with the Cherokee people. Also included is the author’s account of the Treaty of Echota, signed in 1835.Although the diary has previously been attributed to writer Charles Fenton Mercer...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: A collection of articles by Dr. Benjamin Brabson Cates and his colleagues outlining surgical procedures and treatments for a variety of injuries, illnesses, and diseases, from August 1888 to July 1939. Published papers and articles are bound together in this collection along with handwritten notes by Dr. Cates. Articles come from sources including the university publications as well as national journals of medicine and surgery.Dr. Cates primarily wrote about hernias, cancer,...