Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: In this letter, Francis B. Fogg (Secretary of Cumberland College) tells D. A. Sherman (President of East Tennessee College) that although his institution does not object in principle to Judge White serving as council in a case involving both institutions, it does feel that the expense incurred will be too great. Fogg goes on to explain that Judge White was not willing to accept the case under the terms that Cumberland College was able to offer and so, as they had not known that East...

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Nathaniel C. McLean wrote this letter to his wife, Mary Louise (Thompson) McLean, on May 3, 1864 while he was inspecting Union fortifications in and around Knoxville, Tennessee.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This broadside announces a lottery to be held for the benefit of East Tennessee College. It states that "11,000 tickets will be sold for $5.00 apiece, and prizes will range from $5,000 to $6. All prizes not claimed within twelve months shall be considered as relinquished for the benefit of the college." The lottery's organizers (Hugh L. White, Thomas McCorry, James Campbell, Robert Craighead, and John N. Gamble) "encourage all citizens to participate in order to ensure America's continued...

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In this letter to his parents, Owen and Permelia (Cooper) Tuttle, Corporal Ephraim Tuttle discusses the Battle of Fort Sanders. He includes descriptions of Confederate casualties, estimating that the Confederate forces lost about 360 soldiers with approximately the same number taken prisoner. Tuttle goes on to detail skirmishes at Bean's Station, Blain's Crossroads, and Rockford and mentions the lack of supplies and struggles with commanding officers.

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M. S. Charles began keeping this diary in 1863. In it, he describes battalion training and events that took place around Clarksville, Tennessee. Also included are half of a military pass, a scrap of paper reading Mr Littleton, and a poem clipped from an unidentified newspaper.

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This edition of Phillips Exeter's Class News provides updates about the members of the Class of 1928. It includes an announcement about James Agee, which reads Staff-writer for Fortune Magazine now living in New York. On January 28 of last year, Jim married Olivia Saunders.

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In this 1926 document, Tennessee governor Austin Peay appoints Miss Mary E. Baker as a delegate to the 50th Anniversary Conference of the American Library Association. This conference was held October 4-9, 1926, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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In this 1874 letter, East Tennessee University student J. P. Rhodes petitions the University's faculty to grant him a temporary honorable dismissal from the school due to his lack of financial means.

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The hand-written charter for Grindstaff’s School-House, dated 1881, dictates the rules and regulations associated with working with “The Corporation” as well as assigning roles, salaries, elections, and introducing new members into the agreement of establishing a “literary institution” in Blount County, TN. The charter was also signed and stamped (state seal) by the Secretary of State for Tennessee, David A. Nunn (1833-1918). Dr. B.B. Cates signed the charter on April 5, 1881.

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This collection consists of a single letter and account summary from James H. Bills to David A. Deaderick of East Tennessee College. The letter is concerning his salary at East Tennessee College.

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This letter is a correspondence from William Waller Carson to Harcourt Alexander Morgan in reply to Morgan’s invitation to attend the University of Tennessee's commencement ceremonies. Carson accepts the invitation and remarks upon how much the University of Tennessee has grown in his eyes.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This letter, dated January 2, 1856, is addressed from A. Church to N.B. McMullen of Knoxville, Tennessee. The correspondence concerns the recommendation of a “Mr. Gray.” The author, A. Church, argues Mr. Gray’s particular qualifications for a professorship position. He mentions that Mr. Gray was amongst the top of his class, having graduated in 1823 from “a very superior class.” Church describes Mr. Gray as a “Minister and a scholar,” and goes on to say that Gray would be successful and...

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In this one-page letter, Andrew M. Soule discusses his retirement from the University of Tennessee faculty as the Director and Professor of Agriculture to his friend James Maynard, a member of the University of Tennessee’s Board of Trustees. He also expresses his gratitude to Maynard, who supported Soule’s Department of Agriculture.