Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: These letters, composed in April 1864 in Knoxville, Tennessee, are written by Amos Guthrie (then serving with the U.S. Signal Corps) to his father and sister in Ohio. They discuss life in Knoxville as well as troop movements in the area. Guthrie describes life in the camp as being quiet at that time. He characterizes the spring water in Knoxville as being the best he has had and finds the weather equally suitable. Union pomp and circumstance brought Carter Nelson and Andy Johnston to speak...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: These letters, composed in April 1864 in Knoxville, Tennessee, are written by Amos Guthrie (then serving with the U.S. Signal Corps) to his father and sister in Ohio. They discuss life in Knoxville as well as troop movements in the area. Guthrie describes life in the camp as being quiet at that time. He characterizes the spring water in Knoxville as being the best he has had and finds the weather equally suitable. Union pomp and circumstance brought Carter Nelson and Andy Johnston to speak...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: These letters, composed in April 1864 in Knoxville, Tennessee, are written by Amos Guthrie (then serving with the U.S. Signal Corps) to his father and sister in Ohio. They discuss life in Knoxville as well as troop movements in the area. Guthrie describes life in the camp as being quiet at that time. He characterizes the spring water in Knoxville as being the best he has had and finds the weather equally suitable. Union pomp and circumstance brought Carter Nelson and Andy Johnston to speak...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: These letters, composed in April 1864 in Knoxville, Tennessee, are written by Amos Guthrie (then serving with the U.S. Signal Corps) to his father and sister in Ohio. They discuss life in Knoxville as well as troop movements in the area. Guthrie describes life in the camp as being quiet at that time. He characterizes the spring water in Knoxville as being the best he has had and finds the weather equally suitable. Union pomp and circumstance brought Carter Nelson and Andy Johnston to speak...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: These letters, composed in April 1864 in Knoxville, Tennessee, are written by Amos Guthrie (then serving with the U.S. Signal Corps) to his father and sister in Ohio. They discuss life in Knoxville as well as troop movements in the area. Guthrie describes life in the camp as being quiet at that time. He characterizes the spring water in Knoxville as being the best he has had and finds the weather equally suitable. Union pomp and circumstance brought Carter Nelson and Andy Johnston to speak...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: A single brochure for a Chautauqua assembly that took place in Union City, Tennessee from June 10-16, 1913. The brochure includes a daily program of events, biographies and photographs of lecturers, actors, and musicians, ticket information, and a brief history of Union City. This assembly was part of the Redpath Chautauqua circuit and the program consisted of lectures, concerts, plays, literary interpretations, debates, and more. Noted performers include Opie Read, novelist and humorist;...

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A handwritten ledger book contains records of purchases and trades made by an unidentified general store, possibly near Lake City, Tennessee, from 1911-1912.

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A handwritten bill dated 1830 between Ezekiel Fuller and Dr. Peterson Elder in regards to the tuition for Fuller's son Arthur in the amount of $2.50.

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This handwritten receipt charges Arthur Fuller $1.50 for T. W. Cooper's medical visit to his "negro girl." The receipt is originally dated November 29, 1857 and is updated on January 25, 1858 to note that the payment was received.

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A single pamphlet from 1945 advertising Oak Ridge, TN with photographs and facts. Facts include data about schools, hospitals, transportation and much more in the area. Photographs depict the landscape and buildings of Oak Ridge as well as people and activities.

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A travel pass issued by John E. McDermot of the 108th Illinois Infantry at Union headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee on May 2, 1865. It allowed J. T. Willis, his wife, and their four children to pass through Union lines for a period of 30 days without facing arrest.

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Four Cocke County documents dating between 1910, 1920, and 1935. They record Joseph A. Shelton's registration to vote, his exemption from the poll tax, and his wife Cleo's payment of property taxes.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of a 1912 paperback booklet entitled "The Civil War Through the Camera" containing text by historian Henry W. Elson and photographs taken by Matthew Brady and others. This booklet is the sixteenth and final part of a series documenting the Civil War, particularly through photographs, and is subtitled, "The Last Invasion of Tennessee, Franklin and Nashville, the Fall of Petersburg, Appomattox and Lee's Surrender." This final part covers the end of the war, including...

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This collection consists of one handwritten letter, written in 1864 in Knoxville, Tennessee, by T. K. Gay of the Signal Corps to his brother Cal in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It reports that Knoxville is currently tranquil but expresses concern that John Morgan is preparing to attack. Gay hypothesizes that if Morgan were to attack he would meet strong resistance, as more troops were expected for the defense of the city. Gay also opines that the war will end soon.

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A handwritten letter from J. S. Hanna to an unknown recipient written circa November 24, 1862 from Fort Saunderson, Bolivar, TN. The letter discusses his time at his time at the fort including sickness and weather.

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This collection consists of a letter from W. E. Gillenwaters, deputy warden of the Tennessee State Prison in Nashville, to the chief of police in Dallas, Texas, dated February 27, 1909. It provides a description of escaped prisoner William Blase so that he can be recaptured.

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This collection consists of two service records from the Adjutant General's Office in Nashville, Tennessee for Logan Goodpasture, dated November 22, 1894. They confirm that he served with Company F of the 13th Regiment Tennessee Cavalry Volunteers during the Civil War.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of four booklets related to the atomic bomb dating from 1945 to 1969. Included is "The Story of the Atomic Bomb" which contains articles William L. Laurence wrote for the New York Times from September to October 1945; "The Atomic Bomb and the End of the World" by Hyman J. Appelman in 1954; "If an Attack Comes," articles reprinted from the Evening Sun of Baltimore, MD in...

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A handwritten letter from J. P. Rivers, sheriff of Pulaski, Tennessee to the Chief of Police in Dallas, Texas, dated January 26, 1906. The letter contains a description of E. O. Stuart, who is wanted in Pulaski for embezzlement.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of two booklets pertaining to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The first is a copy of the “Tennessee Valley Authority” speech by Hon. Harcourt A. Morgan, director of the TVA, dated September 26, 1934 that details the reasons for the existence of the TVA. The second booklet is titled “Removal of a Member of the Tennessee Valley Authority: Message from the President of the United States.” This booklet dated January 5, 1938 relates President Franklin Delano...