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Jefferson Justice's handwritten report in September 1863 of items lost in transportation from Crab Orchard, Kentucky to Knoxville, Tennessee after the 1863 Siege of Knoxville; items mentioned include bread, coffee, and sugar.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection includes two letters from James Agee. One, dated April 23, 1941 and addressed to Lincoln Kirstein, describes the necessity of retrieving Rudolf Wimmer from the Gurs Camp in France. This letter is typed with Agee's signature in full and is on Time, Inc. stationery. The other, addressed to Henry Steig and written circa 1941, includes a request to meet with Steig to discuss Steig’s book, Send Me Down. This letter is handwritten, signed by Agee...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection includes two letters from James Agee. One, dated April 23, 1941 and addressed to Lincoln Kirstein, describes the necessity of retrieving Rudolf Wimmer from the Gurs Camp in France. This letter is typed with Agee's signature in full and is on Time, Inc. stationery. The other, addressed to Henry Steig and written circa 1941, includes a request to meet with Steig to discuss Steig’s book, Send Me Down. This letter is handwritten, signed by Agee...

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One framed portrait of Mary Burke Buchanan Boyd Wiley.

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A single handwritten letter by Confederate soldier M. D. Wilson stationed at Cumberland Gap, TN on August 4, 1863. A typed transcription is included.

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A pay voucher for soldier Jasper N. Jennings from March 1865. The payment includes a detailed list of services charged including clothing, rations, and the use of a servant.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection includes two handwritten letters by John Cleland, Union soldier during the Civil War, written to his family from outside Knoxville, Tenn. The first letter, dated February 13, 14, and 17, 1864, discusses his unit's geographical placement and movements around Knoxville, scouting for Rebel soldiers, and the layout of the camp among other things. The second letter, dated March 7 and 8, 1864, details his unit's movements through Strawberry Plains and New Market toward Morristown...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection includes two handwritten letters by John Cleland, Union soldier during the Civil War, written to his family from outside Knoxville, Tenn. The first letter, dated February 13, 14, and 17, 1864, discusses his unit's geographical placement and movements around Knoxville, scouting for Rebel soldiers, and the layout of the camp among other things. The second letter, dated March 7 and 8, 1864, details his unit's movements through Strawberry Plains and New Market toward Morristown...

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

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A single document from Headquarters Department of Tennessee, dated August 13, 1865, appointing Major Alpheus M. Beebe (spelled Beebee on the document) an administering officer for the amnesty oath in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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The Subject Was Roses original screenplay for the 1968 film based on Frank D. Gilroy's play.