This collection contains two daguerreotypes, one featuring a man and woman and the other featuring a young woman. Neither image is dated or identified, although the donor believed the couple to be part of the Sevier family.

This collection contains a receipt to Joseph A. Mabry from Rolfe S. Saunders promising repayment of a loan. The receipt is dated August 22, 1870. The loan amounted to two thousand dollars and payment was to begin eighteen months for date on which the receipt was signed. Also on the receipt is a stamp featuring George Washington. It reads "1 dollar U. S. Inter. Revenue Life Insurance."

This collection contains a single black and white carte de visite photograph of B. R. McKinnie. The date on the verso side (1861-1865) suggests this photograph was taken during the American Civil War. The photographer's stamp is also printed on the back and reads "Morse's Gallery of the Cumberland in Nashville, Tennessee."

The notebook of Marie Louise Bartow of Louisiana contains copies of numerous poems, speeches, and recipes. The majority of the book is written in ink. Also included are loose materials that were folded into the notebook. These include clippings, two leafs from Lights of Temperance, funeral notices for W. Benton Garner and George C. Powell, and a receipt from Charles Eble for an order of camellias.

The Charles Wright Manuscripts contain seven proof copies for a 1984 Random House vintage print of Wright's book of poetry entitled The Other Side of the River. Many of the manuscripts contain handwritten notations from an editor.

The Charles Wright Manuscripts contain seven proof copies for a 1984 Random House vintage print of Wright's book of poetry entitled The Other Side of the River. Many of the manuscripts contain handwritten notations from an editor.

The Charles Wright Manuscripts contain seven proof copies for a 1984 Random House vintage print of Wright's book of poetry entitled The Other Side of the River. Many of the manuscripts contain handwritten notations from an editor.

The Charles Wright Manuscripts contain seven proof copies for a 1984 Random House vintage print of Wright's book of poetry entitled The Other Side of the River. Many of the manuscripts contain handwritten notations from an editor.

The Charles Wright Manuscripts contain seven proof copies for a 1984 Random House vintage print of Wright's book of poetry entitled The Other Side of the River. Many of the manuscripts contain handwritten notations from an editor.

The Charles Wright Manuscripts contain seven proof copies for a 1984 Random House vintage print of Wright's book of poetry entitled The Other Side of the River. Many of the manuscripts contain handwritten notations from an editor.

The Charles Wright Manuscripts contain seven proof copies for a 1984 Random House vintage print of Wright's book of poetry entitled The Other Side of the River. Many of the manuscripts contain handwritten notations from an editor.

This collection consists primarily of a scrapbook of congratulatory letters sent to Dr. Herbert Acuff upon his election as president of the International College of Surgeons in 1948. Also included are loose items, including letters, academic articles, and clippings, that were found inserted in the front of the scrapbook; these items date between 1948 and 1955.

This collection consists primarily of a scrapbook of congratulatory letters sent to Dr. Herbert Acuff upon his election as president of the International College of Surgeons in 1948. Also included are loose items, including letters, academic articles, and clippings, that were found inserted in the front of the scrapbook; these items date between 1948 and 1955.

This collection consists primarily of a scrapbook of congratulatory letters sent to Dr. Herbert Acuff upon his election as president of the International College of Surgeons in 1948. Also included are loose items, including letters, academic articles, and clippings, that were found inserted in the front of the scrapbook; these items date between 1948 and 1955.

The ledger contains several sets of accounts, listed on the inside of the front cover, along with the first page of that section. Also included are several handwritten errata slips, attached to the first page.

This collection contains a campaign card for George McClellan and Horatio Seymour. It holds the faces of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Andrew Jackson along with McClellan and Seymour as "Beacon Lights for American freedom." The card is not dated but is likely from 1864 when McClellan beat Seymour for the Democratic candidacy for president in opposition to Abraham Lincoln.

Partially bound by string. Contains newspaper clippings from Reconstruction Era (post-Civil War 19th century) Tennessee. Most of the clippings deal with Southern politics in party platforms, the State and National Congress,, Supreme Court decisions, and the economy. There are many poems, short biographies, and interesting facts.

This collection is a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings kept by the Shields family of Bean Station, Tennessee. The clippings pertain to politics in the local and national arenas, mostly dealing with the Reconstruction Era South and especially (East) Tennessee. There are also several poems, very short biographies, and interesting facts. Another item is a 1938 article on late politician Robert Love Taylor of Tennessee (some articles in the scrapbook mention him).