Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection contains various deeds, receipts, and legal papers concerning the Deaderick family, particularly David Deaderick (1754-1823) and his son David Anderson Deaderick (1797-1873), between 1785 and 1838 in the Washington County area of Tennessee. It also includes a typescript copy of an original diary by the son, David Anderson Deaderick. The diary contains information about his life from 1825 to 1873, including his time in Jonesborough and Knoxville, his travels abroad, his...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection contains various deeds, receipts, and legal papers concerning the Deaderick family, particularly David Deaderick (1754-1823) and his son David Anderson Deaderick (1797-1873), between 1785 and 1838 in the Washington County area of Tennessee. It also includes a typescript copy of an original diary by the son, David Anderson Deaderick. The diary contains information about his life from 1825 to 1873, including his time in Jonesborough and Knoxville, his travels abroad, his...

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This collection contains a sixteen-page short history of The Fugitive poetry magazine, including brief biographies, explanation of what led to the publication, the principles of the group, contemporary criticism, and a bibliography. This is a short selection from John Hubert Overall’s 1928 thesis “A Review and Critical Study of the Fugitive”.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection contains the documents of Robert K. Kyle, a reporter from Culver, Indiana who was present at the Scopes Trial (also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial) in 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee. The collection is made up of 62 different documents, most of them being newspaper clippings and other articles related to the trial. Many of the articles are flyers for events that Kyle attended and presented information that he remembered from the trial. There are also pictures and letters to and...

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This collection contains a translation of an article feature in a Chilean Newspaper, El Mercurio, following E. Stanley Freed's death in 1973. The title of the November 3, 1950 article is "The inventor of the solar evaporation system of nitrate production, Dr. E. Stanley Freed Passed away."

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of one document, a typed copy of Michael Woods Trimble's account of his ancestry, and particularly his father's actions. Trimble wrote the account in 1860. This copy was made by Mrs. E.O. Wells who received it after the account was passed on through several sources. The account discusses Trimble's paternal ancestors and their journey to America from Ireland. Trimble also discusses his father, John Trimble, including details of his service under John Sevier in the...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This report was written by Dromgoole and Lou Allie Heath after the couple visited the Edward Dromgoole Estate in July of 1971. The report includes pictures taken of the front and rear views of the Dromgoole Home, known as Canaan. These pictures were taken by Dromgoole Heath in November of 1971 and January of 1972. In the report, the Heaths tell about their visit to Canaan and how it has deteriorated since Edward Dromgoole occupied it between 1780 to 1835. They discuss the layout of the house...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection is a letter from Samuel Bond to his sister Melinda Bond from June 25, 1825. In his letter, Bond writes to his sister Melinda in Mooresville, Alabama, and discusses his experience at Cumberland College. He acknowledges that he gets along well with his roommate, and he talks about the religious services that occur at the college. In addition, he discusses his visit with General Andrew Jackson and notes that Jackson is not in the best of health. Furthermore he notes that his...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection is a letter from Samuel Bond to his sister Melinda Bond from June 25, 1825. In his letter, Bond writes to his sister Melinda in Mooresville, Alabama, and discusses his experience at Cumberland College. He acknowledges that he gets along well with his roommate, and he talks about the religious services that occur at the college. In addition, he discusses his visit with General Andrew Jackson and notes that Jackson is not in the best of health. Furthermore he notes that his...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection is a set of documents that Edith Lanier Deaderick Erskine sent to UT Special Collections in 1971. It consists of the Washington, D.C. newspaper, National Intelligencer, from Tuesday, April 2, 1850. The newspaper is accompanied by a short note from Mrs. Erskine which says that the paper was preserved by the mother of S. T. Heiskell, who was a mayor of Knoxville at one point. In addition, there is a Grove Park Inn business card and the envelope in...