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An 1842 index rerum, or alphabetized notebook intended for creating a manual, given to Francis Alexander Ramsey by his friend Thomas Turner. The rerum includes a section describing how and why the pages may be used. Ramsey, who was likely a medical student at the time, used the book to create a manual of medical references and terminology.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: A 17-page typescript transcription of a May 1795 conference between the Cherokee Nation and the United States. This conference at Tellico Block House (in what is now Vonore, Tennessee) is recognized as a significant moment in the United States' relationship with the "Five Civilized Tribes." Despite the compromises reached in the Treaty of Holston in 1791, a series of raids originating from both sides occurred from 1792 to 1794, leading to a peace treaty conference in November 1794. John...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: A letter dated April 30, 1963, for Mr. J. Eldridge Price, President of the Tennessee Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Rogersville, Tennessee. This brief letter from Tennessee State Conservationist J. R. Sasser in Nashville, Tennessee, includes six black and white photographs of a recent visit to Nashville from Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman on April 11, 1963. During the visit Secretary Freeman signed a modernized Memorandum of Understanding with the...

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Term papers from Dr. R. B. Cunningham's Political Science 5140 course in the spring of 1977. The papers focused on the Knoxville International Energy Exposition (also known as the World's Fair) in 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the event's impact on the city financially and politically. Students explored issues such as parking, traffic, cost, power, environmental impact, waste management, and effects on local businesses before, during, and after the convention.

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Railroad itinerary dated June 17, 1907, for C. J. Bartlett from Thomas Cook and Son, Managers of Tours and Excursions. Several cities are listed, beginning with Naples, Italy, and ending in Julianstown, Ireland. This itinerary is provided as a quote from Thomas Cook and Son for Bartlett's trip.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection includes pages from Knoxville Labor News featuring the "With the Tennessee Valley Authority" article during 1936 and 1937. The column, edited by Katherine Buckles, was a recurring full-page section in the paper that included several articles and columns each week focusing on Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and its events, projects, and policies. Also included is one copy of the April 23, 1936 issue of the ...