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A collection of ledgers, deeds, receipts, correspondence, and more related to Andrew Knott and the Knott family. Also included is a portrait of Andrew Knott. The material relates to the family's business and insurance dealings in East Tennessee.

The collection consists of a one page printed letter from Andrew M. Soule to James Maynard on August 27, 1904, discussing his sentiments about leaving the University of Tennessee faculty.

This collection contains documents pertaining to Andrew E. McGill, Private First Class in the U.S. Army during World War II until being officially and honorably discharged in 1945.

This affidavit was taken in Davidson County, Tennessee and sent to the Brackenridge County Circuit Court in Hardinburgh, Kentucky for use in the case of Kemmell vs. Chenault. In it, Andrew Morrison testifies to the condition of the Ohio River during October of 1817.

In this document Andrew Roberts, administrator of Adam Clapp's estate, petitions the Knox County Court to allow the sale of an enslaved person named Roy so that the proceeds may be divided among Clapp's eight heirs.

A single handwritten account book owned by Andrew Suffern and includes transaction histories dating around 1792-1816.

Andrew Tousley wrote this letter to his friend and former classmate Amanda White from camp near Nashville, Tennessee on November 29, 1862. In it, he discusses his religious faith, serving under the command of General Rosencrans, and recent military happenings.

This collection consists of a land grant presenting Andrew S. Wilkins 40 acres of land in Hamilton County, Tennessee.

The University of Tennessee's School of Natural History and Geology awarded this certificate of proficiency with distinction to Angus E. Orr on June 8, 1887.

This collection houses an 1885 report card for Angus E. Orr and an 1887 Medal of the Editor of the Chi Delta Literary Society.

Ann Eliza (White) Hannum wrote this letter to her son, Dr. Frank H. Hannum, on March 14, 1862. In it, she speaks of a married man who has been living in illicit intercourse with a woman. She also discusses the many men going to war, saying that "it is a deplorable condition, when will god see fit to end this terrible war. Oh my son turn your thoughts to god and prepare for when some time his summons comes whether in a peaceful bed or terrible field."

This collection consists of series of several Civil War-era letters. One letter, dated March 1, 1862, is addressed from Richmond, Va. from J. M. Bennett to "My Dear Girl."

This collection is composed of approximately 150 sketches by Anna Catherine Wiley drawn during the early 20th Century.

Anna Chavannes begins her account of her emigration from Switzerland to Wartburg, Tennessee with her family's departure from Havre on May 3, 1848. She goes on to describe their boat trip with the Gouffon, Guyaz, and Sterchi families, their landing in New York and transfer to the Southerner, and their overland trip through Chattanooga to Wartburg, Tennessee. This item is a transcription of the original and was translated from the French by Emma S. Robinson in 1930.

This collection consists of two hand-woven placemats made by Anna Broome from grass near her cabin in Cobbles Hollow.

This collection contains 46 audio tapes, primarily of interviews collected by Anne Romaine for her unfinished biography on Alex Haley. There are also some made by the Haley Museum, lectures given by Alex Haley, and interviews of Anne Romaine herself. Primarily, the interviews are conducted by Ms. Romaine with relatives, friends, and others, including George Haley, Rodnell Collins, Dr. C. Eric Lincoln, Fred Montgomery, and many others.

Anne Romaine was the official biographer of Alex Haley. The collection contains her taped interviews on Haley and other research material she gathered for her never-completed biography.

Anne Romaine was the official biographer of Alex Haley. The collection consists of her research material gathered for the never-completed biography.

This collection houses research materials that Anne Romaine created while writing her unfinished biography of Alex Haley. Among these items are interviews, articles by and about Haley, and materials documenting his years in the Coast Guard.

This collection houses postcards printed in 1906 and sent to Annie G. McDowell of Asheville, North Carolina in 1908 and 1909. All of the cards show scenes of Knoxville and Tennessee.