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In an October 29, 1863 letter to his friends and family at home in New Hampshire, John, a Union soldier in Knoxville, writes of traveling through East Tennessee.

This collection consists of a letter written by a Civil War Soldier, Nathan, to his sister on May 26, 1862. The letter was sent from Columbia, Tenn. to Kansasville, Wis., and was addressed to Rachel Crawford. Nathan writes of past correspondence with his sister, and others. He also tells of some fighting he has heard coming from Pittsburgh Landing, Tenn. and Corinth, MS.

This small leaflet describes the beliefs of the Unitarian denomination. It was printed by E. Winchester's home News Job Press in Marietta, Ohio. At the bottom, someone has written and crossed out the name Margaret.

This collection houses fliers and pamphlets urging University of Tennessee faculty and staff to join the United Campus Workers. This group worked to obtain better working conditions, routine and fair evaluations, and full insurance, among other rights, for all UT employees. The pamphlets also document the unfavorable reaction to the Tennessee Governor’s, UT President’s and UT Board of Trustees’ plans for implementing pay raises.

The United Charities of Clarksville, Tenn., Minute Book, 1910-1925, records the attendees and synopses of reports presented at the meetings of the organization. Also included in the collection are pamphlets and loose sheets of notes that were found in the back of the minute book.

This collection consists of selected papers from the Admiral Franklin Buchanan Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy presented throughout 1956.

The United Spanish War Veterans Papers, 1934, consists of a letter and envelope from the United Spanish War Veterans, Jackson Camp #30, which urges people to continue supporting the League and its politicians.

This collection houses a U. S. Army audit of the University of Tennessee's facilities conducted during World War II as well as the audit report and a workpaper.

This collection contains material from World War II: A Germany Basic Handbook and a weekly digest of civil affairs in occupied territories.

This order was sent to the officers of the Revenue Marines and details procedures for responding to the death of Andrew Jackson. The officers were to wear mourning badges for six months, fly their flags at half mast for one week, and fire twenty-one guns at noon of the day following receipt of the order.

This collection houses publications, correspondence, official records, photographs, scrapbooks, and other materials documenting Christian associations (including the YMCA and YWCA) on the University of Tennessee's campus between 1926 and 1969.

This collection houses newspaper articles, press releases, correspondence, and brochures documenting various departments and programs at the University of Tennessee.

This collection houses a series of Vignettes produced by the University Historian's Office and printed in various campus publications. Each vignette constitutes a short article discussing an aspect of University of Tennessee history, for example past presidents, notable faculty, buildings, and student perspectives. Each folder contains draft and final copies of a single Vignette in addition to the research materials used to write it.

This program contains lists of speakers and a schedule of events documenting the University of Chattanooga's commencement exercises on June 2-5, 1939.

This collection houses aerial photographs of various locations in East Tennessee produced by the University of Illinois Geological Survey between 1938 and 1942. Most of the images depict Bledsoe, Campbell, and Hamilton counties.

This collection includes a University of Tennessee Commencement Week Invitation from 1892. This invitation includes a schedule of events for the week and a list of Academic Department members. This invitation is still loosely bound with its original cover and blue tassel.

This collection contains one AMPEX reel of the 1969 University of Tennessee Orange and White Game donated by Carl Moore in November 2016. The Orange and White Game is an annual spring event for the university. The 1969 Orange and White Game was coached by Doug Dickey on May 7th with a score of White-23 and Orange-22.

These two advertisements promote the University of Tennessee's seven courses of study in literature, science, and engineering and describe 275 scholarships to the collegiate department. Both documents bear the University seal used from 1889 to 1890.

This collection houses newspaper articles and news releases documenting the University of Tennessee Air Force ROTC from 1973 to 1976.