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This collection consists of a 1853-1870 ledger book by Attwood from the Memphis, Tennessee area. Transactions involve the purchase of lumber, stone cutters, and sales of building lots. This collection also contains two loose receipts one of which is undated while the other is dated 1878.

This collection documents Auburn W. Herron Jr.'s military service during World War II and the Korean Conflict. The collection contains a photocopy of a flight logbook, documenting August 1944 to June 1945 and kept by a crewmembers of Herron's, David McKnight. Also included is background information written by McKnight providing details of Herron's life during the war. Lastly, the collection contains a CD-ROM of photographs taken by Herron 1950 to 1956 during the Korean Conflict.

This collections contains a letter written April 20, 1845, and sent to Washington by Auguste Davezac to President James K. Polk. Davezac recommends that President Polk appoint P. J. Sullivan to the State Department.

This collection houses ledgers and address books kept by Auguste J. Truan of Greeneville, Tennessee documenting purchases and other transactions that took place between 1876-1886 and 1911-1913.

In this 1926 document, Tennessee governor Austin Peay appoints Miss Mary E. Baker as a delegate to the 50th Anniversary Conference of the American Library Association. This conference was held October 4-9, 1926, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This collection includes a variety of documents from and about the Austrian Empire.

In this book, John Richard Blanton describes his childhood in Unionville, Tennessee, his education at the University of Tennessee in the 1920s, and his later career as a teacher and school administrator in primary and secondary schools in Spring City, Nashville, and Jackson, Tennessee. He also provides some information about his service in World War II and about his ancestry, including a genealogical chart of the Blanton and Crisp families.

This collection includes a collection of 106 autographs from prominent individuals (1782-1947) such as George Washington, Daniel Webster, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Helen Keller to recognize a few. The autographs themselves are found on letters, portraits, and passports. News clippings and auction slips pertaining to the autographs have also been included.

This collection consists of the 162-page original screenplay for the 1994 motion picture Pulp Fiction, written by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary. The title page is autographed by Tarantino, who also directed the film. The screenplay is dated May 1993 and includes a signifier that it was the final draft.

This is a record book owned by garage mechanic Ben Comer Neal of Unionville, Tennessee. It lists the services provided by Neal at his garage as well as the amount he charged each customer between 1915 and 1923.

The B. Carroll Reece Papers (1921-1944) consists of letters to or concerning George S. C. Slagle of Jonesboro, Tennessee. It also includes a copy of the book about the contested Congressional election between Reece and O. B. Lovette in 1932.

In this letter to John Lellyett, Treasury Agent Benjamin Dufield reports that Federal troops have been confiscating cotton without orders from the Treasury Department even though the region they are working in is not pro-Confederate. Dufield also expresses his hope that higher officials will take action to correct the problem.

This notebook contains an account of the military actions of B. F. James, a Sergeant with the 51st Consolidated Tennessee Infantry (Confederate), as well as records of James' business transactions from the late 1860s and early 1870s.

This collection consists of a receipt for corn and horses delivered to the 10th Michigan Cavalry in January of 1864 during the Knoxville Campaign.

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."

This collection consists of three deeds created in Knox County, Tennessee, between 1823 and 1836. The first, dated September 2, 1836, records a sale of seven enslaved people between Robert Campbell and Andrew McMillan. The second, dated September 7, 1823, is a deed for land in Knox County between John Rutherford and Richard Monds. The third, dated January 6, 1825, is a deed for land in Knox County between James Blackwell and his wife Elizabeth and John R. Nelson.

This collection consists of a letter from B. W. Martin of Harriman, Tennessee, to an unnamed woman, dated July 1, 1897. The letter describes how to take an eye test and lists prices for eyeglasses and watch repair.

Sergeant B. W. Morse wrote this 13 page letter to his father from St. Julien, France on November 24, 1918. He assures his father that he is still alive and kicking and anxious to be in the U.S.A. Because Morse was writing weeks after the Armistice, he is able to divulge small amounts of information about his travels and service. He mentions submarine movements and depth bombs, but concentrates on his desire to return home and spend Christmas with his family.