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This collection includes a commission for W. P. D. C. Bryan as the Justice of the Peace for Cheatham County, Tenn. The commission is dated April 21, 1860 and from Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. It is signed by the Governor of Tennessee, Isham G. Harris, and by the Tennessee Secretary of State, J. E. R. Ray.

This collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, and other documents on Wendell Ralph Lufkin's World War II experience in the European theatre.

Dr. W. S. Austin used this ledger to document his work as a physician in Knoxville, Tennessee between 1905 and 1918, including some transactions made through the Tennessee Medical College and records of his salary. Also included is an index to the ledger organized by patient surname.

Three account books documenting William S. Coile's market from 1841 to 1884 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The W. Stuart Evans Collection consists of one box of subject files and correspondence. The bulk of the materials include correspondence between Evans and such prominent University of Tennessee personalities as Edward J. Boling and Andy Holt.

The W. Stuart Evans Collection spans from 1972 through 1986 and consists of correspondence, proposals, and publications relating to the design and administration of the Knoxville International Energy Exposition (KIEE), also known as the 1982 World's Fair.

W. T. Kennerly wrote this memorandum in 1936 to record a conversation he had with John Bell Brownlow in approximately 1912 regarding Brownlow's memories of General John H. Morgan's death. Brownlow witnessed Morgan's death while commanding the 9th Tennessee Cavalry (USA) near Greeneville, Tennessee in 1864. Two versions of the memorandum are present. One is a typewritten final copy and the other a photocopy of a draft bearing Kennerly's handwritten annotations.

In this letter, W. V. Giles of Sumner County, Tennessee tells Edwin Giles about a blood shower that took place recently in Lebanon, Tennessee. He also discusses a political demonstration in Gallatin, Tennessee in response to President Tyler's recent veto of a bill to establish a National Bank.

This collection contains two ledgers of purchased items from John Cruze in 1868 and 1869, from Woodruff’s hardware store. Also contained is a receipt of payment from John Cruze, signed by Woodruff, a certificate for one share of stock in the Eastern Division Fair Association, and a Certificate of Distinction from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, giving W. W. Woodruff a note of distinction in Latin, dated June 5, 1888.

This collection consists of a brief letter from Wade Keyes dated Richmond, August 14, 1861, to J. L. Ramsey in Knoxville. Keyes confirms Ramsey's appointment as attorney for the District of Tennessee.

This collection houses a variety of materials that Wallace McClure collected regarding the book, movie, and stage versions of Gone With the Wind. Among these items are a transcribed telegram from Margaret Mitchell Marsh, a State Department report, reminiscences from Anne McClure and Josephine Powell Beaty, a book review, two magazines, a 20-page program from the movie, and many newspaper clippings.

This collection consists of a single draft letter written by Wallace McClure. The letter was written to a former professor and concerns McClure's future. In the letter, he discusses his career goals and future education, noting that he "did not intend to make the law my life work; to do so has never in fact been my intention."

Wallace McGee's collection feature multiple comics and news articles from World War II. Also included are cards sent to McGee during his service and illustrated postcards of life in the service.

This collection features a birth announcement created by Walter C. Johnson to announce the arrival of his daughter while he served in World War II.

This collection contains the personal correspondence and professional papers of Walter E. Fischer, lawyer in Clinton, Tennessee. Much of the material documents his efforts leading up to and during the desegregation of schools in Clinton in the late 1950s.

The Walter Goolsby Collection includes correspondence to family and other officers, newspapers, photographs, and military and veteran documents from the 1940s and the late 1980s.