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These ledgers record each sale made by a box fabricator to a variety of businesses and individuals. The information recorded for each transaction includes items sold, prices, and payments made.

This collection contains military documents and photographs from Boyd Porter who was deployed in the European Theater during World War II with the 253rd Armored Field Artillery.

This collection houses land contracts given to John Brabson, letters to and from members of the Brabson family, last will and testaments of members of the Brabson family and their in-laws, and a memorandum book containing articles of arguments, a last will and testament, and a contract of indenture.

This collection consists of portfolio maps in Japanese and Braille. It also includes a copy of the Braille Osaka Mainichi from July 1933.

This collection contains a single black-and-white photograph featuring a group of sixteen unidentified men.

This collection is a single ration book issued to Brenda Sue Hutchison on May 11, 1945 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

This collection contains material related to Brice Jordan and his World War II military service. Included is a typed letter from 1945, sent from Mulheim, Germany, from Jordan to his spouse. Also included is a typescript history of the 194th Glider Infantry from 1945.

This pamphlet by J. Elmer Housley covers the history of Tapoco, Inc., a subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of America, and its developments in the Appalachian Mountains from 1910 to 1945. It also discusses the terrain of the Appalachian Mountains, as well as the history of the area beginning in 1540.

This ledger houses records of purchases made from the Bristol Hardware Company of Bristol, Tennessee in 1892 and 1893. Several receipts are located in the front cover.

This collection is two typed pages entitled "British War Relief Society Knitting Instructions." From World War II, these instructions are for the knitting of a sleeveless pullover sweater.

The collection is a single page listing resolutions in the United States Senate from January 8, 1805. Included is a resolution that land offices be opened in the state of Tennessee for the sale of public lands.

This broadside, entitled A Brief Account of the Execution of the Six Militia Men recounts the story, as told by an eye-witness, of the six who were executed in February of 1815 under the orders of General Andrew Jackson. The document states that the House Committee on Military Affairs in Washington have decided to publish the documents regarding the militia men’s cases and goes on to describe the case of Sergeant Morrow, one of the militia men involved.

Three documents related to Broadway Baptist Church in Knoxville. Two documents, a letter and a dues notice, are from the church's Building Fund Committee. The third document is a resolution put together by "class no. 19" of the church's sunday school and includes signatures from the class's membership.

This collection contains Broadway playbills from 1926 and 1948 through 1981. Titles include The Boy Friend, Cabaret, Cole Porter's Can-Can, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hair, The King and I, My Fair Lady, Seven Year Itch, South Pacific, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown, among many others.

A single brochure for a Chautauqua assembly that took place in Union City, Tennessee from June 10-16, 1913. The brochure includes a daily program of events, biographies and photographs of lecturers, actors, and musicians, ticket information, and a brief history of Union City.

This collection is a copy of a typescript document published by the U.S. Army Eighth Armored Division with descriptions of recent silver and bronze star medal awards. Published August 2, 1945, the eight-page document details the actions of 31 service members and their award of either the silver or bronze star medal. Included is William C. Schmidt, awarded the bronze star medal for “heroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy in Germany on 4 April 1945.”

This collection consists of correspondence between Brown Ayres and famous inventors Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell discussing testing and publicity of the light bulb and telephone. A ticket to one of Alexander Graham Bell's exhibitions is also included.

This collection consists primarily of correspondence regarding Rhodes Scholarships created while Ayres was the Chairman of the Committee for Tennessee Rhodes Scholars. Also included are materials documenting Professor A. A. Schaeffer's alleged teaching of a double moral standard for men and women, a book of telegrams, and other papers.