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Abigail F. W. Speer Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1598
Abstract

This scrapbook of Abigail F. Willmarth Speer's contains an index for a history course as well as various news clippings about her husband, Rev. Samuel W. Speer, and his involvement in the field of female education.

Dates: 1838-1901

Benjamin Rush Strong Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1124
Abstract

Collection consists of two scrapbooks documenting the travels of Benjamin Rush Strong.

Dates: 1880s-1890s

Edgar H. Stegall Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0767
Abstract

The collection consists of one scrapbook belonging to Edgar H. Stegall, a Knoxville area businessman, around 1917. It contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, business cards, postcards, and other small pieces of ephemera.

Dates: 1917-1918

Edythe Helen Taylor Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0994
Abstract

This collection consists of one scrapbook put together by Edythe Helen Taylor. The scrapbook focuses mainly on the Tennessee Valley Authority, recording its activity from 1934-1977 in handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, and official documents.

Dates: 1934-1977

Eleanora S. Armistead Genealogical Notes

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1343
Abstract

In this notebook, with covers of inlaid wood, Eleanora Armistead recorded her lineage from over twenty ancestors in order to prove her qualifications to join various colonial societies. Each lineage begins with a brief description of the initial ancestor and ends with a list of the references she used. Several include additional information such as the family motto or a description of their coat of arms.

Dates: 1900-1910

Frederick S. Heiskell Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2793
Abstract

Collection contains seven scrapbooks of notes and newspaper clippings dating from the 1800s, gathered by Frederick S. Heiskell. Examples of the types of materials included are newspaper articles from the 1860s from northern newspapers, notes on the Battle of King's Mountain, select verses, or excerpts from notable authors.

Dates: 1796-1890

Jack Wayland Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1117
Abstract

A single bound scrapbook of newspaper clippings put together by Jack Wayland between 1881 and 1919. Subjects include mostly current events, particularly those related to war and world news.

Dates: 1881-1919

James D. Hoskins Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3729
Abstract

The collection consists of letters, newspaper clippings, and personal effects of former University of Tennessee president James D. Hoskins (1870-1960).

Dates: 1870-1976

Lynn Family Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1698
Abstract

This collection houses 18 volumes documenting the lives of three members of the Lynn family living in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dates: 1879-1960

Moses White Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0563
Abstract

This collection consists of a scrapbook constructed by Moses White around 1850. The scrapbook includes press clippings and photographs on the topics of health, love, and politics.

Dates: circa 1850

Patricia Cornwell Collection of 19th Century Popular Culture

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3823
Abstract

This collection of manuscript materials does not include rough drafts or notes from Patricia Cornwell’s own writing. It consists of materials she collected as part of her very extensive research. In addition to notebooks, pamphlets, and newspaper articles about Medicine and Crime, it includes primary source documents about the abolition movement, suffragettes, Prince Albert-Victor and other 19th century celebrities, education, and literature.

Dates: 1715-1976, bulk 1818-1915; Majority of material found within 1818 - 1915

Phebe J. Havely Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1350
Abstract

This elaborately embossed journal is a Philopaena Album filled with poems of friendship from many of Phebe Havely's friends. Some were written from Endor Cottage, Tennessee, and others from Morristown, Tennessee. In the back, Havely's daughters Katie and Hattie have also signed the book.

Dates: 1859 May 18-1860 March 20, 1882 October 9

The Congressional Globe, 40th Congress, Second Session, Part 3

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3863
Abstract

This collection features one copy of The Congressional Globe, 40th Congress, Second Session, Part 3 from 1818. The first third of the book has been treated as a scrapbook and includes many newspaper clippings pasted onto the pages.

Dates: 1818

Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3777
Abstract

A scrapbook containing articles from the Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel concerning local branches of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor (YPSCE). Walter C. Johnson, Sr., board member of the Knoxville branch, put the book together. The articles cover a variety of topics but mainly discuss the YPSCE convention held in Washington, DC in July 1896.

Dates: 1896