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Alice Clement Love Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2850
Abstract

This collection consists of fourteen love letters written by Alice Clement to her husband Reverend Andrew E. Clement of Nashville, Tennessee.

Dates: 1912 September 17-1914 March 9

Christian Endeavor Union Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0592
Abstract

This collection contains the minutes taken from the meetings of the Christian Endeavor Union from 1926-1932.

Dates: 1926-1932

Concord Sabbath School Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1222
Abstract

This ledger records the names of the teachers and students who participated in the classes offered through the Concord Sabbath School in 1838, 1857, and 1858.

Dates: 1838 April 13-June 22, 1857 May 10-1858 October 31

E. S. Chesbrough Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0923
Abstract

E. S. Chesbrough wrote this letter to H. M. Nelson, a civil engineer in Faytteville, North Carolina, from Knoxville, Tennessee on June 12, 1837. In it, Chesbrough describes spending the night with a local family in a small cabin, mentions his duties as a surveyor, and discusses some church matters. This collection also houses a typewritten transcript of the original letter.

Dates: 1837 June 12

Episcopal Bishops Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2279
Abstract

The Episcopal Bishops Collection, 1858-1956, contains letters, envelopes, printed portraits, and other materials related primarily to bishops of the Episcopal Church's Diocese of Tennessee. Included are notes and a lengthy letter from James Hervey Otey, the first Bishop of Tennessee.

Dates: 1858-1956

First Presbyterian Church (Nashville, Tenn.) Women's Guild Minutes

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1442
Abstract

This collection contains the minutes taken from Nashville's First Presbyterian Church's Woman's Guild from 1901-1922.

Dates: 1901-1922

Frederick A. Ross Sermon

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Identifier: MS-3847
Abstract

A pamphlet printed in 1830 of Reverend Frederick A. Ross' "A Sermon on Intemperance," given in Knoxville, Tennessee a year prior.

Dates: 1830

Goodfield Baptist Church (Meigs County, Tenn.) Minutes

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Identifier: MS-0342
Abstract

This collection consists of the minutes of meetings of Goodfield Baptist Church (Meigs County, Tenn.) from 1827-1852. These documents are copies of the originals; the copies were made in 1964.

Dates: 1827-1852

Henry Cherry Letters

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Identifier: MS-2214
Abstract

The Henry Cherry Letters, 1864-1865, contain nine letters from Cherry, a Chaplain with the 10th Michigan Cavalry in the Civil War, to Amos Gould of Owosso, Mich., describing both military and civilian life in the Union Army during the Civil War. The majority of these letters were written from Knoxville, Tenn.

Dates: 1864 March 4-1865 November 1

History Department Records

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Identifier: AR-0163
Abstract

The History Department Records contains records from the University of Tennessee's Department of History, dating between 1934-1970. The collection covers when the history department was part of the Department of History and Political Science, when it split into a single department in 1941, and became formally established as the Department of History in 1946.

Dates: 1934-1970

"History of Methodism in Corryton Community"

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Identifier: MS-0469
Abstract

The collection consists of an eight-page document about the history of Methodism in the Corryton community of Knox County, Tennessee.

Dates: circa 1955

James J. Vauln Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0969
Abstract

A single handwritten letter from James J. Vauln in LaGrange, Tenn. to General Ulysses S. Grant in Memphis, Tenn. dated June 23, 1862. Vauln, a deacon of the American Catholic Church in LaGrange, pleas for permission to continue his church services, as the new brigadier general had forced him to stop holding services.

Dates: 1862 June 23

James K. P. Sayler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2262
Abstract

The James K. P. Sayler Papers, 1857-1943, contain correspondence, writings and speeches, bills, contracts, and other papers related to the life of Sayler, a Confederate soldier stationed in Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the Civil War. Among the topics discussed are pre-Civil War politics (particularly in Missouri), military life and movement during the war, and educational and religious theory.

Dates: 1857-1943

John Lindsey Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2723
Abstract This collection consists of a four-page letter dated 1860 from John Lindsey in Hannibal, Tennessee, to his friend F. A. Stow. In it, Lindsey discusses business relating to his land in Hannibal, his plans for developing that land, his intention to open a saloon in collaboration with several other men, his opinions on slavery and slaves, and his opposition to a law compelling all free blacks to leave the state of Tennessee. He also inquires about his friend's family, passes on news of his own,...
Dates: 1860

Marquis D. L. Burnett Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2527
Abstract The Marquis D. L. Burnett Collection, 1846-2000 (bulk 1862-1894), contains a memo book, photograph, and documents pertaining to Lt. Col. Marquis D. L. Burnett. Among other things, the memo book records Burnett's experiences during the Civil War (1862-63), lists accounts for soldiers' provisions, and provides descriptions of Burnett's career as a Baptist minister (1871-79), including notes on ordination services, reports of service and labor, etc. The copied documents include Burnett's 1846...
Dates: 1846-2000; Majority of material found within 1862-1894

Martha Lampson Missionary Society Minutes

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Identifier: MS-1675
Abstract

This collection contains Martha Lampson Missionary Society's minutes from April 1944 to November 1947.

Dates: 1944 April-1947 November

Methodist Episcopal Church Minutes

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Identifier: MS-0188
Abstract

This collection consists of a book of minutes for the Methodist Episcopal Church in Knoxville, Tenn.

Dates: 1865 July-November

Methodist Episcopal Church South, Holston Conference Minutes

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1607
Abstract

Record book of the Speedwell (later Big Valley) Circuit's Morristown (later Powell's Valley) District in East Tennessee, part of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church. The book contains minutes from most of the quarterly meetings from 1868 to 1883, as well as the articles of their constitution, bylaws, and rules of order for the circuit.

Dates: 1868-1883

Rhea County (Tenn.) Luminary Baptist Church Minute Book

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Identifier: MS-0185
Abstract

This collection consists of a book of minutes for meetings of the Luminary Baptist Church (Rhea County, Tenn.) from 1819-1839.

Dates: 1819-1839

"Rhea Springs" by Amanda Neal Wheelock

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Identifier: MS-0341
Abstract

This collection includes a single typed manuscript, "Rhea Springs," written by Amanda Neal Wheelock. In the thirty-two page document, Wheelock details the cultural history of Rhea Springs, Tennessee, as remembered by the author. Heavily focusing on the Rhea Springs Church, she also describes its congregation and their individual lives, which paints a detailed picture of the people and life of Rhea Springs.

Dates: circa 1930

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