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Alex Haley Research Regarding Tennessee Anecdotal History

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0420
Abstract Alex Haley, Anne Klebenow, and a number of student researchers collected these anecdotes about Tennessee history during their work on 200 Years through 200 Stories: A Tennessee Bicentennial Collection (1996). Among the topics covered are the Bell Witch, the beginning of the Ku Klux Klan, the Scopes Trial, and the Civil War. The first part of the collection houses files that the team used to compile the final edition of their book. It is followed by materials documenting notable personalities...
Dates: circa 1986-1996

Alexander Family Genealogical Sketch

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Identifier: MS-1177
Abstract

In this photocopied genealogical sketch, J. G. M. Ramsey traces the Alexander family's genealogy from Sir William Alexander (the first of the family to settle in the United States) to his granddaughter, Rhody (Alexander) Rodgers and her immediate family. Ramsey was related to the Alexanders through his father, who was William Alexander's great-grandson.

Dates: 1870 November 30

Alexander Gurwitsch and Hermann Muller Photographs

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Identifier: MS-1645
Abstract

This collection consists of several photographs of scientists Alexander Gurwitsch and Hermann Muller. The photographs of Gurwitsch were taken in October 1933, November 1933, and November 1937 and also depict his wife and long-time collaborator Lydia. The photograph of Muller and his wife, Dorothea, was taken in 1950. Also included is a photograph of laboratory equipment.

Dates: 1933 October-1950

Alexander Hollaender Material

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Identifier: MS-1165
Abstract

This collection houses correspondence, schedules, notes, lectures, and publications documenting Alexander Hollaender's 1962 term as Messenger Lecturer at Cornell University.

Dates: 1962

Alexander Hollaender Papers

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Identifier: MS-0652
Abstract

This collection houses correspondence, notebooks, data sheets, publications, travel records, and experimental data documenting Alexander Hollaender's long scientific career. Of particular interest are the items showing Hollaender's groundbreaking work with the effects of radiation and methods of radiation protection.

Dates: 1928-1970

Alexander Hollaender Papers

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Identifier: MS-1261
Abstract

This collection houses correspondence, notes, reprints, and other materials documenting Alexander Hollaender's participation in various symposiums and workshops toward the end of his career. Hollaender's personal files dating from 1950 to 1975 are also included.

Dates: 1950-1975

Alexander Hollaender Papers Supplement

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Identifier: MS-1105
Abstract

This addition to the Hollaender papers represents Dr. Hollaender's continuing interest in the UT Library's Radiation Biology Archives. It houses journals, international conference files, correspondence, illustrative materials, and awards documenting Dr. Hollaender's life and work.

Dates: 1951-1972

Alexander Ragan Postmaster Appointment

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Identifier: MS-0277
Abstract

The collection consists of one document, signed and sealed by former President William McKinley, to announce the appointment of Alexander Ragan as postmaster for Newport, Tennessee on February 15, 1898.

Dates: 1898 February 15

Alf Taylor Campaign Button

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Identifier: MS-1551
Abstract

This button, worn by Alf Taylor's supporters during Tennessee's War of the Roses, bears a single red rose and the legend War of the Roses: Bring One. It was manufactured by Smith & Lamar of Nashville, Tennessee and Dallas, Texas.

Dates: circa 1886

Alfred B. McCreary Papers

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Identifier: MS-3037
Abstract This collection contains 34 original letters written by Alfred B. McCreary to his father, sister, and brothers during the Civil War. The letters describe the movements and activities of his regiment and give McCreary’s perspectives on the progress of the war. The collection contains original documents and photocopies of original documents from the National Archives concerning McCreary’s attempt to receive a pension from the Department of the Interior. The collection also includes background...
Dates: 1862-2006

Alfred Buffat Ledgers

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Identifier: MS-0594
Abstract

This collection houses sixty-six volumes documenting Swiss immigrant Alfred Buffat's life and work in Knox County, Tennessee.

Dates: 1866-1904

Alfred E. Waldo Letter

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Identifier: MS-3184
Abstract

A single letter, written October 26, 1863, by Alfred Edward Waldo to his parents. In the letter, he details the defense of Knoxville, Tennessee against General James Longstreet's attack as well as writing of his rations and requesting for new clothes.

Dates: 1863 October 26

Alfred Gruber Letter

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Identifier: MS-3269
Abstract

Alfred Gruber wrote this letter to his father, Joseph Gruber, from Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 18, 1865. In it, he discusses the aftermath of the war in Chattanooga and wonders whether he should accept the government's offer of a bounty in exchange for five years of service.

Dates: 1865 July 18

Alfred L. Schmied Papers

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Identifier: AR-0440
Abstract

This collection consists of papers belonging to Alfred Leo Schmied, piano professor at the University of Tennessee from 1947-1977 and head of the Music Department from 1952-1972. Schmied was a member of several national music organizations and was educated by world-renowned instructors. He himself was renowned for his nationally-recognized excellence in piano and his legacy in music education.

Dates: 1926-1974

Alfred M. Cate Correspondence

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Identifier: MS-0495
Abstract

This collection includes typed transcriptions of several letters written by Alfred M. Cate during his time serving in the Tennessee Senate to his brother, George O. Cate. They talk about legislation, the Republican party, their family, and other updates from the Senate Chamber. The original letters are dated from January-February 1868.

Dates: 1868 January 19-February 21

Alfred M. Perry Review

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Identifier: MS-2930
Abstract

This collection houses a review of Neil Rolde's Continental Liar from the State of Mane: James G. Blaine that Alfred M. Perry presented to the Irving Club on February 18, 2008.

Dates: 2008 February 18

Alfred Roessel/German POW Letter

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Identifier: MS-2702
Abstract This collection consists of a letter from Alfred Roessel, a German POW being held in Camp Crossville, Tenn., to his wife, Irmgard Roessel, in Leipzig, Germany. It discusses the weather in Crossville, the camp's scenery, and various of Roessel's activities. It also lets Irmgard know that her "lovely photograph" arrived safely, and conveys greetings to his family. The letter is written on aerogram stationary labelled in English, German, Italian, and Japanese and bears a U. S. Censor's...
Dates: 1944

Alfred William Douglass Letter

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Identifier: MS-2415
Abstract

In a March 19, 1849 letter to his cousin D. C. "Clint" Douglass in Lebanon, Tennessee, Alfred William Douglass writes from Nashville of the increase in students enrolled at his school, his desire that Clint remain another year in law school, and his dislike of life in the city. He also notes that there is "no alarm here about cholera, though there are some deaths nearly every day."

Dates: 1849 March 19

Alice Boehret Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0267
Overview

This collection consists of correspondence written by Alice Boehret during her service with the Army Nurse Corps during World War II. Boehret wrote almost daily letters between 1942 and 1946 to her family, mainly her sisters and mother, and document her time in the European Theater of War, particularly with the 74th General Hospital.

Dates: 1942 July 18-1946 November 20

Alice Brehm Williamson Elkmont Collection

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Identifier: MS-3753
Abstract

This collection documents the last years of the Wonderland Hotel and village at Elkmont, spanning from the 1970s until the area's closure in 1992. It details the ownership arrangement of the land and leases of the buildings as well as the history of the community. Included are correspondence, records, photographs and newspaper columns concerning the Elkmont community and the Wonderland Hotel.

Dates: 1970 - 1994

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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States. 326
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 294
Universities and colleges -- Tennessee. 286
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 261
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 247
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. 126
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 117
United States. Army. 102
World War, 1939-1945. 102
Education, Higher -- Tennessee. 83
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Tennessee. 83
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe. 82
Tennessee -- History. 76
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- History. 76
United States. Navy. 66
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. 59
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 57
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area. 57
Radiation -- Research. 51
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 49
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Faculty. 49
Correspondence. 48
Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. 48
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. 48
Authors, American -- Tennessee. 45
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.). 41
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 40
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History. 39
World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence. 38
Slavery -- Tennessee 35
United States. Army Air Forces. 34
Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence. 33
Account books -- Tennessee. 32
Tennessee -- Commerce. 32
Davidson County (Tenn.) -- History. 31
Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 31
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe. 30
Authors, American -- 20th century. 29
Tennessee -- Politics and government. 29
Motion pictures -- United States. 27
United States. Air Force. 27
County courts -- Tennessee. 24
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Pictorial works. 24
Photographs. 24
Tennessee -- Politics and government -- To 1865. 24
Tennessee -- Religion. 24
Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 24
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.). 23
Tennessee -- Genealogy. 23
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Alumni and alumnae. 23
World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. 23
Knox County (Tenn.) -- History. 22
United States. Marine Corps. 22
Account books. 21
Knoxville (Tenn.) 21
Land tenure -- Tennessee. 21
Memphis (Tenn.) -- History. 21
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Administration. 21
Education -- Tennessee. 20
Lawyers -- Tennessee. 20
Tennessee Volunteers (Football team). 20
Broadsides 19
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Commerce. 19
Legal documents -- Tennessee. 19
Legal documents -- United States. 19
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States. 19
Land grants -- Tennessee. 18
Tennessee Valley Authority -- History. 18
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France. 18
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy. 18
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- History. 17
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Pictorial works. 17
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States. 17
World War, 1914-1918. 17
Authors, American -- Southern States. 16
Greene County (Tenn.) 16
Railroads -- Tennessee. 16
Screenplays 16
Sheet music. 16
Tennessee -- Pictorial works. 16
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American. 16
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North. 16
Court records -- Tennessee -- Knox County. 15
Governors -- Tennessee. 15
Medicine -- Tennessee. 15
Radiobiology. 15
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. 15
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. 15
United States. Army. Air Corps. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Periodicals. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American. 15
American literature -- 20th century. 14
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 14
Physicians -- Tennessee. 14
Politicians -- Tennessee. 14
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Tennessee. 14
Tennessee, East -- History. 14
United States -- Description and travel. 14
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean. 14
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