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Affirmative Action and Desegregation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0563
Abstract

This collection contains statistics on minority faculty, staff, and students, plans for desegregation, records of the statewide Desegregation Monitoring Committee, and information relating to the stipulations of Geier fulfillment documenting the enhancement of diversity at the University of Tennessee.

Dates: 1986-2001

Bet Fryer Collection of University Memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0051
Abstract

This collection is composed primarily of memorabilia documenting Bet Fryer's time at the University of Tennessee, including newspaper clippings, programs, brochures, certificates, trophies, and a cap.

Dates: 1941-1998; Majority of material found within Bulk 1941-1948

Black Students’ Union Orientation Handbook

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0594
Abstract

This collection houses an orientation handbook for black students issued by the Black Students' Union in 1969. It includes an introduction to the Black Students’ Union, statements from the organization's President, information about academics and social life, and photos of People to Know, including admissions counselors, faculty, and athletes.

Dates: 1969

Commission for Blacks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0565
Abstract

This collection contains materials documenting the Commission for Blacks at the University of Tennessee, an advisory group to the Chancellor designed to address issues affecting black faculty, staff, and students on campus. Materials include statements of goals, meeting agendas, correspondence, reports of complaints over racial issues, and other documents.

Dates: 1976-1999

Commission for Women Records

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0047
Abstract

This collection houses meeting minutes, reports, papers, notes, and records of awards documenting the activities of the University of Tennessee's Commission for Women from 1970 to 2002. The bulk of the material dates from the 1980s.

Dates: 1970-2002; Majority of material found within Bulk circa 1980

Dean of Women Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0345
Abstract

This collection houses annual reports, papers, and other materials documenting the Dean of Women at the University of Tennessee.

Dates: 1897-1975; Majority of material found within 1956-1975

Jennie and Mary Templeton Notebook and Other Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1418
Abstract This collection consists primarily of a notebook that sisters Jennie and Mary Templeton used for their schoolwork at Mary Sharp College in Winchester, Tennessee. It begins with several essays on various philosophies of life and goes on to cover such subjects as Latin, Shakespeare, poetry, composition (including apparently original essays on such subjects as duty, character, and affliction), algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and philosophy. The Templetons also enumerate their expenses for the...
Dates: circa 1876-1880

Lane College Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3976
Overview

This collection consists of a 45-page scrapbook created by Lessie Belle Spann during her senior year at Lane College in 1923. The scrapbook includes photos cut from yearbooks, poems and messages from classmates, and several personal photos from Spann. The collection also includes 5 loose photographs of Lane College classrooms, President James F. Lane (presided 1907-1944), and a student boxer.

Dates: 1923

Mildred McPherson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3716
Abstract

The collection consists of personal papers, correspondence, pencil drawings and oversized newspapers created or collected by Mildred McPherson and her family between the years 1899 to 1988.

Dates: 1899-1988

Minority Student Affairs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0596
Abstract

This collection houses information documenting minority student affairs on the University of Tennessee campus, including statistics on black enrollment, handbooks, information on black studies programs, newsletters, and other materials.

Dates: 1965-1988

Philomathian Society Catalog

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1571
Abstract

A library catalog for the Philomathian Society at Cumberland University in Tennessee. The catalog includes a list of books in the society's library from May 20, 1844. There is also a chronological account of books borrowed between 1845 and 1848 from the library. This list includes surname of borrower, book number (which corresponds to the book list), date borrowed and returned.

Dates: 1844-1848

Records and Memorabilia regarding Student Organizations and Activities

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0017
Abstract

This collection houses a variety of materials documenting student activities and organizations at the University of Tennessee between 1838 and 1991.

Dates: 1838-1991

Richard L. White Letters regarding East Tennessee University

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0036
Abstract

Richard L. White wrote the bulk of the letters in this collection to his father, Thomas White, while he was studying at East Tennessee University in 1846. Also included are a letter that White wrote to his father from California in 1852 and a letter that Joseph Estabrook enclosed with R. L. White's school report.

Dates: 1846; 1852 November 13

Task Force for Blacks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0561
Abstract

This collection contains material documenting the formation and activities of the University’s Task Force on Blacks, which was created to monitor the condition of and provide policy recommendations for black students, faculty, and staff. The collection contains a wide variety of material, including summaries of interviews with various administrators, reports from colleges and departments, student responses to questionnaires, and other materials.

Dates: 1969-1975

University of Tennessee Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0477
Abstract

This collection houses two scrapbooks produced by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Each contains a summation of the University's history from 1794 to 1897 on the inside cover and official University photographs of the main buildings on campus. The first scrapbook was never used but the second belonged to University of Tennessee student Harriette Locke Arnell and documents her time at the University from September 1919 to June 1920.

Dates: 1919-1920