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Donald Paine Collection Regarding Tennessee v. Rush Strong

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3442
Abstract

This collection houses Donald Paine's research into and articles about Tennessee v. Rush Strong. The case involved Gideon Rush Strong's 1916 murder of Sam Luttrell, who he believed had raped his wife.

Dates: 1900-1941, 2007-2008

Dr. Amos R. Garrison Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2487
Abstract

This collection contains the diary of Dr. Amos R. Garrison of Knoxville, Tennessee. Garrison's diary spans the years 1898 to 1902 with the bulk of the passages in reference to the people he met, the places he visited (including Chattanooga, TN; Louisville, KY; Salt Lake City, UT; and San Francisco, CA), and both his schooling and his teaching.

Dates: 1898 January 1-1902 July 31

Dr. Herbert Acuff Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2430
Abstract

The Dr. Herbert Acuff Scrapbook, 1948-1955 (bulk 1948), consists primarily of congratulatory letters sent to Acuff upon his election as president of the International College of Surgeons in 1948. Also included are loose items, including letters, academic articles, and clippings, that were found inserted in the front of the book.

Dates: 1948-1955; Majority of material found in 1948

E. D. Bruce Civil War Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3857
Abstract

This February 19,1864 letter by Private E. D. Bruce of the 8th Georgia Infantry informs of the "good health and fine spirits" of his army. Written to his family, he informs them of the happenings and current conditions of the war.

Dates: 1864 February 19

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

Early Knoxville Photographs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2512
Abstract

This collection consists of a number of portrait photographs taken by 40 Knoxville photography firms between approximately 1870 and 1900.

Dates: circa 1870-circa 1900

East Tennessee Claim Books

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0662
Abstract

This collection consists of four ledger books that contain property and pension claims made by East Tennesseans following the Civil War.

Dates: circa 1860-1890

East Tennessee College Records

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0218
Abstract

This collection houses 47 documents and typewritten notes showing the operations of East Tennessee College during the first part of the 19th century.

Dates: 1823 April 10-1858 March 16; undated

Edgar C. Wilson Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3226
Abstract

In this interview, Edgar C. Wilson discusses the end of his service in World War II and his postwar life in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dates: 2005 September 4

Edmund Burke Whitman Civil War Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-4001
Abstract

This collection contains a single handwritten letter from December 5, 1864, written by Edmund Burke Whitman, Assistant Quartermaster, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The letter is addressed to Lt. Colonel Andrew J. Mackay to let him know of the needed supplies.

Dates: 1864 December 5

Edward J. Sanford Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3503
Abstract

This ledger opens with several months of purchase records (which are glued into the book) and proceeds to a cash and contra record for 1856 and 1857. After several empty pages, it presents a cash record for 1864 and 1865 and ends with numerous blank pages.

Dates: 1856 June 18-1864 July 19

Eleanor Creekmore Sketch Book

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3311
Abstract

Eleanor Creekmore drew these sketches of people and places in and around downtown Knoxville between 1949 and 1950.

Dates: 1949-1950

Elizabeth Baker Crozier Journal

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1048
Abstract In this journal, Elizabeth (Baker) Crozier describes life in Knoxville during the siege of 1863. She recounts Union troops plundering and burning her home as well as destroying the homes of her friends and neighbors. She also recalls the kindness of others as she and her husband attempted to reestablish a home and life for their family. In a small excerpt at the end, Crozier also writes of the death of her brother, Dr. Henry Baker, at the hands of Union troops. This document is a typewritten...
Dates: 1863-1864

Elizabeth Vaughan Kennedy Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3193
Abstract

This collection houses a photograph album containing approximately 200 photographs taken by Elizabeth Vaughan Kennedy. The images depict such Southern locations as Tuskegee, Lutrell, and Montreat in addition to several antebellum homes, leisure time activities (for example a tennis match and a carnival party), landscapes, political campaigns, and groups of people.

Dates: circa 1899

Ellen McClung Berry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1313
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, correspondence, and other materials relating to Ellen McClung Berry. The collection dates between 1921 and 1985.

Dates: 1921 July 2-1986 December 25

Ephraim Tuttle Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0044
Abstract

In this letter to his parents, Owen and Permelia (Cooper) Tuttle, Corporal Ephraim Tuttle discusses the Battle of Fort Sanders. He includes descriptions of Confederate casualties, estimating that the Confederate forces lost about 360 soldiers with approximately the same number taken prisoner. Tuttle goes on to detail skirmishes at Bean's Station, Blain's Crossroads, and Rockford and mentions the lack of supplies and struggles with commanding officers.

Dates: 1863 December 13

Food Inventory for General Simon Buckner's Division

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2751
Abstract

This collection consists of a Confederate food inventory from the Office of Chief Commissary of General Simon B. Bolivar's Division dated November 14, 1863. The inventory the thousands of pounds of beef, sugar, and bacon received between November 9 and November 14, 1864 as Confederate General James Longstreet's army was preparing for the attack on Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dates: 1863

Foster Arnett Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3246
Abstract

This collection houses a typescript of an oral history interview conducted with Foster Arnett by G. Kurt Piehler and Johnny Goins for the Veteran's Oral History Project at the Center for the Study of War and Society. The interview documents Arnett's childhood in East Tennessee, his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and his postwar legal practice.

Dates: 2000 July 7

Frank Bean Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2126
Abstract

This collection consists of two diaries, an ambrotype, and a Grand Army of the Republic Veterans' medal relating to Sergeant Frank Bean. Bean, a Sergeant in the Union Army, served in and around Tennessee during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1861-1864

General Nathaniel C. McLean Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0043
Abstract

Nathaniel C. McLean wrote this letter to his wife, Mary Louise (Thompson) McLean, on May 3, 1864 while he was inspecting Union fortifications in and around Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dates: 1864 May 5

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Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 119
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 9
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Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 6
Universities and colleges -- Tennessee. 6
World's Fair of 1982 (Knoxville, Tenn.) 6
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Pharmaceutical chemistry. 2
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Soldiers -- Wisconsin -- Correspondence. 2
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal Narratives, Confederate. 2
Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 2
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. 2
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Food supply. 2
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. 2
United States. Army. Corps, 23rd (1863-1865). 2
United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1862-1865). 2
United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 111th (1862-1865). 2
United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). 2
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Alumni and alumnae. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States. 2
African Americans -- Tennessee. 1
Agricultural education. 1
American poetry -- Tennessee. 1
Architecture -- Tennessee -- Knoxville. 1
Art -- Exhibitions. 1
Banks and banking -- History. 1
Bar associations -- Tennessee. 1
Blount Mansion (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1
Boone, Daniel 1734-1820 -- Travel. 1
Botanical gardens -- Tennessee. 1
Cades Cove (Tenn.) 1
Calhoun County (Ala.) -- History. 1
Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863. 1
Children's stories, American. 1
Chiropractic -- Law and legislation -- Tennessee. 1
Chiropractors -- Tennessee. 1
Cholera -- Tennessee -- Knoxville. 1
Christian life -- United States. 1
Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.) -- Pictorial works. 1
City planning -- Tennessee -- Knoxville. 1
Communicable diseases -- Tennessee. 1
Confederate States of America. 1
Confederate States of America. Dept. of the Treasury. 1
Court records -- Tennessee -- Knox County. 1
Cumberland Gap Campaign, 1862. 1
Cumberland Mountains -- Social life and customs. 1
Cumberland Mountains. 1
Democratic Party (Tenn.). 1
Dentistry -- Accounting. 1
Dentists -- Tennessee. 1
Depositions -- Tennessee. 1
Depressions -- 1929 -- Tennessee, East. 1
East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Company 1
Education, Higher -- United States. 1
Education, Primary -- Tennessee -- Knoxville. 1
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