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James T. Thornton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1306
Abstract

This collection houses receipts that James T. Thornton collected over a period of forty years, from 1875 to 1914.

Dates: 1875-1914

James White Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0301
Abstract

This collection consists of papers documenting James White of Knoxville, Tennessee, including genealogical records from the White family Bible and a photocopy of a legal document. A short biography of James White is also included.

Dates: circa 1800, 1924, undated

Jefferson Justice Report on Siege of Knoxville

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Identifier: MS-3838
Abstract

Jefferson Justice's handwritten report in September 1863 of items lost in transportation from Crab Orchard, Kentucky to Knoxville, Tennessee after the 1863 Siege of Knoxville; items mentioned include bread, coffee, and sugar.

Dates: 1863 September

John B. Brownlow Inspection Report

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Identifier: MS-3245
Abstract John Bell Brownlow wrote this inspection report in Knoxville, Tennessee on January 21, 1878. He discusses an anonymous collector in Arkansas who is apparently falling short of his professional expectations and says that the desire for this collector's removal is almost unanimous within his district. This letter was likely written while Brownlow was a revenue agent for the U. S. Treasury Internal Revenue Department. The letterhead reads Remarks of the Inspecting Officer and the report is...
Dates: 1878 January 21

John McNickle Laird Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2130
Abstract

Two letters in which John McNickle Laird Jr. of the Ohio 124th Infantry Regiment (U.S.) writes to his mother, Julia Laird, from a camp near Knoxville, Tennessee and from Marietta, Georgia.

Dates: 1863-1864

John Richards Diary and Correspondence

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Identifier: MS-1399
Abstract This collection consists primarily of a diary that John Richards Jr. of Knoxville, Tennessee kept between April 6, 1917 and October 20, 1918. After warning his readers that "he or she who read these pages without my consent are cussed by me," Richards discusses his desire to fight in World War I, his admiration for classmates who have joined the Navy, seeing these new recruits off at the train station, his studies and activities at Central High School, cross-dressing in order to play pranks,...
Dates: 1917 April 6-1940 May 23

John Shrady Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1436
Abstract

Letters written by Dr. John Shrady (in a very clear hand) to his wife, Jeannie (Sammis) Shrady, while serving as a surgeon with the 2nd Tennessee Infantry Division during the Civil War. Of particular interest are the letters from July 29, 1863 (which tells of a "Rebel massacre" near Myandotte'sville, Virginia some time in the past) and September 28, 1864 (which discusses difficulties with mustering out and getting paid, and mentions W. G. Brownlow in passing).

Dates: 1862 May 17-1864 October 8

John W. Cleland Letter

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Identifier: MS-3270
Abstract

This collection houses a letter that John Cleland wrote to his sister, Mary J. Jennie Cleland, in Defiance County, Ohio from Knoxville, Tennessee on December 14, 1863. In it, he discusses his regiment's participation in the Battle of Knoxville, including the losses they suffered.

Dates: 1863 December 14

John W. Cleland Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3834
Abstract

This collection includes two handwritten letters by John Cleland, Union soldier during the Civil War, written to his family from outside Knoxville, Tenn. during February and March 1864.

Dates: 1864 February-March

John W. Hammer Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2134
Abstract

While encamped in the Cumberland Ford area of Knox County, Tenn., John W. Hammer serving in the 16th Ohio Infantry Company K writes to a friend named Annie. In this letter dated June 4, 1862, he describes the fortifications that are in place to protect them from the Confederates. His company moves toward the Confederate camps and skirmishes occur.

Dates: 1862 June 4

John Watkins Letter and Speech Transcripts

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3394
Abstract

John G. Whipple created these transcripts from originals housed in MS.1161 in 1998. Included are two speeches entitled The Atlanta Campaign prepared for the members of the 19th Battery Association (as the editor notes, it is unclear which of the two speeches Watkins actually gave) and several war-time letters that Watkins wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, between 1862 and 1865. The transcriptions include notes made by the editor.

Dates: 1862-1865

John Watkins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1161
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are family diaries, photographs, and account books.

Dates: 1805-circa 1985

Joseph A. Mabry Estate Settlement

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1057
Abstract

The collection contains the estate settlement of Joseph A. Mabry, Jr.

Dates: 1844

Joseph C. Strong Journals

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1031
Abstract

The first of the journals in this collection recounts Joseph C. Strong's service in the U. S. Navy aboard the warship Trumbull as it escorted other ships from London to the Caribbean in 1800 and 1801. The second larger journal tells of Strong's activities in and around Knoxville in 1816 as he helped to establish a Bible Society. Both of these journals are typewritten copies of the originals.

Dates: 1800-1801, 1816

Joseph Linn King Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2226
Abstract In a September 30, 1865 letter to John Bracklesby in Hartford, Conn., Joseph Linn King discusses politics and legal cases in post-Civil War Knoxville. King describes Knoxville as "improved materially recently and I observe a more moderate tone in the late 2 mos. of the Knoxville Whig also." He also talks about a case in which the judge sentenced a man to six years in prison for intimidating and "takeing [sic] from one of his neighbours 2 sides of...
Dates: 1865 September 30

Knox County Courthouse Photograph

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2979
Abstract

This collection consists of a framed black and white photograph of seven men in the 3rd floor courtroom of the Knox County Courthouse, circa 1943-1947.

Dates: circa 1943-1947

Knox County Health Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3301
Abstract

This collection houses vital statistics reports, photographs, slides, budgets, scrapbooks, and other materials documenting over a century of health care in Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee. The bulk of the material is composed of news articles collected in scrapbooks dating from 1931 to 1991 and vital statistics showing Knoxville, Knox County, and Tennessee between 1909 and 1996.

Dates: 1874-1998

Knox County (Tenn.) Election Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2884
Abstract

This collection consists of the Knox County Election Ledger, a bound volume including newspaper clippings and handwritten notes, covering elections in Knox County, Tenn. in the years 1909-1916.

Dates: 1909-1916

Knox County (Tenn.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2452
Abstract

The Knox County Records, 1794-1832, contain four items pertaining to Knox County, Tenn. They consist of a court testimony from 1794, signed by F. A. Ramsey and Gavin Black, a court order and a marriage certificate from 1821, and a State of Tennessee Bank receipt from 1832.

Dates: 1794 April 18-1832 March 20

Knoxville Bar Association Minute Book

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Identifier: MS-0223
Abstract

This notebook contains the minutes of the Knoxville Bar Association's meetings from 1921 to 1930. The organization's particular concerns include endorsements of nominees to such political offices as the Supreme Court and memorials of deceased Knoxville lawyers.

Dates: 1921-1930

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Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 119
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 49
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 39
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 23
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. 18
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Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. 10
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 9
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 8
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 7
Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 6
Universities and colleges -- Tennessee. 6
World's Fair of 1982 (Knoxville, Tenn.) 6
Correspondence. 5
Knox County (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 5
Lawyers -- Tennessee. 5
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- History. 5
African Americans -- Tennessee -- Knoxville. 4
Knox County (Tenn.) -- History. 4
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Pictorial works. 4
Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. 4
Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence. 4
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Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs. 3
Physicians -- Tennessee. 3
Presbyterians -- Tennessee. 3
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Tennessee. 3
Soldiers -- Michigan -- Correspondence. 3
Tennessee Volunteers (Football team). 3
Women -- Societies and clubs. 3
Account books -- Tennessee. 2
Banks and banking -- Tennessee -- Knoxville. 2
Christianity -- Southern States. 2
Diaries. 2
Dogwood Arts Festival (Knoxville, Tenn.) 2
Education, Higher -- Tennessee. 2
Exhibitions -- Tennessee. 2
First Presbyterian Church (Knoxville, Tenn.). 2
Fort Sanders, Battle of, Knoxville, Tenn., 1863. 2
Governors -- Tennessee. 2
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.). 2
Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 2
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. 2
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Commerce. 2
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Societies and clubs. 2
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Theater. 2
Medicine -- Tennessee. 2
Morristown (Tenn.) -- History. 2
Pharmaceutical chemistry. 2
Pharmacists -- Tennessee. 2
Photographs. 2
Slavery -- Tennessee 2
Soldiers -- Tennessee. 2
Soldiers -- Wisconsin -- Correspondence. 2
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal Narratives, Confederate. 2
Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 2
Tennessee -- Politics and government. 2
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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