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William Cocke Letter to George Graham

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1414
Abstract In this letter to George Graham, William Cocke reports that his efforts to engage Chickasaw peoples in agricultural pursuits have been partially successful, although they still place a high value on hunting. He also informs Graham that although he does not wish to make difficulties for any public servant, Thomas F. Cheedle's clumsy & unworkman like manner compelled him to refuse to accept any product from his shop before he could inspect it personally. Cocke closes with a discussion of...
Dates: 1817 July 17

William Conner Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3110
Abstract

This collection consists of a letter dated March 3, 1848 from General William Conner to President James Polk, written from Brownsville, Tennessee. Conner requests the appointment of his son, John Conner, as a captain in the U. S. Army. John was enlisted in the 4th regiment of the Tennessee Volunteers at the time this letter was written.

Dates: 1848 March 3

William Conner Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2236
Abstract

In an October 25, 1837 letter to J. W. Campbell in Jackson, Tenn., General William Conner, a promoter for the town of Ashport on the Mississippi River, writes of the town's success and future growth. He also tells of finding Native American remains.

Dates: 1837 October 25

William Cosgrove Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2175
Abstract

This collection is composed of a letter that William Cosgrove of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, Battery G, wrote to his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Bowers, in Mount Vernon (Knox County) Ohio from Nashville, Tennessee on January 31, 1864. He writes of his cousin Charles's death in Memphis and his own battery's move to Nashville. Also, he speaks of conditions in camp, including a recent outbreak of smallpox and his personal troubles with rheumatism.

Dates: 1864 January 31

William Crutchfield Legal Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0167
Abstract

This collection consists of two voter registration papers dated, June 29, 1865 and August 4, 1866, and one correspondence from the United States Marshal, dated May 21, 1877, regarding a bankruptcy case.

Dates: 1865 June 29-1877 May 21

William D. Cotton Persian Gulf Command Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1909
Abstract

This collection is an album of World War II photographs taken by William D. Cotton. He was stationed in Iran as part of the Persian Gulf Command from 1943-1945. The photographs document his tour in Iran as well as travels to surrounding areas including Iraq and Palestine. Along with photos of his fellow officers, there are depictions of local culture, carnivals, and trips he took with friends and colleagues.

Dates: 1942 November 8-circa 1945 October

William D. Hall Collection

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Identifier: CSWS-0176
Abstract

This collection includes photographs largely from the European Theater of Operations Headquarters during World War II.

Dates: 1945

William D. Scarlett Jr. World War II Postcards

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Identifier: MS-3921
Overview

Collection contains postcards that William D. Scarlett Jr. sent to his mother, Gladys Scarlett in Knoxville, Tennessee. Scarlett sent the postcards from Switzerland and France at the end of World War II, from May to August 1945.

Dates: 1943 July 21 - 1945 August 28

William Daniel Woodson Broadside

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Identifier: MS-3626
Abstract

This broadside explains why William Woodson is running as a candidate for court clerk in Henry County, Tennessee. His message is that offices shouldn’t be held by the same person for many years because turnover is important to the morale of young people who should be able to aspire to a term in government themselves.

Dates: 1870 March 19

William Derris Slide Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2123
Abstract

The Derris Slide Collection is composed of approximately 4400 slides from the 1940's through the 1960's of the Great Smoky Mountains region of Tennessee. William Derris was an amateur photographer and owner of the Derris Motel (later the Laughing Horse Inn) in Townsend, Tennessee, which he photographed at length and used the slides of those photographs in a slide show for the entertainment of his guests.

Dates: circa 1940s-1960s

William Dickson Indenture

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2089
Abstract

With this indenture, William Dickson sells John Maloney Jr. 0.5 acres of land in Greeneville, Tennessee for $600.00. The reverse of the document bears a notation indicating that the sale was formally recorded in the Greene County Register's Office the following day.

Dates: 1837 May 22-23

William Doherty, James Doherty, and S. Johnson Ledger

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Identifier: MS-0259
Abstract In 1796, William Doherty began using this ledger to keep track of the sales he made in his general store. The items he carried included corn, whiskey, venison, beef, horse feed, fabric (including silk), casket ornaments, and sundries. James Doherty took over his business in 1800 and continued the ledger until February of 1803. The ledger then remained unused until 1870, when an otherwise unknown S. Johnson of Bellefonte (Jackson County) Alabama began using it to keep track of the business...
Dates: 1796 September 1-1803 February 8, 1870-1881 November 20

William Dunlap Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2912
Abstract

William Dunlap writes to his sister commenting on Confederate prisoners taken and expressing his hope that the Union Army controls Richmond, Virginia. He also comments upon his general well-being and his desire to know more about Nelson. The letter is dated May 10th, 1863 from Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Dates: 1863 May 10

William E. Austin Manuals

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0109
Abstract

This collection features multiple training manuals, dated during the 1940s, used by William E. Austin and fellow soldiers while training for World War II. These manuals include basic training as well as technical and engineering instructions.

Dates: 1941-1946

William E. Bobbitt Memoir

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Identifier: MS-3223
Abstract

This memoir, written in 1996, is William Bobbitt's account of his time fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The manuscript traces his military career from his training with a National Guard Unit in 1941 to his discharge in 1945. During his service, Bobbitt was stationed on many Pacific islands and faced combat in the Philippines.

Dates: 1996

William E. Bryan Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0598
Abstract

This collection is an account book for a general store located in Henry Crossroads, Tennessee. Dates in the book run from 1831 to 1848. Some pages in the book also include what appears to be handwriting practice, likely from William Bryan's children.

Dates: 1831-1848

William E. Gillenwaters Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3169
Abstract

This collection consists of a letter from W. E. Gillenwaters, deputy warden of the Tennessee State Prison in Nashville, to the chief of police in Dallas, Texas, dated February 27, 1909. It provides a description of escaped prisoner William Blase so that he can be recaptured.

Dates: 1909 February 27

William E. Gillenwaters Letter and Posters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3316
Abstract

This collection houses a letter and two posters documenting William E. Gillenwaters' work as deputy warden of the Tennessee State Prison in Nashville during the early 20th century. The letter is addressed to the Sheriff of Knox County and discusses three convicts, James Reed, J. D. Coleman, and Will Coleman. The two posters warn the public of two convicts at large, Martin Brophy, alias John Leonard (with photograph), and Marshall Ladson.

Dates: 1907 October 25-1908 July 28

William E. VanAuken Letter

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Identifier: MS-1970
Abstract

William E. VanAuken of Company D of the 107th New York Infantry wrote this letter to his sister and brother-in-law from Shelbyville, Tennessee on January 7, 1863. In it, he discusses the weather and mentions that the 145th N.Y. Volunteers have recently been disbanded, saying that "Their is one company here with us now. They we got up in New York. They are Bowery Boys..." The letter is fairly brief and includes the envelope.

Dates: 1863 January 7

William Earle Cole's In Service to the State

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Identifier: MS-0511
Abstract

This collection consists of one folder with six chapters of the manuscript for In Service to the State: A History of University of Tennessee, 1794-1934 by James D. Hoskins and William E. Cole published in 1941.

Dates: undated

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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States. 324
Universities and colleges -- Tennessee. 294
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. 125
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 121
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World War, 1939-1945. 102
Education, Higher -- Tennessee. 88
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- History. 76
United States. Navy. 63
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 58
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area. 57
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. 55
Radiation -- Research. 52
Correspondence. 51
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 49
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Faculty. 49
Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. 48
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. 47
Authors, American -- Tennessee. 45
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 40
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.). 39
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History. 39
World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence. 37
Slavery -- Tennessee 35
United States. Army Air Forces. 34
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Account books -- Tennessee. 32
Tennessee -- Commerce. 32
Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 30
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe. 30
Authors, American -- 20th century. 29
Davidson County (Tenn.) -- History. 29
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Motion pictures -- United States. 27
United States. Air Force. 27
Photographs. 26
County courts -- Tennessee. 24
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Pictorial works. 24
Tennessee -- Politics and government -- To 1865. 24
Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 24
Tennessee -- Genealogy. 23
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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
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Administration. 22
Account books. 21
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.). 21
Knoxville (Tenn.) 21
Land tenure -- Tennessee. 21
Lawyers -- Tennessee. 21
Memphis (Tenn.) -- History. 21
Education -- Tennessee. 20
Legal documents -- United States. 20
Tennessee Volunteers (Football team). 20
Broadsides 19
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Commerce. 19
Legal documents -- Tennessee. 19
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States. 19
Land grants -- Tennessee. 18
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- History. 17
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Pictorial works. 17
Tennessee Valley Authority -- History. 17
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States. 17
World War, 1914-1918. 17
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France. 17
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy. 17
Authors, American -- Southern States. 16
Railroads -- Tennessee. 16
Screenplays 16
Tennessee -- Pictorial works. 16
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. 16
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North. 16
Court records -- Tennessee -- Knox County. 15
Governors -- Tennessee. 15
Radiobiology. 15
Sheet music. 15
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. 15
United States. Army. Air Corps. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Periodicals. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American. 15
American literature -- 20th century. 14
Medicine -- Tennessee. 14
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 14
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Tennessee. 14
Tennessee, East -- History. 14
United States -- Description and travel. 14
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography. 14
World War, 1939-1945 -- Tennessee. 14
College presidents -- Tennessee. 13
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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 13
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