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University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 275 Collections and/or Records:

Program Impact – Title I Annual Report

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0595
Abstract

This collection houses a report on the state of Tennessee’s efforts to comply with Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The document includes budget information and narratives, summaries, and evaluations of such projects as assistance in housing, consumer education, and developing leadership skills completed during the 1973 fiscal year.

Dates: 1973

Program Reviews

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0520
Abstract This collection contains departmental program reviews, or self-studies, done by various departments on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus. These reviews include information about graduate and undergraduate studies, student demography, current faculty, curriculum, and future prospects. The collection also contains internal administrative program reviews, institute and center reviews, and additional material encompassing correspondence, departmental responses, updates, mid-cycle...
Dates: 1983-2001

Program Reviews

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0684
Abstract

This collection houses program reviews, or self-studies, completed by various University of Tennessee departments. They include information about graduate and undergraduate studies, student demography, current faculty, curriculum, and future prospects.

Dates: 1991-1996

Proposal to the Ford Foundation

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0603
Abstract

This collection houses a proposal to the Ford Foundation for a grant of $3,960,000 to strengthen graduate programs in science and engineering at the University of Tennessee in cooperation with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The collection also contains related correspondence and summaries of research in progress at the University. Most of the material was created by Alvin Weinberg, director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Dates: 1961-1963

Proposals Concerning the Role of the University in Improving Living in Tennessee

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Identifier: AR-0512
Abstract

This collection contains a report on practical ways in which the University of Tennessee could benefit the state of Tennessee. Particular attention is paid to such broad topics as creating an interest in culture and promoting literacy. Other items discussed include improving animal husbandry and crop growing and ensuring a safe water supply.

Dates: 1941

Provost George W. Wheeler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0109
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of the administrative correspondence that University of Tennessee Provost George W. Wheeler generated during his term in office. Other correspondence shows Wheeler's chairmanship of the Southeastern Universities Research Association's Board of Trustees.

Dates: 1983-1990

Ralph W. Frost Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0445
Abstract

This collection contains scrapbooks and subject files documenting Ralph Frost's work at the University of Tennessee.

Dates: 1939-1966

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

Report of the Special Education Committee, 48th General Assembly

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0542
Abstract This collection consists of the report of a special committee on education to the Tennessee State Legislature in 1893. It addresses a number of topics relating to the University of Tennessee, including the scope of instruction and accuracy of the Treasurer’s books. President Charles Dabney is commended on his leadership of the university. The report also addresses Knoxville College, Peabody Normal College, colored scholarship students, the Tennessee Industrial School, and Watkins...
Dates: 1893

Research Centers Records

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0683
Abstract

This collection houses budget information, research proposals, activities summaries, and other materials documenting research centers at the University of Tennessee.

Dates: 1980-1990

Rhenium Project at the University of Tennessee Records

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0268
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of records of the profits, sales, and expenditures of the University of Tennessee's rhenium extraction project. Other materials include research on rhenium and information about a scholarship fund set up for graduate students in the area of rhenium chemistry.

Dates: 1939-1972

Robert B. Morris Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0041
Abstract

The bulk of these photographs depict the Carnicus events held at the University of Tennessee in 1958 and 1959. Other images show All Sing (1958) and the UT Band.

Dates: 1957-1959

Robert King Phebus Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0615
Abstract

This collection houses photographs of the University of Tennessee campus dating from approximately the 1950s. The subjects depicted include a parade, Carnicus performances, a mock trial scene, and the front of the Alumni Memorial Building with banners advertising student government candidates.

Dates: circa 1950s

Robert S. Hartman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1015
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of publications, drafts, correspondence, student papers, reference materials, reel-to-reel tapes, and other documents showing Robert S. Hartman's study of such subjects as profit sharing, philosophy, and axiology. Other materials document his career as a Professor at the University of Tennessee, the University of Mexico, Ohio State University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dates: 1944-1973

Roger B. Thompson Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0196
Abstract

The bulk of this collection is made up of 129 ink sketches on the backs of index cards (most including the plant name) and full-page ink drawings showing the different species of Camellis plants. These materials also include notes concerning Thompson's drawings, correspondence from various magazine publishers about drawings that Thompson submitted to them, a collection of magazine articles and images created by Thompson, and three issues of Home Gardening including Thompson's work.

Dates: 1946-1950

Rogers Van Gilder Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0211
Abstract

This collection houses three certificates of distinction presented by the University of Tennessee's Classical Department (dated 1879, 1880, and 1881), a report of grades (dated January 19, 1882), and a portrait photograph (dated April 25, 1919) documenting Rogers Van Gilder of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dates: 1879-1919

School of Advertising and Public Relations Program Review

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0633
Abstract

The School of Advertising and Public Relations completed this Academic Program Review in 2004.

Dates: 2004

School of Information Sciences Newsletter

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0625
Abstract

This collection houses the Spring 2008 issue of the School of Information Science's newsletter, entitled Interface. It includes information about faculty, research, student theses, and alumni.

Dates: 2008 Spring

School of Information Sciences Newsletter

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0636
Abstract

This collection houses a 2004 issue of the School of Information Science's newsletter, entitled Interface. It includes information about faculty, research, student theses, and alumni. The front-page article discusses the administration's hope that the school will achieve top-tier status.

Dates: 2004

School of Journalism Records

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0557
Abstract

This collection contains administrative files from the University of Tennessee's School of Journalism, including a description of the 1959 curriculum, information on scholarships, financial information, and information on such distinguished professors as Turner Catledge.

Dates: 1957-1974