University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- History.
Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:
Moses White Papers
This collection consists of correspondence and speeches by Moses White documenting the history of East Tennessee and the University of Tennessee. Moses graduated from East Tennessee University with a degree in law in 1850 and was an elected member of the Board of Trustees at East Tennessee University in 1877.
N. W. Dougherty Papers
This collection houses personal papers, memorabilia, academic materials, organizational records, and athletic records documenting the life and work of N. W. Dougherty, U.T. Professor of Civil Engineering.
Newton Napoleon Polk Letter and Land Survey
This collection consists of photostats of a letter and land calculations for the East Tennessee College campus. The correspondence is from Newton Napoleon Polk to his brother John, dated March 16, 1878.
Office of the Treasurer Fiscal Policy Statements
This collection houses Fiscal Policy Statements #3 dating from July 1, 1973 through July 1, 1991.
Office of the University Historian Collection
This collection houses papers, press clippings, ephemera, photographs, and slides documenting the University of Tennessee System, including campuses at Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis, Martin, and Chattanooga. Although the earliest images date from the 1820s, the bulk of the material shows the University from the 1870s onward.
Pan-Hellenic Association Constitutions and Rushing Rules
This collection houses constitutions and rushing rules documenting the Pan-Hellenic Association at the University of Tennessee between 1918 and 1943.
Panama-Bolivia Project Records
This collection houses financial records, personnel records, correspondence, reports, contracts, travel records, manuscripts, and other materials documenting the University of Tennessee's participation in the Panama-Bolivia Project. For a more complete description of this collection, researchers should consult the folder-level finding aid described in the Other Finding Aids section of this document.
Panama-Bolivia Project Records
This collection houses financial records, personnel records, correspondence, reports, contracts, travel records, manuscripts, and other materials documenting the University of Tennessee's participation in the Panama-Bolivia Project. For a more complete description of this collection, researchers should consult the folder-level finding aid described in the Other Finding Aids section of this document.
Philip M. Hamer Diary
Philip Hamer kept this typed diary during the controversy at the University of Tennessee over President Harcourt A. Morgan dismissing Professor J. W. Sprowls, allegedly because Sprowls had assigned a text discussing evolution entitled Mind in the Making. The manuscript also mentions Morgan's firing of Assistant Professor of Art Ada (Haun) Withers (1886-1978) on similar grounds.
Photographs of the University of Tennessee
This collection includes sixteen photographs of various buildings and locations on the University of Tennessee campus that were purchased as souvenirs from a local drugstore in Knoxville, Tennessee. These pictures were collected circa 1943 by Jo W. Henry (née Sara Jo Watson), a University of Tennessee alumna.
Reaching Beyond: The Campaign for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Library System
In this 23 page publication draft, the author describes a plan to develop the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's library system.
Sam Y. Parker Collection
This collection houses materials documenting the murder of University of Tennessee graduate Sam Y. Parker by Judge James E. Fulton of Helenwood, Tennessee in 1906. Newspaper clippings and correspondence between the trial lawyers document the entire saga in detail. Other material includes research into the history of the Newman and Parker families, a Civil War diary, photographs, a family Bible, mementos, and personal items.
Songs of the Volunteers
This collection houses entries submitted to the contest to pick the University of Tennessee's Alma Mater, including Mary Fleming Meek's winning On a Hallowed Hill. Some have been copyrighted with the rights transferred to the Student Activities Council.
Stanley J. Folmsbee Papers
These materials document Stanley J. Folmsbee's work with the History Department (including teaching schedules, enrollment statistics, and meeting minutes), the College of Liberal Arts, the Graduate Council, and the University Senate.
Student Absence Excuses and Financial Aid Correspondence
The first section of this collection houses the excuses that students submitted to explain their absence from either class or chapel. Some claimed the standard excuse of illness, while others were considerably more creative. The second section houses correspondence documenting the Maude Powell Student Aid Fund and the Student Aid Committee.
Summer School of the South Collection
This collection contains items related to the Summer School of the South, run by the University of Tennessee from 1902 to 1918. The collection is divided into five series: Summer School of the South Materials; Correspondence; Business and Administrative Materials; Lecturer and Entertainer Materials; and Oversize Materials.
Tennessee Higher Education Commission General Correspondence
This collection houses general correspondence from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to the University of Tennessee dating from 1976 to July of 1984.
The East Tennessee University Library: The Civil War and Reconstruction Years
In this manuscript, Boyd Childress describes the University of Tennessee's Library in the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.
The Yellow Jacket
Thompson-Boling Arena Construction Photographs
The Thompson-Boling arena construction photograph collection houses the photographs that were taken during the planning, construction, and finalization of Thompson-Boling Arena. The Thompson-boling Arena, home to the University of Tennessee's men's and women's basketball teams and the Lady Volunteer volleyball team, was first put in use during the 1987-88 sports season after its construction.