Creator: American Party.
Collection number: 2535
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Abstract: Clippings and manuscript notes of an undesignated Tennessean about national Continue reading “American Party scrapbook, ca. 1856.”
Young Allen papers, 1783-1927.
Creator: Allen, Young, d. 1835.
Collection number: 4411
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Abstract: Chiefly deeds, estate records, and other financial and legal items, including slave bills of sale, relating to Young Allen of Wake County, N.C., and to members of his family. Continue reading “Young Allen papers, 1783-1927.”
Nimrod Porter papers, 1819-1871.
Creator: Porter, Nimrod.
Collection number: 1094
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Abstract: Farmer and sheriff in Maury County, Tenn. Diary and other records of Nimrod Porter. The diary, 1861-1871, records daily life during the Civil War and Reconstruction; weather; farm Continue reading “Nimrod Porter papers, 1819-1871.”
Robert Stuart Finley papers, 1862-1867; 1911.
Creator: Finley, Robert Stuart, 1838-1868.
Collection number: 3685
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Abstract: Primarily Civil War letters from Robert Stuart Finley to his fiancee, Mary A. Cabeen, and miscellaneous military and other papers. Finley was a member of the 30th Illinois Infantry, serving in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Continue reading “Robert Stuart Finley papers, 1862-1867; 1911.”
Gale and Polk family papers, 1815-1895 (bulk 1815-1865).
Creator: Gale and Polk family.
Collection number: 266
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Abstract: Gale and Polk families of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Chiefly personal correspondence of members of the related Gale and Polk families. Included are ante-bellum Continue reading “Gale and Polk family papers, 1815-1895 (bulk 1815-1865).”
William Ruthrauff Amberson papers, 1919-1968; 1971.
Creator: Amberson, William Ruthrauff, b. 1894.
Collection number: 3862
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Abstract: William R. Amberson was a professor at the University of Tennessee Medical School at Memphis, 1930-1937, advisor to the Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union, and trustee of the Delta and Providence cooperative farms in Mississippi. The collection is primarily personal Continue reading “William Ruthrauff Amberson papers, 1919-1968; 1971.”
Zion Church and Frierson Settlement in Maury County, Tennessee, 1850.
Creator: Putnam, A. W. (Albigence Waldo)
Collection number: 809
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Abstract: An address by A. W. Putnam, presented to the Tennessee Historical Society in 1850, on the history of the Zion Presbyterian Church and the Frierson Settlement, both in Maury County, Continue reading “Zion Church and Frierson Settlement in Maury County, Tennessee, 1850.”
Jane Gurley papers, 1830-1841.
Creator: Gurley, Jane, fl. 1830-1841.
Collection number: 1783-z
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Abstract: Jane Gurley lived in Windsor, N.C., in the mid-19th century. Chiefly letters to Jane Gurley of Windsor, N.C., from friends and relatives in La Grange, Tenn., and Louisburg, N.C., concerning family, church, and community affairs. Also included Continue reading “Jane Gurley papers, 1830-1841.”
Harding and Jackson family papers, 1819-1911.
Creator: Harding and Jackson family.
Collection number: 309
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Abstract: John Harding (1777-1865) established the plantation Belle Meade near Nashville, Tenn. His son, William Giles Harding (1806-1886), was a Tennessee militia general, planter, and Continue reading “Harding and Jackson family papers, 1819-1911.”
John Alexander Barry papers, 1861-1903.
Creator: Barry, John Alexander.
Collection number: 3015
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Abstract: Letters from John Alexander Barry of Phillips’ Legion, Wofford’s Brigade, to members of his family in Dalton, Ga., written from Virginia and while serving with Longstreet’s corps in Tennessee, 1863-1864, and three later family letters. The Continue reading “John Alexander Barry papers, 1861-1903.”