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Title: A. L. Markwell in Los Angeles, California to Governor Austin Peay in Nashville, Tennessee
Author : A L Markwell
Recipient : Austin Peay, 1876-1927
Date Created: 1925-03-24
Abstract: Letter from A. L. Markwell to Austin Peay, then Governor of the State of Tennessee. In the letter, Mr. Markwell espresses his elation at reading about the State of Tennessee tabooing the Darwin-Huxely theory of evolution.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Governor Austin Peay Papers, 1923-1927
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002593
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Title: Don't Make a Monkey out of Me
Composer; Lyricist : B. C. Hodgson
Date Created: 1925
Abstract: Sheet music for a song published at the time of the Scopes Monkey Trial, ridiculing the theory of evolution. Part of the Scopes subgroup of the John S. Mitchell Collection.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: John S. Mitchell Collection of Tennessee Music
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001495
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Title: Charter and Bylaws of Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee
Author : Bryan College
Date Created: 2004-03-09
Abstract: This charter lays down the mission, Christian principles, and by-laws of Bryan College. Bryan College was founded in memory of Scopes trial attourney, William Jennings Bryan. The major changes in the by-laws set for this the charter deal with increasing the size of the board of trustees and reducing restrictions placed on them.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Contemporary United States (1968-present)
Collection: The Mercer Humanities Lab
Contributing Institution: Bryan College
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003343
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Title: Bryan Memorial University Campaign
Creator : Bryan College
Date Created: 1925 - 1926
Abstract: This is a campaign for the creation of Bryan Memorial University, or Bryan College. Their target is to raise 5 million dollars, half for equipment, half towards an endowment. Their strategy is to appeal to fundamentalists across the nation who were moved by the Scopes trial, of which William Jennings Bryan was their advocate. It includes a 2 page layout of a sketch of the proposed plans for a campus.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Bryan College Collection
Contributing Institution: Bryan College
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003345
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Title: Evolutin Riddle
Composer : Burney Williams
Lyricist : Jo McLeskey
Date Created: 1925
Abstract: Sheet music of an anti-evolution song published at the time of the John T. Scopes monkey trial. Part of the Scopes subgroup of the John S. Mitchell Collection.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: John S. Mitchell Collection of Tennessee Music
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001492
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Title: John T. Scopes Trial (The Old Religion's Better after All)
Composer; Lyricist : Carlos B. McAfee
Date Created: 1925
Abstract: Sheet music of an anti-evolution, pro-creationism song published at the time of the John T. Scopes monkey trial. Part of the Scopes subgroup of the John S. Mitchell Collection.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: John S. Mitchell Collection of Tennessee Music
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001493
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Title: Clarence Darrow's arrival in Dayton
Associated name : Clarence Darrow, 1857-1938
Associated name : John Thomas Scopes
Associated name : John R Neal
Date Created: 1925-07
Abstract: Photograph of Clarence Darrow's arrival in Dayton, Tennessee. John Scopes is shown welcoming Darrow. John R. Neal is also shown.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002707
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Title: Clarence Darrow
Associated name : Clarence Darrow, 1857-1938
Date Created: 1925-07
Abstract: Photograph of Clarence Darrow taken during the Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002710
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Title: Scopes Trial courtroom before the verdict
Associated name : Clarence Darrow, 1857-1938
Date Created: 1925
Abstract: Photograph of the Scopes Trial courtroom and jury just before the verdict. Clarence Darrow is visible on the left.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Library Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002697
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Title: Missing Link
Composer : Clarence J. Penney
Lyricist : Roscoe C. Gaige
Date Created: 1914
Abstract: Sheet music for a song in which the singer claims to be the missing evolutionary link between monkeys and humans. Part of the Scopes subgroup of the John S. Mitchell Collection.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: John S. Mitchell Collection of Tennessee Music
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001499
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Title: Missing Link
Composer : Donald Bestor
Lyricist : Emma M. Sheetz
Date Created: 1909
Abstract: Sheet music for an anti-evolution song. Takes the stance that just because people sometimes act like monkeys does not mean that they evolved from monkeys. Includes direct references to the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve. Part of the Scopes subgroup of the John S. Mitchell Collection.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: John S. Mitchell Collection of Tennessee Music
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001500
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Title: Evolution
Composer; Lyricist : E. F. Reynolds
Date Created: 1925
Abstract: Sheet music of a pro-evolution song published at the time of the John T. Scopes monkey trial. Advocates the point of view that it is possible to believe in both the Bible and the theory of evolution. Part of the Scopes subgroup of the John S. Mitchell Collection.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: John S. Mitchell Collection of Tennessee Music
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001497
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Title: Photograph of first shipment of a booklet titled,
Associated name : F E Robinson
Associated name : W Morgan
Date Created: 1925-07
Abstract: Photograph of the first shipment of a booklet written by F. Robinson and W. Morgan. The title of the booklet was "Why Dayton of all Places."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002711
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Title: Wallace and Frances Robinson
Associated name : Frances Robinson
Associated name : Wallace Robinson
Date Created: 1925-07
Abstract: Photograph of Wallace and Francis Robinson in the window of their playhouse. The boy is holding a Felix the Cat toy and the girl is holding a monkey. This photograph was taken in Dayton, Tennessee during the Scopes trial.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002714
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Title: Pro Bono Publico by George J. Jones to Governor Austin Peay in Nashville, Tennessee
Author : George J Jones
Copyright claimant : J O`Conner
Associated name : William Jennings Bryan, 1860-1925
Date Created: 1923
Abstract: Circular letter regarding the attacks to William Jennings Bryan for his rebuttal of the evolutionary theory that man was descended from an ape. The letter is signed by George J. Jones, Scientist and Investigator.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Governor Austin Peay Papers, 1923-1927
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002592
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Title: George Rappelyea, Walter White, Clay Greene, F. Robinson and Owen Wasson
Associated name : George Rappelyea
Associated name : F. E. Robinson
Associated name : Owen Wasson
Date Created: 1925 - 07
Abstract: Photograph showing George W. Rappelya, Walter White, Clay Green, F. Robinson and Owen Wasson inside Robinson's Drugstore in Dayton, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002703
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Title: I Hope the Monkey's Win
Composer; Lyricist : Harry O. Beck
Arranger : Roland E. Gans
Date Created: 1925
Abstract: Sheet music for a tongue-in-cheek, pro-evolution song published at the time of the John T. Scopes monkey trial. Makes direct reference to Dayton, TN and Scopes. Contains an indirect reference to prohibition in stanza 5. Part of the Scopes subgroup of the John S. Mitchell Collection.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: John S. Mitchell Collection of Tennessee Music
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001498
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Title: J. W. Howard in Greeneville, Tennessee to Governor Austin Peay in Nashville, Tennessee
Creator : J W Howard
Recipient : Austin Peay, 1876-1927
Associated name : T J Luttrell
Date Created: 1925-06-28
Abstract: Resolution of the Men`s Bible Class of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Greenville, Tennessee. This Resolution was sent to Austin Peay, then Governor of the State of Tennessee. The Resolution regards the class approving the position that the Governor took in his letter to the Superintendent of Schools in Rhea County, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Governor Austin Peay Papers, 1923-1927
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002594
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Title: Monkey-Biznizz
Composer; Lyricist : Jerry Daly
Date Created: 1928
Abstract: Sheet music for a song about evolution published three years after the Scopes monkey trial. Mentions Darwin by name and makes indirect references to the trial and Dayton, TN. Contains eight "extra choruses" each of which recounts an anecdote involving a monkey. Part of the Scopes subgroup of the John S. Mitchell Collection.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: John S. Mitchell Collection of Tennessee Music
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001501
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Title: There's Just a Little Bit of Monkey (Still Left in You and Me)
Composer : Jimmy V. Monaco
Lyricist : Grant Clarke
Date Created: 1916
Abstract: Sheet music for a song about Darwin's theory of evolution, comparing the actions of humans to those of monkeys. Part of the Scopes subgroup of the John S. Mitchell Collection.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: John S. Mitchell Collection of Tennessee Music
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001503
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Title: Scopes Trial jury
Associated name : John Raulston
Associated name : Jesse Goodrich
Associated name : John W. Dagley
Date Created: 1925-07
Abstract: Photograph of the Scopes Trail jury: Bluch Harros; Judge John Raulston; W. D. Taylor; Jesse Goodrich; Jack R. Thompson; William G. Day; R. L. Gentry; John Wright; R. D. West; W. D. Smith; James W. Riley; John W. Dagley; and John Bowman.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002704
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Title: John Thomas Scopes Vs. State of Tennessee, Supreme Court Case Title Pages and Index
Creator : Tennessee Supreme Court
Associated name : John Thomas Scopes
Date Created: 1925-09-17
Abstract: Title pages and index of the appeal of the Circuit Court of Rhea County`s decision in the John Thomas Scopes` case. The complete case file is contained in the Supreme Court Records. The index gives a good overview of what is contianed in the records. John Thomas Scopes is listed as the Plaintiff in Error and the State of Tennessee is listed as the Defendant in Error.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Tennessee Supreme Court Records, 1796-1955
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002596
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Title: People gathered outside the Dayton Courthouse
Associated name : Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, Courthouse
Associated name : John Thomas Scopes
Date Created: 1925-07
Abstract: People gathered outside the Dayton courthouse listening to the Scopes trial proceedings from speakers. A sign says, "Read Your Bible."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002708
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Title: John T. Scopes and defenders
Associated name : John Thomas Scopes
Associated name : Clarence Darrow, 1857-1938
Associated name : Dudley Field Malone
Date Created: 1925
Abstract: Black and white photograph of John T. Scopes standing between his defenders, Dudley Field Malone and Clarence Darrow.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Library Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002699
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Title: John Scopes with his father
Associated name : John Thomas Scopes
Date Created: 1925-07
Abstract: Photograph of John Scopes and his father siting on the porch of Bailey's Boarding House in Dayton, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002716
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