Bibliographic Records
Database:
Volunteer Voices: The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee
Query:
vvcat: "A.8"
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Title: Alpine School, Alpine, Tennessee Donor : Dr. MacMillan, Hugh W. Date Created: 1935 Abstract: Dr. Hugh W. MacMillan ; From the donation letter: Dr. MacMillan was a dentist from Cincinnati, Ohio who went down at the request of the board to give the students dental check-ups. Dr. MacMillan died in 1992 at the age of 101, and left this collection behind. Overton County, From state plaque - Alpine School - Organized by Dr. John L. Dillard on the top of Alpine Mountain in 1821, the school was moved off the mountain after the Civil War and named Alpine Institute. A. H. Roberts, later governor, taught there in the early 1890s. The school was revived in 1917 by the Board of the National Missions of the U.S.A. Presbyterian Church. The elementary school in 1936 and the high school in 1946 were turned over to Overton County. Notes - the photos from 1992 show the rubble of the school. County: Overton 1 tif Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Alpine School Collection Contributing Institution: Tennessee Tech University- Volpe Library URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001400
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Title: Gulf Station, Alpine, Tennessee Donor : Dr. MacMillan, Hugh W. Date Created: 1935 Abstract: Dr. Hugh W. MacMillan ; From the donation letter: Dr. MacMillan was a dentist from Cincinnati, Ohio who went down at the request of the board to give the students dental check-ups. Dr. MacMillan died in 1992 at the age of 101, and left this collection behind. Overton County, From state plaque - Alpine School - Organized by Dr. John L. Dillard on the top of Alpine Mountain in 1821, the school was moved off the mountain after the Civil War and named Alpine Institute. A. H. Roberts, later governor, taught there in the early 1890s. The school was revived in 1917 by the Board of the National Missions of the U.S.A. Presbyterian Church. The elementary school in 1936 and the high school in 1946 were turned over to Overton County. Notes - the photos from 1992 show the rubble of the school. County: Overton Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Alpine School Collection Contributing Institution: Tennessee Tech University- Volpe Library URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001401
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Title: Mullins and MacMillan photograph Donor : Dr.Hugh W. MacMillan Date Created: 1935 Abstract: A photograph of the Mullins family and Dr. MacMillan. From the collection of Dr. Hugh W. MacMillan. From the donation letter: Dr. MacMillan was a dentist from Cincinnati, Ohio who went down at the request of the board to give the students dental check-ups. Dr. MacMillan died in 1992 at the age of 101, and left this collection behind. Overton County, From state plaque - Alpine School - Organized by Dr. John L. Dillard on the top of Alpine Mountain in 1821, the school was moved off the mountain after the Civil War and named Alpine Institute. A. H. Roberts, later governor, taught there. Shown: Jim, Bruce, Elizabeth and Pete MacMillan and Bethel, Floyd, mildred, Delia, Hutson, and Mrs. Mullins. County: Overton Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Alpine School Collection Contributing Institution: Tennessee Tech University- Volpe Library URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001979
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Title: E. H. Crump in Washington, D.C., to Bruce R. Payne in Nashville, TN Author : E. H. Crump, 1874-1954 Date Created: 1933-01-24 Abstract: Crump`s reply to the Friends of Prohibition`s request that he oppose repealing the 18th amendment. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001667
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Title: E. H. Crump in Washington, D.C., to the Methodist Ministers Association in Memphis, TN Author : E. H. Crump, 1874-1954 Date Created: 1932-12-05 Abstract: A telegram informing the Methodist Ministers Association that a vote to repeal the eighteenth amendment failed, even though Crump voted for it. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001661
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Title: E. S. Ullmann in New York, NY, to United States Senators and Congressmen in Washington, D.C. Author : E. S. Ullman Date Created: 1932-12-03 Abstract: An anti-prohibition letter sent to all United States Senators and Congressmen. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001658
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Title: Cordell Hull Membership in Smith Co. Young Democrat Club Signer : E.D. Marker Signer : Carrie Nell Chapman Date Created: 1938-03-26 Abstract: A certificate showing Cordell Hull`s honorary membership in the Smith County Young Democrat Club. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Smith County Museum Contributing Institution: Smith County Heritage Museum URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003437
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Title: How Can You Live Here? Publisher : Emerald-Hodgson Hospital Date Created: 1933 - 1950 Abstract: This is a reprint from a leaflet of St. Mary`s-on-the-Mountain, issue of November, 1933. It describes the living conditions of a pregnant woman they provided care for outside of Sewanee, Tennessee. The woman lived in an old run-down cabin with her husband and 3 children, which was so dilapidated they had to use newspaper to insulate the cracks in the walls. Shortly after the woman reaches the hospital it is revealed that she has had a miscarriage. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Vice-Chancellor Benjamin Finney Collection Contributing Institution: University of the South - Archives URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003403
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Title: Selective Service Registration Card of George Franklin Burns Signer : Ethel R. Thompson Date Created: 1942-02-16 Abstract: This is a registration certificate for the draft to George Franklin Burns during WWII. The back includes physical feature details such as a missing right eye. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: World War II and Tennessee Maneuvers Collection Contributing Institution: Cumberland University - Stockton Archives at the Vise Library URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003393
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Title: Excerpt from article Author : Eugene H. Sloan Date Created: 1950 - 1956 Abstract: An excerpt from With the Second Army: "Somewhere in Tennessee", a book writen by Eugene H. Sloan that describes the establishment and importance of Camp Campbell, Camp Forrest, and Sewart Air Field. Sloan was a native of Lebanon, Tennessee and began his journalism career as a teenage reporter for the newspaper, Lebanon Democrat, and later was a "stringer" for the now defunt newspaper, Nashville Banner. His by-lined column "Somewhere in Tennessee" was the basis for the book on World War II maneuvers. Permission to use granted by Nashville Public Library. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Eugene Sloan Collection Contributing Institution: Albert Gore Sr. Research Center URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002540
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Title: Excerpt from the article Author : Eugene H. Sloan Date Created: 1956 Abstract: An excerpt from With the Second Army: "Somewhere in Tennessee", a book written by Eugene H. Sloan that recounts a grueling Christmastime episode involving some soldiers during the 1943-1944 maneuvers in Middle Tennessee. Sloan was a native of Lebanon, Tennessee and his by-lined column for the now defunct Nashville Banner newspaper was the basis for his book on World War II maneuvers.Permission to use was granted by Nashville Public Library. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Eugene Sloan Collection Contributing Institution: Albert Gore Sr. Research Center URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002541
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Title: Revised Charter and Ordinances of the Town of Lynchburg, Tenn. Publisher : Falcon Print Date Created: 1935 Abstract: This is a book of the revised charters and ordinances in Lynchburg, TN. Noted names: John T. Cunningham, Jr (Speaker of the House of Representatives); E.G. Tollett (Speaker of the State). Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Lynchburg, Tennessee Minute Book Contributing Institution: Moore County Archives URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003424
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Title: First National Bank of Shelbyville Ten Dollar Bill Printer : First National Bank of Shelby Date Created: 1929 Abstract: This is a Ten dollar bill printed by the First National Bank of Shelbyville, series of 1929. Cashier: G.W. Shearin Jr. and J. E. Huffman President are signatories. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: General Collections Contributing Institution: Fly Cultural Arts Center URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002082
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Title: Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C. to the Honorable William H. Hastie in the Virgin Islands Author : Franklin D. Roosevelt Date Created: 1937-07-19 Abstract: This is a letter from Franklin Roosevelt to William Hastie thanking him for the "nice letter" he received on July 3rd. Mr. Roosevelt was "glad...to hear his appointment was a happy one." Mr. Hastie was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1904 and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1930. He was the first black federal judge in the United States. After serving in this capacity for the Virgin Islands, he became governor of the territory from 1946-1949. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange Center Contributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange Center URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003367
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Title: Educating Youth for Citizenship Author : G.L. Maxwell Date Created: 1941-01 Abstract: This is an article from the magazine Opportunity: Journal of Negro Life, that discusses Allen-White School for Negroes in Whiteville, Tennessee. This school was one of several built with assistance from the Rosenwald Fund. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Allen-White High School Contributing Institution: Bolivar-Hardeman County Library URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003353
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Title: Hitler's Beer Hall, Munich, Germany Former owner : Gaskell Warren Date Created: 1945-06-18 Abstract: Two images taken in August, 1945 of the Bürgerbräukeller. The Bürgerbräukeller was a beer hall in Munich, Germany used as a gathering place for the Nazi party. In 1923, Hitler used the cellar in an attempt to assume power in the failed "Beer Hall Putsch." In 1939, Georg Elser unsuccessfully tried to assassinate Hitler at the cellar as well. The building was severely damaged during the attempt, and never reconstructed. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Gaskell Warren Collection Contributing Institution: Cookeville History Museum URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001650
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Title: Dead German in Erdorf, Germany Former owner : Gaskell Warren Date Created: 1945-03-17 Abstract: GRAPHIC IMAGE. A graphic photograph of a German shot in the head. The image was taken near Bitburg-Erdof, Germany which was heavily bombed on December 24, 1944 and was subsequently designated as a "dead city" by he Americans. It later became a base of operation for NATO, after some time under French occupation. The verso reads: " March 17, 1945. A Dead German. Note Hole in his head. Erdorf, Germany." Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Gaskell Warren Collection Contributing Institution: Cookeville History Museum URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000546
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Title: Nazis in France, on a horse farm Former owner : Gaskell Warren Date Created: 1945 Abstract: An image of Nazi soldiers including Field Marshall von Rundstedt in a field in France. The images in Gaskell Warren's collection of German soldiers were taken after the 101st airborne had captured prisoners in Berchtesgaden, Germany. In August of 1945 the division moved to France in order to train for a possible assault on Japan which was not realized after the Japanese surrender. Gaskell Warren was a member of the military police, and was likely assigned to the detail that escorted the Nazis after their capture. Field Marshall von Rundstedt was Commander of the Western Forces during both the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Market Garden. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Gaskell Warren Collection Contributing Institution: Cookeville History Museum URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000540
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Title: Gaskell Warren at Hitler's Home, August 1945 Former owner : Gaskell Warren Date Created: 1945-08 Abstract: Gaskell Warren poses with the sign "Hitler's Home." The 101st Airborne Division was stationed in Berchtesgaden, Germany in order to search for Nazi leadership in August of 1945. Berchtesgaden was used as one of the Headquarters for the Nazi movement and included Hitler's home, the Eagles' Nest, homes for officers and other ancillary buildings. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Gaskell Warren Collection Contributing Institution: Cookeville History Museum URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000539
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Title: Gaskell Warren Entering the French Zone of Occupation, September 16, 1945 Former owner : Gaskell Warren Date Created: 1945-09-16 Abstract: Gaskell Warren poses beside a sign marking the French zone of occupation in Austria on September 16, 1945. In 1938 Austria became part of Nazi Germany through forced annexation, but Austria was reinstated as a part of the Allies in 1945, just before the Nazi surrender. After the war, Austria was divided into four zones of occupation, the easternmost of which was French, and connected to the United States zone of occupation. Allied occupation of Austria ended in 1955 when all four zones united into modern Austria. The sign behind Warren reads: "Zone d'occupation Francaise en Autriche French zone of occupation in Austria FranzosischeBesatzungszone in Os[ ]rreich." Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Gaskell Warren Collection Contributing Institution: Cookeville History Museum URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000578
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Title: French Mademoiselles receiving haircuts as punishment Photographer : Gaskell Warren Date Created: 1939 - 1945 Abstract: Three images of female Nazi collaborators in Vichy, France having their heads shaved on stage in front of a large crowd. French women who assisted or collaborated with Nazis were known as "femmes tondues." After World War II, head-shaving was a common punishment in France and Norway for female Nazi conspirators. The three images are from approximately 1939-1945. On the back of the first image, Warren has written: "These girls have just finished having their hair cut." Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Gaskell Warren Collection Contributing Institution: Cookeville History Museum URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001649
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Title: Munich, 1945 Photographer : Gaskell Warren Date Created: 1945-08 Abstract: Gaskell Warren's photograph of Munich, Germany in August 1945. People are pictured riding bicycles and walking through the ravaged streets. The city was heavily bombed throughout the war, totaling 71 air raids in six years, with an emphasis in April, 1945. Munich was occupied by America immediately after the war ended. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Gaskell Warren Collection Contributing Institution: Cookeville History Museum URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000586
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Title: Martha Tilton in Munich during USO Show, July 1945 Photographer : Gaskell Warren Date Created: 1945-07 Abstract: A photograph of Martha Tilton performing in Munich, Germany as part of Bob Hope's tour in July, 1945. Tilton was an American popular singer, best-known for her 1939 recording of "And the Angels Sing" with Benny Goodman. Tilton participated in two USO tours with Jack Benny, traveling to the South Pacific in 1944 and to Germany right after the war ended in 1945. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Gaskell Warren Collection Contributing Institution: Cookeville History Museum URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000526
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Title: Line of French girls with their bald heads after getting a haircut Photographer : Gaskell Warren Date Created: 1939 - 1945 Abstract: A photograph of a group of female Nazi collaborators in Vichy, France after their heads were shaved on stage in front of a large crowd. French women who assisted or collaborated with Nazis were known as "femmes tondues." After World War II, head-shaving was a common punishment in France and Norway for female Nazi conspirators. The image is from approximately 1939-1945. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Gaskell Warren Collection Contributing Institution: Cookeville History Museum URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000524
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Title: Bob Hope in Munich during USO Show, July 1945 Photographer : Gaskell Warren Date Created: 1945-07 Abstract: A photograph of Bob Hope during a USO show in Munich, Germany in July, 1945. Hope's USO career spanned six decades, during which he headlined approximately 60 tours. Hope began touring combat zones in 1943, moving from North Africa and Italy to the Pacific. The USO was founded in 1941 in response to a request from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide morale and recreation services to U.S. uniformed military personnel. USO centers and clubs opened around the world as a "Home Away from Home" for GIs. From 1941 to 1947, the USO presented more than 400,000 performances. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Collection: Gaskell Warren Collection Contributing Institution: Cookeville History Museum URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000525
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