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Title: Letter from Birmingham City Jail
Author : Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968
Associated name : American Friends Service Committee
Date Created: 1963-05
Abstract: Published by the American Friends Service Committee. This copy belonged to Roberta Church.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: The Robert R. Church Family Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002670
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Title: Mary B, Bryan in Coconut Grove, Florida to Wallace C. Haggard in Dayton, Tennessee
Author : Mary B. Bryan
Date Created: 1925-09-29
Abstract: This is a letter written by Mary B. Bryan, wife of William Jennings Bryan, thanking Wallace C. Haggard for the hospitality shown in their trip to Washington, D.C. Haggard was a prosecuting attorney in the Scopes trial.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: William Jennings Bryan Artifacts
Contributing Institution: Bryan College
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003349
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Title: The courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee
Photographer : McElhose
Date Created: 1910 - 1930
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "The courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee". This is the same Rhea County Courthose that was the scene of the Scopes trial. This famous trial gained national attention as a contest between Darwinian evolutionary science and Biblical fundamentalist doctrine.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
Contributing Institution: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002077
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Title: Memphis Under Quarantine
Illustrator : Moise
Date Created: 1879-09-20
Abstract: A sketch from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The full caption is "Tennessee - Memphis under quarantine rule - Sisters of Charity Administering to Sick and Dying Victims of Yellow Fever." The image features a nun at thet door of a home with a sick husband lying in bed, while a child clings to her mother's apron.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Prints from Harpers Weekly Newspaper and Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002834
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Title: A.G. Freed
Photographer : Moore Photography
Date Created: 1900 - 1930
Abstract: Photograph of A.G Freed, co-founder of Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee. The picture was most likely developed and framed by Moore Photography, a company based out of Jackson, Tennessee. Written in pencil in the margins are the words, "A man of God whose life has been sweet and good. I love you with all my heart." (Signature illegible)
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Freed-Hardeman University History
Contributing Institution: Freed-Hardeman University
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002303
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Title: Pass Under the Rod
Lyricist : Mrs. Dana
Composer : Mrs. Sue Ingersoll Scott
Date Created: 1862
Abstract: "Nora Lee Gardner from M Walden May 1st 1865" is inscribed in pencil along the top of the cover of this mournful song about the death of a son. Included in a bound volume of sheet music that belonged to Miss Nora Gardner of Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music Volumes
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002676
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Title: Noel Gaines in Frankfort, Kentucky to Governor Austin Peay in Nashville, Tennessee
Author : Noel Gaines
Recipient : Austin Peay, 1876-1927
Date Created: 1925-08-16
Abstract: Letter written by Noel Gaines to Governor Austin Peay. The letter, regarding passing the anti-evolution law in the State of Tennessee, contains strong language where Mr. Gaines calls the majority of Science teachers in the country, "rank infidels, atheists, materialists, teaching a line of destruction." Mr. Gaines goes on to say that Christian people pay the bill for, "treasonable book companies who have and are printing these satan-sandwich-books."
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=200700000002595
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Title: O.C. Blackmer in Chicago, IL to Gen. John Eaton in Nashville, TN
Author : O. C. Blackmer
Recipient : John Eaton, 1829-1906
Date Created: 1869-02-17
Abstract: States that the writer is sending one of his publications to Eaton and claims that his trip to Tennessee helped the writer understand what Eaton has to struggle against.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: John Eaton Correspondence, 1865-1905
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001739
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| 59 |
Title: Temple, O.P. in Knoxville, Tennessee to Rodgers, S.A. in Loudon Tennessee
Author : Oliver Perry Temple, 1820-1907
Recipient : S. A. Rodgers
Date Created: 1882-03-26
Abstract: A letter to Judge Rodgers with 4 pages of enclosed notes on religion. Requests that Rodgers preserve the paper and return it to Temple.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: The O.P. Temple Papers, 1832-
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001307
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| 60 |
Title: Osborn Goad in Maury County to the church at Knob Creek when in cession [sic]
Author : Osborn Goad
Date Created: 1849-06-30
Abstract: A written prayer/confession dated June 30, 1849, by Osborn Goad in Maury County, Tennessee to "the church at Knob creek when in cession [sic]." In the beginning, Goad confesses to using harsh language, making false statements about others, and towards the end, Goad allows that he will be "governed" by the church, wishes for spring to come and ends by asking for a blessing for the church.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: General Records
Contributing Institution: Maury County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001296
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| 61 |
Title: Monkey Biz-ness (Down in Tennessee)
Composer; Lyricist : Perry Alexander, 1895-1979
Date Created: 1925
Abstract: Sheet music of a song describing the singer's unsuccessful attempts to start some "monkey biz-ness" with a girl from Tennessee named Lulu. Includes a reference to "Darwin's theory" as well as multiple jungle and monkey references. 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=200700000001494
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| 62 |
Title: Taylor and Company Ledger
Creator : R. V. Taylor
Date Created: 1892-10-31
Abstract: A list of items and amounts purchased from the Taylor and Company General Merchandise store in Taylor`s Chapel, Tennessee. The items include meat, sugar, and writing tablets.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: The R.V. Taylor Collection
Contributing Institution: Lambuth University
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001294
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| 63 |
Title: Old Heating Plant and Brother Lipscomb's Home at Nashville Bible School
Photographer : R.S. Patterson
Date Created: 1900 - 1950
Abstract: Nashville Bible School was the predecessor of David Lipscomb College, now Lipscomb University This photograph was taken in the Winter time. THe area is still a working farm. The stamp on the back identifies R.S. Patterson as the KODAK Picture Finisher. He had a shop on Union Street in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Nashville Bible School
Contributing Institution: Lipscomb University -Beaman Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002295
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| 64 |
Title: Minutes of Methodist Church
Author : R.V. Tayler
Date Created: 1855-11-12
Abstract: This minute book contains the minutes from a Methodist church in Bolivar, Tennessee, which lists the names of its "coloured members".
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: History
Contributing Institution: Bolivar-Hardeman County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003516
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| 65 |
Title: Children`s Mission Home Annual Report
Author : Rev. J. R. Lauritzen
Author : Mrs. J. R. Lauritzen
Date Created: 1910-06-10
Abstract: Twentieth annual report of the work of the Children`s Mission Home at Knoxville, Tennessee. Reverend and Mrs. J.R. Lauritzen are the superintendents of the home.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Ben W. Hooper Papers, 1911-1936
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001621
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| 66 |
Title: Photograph of pit with remains of dog, Chota, ca. 18th century
Photographer : Richard R. Polhemus
Date Created: 1969
Abstract: This photograph is of an Overhill Cherokee pit containing the skeletal remains of a dog. Chota or Echota was an Overhill Cherokee village located in what is today Monroe County, Tennessee. In the mid-18th century, Chota was recognized by Europeans as well as other Indians for its powerful socio-economic influence and was regarded as the capital of the Cherokee Nation. Chota, as with all the Overhill Cherokee sites, is now inundated by the Tellico Reservoir. Excavations of Overhill Cherokee villages were conducted by the University of Tennessee between 1967 and 1983 as part of the Tellico Archaeological Project. Excavations continued until 1983, and laboratory studies and report preparation continued until 1987. The excavations were conducted in anticipation of the flooding of the Lower Little Tennessee River Valley, in eastern Tennessee, by the Tellico Dam Reservoir. The excavations were conducted under contract with the National Park Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Principal Investigator, Alfred K. Guthe. Field Director, J. Worth Greene.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
Collection: Frank H. McClung Museum Photographic Collection
Contributing Institution: Frank H. McClung Museum
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002531
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Title: Women's Bible Class
Photographer : Robert A. Moore
Date Created: 1939
Abstract: A Bible class at Freed-Hardeman University, in Henderson, TN. Co-founder N.B. Hardeman is seated at the right side of the table reading to the class. Three girls seated in the front row watch Mr. Hardeman with rapt attention, while the rest of the class stares into the camera.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Freed-Hardeman University History
Contributing Institution: Freed-Hardeman University
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002309
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| 68 |
Title: Twelfth Annual Announcement of the Ruskin-Cave College and Conservatory of Music, 1915-1916
Creator : Ruskin Cave College
Date Created: 1915
Abstract: An extensive 40-page brochure for Ruskin Cave College, in Ruskin, Tennessee. The community existed in Dickson, Tennessee, 50 miles west of Nashville. The school was limited to 200 students of both sexes, with a strong Christian ethic. The brochure includes lists of courses, colleges, societies, regulations, instructions for enrollment and preparation, matriculates by state and county, as well as other information regarding the college. In addition to academics, Ruskin Cave College had non-team athletics, and manditory military drilling for both men and women.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Ruskin Cooperative Association Collection
Contributing Institution: Dickson County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003432
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| 69 |
Title: Do you drink?
Creator : T. H. Farmer
Date Created: 1911 - 1931
Abstract: Temperance pledge for young men, with blank to be signed by owner of each copy.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Ben W. Hooper Papers, 1911-1936
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001554
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Title: Don't Monkey with Evolution
Composer : T. N. Davies
Lyricist : J. A. Veazey
Date Created: 1925
Abstract: Sheet music for 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=200700000001496
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Title: Thomas Gallaher in Renesselaer, Missouri to O.P. Temple
Author : Thomas Gallaher
Recipient : Oliver Perry Temple, 1820-1907
Date Created: 1891-08-03
Abstract: Temple`s cousin Gallaher relates the general state and news of his family. He discusses his present working situation as pastor of a Presbyterian church and craftsman of walking sticks. He sends his regards to various family members and friends in the Knoxville area.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: The O.P. Temple Papers, 1832-1909
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003468
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Title: Articles of Amendment to the Charter of Martin College, Changing the Corporate Name
Signer : Thomas III Yow
Date Created: 1986-08-01
Abstract: Document detailing the name change of Martin College to Martin Methodist College. Detailed location: Record of Charter, Book 3.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Contemporary United States (1968-present)
Collection: Historical County Records
Contributing Institution: Giles County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003436
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Title: Students in the Library and Reading Room, Nashville Bible School, c. 1914
Photographer : Thuss
Date Created: 1914
Abstract: Students studying in the Library and Reading Room in Harding Hall at Nashville Bible School, c. 1914. Included in the photo are William Kerr, Neal Hannah, Byron Hughes, Truman Ward, Sybil Lillie, John Berry Wynn, Charles R. Brewer, and Robbie Ward.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Nashville Bible School
Contributing Institution: Lipscomb University -Beaman Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002300
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Title: unknown in Hanover, TN to the Editors of the Memphis Post in Memphis, TN
Author : unknown
Recipient : John Eaton, 1829-1906
Date Created: 1867-07-27
Abstract: Critical discussion of a baccalaureate sermon preached the previous day and of various religious teachings.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: John Eaton Correspondence, 1865-1905
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001785
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Title: Loudon Methodist Church documents
Creator : unknown
Date Created: 1854
Abstract: Contracts and meeting minutes detailing aspects of the founding and construction of the Loudon Methodist Church.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Lenoir Family Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001816
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