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Title: Elizabeth Meriwether-Gilmer as a Young Woman
Photographer : Unkown
Date Created: 1890 - 1895
Abstract: Elizabeth Meriwether-Gilmer (Dorothy Dix) as a young woman in her early 30s with slender face and dark hair.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Dorothy Dix Collection 1861-1951
Contributing Institution: Austin Peay State University
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002050
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Title: Mrs. Jefferson Davis in New York, New York to Mrs. John Overton in Nashville, Tennessee
Author : Varina Davis, 1826-1906
Recipient : Harriet (Maxwell) Overton, 1832-1899
Date Created: 1898-12-21
Abstract: Sympathy card and envelope from Varina Davis to Harriet Overton expressing sympathy over the death of Harriet`s husband, John Overton Jr. Jefferson Davis served as President of the Confederate States of America; John Overton Jr. contributed funds to the Confederacy and was an honoary pall bearer at Davis` funeral in 1889.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Travellers Rest
Contributing Institution: Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002794
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Title: Letter from Virginia P. Moore to All Home Demonstration Agents
Author : Virginia Pearl Moore, 1880-1950
Date Created: 1918-10-14
Abstract: Letter on U.S. Food Administration letterhead for the Federal Food Administrator For Tennessee with Virginia P. Moore, Home Economics Director discussing a food drive along for sending "overseas" with distribution of a "food card into every home in the State."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Virginia P. Moore Collection
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001568
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Title: Letter from Virginia P. Moore to Professor Rose
Author : Virginia Pearl Moore, 1880-1950
Date Created: 1911-09-29
Abstract: Discusses success of the State Fair in which the School Improvement Exhibit was displayed and lists many notable attendees such as James B. Frazier, John Trotwood Moore and Bob Taylor.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Virginia P. Moore Collection
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001567
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Title: Flyer for Bazaar
Contributor : Virginia Pearl Moore, 1880-1950
Date Created: 1900 - 1950
Abstract: Flyer for a Home Improvement Bazaar for demonstrations and exhibits of a washing machine, floor treatments, steam pressure and waterless cookers, and a "moving picture".
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Virginia P. Moore Collection
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001571
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Title: Hannah Jackson
Creator : W. G. Thuss
Date Created: 1880
Abstract: Photograph of Hannah Jackson, former slave of President Andrew Jackson. Seated, wearing a kerchief on her head and white apron over her print dress, holding an umbrella.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: The Hermitage Historic Collection
Contributing Institution: The Hermitage
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000353
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| 282 |
Title: Miss Martha Brownlow, or, The Heroine of Tennessee
Author : W.D. Reynolds
Date Created: 1850 - 1900
Abstract: A portion of a book, the full title of which is: Miss Martha Brownlow, or The Heroine of Tennessee: a truthful and graphic account of the many perils and privations endured by Miss Martha Brownlow, the lovely and accomplished daughter of the celebrate Parson Brownlow, during her residence with her father in Knoxville. Despite the word "truthful" in the title, the book is considered a piece of propaganda, promoting the celebrity of the Brownlow family. Martha Brownlow`s true name was Susan Brownlow.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Cataloged Items in the McClung Historical Collection
Contributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical Collection
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003253
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| 283 |
Title: Come on to Nashville, Tennessee
Composer : Walter Donaldson, 1893-1947
Date Created: 1917
Abstract: The cover of sheet music to a popular romantic song in which a young man tries to convince a girl to visit his family in Nashville, Tennessee. The cover shows the couple hurrying to make the train to Nashville.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Kenneth D. Rose Sheet Music Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001435
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| 284 |
Title: Portrait of Mary Overton attributed to Washington Cooper
Artist; Attributed name : Washington Cooper
Date Created: 1835
Abstract: This is a portrait of Mary Overton attributed to Washington Cooper. Mary Overton lived at Travellers Rest from 1820 to 1862.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Travellers Rest
Contributing Institution: Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002108
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| 285 |
Title: Deposition against Nancy Burris by James Tomkins
Creator : Washington County Court
Date Created: 1840
Abstract: Deposition against Nancy Burris by James Tompkins in Washington County, Tennessee court. Tompkins states that Nancy Burris took an item from his home.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Washington County Court Records
Contributing Institution: Archives of Appalachia- ETSU
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000827
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| 286 |
Title: Fanning Orphan Home and School
Photographer : Wiles
Date Created: 1890 - 1900
Abstract: The Fanning Orphan Home and School, for young ladies, was opened in 1884 on the grounds of the former Franklin College, which was burnt down after the Civil War.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Fanning Orphan Home and School Collection
Contributing Institution: Lipscomb University -Beaman Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002289
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| 287 |
Title: Letter to Dorothy Dix - Elizabeth Meriwether - from her Father
Author : William Meriwether
Date Created: 1863-05-24
Abstract: Correspondence letters are mainly between Dorothy Dix (Elizabeth Meriwether) and her family members and friends; much is divulged about her professional life in general. This letter was written to Elizabeth Meriwether from her father as he readies himself to join the Civil War forces and leaves his child ...in the tender care of your most devoted mother.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Dorothy Dix
Contributing Institution: Austin Peay State University
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002491
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| 288 |
Title: The Importance of a Liberal Education for Woman
Speaker : WM T Hamilton
Publisher : J.G. Cisco
Date Created: 1878-01-16
Abstract: A speech given before the Teacher`s Institute at Jackson, Tennessee. The speech discuss what type of education is proper for a woman without ruining her for her domestic duties. Published by J.G. Cisco of Jackson, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: The Amos Blanch Jones Collection
Contributing Institution: Lambuth University
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001038
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| 289 |
Title: Woman`s Missionary Advocate
Publisher : Women`s Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Date Created: 1884-10
Abstract: Volume 4, number 4 of the Woman`s Missionary Advocate, a publication of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: The Womans Missionary Advocate Collection
Contributing Institution: Lambuth University
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001041
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| 290 |
Title: A Godrey family burial
Photographer : The Aristo Studio
Date Created: 1900 - 1930
Abstract: Women and children attend a burial for a member of the Godfrey family in Maryville, Tennessee. An American flag sits on top of the gravesite.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Blount County Historical Collection
Contributing Institution: Blount County Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000285
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| 291 |
Title: America When Feminized
Creator : Southern Women`s League for the Rejection of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment
Date Created: 1920-08
Abstract: This humorous anti-suffrage broadside makes claims such as "a vote for federal suffrage is a vote for female nagging forever." Woman suffrage masculinize women and feminize men, leading to a collapse of male ascendency, causing the degeneration of the nation. There is an effective political cartoon showing a hen with a "Votes for Women" sash leaving her eggs behind, telling the rooster to "set on them yourself, old man, my country calls me."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001608
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| 292 |
Title: At the Crossroads, 50th anniversary of the League of Women Voters of Kingsport
Associated name : League of Women Voters of Kingsport
Date Created: 1969-04-14
Abstract: The title of this commemorative brochure is entitled At the Crossroads and is a proclamation signed by J. H. Lewis, Mayor, attested by E. L. Shelor, City Recorder, displays the City of Kingsport seal, and is dated 14th day of April 1969. Other information in this brochure includes League Sponsors Comment on Our Program; Milestones Along the Way; Signposts to the Future; and League of Women Voters of Kingsport 50th Anniversary Campaign lists of committee names and members, including the Committee, Men`s Advisory Committee, and Sponsors.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Contemporary United States (1968-present)
Collection: Kingsport League of Women Voters, 1947-1994
Contributing Institution: Archives of the City of Kingsport
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002636
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| 293 |
Title: Centenary College group photograph
Photographer : Centenary Collegeatt, LC
Date Created: 1880 - 1900
Abstract: A group of Centenary College students stand on the steps of a building with the founders of the college, Rev. George R. Stuart and Dr. David Sullins. Centenary College existed in Cleveland, Tennessee from 1885-1929.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Cleveland Public Library History Branch Collection
Contributing Institution: Southeast Tennessee Digital Archive Cleveland State Community College
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000283
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| 294 |
Title: Centenary College in Cleveland, Tennessee
Associated name : Centenary College
Date Created: 1890 - 1920
Abstract: These pictures offer a panoramic view of Centenary College in Cleveland, Tennessee. On the back of the first image is a drawing and description of a wedding dress as follows. The second best dress was light gray with train trimmed light blue frail velvet, was very elaborate... 2 Beaver hats with bloomes/white/black. Traveling dress was navy blue coat suit with train. Neglige red with train with blue velvet house shoes. Evening slipper black with black beads. Mrs. Edd Royal made this dress... udining table... in the center of a cut glass mirror with a vace on a lace cloth. It was very beautiful. Note the spelling on the words bloomes [blooms], negligee [negligee]and vace [vase]. The Lord is my Shepherd and I am the Truth and life is also written on the back of this photograph.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Cleveland Public Library History Branch Collection
Contributing Institution: Southeast Tennessee Digital Archive Cleveland State Community College
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001442
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| 295 |
Title: Centenary College in Cleveland, Tennessee
Photographer : Southern Art Company
Date Created: 1892
Abstract: Students and faculty appear on the steps of a building at Centenary College in Cleveland, Tennessee with snow on the ground.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Cleveland Public Library History Branch Collection
Contributing Institution: Southeast Tennessee Digital Archive Cleveland State Community College
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000281
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Title: Chemistry class at Centenary Female College
Associated name : Centenary Female College
Date Created: 1890 - 1910
Abstract: A chemistry class photo taken in 1910 at Centenary Female College, Cleveland, Tennessee. List of names on back of photograph: Maggie Turner, Webb, Mississippi; May E. Davis, Pleasant Grove, Florida; Jennie Lambert, Rural Retreat, Virginia; Mary Lou Hall, Waynesville, North Carolina; Nannie Robinson, Lookout, Tennessee; Mrs. Humphries, Centenary Female College; Maud Stewart, Jasper, Tennessee; Isabelle Zelrouer, Florida; Mary Stewart, Cleveland, Tennessee; Velma Hall, Coffeeville, Mississippi; Emma Swift, Minuto City, Mississippi; Ethel Rose, Hope, Arkansas; Fannie Arrants, Decatur, Tennessee; Aleck Arrants, Decatur, Tennessee; Mae Coffey, Stevenson, Alabama; Coulter Aiken, Cleveland, Tennessee; Mabel Armstrong, Coffeeville, Mississippi; Floye McClerk, Dyersburg, Tennessee, and the first name of another student, Jessie, whose surname is unreadable except for the first letter E, is written along the side of the list.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Cleveland Public Library History Branch Collection
Contributing Institution: Southeast Tennessee Digital Archive Cleveland State Community College
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001440
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Title: Domestic Science Laboratory
Photographer : Middle Tennessee State University
Date Created: 1914
Abstract: "The Home Economics Department is presenting a most pleasing appearance in her new adornments. The beautiful new cabinet consisting of forty individual lockers and ample space for hanging garments, while in construction and when finished, adds greatly to the convenience of the Domestic Arts classes; and the splendid new sewing machines make the work much lighter. This house is to be occupied by a different group of girls each quarter. The group will live as a family, practicing the arts of household management in the most practical and scientific way" (--Mrs. T.E. Clark, President, Home economics Club, The Normalite, October 1922)
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Alumni Photo Collection
Contributing Institution: Albert Gore Sr. Research Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002447
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Title: Dormitory Rules and Regulations for Young Women
Creator : Middle Tennessee State Teachers College
Date Created: 1932
Abstract: The State Teachers College`s "Dormitory Rules and Regulations for Young Women" enumerated the standards by which young women were expected to behave while attending the institution. Women at the college adhered to standards that were more stringent than those required of men.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: University Collections
Contributing Institution: Albert Gore Sr. Research Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002542
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Title: Elizabeth Kyle-Hardy
Attributed name : Browder Studios
Date Created: 1920
Abstract: This portait photograph is believed to have been taken in knoxville. No other information is available.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Contributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002109
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Title: Employees of Tennessee Hosiery Mills Co.
Creator : Tennessee Hosiery Mill
Attributed name : Community Action Group of Englewood
Date Created: 1949-02
Abstract: The quotation below is from the book, Then and Now: the women of Englewood's textile mills. "Tennessee Hosiery Mill, founded by William P. Chesnutt, Sr., was located in the Englewood Manufacturing Company building which formerly had been owned by his fathere J.W. Chesnutt. Most of the employees from the original mill were hired, thus continuing the local sock-making industry."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Englewood Textile Museum
Contributing Institution: Englewood Textile Museum
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000496
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