Bibliographic Records
Database:
Volunteer Voices: The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee
Query:
vvcat: "D.6"
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Title: Automotive instruction, Jimmy Criddle, P-10 mechanic with Negro C.C.C. workers, 1935
Photographer : Otto F. Haslbauer
Date Created: 1935
Abstract: The title is from the back of the photograph, as written by the photographer. The African-American Civilian Conservation Corps workers learn about automobile mechanics from Jimmy Criddle at TVA P-10, Powell Station, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Civilian Conservation Corps, Record Group 93
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001408
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Title: Photographs from the Polytechnic High School Yearbook
Attributed name : Polytechnic High School in Maryville, Tennessee
Date Created: 1910
Abstract: 2 tifs. Two pages from the Maryville Polytechnic School Yearbook. The first image is of the 1910 Junior Class, picturing eight male and thirteen female students. The students' ages range from approximately tweleve to fifteen. The second image depicts the eleven member men's baseball team. The caption below the image lists the names: "T. Goddard Hale/ Badgett Rusell/ Hackney (captain)/ J. Goddard Rogers/ Garner Stuart/ Sterling Sullinger."
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=200800000001521
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Title: Polytechnic School Bulletin
Author : Polytechnic School
Date Created: 1921
Abstract: This is a bulletin put out by the Polytechnic school in Maryville, Tennessee--"A private, preparatory, co-educational, boarding and day school. In its entirety, the bulletin contains 40 pages, only 6 of which are displayed here. Those included contain information about enrollment, the academic calendar, faculty, facilities, the school`s reputation and its mission.
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=200800000003215
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Title: R.H. Ramsey in Loudon, Tennessee to O.P. Temple in Knoxville, Tennessee
Attributed name : R. H. Ramsey
Associated name : Oliver Perry Temple, 1820-1907
Date Created: 1880-05-03
Abstract: Invitation to deliver the literary address at the close of Loudon College.
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=200700000002449
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Title: R. J. Kelly v. R. E. Smith and J. A. Clement
Complainant : R.J. Kelly
Defendant : R.E. Smith
Defendant : J.A. Clement
Date Created: 1920-01-09
Abstract: Bill of complaint by R. J. Kelly against R. E. Smith and J. A. Clement over college finances. Smith was President of Ruskin Cave College in Dickson, Tenn.; Kelly was Vice-President and teacher. Kelly was owed $2025 for 3 years unpaid teacher salary. Kelly also complains that Smith owes him for other expenses, the total amount owed being $9,840.11.
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=200800000002806
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Title: R.M. Moore in Knoxville, Tennessee to John McAdoo, in Clinton, Tennessee
Signer : R.M. Moore
Date Created: 1847-02-15
Abstract: This is a letter from R.M.Moore in Knoxville, TN to J.D. McAdoo in Clinton, TN telling him about his college life and how he is sick with a bad headache.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: R.M. Moore Letter
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002694
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Title: Apportionment of Giles County School Fund, 1841
Author; Signer : R.P. Currin
Date Created: 1841-07-26
Abstract: The report states that the annual appropriation by the State was $100,000 and the bonus paid by Banks, Insurance Offices, etc. was $20,452. The total scholastic population in 1841 was 3542 (again); dollars apportioned $2292.56.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: County Court Records, 1840-1853
Contributing Institution: Giles County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002821
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Title: Apportionment of Giles County School Fund, 1840
Signer : R.P. Currin
Date Created: 1840-07-20
Abstract: Report that lists the local funding for Giles county schools from tippling tax, common school land tax, bonus from insurance companies, and Planters Bank as $14,590.46, as well as the annual appropriation by the state of $100,000. The report lists scholastic population by district and the distribution of money in this districts, with a total of $2244.58. Signed by R.P. Currin, Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: County Court Records, 1840-1853
Contributing Institution: Giles County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002820
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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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Title: [Letter] 1844 Jul. 4, La Grange, [Alabama] [to] Mr. Edmund Taylor, Fayette Co[unty], Ten[nessee]
Author : R.V. Taylor
Recipient : Edmund Taylor
Date Created: 1844-07-04
Abstract: This document is a letter written by R. V. Taylor to his father, Edmund Taylor, on July 4, 1844. In the letter, Taylor tells his father about the difficulty he had in his travel to school and events happening to acquaintances he visited on the way and at the school.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Taylor Family of Fayette County, Tennessee Letters
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003200
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Title: Dickson Lyceum Course
Publisher : Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Date Created: 1916
Abstract: 8 pages of a 20 page brochure; Descriptions of Mr. Edward Amherst Ott`s Lectures 1 through 4, including "Sour Grapes, or "Heredity and Marriage" and "The Spenders, or the Ballot of the Dollar" There is also a list of tricks by magician Edward Reno, whose performance is titled "Rapid Fire Magic" Included in the brochure are advertisements with old-style phone numbers.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Elnora Miller Papers
Contributing Institution: Dickson County Public Library and Life Long Learning Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003368
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Title: Concert Program for Fisk Jubilee Singers of Nashville, Tenn. in Syracuse, N.Y.
Associated name : Fisk University Jubilee Singers
Creator : Rev. H. A. Merrill
Date Created: 1899-12-11
Abstract: 4 tifs. A program touting the Fisk University Jubilee Singers of Nashville, Tennessee as "Unsurpassed by Anything that has Ever Been Before the Public." The first page includes a photograph of the singers listing: Miss E. Bowman, Mr. G. E. Martin, John W. Work, A.M. conductor, Miss M.L. Grant, Mr. S.S. Carruthers, Miss I. M. Napier, Mr. A. E. Greenlaw, Mrs. Agnes M. Work, Chaperon, Rev. H. A, Merrill, Manager, Miss S. V. Hayes. The concert was to be held on December 11, at 8 p.m. in the Y.M.C.A. Hall in Syracuse, New York at a cost of 35 cents. The first page also includes a paragraph about the folk songs and the performance. The second page details the history, mission and recent press on the group. This group is the second incarnation of the Fisk University singers, which comprises nine singers, and their mission statement talks about the University and how the group is fundraising. The press letters includes testimonials about the group`s musical ability but also about their general demeanor. The third page is devoted to testimonials, mostly given by representatives from churches. The fourth page continues testimonials, but also includes the program consisting of two parts. The bottom of the pages lists Rev. H.A. Merrill as the manager and directs all letters to him at Fisk University. Handwritten at the bottom is the text "Encores were usually called for. Property of M.E. Sherrde."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Fisk Jubilee Singers
Contributing Institution: Fisk University - Franklin Library, Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003289
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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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Title: [Letter] 1840 Oct. 7 [to] Mary Jane Chester, Columbia Tennessee
Author : Robert Chester
Recipient : Mary Jane Chester
Date Created: 1840-10-07
Abstract: This document is a letter dated October 7, 1840 from Robert Chester to his daughter Mary Jane, who attended a female academy in Columbia Tennessee. Chester discusses family affairs and tells her that Andrew Jackson was at their house for dinner when her last letter arrived.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Robert J. Chester Family Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003144
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Title: Freed-Hardeman University students
Photographer : Roberta A. Moore
Date Created: 1926
Abstract: Students on the lawn of Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee. N.B. Hardeman, co-founder, is sitting in the bottom left corner.
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=200800000002308
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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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Title: Ruskin Cave College Conservatory of Music and Arts, Supplement to
Creator : Ruskin Cave College
Date Created: 1915
Abstract: R. E. Smith, A. M., B. D, President of Ruskin Co-operative Association; Ruskin, Tennessee; extolls the talents of their music and art teachers, including Professor Nunvar from Prague, Mrs. Dunbar from Chicago, the rest graduates of RCC. Last page is the envelope, with stamp and postmark.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Ruskin Cooperative Association Collection
Contributing Institution: Dickson County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003433
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Title: Ruskin-Cave College Commencement Invitation
Author : Ruskin-Cave College
Date Created: 1912
Abstract: This is an invitation for the commencement exercises run from May 10th to the 15th, 1912. The second page lists the faculty at the top, and below it the graduates broken down into 5 disciplines: Literary, Piano, Art, Voice, Expression.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Elnora Miller Papers
Contributing Institution: Dickson County Public Library and Life Long Learning Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003373
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Title: Commencement Exercises, Annual Commencement Debate
Director : Ruskin-Cave College
Date Created: 1912-05-11 - 1912-05-15
Abstract: This is a program for the Annual Commencement Debate at Ruskin-Cave College in the year 1912. The debate is over whether the Initiative, Referendum and Recall should be adopted in all the States. The note at the top says "Sat with Sadie just behind M. and Effie. Took our `pictures` with us." Commencement debaters on the affirmative side include: William Herbert Saxon from Burnell, Mississippi; Max Edgard Strang from Winona, Texas; For the negative: Henry Mautie McIntosh from Arrington, Tennessee; Matthew R. Allen from Four Oaks, North Carolina.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Elnora Miller Papers
Contributing Institution: Dickson County Public Library and Life Long Learning Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003372
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Title: S.N. Clark in Chicago, TN to Genl. John Eaton, Jr. in Washington, D.C.
Author : S. N. Clark
Recipient : John Eaton, 1829-1906
Date Created: 1870-03-03
Abstract: Clark hopes that the Freedmen`s Bureau will be put under Eaton`s control without delay. He warns that the old Bureau staff, all except Howard, are antagonistic toward Eaton and the budget will be lean. He speaks of the importance of education of the Indians, and his hope that funds for this will be under Eaton`s control.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: John Eaton Correspondence
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001716
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Title: S.N. Clark in Washington, D.C. to Gen. John Eaton in Nashville, TN
Author : S. N. Clark
Recipient : John Eaton, 1829-1886
Date Created: 1867-11-14
Abstract: Asks Eaton`s help in securing a position for a mutual friend, Mr. Cendron. Is interested in Eaton`s work in the field of public education. Mention of another mutual friend who is in Washington and of the work of the Freedmen`s Bureau. Tells of a serenade at the White House, apparently staged by Negroes as a demonstration.
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=200800000001097
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Title: 1827 Nov. 22 [to] Sam Houston, Nashville, Tennessee
Author : Sam Brown
Recipient : Sam Houston
Date Created: 1827-11-22
Abstract: This document is a letter from Sam Brown dated November 22, 1827 to Governor Sam Houston of Tennessee. Brown requests that Governor Houston examine a proposal for establishing a public library in Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Governor Samuel Houston Papers, 1827-1829
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002924
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Title: Certificate of scholarship and good character for James K. Polk
Author : Samuel P. Black
Associated name : James Knox Polk, 1795-1849
Date Created: 1815-10-05
Abstract: The Rector of Murfreesboro Academy, Samuel P. Black, wrote this letter certifying James K. Polk`s attendance, good character and academic accomplishment during the nine months previous at the academy.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Tennessee Historical Society Miscellaneous Files, 1688-1951
Contributing Institution: Tennessee Historical Society
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001689
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Title: Trustees of McMinn Academy vs. Samuel Powell and F.M. Fulkerson
Defendant : Samuel Powell
Date Created: 1868 - 1870
Abstract: This is a court case at the Circuit Court in Hawkins County for broken covenant; taking money from the McMinn Academy.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Hawkins County Archives
Contributing Institution: Hawkins County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002835
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Title: Southern Tennessee Normal and Business Institute
Author : Southern Tennessee Normal and Business Institute
Date Created: 1909 - 1910
Abstract: This is the course catalog for the 1909-1910 term of Southern Tennessee Normal and Business Institute in Essay Springs, Tennessee. Writing on the top says, "Donated by the baily family." The catalog includes a segment of testimonials by professors at other esteemed colleges touting the 20th Century Bookkeeping and Office Practices taught at the college.
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=200800000003410
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