Bibliographic Records
Database:
Volunteer Voices: The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee
Query:
vvcat: "D.7"
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Title: Only for thee
Composer : Geo Linley
Date Created: 1859 - 1868
Abstract: This love song has no publication date listed. However, this piece was published during the span of 1859 through 1868, which has been inferred from the years during which the publisher operated under the specified name and location, as listed in the Handbook of Early American Sheet Music 1768-1889 by Harry Dichter and Elliott Shapiro (Dover, 1977). Included in a bound volume of sheet music that once 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=200800000002681
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Title: George K. Anderson of Titusville, Pennsylvania to O.P. Temple in Knoxville, Tennessee
Author : George K. Anderson
Recipient : Oliver Perry Temple, 1820-1907
Date Created: 1877-11-02
Abstract: Anderson congratulates Knoxville and Temple on the reception given to President Hayes. He says that "Knoxville will hardly see another such time." Anderson also writes of family matters and his greenhouse and plants.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: The O.P. Temple Papers, 1832-1909
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003452
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Title: 1837 Jun. 5, Terre Haute, Indiana [to] Henry I. Welcker, Talladega, Alabama
Author : George L. Welcker
Recipient : Henry I. Welcker
Date Created: 1837-06-05
Abstract: This document is a letter dated June 4, 1837 from George Lewis Welcker to his brother Henry Inman Welcker in Talladega, Alabama. George writes of his recent relocation to Terre Haute, Indiana and describes his pleasant trip and all the old friends he met on the way. He briefly discusses his military duties in Terre Haute, inquires about the family, and discourages his brother from venturing into a business partnership in Talladega.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Charles Freeling Welcker Papers
Contributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical Collection
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002969
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Title: 1837 Sep. 20, Terre Haute, Indiana [to] Mr. Charles F. Welcker, Talladega, Alabama
Author : George L. Welcker
Recipient : Charles F. Welcker
Date Created: 1837-09-20
Abstract: This document is a letter dated September 20, 1837, from George L. Welcker in Terre Haute, Indiana, to his brother Charles F. Welcker in Talladega, Alabama. The Welckers were a prominent family in Roane County, Tennessee. In this letter, George writes mostly about family matters. He also discusses Mississippi, describing it as an unhealthy and destitute country. George further updates his brother on events in his own life in Indiana.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Charles Freeling Welcker Papers
Contributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical Collection
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002971
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Title: 1833 Jan. 27, West Point, N[ew] Y[ork] [to] Father
Author : George L. Welcker
Date Created: 1833-01-27
Abstract: The following document is an excerpt of a letter written by George Welcker at the West Point military academy to his father in Tennessee. In the letter, George updates his father on issues related to his schooling, including his position in recent class rankings and fellow Tennesseans at West Point.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Charles Freeling Welcker Papers
Contributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical Collection
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002946
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| 81 |
Title: Ever of Thee
Lyricist : George Linley, 1798-1865
Composer : Foley Hall
Date Created: 1850-1851
Abstract: This composition is one of six within a compilation entitled "Evenings At Home Six Popular Ballads by Eminent Composers." A love ballad, the song declares everlasting affection and states "Fondly I'm dreaming ever of Thee." This piece is part of a bound volume of sheet music that once belonged to Miss Nora Gardner, a Tennessee resident.
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=200800000002589
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| 82 |
Title: Thy Minstrel Boy
Composer : Gibson
Arranger : B.O.
Date Created: 1859
Abstract: A song to serenade a sweetheart, this piece is dedicated to "the Cadets of the W.M.I Nashville, Tenn." and has an inscription written in pencil on the cover page that reads "Nora Lee Gardner College HIll Columbia, Tenn Dec. 22, 1861." This piece is part of a large bound volume of sheet music that once belong to Miss Nora Gardner, who was a Tennessee resident.
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=200800000002590
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Title: [Letter] 1837 Nov. 19, Watertown [to] Ethel H. Porter, Raleigh, Tennessee
Author : H. Scoville
Recipient : Ethel H. Porter
Date Created: 1837-11-19
Abstract: This document is a letter dated November 19, 1837 to Ethel H. Porter of Raleigh, Tennessee, from H. Scoville. Scoville catches Porter up on family matters and tells him of the death of many relatives due to whooping cough and typhus fever.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Porter-Rice Family Papers, 1826-1927
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003190
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Title: 1833 Mar. 27 [to] J.M. King, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee
Author : Hardy Moore
Recipient : James Moore King
Date Created: 1833-03-27
Abstract: This is a letter dated March 27, 1833 from Hardy Moore to his cousin James Moore King in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Moore tells King that he has purchased a farm in the south.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Colonel James Moore King Collection, 1792-1877
Contributing Institution: Albert Gore Sr. Research Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002901
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Title: By-Gone Hours
Composer : Helen Selina Blackwood Baroness Dufferin and Clandeboye, 1807-1867
Date Created: 1851-1854
Abstract: This song laments the loss of friendships and family. Inscribed on top - "Nora Lee Gardner, Columbia Fem. Col., Columbia, Tenn. Dec. 14th [?], 1861." This piece is part of a bound volume of sheet music that once belonged to Miss Nora Gardner, who was a resident of Tennessee. No publication date is listed. However, this piece was published during the span of 1851 through 1854, which has been inferred from the years during which the publisher operated under the specified name and location, as listed in the Handbook of Early American Sheet Music 1768-1889 by Harry Dichter and Elliott Shapiro (Dover, 1977).
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music Volumes
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002593
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| 86 |
Title: Come Home Father
Lyricist : Henry C. (Henry Clay) Work, 1832-1884
Composer : Henry C. (Henry Clay) Work, 1832-1884
Date Created: 1864
Abstract: "'Tis the Song of Little Mary, Standing at the bar-room door, While the shameful midnight revel Rages wildly as before." is printed at the top of the first page. 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=200800000002682
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Title: 1835 May 18, Kingston, Roane C[oun]ty, E[ast] Tenn[essee] [to] Charles F Welcker
Author : Henry J. Welcker
Recipient : Charles F. Welcker
Date Created: 1835-05-18
Abstract: The following document is a letter dated May 18, 1835, written to Charles F. Welcker from his brother Henry J. Welcker in Kingston, TN. Henry updates his brother on the affairs of the family, including the current status of their father`s property and their brothers` whereabouts and circumstances.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Charles Freeling Welcker Papers
Contributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical Collection
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002948
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| 88 |
Title: Henry King in Ross Landing to James King in Rural Rest
Author : Henry King
Date Created: 1838-08-30
Abstract: This is a letter dated August 30, 1838 from Henry King to his father James King. In the letter Henry tells his father of his endeavors at the market, as well as the prices per pound that he obtained for his hams.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Colonel James Moore King Collection, 1792-1877
Contributing Institution: Albert Gore Sr. Research Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002877
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Title: 1838 Jun. 4, Ross Landing, Louisiana [to] James King, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Author : Henry King
Date Created: 1838-06-04
Abstract: This is a letter dated June 4, 1838 from Henry King to his father James King. In the letter, Henry details a few days in his life as a soldier, and some details of his movements.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Colonel James Moore King Collection, 1792-1877
Contributing Institution: Albert Gore Sr. Research Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002918
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| 90 |
Title: Henry Smith in Memphis, TN, to E. H. Crump in Washington, D.C.
Author : Henry Smith
Date Created: 1934-01-24
Abstract: A letter from a citizen asking Crump to extend the money coming from the Civil Works Administration to Memphis.
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=200700000001669
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| 91 |
Title: 1836 Nov. 14, Kingston, Ten[nessee] [to] Charles F. Welcker, Talladega, Alabama
Author : Henry Welcker
Recipient : Charles F. Welcker
Date Created: 1836-11-14
Abstract: This document is a letter dated November 14, 1836, written by Henry Welcker of Roane County, TN, to his son Charles F. Welcker in Talladega, AL. Henry writes that he heard of some land Charles has, and he offers to send some "hiring hands" (slaves) to help work the land. He also talks of some former Cherokee land that is being surveyed and sold. He further discusses some local news and events.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Charles Freeling Welcker Papers
Contributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical Collection
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002961
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Title: Private Horace C. Dodson in France to Mrs. W.R. Dodson in Riceville, Tennessee
Author : Horace C. Dodson
Recipient : W.R. Dodson
Date Created: 1918-09-24
Abstract: A letter from Private Horace C. Dodson, stationed in France during World War II, to Mrs. W.R. Dodson in Riceville, TN. In the letter, Horace states that he is in good health, on land which the Germans had recently occupied. He also says that he likes the Australian soldiers he is stationed near and that he has a good commanding officer.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Englewood Textile Museum
Contributing Institution: Englewood Textile Museum
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002831
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| 93 |
Title: Yes This Night We Part Forever
Lyricist : Ianthe
Composer : Charles Hess
Date Created: 1862
Abstract: This piece of sheet music is included in a bound volume that once belonged to Miss Nora Gardner, a Tennessee resident. It is inscribed in pencil at the top of the cover page to "Miss Nora L Gardner from an 'Acquaintance' Evansville Ind 4th July 1863." The song laments a lost love from the woman's point of view and says to "Go, and smile upon another, Kneel and worship at her shrine, Win her heart: then coldly break it, As you would have broken mine."
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=200800000001654
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Title: Keep Away from the Fellow Who Owns an Automobile
Composer : Irving Berlin, 1888-1989
Date Created: 1912
Abstract: Sheet music of an entertaining song from the early 20th century about the perils of dating a fellow who owns an automobile. It warns girls of dangers such as running out of gas in distant places and the fellow demanding a kiss in exchange for the drive home.
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=200700000001527
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Title: 1837 Sep. 13, Clinton [to] Mr. Charles F. Welcker, Kingston, Tennessee
Author : J. C. Mitchell
Recipient : Charles F. Welcker
Date Created: 1837-09-13
Abstract: This document is a letter dated September 13, 1837, from Judge James C. Mitchell to his son-in-law Charles F. Welcker in Kingston, Tennessee. Mitchell talks about the good health that he and the family are enjoying, and he gives Welcker and his daughter Caroline the good news that he has recently remarried. He also discusses the various schools throughout Tennessee to which he may send his children and grandchildren. The remainder of the letter involves family matters and Mitchell`s personal business.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Charles Freeling Welcker Papers
Contributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical Collection
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002970
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Title: Olinger, J.H. in Lompoc, California to Frazier, James B.
Author : J. H. Olinger
Recipient : James Beriah Frazier, 1858-1937
Date Created: 1903-08-30
Abstract: Olinger notes his desire for more family information from Frazier and relates some family history for his side of the family.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: James B. Frazier Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001319
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Title: Correspondence between Olinger, J.H. in Lampoc, California to Frazier, James B.
Correspondent : J. H. Olinger
Correspondent : James Beriah Frazier, 1858-1937
Date Created: 1903-07-22 - 1903-07-28
Abstract: Olinger believes that he is related to Frazier through his mother`s family. Olinger then gives some family information to help Frazier confirm his belief. Frazier responds with family information and asks Olinger to confirm that he is his Aunt Rebecca`s son.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: James B. Frazier Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001318
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Title: William Goldstein`s Naturalization Papers
Author : J. M.S. King
Date Created: 1894-07-30
Abstract: Wiliam Goldstein requested United States citizenship in 1894, having abided by constitutional laws governing the naturalization process. These papers represent a handwritten copy of the original document, which was filed at the Rutherford County Courthouse. This copy was produced the same year as the original to supplement Mr. Goldstein`s personal records.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Licker-Goldstein-Weise Family Collection
Contributing Institution: Albert Gore Sr. Research Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002433
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Title: J.G.M Ramsey in Exile`s Retreat near Charlotte, NC to J. Crozier Ramsey in Knoxville, TN
Author : J.G.M. (James Ramsey, 1797-1884
Recipient : J. Crozier Ramsey, 1824-1869
Date Created: 1867-10-21
Abstract: J.G.M Ramsey authorizes his son, Crozier, to make a decision concerning Breakbill`s offer to buy the Mecklenburg property, telling him to try to get $5000 for it. He discusses Mecklenburg at length, its historic value, its sentimental meaning to the family, and its destruction during the war. He mentions his just and unjust debts. He describes Sue Ramsey`s recent wedding. He reports that he and his wife are unsure about their future plans but remaining in North Carolina seems to have more merit than returning to Knoxville. He refers briefly to other family members. Mecklenburg is the name of J.G.M. Ramsey`s property in east Tennessee which he abandoned due to his loyalty to the South in the Civil War.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001791
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Title: Frazier, James B. Jr. in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Frazier, James B
Author : James B. Frazier Jr.
Recipient : James Beriah Frazer, 1858-1937
Date Created: 1903
Abstract: Frazier`s son writes to him of family life in Chattanooga.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: James B. Frazier Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001312
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