Pass granting permission to W. M. Cox to visit "East Tennessee at Pleasure" provided he does not "communicate in writing, or verbally, for publication any fact ascertained, which, if known to the enemy might be injurious to the Confederate States...
Letter from John Wesley Teague to his father. Teague discusses whether or not he should purchase land. He states that if his father wants to buy the land he will furnish him sixty dollars. Teague served as a messenger with the 9th Tenn. Vol. Cav....
Handwritten family history entries on hand-sewn pages inside an 1813 edition of The Christian Catechism. Donor is uncertain if male family members served in the Civil War.
Letter from Pvt. John N. Warlick, Co. G, 55th Tenn. Vol. Inf. Regt., CSA, to his wife Nancy, written days after his capture on Island No. 10 and imprisonment at Camp Chase, Ohio. He assures his wife he is well and in "comfortable quarters." Of the...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Hobart Parrish describing what attracted him to join the Civilian Conservation Corps. He could get an education, earn money, and learn a trade. It was difficult to go to college, and he felt he would get the same preparation in the Civilian...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
The money made by the Civilian Conservation Corps could be spent by the family and it would help the towns that it went to. A butchershop owner once told Parrish if it hadn't been for Civilian Conservation Corps money he would've had to close. It...
List of the quilt pattern names on Walden's Ridge. The top of the document states, "Names of quilts on Walden's Ridge copied from Mrs. Rawk's patterns." The following quilt patterns are named: Broken Circle, Star of Bethlehem, Old Maid's Puzzle,...
Special contract beween the Confederate Headquarters Volunteer and Conscript Bureau and H. M. Blake for Blake's slave, Squire, an 18-year-old male valued at $1,600.00, to be employed by the Confederate Army as a teamster. The order is issued by...
Oversize 3-page form, printed with handwritten entries reflecting District 9, Dekalb County enrollment in state militia; has 81 entries for white males and 7 entries for "Cullard" [black] males. The call-up was brought about by the Militia...
Cross dressing; Escapes; Firearms; Tents; Horses; Soldiers; Women; Sheet music covers; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate President Jeff Davis is pictured fleeing (in a crinoline dress) from an army camp, holding a dagger as a bonnet flies off his head. A soldier aims at gun at him and a woman in a dress appears to be in distress. Words by George Cooper....
Motion pictures; Dating (Social custom); Couples; Ticket offices
Cover lithograph shows a gentleman trying to encourage his lady friend to go with him to the 5 cent moving pictures. She stands with her back to him in an unhappy pose. The ticket booth is between them.
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Side view of Old Hall School shows a dilapidated wooden building made of vertical boards. A Ford Model A automobile is parked at the front porch, and the school appears to be abandoned.
Cartoons (Commentary); Political cartoons; Propaganda; Publicity; Public opinion; Slogans; Press; Insignia; Bayonets
Political cartoon featureing a uniformed Tennessee State Guard member crouched with his bayonet at the ready. The backdrop is the emblem for the State Guard. A list appears at the top right of the types of drills and skills that are involved. The...
Propaganda; Publicity; Public opinion; Slogans; Press
Uniformed Tennessee State Guard member with rifle in hand with a backdrop of a manufacturing plant and railroad. There is listed the criteria for enlistment and the individuals to contact, along with businesses and individuals who paid for the...
