These final pages include contact information for four individuals, A. J. Jankura of Cleveland, Ohio; Joe L. Ogan of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Billy Jo [Trice] of Dallas, Texas; and C. Elmer Hicks from Louisville, Kentucky. He has also written, "Ask Olaf...
This nine-page letter written from Arthur H. Harris in Monroe, Louisiana, to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville is a conscious political treatise. The author is advocating and justifiying the secession of Louisiana at the upcoming...
Two-page letter from Arthur H. Harris of Monroe, Louisiana, to his brother George Carroll Harris of Nashville. He writes of his recruiting expedition and his rifle company, of recruits hankering for action, of George's desire for a chaplaincy, and...
Correspondence; Children; Families; Mothers; Spouses; Civil Wars; War
Correspondence from Mary Guthrie Latta to her husband, Samuel R. Latta. This four-page letter provides information about the homelife of Mary Guthrie Latta since her husband's departure. She states that the family "is getting along as well and...
Letter from Thomas Crutchfield Jr. to James R. Hood. Crutchfield makes an effort to prove his loyalty to the Union by recounting his opposition to secession, his informing the Federals of troop movements, his supplying of the Union army with...
This information from the Bureau of Agriculture, Mines, and Statistics communicates on a county-by-county basis (though not all counties are profiled) a kind of manufacturing census for the State of Tennessee. By including the manufacturer name,...
This page lists one contact name. Mitchener has written, "D. C. Van Weelden/Nyack, N.Y. (30 Mi. N of N.Y. in Hudson Valley). Contact concerning Alaska." The page has a cut-out piece of cardboard with Lt. Mitchener's name on it. In addition to his...
Centennial celebrations; Dormitories; Public accommodation facilities
Pamphlet of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition containing information for accommodations at dormitories at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. The pamphlet has a photograph of the Parthenon on the front and states that accommodations are available...
One-page handwritten form, designated Form No. 33, Voucher for Abstract G, reflects the requisition for a month's forage for one private horse in the service of the Confederate States Army, along with the receipt or voucher information indicating...
Order from Confederate General James Longstreet, issued by Assistant Adjutant General William Small, directing the men to maintain their fortitude while enduring reduced rations and other hardships of the field, and presenting a letter captured...
This geological map of three Tennessee counties (Davidson, Williamson, and Maury) shows main waterways, county seats and towns, main roads, geographical identifications, and transversal sections of the land. Williamson County is outlined in red,...
Cover, Department of Defense pamphlet published for soldiers in combat in Vietnam. It provides text, illustrations, maps, and photographs. There are four chapters in the document, along with an appendix providing personal hygiene tips, a table,...
The illustration on page 27 is identified as Figure 12. It is a line drawing illustrating the manner in which Viet-Cong (VC) villages were typically fortified. Labeled on the illustration include the following: tunnels, a booby trap, a man trap, a...
The illustration on page 28 is identified as Figure 13. It is a line drawing of the tunnel complex around Ben Cat. Below the drawing is a textual explanation of the origin of the information (September 1965) and an expanded description of the...
The illustration on page 42 is identified as Figure 25. It features line drawings of a spike trap pit and a spike trap box. Dimensions and features are labeled. This may be a variation of the ditch with punji stakes shown on page 27 of the...
The illistration on page 69 is identified as Figure 36. It is a line drawing representing an entire unit caught in a Viet-Cong (VC) ambush. The schematic is followed by textual directions on the proper military response to this situation.
The illustration on page 70 is identified as Figure 37. It is a line drawing representing part of a unit caught in a Viet-Cong ambush. The schematic is followed by textual directions on the proper military response to this situation.
The illustration on page 71 is identified as Figure 38. It is a line drawing of the recommended military reaction to a Viet-Cong (VC) attack on a hamlet. The schematic is followed by textual directions on the proper military response to this...
This card, written in German, includes the information obtained about Prisoner of War Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. when he was captured by the Germans during World War II. It includes his name, rank, identity disk (Erkennungsmarke), service number,...