Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's message to the nation concerning the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936 is reproduced in the 1937 Civilian Conservation Corps Yearbook with the Civilian Conservation Corps insignia at the bottom of the page,...
Letter from C. J. High, Quartermaster General's Department, Confederate States of America, to J. B. O'Bryan informing him that accounts and vouchers have been received for disbursements on account of pay of the army for the first quarter of 1864.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Work Camps; African Americans -- Segregation
Aerial view of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at the Shelby City Negro State Park, renamed the T. O. Fuller State Park. The camp with its long barracks and the roads leading through the heavily forested park are easily visible.
A piece torn from a black and white two-sided propaganda leaflet conveys the surrender of a Viet-Cong soldier on the front with text and leaflet number (246-131-68) on the reverse.
This is another page of the Christmas program that was given to the POWs at Stalag Luft III in 1944. It includes the lyrics to "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "O Come All Ye Faithful." The program lists carols performed by the "troubador group" on...
53-page memoir of Charles Stephens Olin Rice, 2nd Lt., Co. M, 7th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. Rice was captured at Vicksburg. He discusses, among other things, the formation of the "Lauderdale Hornets," a local Confederate unit. Also discusses African...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Civilian Conservation Corps 1937 Yearbook image of Colonel George Dillman, Commander of the 6th Cavalry Regiment and the District Commander of "C" District of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Fourth Corps Area
Letter from Jane Smith Washington of Springfield, Tennessee, to her son, William L. Washington in Toronto, Canada, describing a confrontation with Federal troops. Mrs. Washington describes an extremely violent confrontation with Federal troops. In...
Correspondence; Fathers; Mothers; Campaigns & battles; Civil Wars; War
Letter from Mary Guthrie Latta to her husband, Samuel R. Latta, dated August 19, 1861. Although she has hoped that Samuel Latta's unit would be ordered into retreat in Tennessee, they have instead been ordered to New Madrid, Missouri.
CSA envelope depicting Jefferson Davis. The envelope also contains the following verse: "March to the battle field, The foe is on before us, Each heart is Freedom's shield, And Heaven's smile is o'er us."
Excerpts from a diary, 1834-1865, and memoir of early life, written by Jesse Cox (1793-1879), a Primitive Baptist minister and resident of Williamson County, Tennessee. He describes the hardships of life as an itinerant preacher, some religious...
Small, black-bordered funeral invition for Addie D. Brien, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Brien, Jr. At the bottom of the invitation is a note requesting that the members of Tulip Street Sabbath School meet at the church at 8 o'clock to attend the...
Sheet music covers; Caricatures; African Americans; Blackface entertainers
Cover shows a caricature drawing of an African American couple wearing formal clothing. The man is bowing and the woman is curtsying. At right is a tiered cake on a table with a sign reading "Dis cake will be given to de most graceful couple."...
Panoramic drawing of Knoxville (Tenn.) from Mabry's Hill with points of interests labeled: Sevierville Hill, Fort Stanley, Fort Dickinson, Methodist Hill, and Temperance Hill.
World War, 1914-1918; Rulers; Princes; Military inspections; Military parades and ceremonies; Freidrich Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Prussia, 1882-1951; Hohenzollern, House of; Prussia (Germany) history
The German Crown Prince Wilhelm inspecting German troops at Soissons, France.
Leather fold-over coin purse and United States matron head one-cent coin. The purse is tattered, and has a distinct imprint from the coin. The back of the coin has been polished smooth. There is a square hole punched in the 9 o'clock position. It...
A letter from Frederick M. Williamson to Alice O. McBee. Williamson wrote from General Hospital No. 2, 3rd Division Ward in Lynchburg, Va. He describes his illness and only having a blanket and a bed of straw to rest on. He discusses wanting to...
Letter from Mrs. S. F. O'Guin to her brother, J. A. Coble, concerning the death of their father, James Coble, during the Civil War. James Coble, 10th Tenn. Cav. (Forrest's) Regt., CSA, was the sole casualty in a skirmish near Jackson, Tenn., in...
Scale map featuring forts, towns, post offices, topography, roads, railroads, valleys, rivers, creeks, islands, fords, ferries, elevations, iron furnaces, poor houses, mills, and forges in the East Tennessee area. It indicates that data was...
