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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Finding Aids

Search or browse our finding aids for manuscript and archival materials housed in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Special Collections, including the Chattanooga History Collections.

Finding aids are detailed inventories of collections which provide information about the creation, historical context, and contents of primary source materials. They are used to determine which archival collections are useful for your research. For help conducting research with finding aids and requesting materials, please consult our Frequently Asked Questions. To access materials, visit Special Collections. Appointments are encouraged.

The content and descriptions of materials in these finding aids may reflect harmful beliefs or represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices in Special Collections. Refer to our Statement on Potentially Harmful Language and Content in Special Collections for more information.

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Robert Sparks Walker diary, 1943. Courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

Manuscripts
University of Tennessee Homecoming pamphlet, 1974. Courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

University Archives
Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tenn. postcard, undated, by Adolph Selige Publishing Co. Courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

Chattanooga History Collections

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Dutch Interiors poetry postcard by Jane Kenyon with relief engraving by Barry Moser, 1996. Courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

Arts and Literature
Hill landscape painting, undated, by Emma Bell Miles. Courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

Environmentalism
Pre-Columbian ceramic vessel. Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

Native Americans
Detail of Vote Ribbon from the Marilyn Lloyd papers, undated. Courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

Politics and Government
'Officials Forced To Resort To Fire Hose As City Has Worst Racial Disturbance' newspaper clipping, 1960 February 25, by the Chattanooga News-Free Press. Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

Social Justice
Woman's baptism photograph, undated, photographed by Mary Vance. Courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

Religion