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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga collection of Chattanooga vertical files

Collection

Identifier: MS-000

This collection contains correspondence and phtoographs regarding the history of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Conditions Governing Access: This collection is open for research.
Dates: Creation: 1880-1999
Extent: 0.16 Linear Feet (8 containers)
Language: English
Script: Latin

Knights of the Ku Klux Klan correspondence, 1922 April 7

Item — Folder: MS-000 001

Identifier: MS-000-001

This item is a letter from the Chattanooga Klan No. 4 of the Knights of Klu Klux Klan Realm of Tennessee sent to Reverend Charles A. Pangle of Winslow Memorial Church on 1922 April 7. According to the donor, the letter was accompanied by 100 dollars that the church accepted out of fear. The money was used to repair the roof of the church and the remainder was donated to missions.

Dates: Creation: 1922 April 7
Related Names: Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). Realm of Tennessee. Klan No. 4 (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Language: English
Script: Latin

Scenes in Rock City Gardens, Lookout Mountain photographs, undated

File — Folder: MS-000 002

Identifier: MS-000-002

This file contains photographs of Rock City and Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee published by the W. M. Cline Company.

Dates: Creation: undated
Related Names: W.M. Cline Company; See Rock City, Inc.
Language: English
Script: Latin

Carver Memorial Hospital photograph, 1947 June 19

Item — Folder: MS-000 003

Identifier: MS-000-003

This item is one print photograph of the first baby born in Carver Memorial Hospital, the first publicly owned and tax-supported hospital in the United States staffed by African Americans for the care of African American patients in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The photograph is dated 1947 June 19.

Dates: Creation: 1947 June 19
Related Names: Carver Memorial Hospital (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Language: English
Script: Latin

Wheland Machine Works correspondence, 1905 October 7

File — Folder: MS-000-004

Identifier: MS-000-004

This file contains correspondence and an accompanying leaflet regarding the potential sale of a Heavy Gang Edger manufactured by Wheland Machine Works in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The correspondence is dated 1905 October 7.

Dates: Creation: 1905 October 7
Related Names: Wheland Foundry; Wheland Foundry
Language: English
Script: Latin

Justin Osbun photographs, undated

File — Folder: MS-000-005

Identifier: MS-000-005

This file contains three photographs taken by Justin Edward Osbun in in Chattanooga, Tennessee during the 1880s.

Dates: Creation: undated
Related Names: Osbun, Justin Edward
Language: English
Script: Latin

Greetings from Rock City postcard, undated

Item — Folder: MS-000-006

Identifier: MS-000-006

This item is a postcard depicting Lover's Leap in Rock City located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia published by Mike Roberts for Rock City, Inc.

Dates: Creation: undated
Related Names: Mike Roberts Color Productions; See Rock City, Inc.
Language: English
Script: Latin

Chattanooga, Tennessee postcards, undated

File — Folder: MS-000-007

Identifier: MS-000-007

This file contains five postcards depciting Chattanooga, Tennessee and Lookout Mountain, Georgia dating from circa 1930 to 1959.

Dates: Creation: undated
Related Names: W.M. Cline Company
Language: English
Script: Latin

Ruby Falls photographs, 1965 September

File — Folder: MS-000-008

Identifier: MS-000-008

This file contains eight photographs depciting Ruby Falls in Lookout Mountain, Georgia from 1965 September.

Dates: Creation: 1965 September
Language: English
Script: Latin

Chattanooga, Tennessee postcards, undated

File — Folder: MS-000-009

Identifier: MS-000-009

This file contains two postcards depicting the Hamilton County Bridge over the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee and a view of Chattanooga, Tennessee from Lookout Mountain dating from circa 1892-1910.

Dates: Creation: undated
Language: English
Script: Latin

Charles Spencer Campbell papers, 1941-1976, bulk 1941-1945

File — Folder: MS-000-010

Identifier: MS-000-010

This file contains photographs, military records, and letters pertaining to the donor's father Colonel Charles Spencer Campbell, a World War II veteran and native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, from circa 1941 to 1976.

Dates: Creation: 1941-1976, bulk 1941-1945
Language: English
Script: Latin
Language: French
Script: Latin

Wenonah H. Lawson papers, circa 1960-1970

File — Folder: MS-000-011

Identifier: MS-000-011

This file contains poetry written about Chattanooga, Tennessee by the donor's grandmother, Wenonah H. Lawson in Chattanooga, Tennessee from circa 1960 to 1970.

Dates: Creation: circa 1960-1970
Language: English
Script: Latin

Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain postcards, undated

File — Folder: MS-000-012

Identifier: MS-000-012

This file contains eleven postcards depicting sites, views, and highways in Chattanooga, Tennessee and on Lookout Mountain from circa 1930 to 1959.

Dates: Creation: undated
Language: English
Script: Latin

Chattanooga Medicine Company booklets, 1912, 1966, 1969

File — Folder: MS-000-013

Identifier: MS-000-013

This file contains three booklets published by the Chattanooga Medicine Company: Cardui Song Book No. 6, 1912; Ladies Birthday Almanac, 1966; and Ladies Birthday Almanac, 1969.

Dates: Creation: 1912; Creation: 1966; Creation: 1969
Related Names: Chattanooga Medicine Company (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Language: English
Script: Latin