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Mildred Brashear yearbooks and memory book

 Collection — Box: MS-117 001
Identifier: MS-117
Scope and Contents

This collection contains University of Chattanooga yearbooks and a scrapbooks documenting Brashear's life as an undergraduate student from 1919 to 1923.

Dates: 1919-1923
Found in: Manuscripts

Viola and Kate Burdick photographs and printed ephemera

 Collection — Box: MS-064 001
Identifier: MS-064
Scope and Contents

This collection includes black-and-white photographs of Viola Burdick Campbell and Kate Burdick Hilton, photocopies of images of campus, and a photocopy of the 1919 University of Chattanooga commencement program.

Dates: 1919
Found in: Manuscripts

Orrelle Cornelius papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-013
Scope and Contents

This collection contains playbills, newspaper clippings, original manuscripts of plays, and photographs regarding the University Players of the University of Chattanooga (UC) and the Little Theater in Chattanooga Tennessee in the 1930s.

Dates: 1920-1942
Found in: Manuscripts

Gilbert E. Govan papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-069
Scope and Contents This collection contains Govan's various administrative library documents, correspondence, historical writings, reviews, extensive research notes, and published materials. The library documents contain budget, circulation, and inventory data related to the University of Chattanooga's library during Govan's tenure as its director. Extensive notecards and other materials demonstrate Govan's meticulous research methods. Of interest is correspondence from around the United States congratulating...
Dates: 1973-1974
Found in: Manuscripts

Hixson Family papers

 Collection — Box: MS-050 001
Identifier: MS-050
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of correspondence to Fred W. Hixson, a University of Chattanooga President, and between his son, Jerome C. Hixson and Lupton Patten and Chancellor Fred O'Bear, ranging from 1914 to 1982. Also included is a small section from Jerome's autobiography that details his family's time in Chattanooga and their association with many prominent citizens (primarily the Patten family). A photograph of Edith Manker Patten, friend of Jerome's parents, and correspondence from...
Dates: 1914-1982
Found in: Manuscripts

Edwin Lindsey papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-052
Scope and Contents

This collection includes sheet music and scores from operas, musicals, and Lindsey's original compositions dating from 1924 to 1968.

Dates: 1924-1968
Found in: Manuscripts

James Livingood papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-024
Scope and Contents

This collection includes research materials related to institutional history, especially the UC/UT merger. Materials date primarily from the 1960s and 1970s. Papers and newspaper clippings collected by Dr. James Livingood during his tenure as professor and dean at the University of Chattanooga/UTC.

Dates: 1937-1975
Found in: Manuscripts

David A. Lockmiller papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-026
Scope and Contents This collection includes a letter to the UC Class of 2049, a scrapbook documenting the university’s 70th anniversary celebration, and an autograph letter signed from President Nixon. The collection also includes four scrapbooks and many degrees and honors awarded to Dr. Lockmiller. Although primarily personal in nature, this collection contains many items related to the history of UC in the mid-twentieth century. Lockmiller’s personal papers illustrate UC connections with prominent...
Dates: 1906-1994
Found in: Manuscripts

John Longwith research notes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-105
Scope and Contents

This collection contains research files and a draft of Longwith's book, Light Upon a Hill: The University at Chattanooga, 1886-1996 published in 2000.

Dates: 2000
Found in: Manuscripts

William H. Masterson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-031
Scope and Contents

The collection includes letters and certificates of congratulations on inauguration as University of Chattanooga President. Also included are notes from speeches given by Masterson for various university and community events as well as some university-related correspondence. Notecards of research material for his book, William Blount, are also included. Materials in the collection range from 1966 to 1979.

Dates: 1966-1979
Found in: Manuscripts