Ralph Wirt papers
Unprocessed Material — Box: 1
Identifier: 2018-0050
Content Description
Ralph Wirt was the son of Elmer Lincoln Wirt, founder of Putnam County Herald in 1903. He was born in Minnesota but moved to Putnam county when he was six. He married Margaret Jared in 1917. Records include handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, correspondence, transcription of the The Mountaineer" published in Cookeville, Civil War Centennial planning, and various church programs and religious pamphlets. Of interest in the papers are various pieces of ephemera from Cookeville and the Upper Cumberland including items such as welcome fliers, brochures, and programs.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
Jessie Walts, the daughter of Ralph Wirt.
Restrictions Apply
No
Use Restrictions
Materials are fragile
Dates
- 1901 - 1973
Extent
.25 Cubic Feet
Inventory
1 box
- Brochures Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cookeville (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cookeville (Tenn.) -- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Herald-Citizen (Cookeville, Tenn.)
- Poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Putnam County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee -- Putnam County -- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- notes (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- pamphlets Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
