Tornado collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: RG-0000-0142

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection documents the local community response to tornadoes that touched down in Putnam County, Tennessee, on March 3, 2020 through materials gathered by the Tennessee Tech University Archives and Special Collections. It includes responses from the City of Cookeville and Putnam County, Tennessee Technological University, and numerous places and businesses in the Upper Cumberland. The bulk of the collection consists of webpages, photographs, videos, and screenshots of social media and other web content. It also contains physical maps outlining the disaster area of Putnam County after the March 3, 2020 tornado. One is a road map and one aerial with streets labelled.

The born-digital material can be accessed at: https://tntech.access.preservica.com/index.php?name=SO_c5834761-c87a-46dc-be6f-2df606d14408

Dates

2020 - 2021

Extent

4 Sheets

4.05 Gigabytes : 140 files

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Disaster relief Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Disaster victims Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Emergency management Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Natural disasters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Tornado damage Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Tornadoes -- U.S. states Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings