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Records of Tennessee Tech biology professor including course records and committee records. Retired in 2017.

Scope and Contents These records include corresponded with Hatfield from Tennessee Technological University’s second president regarding his application for the position at Tech and information regarding staff hiring choices. Records discuss Hatfield’s opposition to the governor’s ability to appoint the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and include reports of the Putnam County Superintendent regarding the success of the schools. Lastly, records include materials relating to the death of Garland A....

Scope and Contents This collection consists of documentation of the family and public life of Hector Black, who lived from 1925 to 2020. Documents include notebooks, journals, log books, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, Christian songbooks, correspondence, and notably a copy of an FBI file on him for his activism on behalf of the African-American community. Igniting his advocacy and activism was his underlying love of peace and justice, and remarkable forgiveness of a man, Ivan Simpson, who murdered his...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents reflecting the academic, business, political, and personal aspects of William A. Hensley's (1883-1951) life. Documents include teaching contracts, pharmacy permits, newspaper clippings regarding his business and political life and aspirations, a speech on the failure of a Tennessee Senate bill for the funding of a technical school, a commission certificate to serve on the staffs of Tennessee's Governors Peay and Horton, correspondence, travel notes, a...

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The collection contains warranty deeds, leases, and agreements.

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The majority of the materials are published documents from the Tennessee Department of Labor. The political and business correspondence are of interest due to the presence of many local prominent Putnam County citizens.

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This record group currently includes Information Systems plans from the years 1990 to 1998, and information regarding the D.W. mattson computer Cetner including an annual report for 1994-1995 and a user's guide.

Scope and Contents The Robert E. Jager papers date from 1956 to 2018. Robert E. Jager, a composer, arranger, and educator, compiled the collection. The compilation includes sketchbooks, manuscripts, published musical scores, unpublished musical scores, publicity, programs, newspaper clippings, magazines, books, awards, correspondence, nametags, scrapbooks, photographs, publications, lectures, an interview, a speech, a thesis, compact discs, LP records, a DVD, a sound reel, and a VHS tape. The collection...

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These are materials acquired initially by Christine Jones during her course of work as a genealogist in Tennessee Tech archives. They include copies and originals of materials dealing with counties, notable families, and a variety of historical topics dealing with the Upper Cumberland. Subject files continue to be added from ongoing acquisitions. This collection also includes numerous scrapbooks from Thomas Jefferson Barnes relating to his family genealogy and dating from 1883-1986.

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The collection includes records of the original fraternity before its merger with Kapa Sigma in 1969. Records include original minutes, rosters, and 2014 history of the first approved fraternity at Tennedsee Tech prior to its approval.

Content Description Library records date from 1918 to 2015, with the bulk of the records dating from 1950 to 2010. These records were acquisitioned and accessioned several times over those years. These records contain the many changes that occurred during the one hundred plus years of the library. The records range from handwritten ledgers, financial data, annual reports, surveys, goals, missions, policies, and procedures, committee meetings, new and upgraded building plans, personnel and staff...

Abstract Robert W. Lowe and his wife, Mary Alice Whitson Lowe, were residents of Cookeville. Robert W. Lowe ran for U.S. Senator in 1938 as Executive Committeeman. He was a member of the Upper Cumberland Chapter Sons of the American Revolution, and his wife was a member of the Old Walton Road Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.). This collection contains family letters, including some from World War I, D. A. R. correspondence, bulletins, and 1938 campaign advertisements, dating...

Abstract The Mastersingers was a choral group that was formed in 1978 by Mr. and Mrs. David Urness and Alice Derryberry in Cookeville, Tennessee. David Urness served as the Mastersingers first choral director. Although based at Tennessee Technological University, members are not required to be students. Many members come from Cookeville and surrounding areas. The records date from 1978 to 2014 and include ephemera, memorabilia, and the official records of the Mastersingers such as information on...

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Records of tuba player, R. Winston Morris. The papers of R. Winston Morris include personal and professional records, receipts, recordings (Cassette, CD, and Vinyl), posters, maps.

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The Mortar Board Honor Society started at Tennessee Tech University in 1968, being officially recognized as the Gold Circle chapter on April 12, 1975. As a National College Senior Honor Society, they honor those who exemplify scholarship, leadership, and service. This collection contains photographs and textual records relating to activities and volunteer work of the chapter throughout Putnam County.

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The Frazier Moss Collection dates from 1977 to 1987 and contains ten audio recordings of The Frazier Moss String-Band, in addition to other various players. . The Frazier Moss Collection also contains a small number of newspaper articles, programs, and photographs ranging from 1984-1991.

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The Newsletters and Publications collection is an accumulation of various publications made by Tennessee Tech University and other institutions relevant to the region dating from 1951 through 2020. The records are files of text arranged in alphabetical order by title of publication.

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Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, founded its Tennessee Tech University chapter in 1975. Comprised of textual records and photographs, the collection contains materials from the both the president and treasurers’ folders, along with various awards and recognitions of the Tennessee Tech chapter.

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Deeds and other legal documents, letters, photographs, tintypes, other textual records, and weaving patterns belonging to the Pangle family of Overton County, Tennessee.

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Images of events on campus, scenery, special happenings, students, and faculty from Tech.

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Audit reports from 1951-1957, bonds, budgets 1951-2019, financial reports, and revisions, and plans for Center Hill Lake (Tech Aqua?)

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Preprocessing notes: The folder titled "teacher load and enrollment" is the class schedule before it was printed from 1960-1968. See bulletins for inforamtion regarding this after.

The THEC index and minutes give details on faculty hiring and leave, building construction and naming.

American Council on Education folders hold a breadth of information regarding disabled veterans on campus.

Scope and Contents The President’s Cabinet (known prior as the Executive Advisory Committee) is Tech’s administrative team responsible for managing the university’s operations through administrative units and schools. It consists of Tech’s President and his Chief of Staff, Vice-Presidents, the Chief Communications Officer, the University Counsel, the Chief Government Affairs Officer, the President of the Faculty Senate, and the Director of Athletics. This collection consists of records generated by this body...