Southern States--Culture

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

Agrarian Reunion Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0021
Abstract

This collection of 3 Hollinger boxes (1.26 linear feet) contains reel to reel audio tapes and transcripts (original and photocopies) of the proceedings of the Agrarian Reunion at the Southern Literary Festival which took place at the University of Dallas in Texas on April 19, 20, 21 1968. Participants in the Reunion were Agrarians Andrew Lytle, John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, and Robert Penn Warren.

Dates: 1968

William Campbell Binkley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0042
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of William Campbell Binkley, chair of the Department of History at Vanderbilt University from 1930-1953. Binkley's research interests involved the history of the American West, especially the early history of Texas.

Dates: 1920 - 1970

George M. Britton Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0052
Abstract

This collection is comprised of documents related to the history of Texas and Tennessee from 1817-1865. It comprises four parts: documents of the Republic of Texas, 1837-1845; the early documents of Tennessee, 1817-1862; Senate and House broadsides from 1835-1848; Scrapbooks relative to the American Civil War, 1860-1865.

Dates: 1817 - 1924

James L. Britton III Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0053
Abstract

This collection contains 13 rare 19th Century imprints relating to the State of Tennessee.

Dates: 1836 - 1875

Gordon T. Chappell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0702

Clark Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0079
Abstract

The Correspondence of various members of the Clark family of Campbell County, Virginia, originally Quakers, but later scattered to other denominations. Members of the family settled in Franklin, KY and Russellville, KY.

Dates: 1816 - 1899

Jack Corn Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0774

Donald Davidson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0002
Abstract

The Donald Davidson Papers (1906 - 1968) include correspondence and writings by Davidson as well as reviews, research materials, publications materials, publicity for books, legal and financial documents, family records, newspaper clippings and photographs, segregation materials, and manuscripts of writings by others. The bulk of the materials come from the 1920's through the 1960's.

Dates: 1906 - 1968

Walter Durham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0881

John Egerton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0128
Abstract

The John Egerton Papers, 1950s-2003, include correspondence, manuscripts of writings, speeches, research materials, publication materials, publicity for books, reviews, legal and financial documents, memorabilia, clippings and photographs, programs from cultural events, scrapbooks and periodicals on race relations and school desegregation, and audio and video tapes.

Dates: 1950’s–2003

John Egerton Papers, Addition

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0695
Scope and Content Note Most of this addition to John Egerton Papers (MSS128) consists of freelance articles Egerton wrote between 1966 and 2006. There are also additional materials relating to his books: A Mind to Stay Here (1970); The Americanization of Dixie (1973); and Nashville: The Faces of Two Centuries (1979). Other materials include speeches, book reviews, and planning for Nashville’s first Southern Festival...
Dates: multiple

Walter Lynwood Fleming Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0144

William H. Fleming Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS.0145
Abstract

This collection contains 2 items by the Honorable William H. Fleming.

Dates: 1906

Grand Ole Opry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0178
Abstract

This collection, donated in 1967 by Jesse Wills, is composed of a wide variety of items of historical and musical interest, including songbooks, correspondence, photographs, and other unique items. As president of National Life and Accident Insurance Company, the parent company of WSM, Inc. and the Grand Ole Opry, Wills had access to a wide variety of material associated with country music in general and the Grand Ole Opry in particular.

Dates: 1930s-1960s

Dewey W. Grantham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0179
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Dewey Grantham, longtime professor of history at Vanderbilt from 1952-1991. Grantham was a preeminent scholar of the twentieth century South. This collection is mostly processed with a small (7 linear feet) unprocessed addition.

Dates: 1950 - 2002

Alfred T. Hamilton Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS.0187
Scope and Contents

This collection contains copies of letters written by Alfred T. Hamilton to his father, 1858 and 1859. He was a doctor in Franklin County, and his letters discuss the medical conditions of this patients as well as living conditions in the South. Copies of 2 letters from James B. Childs to Mrs. Noble in 1961 regarding the location of the town.

Dates: 1858-1859

William Giles Harding Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0189
Scope and Contents This .42 linear feet collection is divided into three series: Series I includes original, handwritten general correspondence sent to William Giles Harding primarily from Matthew Fontaine Maury, 1827-1872. The letters discuss Agricultural and Meterological Societies, importation of Llamas and Alpacas from South America to Tennessee, the Civil War, and politics. It also includes an address by Matthew Fontaine Maury before the...
Dates: 1827-1872

Mildred Haun Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0198
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Vanderbilt graduate Mildred Haun, who wrote a number of short stories, songs, articles, and more, including the book The Hawk's Done Gone.

Dates: 1927 - 1969

I’ll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition by Twelve Southerners - Original Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0222
Abstract

This small collection contains the original manuscript of I’ll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition that belonged to Donald Davidson, one of the authors. There are eleven chapters, each by a different Agrarian.

Dates: 1930

 

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