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Dr. J. G. M. Ramsey Of East Tennessee: A Career Of Public Service, David Lawson Eubanks
Dr. J. G. M. Ramsey Of East Tennessee: A Career Of Public Service, David Lawson Eubanks
Doctoral Dissertations
Conclusion: The focus of this biography has been on the active aspects of Ramsey's career. Thus his characteristics as a person have been implicitly rather than explicitly displayed. Since, however, numerous examples of his intimate correspondence with family and friends have been inserted, the reader has been able to sense many of Ramsey's traits. This biographer feels obligated to mention at least one of Ramsey's characteristics: his boastful vanity. No one can deny that he had a strong desire to receive credit and praise for services rendered. He "was" the East Tennessee Historical and Antiquarian Society. He "galvanized" the dead …
A. O. P. Nicholson Of Tennessee: Editor, Statesman, And Jurist, Patricia P. Clark
A. O. P. Nicholson Of Tennessee: Editor, Statesman, And Jurist, Patricia P. Clark
Masters Theses
Preface: Tennessee has had its share of notable sons, most of whom have found their Boswell and had their deeds and contributions duly recorded. A striking exception is A. O. P. Nicholson. State legislator, U. S. senator, and state chief justice, as well as the holder of numerous minor posts, Nicholson has never rated even a scholarly monograph. Although he may be an apt subject for a biography, the primary emphasis in this study is on the political aspects of his career, with some attention to his role as editor and jurist. Since time and space do not permit, his …
Congressional Career Of Cordell Hull, Joseph Leland Johnson
Congressional Career Of Cordell Hull, Joseph Leland Johnson
Masters Theses
Preface: During the summer of 1963, under the direction of Dr. Stanley J. Folmsbee, Professor of History at The University of Tennessee, I prepared a short paper on an early period of Cordell Hull's congressional career. This study was fascinating. It appeared to me that many students who know a great deal about Hull's secretaryship under President Roosevelt are unaware of his preparation for this high position. Thus, during the latter part of the summer after a trip to Hull's hometown, Carthage, Tennessee, it was concluded that a thesis on the congressional career of Cordell Hull would prove a valuable …