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Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1944

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Letter from Peter Taylor, Northern Ireland, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, dated March 29, 1944. “It is an extremely beautiful country, and I wish that you were here with your water colors. It is a shame that most of the people who come to Europe in peace time bypass Ireland...And of all Ulster I could not have landed in a more beautiful or picturesque spot. I believe that at heart I am the eager American tourist type."

Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1945

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Letter from Peter Taylor, stationed with the U.S. Army in the United Kingdom, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, dated June 11, 1945. Describes visits to London, especially to the art galleries; discusses his own religious beliefs as “some sort of Catholic”, and Anthony Trollope. “The nineteenth century, I’m convinced, was the great age of genius.”

Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1945

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Letter from Peter Taylor, stationed with the U.S. Army in the United Kingdom, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, dated September 24, 1945. Notes his love of Paris where he talked with Gertrude Stein, and, as a result, reflects on European and Southern culture: "…I am almost ready to say that it was not the Civil War which prevented the development of a real Southern culture. It was slavery. It is the presence of the negro race which has prevented us from developing our own peasantry or class of small farmers." Also mentions what he has been reading, including St. Augustine …

Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1946

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Letter from Peter Taylor, Greensboro, North Carolina, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, dated October 10, 1946. Writes about his teaching and writing; "Style and technique, I'm convinced, is the beginning and end of all art. It is therein that the vital judgment and inspired insight of the artist have their existence. It is only in the manner of presentation that the larger and peculiar knowledge of the writer can be found. To analyze a writer’s style is to analyze what he is really saying. And if you think that’s easy, just try it on Tolstoy sometime." Comments on furnishing an …

Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1942

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Letter from Peter Taylor, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, dated February 26, 1942. Contains his reflections on soldiers and the suspension of the Southern Review. "I had to write Red Warren recently about the end of the Southern Review, and I told him that it seemed to me necessary for such a magazine to continue publication (if only for the duration of the war). For if our good literary magazines have to close down when we enter a war, it means that we just barely do have a culture at all. But precious little everybody …

Civil War Dispatch To G.B. Adamson, Jackson, Tennessee, July 1864

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Dispatch to G.B. Adamson, Jackson, Tennessee, from unknown correspondent. Contains two news reports from July 5 (Richmond, Virginia) and 6 (Petersburg, Virginia), 1864, on both the military and political situation.

Memphis Prep Football League Program, Memphis Technical High School Vs South Side High School, 1947

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Program of the Memphis Prep Football League game between Memphis Technical High School and South Side High School played at Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 6, 1947.

Tiger Tales Magazine, 1:9, 1985

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Vol. 1, No. 9 of Tiger Tales Magazine published in Memphis, Tennessee, by East/Rein Publications in May/June 1985. The magazine focused on Memphis State University sports and this issue featured articles on basketball, baseball, pitcher D. Winton “Sleepy” Simmons, and Stan Bronson.

Tiger Tales Magazine, 1:7, 1985

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Vol. 1, No. 7 of Tiger Tales Magazine published in Memphis, Tennessee, by East/Rein Publications in March 1985. The magazine focused on Memphis State University sports and this issue featured articles on MSU basketball games, Jon Albright, Regina Street, and early MSU athletes.

Sports Revue, Memphis, 1976

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Issue 1:6 of "The Sports Revue", a monthly newspaper published in Memphis, Tennessee, in February 1976, edited by Jeff Weinberger. Stories on NFL team for Memphis, John Bassett, Memphis State Tigers and college basketball, tennis and fishing.

Tiger Tales Magazine, 2:6, 1986

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Vol. 2, No. 6 of Tiger Tales Magazine published in Memphis, Tennessee, by East/Rein Publications in February 1986. The magazine focused on Memphis State University sports and this issue featured articles on football coach Charlie Bailey, Billy J. “Spook” Murphy's retirement, Ruth Ann Forsythe, and MSU basketball games.

Invasion Map Of Fortress Europe, 1944

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Invasion Map of Fortress Europe published by C.C. Petersen, Toronto, Canada, 1944. On the verso is a map of the Pacific Theater.

Elizabeth Messick High School, Memphis, Bulletin, 2:4, 1910

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Vol. 2, No. 4 of "The Elizabeth Messick High School Bulletin" published by the school's students in February 1910. Messick High School on Amboy Road in Buntyn, Memphis, Tennessee, opened in 1908 and operated from 1909 to 1981. It was named after Elizabeth Messick (1876-1951) who was superintendent of Shelby County Schools from 1904 to 1908 and was responsible for having the school built. The main building was demolished in 1982.

Civil War Dispatch To G.B. Adamson, Jackson, Tennessee, July 5, 1864

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Dispatch to G.B. Adamson, Jackson, Tennessee, from John B. Morris, July 5, 1864, via Corinth, Mississippi. Contains two news report from Goldsboro, North Carolina, on July 3, 1864, on both the military and political situation.

Atlantis, Memphis, 1:3, 1969

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Vol. 1, No. 3 of "Atlantis", a newspaper published by Love Incorporated, 1665 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, on November 3, 1969. Jim Godown was the publisher. Includes articles on the Beatles and the Family motorcycle club.

Gustavus W. Smith, Memoranda: Longstreet - Chickamauga

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An undated typescript of Gustavus W. Smith's "Memoranda: Longstreet - Chickamauga" in which he questions some contemporary commentators' praise of General James Longstreet's actions at the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. Chapters 2-6 are not included, according to the preface, as unnecessary for the purposes of the article. It is unclear if they were ever written. According to an obituary published in "Twenty-Eighth Annual Reunion of the Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy", June 10th, 1897, this was one of several papers Smith wrote that he hoped to publish but had not done so before …

Civil War Dispatch To G.B. Adamson, Jackson, Tennessee, June 1864

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14-page dispatch to G.B. Adamson, Jackson, Tennessee, from unknown correspondent. Contains news reports from June 24-30, 1864, on both the military and political situation from a Confederate perspective.

Sarah Bernhardt Program, Memphis, 1906

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Program from French actress Sarah Bernhardt's (1844-1923) matinee performance of "La Dame Aux Camelias" and the evening performance of "La Sorciere" on Wednesday, March 7, 1906, at Hopkins Grand Opera House, corner of Main and Beale, in Memphis, Tennessee. This was billed as the "Farewell American Tour of the World's Greatest Actress" that took her across the United States in 1905 to 1906.

Third Annual Shrine Minstrel Program, Memphis, 1951

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Program of "The Third Annual Shrine Minstrel" performed at the Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee, on April 13-14, 1951.

Letter: William N. Chunn, Humboldt, Tennessee, To Sarah Louise Taylor, 1878

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Letter written on September 11, 1878, by William Neilson Chunn in Humboldt, Tennessee, to his sister Sarah Louise Taylor about the Yellow Fever epidemic. The transcription is as follows:

[page 1] Office of W.N. Chunn,

Humboldt, Tenn., Sept 11, 1878

My precious sister,

I trust you have received a letter from me before this time & if so your anxiety is allayed. I should at the very first appearance of the Fever here, remove from the place. There is scarcely any apprehension of its coming here, every precaution is being used, such as a very strict Quarantine burning logs & …

River City Review, Vol. 1:3, Memphis, 1971

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Vol. 1, No. 3 of "River City Review", a monthly newspaper published in 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee. The newspaper was published by James M. Godown and included articles on local music, record reviews, and interviews. This issue included an interview with Stanley Booth on the Rolling Stones, and articles on the Madison Avenue Sidewalk Art Festival, Overton Park Expressway, and Memphis theater.

Letter: William N. Chunn, Camp Brown, Union City, Tennessee, To Sarah Louise Taylor, 1861

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Letter written by William Neison Chunn serving with the 6th Tennessee Infantry at Camp Brown, near Union City, Tennessee, to his sister Sarah Louise Taylor, June 28, 1861.

Discusses boxes of clothing and food received. Notes the regiment is unlikely to leave for Missouri so asks that his enslaved man Henry be sent to him. “I suppose Mr T[aylor]. will know how to arrange it that he Henry may come safe. The authorities are strict with negroes going north.”

Letter: William N. Chunn, Camp Brown, Union City, Tennessee, To Sarah Louise Taylor, 1861

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Letter from William N. Chunn serving with the 6th Tennessee Infantry at Camp Brown near Union City, Tennessee, to his sister Sarah Louise Taylor dated May 30, 1861.

The transcription is as follows:

[page 1]                      Camp Brown, May 30^th 1861

My Dear Sister,

I wrote you a hasty note from Jackson, which I presume you received. We are now near Union City, on the Rail Road, a very pleasant country, I know not how long we will be stationed here but think for some time. “The South will not violate the armed neutrality of Kentucky by passing over her …

Letter: William N. Chunn, Dallas, Texas, To Brother, 1918

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Letter written by William Neison Chunn on January 10, 1918, while visiting Dallas, Texas, to his brother, who was probably his brother-in-law Rev. Robert Venable Taylor.

States he visited Southern Methodist University in the suburbs of Dallas, noting that the buildings have no enclosures so they look lonesome, and he thinks they must be crowded since there are nearly one thousand students. The University sent 150 recruits to the Army and flies a large flag with a star representing everyone who is serving. He has not visited Love Aviation Field yet but would like to see its facilities: “The papers …

42nd Mississippi Regiment, Company B, Casualty List

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Undated handwritten list of the soldiers killed, wounded and missing of Company B, 42nd Mississippi Regiment, possibly compiled by Captain L. Guy Woollard while a prisoner-of-war.

Ramer High School Commencement Exercises Invitation, 1938

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Commencement exercises invitation of Ramer High School, McNairy County, Tennessee, held on May 3, 1938. Includes name card of Grace Steadman and class roll.

Ramer High School, Purple And Gold, 1925

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Vol. 1:5 of the Ramer High School, McNairy County, Tennessee, student newspaper "Purple and Gold" published in April 1925.

Ramer High School, The Rambler, 1936

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Vol. 3:9, Senior Edition, of the Ramer High School, McNairy County, Tennessee, student newspaper "The Rambler" published in May 1936. The last page is missing.

Pamphlet Opposing Era, Circa 1977

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Pamphlet titled" You Can't Fool Mother Nature: STOP ERA" published by STOP ERA, Alton, Illinois, circa 1977. Opposed to the Equal Rights Amendment, STOP ERA was organized by Phyllis Schlafly. STOP stood for "Stop Taking Our Privileges"

Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Commencement Program, 1917

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Program of the commencement exercises for Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee, held on May 14, 1917. Ruth Stephenson (1901-1981) graduated on that day. From Ruth L. Stephenson scrapbook.