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Describing Archives: A Content Standard 2ed Tennessee Tech University Special Collections 1100 North Peachtree Avenue PO Box 5066 Cookeville, Tennessee 38505 [email protected] URL: https://www.tntech.edu/library/research/archives Evins, Joe L. papers Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 4 Biographical / Historical ................................................................................................................................ 4 Scope and Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Arrangement ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 6 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Congressional Papers ................................................................................................................................... 6 Constituent Correspondence ..................................................................................................................... 7 Issue Correspondence ............................................................................................................................. 18 Out of District Correspondence ............................................................................................................ 102 Miscellaneous Correspondence ............................................................................................................ 111 Politics ................................................................................................................................................... 117 Committees and Legislation ................................................................................................................. 144 Government Agencies ........................................................................................................................... 170 Central Files .......................................................................................................................................... 180 Office Administration ........................................................................................................................... 209 Personal Papers ........................................................................................................................................ 228 Correspondence ..................................................................................................................................... 228 Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................................................ 231 Family Papers ....................................................................................................................................... 233 Business Papers ..................................................................................................................................... 237 Manuscripts ........................................................................................................................................... 239 1910-1946 .............................................................................................................................................. 239 Retirement ............................................................................................................................................. 242 Supporting Material ................................................................................................................................. 244 Photographs ........................................................................................................................................... 244 Audio-Visual ......................................................................................................................................... 399 Maps and Blueprints ............................................................................................................................. 400 Scrapbooks ............................................................................................................................................ 406 Volumes ................................................................................................................................................ 408 Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................................................ 408 Memorabilia .......................................................................................................................................... 425 Addendum ................................................................................................................................................ 436 - Page 2 - Evins, Joe L. papers Congressional Papers ............................................................................................................................ 436 Personal Papers ..................................................................................................................................... 446 Supporting Material .............................................................................................................................. 453 Addendum II ............................................................................................................................................ 476 - Page 3 - Evins, Joe L. papers Summary Information Repository: Tennessee Tech University Special Collections Creator: Evins, Joe L. (Joe Landon), 1910-1984 Title: Joe L. Evins papers ID: RG.0000.0001 Date [bulk]: 1946-1976 Physical Description: 700 Cubic Feet Language of the English Material: ^ Return to Table of Contents Biographical / Historical Joe L. Evins served 30 years as a Member of Congress, representing the 4th District of Tennessee from 1946 to 1976. Serving under six different presidents, he chaired and served on the House Select Committee on Small Business, House Appropriations Committee, and the Subcommittee on Public Works and Atomic Energy Appropriations and he served on the House Committee on Small Business. These committees included working on programs such as the Veterans Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TEVA). Evins' contributions in Congress helped rural middle Tennessee through the creation post offices and other federal buildings, and construction of both Interstate 40 and Highway 111. He brought Lyndon B. Johnson's Model Cities Program to Smithville, TN, the smallest city to receive funding in the program. Evins was also responsible for acquiring funding for the Appalachian Center for Craft. Tennessee Tech named November 20, 1976 as Joe L. Evins Day in honor of his service and dedication to the University and region. Evins supported NASA and had a great interest in space, finding ways to incorporate Tennessee into the program by using resources such as Douglas Aircraft, Tennessee Technological University, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Evins believed that "local leadership and local initiative…can and should provide the keys to progress for our people." He wanted a Congress that was more beneficial to the people than the officials. He answered his constituents' mail and listened to their problems, trying to resolve issues raised. Evins was born in Blend, DeKalb County, Tennessee on October 24, 1910. He graduated from Vanderbilt University and Cumberland University School of Law and too his Post Graduate of Law at George Washington University. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He practiced law in Smithville before working as an attorney for the Federal Trade Commission and later the assistant secretary. Joe L. Evin's wife was Ann Smart, daughter of a McMinnville judge, and they had three daughters, Mary Evins Overton, Joanna Evins Carnahan, and Jane Evins Leonard. His father J. Edgar Evins was state senator. Joe L. Evins passed away in 1984. Timeline: 1910 October - Page 4- Evins, Joe L. papers 24: Joseph Landon Evins was born in Dekalb County, Tennessee. He was the second son of James Edgar and Myrtie Goodson Evins. 1933: Graduates from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. 1934: Graduates from Cumberland University Law School, Lebanon, TN. Admitted to Tennessee Bar. Opens law practice in Smithville, TN. 1934-1941: Attorney for the Federal Trade Commission in Chicago and Washington. Rises to the position of Assistant Secretary. 1935 June 7: Marries Ann Smartt, daughter of Judge and Mrs. R.W. Smartt. 1942-1946: Active duty in the United States Army. Serves two years in Europe. 1945: Nominated as Democratic Candidate to State Senate. Declined to serve during the war and his father was elected in his stead. 1946 November 5: Discharged from the United States Army with the rank of Major. Nominated for the United States House of Representatives.