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Walter Wagner Faw Papers, 1819-1956 State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0312 FAW, WALTER WAGNER (1867-1956) PAPERS 1819-1956 Processed by: Harriet Chappell Owsley Archival Technical Services Accession Number: 281 Date Completed: 11-3-61 Location: II-A-F-5 Microfilm Accession Number: 998 MICROFILMED INTRODUCTION The papers of Walter Wagner Faw (1867-1956), Representative of Williamson County in the General Assembly of 1905; Assistant State Attorney General, 1905-1913; Special Judge on Tennessee Supreme Court, 1914; Judge of Tennessee Court of Appeals, 1918- 1940; and presiding Judge, 1923-1940, were given to Tennessee State Library and Archives by surviving members of his family. The materials in this finding aid measure 83.2 linear feet. There are no restrictions on the materials. Single photocopies of unpublished writings in the Walter Wagner Faw Papers may be made for purposes of scholarly research. SCOPE AND CONTENT The papers of Walter Wagner Faw covering the period 1819-1956 and numbering approximately 62,500 items, contain accounts, correspondence, diaries, genealogical data, briefs, opinions, indentures, newspaper clippings, photographs, speeches, writings, and some miscellaneous memoranda and memorabilia. The bulk of the material falls within the years 1889-1940, during which time he practiced law and served on the bench of the Tennessee Court of Appeals. The earliest dates found in the collection are two accounts of Judge Faw’s grandfather, Jonathan Faw, dated 1819 and 1820, two indentures dated 1826 and 1830, a patent granted n 1828, and a land grant dated 1829. The earliest letters in the collection were written in 1848 by Mathias M. and Mary S. Wagner, maternal grandparents of Walter Wagner Faw. There are several Civil War letters written by the Gentrys, Wagners, Faws, and other members of the family. The largest portion of the material in the collection is correspondence. The part dealing with the family has been separated and is composed primarily of the correspondence of Judge Faw with his wife, Mattie Kernan Faw, and with members of their families. The general correspondence is largely concerned with Judge Faw’s law practice, judicial practice, and several farms which he owned and operated in Tennessee and in Florida. This correspondence includes the names of J.H. Akin, Hu C. Anderson, Roy H. Beeler, Gordon Browning, Joseph W. Byrns, Newton Cannon, Jr., Charles T. Cates, Sid R. Clark, Prentice Cooper, Wirt Courtney Jr., Thad A. Cox, R.H. Crockett, Arthur Crownover, John H. DeWitt, R.E. Donnelly, Reau E. Folk, W.B. Greenlaw, Isaac Harr, F.H. Heiskell, Tom P. Henderson, J. Roy Hickerson, R.B.C. Howell, Cordell Hull, Harnett T. Kane, Estes Kefauver, M.C. Ketchum, Hill McAlister, Kenneth D. McKellar, W.O. Mims, A.B. Neil, W.A. Owen, L.P. Padgett, Austin Peay, Hal E. Portrum, LeRoy Reeves, A.H. Roberts, Dan M. Robison, J.D. Senter, John K. Shields, C.E. Snodgrass, E.B. Stahlman, W.H. Swiggart, Tom Stewart, Neal L. Thompson, S.C. Williams, Fred T. Wilson, George W. Winstead, and others. There are a large number of letters from C,J. Broyles, J.A. Summers, N.J. Wagner, and George T. White who were relatives and with whom Judge Faw had business dealings. When Judge Faw retired from the bench in 1940, he took up genealogy as a hobby and the collection contains genealogical notes on the families of Asbury, Bell, Blackburn, Burnett, Campbell, Douglass, Eaton, Faw, Green, Hardeman, Hardin, Harding, Harris, Johnson, Kernan, Maury, McEwen, McGavock, Otey, Park, Perkins, Reynolds, Wagner, Watson, and White. Most of the material included in the family charts were taken from Judge Faw’s notes. There are a number of boxes of legal documents which include briefs for Chancery, Circuit, and Criminal Court cases; deeds; dockets; opinions; contracts; and wills. In this section of the papers are the incorporation papers for the towns of Franklin and Summertown. Several boxes contain miscellaneous memoranda, invitations, notices, historical sketches, and items of a personal nature. The newspaper clippings have been arranged according to persons and subject matter. Certificates received by Judge Faw on entering his several positions of public service, diplomas, and several maps, including a map of the Battle of Franklin made by Monroe Cockrill, make up the remainder of the collection. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Walter Wagner Faw 1867 July 3, born in East Tennessee at Johnson City. Son of Thomas Ambrose and Carrie Wagner Faw. Received academic education at Old Science Hill Academy, Johnson City, Tennessee; Kentucky Military Academy, Farmdale, Kentucky; and Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia. 1889 Graduated from Cumberland University Law School and began the practice of law in Johnson City. He was a law partner of Thad A. Cox. 1891-1898 Served successively as Alderman, City Attorney, and Mayor of Johnson City. 1892 Married Miss Mattie Kernan of Thompson Station, Williamson County, Tennessee. 1899 Moved to Franklin and practiced law with the firm of Faw and Crockett. 1905-1907 Represented Williamson County in the General Assembly. 1905-1913 Assistant Attorney General of Tennessee. 1913 Resumed law practice in Franklin. 1914 Special Judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court. 1918 Elected to Tennessee Court of Civil Appeals. 1923-1940 Elected and served as Presiding Judge of Tennessee Court of Appeals. 1940 Retired due to ill health. 1956 May 18, died at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Description of Series Container Series 1-24 Accounts, 1819-1944. 24 boxes. 25-45 Correspondence – Family, 1848-1956. 21 boxes. 46-59 Correspondence – Family Special. 1852-1955. 14 boxes. This includes the correspondence of Judge Faw’s grandfather, Jonathan Faw, his father, Thomas A. Faw, his wife, Mattie Kernan Faw, and his own correspondence with his family. 14 boxes 60-79 Correspondence – Outgoing correspondence of W.W. Faw. This is arranged chronologically and includes his letterbooks. 20 boxes. 80-136 Correspondence – General, 1861-1956. Arranged alphabetically. 57 boxes. 137-138 Diary material – 1877-1955. 2 boxes. 139-141 Genealogical data. 3 boxes. 142-177 Legal Documents – Wills, deeds, briefs, and opinions, 1826-1940. 36 boxes. 178-180 Memorabilia – Personal items, souvenirs, etc., 1900-1951. 3 boxes. 181-189 Memoranda – Historical sketches, notices, programs, etc., 1858-1940. 9 boxes. 190-204 Newspaper clippings – Historical sketches, personal sketches, personal sketches about Tennesseans and national figures, etc., 1917-1956. 15 boxes. 205-206 Photographs. 2 boxes 207-208 Writings and Speeches of Judge Faw and others, 1883-194. 2 boxes. 1 Portfolio Contains blueprints, certificates, and maps, 1880-1945. MICROFILM LIST Roll # 1. Box 1, Collection Register thru Box 3, Folder 2, W.W. Faw Accounts, 1903 2. Box 3, Folder 3, W.W. Faw Accounts, 1904 thru Box 4, Folder 4, W.W. Faw Accounts, 1916-1918 3. Box 5, Folder 1, W.W. Faw Accounts, 1919-1921 thru Box 8, Folder 1, W.W. Faw Accounts, 1936 4. Box 8, Folder 2, W.W. Faw Accounts, 1937 thru Box 11, Folder 1, W.W. Faw checks, 1899-1928 5. Box 11, Folder 2, Cancelled Checks, 1899-1928 thru Box 15, Folder 3, Deposit Slips, 1920-1928 6. Box 16, Folder 1, Accounts – Ledgers, A. Faw, 1836 thru Box 17, Folder 4, Accounts – Ledgers, W.W. Faw, 1883 7. Box 17, Folder 5, Accounts – Ledgers, W.W. Faw, 1886 thru Box 19, Folder 3, Accounts – Ledgers, 1894 Journal 8. Box 19, Folder 4, Accounts – Ledgers, W.W. Faw, 1894 thru Box 20, Folder 6, Accounts – Ledgers, W.W. Faw, 1899 9. Box 21, Folder 1, Accounts – Ledgers, W.W. Faw, 1900 thru Box 23, Folder 1, Accounts – Ledgers, W.W. Faw, 1911 10. Box 23, Folder 2, Accounts – Ledgers, W.W. Faw, 1912-1913 thru Box 25, Folder 1, Correspondence – Family (no date) 11. Box 25, Folder 2, Correspondence – Family 1848-1860 thru Box 26, Folder 8, Correspondence – Family (July-December 1899) 12. Box 26, Folder 9, Correspondence, Family, 1900 thru Box 31, Folder 3, Correspondence, Family, September-December 1913 13. Box 31, Folder 4, Family Correspondence, 1914 thru Box 36, Folder 7, Family Correspondence, 1924 14. Box 37, Folder 1, Family Correspondence, 1925 thru Box 41, Folder 8, Family Correspondence, 1940. 15. Box 41, Folder 9, Correspondence, Sept.-Dec. 1940 thru Box 45, Folder 5, Correspondence, 1953. 16. Box 45, Folder 6, Correspondence, 1954 thru Box 50, Folder 8, Correspondence, 1902. 17. Box 50, Folder 9, Correspondence, 1903-1921 thru Box 54, Folder 8, Correspondence, July – Dec. 1907. 18. Box 54, Folder 9, Family Correspondence, 1908 thru Box 60, Folder 4, General Correspondence. 19. Box 60, Folder 5, Correspondence, July – Dec. 1906 thru Box 63, Folder 1, Correspondence, Jan. – June 1915. 20. Box 63, Folder 2, Correspondence, July – Dec. 1915 thru Box 66, Folder 3, Correspondence, July – Aug. 1918. 21. Box 66, Folder 4, Correspondence, Sept. – Oct. 1918 thru Box 70, Folder 1, Correspondence, Jan. – Apr. 1927. 22. Box 70, Folder 2, Correspondence, May – Aug. 1927 thru Box 73, Folder 2, Correspondence, May – Aug. 1937. 23. Box 73, Folder 3, General Correspondence, Sept. – Dec. 1937 thru Box 75, Folder 5, General Correspondence, 1949. 24. Box 75, Folder 6, Correspondence, 1950 thru Box 77, Letterbook 1, Jan. – Oct. 1894. 25. Box 77, Letterbook 2, Oct. – Aug. 1895 thru Box 82, Folder 3, Correspondence – Anderson. 26. Box 82, Folder 4, Correspondence – Anderson thru Box 88, Folder 6, Correspondence – Burford. 27. Box 88, Folder 7, Correspondence – Burk thru Box 93, Folder 14, Correspondence – T.A. Cox. 28. Box 94, Folder 1, Correspondence – Cox W. thru Box 100, Folder 10, Correspondence, Fielder, J.W. 29. Box 100, Folder 11, Correspondence – Fifield, J.C. thru Box 102, Folder 9, Correspondence – Gump, M.I. 30. Box 103, Folder 1, Correspondence – Hacker, J.E.
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