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Mcraven, WILLIAM HENRY (1894-1968) PAPERS 1851-Ca State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0312 McRAVEN, WILLIAM HENRY (1894-1968) PAPERS 1851-ca. 1960s Processed by: Hulan Glen Thomas, Linda J. Drake, et al; Addition by Mary Washington Frazer Archival Technical Services Accession Numbers: 199, 253, 255, 258, 334, 405, 453, 466, 636, 844, 1109, 1116, 1470, 1626, 1719, 1967-030, 1967-122 Date completed: May 7, 1964 Addition completed: September 27, 1968 Location: III-G-3-6, top; III-H-1-3; III-J-1-2 INTRODUCTION These papers were given to the Tennessee State Library and Archives by William Henry McRaven, author and collector, of Nashville, Tennessee. The materials in this finding aid measure 14.70 linear feet. There are no restrictions on the materials. Single photocopies of unpublished writings may be made for purposes of scholarly research. SCOPE AND CONTENT The William Henry McRaven Collection, consisting of about 5,000 items, contains correspondence, photographs, genealogical data, clippings, notes, diaries, and writings of Mr. McRaven. The correspondence includes early letters of members of the Charles, Lanier, and Crutcher families, 1851-1867; later correspondence between Mr. McRaven and members of the Charles, Moore, Pepper, Saxon, Currier, Edlen, Hogin, McMahon, Ruka, and Stubblefield families, 1950-196-; and a large number of letters from Mrs. Evie (Stubblefield) Posey to her nephew, Mr. McRaven, 1930-1941. A large genealogical collection contains histories, photographs, biographical sketches, pictorial albums, genealogical charts, diaries, notes, clippings, and accounts dealing with the following families: Duncan, Elliott, Henderson, McFarlane, McRaven, Morton, Stubblefield, Swanson, Tarkington, and Terrell. Mr. McRaven’s writings include “A Humorous Commentary on the Rubaiyat of Omar Kahyam,” “Shakespeare for Those Who Don’t Like Shakespeare,” and “Tennessee Biographies,” containing biographical sketches of nearly 600 Tennesseans. In addition to the above items there are a number of letters of William H. McRaven, Jr. while in the United States Army during World War II; a diary of Henry McRaven kept during his travels through Mississippi in 1930; ten scrapbooks containing menus, political cartoons by Joe Parrish, comic cartoons such as “Hambone’s Meditations” and “Sunflower Street”; historical articles from the Semi-Weekly Farm News, Dallas , Texas; a pictorial album of a 1,750-mile pipeline built by Anderson Brothers Corporation of Houston, Texas, 1953; and a scrapbook containing records of Mrs. Margaret J. Morton (1828-1911) of Franklin, Tennessee. CONTAINER LIST Box 1 1. Correspondence – Charles, Ellen (1851-1859) 2. Correspondence – Charles, Tom (1852-1860) 3. Correspondence – Charles-Lanier-McRaven (1853-1863) 4. Correspondence – Crutcher, William (1852-1866) 5. Correspondence – McRaven, Laura (1853-1867) 6. Photocopies of selected letters of Charles-Crutcher-McRaven (1853-1863) Box 2 1. Correspondence – Evie S. Posey to William H. McRaven (1930-1937) Box 3 1. Correspondence – Evie S. Posey to William H. McRaven (1938-1941) Box 4 1. Correspondence – Evie S. Posey to William H. McRaven – typed copies (1930-1941) 2. Correspondence – Evie S. Posey to William H. McRaven – autograph discs (1930- 1938) Box 5 1. Correspondence – Fred Charles (1961) 2. Correspondence – Kate and Lora McRaven (1945-1961) 3. Correspondence – Robel McRaven (1950-1961) 4. Correspondence – Lucy H. Moore (1958-1961) 5. Correspondence – Mrs. Jack H. Pepper (1957-1961) 6. Correspondence – Mrs. W.H. Saxton (1959-1961) Box 6 1. Correspondence – Fred Charles (1962-1963) 2. Correspondence – Mrs. Mary M. Currier (1961-1963) 3. Correspondence – Mrs. David H. Edlen (1959-1963) 4. Correspondence – Mrs. John E. Hogin (1961-1963) 5. Correspondence – John McMahon (1962-1964) 6. Correspondence – Misses Kate and Laura McRaven (1959-1963) 7. Correspondence – Mullins McRaven (1957-1963 ) Box 7 1. Correspondence – Lucy Moore (1959-1963) 2. Correspondence – Mrs. J.H. Pepper (1950-1963) 3. Correspondence – Mrs. Louis W. Ruka (1959-1963) 4. Correspondence – Mrs. W.H. Saxton (1959-1963) 5. Correspondence – Emily Stubblefield (1961-1963) Box 8 1. Genealogical – Accounts (1957-1959) 2. Genealogical – Duncan Family (index) 3. Genealogical – Duncan Family 4. Genealogical – Duncan Family (notes) 5. Genealogical – Duncan Family (notes) 6. Genealogical – Duncan Family (sketches) 7. Genealogical – Duncan, John (diary, 1868) Box 9 1. Genealogical – Elliott Family 2. Genealogical – Henderson Family (notes) 3. Genealogical – McFarlane Family (military records) 4. Genealogical – McFarlane, Francis Sr. 5. Genealogical – McFarlane, Francis Jr. 6. Genealogical – McRaven Family (notes) 7. Genealogical – McRaven Family (notes) 8. Genealogical – McRaven Family (notes) 9. Genealogical – McRaven Family (pictorial album) Box 10 1. Genealogical – Morton Family 2. Genealogical – Morton Family (notes) 3. Genealogical – Stubblefield Family (notes) 4. Genealogical – Stubblefield Family (notes) 5. Genealogical – Evie Stubblefield (Mrs. Harry A. Posey), Diaries (1930-1940) 6. Genealogical – Swanson Family (notes) 7. Genealogical – Tarkington Family (notes) 8. Genealogical – Terrell Family (notes) 9. Genealogical – miscellaneous notebooks Box 11 1. Photographs – miscellaneous (located at III-G-5; negatives located at VII-B-4v) Box 12 1. Writings – “A Humorous Commentary on the Rubaiyat of Omar Kahyam” 2. Writings – “Shakespeare for Those Who Don’t Like Shakespeare” Box 13 1. Writings – “Shakespeare for Those Who Don’t Like Shakespeare” Box 14 1. Writings – “Shakespeare for Those Who Don’t Like Shakespeare” Box 15 1. Writings – “Shakespeare for Those Who Don’t Like Shakespeare” Box 16 1. Writings – “Shakespeare for Those Who Don’t Like Shakespeare” 2. Writings – “Random Quotes from Shakespeare” Box 17 1. “Tennessee Biographies” (A-K) Box 18 1. “Tennessee Biographies” (L-Z) Box 19 1. Personal letters between William Henry McRaven and Annie Terrell Nichols before and after their marriage March 1, 1923, in Dallas, Texas (1920-1959). These packages are not to be opened during the lifetime (died 1968) of Mr. W.H. McRaven or that of his wife Box 20 1. Autograph album of W.H. McRaven, 1918, while in service during World War I. Two photograph albums – childhood pictures of W.H. McRaven, Jr., and Sr. 2. Diaries of William Henry McRaven for 1957, 1958, and 1959. These diaries are restricted and not to be opened during the lifetime of W.H. McRaven Box 21 1. Personal correspondence to Mr. and Mrs. W.H. McRaven from their son, William H. McRaven, Jr., while in the United States Army, World War II. These letters are not to be made public during the lifetime of William H. McRaven, Jr. Box 22 1. Correspondence – Incoming and Outgoing – Peter Robson (1960-1963) 2. Diary of Henry McRaven’s travels through Mississippi (May 31 – June 23, 1930) 3. McRaven, Henry – Re: “Mississippi Profiles,” ca. 435 pages Box 23 1. Correspondence – Re: John H. Eaton 2. Correspondence – Re: Life and Times of Edward Swanson 3. Correspondence – Re: Trail Drivers and Indians of Texas Box 24 1. Scrapbooks – “Hambone’s Meditations,” by Alley; Political Cartoons by Cross; “Nashvillians in Pen and Ink” by Jack Moranz 2. Scrapbooks – Political cartoons by Joe Parrish 3. Scrapbooks – “Sunflower Street” by Tom Little and Tom Sims, 1935 (1 volume) Box 25 1. Scrapbooks – “Sunflower Street” by Tom Little and Tom Sims, 1936 (2 volumes) Box 25a - Scrapbooks Volume 1 - Historical Articles from the Semi-Weekly Farm News, Dallas, Texas Volume 2 - Photo Album of a 1,750-mile pipeline built by Anderson Brothers Corporation of Houston, Texas, 1953 Volume 3 - Receipts, Records, and Documents of Mrs. Margaret J. Morton (1828-1911) of Franklin, Tennessee ADDITION Box 26 1. Accounts – Income tax returns (1947-1959) 2. Accounts – Sales of Life & Times of Edward Swanson (1937-1938) 3. Autographs – miscellaneous 4. Correspondence – Brazleton, John H. (1943-1944) 5. Correspondence – Charles, Fred (1964) 6. Correspondence – Darnell, W. Wirt (1958-1964) 7. Correspondence – Hahn, Larry A. (1943-1944) 8. Correspondence – Hauch, Elmore B. (1942-1944) 9. Correspondence – Lamb, Robert F. (1942-1944) 10. Correspondence – McRaven, Annie T. (1959) 11. Correspondence – McRaven, Robel (1959-1964) 12. Correspondence – McRaven, William Henry Jr. (1945) 13. Correspondence – Moore, James O. (1944) 14. Correspondence – Newel, Franklin L. (1944) Box 27 1. Correspondence – Pepper, Mrs. Jack H. (1964) 2. Correspondence – Saxton, Mrs. W.H. (1964) 3. Correspondence – Miscellaneous – A-Z (1941-1950) 4. Genealogical Data – Polk family genealogical chart 5. McRaven family reunion - August 27, 1961 (Photographs can be found in Box 11) 6. Photographs (Moved to Box 11) 7. Photographs (Moved to Box 11) 8. Printed Material – Re: History of Nashville, Peabody College, and St. Mary’s Catholic Church 9. Printed Material – Miscellaneous data on the history of Tennessee 10. Scrapbook – Boy’s Hobby Fair (1936) 11. Scrapbook – Entertainment – Re: radio and movies 12. Scrapbook – Entertainment – Re: classical music Box 28 1. Travel – Souvenir Menus Box 29 1. Travel – Travel guides, photographs made on trips, and picture postcards Box 30 1. Williamson County – Miscellaneous deeds, wills, and court records (1830-1858) 2. Writings – Biography of John Eaton – Notes and drafts 3. Writings – Biography of John Eaton – Notes and drafts 4. Writings – Biography of John Eaton – Notes and drafts 5. Writings – Biography of John Eaton – Notes and drafts 6. Writings –
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