State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0312 STATE HISTORIAN’S OFFICE RECORDS 1955-1970 RECORD GROUP 29 Processed by: John E. Adamson & Pat A. Morris Archival Technical Services Date Completed: April 1974/January 1982 MICROFILMED SCOPE AND CONTENT The papers of the State Historian, 1955-1970, document the activities of Dr. Robert H. White. Primary records are correspondence, copies of newspaper relating to the Governors, speeches and subject files. th Created in 1955 by an act of the 79 General Assembly (Chapter 130), the duties entail the study, evaluation and publication of authentic data relating to Tennessee history. Although a need was officially recognized by a legislative Select Committee in 1851, the impetus for the Creation of the office did not materialize until the Tennessee Historical Commission succeeded in obtaining an appropriation to prepare the first publication on Tennessee history with State funds, Volumes I and II of the Messages of the Governors of Tennessee. Prior to his appointment as State Historian by Governor Clement on April 1, 1955, Dr. White made substantial contributions to the dissemination of knowledge of Tennessee history. Through his chairmanship of the Publications Committee of the Historical Commission, an accurate record of the problems associated with the publications can be found. Of particular interest to the researcher is the wealth of knowledge about the history of the State which Dr. White assimilated. Questions of historical, political and social import such as trial by jury, impeachment procedures and constitutional conventions were relegated by Dr. White. The papers include some original source materials, such as pamphlets and correspondence. Dates in the register reflect these original sources. The index identifies prominent individual with whom Dr. White corresponded and who cannot be located by using the subject file. Topics of consequence are indexed. Research material relating to the administration of Governor Malcolm R. Patterson is to be incorporated in Volume IX, Messages of the Governors. Of particular interest is information about the Supreme Court involving itself in politics, the assassination of Senator Edward Ward Carmack and Colonel Duncan Brown Cooper’s trial and subsequent pardon by Governor Patterson. Two lectures, “Character” by Senator Carmack and Patterson’s “True Reforms and False Reformers” are significant. INDEX Series Number Series Title Box Number____ 1 Correspondence 1-4 2 Newspapers 4-5, 32 3 Publications 6-11, 30-31 4 Speeches 11-12 5 Subject Files 12-23 6 Notes and Drafts for Messages of the Governors 24-28 7 Manuscripts and Notes for Various Publications 29 CONTAINER LIST Microfilm Roll #1 Correspondence Box 1 1 A-Al 1955-1970 2 Am-Az 1955-1970 3 B-Bh 1955-1970 4 Bi-Bq 1955-1970 5 Br 1955-1970 6 Bs-Bz 1955-1970 7 C-Cg 1955-1970 8 Ch-Cn 1955-1970 9 Co-Com 1955-1970 10 Con-Cop 1955-1970 11 Cor-Coz 1955-1970 12 Cr-Cz 1955-1970 13 D-De 1955-1970 14 Df-Dq 1955-1970 15 Dr-Dz 1955-1970 16 E-Eu 1955-1970 17 Ev-Ez 1955-1970 18 F-Fh 1955-1970 Box 2 1 Fi-Fk 1955-1970 2 Fl-For 1955-1970 3 Fos-Fz 1955-1970 4 G-Gh 1955-1970 5 Gi-Go 1955-1970 6 Gr-Gz 1955-1970 7 H-Haq 1955-1970 8 Har-Haz 1955-1970 9 Hb-Hh 1955-1970 10 Hi-Hn 1955-1970 11 Ho-Hor 1955-1970 12 Hos-Ht 1955-1970 13 Hu-Hz 1955-1970 14 I-Iz 1955-1970 15 J-Jz 1955-1970 16 K-Kz 1955-1970 Box 3 1 L-Ler 1955-1970 2 Les-Liu 1955-1970 3 Liv-Lz 1955-1970 4 M-Mb 1955-1970 5 McA-McCq 1955-1970 6 McCr-McF 1955-1970 7 McG-McK 1955-1970 8 McS-Md 1955-1970 9 Me-Mn 1955-1970 10 Mo-Mor 1955-1970 11 Mos-Moz 1955-1970 12 N-Nek 1955-1970 13 Nel-Nz 1955-1970 14 O-Oc 1955-1970 15 Od-Oz 1955-1970 16 P-Pd 1955-1970 17 Pe-Pg 1955-1970 18 Ph-Pis 1955-1970 19 Pit-Pn 1955-1970 20 Po-Q 1955-1970 Box 4 1 R-Rn 1955-1970 2 Ro-Rz 1955-1970 3 S-Sg 1955-1970 4 Sh-Sl 1955-1970 5 Sm-Ss 1955-1970 6 St-Sz 1955-1970 7 T-Tax 1955-1970 8 Tay-Td 1955-1970 9 Te-Tz 1955-1970 10 U-Uz 1955-1970 11 V-Vz 1955-1970 12 W-Wc 1955-1970 13 Wd-Wh 1955-1970 14 Wi-Will 1955-1970 15 Wilm-Z 1955-1970 (Brief Sketches of John Sevier and Daniel Smith) Newspapers 16 Alamo Signal 1901 17 Clarksville Chronicle 1872 18 Fayetteville Observer 1866-1872 Microfilm Roll #2 Box 5 Memphis 1 Daily Appeal 1861-1872 2 Daily Avalanche 1872 3 Public Ledger 1872 Nashville 4 Daily Press and Time 1867 (Brownlow’s Second Inaugural Address) 5 Dispatch 1866 6 Gazette 1859-1861 7 Republican Banner and Whig 1857-1858 8 Republican Banner and Whig 1959-1972 9 Union and American 1857 10 Union and American 1857 11 Union and American 1858-1872 Publications Box 6 1 Blount County History 1955-1956 Blount Journal-Acknowledgements 2 A-G 1956 3 H-P 1956 4 R-Z 1956 5 Correspondence 1955-1956 6 Dickson County History 1955-1956 7 Guide to the Study of Tennessee History 1959 8 House Journal, 1861-1862-Correspondence 1957 House Journal, 1861-1862 and John Sevier Commission Book 9 Acknowledgements 1957 10 Johnson City History 1963 11 Maury County History 1957 Messages of the Governors 12 Book Reviews No date 13 Correspondence 1952-1957 14 Distribution Lists 1956-1970 Box 7 Messages of the Governors, Volume I & II Acknowledgements 1 A-G 1952-1953 2 H-M 1952-1953 3 N-Z 1952-1953 Correspondence 4 A-D 1950-1953 5 E-Z 1950-1953 Volume III Acknowledgements 6 A-M 1954-1955 7 N-Z 1954-1955 Volume III Acknowledgements from Tennessee High Schools 8 A-C 1955 9 D-K 1955 10 L-R 1955 11 S-Z 1955 12 Copyright and Printing Information 1954 13 Illustrations 1956 14 Publicity and Distribution 1954 Box 8 Messages of the Governors, Volume IV Acknowledgements 1 A-E 1957 2 F-L 1957 3 M-Z 1957 Distributions 4 A-H 1957 5 I-Z 1957 6 Publicity 1956-1957 Messages of the Governors, Volume V Acknowledgements 7 A-F 1959 8 G-Z 1959 9 Correspondence 1959 10 Distributions 1959 11 Illustrations 1959 12 Publication Information 1959 13 Publicity 1959 Messages of the Governors, Volume VI Acknowledgements 14 A-L 1963 15 M-Z 1963 16 Hawkins, Governor Alvin (Family Info.) 1962 17 Mailing Lists 1963-1967 Box 9 Messages of the Governors, Volume VI 1 Photographs No dates 2 Printing and Copyright 1963 3 Turney, Governor Peter 1894-1901 Messages of the Governors, Volume VII Acknowledgements 4 A-C 1966-1970 5 D-L 1966-1970 6 M-Z 1966-1970 7 Copyright 1966-1967 8 Distributions 1968-1970 9 High Spots 1967 10 Photographs No dates Messages of the Governors, Volume VIII 11 Correspondence 1969-1970 12 Cox, Governor John I., unused materials No dates 13 Cox-Patterson Campaign 1905 14 Elections 1905-1906 Box 10 Messages of the Governors, Volume VIII 1 Frazier, James B. No dates 2 Leaflets 1906-1910 Microfilm Roll #3 3 McMillian, Benton No dates 4 Photographs 1970 5 Printing Funds 1966-1970 T.A.R. Nelson of East Tennessee Acknowledgements 6 A-H 1956 7 I-Z 1956 Correspondence 8 A 1955-1957 9 B-Z 1955-1957 10 Publicity 1957 11 Pen and Sword 1957 Ramsay Autobiography 12 Acknowledgements 1954-1955 Correspondence 13 A-Hh 1952-1954 14 Hi-Z 1952-1954 15 Publicity 1954-1956 Recollections of Ninety-two Years 16 Acknowledgements 1958 Correspondence 17 A-L 1957-1958 18 M-Z 1957-1958 19 Sevier Commission Book 1957-1958 20 Southwest Territory, History of 1954-1960 21 Tennessee During the Revolutionary War 1944-1955 22 Tennessee: Its Growth and Progress No dates Box 11 Tennessee Old and New Acknowledgements 1 A-C 1954 2 D-G 1954 3 H-Mb 1954 4 Mc-R 1954 5 S-Z 1954 6 Tennessee Through the Printed Pages 1950 7 Three Pioneer Documents (Preview) 1963-1964 8 Williamson County History No dates 9 Wilson County History 1958-1961 Speeches 10 “Ashes to Glory” No dates 11 Battle of Lookout Mountain, Presentation of Painting 1963 12 “A Blunder Brings Success” by Senator E.E. Patton No dates 13 Clement, Governor Frank G., Presentation of Portrait 1959 14 “Commencement Address, MTSU” 1954 15 “Constitutional Reapportionment in Tennessee” No dates 16 “Each Played a Part” No dates 17 “Early Health and Medical Legislation in Tennessee” 1942 18 “Economic and Social Conditions in Middle and West Tennessee, 1860” 1960 19 “Economics and Social Conditions in Tennessee One Hundred Years Ago” 1961 20 “Extracts form Legislative Message of Governor James C. Jones” 1958 21 Farris, Oscar 1961 22 Hill, Rev. Green, dedicatory services 1961 23 “Historical Sketch of Tennessee Constitutional Conventions” 1953 24 Hull, Cordell, presentation of portrait (For Governor Ellington) No dates 25 “An Indispensable Partnership,” re: Education in Tennessee No dates 26 “Issues and Answers of This Political Campaign” (Smith and Hoover) No dates 27 Jackson, Andrew 1953-1961 28 “Lee, Robert E.,” meeting of the APVA 1955 29 “Legislative Issues While Murfreesboro Was the Capital” 1962 30 “Lest We Forget” No dates Box 12 1 McMinnville sesquicentennial 1960 2 “Origin and Development of the Office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction” No dates 3 “Origin and Development of Trial by Jury” 1961 4 “Our Heritage,” commencement address, ETSU 1963 5 “Our Heritage,” re: Development of Education in Tennessee 1955 6 “Legislative Steps in the Purchase of a Governor’s Mansion” No dates 7 Polk, James K., memorial rededication ceremony (For Governor Ellington) 1961 8 “The President’s Health Message” No dates 9 “Some International Health Problems of Local Concern” (For R.H.