State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0312 GOVERNOR AUSTIN PEAY PAPERS 1923-1927 GP 40 Processed by: Elbert Watson Archival Technical Services Date Completed: 1965 MICROFILMED INTRODUCTION This finding aid covers the gubernatorial papers of Tennessee Governor Austin Peay, who served from 1923-1927. It consists of 151 boxes of materials that consist mostly of correspondence, special subject files, bills, audit reports, vouchers, letters of recommendation, applications, requests for pardons, commutations, pardons, and miscellaneous materials. There are no restrictions on the use of the materials and researchers may make copies of individual items for individual or scholarly use. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Peay was born in 1876 in Kentucky. He studied law and came to Tennessee as a young man, starting his law practice in 1896. He served in the state House 1901-1905. Urging honest government and justice for all citizens, he was elected governor in 1922. He carried out a major governmental reorganization in 1923. His administration strengthened education and created through legislation the Department of Highways and Public /works, by whose authority miles of paved roads came into existence. During Peay’s term the law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools was passed, resulting in the Scopes evolution trial in Dayton in 1925. He was elected to a third term but died in 1927, the first governor to die in office. Source: The Tennessee Blue Book, 2001-2004, page 499. CONTAINER LIST Microfilm Roll #1 Box 1 1. Correspondence-Governor Austin Peay 1923 2. Correspondence-Secretary to Governor Austin Peay (Outgoing) 1923 3. Correspondence-Secretary to Governor Austin Peay (Outgoing) 1923 Box 2 1. Correspondence-Governor Austin Peay 1924 2. Correspondence-Secretary to Governor Austin Peay (Outgoing) 1924 Microfilm Roll #2 3. Correspondence-Secretary to Governor Austin Peay (Outgoing) 1924 Box 3 1. Correspondence-Governor Austin Peay 1925 2. Correspondence-Secretary to Governor Austin Peay (Outgoing) 1925 3. Correspondence-Secretary to Governor Austin Peay (Outgoing) 1925 Box 4 1. Correspondence-Governor Austin Peay 1926 2. Correspondence-Secretary to Governor Austin Peay (Outgoing) 1926 3. Correspondence-Secretary to Governor Austin Peay (Outgoing) 1926 Microfilm Roll #3 Box 5 1. Correspondence-Governor Austin Peay 1927 2. Correspondence-Secretary to Governor Austin Peay (Outgoing) 1927 3. Correspondence-Secretary to Governor Austin Peay (Outgoing) 1928 Box 6 1. Correspondence-General-Abernathy-Berry 1922 2. Correspondence-General-Botten-Burns 1922 3. Corresponcence-General-Caldwell-Crownover 1922 4. Correspondence-General-Dabney-Fuller 1922 5. Correspondence-General-Gates-Hull 1922 6. Correspondence-General-Jackson-Lyons 1922 7. Correspondence-General-Manier-McQueen 1922 8. Correspondence-General-Newberry-Puryear 1922 9. Correspondence-General-Ramsey-Swann 1922 10. Corresponence-General-Ware-Yeargan 1922 11. Miscellaneous Correspondence-Caldwell-Reddick 1922 Box 7 1. Correspondence-General-Abernathy-Althorfer 1923 2. Correspondence-General-Ambrose-Asbury 1923 3. Correspondence-General-Baber-Baxter 1923 4. Correspondence-General-Beard-Bettis 1923 5. Correspondence-General-Bible-Blount 1923 6. Correspondence-General-Boardman-Boxwell 1923 7. Correspondence-Genera-Brack-Brooks 1923 8. Correspondence-General-Brown-Byrns 1923 9. Correspondence-General-Caldwell-Cawthon 1923 10. Correspondence-General-Chaffin-Chilton 1923 11. Correspondence-General-Clancy-Cox 1923 12. Correspondence-General-Crabtree-Cursey 1923 13. Correspondence-General-Dabney-Dinwiddle 1923 14. Correspondence-General-Docking-Dyer 1923 Box 8 1. Correspondence-General-Eason-Exby 1923 2. Correspondence-General-Fair-Fitzhugh 1923 3. Correspondence-General-Fleming-Fox 1923 4. Correspondence-General-Frazer-Furlow 1923 5. Correspondence-General-Gaines-Ghormley 1923 6. Correspondence-General-Gibbs-Gould 1923 7. Correspondence-General-Gourchenor-Gwinn 1923 8. Correspondence-General-Hackney-Happel 1923 9. Correspondence-General-Hardaway-Hazen 1923 10. Correspondence-General-Heazel-Hixson 1923 11. Correspondence-General-Hobbs-Hoye 1923 12. Correspondence-General-Hubbard-Hysmith 1923 Box 9 1. Correspondence-General-Inzer-Ivins 1923 2. Correspondence-General-Jackson-Johnson 1923 Microfilm Roll #4 3. Correspondence-General-Jones-Judkins 1923 4. Correspondence-General-Keller-Kyle 1923 5. Correspondence-General-Lafe-Lewis 1923 6. Correspondence-General-Libby-Lyons 1923 7. Correspondence-General-McAndrew-McDowell 1923 8. Correspondence-General-McFarland-McSween 1923 9. Correspondence-General-Mackey-Maxwell 1923 10. Correspondence-General-Meeman-Merriam 1923 11. Correspondence-General-Miles-Moore 1923 12. Correspondence-General-Morgan-Myracle 1923 Box 10 1. Correspondence-General-Nash-Norton 1923 2. Correspondence-General-O’Connell-Owen 1923 3. Correspondence-General-Paine-Pettus 1923 4. Correspondence-General-Phillips-Quinn 1923 5. Correspondence-General-Radsdale-Reeves 1923 6. Correspondence-General-Remelin-Roadman 1923 7. Correspondence-General-Robinson-Rutledge 1923 Box 11 1. Correspondence-General-Sabine-Seaton 1923 2. Correspondence-General-Shannon-Shropshire 1923 3. Correspondenc-General-Siles-Stapleton 1923 4. Correspondence-General-Steele-Sylvester 1923 5. Correspondence-General-Tabbot-Tingle 1923 6. Correspondence-General-Todd-Tyler 1923 7. Correspondence-General-Underwood-Zinnerman 1923 Box 12 1. Correspondence-General-Wade-Warren 1923 2. Correspondence-General-Washington-Whittemore 1923 3. Correspondence-General-Widdlefield-Williams 1923 4. Correspondence-General-Williams-Young 1923 5. Miscellaneous Correspondence-Abernathy-Young 1923 Box 13 1. Correspondence-General-Abernathy-Alshuler 1924 2. Correspondence-General-Ambrose-Atkinson 1924 3. Correspondence-General-Back-Bate 1924 4. Correspondence-General-Beard-Bishop 1924 5. Correspondence-General-Black-Boyd 1924 6. Correspondence-General-Bradens-Byrns 1924 7. Correspondence-General-Caddell-Cayce 1924 8. Correspondence-General-Chapman-Cloud 1924 9. Correspondence-General-Cody-Cox 1924 10. Correspondence-General-Crabb-Cox 1924 11. Correspondence-General-Dabney-Dinsmore 1924 12. Correspondence-General-Dobbs-Dunn 1924 Microfilm Roll #5 Box 14 1. Correspondence-General-Early-Exum 1924 2. Correspondence-General-Faircloth-Fitzhugh 1924 3. Correspondence-General-Flick-Furlow 1924 4. Correspondence-General-Galloway-Ghormley 1924 5. Correspondence-General-Gibbs-Gowan 1924 6. Correspondence-General-Grahma-Gwinn 1924 7. Correspondence-General-Haase-Hanson 1924 8. Correspondence-General-Harber-Hazelwood 1924 9. Correspondence-General-Hedden-Hinkley 1924 10. Correspondence-General-Hobbs-Hydeman 1924 11. Correspondence-General-Ingram-Ivins 1924 12. Correspondence-General-Ted Johnson to Governor Peay 1924 13. Correspondence-General-Jackson-Johnson 1924 14. Correspondence-General-Johnston-Justus 1924 Box 15 1. Correspondence-General-Kahn-Kittelle 1924 2. Correspondence-General-Klotz-Kruger 1924 3. Correspondence-General-Lambeth-Liveright 1924 4. Correspondence-General-Lockmiller-Lyle 1924 5. Correspondence-General-McAuley-McQuiston 1924 6. Correspondence-General-Mabey-Mayer 1924 7. Correspondence-General-Meeks-Myers 1924 8. Correspondence-General-Naff-Nolan 1924 9. Correspondence-General-O’Connor-Orme 1924 10. Correspondence-General-Paine-Paxon 1924 11. Correspondence-General-Peck-Pinson 1924 12. Correspondence-General-Place-Quinn 1924 13. Correspondence-General-Radford-Rhea 1924 14. Correspondence-General-Roach-Ryerson 1924 15. Correspondence-General-W.T. Roberts to Governor Peay 1924 Box 16 1. Correspondence-General-Sabine-Ryerson 1924 2. Correspondence-General-Shakelford-Slatery 1924 3. Correspondence-General-Smith-Springer 1924 4. Correspondence-General-Staley-Stroup 1924 5. Correspondence-General-Sullivan-Swink 1924 6. Correspondence-General-Tabusa-Thompson 1924 7. Correspondence-General-Tigrett-Tyson 1924 8. Correspondence-General-Underwood-Vrooman 1924 9. Correspondence-General-Wachs-Weyman 1924 10. Correspondence-General-Whitaker-Wine 1924 11. Correspondence-General-Wood-Wurtele 1924 12. Correspondence-General-Yard-Zance 1924 13. Miscellaneous Correspondence-Ayres-Wyatt 1924 Box 17 1. Correspondence-General-Abell-Alexander 1925 2. Correspondence-General-Allen-Austin 1925 3. Correspondence-General-Bailey-Bezett 1925 4. Correspondence-General-Bias-Briscoe 1925 5. Correspondence-General-Broadbent-Byrns 1925 Microfilm Roll #6 6. Correspondence-General-Cable-Churchwell 1925 7. Correspondence-General-Clark-Cotten 1925 8. Correspondence-General-Cowan-Curtis 1925 9. Correspondence-General-Dabney-Dewitt 1925 10. Correspondence-General-Dibble-Dye 1925 Box 18 Correspondence-General 1. Ea-Ez 1925 2. Fa-Fi 1925 3. Fl-Fz 1925 4. Ga-Gl 1925 5. Go-Gz 1925 6. Ha-Haz 1925 7. He-Hov 1925 8. How-Hz 1925 9. In-Iz 1925 10. Ja-Jz 1925 Box 19 Correspondence-General 1. Ka-Kz 1925 2. La-Lz 1925 3. McA-McK 1925 4. McL-McZ 1925 5. Ma-Mat 1925 6. Max-Mit 1925 7. Mo-Mz 1925 Box 20 Correspondence-General 1. Na-Nz 1925 2. Oa-Oz 1925 3. Pa-Pl 1925 4. Po-Pz 1925 5. Ra-Rl 1925 6. Ro-Rz 1925 7. Sa-Sh 1925 8. Si-St 1925 9. St-Sz 1925 Box 21 Correspondence-General 1. Ta-Tl 1925 2. To-Tz 1925 3. Un-Vv 1925 4. Wa-Wg 1925 5. Wh-Wz 1925 6. Yo-Zi 1925 Microfilm Roll #7 7. Miscellaneous Correspondence-A-Z 1925 Box 22 1. Correspondence-General-Abel-Ayers 1926 2. Correspondence-General-Bacharach-Berryhill 1926 3. Correspondence-General-Bible-Bright 1926 4. Correspondence-General-Brunkerhoff-Byrd