Monthly Archives: April 2014
Field Trip: Tennessee State Library and Archives
April was a beautiful month for visiting Nashville and the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA). It is always exciting for me to have the opportunity to tour an archives.
Posted in Field Trip
Tagged archives, digital microfilm reader, exhibit, Gordon Belt, preservation, TSLA
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Kingsport: The Mead Paper Co.
A new archives exhibit has been installed at the Kingsport Public Library and this one relates to the paper making industry that has been such a crucial part of the town’s economic development.
Kingsport: Conserving the Sprankle Scrapbooks
Leroy Sprankle (1894-1972) was an important figure in the City of Kingsport ‘s high school athletics and education history. The Archives of the City of Kingsport is fortunate to have a large collection of Sprankle’s scrapbooks, which include correspondence, photographs, clippings, and … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, Kingsport
Tagged Chris McAfee, conservation, humidification, photograph, Russ, scrapbooks
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Kingsport: Gaines-Anderson House
This post includes updated information as of April 9, 2014. Ambrose Gaines (1763-1840) was a nephew of James and Thomas Gaines, land agents for Edmund Pendleton. In the 1790s, they sold their nephew 273 acres of the Pendleton Land Grant of 1750.
Field Trip: Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site
It’s finally spring! I decided to celebrate with a field trip to the Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site in Johnson City, Tennessee. My last visit there was about 14 years ago. Since then they have doubled the size of their visitor’s … Continue reading
