Monthly Archives: August 2013
Kingsport: Buried Treasure
Part of the amazing Thomas McNeer, Jr. Collection (KCMC 106) includes a series of publicity photographs commissioned by the new Ridgefields Country Club in 1948. The images feature a beautiful stone lookout, gorgeous views of the South Fork Holston, and two … Continue reading
Kingsport: “Hello, Chamber of Commerce”
I have begun reprocessing the W.B. Greene collection (KCMC 33) at the Kingsport Archives. William Greene was a successful investor and hardware store owner in Kingsport and the collection is comprised of his financial records and family correspondence. I found a real … Continue reading
Archives: Cultural Preservation
When visitors enter the Art Institute of Chicago from Michigan Avenue and ascend the Grand Staircase, they arrive in gallery 200; Architectural Fragments. According to AIC’s website, “Home to the first skyscraper . . . , Chicago has been the center of American … Continue reading
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Kingsport: Remembering Mr. Jackson
Last week I was reading through a collection or two, trying to become familiar with more of the archives’ holdings, when I began reading Kingsport Utilities old newsletters. One entry in the Spring 1950 edition honored 5 men who had … Continue reading
Kingsport: Freedom Train
On October 1, 1948, the first Freedom Train pulled into the Kingsport train station and opened its doors upon an exhibit of dozens of original “documents of liberty.”
