Finding Aid for the Horace Maynard Papers, 1802-1954 (bulk 1828-1882)


Overview of the Collection
Creator	Maynard, Horace
Title	Horace Maynard Papers
Dates	1810-1954 (bulk 1828-1882)
Extent	3.5 linear feet
Abstract	This collection contains scrapbooks, speeches, correspondence, photographs, essays that Maynard wrote while at Amherst College, eulogies written by friends and colleagues, and a biography documenting the life and work of Tennessee statesman Horace Maynard. There are a few items of unknown origin, including a deed for 60 acres on the "south side of the French Broad River" to John Wright signed by Governor William Carroll and two certificates of sale for land in Ohio purchased by Mathew Heuston and signed by President James Madison.
MS Number	MS-0415
Repository	University of Tennessee Libraries Special Collections 121 John C. Hodges Library 1015 Volunteer Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37996-0001 Phone: (865) 974-4480 E-Mail: AskUsNow!

Biographical/Historical Note

Horace Maynard was born on August 30, 1814 in Westboro, Massachusetts. He graduated from Amherst College as Valedictorian in the summer of 1838 and came to East Tennessee College (now the University of Tennessee, Knoxville) to teach in the fall. He was quickly promoted, first to "teacher of Mathematics" and Ancient and Modern Languages and later to "Professor of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres." In 1840, Maynard began writing a series of biting articles for the Knoxville Times under the pen name Zadock Jones about the ignorant masses that he referred to as "the common herd." He also studied law, and was admitted to the Bar and commenced practicing in 1844.

Maynard also involved himself in politics. He served as presidential elector twice, first on the Whig ticket in 1852 and then on the Republican ticket in 1856. He was unsuccessful in his first bid for national office in 1853 but was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1857. He was re-elected twice and served until Tennessee seceded from the Union. He went on to serve as the Attorney General of Tennessee (1863-1865) and as a delegate to the Southern Loyalist Convention in Philadelphia (1866).

After Tennessee was readmitted to the Union, Maynard was once again elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served until 1875, but chose not to run for re-election in 1874 in order to campaign (unsuccessfully) for the governorship of Tennessee. President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him U.S. Ambassador to Turkey in 1875, and he remained at this post until May of 1880. President Rutherford B. Hayes appointed him Postmaster General in June of 1880 and he served until 1881. Maynard died in Knoxville, Tennessee, on May 3, 1882 and is buried in Old Gray Cemetery.

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains scrapbooks, speeches, correspondence, photographs, essays that Maynard wrote while at Amherst College, eulogies written by friends and colleagues, and a biography documenting the life and work of Tennessee statesman Horace Maynard. There are a few items of unknown origin, including a deed for 60 acres on the "south side of the French Broad River" to John Wright signed by Governor William Carroll and two certificates of sale for land in Ohio purchased by Mathew Heuston and signed by President James Madison.

A more detailed finding aid for this collection is available upon request in the Special Collections Reading Room. Interested researchers may also wish to consult UTK-MS-2231: Horace Maynard Letter, 1857 December 12; UTK-MS-2245: Horace Maynard Letter, 1866 March 23; UTK-MS-2253: Horace Maynard Letter, 1869 March 7; UTK-MS-0021: O. P. Temple Papers, 1832-1909; and UTK-MS-1940: William G. Brownlow Papers, 1848-1902 for more information about Maynard and his work.

Arrangement Note

Collection consists of three boxes.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Manuscript collections are stored offsite, and a minimum of 24 hours is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Readers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections.

Use Restrictions

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Subject Terms

Maynard, Horace, 1814-1882.

Amherst College.

East Tennessee College.

Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Tennessee -- Politics and government.

United States -- Foreign relations -- 1865-1898.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Horace Maynard Papers, MS-0415. University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections.

Acquisitions Information

Mrs. Robert Lindsay of Maryville, Tennessee donated this collection to the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library on June 20, 1967.

Container List


Box	Folder
1	1	Correspondence, 1828-1833 September


1	2	Correspondence, 1833 October-1834 February


1	3	Correspondence, 1834 April-November


1	4	Correspondence, 1835 January-August


1	5	Correspondence, 1835 October-December


1	6	Correspondence, 1836 January-April


1	7	Correspondence, 1836 June-December


1	8	Correspondence, 1837 January-April


1	9	Correspondence, 1837 May-December


1	10	Correspondence, 1838


1	11	Correspondence, 1839


1	12	Correspondence, 1840


1	13	Correspondence, 1841-1843


1	14	Correspondence, 1844-1845


1	15	Correspondence, 1846-1847


1	16	Correspondence, 1848-1849


1	17	Correspondence, 1850-1851


1	18	Correspondence, 1852-1855, 1857-1858


1	19	Correspondence, 1859


1	20	Correspondence, 1860-1862


1	21	Correspondence, 1863


1	22	Correspondence, 1864


1	23	Correspondence, 1865 January-May


1	24	Correspondence, 1865 September-December


1	25	Correspondence, 1866 January-April


1	26	Correspondence, 1866 May-November


1	27	Correspondence, 1867


1	28	Correspondence, 1868 January-April


1	29	Correspondence, 1868 May-December


1	30	Correspondence, 1869


1	31	Correspondence, 1870 January-May


1	32	Correspondence, 1870 June-December


1	33	Correspondence, 1871 January-May


1	34	Correspondence, 1871 June-December


1	35	Correspondence, 1872 January-August


1	36	Correspondence, 1872 November-1873 September


1	37	Correspondence, 1873 October-1874 April


1	38	Correspondence, 1874 May-December


1	39	Correspondence, 1875


1	40	Correspondence, 1876 January-May


1	41	Correspondence, 1876 June-December


1	42	Correspondence, 1877


1	44	Correspondence, 1879-1880


1	45	Correspondence, 1881


1	46	Correspondence, 1882


1	47	Correspondence, 1889-1892


1	48	Correspondence, 1895-1926


1	49	Miscellaneous, undated


2	1	Ledger (used as a Letterbook), 1877 January-1878 June


2	2	Eulogies for Horace Maynard, 1882 May


2	3	School Essays and Addresses by Horace Maynard, circa 1830


2	4	Official Papers, 1805-1902 [Oversized items removed to Box 3, Folder 1]


2	5	Business Papers, 1843-1913


2	6	Photographs, circa 1890, 1922 [Oversized items removed to oversized Box 3, Folder 2]


2	7	Miscellaneous Early Schoolwork by Horace Maynard, circa 1830


2	8	Miscellaneous compositions from Horace Maynard's school years, circa 1830


2	9	Miscellaneous Papers, circa 1860


2	10	Material dealing with the estate of Edward Maynard, 1867


2	11	Miscellaneous Papers, circa 1860


2	12	Lessons of Horace Maynard's while at Amherst, 1828-1831


2	13	Manuscript and Printed Copy of a Protest, circa 1866


2	14	Parts of Books that were used as scrapbooks, circa 1836


2	15	Newspaper Clippings, 1800-1950


2	16	Manuscript of Speech, circa 1872


2	17	Speech or Article, circa 1870


2	18	Printed Speeches, 1870-1881


2	19	Printed Programs and Speeches, 1833-1927


2	20	Manuscript and Newspaper clipping, and Speech, circa 1870


2	21	Manuscript of speech in Congress by Horace Maynard, circa 1874


2	22	Miscellaneous Speeches and Articles, circa 1860


2	23	Manuscript of speeches in Horace Maynard's handwriting, circa 1860


2	24	Manuscript of speech in Constantinople by Horace Maynard, 1876 July 4


2	25	Fragments of Manuscripts of speeches, circa 1870


2	26	Manuscripts of speeches to the Society, circa 1866


2	27	Manuscript of speech, circa 1870


2	28	Manuscript and printed copy of speech, circa 1870


2	29	Manuscript of previous speech, not in Horace Maynard's handwriting, circa 1870


2	30	Fragments of speeches and addresses, circa 1870


2	31	Fragment of speeches, circa 1860


2	32	Miscellaneous Printed Materials, 1856-1924


2	33	Manuscript of Address, in Horace Maynard's handwriting, circa 1880


2	34	Maynard, Horace Papers, circa 1870


2	35	Brief History of the Synod of Tennessee from 1817 to 1887 with newspaper clippings with the names W.E. Washburn and Jas. Maynard Jr. inscribed, circa 1890


2	36	Horace Maynard's notes and daily diary, 1858 January 9 - 1860


2	37	Horace Maynard's daily diary, 1878 January 28 - 1879 July 23


2	38	Horace Maynard, some facts and stories for his descendants by Dorothy K. Riggs, 1954


3		Oversized Materials, 1805-1922

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