August closing
The reading room will be closed August 1-5 for off-site storage processing.
Please contact the department with any questions.
Our Manuscripts collections document the rich history and culture of our region – Knoxville, east Tennessee, the Great Smoky Mountains, and southern Appalachia. Comprised of over 3,000 distinct archival collections spanning more than 5,000 linear feet, Manuscripts collections are made up of unique primary source material such as letters, diaries, photographs, maps, research files, literary manuscripts, memorabilia, and much more. Taken as a whole, these collections are particularly significant due to their expansive scope and wide-ranging appeal.
Some of our traditional collection strengths include:
- Civil War in Tennessee
- Southeastern Native Americans
- Notable Tennessee artists, musicians, performers, and writers
- Tennessee presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson
In addition, we partner with the Center for the Study of War and Society to collect, preserve, and make available the valuable records and histories of our region’s veterans. These collections document the veteran experience in 20th century American conflicts and include correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, military documents, memoirs, oral histories, and more.
Manuscript collections are used to advance the University of Tennessee’s teaching and research missions by making collections available and promoting their use to both members of the UT community and the community at large.
For more information, contact special@utk.edu.
Recent News
More News- Announcing our Philosophy of Access to Research and Scholarship
- Pendergrass Library Closed Beginning May 23
- Students and UT Libraries Award Faculty for Using Open Educational Resources
- Neurodiversity: Panel Discussion, May 5
- Digitization Project to Preserve Senate Recordings from the 1950s and ’60s
- UT Libraries and The Wall Street Journal Partner to Bring Sponsored Memberships to Campus
- For Your Reference: Final Episode of Second Season Airing April 21
- Lecture and Book Signing: Modern Appalachian Topography
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