Title: Hugh L. McClung Papers

Date/Date Range :   circa 1919-1941

Extent: 1.0 linear feet

Abstract:

The papers of Judge Hugh L. McClung consist of letters of recommendation for President of the University of Tennessee after the death of Dr. Brown Ayres. Judge McClung was a member of the nomination committee. Dr. Harcourt Alexander Morgan was selected to succeed Dr. Ayres.

Call number: MS-0555

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection is property of the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

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

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Hugh L. McClung Papers, MS-0555. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of one box.

Hugh Lawson McClung was born on June 2, 1858 in Russellville, Tennessee to Hugh Lawson and Anna Gillespie McClung. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with his B.A. degree in 1877 and was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1879. During his professional life, he was a member of Webb & McClung (later Webb, McClung & Baker), Judge of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, and Chancellor of the Knoxville Chancery Division. He was also a Trustee of the University of Tennessee, a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of East Tennessee Institute for Girls, Trustee and President of the Board of the Robert N. Strong Home, a Trustee of the Knoxville Public Library, and the director and president of the Holston National Bank. He died on April 25, 1936.

The papers of Judge Hugh L. McClung consist of letters of recommendation for President of the University of Tennessee after the death of Dr. Brown Ayres. Judge McClung was a member of the nomination committee. Dr. Harcourt Alexander Morgan was selected to succeed Dr. Ayres.

• McClung, Hugh Lawson, 1858-1936.
• Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History.
• University of Tennessee (System). President.