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Finding Aid for the John Jennings Papers, 1940-1950


MS-0824

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, August 10, 2007.

Summary Information
Title: John Jennings Papers

Date/Date Range :   1940-1950

Extent: 1.5 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection houses correspondence, speeches, election materials, and newspaper clippings documenting the political career of Tennessee Representative John Jennings Jr.

Call number: MS-0824

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

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
This addition to the collection of John Jennings' Papers was given to Special Collections in December 1974 by Jennings' three daughters: Miss Helen Jennings, Mrs. Nowland Van Powell, and Mrs. Martin S. Coykendall.
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], John Jennings Papers, MS-0824. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of one box.


Biography / History

John Jennings Jr. was born to John and Julia Forrester Jennings on June 6, 1880 in Harriman, Tennessee. He studied law at the American Temperance University from 1898 to 1900 and was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1903. In 1906, he earned his B.S. degree from Grant University. After his admission to the Bar, he began practicing law in Jellico, Tennessee. At various times in his professional life, he served as the Campbell County Superintendent of Public Instruction (1903-1904), Campbell County Attorney (1911-1918), Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States (1918-1919), and Judge in Tennessee's second chancery division (1918-1923). Jennings moved to Knoxville in 1923, where he continued to practice law. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1939 to fill the vacancy caused by James Willis Taylor's death on November 14, 1939. Jennings continued to serve until 1950. He died in Knoxville, Tennessee on February 27, 1956.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection consists primarily of political correspondence between Jennings and his Republican supporters (1947-1949) and political thank-you letters to persons who supported Jennings' career (1950). Also included are Republican Election Commission records (1949), Republican Executive Committee records (1950), and Republican Policy Committee records (1949). Election returns (1948), campaign materials (1950), and political newspaper clippings (1950) complete this collection.

Interested researchers may also wish to consult the main body of Jennings' papers housed in UTK-MS-0559: John Jennings Papers.

Subject Terms

  • United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
  • United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.
  • Jennings, John Jr., 1880-1956.
  • United States. Congress. House.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Political Correspondence A-Z, 1947-1949
Box   1     Folder   2    
Political Correspondence A, 1950
Box   1     Folder   3    
Political Correspondence B, 1950
Box   1     Folder   4    
Political Correspondence C, 1950
Box   1     Folder   5    
Political Correspondence D, 1950
Box   1     Folder   6    
Political Correspondence E, 1950
Box   1     Folder   7    
Political Correspondence F, 1950
Box   1     Folder   8    
Political Correspondence G, 1950
Box   1     Folder   9    
Political Correspondence H, 1950
Box   1     Folder   10    
Political Correspondence I, 1950
Box   1     Folder   11    
Political Correspondence J, 1950
Box   1     Folder   12    
Political Correspondence K, 1950
Box   1     Folder   13    
Political Correspondence L, 1950
Box   1     Folder   14    
Political Correspondence M, 1950
Box   1     Folder   15    
Political Correspondence N, 1950
Box   1     Folder   16    
Political Correspondence O, 1950
Box   1     Folder   17    
Political Correspondence P, 1950
Box   1     Folder   18    
Political Correspondence Q, 1950
Box   1     Folder   19    
Political Correspondence R, 1950
Box   1     Folder   20    
Political Correspondence S, 1950
Box   1     Folder   21    
Political Correspondence T, 1950
Box   1     Folder   22    
Political Correspondence V, 1950
Box   1     Folder   23    
Political Correspondence W, 1950
Box   1     Folder   24    
Political Correspondence X Y Z, 1950
Box   1     Folder   25    
Political Thank-you Letters A, 1950
Box   1     Folder   26    
Political Thank-you Letters B, 1950
Box   1     Folder   27    
Political Thank-you Letters C, 1950
Box   1     Folder   28    
Political Thank-you Letters D, 1950
Box   1     Folder   29    
Political Thank-you Letters E, 1950
Box   1     Folder   30    
Political Thank-you Letters F, 1950
Box   1     Folder   31    
Political Thank-you Letters G, 1950
Box   1     Folder   32    
Political Thank-you Letters H, 1950
Box   1     Folder   33    
Political Thank-you Letters I, 1950
Box   1     Folder   34    
Political Thank-you Letters J, 1950
Box   1     Folder   35    
Political Thank-you Letters K, 1950
Box   1     Folder   36    
Political Thank-you Letters L, 1950
Box   1     Folder   37    
Political Thank-you Letters M, 1950
Box   1     Folder   37a    
Political Thank-you Letters N, 1950
Box   1     Folder   38    
Political Thank-you Letters P, 1950
Box   1     Folder   39    
Political Thank-you Letters Q, 1950
Box   1     Folder   40    
Political Thank-you Letters R, 1950
Box   1     Folder   41    
Political Thank-you Letters S, 1950
Box   1     Folder   42    
Political Thank-you Letters T, 1950
Box   1     Folder   43    
Political Thank-you Letters U-V, 1950
Box   1     Folder   44    
Political Thank-you Letters W-Z, 1950
Box   1     Folder   45    
Speeches, 1946-1948
Box   1     Folder   46    
Election Materials, 1940-1947
Box   1     Folder   47    
Republican Election Commission: A, 1949
Box   1     Folder   48    
Republican Election Commission: B, 1949
Box   1     Folder   49    
Republican Election Commission: C, 1949
Box   1     Folder   50    
Republican Election Commission: D, 1949
Box   1     Folder   51    
Republican Election Commission: E, 1949
Box   1     Folder   52    
Republican Election Commission: F, 1949
Box   1     Folder   53    
Republican Election Commission: G, 1949
Box   1     Folder   54    
Republican Election Commission: H, 1949
Box   1     Folder   55    
Republican Election Commission: J, 1949
Box   1     Folder   56    
Republican Election Commission: K, 1949
Box   1     Folder   57    
Republican Election Commission: L, 1949
Box   1     Folder   58    
Republican Election Commission: M, 1949
Box   1     Folder   59    
Republican Election Commission: N, 1949
Box   1     Folder   60    
Republican Election Commission: P, 1949
Box   1     Folder   61    
Republican Election Commission: R, 1949
Box   1     Folder   62    
Republican Election Commission: S, 1949
Box   1     Folder   63    
Republican Election Commission: T, 1949
Box   1     Folder   64    
Republican Election Commission: V, 1949
Box   1     Folder   65    
Republican Election Commission: W, 1949
Box   1     Folder   66    
Republican Executive Committee, 1950
Box   1     Folder   67    
Republican Policy Committee, 1949
Box   1     Folder   68    
Election Returns, 1948
Box   1     Folder   69    
Campaign Materials, 1950
Box   1     Folder   70    
Newspaper Clippings, 1950