Finding Aid for the Ethel Freytag Manuscript Collection


MS-0986

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, October 5, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: Ethel Freytag Manuscript Collection

Date/Date Range :   undated

Extent: 1.0 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection houses research and manuscripts that Ethel Freytag and Glena Kreis Ott used to write A History of Morgan County, Tennessee.

Call number: MS-0986

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

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Ethel Freytag donated these papers to the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library in 1979.
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], Ethel Freytag Manuscript Collection, MS-0986. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of two boxes.


Biography / History

Ethel Freytag was born on September 24, 1911. A lifelong resident of Morgan County, she dedicated herself to studying and preserving its history. Her efforts culminated in A History of Morgan County, Tennessee (1971), which she co-wrote with Glena Kreis Ott. Freytag died on February 15, 2005 in Wartburg, Tennessee.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection houses research and manuscripts that Ethel Freytag and Glena Kreis Ott used to write A History of Morgan County, Tennessee.

Subject Terms

  • Freytag, Ethel Helen, 1911-2005.
  • Ott, Glena Kreis.
  • Morgan County (Tenn.) -- History.
  • Authors, American -- Tennessee.
  • Women authors -- Tennessee.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Research on Chapter 1, Introduction

Box   1     Folder   2    
Research on Chapter 2, A Wilderness becomes Morgan County

Box   1     Folder   3    
Research on Chapter 3, Early Morgan County, Part 1

Box   1     Folder   4    
Research on Chapter 3, Early Morgan County, Part 2

Box   1     Folder   5    
Research on Chapter 4, County Seats, Part 1

Box   1     Folder   6    
Research on Chapter 4, County Seats, Part 2

Box   1     Folder   7    
Research on Chapter 4, County Seats, Part 3

Box   1     Folder   8    
Research on Chapter 5, Roads and Transportation, Part 1

Box   1     Folder   9    
Research on Chapter 5, Roads and Transportation, Part 2

Box   1     Folder   10    
Research on Chapter 6, Roads and Transportation, Part 3

Box   1     Folder   11    
Research on Chapter 6, Slavery and Incidents in the Civil War, Part 1

Box   1     Folder   12    
Research on Chapter 6, Slavery and Incidents in the Civil War, Part 2

Box   1     Folder   13    
Research on Chapter 7, Towns and Communities

Box   1     Folder   14    
Research on Chapter 8, Early and Prominent People

Box   1     Folder   15    
Manuscript of Chapter 8, Early and Prominent People

Box   1     Folder   16    
Research on Chapter 9, Schools and Education

Box   1     Folder   17    
Manuscript and Research on Chapter 10, Religion and Churches, Part 1

Box   1     Folder   18    
Research on Chapter 10, Religion and Churches, Part 2

Box   1     Folder   19    
Manuscript and Research on Chapter 11, Agriculture

Box   1     Folder   20    
Manuscript on Chapter 12, Business and Industry

Box   1     Folder   21    
Research on Chapter 12, Business and Industry, Part 1

Box   1     Folder   22    
Research on Chapter 12, Business and Industry, Part 2

Box   1     Folder   23    
Research on Chapter 13, The Courts, Law, and Order, Part 1

Box   1     Folder   24    
The Courts, Law and Order Part 2

Box   1     Folder   25    
The Courts, Law and Order Part 3

Box   1     Folder   26    
Manuscript of Chapter 14, Health, Medicine and Welfare

Box   1     Folder   27    
Research on Chapter 14, Health, Medicine and Welfare, Part 1

Box   1     Folder   28    
Health, Medicine and Welfare, Part 2

Box   1     Folder   29    
Manuscript of Chapter 15, Press, Culture and Entertainment

Box   1     Folder   30    
Research on Chapter 15, Press, Culture, and Entertainment

Box   1     Folder   31    
Research on Chapter 16, Statistics and Other Interesting Facts