Title: "A Birthday Salute to Knoxville" Manuscript

Date/Date Range :   1981 October 3

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This manuscript provides an overview of how Knoxville became a prosperous and influential city between the late 18th century and the late 20th century.

Call number: MS-1090

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

Aquisition Information:

This collection belongs to the University of Tennessee Special Collections department.

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], A Birthday Salute to Knoxville Manuscript, MS-1090. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This collection consists of one folder.

David James Harkness was born on April 19, 1913 in Jellico, Tennessee. He arrived in Knoxville in 1947 and worked in the University of Tennessee's Extension division as the director of program planning and library services. He was also a prolific literary writer and authored a weekly column for the Knoxville News-Sentinel . He died on October 9, 2004 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

This manuscript provides an overview of how Knoxville became a prosperous and influential city between the late 18th century and the late 20th century.

• Harkness, David James, 1913-.
• Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History.