Title: Shall the Circle be Not Broken: A History of the Circle Park Community

Date/Date Range :   1985

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

Andrew Wicks wrote this history of Knoxville's Circle Park community in 1985 to satisfy a degree requirement.

Call number: MS-1643

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

Aquisition Information:

This collection is property of 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], Shall the Circle be Not Broken: A History of the Circle Park Community, MS-1643. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This collection consists of one folder.

The Circle Park neighborhood was home to many of Knoxville's richest and most prominent citizens during the early part of the 20th century. The area began to decline in the 1940s, and the University of Tennessee bought most of the neighborhood in the 1950s. Between 1960 and 1968, the University razed the original structures to make way for such buildings as the Andy Holt Tower and the McClung Museum, many of which are still in use.

Andrew Wicks wrote this chronology of a progressive Knoxville community while studying at the University of Tennessee.

Andrew Wicks wrote this history of Knoxville's Circle Park community in 1985 to satisfy a degree requirement.

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