Finding Aid for the A. Lee Read Scrapbook, 1902-1948 (bulk 1940-1941)
MS-2189University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, June 28, 2006.
Summary Information
A. Lee Read Scrapbook
Date/Date Range : 1902-1948 (bulk 1940-1941)
1.5 linear feet
Abstract: The A. Lee Read Scrapbook, 1902-1948, contains newspaper articles, letters, and pamphlets, mainly concerning the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Civic Chorus, and other organizations or Chattanoogans.
MS-2189
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
Collection was purchased in November 2004.
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], A. Lee Read Scrapbook, MS-2189. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of two folders divided into two series: Scrapbook and Loose material from Scrapbook.
Biography / History
August R. Lee Read of Cincinnati, Ohio, attended the Notre Dame University as a minim (grade-school age students who lived in St. Edward's Hall on the Notre Dame campus) from 1909 to 1912. He worked in Chattanooga, TN, for various companies, including for his uncle Augustus Meehan.
Collection Scope and Content Note
The A. Lee Read Scrapbook, 1902-1948, contains newspaper articles, letters, and pamphlets, mainly concerning the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Civic Chorus, and other organizations or Chattanoogans. The first folder contains the scrapbook itself and the second folder contains loose material from the scrapbook in the order it was found. (Some items are separated by non-acidic sheets of paper to prevent discoloration.)
Subject Terms
- Sons of the American Revolution.
- Chattanooga Region (Tenn.) -- History.
- Read, Augustus R. Lee.
Contents List
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Series I: Scrapbook, 1902-1948
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Item
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Scrapbook, 1902-1948
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Series II: Loose material from Scrapbook, 1902-1948
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Item
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company policy for James Moore with Read as beneficiary found between page with Nov. 26, 1940, letter from ex-Cincinnati mayor, Murray Seasongood and page with pamphlet on Tom Duff, president of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, 1925-1941
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Zella Armstrong article, two letters (July 22, 1941, from Catherine Barrire, and Sept. 23, 1940, from John Wm. Meaney), and 1st page of the 3rd meeting for float committee for the Chickamauga Dam Celebration (Aug. 1940). Found between page with June 10, 1940, letter for the National Society of the Sons of American Revolution (NSSAR) and page with Aug. 5, 1940 letter from NSSAR, 1940-1941
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Envelope with news articles, obit for Rev. J.H. O'Donnell (d. circa 1947), and 1st page of Sept. 11, 1940 letter to Loren E. Souern of the NSSAR. Found between page with Sept. 11, 1940 letter to Walter C. Johnson of the NSSAR and page with 2nd page of the Souern letter, 1940 September 11-circa 1947
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Newspaper article on Read. Found between page with National Committee for Musical Appreciation pamphlet and page with newspaper articles from May 17 & 27 1940, undated
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Letter from George F. Milton of the Evening Tribune . Found between blank pages after page with the May 17 & 27, 1940, articles, 1940 June 14
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Letter from Paul Severance, Director of Information for the Tennessee Valley Celebration on Chickamauga Lake. Found on page after Estes Kefauver letter, 1940 September 12
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Paper with scribbles. Found between page with Sept. 19, 1940, letter from Souern and page with Sept. 23, 1940 letter from Ambrose W. [Deatrick/Dietrich], undated
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Assorted papers (include Cincinnati society columns, obit for Read's uncle Augustus Meehan, letters from the Meaneys, and meetings for the Float Committee). Found between page with Sept. 27, 1940, letter from Lawrence Stone of the NSSAR and page with Oct. 16, 1940, letter from Louise M. Heaton, of the Children of the American Revolution, 1921-1940
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Article on Civic Chorus Concert. Found between page with letter from [Alex Guerry], of the University of the South and page with 1st half of July 14, 1941, letter to Lee, 1940 December 11
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Obituary for Paul S. Steward. Found on page with Dec. 9, 1940, letter from Murray Seasongood, 1947 June [11]
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Letter from Shelley Rouse about Read's American Revolutionary descent (November 2, 1923) and letters between Read and B. L. Sneed on Meehan (May 13-17, 1933). Found in blank pages after the Dec. 9, 1940 Seasongood letter, 1923-1933
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Article about Rev. Meehan in Portugal. Found in blank pages, 1948 September 1
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Newspaper clipping, entitled "Meehan's New Smelter." Found in blank pages, undated
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Pencil and ink Drawings to G. F. Meehan, labeled "Hogshead Times / Sunday Edition," and article on the "Monterey Foundry and Manufacturing." Found in blank pages, undated
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Article on Meehan's smelter in Viesca (undated) and on "Viesca Greets New Railroad" (April 13, 1902) from the San Antonio Daily Express . Found in blank pages, 1902
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