Title: J.W. Hedgepeth Typescripts

Date/Date Range :   undated

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

The J.W. Hedgepeth Typescripts, n.d., detail the history of Denmark, TN, a town west of Jackson, including lists of important buildings and people and a description of the town's role in the development of the Big Hatchie Association, a Baptist organization.

Call number: MS-2257

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

Aquisition Information:

The draft typescript was purchased by Special Collections in March 2004; the final typescript was donated to Special Collections.

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], J.W. Hedgepeth Typescripts, MS-2257. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

No biographical information could be located for J.W. Hedgepeth.

The J.W. Hedgepeth Typescripts, n.d., are a draft and a final copy of an article on the history of the town of Denmark, TN, a town west of Jackson. In this five-page article, Hedgepeth traces the town's development from founding through the devastation wrought by a 1909 tornado. He lists important buildings and families, and he describes the town's importance as the founding place for the Big Hatchie Association, a Baptist organization which still operates in West Tennessee.

• Denmark (Tenn.) -- History.
• Big Hatchie Baptist Association (Tenn.).