Finding Aid for the Eleanor Gillespie Papers, 1932
MS-2272University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, June 2, 2006.
Summary Information
Eleanor Gillespie Papers
Date/Date Range : 1932
0.1 linear feet
Abstract: The Eleanor Gillespie Papers, 1932, include local prayers and a copy of a T. B. Larimore sermon, as well as two letters from Bishop Thomas F. Gailor and Senator Elwin L. Davis pertaining to the Stones River National Park opening.
MS-2272
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
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[Identification of Item], Eleanor Gillespie Papers, MS-2272. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Biography / History
No biographical information is known about Eleanor Gillespie. Stones River in Murfreesboro, TN, is a Civil War Battlefield, where the Confederates fought and lost to the Union Army from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863. Located here is a Union cemetery with more than 6,000 graves. The U.S. Government turned the area into Stones River National Military Park in 1927.
Collection Scope and Content Note
The Eleanor Gillespie Papers, 1932, include a sermon, prayers, and two letters pertaining to the Stones River National Military Park opening. The letter from Bishop Thomas F. Gailor refers to the prayer at the Park's opening with a photograph of the Bishop attached. Senator Elwin L. Davis's letter discusses the possibility of including the proceedings of the Park's opening in the Congressional Record. A copy of a T. B. Larimore sermon, critiquing popular ideas about the day of crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and the local prayer meeting document with two prayers are included. The only dated documents are the letters from July 1932.
Subject Terms
- Episcopal Church -- Clergy.
- Episcopal Church -- Doctrines.
- Stones River National Battlefield (Tenn.).
Contents List
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Letter from Bishop Thomas F. Gailor of the Diocese of Tennessee in Sewanee, TN, to "Mrs. Ellinor M. Gillespie" about the opening of Stones River National Park, with photograph of the Bishop, 1932 July 5
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Letter from Senator Elwin L. Davis of Tullahoma, TN, about the Stones River National Park opening to "Mrs. Eleanor Molloy Gillespie," 1932 July 27
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Sermon on "Crucifixion Day" from the Letters and Sermons of T.B. Larimore , undated
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Prayers from a local prayer meeting, undated
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