Finding Aid for the Cary G. Branch Papers, 1948-1992
MS-2294University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, June 29, 2006.
Summary Information
Cary G. Branch Papers
Date/Date Range : 1948-1992
0.4 linear feet
Abstract: The Cary G. Branch Papers, 1948-1992, consists of three series and a variety of documents: travel journals, undated photographs, letters, and a notebook of collected writings and clippings. Included in the journals is an account of Branch's trip to Nashville and Knoxville.
MS-2294
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
This collection was donated to the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library.
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], Cary G. Branch Papers, MS-2294. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of four folders divided into three series: Journals; Black and White Photographs; and Other Items Belonging to Cary G. Branch.
Biography / History
Cary Glover Branch, Jr. (1908-1995), criminal defense attorney, was born to Cary G. Branch, Sr., and Estelle Adams in Lexington, Missouri. He married Annie Chapman on August 2, 1937. Later, Branch married Eva Mae Trail. They had no children. He lived most of his life in Los Angeles, California.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of a variety of documents: travel journals, undated photographs, letters, and a notebook of collected writings. The Cary G. Branch Papers, 1948-1992, mostly dates to the 1960s and 1970s. The letters and much of the content from Branch's journals are from these decades.
Series I - Journals, 1956-1992, include two travel journals and a journal on the maintenance and garden additions that Branch made at his home. One journal has accounts of Branch's trips to Nashville, TN, and Knoxville, TN, to visit family. It also includes a newspaper clipping of his sister's account of her vacation in California. There are detailed expense reports and day trips. Most of the trips are to other areas in Southwest America, especially California.
Series II - Black and white photographs - holds 10 pictures of various people and places. None of these are written on, and the information about when and where the photos were taken is lost.
Series III - Other items belonging to Cary G. Branch, 1948-1981, includes a series of letters from 1962-1963 to J. Thornton & Son and the Society for Hellenic Studies, regarding catalogue items on Roman Antiquities and the Journal of Hellenic Studies. There is also a notebook, compiled by Branch, which contains several limericks, poems, magazine and newspaper clippings, and epitaphs. Most of these are not dated. However, some of the clippings have dates, and there is a post-marked envelope containing clippings dated to 1948.
Cary G. Branch's copy of The Branch, Harris, Jarvis, and Chinn Book: A Family Outline , compiled by Benjamin H. Branch, Jr., is located in the Special Collections Library's Rare Books Unit.
Subject Terms
- Branch, Cary Glover Jr., 1908-1995.
- Tennessee -- Description and travel.
- West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
Contents List
| |
|
Series I: Journals, 1956-1992
|
| Folder
1
|
Item
1
|
Travel journal of Cary G. Branch from July 1956, to March 1964. Records miles traveled, expenses, locations of places, and detailed day trips. Visits include Bullfights in Tijuana, family cemeteries, Yosemite National Park, and various towns throughout Southwest America, 1956-1964
|
| Folder
2
|
Item
1
|
"House and yard" journal includes detailed repairs to Cary Branch's house and meticulous notes on plants and trees in the garden. Also includes various receipts and newspaper clippings, 1972-1992
|
| Folder
3
|
Item
1
|
Travel journal of Cary G. Branch from May 1964, to May 1980. Records newspaper clippings, miles traveled, expenses, locations of places, and detailed day trips. Visits include Reno, Nevada, Monterrey, California, Nashville & Knoxville, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., 1964-1980
|
| |
|
Series II: Black and White Photographs, undated
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
1
|
Picture of people playing croquet, undated
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
2
|
Picture of a rocky beach and ocean, undated
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
3
|
Picture of "Majestic: Grill Room and Buffet Bar," probably Hotel, undated
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
4
|
Picture of woman holding a young child, undated
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
5
|
Picture of a woman, older man, and young man sitting on boardwalk, undated
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
6
|
Picture of airplane, undated
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
7
|
Picture of row of buildings, with sign "Sold by Daniels," undated
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
8
|
Picture of statue in large square, lined with buildings, undated
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
9
|
Picture of fenced-in trees, undated
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
10
|
Picture of trees in a park, undated
|
| |
|
Series III: Other Items Belonging to Cary G. Branch, 1948-1981
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
11
|
Notebook with limericks, newspaper clippings, poetry, epitaphs, and book excerpts. Also included is an envelope posted October 26, 1948, with clippings, 1948-1981
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
12
|
Letter and handwritten draft of letter to J. Thornton & Son from Cary G. Branch about purchasing a set of books on Roman Antiquities, 1963 March 14
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
13
|
Letter and handwritten draft of letter to J. Thornton & Son from Cary G. Branch about catalogue items, 1963 June 17
|
| Folder
4
|
Item
14
|
Letters for the subscription of Cary G. Branch to the Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1962 December 18-1963 November 26
|
|
