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Finding Aid for the Samuel C. Williams Collection, undated


MS-2297

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, June 29, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: Samuel C. Williams Collection

Date/Date Range :   undated

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains handwritten notes taken by Samuel C. Williams from the Jackson Gazette issues between 1824 and 1830.

Call number: MS-2297

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

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
The Special Collections Library purchased this collection in August of 2003.
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], Samuel C. Williams Collection, MS-2297. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.


Biography / History

Samuel Cole Williams was born in Gibson County, TN, on January 15, 1864. After graduating Vanderbilt School of Law, he moved to Johnson City, TN. In 1913, he was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme court. From 1919 to 1924, he served as the first dean of the Lamar School of Law at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, before retiring to Johnson City again. In addition to his career in law, he was also a scholar of Tennessee history, publishing many works on the subject, including History of the Lost State of Franklin (1924) and Beginnings of West Tennessee in the Land of the Chickasaws, 1591-1814 (1930). He died on December 14, 1947.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains handwritten notes taken from the Jackson Gazette issues between 1824 and 1830. In addition are notes from a 1931 letter, three notecards with a long quotation in French and three pages of unidentified quotations. All the information is related to the history of West Tennessee.

Subject Terms

  • Williams, Samuel Cole, 1864-1947.
  • Tennessee, West -- History.
  • Madison County (Tenn.) -- Newspapers.
Contents List
Folder   1     Item   1    
A series of pages with handwritten notes, tied together with string, and taken from the Jackson Gazette between 1824-1830, undated
Folder   1     Item   2    
A laminated quotation "taken from a letter to Mrs. Annie Read Crockett from Mr. R. M. Priehard, July 21, 1931" discussing La Salle, his exploration party, and a location once (at least) known as "Prudhomme," undated
Folder   1     Item   3    
Three notecards filled with French quotations, apparently pulled from Cavelier de la Salle by M. Constautiu-Weyer, undated
Folder   1     Item   4    
Three handwritten pages of quotations on Cavelier de la Salle, the Ohio River and the surrounding Native American tribes, undated