Title: Ellen McClung Berry Letter

Date/Date Range :   1960 March 11

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

In this letter to Ellen McClung Berry, dated March 11, 1960, from Palm Beach, FL, the author (whose signature is unidentifiable) writes of a trip and hoping for a visit from friends in the upcoming weeks.

Call number: MS-2336

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

Aquisition Information:

This collection was donated to the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library.

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], Ellen McClung Berry Letter, MS-2336. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Ellen McClung Berry was born to Judge Hugh Lawson McClung, Jr., and Ella Gibson McClung. Her father was the fourth generation of McClungs to serve on the Board of Trustees, and her grandfather was the founder of Knoxville, James White. Berry and her husband Thomas H. Berry donated the fountain in the McClung Plaza at the University of Tennessee. They were both patrons to the arts, and there is a Quasi-Endowment for Professors of Art named after her.

In this letter, dated March 11, 1960, from Palm Beach, FL, the author (whose signature is unidentifiable) writes how hopeful he is that Ellen and Thomas Berry will visit him and "Rhoda, my wren." He says that "Helen and Donald" are planning to "come South" for a week. Also, he mentions that Rhoda's health does not permit a trip to go see the Berrys. However, he says they are going on a trip April 1, 1960, with their Bahamian maid North, who loves Rhoda greatly.

• Berry, Ellen McClung.
• Berry, Thomas.
• Palm Beach (Fla.) -- Social life and customs.
• Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs.