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Finding Aid for the Stanley Folmsbee Letter and Article, 1963 December 20-1971 April 11


MS-2499

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 19, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: Stanley Folmsbee Letter and Article

Date/Date Range :   1963 December 20-1971 April 11

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains a 1963 Christmas card and envelope to Dr. Stanley Folmsbee about the publication Divided Loyalties and a 1971 article about the reenactment of CSA General James Longstreet's entrance to Knoxville, TN.

Call number: MS-2499

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

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection is property of the UT 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], Stanley Folmsbee Letter and Article, MS-2499. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.


Biography / History

Dr. Stanley J. Folmsbee was a Professor of History at the University of Tennessee for forty-two years. A native of New York, Folmsbee earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1928 and thus embarked on a long and distinguished career of research and teaching of Tennessee History. Among Professor Folmsbee's many historical achievements include books on the history of the University of Tennessee and many on the history of the state of Tennessee. Also, Dr. Folmsbee is known for his annotated edition of Davy Crockett's autobiography, and Publications of the East Tennessee Historical Society.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains a 1963 Christmas card and envelope to Dr. Stanley Folmsbee of the UT Department of English from Nell and Leo Holloway of Illinois about the publication of a book, entitled Divided Loyalties. There is also a 1971 article about the reenactment of CSA General James Longstreet's entrance to Knoxville, TN, after the Battle of Chickamauga.M

See also MS-1627: The Dr. Stanley J. Folmsbee Papers, MS-0406: Folmsbee Letters, 1942-1945, and MS-1366 and MS-1381: Folmsbee Papers, 1935-1974.

Subject Terms

  • Folmsbee, Stanley John, 1899-.
  • Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Contents List
Folder   1     Item   1    
Christmas card and envelope to Dr. Stanley J. Folmsbee of the University of Tennesse History Dept. in Knoxville, TN, from Nell and Leo Holloway of Rantoul, Illinois, about the publication of "Digby [Seymour]'s Divided Loyalties," concerning the Civil War and Fort Sanders, 1963 December 20
Folder   1     Item   2    
Copy of newspaper clipping, "General Longstreet Re-Enters Knoxville" about the reenactment at Confederate Memorial Hall, 1971 April 11