Finding Aid for the Hixson-Skymont Community (Grundy County, TN) Collection, 1938-1984


MS-2618

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Rachel Tinker, October 3, 2005.
Finding Aid written by: Rachel Tinker, October 3, 2005.
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 28, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: Hixson-Skymont Community (Grundy County, TN) Collection

Date/Date Range :   1938-1984

Extent: 1.0 linear feet

Abstract:
The Hixson-Skymont Community Collection, 1938-1984, consists of a collection of items that constitute local history of the Hixson-Skymont area in Grundy County, TN. The collection was gathered by members of the community in order to record and preserve their area's history. It includes the published booklet of the local history that was possible because of the research, newspaper clippings about the research campaign and local history, photographs of the exhibit made by researchers and other clippings and documents.

Call number: MS-2618

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

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
This collection was donated to Special Collections by Benita J. Howell in August, 2005.
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], Hixson-Skymont Community (Grundy County, TN) Collection, MS-2618. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of two boxes.


Biography / History

No biographical information is available.


Collection Scope and Content Note

The Hixson-Skymont Community Collection, 1938-1984, is a collection of the local history of the Hixson-Skymont area in Grundy County, Tennessee. The collection includes the published booklet made by the community, as well as the documents, clippings, and oral histories that made the publication possible. Also included in the collection are audio cassettes of the oral histories provided by the community.

Subject Terms

  • Grundy County (Tenn.) -- History.
  • Hixson (Grundy County, Tenn.) -- History.
  • Skymont (Tenn.) -- History.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
"Sweet Days, Precious Memories" , 1983

Box   1     Folder   2    
Publicity Information, 1982-1983

Box   1     Folder   3    
Clippings and Documents, 1938-1976

Box   1     Folder   4    
Photos, 1983

Box   1     Folder   5    
Gift and Interview Forms, 1983-1984

Box   2      
Oral History Audio Cassettes, 1983