Finding Aid for the Lillian P. Davis Papers, 1958-1974
MS-2675University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Collection processed by: Elizabeth Dunham, November 7, 2005
Finding Aid written by: Elizabeth Dunham, November 7, 2005
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, November 7, 2005
Summary Information
Lillian P. Davis Papers
Date/Date Range : 1958-1974
Davis, Lillian Perrine, 1883-1980.
0.5 linear feet
Abstract: The Lillian P. Davis Papers, 1958-1974, consist primarily of manuscript copies of short stories, plays, and books that Davis wrote after her retirement in 1948. Prominently represented are A Member of the Jury, The Tennessee Story, and her unpublished autobiography.
MS-2675
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
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[Identification of Item], Lillian P. Davis Papers, MS-2675. The Special Collections Library of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Arrangement
Biography / History
Lillian Perrine was born to John Fletcher and Carrie Duncan Andrews Perrine in Waverly, Mumphreys County, Tennessee on February 6, 1883. She moved to Lexington, Massachusetts, after marrying Christoper C. Davis. While in Lexington, Lillian Davis taught at the city's Girls High School.
Beginning in 1933, Davis was employed as a case worker for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. She transferred to the United States Employment Service in September of 1936, and retired at the end of 1948.
After her retirement, Davis moved to Varina, Virginia, to be near her son. In Virginia, she was very active with the Sailors' Tavern Playhouse, where she not only directed a number of plays but also served as president. After her home burned, Davis moved to Knoxville, where she died on April 21, 1980.
Collection Scope and Content Note
The Lillian P. Davis Papers, 1958-1974, consist primarily of manuscript copies of short stories, plays, and books that Davis wrote after her retirement in 1948. Prominently represented are A Member of the Jury, The Tennessee Story, and her unpublished autobiography. Both A Member of the Jury and The Tennessee Story are fictionalized accounts of the 1925 Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee.
Subject Terms
- Davis, Lillian Perrine, 1883-1980.
- American literature -- Women authors.
- Scopes Trial -- Tennessee -- Dayton.
Contents List
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Series I: Biographical Information,
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Folder
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Contacts, undated
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Folder
2
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Biographical Data and Clippings, 1958
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Series II: Short Stories,
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1
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Folder
3
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February, Eighteen Sixty-Two: Drafts and Correspondence, 1960-1970
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Folder
4
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February, Eighteen Sixty-Two: Drafts, undated
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1
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Folder
5
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Fifteen Years in a Briefcase and Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow, undated
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1
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Folder
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The Little Towns of Tennessee, undated
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1
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The Tennessee Counties, undated
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Series III: Plays,
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1
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Folder
8
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A Member of the Jury, undated
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1
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Folder
9
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A Member of the Jury (Carbon Copy), undated
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1
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Folder
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A Member of the Jury (Carbon Copy), undated
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1
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A Member of the Jury: Drafts and Notes, undated
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Series IV: Books,
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1
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12
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The Tennessee Story (Scopes Trial): Typescript, 1974
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1
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Folder
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The Tennessee Story: Drafts, undated
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1
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14
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The Tennessee Story: Drafts, undated
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1
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Unpublished Autobiography, circa 1965
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1
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Folder
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Unpublished Autobiography, circa 1965
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Folder
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Unpublished Autobiography, circa 1965
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Folder
18
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Unpublished Autobiography, circa 1965
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Folder
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Unpublished Autobiography, circa 1965
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