Finding Aid for the W. E. Gillenwaters Letter, 1908


MS-2744

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Hannah M. Miller, April 7, 2006
Finding Aid written by: Hannah M. Miller, April 7, 2006
Encoded by: Hannah M. Miller, April 7, 2006

Summary Information
Title: W. E. Gillenwaters Letter

Date/Date Range :   1908

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:
Collection contains a brief note from Principal Keeper W.E. Gillenwaters to the Chief of Police in Dallas, Texas in hopes that he may be able to aid in the capture of the escaped convict #3531, Enos Briggs, who escaped from the Tennessee State Prison on January 31, 1908.

Call number: MS-2744

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

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection was purchased by Special Collections in March 2006.
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], W. E. Gillenwaters Letter, MS-2744. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.


Biography / History

Enos Briggs, native of Illinois, escaped from the Tennessee State Prison on January 31, 1908.


Collection Scope and Content Note

Collection contains a brief note from Principal Keeper W.E. Gillenwaters to the Chief of Police in Dallas, Texas in hopes that he may be able to aid in the capture of the escaped convict #3531, Enos Briggs, who escaped from the Tennessee State Prison on January 31, 1908.

Subject Terms

  • Prisons -- Tennessee.
Contents List
Folder   1     Item   1    
Letter, 1908