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Finding Aid for the Jefferson McCarn Papers, 1893-1941


MS-2759

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Hannah M. Miller, May 5, 2006
Finding Aid written by: Hannah M. Miller, May 5, 2006
Encoded by: Hannah M. Miller, May 5, 2006

Summary Information
Title: Jefferson McCarn Papers,

Date/Date Range :   1893-1941

Extent: 1.0 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection, dated 1893-1941, primarily consists of correspondence between Jefferson McCarn, Attorney General for the State of Tennessee and the Chief Prosecutor during the Cooper-Sharp Trial in 1909, and his associates. Both private and professional correspondence can be found in the collection. Some legal materials are also included.

Call number: MS-2759

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

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection is property of Special Collections
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], Jefferson McCarn Papers, MS-2759. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of two series:

  1. Series I: Correspondence, 1908-1941
  2. Series II: Other Papers, 1893-1931

Oversized materials have been removed to appropriate housing.


Biography / History

Jeff McCarn was the Attorney General for the State of Tennessee and the Chief Prosecutor during the Cooper-Sharp Trial in 1909. Robin Cooper was accused of murdering Edward Ward Carmack in Nashville, during a confrontation where guns were pulled by both men and Edward Carmack was killed. Both Robin and Duncan Brown Cooper were convicted. Governor Ham Patterson supported the Coopers throughout the trial, and pardoned them. Controversy surrounded the governor and trial. McCarn later became the U.S. Attorney General for Hawaii.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection, dated 1893-1941, primarily consists of correspondence between Jefferson McCarn, Attorney General for the State of Tennessee and the Chief Prosecutor during the Cooper-Sharp Trial in 1909, and his associates. Both private and professional correspondence can be found in the collection. Some legal materials are also included.

For more information on Jefferson McCarn, see MS-2707.

Subject Terms

  • McCarn, Jefferson.
  • Tennessee -- History.
Contents List
   

Series I: Correspondence, 1908-1941
Box   1     Folder   1    
Correspondence, 1908
Box   1     Folder   2    
Correspondence, 1909
Box   1     Folder   3    
Correspondence, 1910
Box   1     Folder   4    
Correspondence, 1910
Box   1     Folder   5    
Correspondence, 1911

Box   1     Folder   6    
Correspondence, 1911

Box   1     Folder   7    
Correspondence, 1912
Box   1     Folder   8    
Correspondence, 1913
Box   1     Folder   9    
Correspondence, 1914
Box   1     Folder   10    
Correspondence, 1915
Box   1     Folder   11    
Correspondence, 1916
Box   1     Folder   12    
Correspondence, 1917
Box   1     Folder   13    
Correspondence, 1918
Box   1     Folder   14    
Correspondence, 1919
Box   1     Folder   15    
Correspondence, 1920
Box   1     Folder   16    
Correspondence, 1922
Box   1     Folder   17    
Correspondence, 1923
Box   1     Folder   18    
Correspondence, 1924
Box   1     Folder   19    
Correspondence, 1925
Box   1     Folder   20    
Correspondence, 1926
Box   1     Folder   21    
Correspondence, 1927
Box   1     Folder   22    
Correspondence, 1928
Box   1     Folder   23    
Correspondence, 1929

Box   1     Folder   24    
Correspondence, 1930
Box   1     Folder   25    
Correspondence, 1931
Box   1     Folder   26    
Correspondence, 1935
Box   1     Folder   27    
Correspondence, 1937
Box   1     Folder   28    
Correspondence, 1941
Box   1     Folder   29    
Correspondence, Undated
   

Series II: Other Papers, 1893-1931
Box   1     Folder   30    
Articles and Postings, undated
Box   1     Folder   31    
Carmack-Related Deposition, undated
Box   1     Folder   32    
Declaration, 1927
Box   1     Folder   33    
Deeds, Undated
Box   1     Folder   34    
History of Temperance Activities in Tennessee, 1893-1915
Box   1     Folder   35    
Invitations, 1905-1930
Box   1     Folder   36    
Legal Documents, 1924

Box   1     Folder   37    
Lindsey and Rowe v. Scott, 1930
Box   1     Folder   38    
Lindsey and Rowe v. Scott Court Documents, 1929-1930
Box   1     Folder   39    
Mother's Day Poem, 1911
Box   1     Folder   40    
Motions, undated
Box   1     Folder   41    
Petition for Clemency, undated
Box   1     Folder   42    
Photographs, undated
Box   1     Folder   43    
Public Petition, undated
Box   1     Folder   44    
Receipts and Checks, 1910-1931
Box   1     Folder   45    
Resolutions, 1909-1910
Box   1     Folder   46    
Witness Notes, circa 1928
   

Oversized Materials, 1919-1929
Box   2     Folder   1    
Correspondence, 1929

Box   2     Folder   2    
Legal Documents, 1919-1924