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Elsie Jobe: Shaping Strong Women at Tech

Posted on August 24, 2023 by University Archives

By Cailyn Douglas Elsie Etta Jobe was the Director of Physical Education for women, the Dean of Women, and the women’s basketball coach at Tennessee Tech (1928-1969). She dedicated much of her life to women’s sports and wellness and was … Continue reading →

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Meet the new Archives Assistant!

Posted on July 18, 2023 by University Archives

The Archives is expanding and with it comes a new Archives Assistant to help us increase our digital resources and online accessibility! Welcome the new Archives Assistant, Tammy George! Tammy began her new role as an Archives Assistant in July … Continue reading →

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Using Voyant to Assist in Creating Subject Headings for Metadata Use in Archives

Posted on May 18, 2023 by University Archives

by Olivia Howell In archival work, creating descriptions and subjects for digitized archives is a time-consuming task. With the rise of new types of software and applications, using a machine to process written language has become more accessible and there … Continue reading →

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President Thomas Alva Early

Posted on May 18, 2023 by University Archives

by Dean Duncan-Morin Thomas Alva Early was the first of seven recorded children of George Peter Early and Mattie J. Nolen Early, born in Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi on August 28, 1881. He attended public school in Mississippi and … Continue reading →

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Renovating and Reinventing Research in the Archives’ Facility

Posted on March 23, 2023 by University Archives

The last time Tech Archives discussed a construction project, we were seeking funding for a storage facility. Though not very glamorous, it was essential in terms of preservation, growing, and protecting our collection and future collections. The Archives has expanded … Continue reading →

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Myrtis Leonard Conry Ledger and Diary

Posted on January 26, 2023 by University Archives

by Julia Peacock In her ledger, Myrtis Leonard Conry recounts the joys and sorrows of her day-to-day life. A wife, mother, family manager, and community member, Myrtis took immense pride and joy in her life, the difficulties are (almost) all … Continue reading →

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The Preservation Tree

Posted on November 30, 2022 by University Archives

Tennessee Tech Archives participates annually in the Christmas Forest exhibit at the Cookeville History Museum.  The archive creates a tree that represents work that was performed in the archive that year and they combine the work with a little bit … Continue reading →

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Cybernation and the Punch Card at Tennessee Tech 

Posted on November 22, 2022 by University Archives

Tennessee Tech Archives recently received a relic from the past— IBM punch cards (Image 1). These paper-based, 7 3/8 by 3 ¼ inch cards were the primary means of programming computer instruction, performing data input, and storing data beginning in … Continue reading →

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Coach P.V. Overall Collection and Scrapbook

Posted on September 26, 2022 by University Archives

Tech Archives recently received a scrapbook owned by Malcolm P. “Mutt” Quillen (1910-1995), a Tennessee Tech football, baseball, basketball, and track star, and later coach and administrator. Malcolm Patterson “Pat” Quillen, his son, donated the scrapbook to Tech Archives. For … Continue reading →

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“Roads Were Made for Journeys not Destinations”

Posted on August 26, 2022 by University Archives

By: Julia Peacock and Jenny Huffman Roads, avenues, streets, and boulevards provide the means of travel through and around Tech’s campus while offering students the ability take their first steps on their journey at Tennessee Tech University and into their … Continue reading →

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