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New Exhibit Explores the History of Black Students and Employees at Tennessee Tech
By Hannah O’Daniel McCallon The Tennessee Tech University Archives’ newest digital exhibit is now live! “Imagine Going Half a Day and Not Seeing Anybody That Looks Like You”: A History of Black Students & Employees at Tennessee Tech provides a … Continue reading
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Leona Lusk Officer Black Cultural Center Events Digital Exhibit
By Hannah O’Daniel McCallon The Leona Lusk Officer Black Cultural Center is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year! Tennessee Tech University students, faculty, and staff founded the Black Cultural Center in 1989 to provide Black students a space to socialize, … Continue reading
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Meet the Assistant Archivist!
The Tennessee Tech University Archives and Special Collections has a new face around! Hannah O’Daniel McCallon started the Assistant Archivist position in February 2020. Her work will include assisting researchers with locating and using what they need in the archives, … Continue reading
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Charles Faulkner Bryan and Edith Bryan Love Letters
by Megan M. Atkinson One of my favorite formats in the archives are love letters. It is a little voyeuristic and the content was obviously personal to the authors, but these letters can often offer insights into past relationships, customs, … Continue reading
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Story from Tech’s 1963-64 Associated Student Body President Phil Wheeler
Tech Anecdote from 1963-64 Associated Student Body President Phil Wheeler Note: Occasionally the University Archivist hears a good story from an alumnus that she would like to share. This story is told by Phil Wheeler and re-written by Archives Assistant … Continue reading
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A Trip to the Grand Bahama Islands after Alan Shepard’s Space Voyage
Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961. Although Shepard’s mission was a mere 15 minutes, it held tremendous historical significance. Shepard, seated in the Freedom 7 spacecraft, was launched into space from Cape Canaveral, Florida. After … Continue reading
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Pangle Family Papers: Civil War Letters and Internship Experiences
by Shannon L. Buford Little did I know when I walked into the archives that I would be transported back to 1863, but that’s what happened when I began my first project as an intern: reading and digitizing (scanning) a … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, ArchivesInternship, camplife, CivilWarletter, history, militaryhistory, oldphoto, PangleFamily, SpecialCollections, TechYeah, TTUArchives
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