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“The Smithville Fiddler’s Jamboree and Finding My Calling”

Posted on March 25, 2022 by University Archives

Almost exactly one year ago, I fell victim to the soul-searching state of mind that enraptures every senior as they arrive at their last year. Age-old enigmas, such as how I was going to prove to my parents that an … Continue reading →

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Let’s Get Digital, Part II

Posted on February 15, 2022 by University Archives

In a previous post in May 2021, we discussed the use of vendors for digitization in the archives. This same month, we dropped off six collections, including William Everett Derryberry, William Brinker, Dave Johnson, the Upper Cumberland Institute, Tennessee Tech … Continue reading →

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Let’s get digital!!!

Posted on June 21, 2021 by University Archives

Tech Archive got an upgrade! We have been determined to create a digitization studio to assist us with digitizing some of our many unique materials. This does not easily come out-of-the-box, so we purchased materials piecemeal and worked on practical … Continue reading →

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Vendors and Digitization

Posted on May 14, 2021 by University Archives

On Tuesday, May 11, I dropped off some sound and video recording to a professional digitization service in Atlanta, GA. I dropped off these materials so that I could ensure they securely made it to the facility. The materials we … Continue reading →

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New Exhibit Explores the History of Black Students and Employees at Tennessee Tech

Posted on April 21, 2021 by University Archives

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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“What Affects One Group Affects All of Us”: Black Student Activism at Tennessee Tech

Posted on February 10, 2021 by University Archives

by Hannah O’Daniel McCallon The Archives’s newest exhibit is now open in the Multicultural Affairs’s case on the top floor of the University Center! “What Affects One Group Affects All of Us”: Black Student Activism at Tennessee Tech highlights the … Continue reading →

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Big Name Entertainment Update

Posted on October 19, 2020 by University Archives

Archives and Special Collections extends its gratitude to those who responded to the Big Name Entertainment exhibit. We appreciate the stories alumni shared, photographs, and some of you even donated materials! We appreciate that since there are more ways to … Continue reading →

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Leona Lusk Officer Black Cultural Center Events Digital Exhibit

Posted on September 11, 2020 by University Archives

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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Big Name Entertainment: The Exhibit, 1960s-1980s

Posted on August 20, 2020 by University Archives

Alumni and community regularly contact archives regarding the many big-name groups that performed at Tech in the past. Some inquire for nostalgia purposes but others inquire because of a concert’s historical significance. We assisted patrons as far as England and … Continue reading →

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Volpe Library Exhibit and History

Posted on June 23, 2020 by University Archives

Did you know Angelo and Jennette Volpe Library turned 30 in 2019? This was not Tech’s first library though. Tennessee Tech University’s first building dedicated solely to being a library was Jere Whitson Memorial Library. Prior to the Jere Whitson … Continue reading →

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