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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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“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: 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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Meet the Assistant Archivist!

Posted on March 10, 2020 by University Archives

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

Posted on February 7, 2020 by University Archives

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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Building Archive Storage from the Dirt Up

Posted on January 6, 2020 by University Archives

by Megan Atkinson Tennessee Tech University Archives and Special Collections would like to showcase its new storage facility located on the first floor of the Angelo and Jennette Volpe Library.  The facility’s construction was funded by the Tennessee Tech Foundation, … Continue reading →

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Story from Tech’s 1963-64 Associated Student Body President Phil Wheeler

Posted on February 5, 2019 by University Archives

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

Posted on September 28, 2018 by University Archives

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

Posted on February 8, 2018 by University Archives

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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