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Let’s Get Digital, Part II

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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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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Tennessee Tech’s Derryberry Hall

by Jacob Johnson (updated 2021-06 by Megan Atkinson) Derryberry Hall, simply called the Administration Building up until 1962, is the oldest building on campus… more or less.             When Jere Whitson donated land for the formation of the private school, … Continue reading

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