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Negroes can be enrolled at Wesleyan
West Virginia Wesleyan College; Afro-Americans; Students
Newspaper article describing admission of African American students to West Virginia Wesleyan College
West Virginia Wesleyan College

H. M. S. Pinafore
Theatrical productions; Student organizations;
Photo of student production of Gilbert & Sullivan's H. M. S. Pinafore.
West Virginia Wesleyan College

Service women - speakers for Vocations Day
Women; Military service; World War II; Tennessee Wesleyan College
3 1/2" x 5" black and white photograph (now, sepia) of five women representing women in military service in World War II for Vocations Day at the college. They are standing in front of the "Old College" building.
Tennessee Wesleyan College

Sgt. Robert L. Dew
World War II; Soldiers; Tennessee Wesleyan College
3" x 5" black and white photograph (now, sepia) of Sgt. Robert L. Dew, a soldier in World War II, having his shoes shined by an "Arab" child [unknown]. On the back of the photo is written, " Robert sent a little Kodak...
Tennessee Wesleyan College

Ex-slave, 87, dies at home here
Scrapbooks; Civil War; Tennessee Wesleyan College
In a scrapbook, this newspaper clipping dated April 12, 1940 is the obituary notice for Jane Spriggs of Athens, Tenn. She is described as having been 8 or 10 years old when slaves gained their freedom at the close of the Civil War. She was the...
Tennessee Wesleyan College

Service Vocations
World War II; Tennessee Wesleyan College
Photograph of five Service Women, made in front of the Old College Building at Tennessee Wesleyan College. The women were speakers on "Vocations Day" at the college.
Tennessee Wesleyan College

Soldier's shoe shine
World War II
Photograph of a World War II Soldier and the child shining the soldier's shoes.
Tennessee Wesleyan College

Obituary of Ex-Slave
Newspapers; Athens, Tennessee
Obituary of Jane Spriggs, a former slave who died at the age of 87. Clipping from the Lockmiller scrapbook.
Tennessee Wesleyan College

Letter, 1943, Nov. 7, Riverton, K.Y., to Dear Nick [Dr. Roland D. Carter]
Kentucky -- Social life and customs.;Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.;Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Manuscripts (Authorship);Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.;Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Work and family.
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes about the release of some of his writing. He writes that he wrote one touching story for a purpose because "men...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1946, Jan. 10, Riverton, K.Y., to "Dear Nik," Roland [D. Carter
Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Military service.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Relationship with James Still.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Works.
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes that he is out of the military service as of December 1945 and that he arrived back home to Kentucky. He writes that...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1945, March 27, Washington, D.C., to "Dear Nik," Roland [D. Carter
Pyle, Ernie -- 1900-1945.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Friends and associates.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Travels.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 --...
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes to thank him for an "appreciative review of "Destiny," [i.e. "Album of Destiny] and his...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1945, Feb. 15, Washington, D.C., to "Dear Nik" [Roland D. Carter]
Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Friends and associates.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Military service.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Relationship with...
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes that he is still stateside in Washington, D.C. even though he thought he would be sent overseas for U.S. Navy service...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1944, Dec. 25, Washington, [D.C. to Dear Nik, [Roland D. Carter]
Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Military service.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Political and social views.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Psychology of.;...
Stuart, as an enlisted Navy serviceman during WWII, writes to his friend (Professor Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), from his Washington, D.C. apartment, telling him news that he and his wife, Deane,...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1944, June 13, U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, to "Dear Nick" [Roland D. Carter]
Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.); Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Relationship to Lincoln Memorial University.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 --...
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes from the U.S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois, to tell him that their respective letters probably...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1944, June 7, U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, to "Dear Nik" [Roland D. Carter]
Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Military service.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes about finishing "boot training" in the U.S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois. He states that...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1944, Mar. 27, Riverton, K.Y., to "Dear Roland D. Carter"
Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Manuscripts (Authorship); Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Military service.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Works.
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart discusses getting Carter's review of "Mongrel Mettle, " saying that it was written with understanding and...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1944, March 11, Riverton, K.Y., to "Dear Nick" [Roland D. Carter]
Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Psychology of.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Work and family.
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes to his friend that he is "sitting by the radio listening to WSM's old barn dance program 26". He writes...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1944, Feb. 1, Riverton, K.Y., to "Dear Nik" [Roland D. Carter]
Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Military service.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Political and social views.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Psychology of.;...
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart thanks his friend for his letter and comments on "Taps [for Private Tussie]". He discusses that most of the...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1944, Oct. 2, Washington, D.C., to "Dear Nik," [Roland D. Carter]
Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Friends and associates.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Manuscripts (Authorship); Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Military service.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary...
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes that he is "a happy man tonight." He is with his wife, Deane, and daughter, Jane, in an apartment in...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1944, Jan. 10, Riverton, K.Y., to "Dear Nick" [Roland D. Carter]
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart discusses his forthcoming book "Album of Destiny" wherein he believes he has done better work writing it than...
Lincoln Memorial University

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