Agriculture -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Education.; Agriculture -- United States -- Tennessee -- Study and teaching.; Lincoln Memorial University. Agriculture Department. ; Seiberling, Frank A. (Frank Augustus) -- 1859-1955.; Universities...
An article from the "Mountain Herald," about the new modern barn given to Lincoln Memorial University by Dr. F. A. Seiberling of Akron, Ohio in connection to the awarding of the Garford Prizes in agriculture and domestic science on...
Architecture; Historic sites; Bethany College; Domestic life
The Campbell home was considered quite a home in the late 1700's as it had 3 floors, glass windows, and large rooms. Decima Barclay, daughter of Alexander Campbell, is seen in the foreground. She added lattice on the front porches and a bay window...
This photograph is of Myra Butler's weaving class, in the Domestic Economy program at Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tennessee. The "hands-on" experience of the technique is seen in process, with the various styles of dress and...
Superintendent Elizabeth Jackson describes her role in running the Grace Nettleton Home, a home for girls who are orphaned or who have some kind of "domestic upheaval." The Grace Nettleton Home is located on the campus of Lincoln...
Made in circa 1848, this reclining chair was used by Thomas Campbell in his later years when he lived in the Campbell home. He would sit by the fireplace while the Campbell children gathered at his feet and read him stories.
This is a hand-crafted high chair/youth chair. It was purchased from the Mansion Acquisitions Campaign in 1995 from the Barnsville Antique Mall, Barnsville, Ohio.
Reproduced from the Knoxville Journal, Chumley's piece describes Claiborne County, Tennessee, including its agricultural economy, nearby towns, and some tourism spots.
Conference of Southern Mountain Workers (Knoxville, Tenn.) ; East Tennessee State Normal School.; Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.); Universities and colleges -- United States -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Congresses and...
An article from the "Mountain Herald," about the March 29th and 30th, 1916 annual conference of the college and preparatory schools in the Southern Appalachians. The first address was delivered by Hon. Samuel W. Sherrill, State...
The cradle was fashioned by John Brown, an accomplished carpenter and Alexander Campbell's father-in-law. All 14 of the Campbell children, as well as many babies in the neighborhood.
A clock reel was used to wind skeins of yarn. Once a skein was wound, a mechanism called a "weasel" inside the reel popped. The ditty 'Pop Goes the Weasel' comes from use of a clock reel.
A self-published autobiography of John C. Shaw, educator and former president of West Liberty Normal School (now West Liberty State College) from 1908-1919.
Strangers' Hall, as it was known by the community, was a one-story guest wing on the West side of the house, consisting of a formal parlour and two bedrooms. It had a porch with columns across the front and a privy out back. It was the final...
Entertaining; Guests; Domestic life; Parlors; Historic sites; Bethany College
Strangers' Hall consisted of a formal parlor and two bedrooms. Among the guests who stayed in this wing were James A. Garfield, trustee of Bethany College, President of Hiram and future President of the United States; John C. Calhoun, states rights...
Spud Gravely talks with Blanton Owen about his domestic activities and outlook on work, his music, and his lack of vision. He is almost completely blind. Spud was born in Wythe County and moved to Carroll County, where this interview takes place.