Russellville, Hamblen County, Tennessee
Dublin Core
Title
Russellville, Hamblen County, Tennessee
Subject
Russellville--Hamblen County--Tennessee; African American women; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African American men; African Americans--Southern States; African American heritage; African American churches; African American religious leaders; African American religious thought and life; African American youth; African American students; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Education--Southern States; African American families.
Description
Community-held collections of family photographs, marriage, death and burial documents, narrative family & Bewley's Chapel church histories.
Families represented: Blevins, Burnside, Cain, Carmichael, Courtney, Hawkins, Jackson, McKinney, Nicely, Sherles, & Phillips among others.
Items also include materials associated with artist Samuel Nicely.
Families represented: Blevins, Burnside, Cain, Carmichael, Courtney, Hawkins, Jackson, McKinney, Nicely, Sherles, & Phillips among others.
Items also include materials associated with artist Samuel Nicely.
Publisher
Black in Appalachia, Archives of Appalachia
Contributor
Frances Carmichael-Luttrell, Elaine Jackson, Sonja Jackson, James Nicely, Sandra Peters, Christine Primus, Morris Sherles
Rights
Items can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.
Coverage
United States--Tennessee--Hamblen County--Russellville
Collection Items
Bewley's Chapel Church
Narrative histories on Bewley's Chapel Church and Russellville Colored School in Hamblen County, Tennessee. Items include newspaper articles on the church's withdrawal from the Methodist denomination as well as other programs, events and historical…
Biddie Ann Hawkins
Items associated with the life of Biddie Ann Hawkins; Letters, War Ration Books, Voter Registration & Funeral Program.
Biddie Ann Hawkins departed this life at Morristown-Hamblen Hospital on Thursday afternoon, September 5, 1968 after a lingering…
Biddie Ann Hawkins departed this life at Morristown-Hamblen Hospital on Thursday afternoon, September 5, 1968 after a lingering…
Blevins Family
Articles, Birth & Marriage Records, Funeral Programs & Last Will & Testament associated with the Belvins family of Whitesburg & Russellville, Tennessee.
Cain Family
Items associated with the Cain Family of Russellville, Tennessee including: Albert Cain's notebook with genealogical information, Charlie Cain's canning factory, Marriage, Death and photographs of Cain decendants.
Community
Various photographs and materials associated with the broader Russellville, Tennessee families & community.
Courtney Family
Studio portraits, Obituaries and Funeral Program associated with the Courtney family or Russellville, Tennessee
Hawkins Family
Studio and informal portraits of the Hawkins family, Russellville, Tennessee. Items also include a check from Russellville Bank & Trust, Marriage Records, Funeral Program & Clothing Receipt from JD Thompson & Sons, Greeneville, Tennessee
