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A Greeneville Sun article about the events and schedule of the District Conference for the Johnson City District of the East Tennessee-Virginia Conference.

Two honorable discharge certificates for Roy Woodford for his service in the United States Infantry and the United States Army.

Abstracts of geneological information taken from wanted ads for lost relatives between 1865-1867, published in "The Colored Tennessean" of Davidson County, Tennessee.

A Greeneville Sun article about Uncle Lee Rutledge, a mail carrier in Greeneville from 1890 to 1908. Portions of the article are hard to decipher due to quality issues.

A Knoxville News Sentinel article about the origins and history of the 8th of August, or Freedom Day

Eight pages about rural church cemeteries and community cemeteries. In addition, two pages about Dora Johnson McGhee and Thomas and Minerva Clem.

A one page document concerning Roy Woodford's life and military service.

A section from a book by Sue R. Thomas concerning the historic African American population of Rheatown, Tennessee. The section includes multiple illustrations of historic homes and structures.

Two photographs of Dora Johnson McGee and Vannie Crum with Margaret Patterson, with a scan of an envelope included.

A letter from John P. Holtsinger to former President Andrew Johnson inquiring about the acquisition of a plot of land for some of the African American population of Greeneville.