Newspaper: Over 150 Attend First Nelson-Merry Reunion
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Title
Newspaper: Over 150 Attend First Nelson-Merry Reunion
Subject
Newspapers; Class Reunions
Description
Over 150 Attended first Nelson-Merry school reunion. The school was started 1895 primarily for East Tennessee students.
Names of people in photographs are as follows:
Former principals (from the left): James A. Nichols, Eugene Peck, and Nathaniel Crippens.
Former Teachers From the left seated, Pauline Hardy and Medora Gibson.
Standing from the left: Edna Arnwine, Raleigh Wynn, Earl Barnett and Ruby K. Morris.
The Speakers from the left: J.ames C. Dunwoody, Professor Nathaniel Cripens and Dr. Van Spiva.
Former Athletics: Williams "Brother" Brown, Eddied McCollins, Jap Parker, Tom Sheets and James C. Dunwoody
Names of people in photographs are as follows:
Former principals (from the left): James A. Nichols, Eugene Peck, and Nathaniel Crippens.
Former Teachers From the left seated, Pauline Hardy and Medora Gibson.
Standing from the left: Edna Arnwine, Raleigh Wynn, Earl Barnett and Ruby K. Morris.
The Speakers from the left: J.ames C. Dunwoody, Professor Nathaniel Cripens and Dr. Van Spiva.
Former Athletics: Williams "Brother" Brown, Eddied McCollins, Jap Parker, Tom Sheets and James C. Dunwoody
Creator
Source
Jeffery Wells
Publisher
Black in Appalachia
Contributor
William Isom
Rights
Items can be used for private reflection and research and not for commercial purposes.
Coverage
United States--Tennessee-Jefferson County
Files
Collection
Citation
“Newspaper: Over 150 Attend First Nelson-Merry Reunion,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed January 19, 2026, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/2177.