During the Civil War, Knoxville, Tennessee was almost equally divided between Confederate and Union sympathizers. Professor Tracy McKenzie, author of the book on the subject — Lincolnites and Rebels: A Divided Town in the American Civil War — will offer a lecture in the John C. Hodges Library on Thursday, November 14. The public is … Continued
The public is invited to a lecture by Professor Tracy McKenzie, scholar of Civil War-era Tennessee. Thursday, November 14, 2013 John C. Hodges Library 6:30 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium Reception begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Jack E. Reese Galleria. Civil War artifacts will be on display in our Special Collections reading room. … Continued
This fall marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Sanders, a major engagement in the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War. The University Libraries will host an event highlighting the pivotal battle that took place less than half a mile from the current John C. Hodges Library. The University Libraries holds significant … Continued
Diary of that climb belongs to UT Libraries On June 7, 1913, four climbers reached the south summit of Denali (better known, at the time, as Mount McKinley), the highest peak in North America. It was the first successful ascent to the pinnacle. The handmade American flag that was raised on the Alaskan summit that … Continued
Elgin P. Kintner, Blount County pathologist and dedicated hiker of the Great Smoky Mountains, had a passion for the rewards available to the most committed of mountain trekkers, the panoramic views afforded by the mountaintops and fire towers in the Smokies. In the 1960s and 1970s, his camera always with him, Kintner hiked the many … Continued
The public is invited to an event celebrating a special gift to the University of Tennessee Libraries on the evening of Thursday, March 14, at the John C. Hodges Library on the UT campus. University of Tennessee Library Friends and guests will gather to learn about the antecedents of a rare 1725 pamphlet written by … Continued
Alan S. Heilman, retired UT professor of botany, devoted 37 years to teaching generations of young biology students at UT. He devoted even more years to recording the miraculous structures of plants in his extraordinary photographs. Heilman decided to partner with the UT Libraries to preserve and share his photographs of flowering plants, ferns, mosses, … Continued
The University of Tennessee Library Friends have begun a new tradition. Each year, gifts to the Library Friends, both large and small, will be pooled together to make a gift to the Libraries. This year’s gift is a rare 1725 first edition of Deo Optima Max, an important work on botany and medical properties of … Continued
Dr. Aaron J. Sharp and Dr. Stanley Cain taking field notes in the Smokies, circa 1935 Have you ever wished that there was a place to go when you wanted information on the Smokies — one site where you could research history, plants, animals and culture, and find links to online articles and digitized photographs? … Continued
[clear] A collection of rare pre-King James Bibles now resides at the UT, Knoxville Libraries. The rare Bibles once belonged to a noted Shakespeare scholar. A little over a year ago, the UT Libraries was fortunate to acquire a collection of more than 300 early printed Bibles and other rare books from the collection of … Continued