The East Tennessee Historical Society held a symposium July 8-10, 2024 on historical connections between our region and World War II. Center Director Dr. Chris Magra was invited to talk about our archives. He partnered with Dr. John Romeiser and the East Tennessee Veteran Memorial Association to present stories of Tennesseans who fought in WW2. Dr. Magra shared our archival collections related to Private Clifford Edward Keenan. You can read more about Keenan here!
Category Archives: News
Center’s Interns Visit UT’s Special Collections
Interns at the Center for Study of Tennesseans and War visited the University of Tennessee’s Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections […]
David Hearnes visits the Center for Tennesseans and War
David Hearnes, executive director for the Blount Mansion in historical downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, visited the Center for the Study of […]
Pat Gang, historian, meets with the Center’s Interns
The Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War hosted Pat Gang, a University of Tennessee Alumni and historian. Gang […]
WWII and the Smokies
The Veterans Heritage Site Foundation held a ceremony to honor WWII veterans who lived in the Smoky Mountains on Saturday, […]
Two-Star Major General Stephen A. Clark
We were honored today to host Retired Two-Star Major General Stephen A. Clark and his wife Cynthia for a visit […]
History Department Awards Night
Tonight was the history department’s awards ceremony where we were able to recognize the great work of some of our […]
Private John Russell Donation
The Center is privileged to be the new home of a collection from Private John Russell of Elizabethton, TN, including […]
Morilak Family Donation and Interview
This week at the Center, we were extremely lucky to receive a visit from the Morilak Family. Major John Morilak […]
Tackle Box Donation
Last week we received a donation from the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association. The donation may seem like a simple […]