The Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War was pleased to participate in the 2026 East Tennessee History Fair on August 15 at the East Tennessee History Center in downtown Knoxville. Hosted by the East Tennessee Historical Society in partnership with the Knox County Public Library, the free community celebration brought together regional historical […]
This past week, Center Director Dr. Chris Magra attended the Awards Luncheon to receive an award from the Society for Military History! The Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War won the Public History award from the Society for Military History! This annual award recognizes the contribution of public historians to the field of […]
The Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War received a box of gifts from AE2 (AW) Nicholas J. Wood, USN, stationed in Japan. Wood sent the Center a letter expressing his gratitude for the work the Center does in preserving and sharing veteran stories. He sent the center a hat, patches, stickers, and sand […]
Our director, Dr. Chris Magra, is scheduled to speak at Maryville College’s Witherspoon Lecture with his talk titled, “Wataugan Self-Governance: The Trans-Appalachian South and the Declaration of Independence, 1763-1776” — on Monday, March 23, in the Clayton Center for the Arts. For more information on this talk, please visit the website at the link provided.
On Friday, February 27, 2026, Dr. Chris Magra spoke at the Knoxville Volunteer Rotary Club about the Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War and shared his insights on Knoxville during World War II.
Timothy Vane was interviewed by the Center’s Director, Dr. Chris Magra, on February 17, 2026. For more information on Timothy Vane, view his record here: https://cstw.utk.edu/our-digital-archive/cold-war-records/. We appreciate Tim for coming to the Center and sharing his story with us.
On September 20, 2025, Dr. Chris Magra, Director for the Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War, spoke at Knoxville’s Sevier Day to Commemorate the Battle of King’s Mountain which took place on October 7, 1780. This event took place at Marble Springs State Historic Site. Dr. Magra lectured on the battle with special […]
Yesterday, the Center was honored to host Scott Milner for a visit. Scott is the stepson of the late Dr. Charles Johnson, the founder of the Center. He came by to visit and to make a very generous donation of Dr. Johnson’s books so that new generations of scholars can continue to learn from him. […]