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!
Tag Archives: WWII
WWII and the Smokies
The Veterans Heritage Site Foundation held a ceremony to honor WWII veterans who lived in the Smoky Mountains on Saturday, […]
WW2 Veteran William Phelps
The Center was honored to interview William Phelps this week. He was born and raised in Tennessee, and he was […]
New WWII Donation for the Center
The Center received a generous donation this week from George Zepp and the Keen Family. They provided us with three […]
Center Graduate Assistant Mike McConnell wins Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowship
Our current Center graduate assistant, Mike McConnell was awarded a dissertation-writing award from the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. This award is […]
Center Fellow Featured in Wall Street Journal on D-Day Reads!
One of our Fellows at the Center for the Study of War and Society was featured in this past weekend’s […]
Upcoming April 7 event on Latvian WWII refugee experiences
On Monday, April 7, Dr. Janis Chakars of Gwynedd Mercy University will give a guest talk titled “Merry Christmas! Our […]
Author Rob Simbeck gives the 2013 Johnson Lecture
On March 20, 2013, Rob Simbeck, an award-winning author who has written for numerous periodicals, including The Washington Post and […]