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Yearbook of Darwin High School, Darwin Junior High School, and Darwin Elementary School for the 1955-1956 academic year. The annual was owned by Isaac H. Bohanon, principal of the school.

Yearbook of Darwin High School, Darwin Junior High School, and Darwin Elementary School for the 1957-1958 academic year. The annual was owned by Isaac H. Bohanon, principal of the school.

Yearbook of Darwin High School, Darwin Junior High School, and Darwin Elementary School for the 1961-1962 academic year. The annual was owned by Isaac H. Bohanon, principal of the school.

Yearbook of Darwin High School, Darwin Junior High School, and Darwin Elementary School for the 1959-1960 academic year. The yearbook includes notes by the owner on the high school students' appearances. Includes pictures of the seniors' trip to Washington, D.C, and Monticello.

Transcript of an interview of Dana Mason Owens by Ariauna Buckingham conducted over Zoom for the Black Cultural Center Oral History Project. The recording duration is 1 hour, 3 minutes, 50 seconds. Owens enrolled in Tennessee Tech University as an undergraduate in Fall 1992. She earned three degrees from Tech. Owens describes growing up and attending school in Knoxville, Tennessee, her decision to attend Tennessee Tech University, what it was like transitioning to a predominantly white university and university academics, her decision on majoring in engineering and then switching to biology, what it was like living in Early Hall and another dormitory on campus, her work-study positions while in school, staff and faculty members that influenced her, how the Black Cultural Center changed over time and the different directors of the Center, what she did for fun while a student, pleding and being a soror in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., what it was like being a minority student on campus, her pride in getting three degree from Tech and how she applies those as a homeschool educator and mother, the Blizzard at basketball games, step shows on campus, lasting friendships from college, the differences between the assistance and resources available to students now compared to when she was in college, advice for minority college students, her memories of President Angelo Volpe, and how she did not have any Black teachers for her undergraduate courses. For the audio recording, see item BCCOH_Owens_20201118.

Park View students standing in front of Dairy Queen with some holding drinks: Donna Hood, Lisa Nabors, Scott Dunn, Carla Ramsey, Arthur Bright, Jodi Meser, Tammy Crabtree, and Kay Cole.

   In 1955, Putnam County held a county-wide musical festival written and staged by Putnam County elementary schools called "Songs of our Homeland." Assistance was provided by Putnam and White County high schools, the Baxter Parent-Teacher Association, and Tennessee Polytechnic Insitute. The event was held in the Memorial Gym on Tennessee Technological University’s campus. The songs and acting in the festival traced frontier life, mountain life, living in the valley, and spring-time in Tennessee. Sheet music for songs include: "My Homeland, Tennessee," "How Firm a Foundation," "Skip-To-M'Lou," "I'm a Poor Wayfaring Stranger," "Pop: Goes the Weasel," "Way Up on Old Smoky," "Tee Nickle, Tee Nackle," "When It's Iris Time in Tennessee," "Sourwood Mountain," "The Monkey's Wedding," "Froggie Went A-Courtin'," "Down in the Valley," "Springfield Mountain," and "My Tennessee."

  In 1956, Putnam County held a county-wide musical festival written and staged by Putnam County elementary schools called "One World Through Music: A Tribute to Cordell Hull." Assistance was provided by Putnam and White County high schools, the Baxter Parent-Teacher Association, and Tennessee Polytechnic Insitute. The event was held in the Memorial Gym on Tennessee Technological University’s campus. The songs and acting in the festival traced the life of Cordell Hull, including his birth and early childhood, social and religious life, education, entry into political life, and world peace. Sheet music for songs include: "Lullaby," "Green Coffee Grows on White Oak Tops," "Shuckin' of the Corn," "How Firm a Foundation," "School Days," "Cordell," "Anthem of the United Nations," "Chiapanecas," "My Banjo," "Vienna Life," "Stodola Pumpa," "Fireflies," "Czechoslovakian Dance Song," "The Hobby Horse," "The Song of the Volga Boatmen," "The Congo," "Hymn of Praise," " Ballet Parisien," " Frere Jacques," "Finlandia," and "ONE WORLD."

 In 1941, Putnam County held a county-wide musical festival written and staged by Putnam County elementary schools called "Music America." Assistance was provided by Putnam and White County high schools, the Baxter Parent-Teacher Association, and Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. The event was held in the gymnasium on Tennessee Technological University’s campus. The songs and acting in the festival traced events throughout American history, including depictions of traditional Thanksgiving themes, colonial life, frontier life, and World War I. The musical acts also depict plantation life and slavery. The event was an observance of American Education Week. The collection contains newspaper articles, scripts, committee lists, song lists, song lyrics, sheet music, instructions for the event, and correspondence including regrets. Sheet music include "The Man on the Flying Trapeze," "Sandy Land: American Folk Song," "Daisy Bell," "The Liberty Song," "My Buddy," "Old Hundredth," "Pop Goes the Weasel," "Springfield Mountain (Appalachian Mountain ballad)," and "A Paper of Pins." There was also a Prayer for Thanksgiving.

Beginners class picture in front of school

6th grade class picture in front of school.