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 Website of the Tennessee Tech University College of Arts and Sciences.

 Photographs and silent video of the Alpine community of Overton County, Tennessee, taken in 1935 by Dr. Hugh W. MacMillan. Most of the photographs are labeled on the back with the names of pictured people and locations. A letter from the donor, Jeanette M. Pruiss, explains the context of the photographs and Hugh W. MacMillan's trip to Alpine, Tennessee.

 This collection consists of interviews conducted regarding the Bloody Eighth district of Putnam County for Dr. Michael Birdwell's history class. The district earned the moniker due to sometimes violent feuds between families.

Interviews with alumni created as research for Dixie College Day by Dr. Michael Birdwell.

Collection of audio recordings and transcripts of interviews conducted by Tennessee Tech student volunteers in the 2020-2021 RACE PLUS program for the 30 year anniversary of the Leona Lusk Officer Black Cultural Center. The students interviewed Black and Hispanic alumni of Tennessee Tech University. Interviews cover the background of the individuals, their experiences at Tennessee Tech, and their lives after leaving Tech. Not all of the interviews are available publicly online--some of the oral histories have a restriction on being published online until 2040-2041. If you are interested in accessing those, please contact the Archives at [email protected]

The collection documents William Everett Derryberry’s term as President of Tennessee Technology University (1940-1974) and his personal and professional life outside of the university. He managed the university through disruption during World War II, growth in enrollment after the war, physical expansion of the campus, integration and student movements during the 1960s and 1970s, and the university’s name change from Tennessee Polytechnic Institute in 1965. For the finding aid, see https://archives.tntech.edu/repositories/2/resources/47