Digital Collections

• Photographs of the Ruskin Cooperative Association
  

  The Ruskin Cooperative Association, a utopian socialist colony, was established in 1894 in Dickson County, Tennessee. Indiana newspaperman Julius Augustus Wayland founded the model colony and used his socialist weekly, The Coming Nation, to raise both support and money for the project. One could join the colony by purchasing a share and demonstrating a commitment to cooperative living. Colonists contributed to farming, cooking, and printing The Coming Nation, and enjoyed free education and medical care, an extensive library, frequent lectures, music, and a communal theater. Wayland left after only a year, and by 1899 factionalism had caused the colony to disintegrate. In
• Knoxville Gardens Slides
  

  This collection of hand-colored lantern slides depicts ornamental gardens in the Knoxville, Tennessee, area from the early twentieth century, and feature a variety of garden styles, plants, flowers, and foliage. The slides, whose precise origin is unknown, illustrate the rich tradition of gardening and beautification in Knoxville. The Knoxville Garden Club was organized in 1923 and was admitted, nine years later, to the Garden Club of America. Members of the club not only worked on and showed their own residential gardens, but also tirelessly worked throughout the Knoxville community to sponsor horticulture programs, host civic plantings, and support many other
• University of Tennessee Sheet Music Collection
  

  UT Libraries has a large collection of sheet music published between the early 1800s and the mid-1900s. The bulk of this collection was donated by local historian Ronald Allen and many of the works have ties to Tennessee. Approximately 1,500 of these songs and instrumental works form this digital collection, and are also part of the Sheet Music Consortium, which provides access to the sheet music collections from many libraries. Some of the works in this collection include lyrics or illustrations that, while representative of the times in which they were published, may be offensive to users.
• Senator Howard Baker Speeches and Remarks, 1966-1985
  

  This digital collection contains transcripts of speeches given by Howard Baker during his tenure in the U.S. Senate. The topics include politics, trade, international relations, energy, the economy, and the environment.
• University of Tennessee Men's Swimming-Diving Media Guides
  

  Since reinstating its pool program in 1968, the University of Tennessee's Men's Swimming and Diving program has been highly successful in garnering multiple Olympic gold medalists, winning an NCAA title and claiming many SEC championships. Featured in this digital collection are the University of Tennessee Men's Swimming and Diving media guides that were published in print from 1968 through 2011.

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