Scope and Contents This collection consists of six volumes of meeting minutes and correspondence ranging from 1899 to 1969. These records document the role of the Executive Committee in governing the University of Chattanooga on behalf of the Board of Trustees. The minutes of the Executive Committee meetings are much briefer than those of the full Board of Trustees meetings, as they do not contain annual reports from the president and other subcommittees. However, the subject matter of these minutes is very...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of the minutes of Board of Trustees for the University of Chattanooga and its predecessor, Grant University. Comprised of 19 volumes spanning 80 years, these minutes document the growth and development of the University of Chattanooga from a small Methodist academy into a respected private metropolitan university capable of merging with the University of Tennessee land-grant institution. With the exception of a gap during 1890-1896 (the minutes and other...

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This series contains a grade book, faculty meeting minutes, a faculty roster for the School fo Theology dating from 1890 to 1910. It also contains speech notes on the history of the School of Theology titled "The School of Theology in Grant University and The University of Chattanooga" by Roy L. Howard, presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Jurisdiction Historical Society at Tennessee Wesleyan College, 2008 July 9.

Scope and Contents The Alpha Society records series consists of meeting minutes, membership records, correspondence, banquet programs, initiation rituals, constitution, financial records and other historical records of the Alpha Society spanning from 1918 up to 2018. The meeting minutes document the initiation process of new members, addresses delivered by various speakers, as well as the society’s upcoming plans and events. Some of the meeting minutes are from the annual banquets, while others are from the...

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This series contains biography files on individuals associated with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga or its predecessor institutions from approximately 1886 to 2000. Alphabetically arranged by surname, many of the file subjects are administrators, faculty, and staff of the University. The content of these files range from newspaper clippings (often obituaries), programs, publications, and in some cases correspondence.

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This series contains photographic prints depicting the builidings and grounds of the University of Chattanooga and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from approximately 1886 to the 1990s. Most of the photographic prints in this series are black-and-white, but some are in color. As a whole, it documents the changes that have taken place on campus over time, as well as the growth and development of the physical plant.

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This collection contains oil on canvas paintings of thirteen of the presidents and chancellors of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and its predecessor institutions.

Scope and Contents This collection contains programs from commencement ceremonies ranging from 1887 to the present, with some gaps. During these ceremonies, candidates for graduation have their degrees formally conferred to them by the University. The content of these programs varies over the years, but generally includes lists of candidates for degrees, the order of service, lists of faculty marshals, and lists of students receiving other recognitions such as departmental honors, Alpha Society memberships,...

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This series contains event programs, invitations, and promotional materials for both recurring and special events at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from approximately 1969 to 2021.