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"John Maurice Webb (1847-1916) was known as "the gentle scholar". A master teacher, he served as co-principal of the famed Webb School in Culleoka and Bell Buckle, Tennessee, with his brother William "Sawney" Webb from 1873 to 1916. He was revered and adored by his students, among whom were future state and national leaders and eight Rhodes Scholars"--back cover.
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Scope and Content: Architectural and personal papers of Robinson Neil Bass, consisting primarily of architectural plans and renderings, news clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and related materials documenting numerous commercial, residential, and government buildings designed by Bass through the latter half of the twentieth century. The collection is organized in to two series: I. Building Projects; and II. Personal Papers.
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Abstract: Four diaries (1881-1886) written by T. Leigh Thompson while attending school at Culleoka Institute (1881-1883) and Vanderbilt University (1883-1886), and during his summer jobs working as a traveling book salesman for Garretson & Co. The diaries form the heart of the collection and document a wide variety of subjects in Thompson's daily life. Eight folders of additional materials include: a partial transcript of the 1881 diary (Aug. only);...