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Size | 4.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 550 items) |
Abstract | Samuel Gordon Heiskell (1858-1923) was a criminal lawyer, judge, mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., and author of Andrew Jackson and Early Tennessee History. The bulk of the collection concerns Heiskell's book, and includes about 175 photographs; an annotated copy of his manuscript; copies of historical manuscripts; correspondence concerning book sales and other matters; and picture plates. Also included is a scrapbook covering Heiskell's political and legal careers, his book, and Tenessee historical articles and activities. |
Creator | Heiskell, Samuel Gordon, 1858-1923. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, October 2010; Nancy Kaiser, January 2021
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Samuel Gordon Heiskell (1858-1923), of Monroe County, Tenn., was a criminal lawyer, judge, mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., and author of Andrew Jackson and Early Tennessee History, published in 1918.
Back to TopThe bulk of the collection concerns Samuel Gordon Heiskell's book Andrew Jackson and Early Tennessee History, and includes about 175 photographs; an annotated copy of his manuscript; copies of historical manuscripts; correspondence concerning book sales and other matters; and picture plates. Also included is a scrapbook covering Heiskell's political and legal careers, his book, and Tenessee historical articles and activities.
Back to TopArrangement: by subject.
This series contains correspondence, copies of letters, an annotated manuscript, and other materials related to Heiskell's book Andrew Jackson & Early Tennessee History, published in 1918.
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1-3
Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3 |
Andrew Jackson & Early Tennessee History miscellaneous papers |
Folder 4 |
Andrew Jackson & Early Tennessee History manuscript, pp. 1-70 and Intro. |
Folder 5 |
Andrew Jackson & Early Tennessee History manuscript, pp. 71-183 |
Folder 6 |
Andrew Jackson & Early Tennessee History manuscript, pp. 184-321 |
Folder 7 |
Andrew Jackson & Early Tennessee History manuscript, pp. 322-476 |
Folder 8 |
Andrew Jackson & Early Tennessee History manuscript, pp. 477-620 |
Folder 9 |
Andrew Jackson & Early Tennessee History manuscript, pp. 621-767 |
Folder 10 |
Andrew Jackson & Early Tennessee History manuscript, pp. 768-904 |
Folder 11-12
Folder 11Folder 12 |
Andrew Jackson & Early Tennessee History correspondence relating to sale of book |
Arrangement: Alphabetical, then by subject.
This series contains photographs primarily used in Heiskell's book. Almost all of them are mounted and retouched for printing purposes. Many are photographic prints of portraits and drawings of Andrew Jackson and his contemporaries, with the majority identifed. There are also 10 unnumbered photographs and postcards in PF-1397/20, including several family photographs, portraits, and images of Native Americans from the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Picture plates and proofs for Samuel Gordon Heiskell's book Andrew Jackson and the Early History of Tennessee.
Folder 14 |
84 prints from plates used in book |
Folder 15 |
89 proofs made from plates |
Folder 16-45
Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45 |
Plates on blocks |
Folder 46 |
8 unblocked plates used for illustration |
Folder 47 |
Title page plates |
Folder 48 |
Folder number not used |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-1397/1 |
Miscellaneous itemsBiographical data of Heiskell, reproductions of historical manuscripts, maps, pictures. |
Folder 49 |
Folder number not used |
Oversize Volume SV-1397/12 |
Scrapbook, 1920-1922Contains clippings, pictures, and a few letters related to Heiskell's political and legal career, his book on Andrew Jackson, Tenessee historical articles and activities, campaign of Governor A. H. Roberts, and a letter from John Sevier to Thomas Jefferson, 1804. |