DOUGLAS G. NICOLSON PHOTOGRAPHS
1969-1975 and undated

East Tennessee State University
University Archives
P. O. Box 70295
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614

E-mail: archives@etsu.edu
Telephone: (423) 439-4338

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INTRODUCTION

Title: Doublas G. Nicolson Photographs
Collection Number: Accession No. 319
Physical Description: 95 color prints
Creator: Douglas G. Nicolson
Repository: University Archives, East Tennessee State University

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Douglas G. Nicolson Photographs were given to the University Archives in two separate donations by Helen Nicolson of Johnson City, Tennessee in 1988 and 1989.

Access: The collection was opened for research in 1995.

Processing Information: Processing of the collection was completed by M.Tedesco in June 1995.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Douglas G. Nicolson received his B.S. in 1930, his M.S. in 1931, and his Ph.D. in 1934 from the University of Illinois. He came to East Tennessee State University in 1953 and served as an associate professor, professor, and chair of the chemistry department. He retired in 1974. During his lifetime, Nicolson was active in various types of community affairs. He died in Johnson City on April 15, 1987.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Douglas G. Nicolson Photographs consist of a series of photographs of construction on the ETSU campus of the Memorial Center, or the "Mini-Dome," as it is popularly known, taken from 1973 to 1975. The photographs begin with scenes of the site of the building before construction began in 1973 and end with the completed building in 1975. These photographs depict different phases of the construction of the building, including both interior and exterior shots. The photographs are organized in one series and arranged chronologically by month and year of the prints. Undated prints have been placed at the end, together with composite prints which Nicolson assembled by cutting and taping individual prints.

Important subjects covered in the collection include:

East Tennessee State University. Memorial Center
Mini-Dome
SEE: East Tennessee State University. Memorial Center

Contents

Folder 1. December 1969-December 1970; March-October 1973
Folder 2. January-March, 1974
Folder 3. April-October 1974
Folder 4. April-December 1975 and undated