MILDRED S. KOZSUCH COLLECTION
ca. 1860-1940

INTRODUCTION

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Mildred S. Kozsuch Collection consists of print and negative black and white copies of originals loaned to the archives by Mildred S. Kozsuch in July, 1986. The university photographer made the duplicates in October-November, 1986.

Access: The collection is open for research.

Processing Information: Marie Tedesco completed processing, and the photographs became available for research on December 23, 1986. The finding aid was revised by Marie Tedesco in 1989 and 1992.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Mildred S. Kozsuch was born on December 3, 1928 in Lynnville, Tennessee. She received a B. A. in education from West Liberty State College, West Liberty, West Virginia. In 1969, she earned an M. A. in library service from East Tennessee State University (ETSU). She obtained archives training in Washington, D. C. at the National Archives' Modern Archives Institute in 1979. Kozsuch has been a teacher, librarian and archivist. She worked for ETSU's Sherrod Library from 1956-60 and 1968-78 in the cataloging department. From 1978 until her retirement in 1985, she worked as an archivist in the Archives of Appalachia. Interested in genealogy and local history, Kozsuch is a member of the Watauga Association of Genealogists, the American Association of State and Local History, and Tennessee Archivists. She has published articles on both genealogy and local history, and in 1986 completed editing Historical Reminiscences of Carter County, Tennessee.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The 120 prints in the collection cover various aspects of life in the Johnson City/Jonesborough, Tennessee area, c. 1860-1940. Included, for example, are photos of family festivals, funeral ceremonies, children, individuals at work, and buildings.

Organization: The collection is divided into two series: Series I, Prints, Envelopes 1-7, c. 1860-1940; and Series II, Negatives and contact prints, Folder 1, c. 1860-1940. Prints, contacts and negatives have been placed together in one box and stored in the photographic accession area.

Important subjects covered in the collection include:

Buildings--Repair and reconstruction
Cemeteries
Courtship
Domestic animals
Dwellings--Tennessee--Jonesborough
Dwellings--Tennessee--Washington County
Elections
Family festivals
Farm buildings
Festivals--Tennessee--Jonesborough
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Housing
Housing, Rural
Jonesborough (Tenn.)
Jonesborough (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Jonesborough (Tenn.)--Commerce
Logging
Nolichucky River Power Plant
Public worship
Railroad stations
Railroads--Freight
Railroads--Tennessee--Johnson City
Sepulchral monuments
Steam-engines
Taylor, Alfred Alexander, 1848-1931
Washington College (Washington County, Tenn.)
Washington County Courthouse (Jonesborough, Tenn.)
Women
Working class

SERIES DESCRIPTION

Series I, PRINTS, Envelopes 1-7, Box 1 c. 1860-1940.

This series includes 123 black and white prints, 5" x 7". Each distinct image is identified by an "MK" number. The prints have been numbered consecutively and placed within appropriate, alphabetically arranged subject headings. The prints have been placed in envelopes numbered 1-7.

Series II, CONTACT PRINTS AND NEGATIVES, Folder 1, Box 1 c. 1860-1940.

This series contains 115 black and white 35 mm contact prints and negatives of the images contained in Series I.

PRINT, CONTACT AND NEGATIVE LIST

Series I, PRINTS, Envelopes 1-7, Box 1 c. 1860-1940.

Envelope No. 1:

Buildings:

MK 1 Washington County Chourthouse being torn down, 1912.
MK 2 Jonesborough - old jail - behind courthouse, ND.
MK 3 Jonesborough - building, ND.
MK 4 Temple Hall, Washington College, ND
MK 5 Girls Dormitory, Washington College, ND
MK 6 Jonesborough - building, 120 Cherokee Street, Jonesborough (built c. 1830 by Sheriff Wilkes),

1985 - owned by Mrs. Martha Stephenson.

MK 7 Jonesborough building (inside William Dosser's house: 211 E. Main Street), ND.
MK 8 Jonesborough buildings (inside William Dosser's home: 211 E. Main Street), ND.
MK 9 Jonesborough building - Jonesborough Courthouse, prior to 1912 when rear was remodeled.

Cemeteries:
MK 10A Grave of Jesse Yoder (2 copies), ND.
MK 10b Unidentified grave, freshly dug and decorated.

Envelope No. 2

Children:
MK 11 Eighth Grade Class, 1914 (2 copies).
MK 12 Earl and Erett Garst, ND.
MK 13 Children, ND.
MK 14 Linda Berchie Scott, ND.
MK 15 Dewey Smith, ND.
MK 16 Young lad on horse back, Jonesborough, Tennessee, ND.
MK 17 Two boys and a dog, ND.
MK 18 (?) Wyatt School, March 4, 1914, Mae Bateman, Teacher.
MK 19 Two girls and a mule, ND.
MK 20 Three girls, ND.

Envelope No. 3

Church Services and Activities:
MK 21 Jonesborough - Century Class of the Christian Church (2 copies), ND.

Commerce:
MK 22 Jonesborough - Dobyn-Taylor Farm and Home Store, ND.
MK 23 Jonesborough - Main Street, ND.

Courtship:
MK 24 Courtship, ND.

Distilling:
MK 25 Distilling - illicit with destroyed still (probably law enforcement people), ND.

Domestic Animals:
MK 26 Hogs and pigs, ND.

Elections:
MK 27 Prohibition Election, September 29, 1887 (Liquor voted down - Jonesborough Court House).

Fairs:
MK 28 Abe Lincoln's House, State Fair Grounds, Louisville, Ky. (2 copies), ND.

Envelope No. 4:

Family and Family Festivals:
MK 29 Family, ND.
MK 30 Family, ND.
MK 31 Family Festival, ND.
MK 32 Family Festival, ND.
MK 33 Family Festival, ND.
MK 34 Family Festival, ND.
MK 35 Family Festival, ND.
MK 36 Family Festival (Duncan Boys reunion, about 1924).

Festivals:
MK 37 July 4, 1930 - celebration, Jonesborough, Tennessee.

Farm Buildings:
MK 38 Farm Building, ND.
MK 39 Farm Building, (Log House), ND.

Frontier and Pioneer Life:
MK 40 Mule, Wagon, farmers (2 copies), ND.

Envelope No. 5:

Funeral Rites and Ceremonies:
MK 41 First Baptist Church, Jonesborough, Tennessee (2 copies), ND.
MK 42 First Baptist Church, Jonesborough, Tennessee (2 copies), ND.
MK 43 First Baptist Church, Jonesborough, Tennessee, ND.
MK 44 Hearse/horse drawn, ND.
MK 45 Hearse/horse drawn, ND.
MK 46 Woman with wreath, ND.

Housing - Rural:
MK 47 Old Home (2 copies), September 5, 1901.
MK 48 Old Log Home, ND.
MK 49 Older Home, ND.
MK 50 Older two-story house, ND.
MK 51 Older two-story house with family, ND.
MK 52 Older two-story house with picket fence, ND.
MK 53 Old Log House with picket fence, ND.

Envelope No. 6:

Labor and Laboring Classes:
MK 54 Concrete mixer (early) and man (2 copies), ND.
MK 55 Old dump truck, ND.
MK 56 Sand (stone crusher), ND.
MK 57 Two men drilling in rock, ND.
MK 58 Men with old truck, ND.
MK 59 Concrete mixer (early) and men with horses.
MK 60 Wood stockpile and three men, ND.
MK 61 Construction and workers.

Logging:
MK 62 Lumber mill, ND.
MK 63 Logs being unloaded at mill, ND.

Manners and Customs:
MK 64 Woman stirring apple-butter, ND.

Railroads, Depots and Stations:
MK 65 Johnson City Depot with horse drawn buggy, ND.
MK 66 Railroad freight, ND.
MK 67 ETV&G Depot-Johnson City, Tennessee 1880s - Transfer wagon from ET&WNC, ND.

Sepulchral Monuments:
MK 68 Virginia Patterson Smith's monument.
MK 69 John S. Keys' monument.
MK 70 John Keys' monument.
MK 71A Emily Taylor's monument.
MK 71B Joe Deakins headstone.

Envelope No. 7

Special Individuals:
MK 72 Back L-R: Sam Adler; Winfred Scott Hickey. Front L-R: Unknown;

Unknown; Rev. John T. Wilds (Taken about 1930). Front Center possibly Will Lampson?.

MK 73 Will and Rhode Simpson (2 copies), ND.
MK 74 Collet Family (2 copies), ND.
MK 75 Charlie Dillworth (2 copies), Jonesborough, Tennessee, ND.
MK 76 Eliza O'Dell and Husband (2 copies), ND.
MK 77 Abe and Julie Scott, Genevra Scott, Cary Fini, Ethel Kiplinger, ND.
MK 78 Preacher Scott, ND.
MK 79 Henry W. Smith, Jonesborough, Tennessee, ND.
MK 80 Maria Scott, ND.
MK 81 Lavinia Crosswhite, Julie Scott, Geneura Scott, ND.
MK 82 Jessie Crosswhite, ND.
MK 83 Salley Smith Cloyd and husband Tom, ND.
MK 84 Babbs Family, Jonesborough, ND.
MK 85 Clem Garber, ND.

Envelope No. 8:

MK 86 Will, Ann & Ethel Kiplinger, ND.
MK 87 Keplinger family and house in Dry Creek about 1901 (2 copies).
MK 88 Unknown, ND.
MK 89 Johnnie Lyle, ND.
MK 90 Tom Range, ND.
MK 91 Mrs. David T. Wilds (Catherine Kennedy Chester Wilds, daughter of John Patton Chester, MD),

born October 9, 1830 and died June 21, 1917.In photograph: John Thomas Wilds, born July 24, 1857 and died October 25, 1933.

MK 92 Jonesborough, Alf Taylor in foreground, July 4, 1930.
MK 93 Mattie Slagle, ND.
MK 94 Ara Bowman Campbell, Jonesborough, Tennessee, ND.
MK 95 Women, Top Row: Corrie McAdams; Belle Vincent; Mattie M. Curdy; Annie May Robinson;

Hannah Brown; Bottom Row: Minnie Thompson; Lizzie Loyd; Betty Hopkins; Lillie Larrier, (2 copies), ND.

MK 96 Women (1867).
MK 97 Woman near table with photos, ND.
MK 98 Woman standing near wagon, ND.

Others:
MK 99 Steam engines, ND.
MK l00 Stores, retail (inside), ND.
MK 101 Transportation - Mule and Wagon, ND.
MK 102 Nolichucky River Power Plant, Greene County, ND.

Series II, CONTACT PRINTS AND NEGATIVES, Folder 1, Box 1 c. 1860-1940.

Folder No. 1:

115 Black and White 35 mm Negatives and Contacts.

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