App. Comm.. Appalachian Community

Alexander A. Arthur (August 30, 1846 – March 4, 1912) was a businessman and owner of the Four Seasons Hotel which later turned into Lincoln Memorial Unversity. He also founder of Middlesboro, Kentucky and Harrogate, Tennesse. These are materials surrounding him and his family, include family genealogy history, correspondances, letters, and photographs.

Frank Tex Turner attended Lincoln Memorial University from 1923 until 1926. He was a star athlete; team captain and quarterback for the football team as well as a member of the basketball team. Tex was a generous benefactor. He donating funds in 1990 which created LMU's arena named in his honor. The collection includes correspondences, ephemera, and scrapbooks.

Bert Vincent was a newspaper writer for the “Strolling” column for the Knoxville News-Sentinel for 36 years. He had an interest in Lincoln Memorial University, and had many friends who attended. This collection includes newspaper clippings of stated column (1934-1969), as well as correspondences (1961-1978), photographs, and articles.

Plant pressings taken from LMU Campus, surrounding forests, and canyons in Claiborne County, TN, and Rose Hill, VA. Curated by faculty member T.A. Frick and students.

The Four Seasons Hotel and Sanitarium, now Grant-Lee Hall, was the first building on what would be Lincoln Memorial University's campus. It had many famous visitors including Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mark Twain. This collection includes architecule sketches, photographs, and correspondences between 1891-2006.

The Grace Nettleton Home was an institution that allowed underprivileged girls an education. The collection includes correspondance, newsclippings, and administration records regarding the Grace Nettleton Home.