On September 2, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially dedicated the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He spoke to a crowd of thousands assembled at Newfound Gap, at the state line between Tennessee and North Carolina. Celebrate by visiting the UT Libraries’ online digital collections for some stunning photographs of the Smokies over the decades. … Continued
NetID/Password Required for Online Access — On Campus or Off. Starting this August, students, faculty and staff will be required to use their NetID and password to access UT Libraries’ electronic resources — whether resources are accessed while on campus or from an off-campus location. The Libraries is making this change to address potential issues … Continued
The Clarence Brown Film Festival continues this weekend with more screenings of the legendary Hollywood director’s films. Clarence Brown’s papers reside at the University of Tennessee Libraries. Films to be screened on Saturday at the Historic Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville span three decades of Brown’s illustrious career: The Signal Tower (1924), Anna Karenina (1935), … Continued
On Friday, August 18, the Clarence Brown Film Festival moves to the University of Tennessee campus. The UT Libraries will host the festival’s keynote address, followed by tours and a film screening at the Clarence Brown Theatre. The UT Libraries holds Clarence Brown’s archives. UT’s Clarence Brown Theatre for the Performing Arts and the theatre … Continued
The Clarence Brown Film Festival will host a free screening of the silent drama Smouldering Fires (1925), 7 p.m., Thursday, at Central Cinema. The UT Libraries holds the legendary director’s archives, which includes hundreds of still photos from Brown’s films. Smouldering Fires stars Pauline Frederick as Jane Vale, a tough-minded, middle-aged business woman who falls … Continued
The Clarence Brown Film Festival, August 16–20, will explore the work and legacy of the renowned Hollywood director who grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. Festival activities, organized by the Knox County Public Library, include film screenings, talks, and tours. Events will take place in or near downtown Knoxville, and are free and open to the … Continued
Are you longing for an old-fashioned Fourth of July parade? Thanks to photographic archives preserved by Tennessee’s libraries, you can revisit parades from the turn of the 20th century, when the horse and buggy far outnumbered the motor car. The above photos are publicly available through the Digital Library of Tennessee, a searchable online collection … Continued
The Graduate Commons is expanding! The Graduate Commons on the first floor of Hodges Library will more than double in size. The new space opens on June 20. The Graduate Commons, 131 Hodges Library, will expand into an adjacent area formerly used as office space. Expansion into room 130 will add two large group study … Continued
This summer, the John C. Hodges Library is hosting two programs that seek to prepare students from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed in college. Engaging with the community is part of the University of Tennessee’s land-grant mission of research, teaching, and outreach. Over the past decade, the UT Libraries’ office of Community Learning Services and Diversity … Continued
Juneteenth (June 19th) commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Upon proclaiming Juneteenth a national holiday in 2021, President Biden noted, “On June 19, 1865 — nearly nine decades after our Nation’s founding, and more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation — enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally received word … Continued