Library News
October 31, 2023
What is the Library Storage Annex (LSA)? The Library Storage Annex is a facility that will provide for the storage of important physical library materials that need to be retained and preserved but that are not used often enough to require storage in Hodges or one of our branch libraries. Many universities host versions of an LSA, often referred to by the more generic term o...
October 31, 2023
Dean of Libraries Steve Smith Dean of Libraries Steve Smith recently shared his hopes and vision for the new Library Storage Annex—a modern climate-controlled facility that will house special collections materials; the University of Tennessee Archives; the Modern Political Archives; important but little-used items from the gene...
October 23, 2023
Artist Joe Delaney contemplates one of his in-process canvases (Alex Haley Papers, Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, UT Libraries) The art of Knoxville-born artist Joseph Delaney is the featured display in the Special Collections Reading Room, first floor of Hodges Library. The exhibit includes fi...
October 18, 2023
President John F. Kennedy signing legislation that allocated funds for new community mental health centers. Photograph by Abbie Rowe, 1963. Courtesy John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum A national exhibition examining the nation’s past responses to mental health and current approaches to care will be on display at UT Libraries ...
October 5, 2023
The Modern Political Archives (MPA) will close as of Monday, October 9, for about two to three years. The MPA collections, which have been housed at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, will be placed in secure storage until completion of the planned Libraries Storage Annex, a modern climate-controlled facility that also will house special collecti...
September 22, 2023
Beauford Delaney (Estate of Beauford Delaney, by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire, Court Appointed Administrator) The Delaney Legacy Committee invites the public to the Knoxville Museum of Art on Thursday, October 19, 2023, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., to learn about exciting plans to promote and preserve the legacies of Beauford and Joseph...
August 31, 2023
Cartoon by Paige Braddock (Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee Libraries) Editorial cartoons from the UT Libraries’ special collections are currently on display in Hodges Library. The Art of the Editorial Cartoon spotlights the work of Paige Braddock, Charlie Daniel, and Ed Gamble. Thre...
August 30, 2023
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. The fourteen collec...
August 18, 2023
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 that could arise from privacy ...
August 18, 2023
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. Top: Clarence Brown directing Greta Garbo and Fredric March in “Anna Karenina.” Bottom left: Lobby card for “The Ye...
August 17, 2023
Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp, and Mickey Rooney in scenes from Clarence Brown’s 1944 film "National Velvet" (Clarence Brown Papers, Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville) On Friday, August 18, the Clarence Brown Film Festival moves to the University of Tennessee cam...
August 16, 2023
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 in love wit...
August 10, 2023
Clarence Brown directing Greta Garbo in “Romance” (Clarence Brown Papers, Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville) 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 act...
July 10, 2023
Left: Aerial view of the new Library Storage Annex location. Right: The site as it currently looks. At first glance, the large parking lot near a warehouse district in West Knoxville seems unremarkable. But this space will soon be home to the treasures of the UT Libraries. The university is moving forward with the construction of the Libr...
June 28, 2023
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...