Some Periodicals of Johnson Bible Collge

I stopped by Johnson University this morning to ask if they might have any records regarding the 1921 basketball game between the University of Tennessee and then Johnson Bible College. Their holdings of yearbooks don't go back that far.  I was referred to Denny Eaton, Periodicals Clerk at the Glass Memorial Library.  I've worked with Denny before.  She was very helpful in providing resources for early baseball images and text about Johnson Bible College.

We took a quick look through the archives and nothing popped up, but I asked about early newspapers and newsletters associated with the school.  She pulled out an archive box and graciously allowed me to take some quick snaps.

The School of the Evangelists was founded in 1893 by Ashley S. Johnson, so the first two papers, The Christian Watchman and The Querist, predate that.  Here's a link to the history of Johnson University.

The Christian Watchman - December 1, 1880

The Querist - January 1, 1890

From what I can tell, the publications were of an evangelical bent, with a bit of school news tossed in.

Kimberlin Review - September, 1902

Kimberlin Review - masthead (date not noted)

The World-wide Witness - January, 1904

Johnson Bible College News Letter - October, 1912

Johnson Bible College News Letter - October, 1913

Blue and White - October 15, 1928

The Monthly Kimberliner - January, 1950

From what I saw, there wasn't much local news, although there were advertisers from downtown Knoxville in a few of the issues.

From archive.org I found the Periodicals of the Disciples of Christ and Related Religious Groups which list several of the publications that I've shown above.

I don't yet know the extent of the holdings of Johnson University.  As with many interests, this requires more research.

I'd like to thank Denny Eaton and the staff of the Glass Memorial Library for permission to share these images.

Knoxville Radio Schedule - 75 years ago today

Back in 1940 the radio dial wasn't as full as it is today. Here's a listing of the programs one could hear back then.

Knoxville News-Sentinel - February 19, 1940

images from GenealogyBank.com

Ken Hammock, Knoxville area music guy

I came across Ken Hammock in Billboard magazine while doing some research on Goldrush Junction in Pigeon Forge.  I didn't know anything about him, but there's a nice write up on him at Mellow's Log Cabin blog.

A look on ancestry.com shows a Ken Hammock, age 18 in the 1940 US Census.  His family is living on Dameron Avenue in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.  His father, Otey, was a stationery engineer in a dairy.  His mom, Thenie was not working outside the home.  His older brother, James, was a filler rubber at a furniture manufacturer.

Ten years before, in the 1930 US Census, the family was living at Dameron Avenue as well.  Otey was a laborer at a cotton mill.  Thenia was a laundress.  James, 18 then, was a clerk at a grocery store.

Aside from being a musician, Ken Hammock was also a veteran.  He served in the army during WWII and is buried at the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Knoxville.

Billboard - January 15, 1949

Billboard - October 22, 1955

Billboard - March 17, 1958

Billboard - May 20, 1972

I certainly would hate to be a cow ...

Ashley S. Johnson founded the School of the Evangelists in 1893 at Kimberlin Heights, on the banks of the French Broad River.  That school became Johnson Bible College and is now known as Johnson University.  To help fund his school he raised cattle.

Here's an ad from the Dairy Farmer.

Dairy Farmer - vol. 14 (1916)
p. 441

Truman's Plane comes to Knoxville

President Obama visited Knoxville today.  Jack Neely has a blog post about the various presidents that visited, or didn't visit, Knoxville.

He couldn't confirm if President Harry Truman ever came to town.  I did a bit of research and couldn't come up with any article one way or the other.  But I did find that his plane, The Sacred Cow, touched down here.

At the end of April, 1950 the president of Chile, Gabriel Gonzalez Videla, was on a trip through the states.

Morning Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) - April 28, 1950

And this is the plane from which he smartly stepped.

Douglas VC-54C "Sacred Cow"
from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

A reader to Jack's column spoke of Truman coming to a local ramp festival in 1955. Here's that story.

Greensboro Daily News - April 24, 1955

newspaper images from GenealogyBank.com

The High Price of College -1898

In 1893 Ashley S. Johnson opened The School of the Evangelists in the Kimberlin Heights area of south Knox county. It later became Johnson Bible College and is now known as Johnson University.   As we see current higher education costs on the rise it is interesting to see what things cost in 1898.

From the book:
Where To Educate 1898-1899
p. 340

Click here for more history of Johnson University.

Intro

Welcome to Old Knoxville Stuff.

I like history.  I like local history.  I like sports.  So I created Old Knoxville Base Ball.  And Old Knoxville Football.  But what happens when I want to blog about other things Knoxville?  I guess they should end up here.

Generally I get my ideas from the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound.  The good folks over there will post a photo or a film clip on their facebook page and I'll want to know more about it.  I go off and do a bit of research.  This is where most of it will end up.


We'll see what happens.