Books and Journals, 1833-2001

This collection contains family papers, genealogical research, business records, newspapers, newsletters, books, journals, and photographs. Evelyn's papers includes materials on the Smith-Glenn, Bowman, Homer, and Rutherford-Carnohan families.

It features the letters and business papers of John Hite Bowman, Washington M. Bowman, and family members from primarily the 1820's through 1860's. Checks, receipts, and bills document the Bowman mill operations. Through the Smith family line, Evelyn Glenn Hunter was descended from John H. Bowman. The owner of a mill, Bowman was married to Mary P. Bowman. Their daughter Amelia Bowman married Guilford Slaughter, a merchant and Tennessee legislator, and settled in St. Bethlehem.

The collection includes Mildred Smith Glenn's correspondence with Annie Rutherford Carnohan as well as photographs of her brother Santa Anna Rutherford and family in Texas. Other photographs show Smith family relatives and houses.

A series of letters called the Dear Rep letters from 1852-1894 provide insights into nineteenth-century Montgomery County. These letters are primarily addressed to Rep., otherwise known as Serepta Mildred Jordan Homer (b. January 27, 1839, d. September 25, 1894) of the New Providence area in Montgomery County. Serepta was the great-great grandmother of Evelyn and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery. Her funeral announcement and death notices are housed in this collection.

High school and college school memorabilia, including an autograph album, "The Purple and Gold" literary magazines, football programs, "All-State" newsletters, and a "Farewell and Hail" yearbook, highlight Evelyn's time as a student in the 1940's.