Greeting cards

Scope and Contents

The Bennett-Marklin Family Collection houses the personal papers of V.L. Bennet and his wife Ailean Marklin Bennet. This collection, which dates from circa 1939-1960, consists of financial papers, insurance policies, receipts, greeting cards, a family bible, and a small number of photographs, primarily documenting the finances of V.L. and Ailean Bennett. The collection also includes a small notepad used at the Marklin family grocery store and an oversized dictionary.

Scope and Contents The Walter A. Bell Collection houses a small number of letters addressed to Walter A. Bell along with assorted other correspondence and a ledger book of unclear provenance. This collection, which dates from 1867 – ca. 1965, consist of letters, greeting cards, advertisements, account records and a ledger book. The letters addressed to Walter A. Bell primarily focus on issues pertaining to his tenure as a Tennessee State Senator from 1903-1907, representing the 23rd District which included...