Arthur Seymour Scrapbook
This collection houses a scrapbook compiled by Arthur Seymour documenting his time at the University of Tennessee. It contains numerous articles from the student newspaper (the Orange and White) showing Seymour’s election as student body president, the annual tradition Aloha Oe, Kappa Sigma fraternity, and the University’s football team. It also includes newspaper marriage announcements, invitations to Kappa Sigma dances, articles on graduation, a birthday card from Seymour’s mother, a postcard from Indiana, a calendar of University events for the school year 1939-1940, various photographs of Seymour, and a special from Time magazine outlining the background for war against Germany.
Interested researchers may also wish to consult AR.0483: Arthur Seymour Scrapbook, 1938-1940 for more information about Seymour and his time at the University of Tennessee.
Dates
- 1938-1940
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses a scrapbook compiled by Arthur Seymour documenting his time at the University of Tennessee. It contains a wide variety of materials, including newspaper articles relating to his fraternity, invitations to fraternity dances, notices of marriages, and other articles about the University.
Biographical/Historical Note
Arthur Gloster Seymour, son of Charles Milne and Flora Nell (Gloster) Seymour, was a native of Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1939 and again with a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1941. He was elected student president of the University and Torchbearer in addition to being a member of Kappa Sigma and Phi Delta Phi fraternities. He was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the US Army in 1938 and served until he was discharged in 1946, after which he pursued a law career at the law firm of Frantz, McConnell and Seymour. Arthur Seymour died in October of 2002 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Arrangement
Collection consists of one folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was donated to University Archives in 2007.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository