Downtown Kingsport Association Records,1969-1993
KC Manuscript Collection 287
ABSTRACT:
The Downtown Kingsport Association Records contain information related to the administration of the Downtown Kingsport Association. Most of the information deals with programs and events sponsored by the Association, including the annual FunFest celebration, the lighting of the Christmas tree, and various lunchtime programs held in Glen Bruce Park. There are also numerous reports on downtown beautification projects, studies conducted on parking, and minutes for the Kingsport Central Improvement Corporation. In addition, there is correspondence related to downtown events, information regarding historic zoning, and area transportation studies. There are also many files concerning the national Main Street program and budgetary records for downtown improvements.
RESTRICTIONS:
There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
COLLECTION CITATION:
This collection should be cited as:
Downtown Kingsport Association Records, 1969-1993. KC Manuscript Collection 287, Archives of the City of Kingsport, Tennessee.
ACQUISITION:
Dan Dillon, executive director of the Downtown Kingsport Association donated this collection in 1999.
PROCESSED BY:
Karen V. Ankabrandt, Archives Intern, developed the finding aid in January 2008. Brianne Johnson revised the finding aid in May 2008.
BOX AND FOLDER LIST
BOX 1
Committees/Events/Communications, 1985-91
- Annexation, clippings, 1986
- Board of Mayor & Aldermen, clippings, 1986
- Chamber of Commerce, clippings, 1986
- City Developments, clippings, 1986
- “Arts Means Business” Tour, etc., clippings, October 1986
- City Elections, 3/6/86, 1 clipping, 8/6/86
- City Officials, clippings, October 1986
- Civic Center, clippings, 1986
- Downtown/Miscellaneous, clippings, 1986
- Downtown Kingsport Association, clippings, 1986
- Editorials/Opinions, clippings, 1986
- Events, clippings, 1986
- FunFest, clippings, 1986
- Homecoming, clippings, 1986
- Justice Center, clippings, 1986
- Kingsport Centre, clippings, 1986
- Kingsport, Related,General Area, clippings, 1986
- Main Street Renovation, clippings, 1986
- Miscellaneous clippings, 1986
- New Businesses, clippings, 1986
- Parking, clippings, 1986
- People, clippings, 1986
- Promotions, clippings, 1986
- Rascals Teen Center, clippings, 1986
- DT Parking & Traffic, Sidewalks, clippings, 2&3/86
- Budget & Finance, Bill Dudney, Gary Keys, financial records, statements, etc. 1985-91
- DKA Executive Board, agendas and minutes, 1987-88
- Christmas Tree Lighting, notes, programs, correspondence, negatives, 1980, 1983-89
- FunFest 1987/ Mardi Gras, clippings, programs, notes, 1987
- Mardi Gras 1987/ FunFest, clippings, ads, notes, 1987
- Commitments for Christmas Decoration, statements, agreement forms, notes, 1987
- Homestead Hotel, clippings, maps, notes, correspondence, 1987-91, mainly from 1991
- Christmas, mostly clippings, 1987
- “Keep Kingsport Beautiful Week,” ads, correspondence, notes, etc., April 1986
- Leadership Kingsport, notes, programs, 1987
- Design Committee/ Services, notes, large drawing, etc. 1985-87
- Kingsport Citizens Advisory Committee, info on All-America cities, memos, 1987
- TN-Texas Roundup, ads, notes, etc. 1986
- Events, programs, schedules of events, notes, 1986-87
- Correspondence Received, 1986-88, mostly letters, 1986-90
- Resumes/Development Manager, candidate resumes and letters, 1988
- TN-Texas, memos, agenda, minutes, etc., 1987
- Community Service workers, contracts/ evaluations of sentenced workers, 1987
- Shopkeepers, Judy Bandy, info sent to downtown shopkeepers, 1 sketch, 1987
- Brown Ayres/ Quality Inn, correspondence, xeroxed clippings, brochures, 1987
- Block Meetings, schedules, notes, 1987
- Cate Hamilton, Main Street Program, info, some notes on program, 1986-88
- FunFest Mardi Gras, flyers, schedules, other info, 1988
- FunFest, 1987-88
- Geraniums, mostly order forms and records, 1987-88
- Live in the Gazebo Concerts, clippings, flyers, etc., 1988
- Mardi Gras, notes, Mardi Gras guide from New Orleans, etc., 1988
- CivicCenter, clippings, 1987-88
- Halloween 1988, window, costumes, pumpkin contest, and Rhythm and Blues jeans contest, FAC 20th Anniversary, information, notes, 1988
- Halloween contest information and forms, 1989
- Membership Dues Forms, address lists, checks, membership card and letters, 1987-88
- Main Street Program Results Report, 1 report, 11/9/88
- Parking, reports, memo, etc., 1988
BOX 2
Fun Fridays, Oktoberfest, Mardi Gras, and other events, 1981-1993
- Parking, reports, correspondence, clippings, etc. 1988-89
- Parking, reports, correspondence, clippings, etc. 1988-89
- Parking, reports, correspondence, clippings, etc. 1988-89
- Services, Carl Bacon, chair, list of activities, budget, info on various projects, 1988
- Development, Mack McCall, chair, notes, clippings, info, proposal, 1988
- CivicCenter, clippings, reports,correspondence, 1988
- Christmas, receipts, etc., 1988
- Dues Paid, lists with financial records, 1988
- Dobyns-Bennett Homecoming, 10/6/89, notes, correspondence, 1988
- Fun Fridays, notes, schedules, clippings, 1992-93
- Fun Fridays, more notes, schedules, clippings, etc., 1992
- Concerts, notes, clippings, logos, flyers, 1989
- Mardi Gras, order forms, lists, colored logos, 1992
- Fun Fridays, clippings, agendas, statements, 1990-92
- Lunchtime Concerts schedules, correspondence, clippings, etc., 1981-84
- Downtown Hoedown, clippings, schedule of events, correspondence, charts, 1984
- Mardi Gras, agendas, notes, clippings, etc., 1992-93
- Mardi Gras, mostly notes, folder for Appalachian Puppet Theatre, 1989-91
- FunFest Mardi Gras, schedules, plans, lists, notes, 1988-90
- Mardi Gras, notes, clippings, multiple choices of schedules, 1 photograph, 1987-88
- FunFest, clippings, notes, 1988-89
- FunFest, clippings, notes, 1988-89
- FunFest, meeting reports, clippings, etc., 1989
- Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing, 1979-80
- Tours, Downtown, info on Kingsport mural and kindergarten field trip to downtown, not dated, but possibly from 1989
- Conference table and chairs, wood sample, financial statements, blueprints, upholstery samples, not dated, but possibly from 1989
- Façade Improvement Program, correspondence, info, 1988-89
- Committees, 2 catalogues, 1 brochure, 1990
- Gift Certificate, sample gift certificates, 1990
- Kingsport’s 75th, committee info, Christmas 1991 publication, child’s letter, 1991-92
- Quality of Life Committee Report, correspondence, notes, list, 1984
- Dues Structure, financial records, etc., 1986
- Citizens Union Bank, business cards, brochure, clipping, 7/89
- Sign, G-B Park, 1 very old clipping, park dedication program 1968, drawings, plans, 1988
- News Releases/ PSA’s, announcements, 1987-88
- Steve Clark Tree Seminar, notes, agendas, Steve Clark info, 1991
- Preservation Week, announcements, forms, articles from National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1991
- Development Reports, City of Kingsport Building Permits, financial info, memos, agendas, 1987-90
- Kingsport Archive, member lists, minutes, correspondence, notes, 1989-90
- Kingsport Archives of History, more info on Archive, 1991
BOX 3
Events, Committees, Development, 1981-90
- Office Paper Recycling, DKA, Mead, 1st TN, Waste Management, clippings, notes, correspondence, 1990
- Brown/Ayres Market Data, financial projections, correspondence, 1984-85
- DKA Commercial, script for commercial, notes, 1988
- Visual Merchandising, 10/19/89, reservation list, multiple copies of flyers for event, 1989
- Swann and Swann, 1990 Trolley Promotion “A Kick in the Seat of the Pants,” notes, form
- Old Boards (guides to various boards and commissions), missing
- Quarterly Reports, Board of Mayor & Aldermen, reports, notes, etc., 1989
- John Dudney Fund Invoices, financial forms and records, 1987-88
- City Employee Appreciation Luncheon, 11/17/89, notes, correspondence, flyers, 1989
- “Concerts in the Park,” schedules, notes, forms, 1989
- DKA Mission Statement, 2 versions, 2/22/89 and 4/15/87
- Dinner Dance, 1988
- Downtown Phrase Letters, correspondence, 1982-83
- Businesses, new in downtown, and Relocation, notes, 1989
- Certificates, notes, 1988
- Christmas 1989, Tree Donations, notes, 1989
- Christmas 1988 “Tree Lighting Celebration,” schedule, 1988
- Christmas 19988 “Twelve Days of Christmas,” flyers and calendar, 1988
- Church Mailing List, lists, undated
- City Employee Lunch, flyers, 1990
- Building Permits, Additions, Alterations, and Repairs, records, 1989
- Blood Drive, 1988
- Bench Dedication, Glen Bruce Park, 8/31/90, notes, correspondence, etc.
- Annual Meeting, 11/29/88, invitations, notes, etc., 1988
- First Annual Arts Bash for Children, budgets, press release, 1989
- Downtown Pictures, clippings, 1989-90
- Promotion Committee, statements of goals, 1985-86
- Façade Improvement Program, member lists, 1989-90
- Dues Correspondence, letters, 1989-90
- Miscellaneous Information, Decoration, notes, references to Christmas Decorating, 1987
- Committee Assignments, lists, plans, 1989
- Correspondence File, Coming In, reports, memos, 1987-88
- Forms, Records, and T-shirt sales, 1987
- Dues and Membership List, forms, lists, letters, 1984
- Committee Lists, names and numbers, lists, notes, 1983-84
- Pumpkin Club, flyers, etc. 1988
- Restaurant Marketing Information, mostly reports, 1989
- Retail Steering Committee, 1989
- Rental Information, cocktail parties, etc., pamphlets, 3/6/89
- “Survivors,”membership lists, etc., 1988-89
- TN Main Street Program Annual Statewide Seminar, schedule, 1990
- Volunteer Kingsport, forms, notes, 1989
- Budget, mostly financial records, 1981-82
- Mead Program (correspondence, etc.), 1991
- Organization Committee Meetings, lists, notes, etc., 1986
- City Appreciation, GBP, 6/19/87, notes, flyers re: birthday party for those over 70, 1987
- Comments and Suggestions for Arts and Crafts Show, 1987, correspondence, 1986
- KCAC, minutes, reports, correspondence, etc., 1987-88
- Downtown Development, clippings, 1987-88
- Keep Kingsport Beautiful Month/ Downtown Cleanup Day, 4/28/89, schedules,correspondence, clippings, 1989
- Membership Dues Forms, completed forms, 1989
- Parking, records, 1989-90
- FunFest, general, forms, 1989
- Blockheads, correspondence, notes, lists, 1983
- Economic Restructuring Committee Members, lists, packet re: Kingsport Centre, undated
- Annual Meeting, notes, sample certificates, etc., 1986
- Festisaurus, patterns, etc., 1989-90
- Pig Roast JFF/ Mead Cabin, 1/14/89 (notes, 1989)
- Master Plan, 1989, correspondence, notes, etc., 1990-91
- Parking, 1989, information, records, letter, 1988-89
- Grimestopper Information/ “Gertrude,” 1989
- Welcome New Member Letter, letters, 1990
- New Member Lists, 1989
- Geraniums Project, 1990
- FunFest Mardi Gras, plans, schedules, logo, etc., 1989
- Membership Information, Prospective Members, 1989
- Spring is in Fashion, mostly notes, 1988
BOX 4
Events, Communications, Committees, 1972-86
- Lucky Mom Logo, many copies of logo, 1982
- New Businesses, clippings, 1982-83
- City Newspaper Articles, clippings, 1983-86, 1 Photograph in envelope, undated
- Ads and Promotions, mostly clippings, 1982-83
- Christmas in Downtown Kingsport, ideas, clippings, 1978, 1981-82
- Area News, 1 clipping, undated
- All About Downtown Businesses, clippings, 1981-83
- Board of Mayor & Aldermen KCAC, Planning Comm., clippings, 1981-83
- Broad Street, clippings, 1982
- Christmas, clippings, 2 photographs, 1982
- Church Circle, clippings, 1981-82
- Halloween Promotion, notes, schedules, correspondence, 1984
- Letters and Memos, mostly correspondence, 1984
- Mash Bash, salute to Red Cross, notes, photographs, etc., 1984
- New Business Promotions, flyers, 1982
- Parking Committee, notes, clippings, correspondence, etc., 1984
- Retailers of Downtown Kingsport, notes, clippings, agenda, 1984
- Run Application Mailing List for 10M, 5K, application, address lists, 1982
- Small Business Council Award, correspondence, etc., 1983-84
- Spring Fling, notes, receipts, clippings, etc., 1983-84
- Spring Fling, forms, notes, etc., 1981, 1983
- Upper East TN Tourism Council, brochure and suggestion list, undated
- Taxes, filing for, by-laws, tax forms, correspondence, 1972-77
- Christmas Decorations, Broad Street/Location of Switch Boxes, map, undated
- Book, Best Ideas from Downtown Idea Exchange, 1974
- By-Laws, Reports, etc., 1977
- Ridgefields CC Spring Luncheon/ Fashion Show, Fashion Forecast, 3/12/85, mostly correspondence, 1985
- Spring Fashion Fair, clippings, flyers, memos, notes, 1982
- AATT Fashion Show RCC, 2/21/85, notes, correspondence, etc., 1985
- Sidewalk Sale, 7/26/85, mostly notes, 1985
- Gazebo Party, 9/6/85, clippings, flyers, notes, etc., 1985
- Klondike Derby, correspondence, announcement flyers, 1984
- DKA Membership Picnic, 6/26/85, map, notes, agenda, lists, 1985
- Letters and Memos, mostly correspondence, 1985
- Letters and Memos, mostly correspondence, 1985
- Membership List, 12/20/85, many copies of lists, 1985
- DKA Open House, 4/18/85, invitations, reservations, 1985
- Petty Cash, financial information, receipts, records, 1985
- A/B Proposal/ Safety Building, reports, 1984-85
- PSA’s and News Releases, announcements, 1985
- By-Laws,12/18/85
- Chamber of Commerce, 12/16/85, pamphlets, correspondence, 1985-86
- Christmas Promotions, letters, notes, 1985-86
- City of Kingsport, Correspondence, mostly letters, 1984-86
- Dues Paid, financial records, 1985
- Executive Board Meeting Minutes, 1985
- Justice Center, clippings, 1985-86
- Kingsport-related articles, clippings, Baysmont information, 1984-86
- Liquor-by-the-Drink Newspaper Articles, clippings, 1985
- Miscellaneous, clippings, 1985
- People, clippings, 1985-86
- JusticeCenter, Newspaper Articles, clippings, 1984-85
- Liquor-by-the-Drink Newspaper Articles, clippings, 1984
- City Development, clippings, 1985
- Businesses, New, in downtown and around city, clippings, 1985-86
- Chamber of Commerce, clippings, 1985-86
- City Development, Newspaper Articles, clippings, 1982-84
- City Elections, clippings, 1985
- City Officials, clippings, 1984-86
- Civic Center, clippings, 1985
- Downtown Kingsport Articles, Main Street Program, clippings, 1984-85
- Downtown Newspaper Articles, clippings, 1983-86
BOX 5
Old Studies, Events, Communications, and Committees, 1969-1993
- Miscellaneous Main Street brochures and related information, 1982, 1985, 1993
- Kingsport Central Improvement Corporation, Board of Directors Meetings, minutes, 1980
- Kingsport Central Improvement Corporation, Board of Directors Meetings, minutes, 1981
- Statement of Support, Revenue and Expenses, January-June 1989
- Statement of Support, Revenue and Expenses, July-December 1989
- DKA Quarterly Reports, 6 March- 12 July 1989
- Quarterly Reports, 1988
- Quarterly Reports, 1987
- Board of Directors Meetings, mostly minutes, 1986
- Board of Directors Meetings, 1987
- Committee Report, Public Safety Building/JusticeCenter, 7 August 1984
- Set of articles regarding Main Street, business, 1992-93
- Board of Directors Planning Meeting, agendas, 1989
- Board of Directors Meeting, agendas, 1989
- Editorials, Opinions, clippings, 1985-86
- Events, clippings, 1985
- FunFest, clippings, 1985
- FunFest, Downtown Parade and Hoedown, clippings, schedule of events, notes, etc., 1985
- FunFest Schedule, 1985
- Central Business District Concept Plan, September 1969
- Kingsport Urban Transportation Study, 1969
- Functional Program, Revitalizing Downtown Kingsport, March 1977
- Downtown Kingsport Phase Development, March 1978
- Downtown Improvement Program Concept Plan, undated
- Urban Mass Transportation Industry Uniform System of Accounts and Records and Reporting System, Volume II, January 1977
- Downtown Kingsport Facades Renovation Guidelines, January 1977
- Downtown Development Potentials and Opportunities, c. 1977
- Census of Population and Housing, 1980, and User’s Guide, 1983
- Graduate School Planning Project, December 1989
- Main Street, Greenville TN Design Handbook, undated
- Downtown Kingsport Association calendar, 1986
BOX 6
Kingsport Urban Transportation Studies, 1968-69
- Kingsport Urban Area Transportation Study, Volume 1, April 1969
- Kingsport Urban Area Transportation Study, Volume 2, December 1968
- Kingsport Urban Area Transportation Study, Volume 3, February 1969
BOX 7
Studies, Parking, Urban Development, Preservation, etc., 1978-1990
- Leadership Kingsport, Downtown Revitalization, April 1986
- National Main Street Center, Resource Team Report for Kingsport, May 1985
- Central Business District Traffic and Parking Study, February 1989
- Recommended Parking Program for 1983, February 1979
- Historic Zoning Workshop Packet, 1983
- Speech by Dr. Bill Wood, May 1984
- DKA Material, September 1985
- Population and Economy Report, June 1986
- Descriptive Booklet on the Leonard Retail and Professional Building, undated
- Kingsport Economic Report, 1984
- Main Street, Historic Preservation Publication, 1983
- FunFest, 1985
- Kingsport Urban Area Transportation Study, Comprehensive Plan Summary, 2000
- City of Kingsport and Sullivan County Justice Center, Schematic Drawings, April 1978
- Committee Report, Public Safety/ Justice Building, November 1984
- “How to Bring More People Downtown for Christmas Shopping and Fun,” Downtown Kingsport Reporter, December 1983
- PACE, Piedmont Airlines Magazine, featuring a report on the Tri-Cities, February 1986
- Kingsport CBD Revitalization Strategy, undated
- Downtown Improvement Districts, undated
- Board of Directors, records, minutes, agendas, 1981-82
- Board of Directors, records, minutes, agendas, 1983-85
- Central Business District Traffic and Parking Study, February 1989
- Main Street Program, application and records, 1984
- Main Street National Town Meeting Program Booklet, Winston-Salem, NC, 4-6 September 1986
- National Town Meeting on Main Street Program Booklet, Austin, TX, 27 February- 1 March 1989
- Master Plan Studies Government Center, 21 April 1981
- DKA Overview of Downtown Kingsport, August 1989
- Set of notes labeled 1989 project and 1990 project
- Recommended Parking Program, 1983
- Downtown Idea Exchange, 1984-85
- Report, untitled and consisting of only pages 24-80, undated
- Main Street, Greenville,1983
- Justice Center, Suggested Capital Expenditure Budget, 6 April 1978
- Annual Financial Report, 30 June 1984