Jim Scott Collection,1943-2004
KC Manuscript Collection 274
INTRODUCTION:
Title: Jim Scott Collection, 1943-2004
Collection Number: Kingsport Community Manuscript Collection (KCMC) 274
Physical Description: 4 boxes
10 loose books/ articles
1 map
Creator: James (Jim) A. Scott
Repository: Archives of the City of Kingsport
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION:
Provenance: Ima Jean Scott donated the collection in July 2004.
Access/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.
Processed by: Brianne Johnson developed the finding aid in March 2008.
COLLECTION CITATION:
This collection should be cited as:
Jim Scott Collection, 1943-2004. KC Manuscript Collection 274, Archives of the City of Kingsport, Tennessee.
SCOPE AND CONTENT:
The Scott Files collection contains various documents collected by James (Jim) A. Scott, a member of the Kingsport Retired Teachers’ Association. Information on the Kingsport Retired Teachers’ Association includes newsletters, meeting minutes, miscellaneous correspondence, yearbooks, and membership lists. There are also photographs of members at various meetings.
In addition, there is information on the C.K. Koffman/ LeRoy Sprankle Scholarship Fund and various documents (annuals, rosters, schedules, photographs and handbooks) from RossN.RobinsonMiddle School. Also there are several issues of the Dobyns-BennettHigh School newspaper, The Indian Tribune.
SUBJECTS
Dobyns-BennettHigh School (Kingsport, Tenn.)
Kingsport Retired Teachers’ Association
Scott, James A.
BOX AND FOLDER LIST
BOX 1
1. Kingsport Retired Teachers’ Association, Constitution and Bylaws, 1995
2. Kingsport Retired Teachers’ Association, Members, 1973 and before, 1984-90, 1996, and 1999-2000
3. Kingsport Retired Teachers’ Association, Photographs, undated
4. Kingsport Retired Teachers’ Association, Newsletters and Meeting Minutes, 1995-2003
5. Kingsport Retired Teachers’ Association, Correspondence, 1997-2002
6. Kingsport Retired Teachers’ Association, Scholarship Information, 1991
7. Kingsport Retired Teachers’ Association, Financial Information, 1992, 1998, and 2002-03
8. Kingsport Retired Teachers’ Association, Bulletin, April 2001- summer 2002
9. Handbook for Presidents and Publicity Committee, 1990 and 1992-93
10. Obituaries, 1997-2002
11. Miscellaneous, 1994, 1999, 2001-03, and undated
12. Continuous Member Roster, 1982-85
13. Renewal Roster, 1978-81
14. Koffman-Sprankle Fund Committee, 1996-98
15. Koffman-Sprankle Fund Photograph of C.K. Koffman, undated
16. Koffman-Sprankle Fund Financial Records, 1997
17. Koffman-Sprankle Fund Letters and Notes, 1997
18. Koffman-Sprankle Fund, C.K. Koffman, Copies of Newspaper Articles, 1944-45, 1949, 1958, 1972, 1986, 1995, and undated
19. Koffman-Sprankle Fund, LeRoy Sprankle notes, 1967, 1972, 1997-98
20. Miscellaneous, Program and Indian Tribune, 1945, 1967
BOX 2
1. Kingsport Education Association, Yearbooks, 1961-68, 1970-80
2. Kingsport Education Association, Directories, 1980-88
3. Kingsport Retired Teacher’s Association, Directories, 1990-2004
4. Kingsport Retired Teachers Association, Constitution and By-Laws, June 2002
BOX 3
1. Robert D. Jordan, Correspondence and News Clippings, 1941, 1945, 1952, 1958, 1976, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1999
2. Articles on The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, written by Robert D. Jordan, c. 1995
3. Dobyns-Bennett Indian Tribune, April 1943-June 1947 (not complete)
4. Post Stories Magazine, Spring 1995, Winter 1994-95, and Fall 1994
5. Dobyns-Bennett Football Story, part one, c. 1985
BOX 4
1. American Association of University Women, Kingsport Branch, Yearbook, 1964-65
2. Ross N. Robinson Material
a. Directory, 1977-78
b. Faculty and Staff Handbook, 1980-81
c. Student Handbook, 1982-83
3. SullivanCountySchool Personnel, Directories, 1953-54 and 1970-71
4. Retired Teacher’s Association of Sullivan County, Directory, 1999-2001
5. Ross N. Robinson, Directory, Schedule and Floor Plan, 1955
6. Ross N. Robinson, Parent Teacher Association Newsletters, 1965, 1970-71, and 1985-87
7. Ross N. Robinson Homecoming, 1985-86
8. Ross N. Robinson, Schedules, 1960- 1988 mostly
9. KingsportCitySchools, Rosters, 1967-68 and 1970-71
10. KingsportCitySchools, Rosters, 1982-84
11. KingsportCitySchools, Rosters, 1984-86
12. KingsportCitySchools, Rosters, 1987-89
13. Litz Manor, unidentified photographs from school program and 6th-7th grade school pictures, 1956 and undated
14. Ross N. Robinson, Football and Basketball, Team Photographs and News Clippings, 1958-62
15. Scott, Jim, Photographs, undated
On Shelf
**See archives for location/ call number**
Kingsport, Tennessee – A City of Industry, Schools, Churches, Homes, 1934
Kingsport, Tennessee – The Planned Industrial City, 1951
Answering the Call: Tennesseans in the Second World War, 1996
The Torch is Passed – The Associated Press Story of the Death of a President, 1963
Dobyns-Bennett Football, The Sprankle Years, 1921-34
RossN.RobinsonMiddle School, Interim Review Report to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1987-88
Ross N. Robinson, school Publication, Trappings, 1989
Ross N. Robinson, Annuals, 1971-88
Nomination Report of the 46er Newsletter to the American Association for State and Local History, 12 February 1994
Kingsport Education Association, Constitution and By-Laws, 1979-80
Map of Washington County, VA, and SullivanCounty, TN, 22 October 1947
