Kingsport City Building Department, 1961 and undated

KM Manuscript Collection 50

INTRODUCTION

Title: Kingsport City Building Department

Collection Number: Kingsport Municipal Manuscript Collection (KMMC) 50

Physical Description: 1 folder

Creator: City of Kingsport

Repository: Archives of the City of Kingsport

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Kingsport Building Department collection was donated to the Archives of the City of Kingsport by Kristin Hodgson in May, 2013.

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: This collection was processed by Kari Roueche and opened for research in June, 2013.

COLLECTION CITATION

This collection should be cited as:

Kingsport Building Department, 1916 and undated. KM Manuscript Collection 50, Archives of the City of Kingsport, Tennessee.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE

The City of Kingsport Building Department currently reports to the Development Services Center which is under the jurisdiction of the Assistant City Manager for Development. During the 1960s, Fred Grills was serving as building official and did so for 38 years.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection is currently made up of two photographs taken during the 1960s. One is of attendees at a Municipal Public Works and Building Institute held at the University of Tennessee. Fred Grills is pictured in both images.

BOX AND FOLDER LIST

1. Building Department Photographs, December 1961 and undated