Survivors Club Collection, 1988-ongoing

KC Manuscript Collection 289

INTRODUCTION

Title: Survivors Club Collection

Collection Number: Kingsport Community Manuscript Collection (KCMC) 289

Repository: Archives of the City of Kingsport

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Survivors Club Collection was originally donated to the Archives of the City of Kingsport by the Survivors Club in 1998. Donations are made on an ongoing basis.

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.

Processing Notes: The original collection consisted of VHS tapes. In December 2010, the VHS tapes were converted to DVD format. The project was paid for by the Friends of the Archives. There is a second copy of the DVDs available for checkout. Please refer to the Library’s catalog for information.  

COLLECTION CITATION

This collection should be cited as:

Survivors Club Collection, 1988-ongoing. KC Manuscript Collection 289, Archives of the City of Kingsport, Tennessee.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Survivors Club Collection consists of recordings of Survivors Club Meetings.  The recordings vary in length, but most contain two distinct “episodes” rel

DVD LIST

1.  October 3

November 7

December 12, 1988

 

2.  January 9, 1989 – Snowball Meltdown

February 6, 1989 – Baby Picture Contest

 

3.  April 3 & May 1, 1989 – History of Early Kingsport – Dr. Elery Lay

 

4.  December 4, 1989 – Jitney and the Santa Train

 

5.  November 1989 & January 1990 – The Medical History of Kingsport

Dr. Shelton Reed and Jim Edwards

 

6.  February 12, 1990 – History of Legal Profession in Kingsport – Joe Worley

 

7.  March 26, 1990 & April 2, 1990 – First Broad Street United Methodist Church

 

8.  June 1990 – Mrs. Paul Scott

July 2, 1990 Mack Riddle July 4 Parade

August 6, 1990 – Grandchildren

 

9.  September 10, 1990 & October 15, 1990 – Mr. Beverly Burbage, TVA Attorney

Remembering Kingsport & First Christian Church

 

10. November 5, 1990 – Benedict – DKA Annual Meeting

 

11. November 6, 1990 – DKA Annual Meeting

 

12. November 27, 1990 – DKA Annual Meeting – RCC

 

13. December 3, 1990 – Christmas Party

 

14. January 7, 1991 – Russ Miles – History of Holston Ordinance Work

 

15. January 15, 1991 – Jitney Blankenbecler Day

 

16. February 4, 1991 – Joe Wimberly- Kingsport Bus System

 

17. March 4, 1991 – Maggie Wimberly- Kingsport Old and New

 

18. April 1, 1991 – Jim Edwards – April Fool’s Day Jokes

May 6, 1991 – Norman Spencer – Mead

 

19. June 3, 1991 – Secrets of a Long and Happy Life

 

20. July 1, 1991 – Peggy Turner – Lynn Farmen’s Article on Aging

August 5, 1991 – Dr. John Powers – Suggestions for Good Health

 

21. September 9, 1991 – Production DKA Archives History Update

 

22. October 7, 1991 – Jim Zumwalt – My Years in Kingsport

 

23. November 4, 1991 – D. B. Football – “Jitney” – “B” – “Speedy” – Clara Robertson Clyce (cheerleader)

 

24. December 2, 1991 – Christmas Party

 

25. January 6, 1992 – Rex Seals Slides

February 3, 1992 – Jim Ellis

 

26.       March 2, 1992 – Charter Party City Hall

April 6, 1992 – Barb Watson

 

27.       March 2, 1992 – Charter Party City Hall

 

28.       April 6, 1992 – Barb Watson – Times News – Progress Edition

 

29.       May 4, 1992 – Nancy Pridemore – D. B. Teacher, Drama, Speech

 

30.       July 6, 1991 – History of Fun Fest

August 3, 1992 – Gary Quillen – Eastman News

 

31.       September 14, 1992 – Jim Necessary-Holston Army Ammunition Plant, 1942-1992

 

32.       October 5, 1992 – 4th Birthday Party – Katty’s Korner – “Doc” McConnell

Dr. Pilgrim – History of Ham Radio

 

33.       November 2, 1992 – Day Before Election Day – Survivors Tell Stories/Jokes

 

34.       December 7, 1992 – First Broad Street United Methodist Church Christmas Luncheon – Dr. Toombs – Kay

 

35.       January 4, 1993 – George Ainslie – History of First Baptist Church – Katty’s Corner 15th Anniversary & Renovation

 

36.       February 1, 1993 – Maggie Wimberly- FBSUMC History

Bob Woodham – First Broad Street United Methodist Church Renovation

 

 

37.       March 1, 1993 – David Berry – Car Built in Kingsport

April 6, 1993 – Russ Miles – Pearl Ryan – History of Ridgefield Country Club

 

38.       May 3, 1993-Wally Boyd – History of Oakwood Market

June 7, 1993 – Sam Bray – History of Baseball

 

39.       August 3, 1993 – Katty’s Korner – George DeVault – History of WKPT Organization

 

40.       September 13, 1993 – Kingsport Senior Center – Dr. Fred McConnell – History of Indian Path Hospital

October 4, 1993 – Renaissance Center – Lynn Farmen – How to Live Better & Longer

 

41.       November 1, 1993 – E. William “Bill” King, John “Jack” R. King, & Margaret “Peg” King Norris – The History of Mason Dixon & Crown Families

 

42.       December 12, 1993 – Frank Brogden- The Santa Train

January 10, 1994 – First Broad Street United Methodist Church Christmas Luncheon

 

43.       February 14, 1994 – Let Me Call You Sweetheart – Songs/Stories

 

44.       April 4, 1994 – Clarence Bryan – History of Kingsport Power

Hunter Wright – Baysmont

 

45.       June 6, 1994 – Ken Marsh – Kingsport Railroad History/Train Station

 

46.       July 11, 1994 – Joe Wimberly- Steadman Hill/Bonnie Stories

August 1, 1994 – Katty’s Korner – Sam Anderson – History of Anderson Ford & Anderson Family

 

47.       September 12, 1994 – Katty’s Korner – Hal Spoden – Slides of Early Kingsport

October 3, 1994 – Josalee Reilly – History of Nettie Lee

October 3, 1994 – Norman Sobel – History of Sobel’s

 

48.       December 5, 1994 – First Broad Street United Methodist Church Christmas Luncheon – Charles Lippse – Kids in Tune

 

49.       January 9, 1995 – Katty’s Korner – Laughter the Best Medicine Dedicated to Mack Riddle

February 6, 1995 – Katty’s Korner – Lynn Farmen – All About Valentines

 

50.       March 6, 1995 – Ben Brown & Lucy Mae Crumble – Reflections on Netherland Inn

April 3, 1995 – Katty’s Korner – Jim Helton – Holston Valley Hospital Healthcare Foundation

 

51.       June 5, 1995 – Katty’s Korner – Jim Welch – The Way Things Used To Be

July 3, 1995 – American Legion – Lynn Harville – History of American Legion in Kingsport

 

52.       August 7, 1995 – Bays Mountain Farmstead – Tom Bowman – History of Bays Mountain Park

December 18, 1995 – First Broad Street United Methodist Church – Christmas Luncheon

 

53.       October 9, 1995 – John Hanlin – History of Tri-Cities Airport

November 13, 1995-Katty’s Korner – 7th Anniversary Celebration

 

54.       January 15, 1996 – Katty’s Korner – Mayor Ruth Montgomery – Kingsport’s New Mission Statement

February 2, 1996 – Skoby’s – Pal Barger – History of Skoby’s

 

55.       April 1, 1996 – Eastman – Don Shields – Eastman History

 

56.       May 6, 1996 – Katty’s Korner – Betty Elam – White City

June 3, 1996 – Katty’s Korner – Harold Childress – Heritage of Hamlett Dobson Funeral Home

 

57.       July 1 1996 – Mead Auditorium – Georgia Blanchard – Hats Off to Kingsport

August 5, 1996 – Katty’s Korner – Earl Feathers – History of Kingsport Milling Co.

 

58.       September 8, 1996 – Peggy Turner – Tennessee Bicentennial Train

October 7, 1996 – First American Bank – John Anderson – Lynn Shipley – History of First National Bank

 

59.       November 4, 1996 – Katty’s Korner – Coach John Robert Ball – Reflections on the Life of Bobby Dodd & Growing Up in Kingsport

 

60.       January 6, 1997 – Katty’s Korner – John Sanders & Jane Harris – History of American Red Cross

February 3, 1997 – Katty’s Korner – Doc McConnell – Love Songs

 

61.       October 23, 1996 – Katty’s Korner – Peggy Turner – The Survivors Club

January 17, 1997 – Kiwanis – Peggy Turner – The Survivors Club

October 28, 1996 – Reminisces

 

62.       April 7, 1997 – Brenda Wright – Girls Incorporated

May 5, 1997 – Katty’s Korner – Martha Egan, Kearney Timmons, & Christy Beverly – Gem Theater and Gem Theater Renovation for The Downtown Kingsport Association

 

63.       June 2, 1997 – First Presbyterian Church – Bob Harvey & Dr. Danny Massey – History of the First Presbyterians Church

 

64.       July 7, 1997 – Katty’s Korner – Jay Harville, Mack Riddle, & Gordon Blessing – History of American Legion Carnival

August 4, 1997 – City Hall – City of Kingsport 80th Birthday

 

65.       September 8, 1997 – Borden Mills Employee Center – Jack Crum – History of Borden Mills

October 6, 1997 – Unknown Presenter – Childhood Reminisces

 

66.       November 3, 1997 – Calvin Anderson & Kim Good – Tour of Eastman Chemical Company

December 12, 1997 – Baysmont – Dr. Harold Bales

 

67.       January 5, 1998 – Ramada Inn – James Whitin – History of Ramada Inn

February 9, 1998 – Donation of Survivor Tapes to Library and Archives

 

68. January 13, 1998 – Sam Benedict and Claudius Clemmer at DB Local History Class

 

69. March 2, 1998 – Jill Ellis – History of Kingsport’s Black Community – Katty’s Korner

 

70. May 4, 1998 – Dr. McPherson and Norris – Tour of John Sevier Middle School and Ole D.B. Memories

May 18, 1998 – Drs. Reed and Brown at D.B. Local History Class

 

71. June 1, 1998 – John Sanders – History of 911

August 3, 1998 – Retired Teachers – 80 years o Enlightenment

 

72. September 9, 1998 – Judge McAmis and Sanders

 

73. September 14, 1998 – History of the Kingsport Rotary Club 1923-1998

October 5, 1998 – Survivors Club 10th Birthday Party

 

74. November 2, 1998 – Joe Wimberly- History of Kingsport’s Oldest Insurance Firm

December 14, 1998 – Rev. Charles Neal – Christmas Lunch

 

75. January 11, 1999 – Remembering Downtown

February 1, 1999 – Kingsport Theater Guild

 

76. March 1, 1999 – Hal McHorris – City Recreation

April 5, 1999 – Chief Keesling & Sergeant Bowman – History of Kingsport Police Dept.

 

77. May 3, 1999 – Boots Duke – Holston Glass

June 7, 1999 – Sarah Vaulk – Evergreen

78. July 12, 1999 – Bill Ring – Kingsport Foundry

August 2, 1999 – Alex Looney – Looney Chevrolet

 

79. September 13, 1999 – Survivors Memories of WW II

October 4, 1999 – Evelyn Bales – Memory Lane

 

80. November 1, 1999 – History of Kingsport Fire Department

 

81. March 7, 2000 – Dan Crow and Tammy Davis – Horse Shoe Community

April 3, 2000 – Tom Gannaway – Scouting in Early Kingsport

 

82. July 10, 2000 – Dr. Shelton – A Doctor in WW II

August 7, 2000 – Jack Vaughn – Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

 

83. September 4, 2000 – Sam Stuffle – Early Kingsport

October 2, 2000 – Jim Hite – History of Fall Branch

 

84. November 8, 2000 – Suzanne Borough – Exchange Place

January 8, 2001 – Charlie Seay – Eastman International

 

85. February 5, 2001 – Keith Wilson – Daniel Boone Trail

March 5, 2001 – Mary Landrum – Monument and Tombstone Epitaphs

 

86. April 2, 2001 – Dr. Lyle Smith – Our Scottish Heritage

May 7, 2001 – Scott Templeton – The Civil War in our Area

 

87. June 4, 2001 – David Oaks – Netherland Inn

July 9, 2001 – John Sanders – The Best Kept Secret in Kingsport

 

88. August 6, 2001 – My Boys by Leroy Sprinkle

September 10, 2001 – History of Kingsport Fire Department

 

89. October 1, 2001 – Dobyns Bennett High School

November 5, 2001 – Survivors Remember Kingsport

 

90. January 7, 2002 – Survivors Remember

February 4, 2002 – Presentation of Tapes to Kingsport Library

 

91. March 4, 2002 – Melungeons

April 8, 2002 – Tales of WW II

 

92. May 8, 2002 – History of Bays Mountain

June 2, 2002 – Survivors Remember WW II Home front

 

93. July 8, 2002 – Kingsport’s Historic Zoning Commission

August 5, 2002 – Warriors Path State Park

94. September 8, 2002 – Keep Kingsport Beautiful

October 7, 2002 – Early Medicine

 

95. November 4, 2002 – Interfaith Hospitality Network

January 6, 2003 – John Fox, Jr. Big Stone

 

96. February 3, 2003- Mt. Home Veterans Center

April 7, 2003-Beautiful Bristol

 

97.  May 5, 2003 – Mary Paul Smith – St. Paul’s Food Pantry

June 2, 2003 – M.D. McClure – Comfort Keepers

July 7, 2003 – Survivors Remember the 4th of July

 

98. August 4, 2003 – Brian Wilson – Kingsport Archives

September 8, 2003 – Jim Necessary – The Kenney Wagner Story

 

99. October, 6, 2003 – Vince Staten – Early Life in Kingsport

November 3, 2003 – Pal Barger – History of Pal’s

 

100. January 5, 2004 – Katty Harrison – Katty’s Korner

September 13, 2004 – Survivors Remember School Days

 

101. April 5, 2004 – Randy Culp – Radial Street Project

October 4, 2004 – Dr. Klell – Religious Sects of East Tennessee

 

102. May 3, 2004 – Survivors Remember High School

June 7, 2004 – Barbara Goodlett – Write Your Memories

 

103.     July 12, 2004 – Suzanne Burrow – Exchange Place Activity

August 9, 2004 – Chris McCart – Plan for Broad Street

 

104.     January 3, 2005 – Dave Taylor – People of Bays Mountain

February 7, 2005 – Printing in Early East Tennessee

 

105.     February 2007 – Frank Brumit & David Gardner – Golf in Kingsport

 

106.     March 2007 – Pat Bailey – Remembrance of Cement

 

107.     March 2007 – Chris McCartt – Broad Street

 

108.     August 2007 – John Scott – Bank Barn Netherland Inn

 

109.     September 2007 – Hubert Gilliam – Battle of Kings Mountain

 

110.     October 2007 – Former Police Chief Keesling

 

111.     November 2007 – Ann Morison – Kingsport Spy

 

112.     February 4, 2008 – Frank Wing

 

113.     March 2008 – Suzanne Burrow – A Grave Matter

 

114.     April 2008 – Steve Hammonds – Survival Tactics by Officer Steve

 

115.     May 2008 – Glenn Milhorn – Submarine USS in WWII

 

116.     July 2008 – Dennis Houser & Nancy Garrett – Old Deery Inn Restoration

 

117.     August 2008 – Susan LaGuardia & Jim Erwin – Veterans Memorial, Fort Henry Drive

 

118.     September 2008 – Al Dryden – Portrait of Father Allen Dryden

 

119.     October 2008 – Hubert Gilliam – World War II POW

 

120.     November 2008 – Early Memories of Downtown – Broad Street

 

121.     January 2009 – Alex Looney – Flat Boat

 

122.     February 2009 – Rann Vaulx – History of Yancy House

 

123.     March 2009 – Keith Wilson & Jeff Fleming – Kingsport Higher Ed. Center

 

124.     April 2009 – Pal Barger – History of Pal’s Restaurant

 

125.     June 2009 – Brianne Johnson – Kingsport Archives

 

126.     August 2009 – Mayor Hunter Wright – The Industrialization of Kingsport

 

127.     October 2009 – Ray Willis – History of Jerome Pierce

 

128.     December 2009 – Leigh Ann Hoover – The Santa Train

 

129.     January 2010 – Frank Brogden – Eastman Explosion

 

130.     February 2010 – Frank Pierce – Growing Up in Kingsport

 

131.     March 2010 – Jack Mahaffey – What you didn’t know About the Star Spangled Banner

 

132.     June 2010 – Paul VonBrammer – Solar Energy – Energy from the Sun

 

133.     July 2010 – Remembering the Good Old Summer Days

 

134.     August 2010 – Sullivan County DA – Notorious Criminal Cases

 

135.     September 2010 – Barbara Goodlett – Kingsport Yesterday

 

136.     October 2010 – Earl Feathers – Kingsport Milling Co.

 

137.     November 2010 – Mike Harvey – Battles of Kingsport

 

138.     December 2010-Frank Brogden-Kingsport Santa Claus and Santa Train

 

139.     February 2011-Bob Miller- The Great Depression

 

140.     March 2011-Hale Springs Inn

 

141.     April 2011-Jack Mahaffey-State of Franklin

142. May 2011-Frank Brogden-Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force Report

 

143. June 2011-Wayne Anderson-Sullivan County Law Enforcement

 

144. July 2011-Austin Godsey-WWII B-17

 

145. September 2011-Dennis Houser-Restoration Blountville Sherriff’s House

 

146. October 2011-Charles Whaley-Women in the Civil War

 

147. November 2011-Bill Haile-Cherokee History

 

148. January 2012-Bob Smithwick-WWII

 

149. February 2012*pending- Lisa Alther

 

150. March 2012- Kermit Addington-Friends and Neighbors

 

151. April 2012-Taylor and Taft- Bays Mountain

 

152. May 2012-*missing

 

153. June 2012-Rann Vaulx-Frederick Ross

 

154. July 2012-Individual Mementos of the Past

 

155. August 2012 -*missing

 

156. September 2012-Pete Dykes-Stories of Old Kingsport

 

157. October 2012-Nancy Garrett-Roan Mountain History

 

158. November 2012 -Members present memorabilia

 

159. December 2012-*missing

 

**The following from 2006 are out of order because they were missing in the original donation. To avoid renumbering the DVDs they were just added onto the list.

 

159.  May & July 2006-Kenny Stallard-Kingsport Community Band

 

160. August 2006-Fairacres

 

161. September 2006-White City

ating to Kingsport’s oldest citizens and their recollections of civic and regional history.  The tapes are arranged in chronological order by meeting date.