Pete Dykes Collection, 1992-2000 and undated

KC Manuscript Collection 285

INTRODUCTION

Title: Pete Dykes Collection, 1992-2000 and undated

Collection Number: Kingsport Community Manuscript Collection (KCMC) 285

Physical Description: 1 linear foot (2 boxes)

Creator: Pete Dykes

Repository: Archives of the City of Kingsport

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Pete Dykes Collection was donated to the Archives of the City of Kingsport by Pete Dykes in 2001.

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: The collection was processed by archives staff prior to 2008. Brianne Johnson completed processing and developed the finding aid in May 2008.

COLLECTION CITATION

This collection should be cited as:

Pete Dykes Collection, 1992-2000 and undated. KC Manuscript Collection 285, Archives of the City of Kingsport, Tennessee.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE

Pete Dykes is the President and Founder of the Daily News, a daily newspaper based in Kingsport, Tenn. The paper covers general national and regional news. The Post Stories Magazine, later Post Story Book are published as a quarterly magazine section of the Daily News. The magazine appears to have changed its name to Post Story Book in 1995.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Pete Dykes Collection contains publications written by Pete Dykes as well as issues of the quarterly magazine Post Stories Magazine (later Post Story Book).

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

Series I, Pete Dykes Publications, 1999-2000 and undated, Box 1. 

Series I contains various self-published writings by Pete Dykes. The series is arranged in chronological order with undated materials filed last.

Series II, Post Story Magazine, 1992-2000, Boxes 1-2.

Series II contains issues of the quarterly magazine Post Stories Magazine and Post Story Book. In 2000 it appears that the magazine changed from marking issues with seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) to assigning numbers (number 1, 2, etc.). The series is arranged in chronological order.

BOX AND FOLDER LIST

Series I, Pete Dykes Publications, 1999-2000 and undated, Box 1. 

BOX 1

1. Pete Dykes Publications, 1999-2000

a. The Mayfair Story, 1949-1999: First Fifty Years, 1999

b. For Pete’s Sake, A Collection of Humorous Stories and Jokes from the Mountains of East Tennessee, 2000

c. School Daze Edition, A collection of the best stories published in School Daze, The Daily News special edition just for kids, 2000

d. Shakespeare for Rednecks! , 2000

2. Pete Dykes Publications, undated

a. Appalachian Calamities and Disasters, undated

b. Appalachian Mountain Tales, Stories, Legends & Superstitions, undated

c. The Day the Plant Exploded, Tennessee Eastman Company, Tuesday, October 4, 1960, by Pete Dykes, undated

Series II, Post Story Magazine, 1992-2000, Boxes 1-2.

3. Post Stories Magazine

a. Spring 1992

b. Summer 1992

c. Fall 1992

d. Winter 1992-1993

4. Post Stories Magazine

a. Spring 1993

b. Summer 1993

c. Fall 1993

d. Winter 1993-1994

5. Post Stories Magazine

a. Spring 1994

b. Summer 1994

c. Fall 1994

d. Winter 1994-1995

6. Post Stories Magazine and Post Story Book

a. Spring 1995

b. Summer 1995

c. Fall 1995

d. Winter 1995-1996

BOX 2

1. Post Story Book

a. Spring 1996

b. Summer 1996

2. Post Story Book

a. Fall 1996

b. Winter 1996

3. Post Story Book

a. Spring 1997

b. Summer 1997

4. Post Story Book

a. Fall 1997

b. Winter 1997

5. Post Story Book

a. Spring 1998

b. Summer 1998

6. Post Story Book

a. Fall 1998

b. Winter 1998-1999

7. Post Story Book

a. Spring 1999

b. Summer 1999

c. Autumn 1999

8. Post Story Book

a. Winter-Spring 2000

b. Number 2, 2000

9. Post Story Book

a. Number 3, 2000

b. Number 4, 2000