Henry J. and Perlea S. Derthick papers, 1895-1966, undated
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Collection Title:
Henry J. and Perlea S. Derthick papers, 1895-1966, undated
Repository:
The Holloway Archives at Milligan University
P. H. Welshimer Memorial Library
200 Blowers Blvd.
Milligan, TN 37682
Email: archives@milligan.edu
Creators:
Adams, Kathleen
Derthick, Henry
Derthick, Perlea
Burns, Charles E.
Title:
Henry J. and Perlea S. Derthick Papers, 1895-1966, undated
Collection No.
C0142
Extent
20.7 cu. ft. (22 boxes)
Language(s):
English
Abstract:
The papers of Henry J. and Perlea S. Derthick contain correspondence, subject files, and books that President Henry J. Derthick and his wife Perlea kept. Henry was president of Milligan College from 1917 to 1940, and much of this collection contains records from this time. Also included in the collection are some items from the presidency of Charles Burns, who immediately succeeded Derthick as president of Milligan College.
Biographical Note:
Henry J. Derthick was born in 1872 in Ohio. Perlea Samantha Derthick (also known as Pearl or Perl) was Henry’s first cousin. She was born in 1879 in Ohio, and they were married in 1897. They had three children, Francis, Lawrence, and Roger. With degrees from Hiram College, and University of Michigan, Henry Derthick became president of Milligan College in 1917 and served in that role until 1940, when Perlea’s health became too fragile for them to continue working. Henry became president when the school was having financial difficulties, but he raised enough support to keep the school open, even during the Great Depression. While Henry travelled around raising support for the school, Perlea oversaw the day-to-day operations at Milligan, including serving as dean of women, dietician, and many other roles. Perlea died in 1954, and Henry died in 1968.
See Scholarship, Community, Faith: Milligan Celebrates 150 Years by Clinton J. Holloway with A. Lee Fierbaugh, Beside the Waters of the Buffalo: A History of Milligan College to 1941 by Cynthia Ann Cornwell, and name files on Henry and Perlea Derthick in the Holloway Archives for more information. Information in this Biographical Note was taken from these sources.
Arrangement:
The papers of Henry J. Derthick had been stored for an indeterminable amount of time in file cabinets in the archives with the books in boxes. At some point, arrangement was given to these items, whether imposed or their original order. A seemingly separate arrangement of correspondence (and some subject files) from circa 1936-1937 and 1940-1941 was integrated into the series that made the most sense for them to be in. Additionally, in 2023, a book of letters of appreciation and a framed letter from the board were given to the archives and integrated into the collection. Thus, the collection is divided into four series: I. Series: Correspondence, 1917-1943, undated; II. Series: Subject Files, 1917-1966, undated; III. Series: Books, 1895-1966, undated; and IV. Series: Objects, 1941-1953. The Books series is further divided intro three subseries: 1. Subseries: Sermons, 1947-1963, undated; 2. Subseries: Notebooks, 1926-1966, undated; and 3. Subseries: Publications: 1895-1944, undated.
The Correspondence series is arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within each letter of the alphabet with a few discrepancies based on original order. Some files were moved around to better fit chronological order, but others were kept in their original place.
The Subject Files are arranged alphabetically.
The Books series is divided into three subseries: Sermons, Notebooks, and Publications. The Sermons subseries is arranged chronologically, while the Notebooks and Publications subseries are arranged chronologically.
The Objects series is arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note:
The papers of Henry J. Derthick are divided into four series: Correspondence, Subject Files, Books, and Objects. The Books series is divided into three subseries: Sermons, Notebooks, and Publications.
I. Series: Correspondence, 1917-1943, undated
The Correspondence series spans 1917 to 1943 and contains undated material. It includes correspondence to and from Henry Derthick and Perlea Derthick during Henry’s time as president of Milligan. Also included is correspondence with Nancy Cantrell, BT Scott, students, and the Tarwater family. Additionally, some correspondence from Charles Burns’ time as president is included in the material. See C0135 C.E. Burns Papers for more of Charles E. Burns’ material.
II. Series: Subject Files, 1917-1966, undated
The Subject Files series spans 1917 to 1966 and contains undated material. It contains files Derthick kept on various subjects. Included are items from the presidencies of Charles E. Burns and Virgil Elliott, and correspondence by and with Kathleen Adams, registrar. Quite a bit of correspondence is in this series, but to follow original order, these items were kept together.
III. Series: Books, 1895-1966, undated
The Books series spans 1895 to 1966 and contains undated material. The Sermons subseries spans 1947-1963 and contains undated material. The Notebooks subseries spans 1926 to 1966 and contains undated material. The Publications subseries spans 1895 to 1944 and contains undated material. Items of interest in this series include Derthick’s sermons, notebooks he kept, and publications he had copies of. The Ann Arbor Cook Book in the Publications subseries contains several loose recipes, presumably a collection belonging to Perlea Derthick.
1. Subseries: Sermons, 1947-1963, undated
2. Subseries: Notebooks, 1926-1966, undated
3. Subseries: Publications: 1895-1944, undated
IV. Series: Objects, 1941-1953
The Objects series spans 1941 to 1953 and contains a book of letters of appreciation to the Derthicks as well as a letter from the board in a wooden frame.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information:
Accession 01-03-2007 (1 box of books), 2021-25 (finding aid started), 2023-04
Note: There was no accession year available when this collection was processed, therefore the year when processing started is used for the accession record.
Access Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
The archivist reserves the right to determine on a case-by-case basis if certain folders within the collection that have been requested for viewing cannot be made available due to various restriction compliance, including but not limited to student information, private personal information, and organizational information of a restricted nature.
Several folders are restricted and are marked in red: Form Letters and Lists, 1935-1937; Grades of Students (all folders); Grades (all folders); Report on Students with low grades, 1929-1930, undated; Lodter, Edward, 1930-1940; Scholarship Committee, 1932, undated; Statements Concerning Graduate Work of Milligan College Students, 1928-1932; Student Grades, 1939-1943; Students (prospective), Folder 1, 1937-1945; Student Transcripts, 1945; and Record Book of Mrs. Henry J. Derthick, 1931.
Preferred Citation:
[Item], Henry J. and Perlea S. Derthick Papers, Collection C0142, The Holloway Archives at Milligan University, Milligan, TN.
Processing Information:
Processed by: Katherine Banks and other unknown archivist(s)
Completed in 2023.
Folder List
Box 1
I. Series: Correspondence, 1917-1943, undated
- A 1, 1917-1940, undated
- A 2, 1929-1931, undated
- A, 1917-1918
- A, 1919
- A, 1929-1931
- A, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- A, 1932-1933
- A, 1933
- A, 1934
- A, 1934-1935
- A, 1935
- Aa-Al, 1936-1937
- Am-Ar, 1936-1937
- Appointments for H.J.D., 1936-1937
- As-Az, 1936-1937
- Association of American Colleges, 1936-1939
- Athletics,
- 1936
- 1937
- A, 1938
- A, 1939
- A, 1939-1940
- B 1, 1920-1940
- B 2, 1928-1931
- B, 1917-1918
- B, 1928
- B, 1929
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- B, 1929-1930
- B, 1929-1932
- B, 1930
- B, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- B, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- Folder 5
- Folder 6
Box 2
- B, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- Folder 5
- Bennett, R. J., Dr., 1933-1935
- B, 1934
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- B, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- B, 1935-1937
- B, 1936
- Ba-Be, 1936-1937
- Bas-Bd, 1936-1937
- Be-Bh, 1936-1937
- Bi-Bn, 1936-1937
- Bo-Bq, 1936-1937
- Bra-Brn, 1936-1937
- Bro-Bt, 1936-1937
- Bu-Bz, 1936-1937
- B, 1937
- B, 1938
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- B, 1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- B, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- B, 1940
- C, 1917-1918
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- C, 1919
- C, circa 1928-1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- C, 1929
Box 3
- C, 1930
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- C, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- C, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- C, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2 (contains one item from 1932)
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- Folder 5
- C, 1934
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- C, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- Folder 5
- C, 1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Ca-Cd, 1936-1937
- Ce-Cn, 1936-1937
- Coa-Con, 1936-1937
- Coo-Cq, 1936-1937
- Cr-Ct, 1936-1937
- Cu-Cz, 1936-1937
- C, 1937
- C, 1938
- C, 1938-1939
Box 4
- Nancy Cantrell, 1938-1939
- C, 1939
- C, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- Nancy Cantrell, 1940-1942
- Coo-Coq, 1940-1941
- Cr-Ct, 1940-1941
- Cu-Cz, 1940-1943
- D, 1917-1918
- D, 1919
- D, circa 1928-1931
- D, 1929
- D, 1929-1930
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- D, 1930-1931
- D, 1931
- D, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- D, 1932-1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- D, 1933
- D, 1934
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- D, 1934-1935
- D, 1934-1940, undated
- D, 1935
- D, 1935-1936
- D, 1936-1938
- Mrs. Derthick, 1936-1939
- Derthick Family and Other Relatives, 1936-1937
- Da-Dh, 1936-1937
- Di-Dq, 1936-1937
- Dr-Dz, 1936-1937
- D, 1938
- D, 1939
- D, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Da-Dh, 1940-1941
- Di-Dq, 1940-1941
- Dr-Dz, 1940-1941
- D-E, 1917-1918
Box 5
- E, 1917-1918
- E, 1919
- E, 1928-1929
- E, 1929-1931
- E, 1930
- E, 1932
- E, 1932-1934
- E, 1933
- E, 1934-1935
- E, 1934-1940
- E, 1935-1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- E, 1936-1938
- Ea-En, 1936-1937
- Eo-Ez, 1936-1937
- Earhart Foundation, 1936-1937
- E, 1938-1939
- E, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Ea-En, 1940-1943
- Eo-Ez, 1940-1941
- F, 1920-1940
- F, 1928-1929
- F, 1930
- F, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- F, 1932
- F, 1933
- F, 1933-1934
- F, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- F, 1935-1936
- Fa-Fk, 1936-1937
- Fl-Fq, 1936-1937
- Fr-Fz, 1936-1937
- F, 1937
- F, 1937-1938
- F, 1938
- F, 1938-1939
- F, 1939
- F, 1939-1940
- Fa-Fk, 1940-1941
- Fl-Fq, 1940-1941
- F-G, 1917-1918
- G, 1917-1918
- G, 1919
- G, 1920-1940
- G, 1928-1929
- G, 1929-1930
- G, 1930
- G, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- G, 1931-1932
- G, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- G, 1933
- G, 1933-1934
Box 6
- G, 1933
- G, 1933-1934
- G, 1934
- G, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- G, 1935
- G, 1935-1936
- G, 1936
- Ga-Gh, 1936-1937
- Gi-Gq, 1936-1937
- Gr-Gz, 1936-1937
- G, 1937-1938
- G, 1938
- G, 1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- G, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- H, 1917-1918
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- H, 1919
- H, 1921-1936
- H, 1928
- H, 1928-1929
- H, 1928-1940
- H, 1929
- H, 1929-1932
- H, 1930
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- H, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- H, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- H, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
Box 7
- H, 1934
- H, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- H, 1935
- H, 1936
- Haa-Haq, 1936-1937
- Har-Hd, 1936-1937
- He-Hh, 1936-1937
- Hi-Hn, 1936-1937
- Ho-Ht, 1936-1937
- Hu-Hz, 1936-1937
- H, 1937
- The Hayden Foundation, 1937-1938
- H, 1938
- H, 1938-1939
- H, 1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- H, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- I, 1929
- I, 1930
- I, 1930-1933
- I, 1931
- I, 1932
- I, 1933
- I, 1934
- I, 1934-1935
- I, 1935-1936
- I, 1936-1937
- I, 1938-1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- I, 1939-1940
- J, 1929
- J, 1930
- J, 1930-1931
- J, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- J, 1933
- J, 1933-1934
- J, 1934-1935
- J, 1934-1940
- J, 1935-1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- J, 1936
- J, 1936-1938
- Johnson, 1936-1937
- J, 1937
- J, 1938
Box 8
- J, 1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- J, 1939-1940
- J-K, 1931
- K, 1917-1918
- K, 1928-1936
- K, 1928-1940
- K, 1930-1931
- K, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- K, 1933
- K, 1933-1934
- K, 1934-1935
- K, 1935-1936
- K, 1936-1937
- Ka-Kh, 1936-1937
- Ki-Kq, 1936-1937
- Kr-Kz, 1936-1937
- K, 1938
- K, 1938-1939
- K, 1939
- K, 1939-1940
- L, 1917-1918
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- L, 1919
- L, 1928-1940
- L, 1930-1931
- L, 1931
- L, 1931-1932
- L, 1932
- L, 1932-1934
- L, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- L, 1934
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- L, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- L, 1935
- L, 1935-1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- L, 1936
- L, 1936-1937
- La-Ld, 1936-1937
- Le-Lh, 1936-1937
- Li-Lz, 1936-1937
- L, 1938
Box 9
- L, 1938-1939
- L, 1939
- L, 1939-1940
- M, 1917-1918
- M, 1919
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- M, 1924-1940
- M, 1928-1931
- M, 1930-1931
- M, 1931
- M, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- M, 1932-1934
- M, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- M, 1934
- M, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- M, 1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- M, 1935-1936
- M, 1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Ma-Mb, 1936-1937
- M, 1937
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- M, 1938
- M, 1939
- M, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- M-Mc, 1939-1940
- Mac, 1932
- Mc, 1931
- Mc, 1932
Box 10
- Mc, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Mc, 1934-1935
- McA-McD, 1936-1937
- Mc, 1937
- Mc, 1939-1940
- N, 1919
- N, 1931
- N, 1931-1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- N, 1933
- N, 1934-1935
- N, 1935
- N, 1935-1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- N, 1936
- N, 1936-1940
- N, 1937
- N, 1938-1939
- N, 1939-1940
- N, 1940
- O, 1917-1918
- O, 1930-1933
- O, 1932
- O, 1933
- O, 1934-1935
- O, 1935-1937
- O (Mrs. Derthick), 1936
- O, 1936-1940
- O, 1937-1942
- O, 1938-1939
- O, 1939-1940
- O-P, 1931
- O-P, 1934
- P, 1917-1918
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- P, 1924-1943
- P, 1928
- P, 1928-1943
- P, 1929
- P, 1929-1931
- P, 1930
- P, 1931
- P, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- P, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- P, 1933-1934
Box 11
- P, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- P, 1935-1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- P, 1937
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- P, 1938
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- P, 1939
- P, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- P, Q, R, 1936
- Q, 1930-1934
- Q, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Q, 1933
- Q, 1934-1935
- Q, 1936-1940
- Q, 1937
- Q, 1939
- R, 1917-1918,
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- R, 1919
- R, 1920-1931
- R, 1928-1943
- R, 1929-1930
- R, 1931-1934
- R, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- R, 1933
- R, 1933-1934
- R, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- R, 1935-1936
- R, 1936
- R, 1936-1937
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
Box 12
- R, 1938
- R, 1938-1939
- R, 1939
- R, 1939-1940
- S, 1917-1918
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1919
- S, 1928
- S, 1928-1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1929
- S, 1929-1931
- S, 1930
- S, 1930-1932
- S, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- S, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1933-1934
- S, 1934
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- Folder 5
- S, 1935
- S, 1935-1936
- S, 1936
- S, 1936-1937
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1938
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
Box 13
- S, 1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- S, 1940-1943
- Scott, BT, 1931-1932
- Students, 1937-1938
- S-T, 1936
- T, 1917-1918
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- T, 1919
- T, 1921-1943
- T, 1929
- T, 1930
- T, 1930-1934
- T, 1931
- T, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- T, 1933
- T, 1934
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- T, 1934-1935
- T, 1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- T, 1936
- T, 1936-1937
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- T, 1938
- T, 1938-1939
- T, 1939
- T, 1939-1940
- Tarwater Family, 1918-1935, undated
- U, 1940
- U-V, 1932
- U-V, 1933
- U-V, 1934-1935
- U-V, 1935-1936
- V, 1930-1934
- V, 1935
- V, 1936-1937
- V, 1936-1939
- V, 1938-1939
- V, 1940
- V-W, 1917-1918
Box 14
- W, 1917-1918
- W, 1926-1940, undated
- W, 1928
- W, 1929
- W, 1929-1930
- W, 1930
- W, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- W, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- W, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- W, 1934
- W, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- W, 1935
- W, 1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- W, 1936-1937
- W, 1937
- W, 1938
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- W, 1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- W, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- W-Z, 1919
- W, X, Y, Z, 1936
Box 15
- XYZ, 1930-1940
- XYZ, 1932
- XYZ, 1933
- XYZ, 1934
- XYZ, 1935
- XYZ, 1937
- XYZ, 1939-1940
- Y, 1930-1932
- Y, 1937-1939
- Y, 1939
II. Series: Subject Files, 1917-1966, undated
- Accredited Schools, 1922-1936
- Addresses by H.J. D., 1940, undated
- Alumni letters & forms, 1935-1945, undated
- Alumni & Former Students, 1940
- Alumni District Report, undated
- American Association of Colleges, 1934-1935
- American Association of Colleges, 1939-1941, undated
- Announcements (Bulletin Board), 1934-1940
- Applications to Milligan, 1937-1945, undated RESTRICTED
- Appointments for Derthick, 1939-1940
- Appreciations, 1940
- Attendance – Church, Chapel, 1934, undated RESTRICTED
- Asbury College Report, 1933, undated
- Association of Medical Colleges, 1938-1940 RESTRICTED
- Association of Colleges & Secondary Schools of Southern States, 1927-1941
- Athletics – Smokey Mountain Conference, 1929-1938
- Athletic Department, 1928
- Athletic Committee, 1928-1939, undated
- Athletic Committee, 1935-1938
- Association of American Colleges, 1932-1933
- Association: American Collegiate Registrars, 1930-1941
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Association: Tennessee Colleges, 1924-1945, undated
- Budget, 1937-1938
- Correspondence: Boyd, W. B. (Dean), 1927-1928
- Calendars, 1930-1939, undated
- Callahan, P.H., Correspondence, 1934-1935
- Cancelled Checks, 1935-1938
- Candidates for Graduation, 1919
- Catalog Material, 1945-1946
- Chain Stores, 1938-1939, undated
- Chain Stores, 1940
- Chain Stores (for appeals), 1945, undated
Box 16
- Cheek Family, 1935
- Classification Committee,
- Folder 1, 1925-1928, undated
- Folder 2, 1928-1941
- Folder 3, 1932-1935
- Folder 4, 1934-1941
- Churches, 1940
- Club Lists, 1940
- Coaching School, 1934
- College Students, 1935-1943
- Commencement Appointments, 1933
- Commencement Inquiries, 1934-1935
- Community and Federated Church, 1929-1931, undated
- Colleges and Universities, 1939-1940
- Correspondence – A. B. Crouch, 1919
- The Davidson Fund, 1937
- Debates,
- Folder 1, 1928-1935
- Folder 2, 1934
- Department of the Interior, 1924-1936
- Derthick – family letters, 1930-1940
- Derthick Family (personal), 1935
- Diploma Information, 1933-1941
- Donations, 1917-1940, undated
- Donors/Donations, 1932-1934, undated
- Earhart Foundation,
- Folder 1, 1937-1939
- Folder 2, 1937-1940
- Education Departments, etc.,
- Folder 1, 1921-1935, undated
- Folder 2, 1932-1942
- Education Opportunities, 1934-1940
- Entrance Requirements for College, 1925-1931
- Examinations, 1919, undated
- Faculty, 1933-1940
- Finances (Receipts/Disbursements), 1931-1939
- Financial Lists – Earhart Foundation Contributions, 1940-1941
- Financial Form Letters and Lists, 1930-1934
- Florida State of Education Department, 1927-1936
- Form Letters and Lists, 1935-1937 RESTRICTED
- Correspondence – Fugate, Elbert, 1929-1945
- Correspondence concerning Government Aid, 1934-1935
Box 17
- Government Student Aid,
- Grades of Students,
- 1925-1926 RESTRICTED
- 1926-1927 RESTRICTED
- 1929-1930 RESTRICTED
- 1930-1931 RESTRICTED
- 1931-1932 RESTRICTED
- 1933-1934 RESTRICTED
- 1934-1935 RESTRICTED
- 1935-1936 RESTRICTED
- 1936-1937 RESTRICTED
- 1937-1938 RESTRICTED
- 1938-1939 RESTRICTED
- 1939-1940 RESTRICTED
- 1940-1941 RESTRICTED
- 1941-1942 RESTRICTED
- Grades,
- Folder 1, 1917-1933, undated RESTRICTED
- Folder 2, 1940-1941, undated RESTRICTED
- Report on Students with low grades, 1929-1930, undated RESTRICTED
- Herbert, Everiste on UCMS, undated
- Correspondence – Hoover, H. W., 1934-1935
- Correspondence – Frank G. Hoover, 1934-1935
- Hoover – Benefactors, 1937
- Hopwood, Josephus – Memorial Service, 1935
- Insurance, 1934
- Insurance, 1934-1935
- Irwin (Columbus), 1934-1935
- Job Opportunities, 1934-1940
- Kentucky Stated of Education Department, 1930-1934, undated
- Kingsport Press, 1934-1935
- Kresge Foundation, 1940
- Koch, E. H. Correspondence, 1929-1930
- Lacy, Steve, 1935-1937
- Lacy, Steve (personal file), 1936-1937
- Letters (form) and Addresses, 1930-1931
- Library, 1919, undated
- Lodter, Edward, 1930-1940 RESTRICTED
- Correspondence – Magazine Distributions, 1932
- Maintenance League - $10, 1932-1933
- Matriculation Direction, 1929-1932, undated
- McGregor Fund, 1937-1939
- Menus, 1918
- Milligan College, undated
- Miscellaneous, 1917-1966, undated
- National Defense Headquarters, 1940-1942, undated
- Correspondence – NYA – National Youth Administration – Governmental
- Correspondence, 1938-1939
- Newspaper Articles, 1931-1940, undated
- Newspaper Articles, 1934-1935
- Night School Correspondence, 1934
- North Carolina State of Education Department, 1925-1936
- New York State of Education Department, 1926-1946
- Obituaries, 1934, undated
- Paint Correspondence, 1933
- Palmer, E. W. – Kingsport Press, 1932
- Papers – Miscellaneous Topics,
- Folder 1, 1933-1941, undated
- Folder 2, 1934-1937, undated
- Peabody College, 1932-1938, undated
- Penney, J. C., 1932
- Penney, J. C., 1933
Box 18
- Phillips, B. D., 1932
- Phillips, B. D., 1933
- Phillips, T. W., 1932
- Phillips, T. W., 1933
- Phillips, T. W. & B. D., 1934-1935
- Phillips, B. D. & T. W., 1936-1937
- Phillips Correspondence, T. W. & B. D., 1938-1939
- Phillips, T. W. & B. D., 1939-1940
- Physical Education, 1938-1942, undated
- Pennsylvania State of Education Department, 1928-1935, undated
- Pledges, 1928
- Poetry, 1934-1938, undated
- Policy, undated
- Prospective Students, 1936, undated
- Publicity, 1945, undated
- Rackham Estate, 1935
- Recommendations, 1939-1940
- Red Cross (life saving), 1931
- Correspondence of Registrars, 1932-1941
- Report to High School Principals, 1931
- Report to High School Principals, 1934-1940
- Resignation, 1933-1940
- Save the Children Fund, 1935-1937
- John Vorhis – Save the Children Fund, 1935
- John Vorhis – Save the Children Fund, 1938-1939
- Scholarship Committee, 1932, undated RESTRICTED
- School Supplies, 1930-1942
- Senior Recommendations, 1935
- Smith, J. T. Estate, 1936-1937
- Smoky Mountain Conference, 1929-1932
- Smoky Mountain Athletic Association, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Smoky Mountain Conference, 1938-1941
- Southern Association of Colleges, 1928-1939
- Southern Association of Colleges, 1933-1934
- Southern Association of Colleges, 1939-1940
- State Convention, 1937
- State Departments of Education, 1925-1941, undated
- State Teachers’ Association, 1934
- Statements Concerning Graduate Work of Milligan College Students, 1928-1932 RESTRICTED
- States of Education Department, 1922-1938, undated
- Student (absences), 1930-1940, undated
- Student Army Training Corps, 1918
- Student Lists, 1941
- Student Recommendations, 1935-1936
- Student Recommendations, 1937
- Student Recommendations, 1938-1939
- Students, 1939-1940
- Students Miscellaneous Information, 1926-1947
Box 19
- Student Enrollment Info,
- Folder 1, 1925-1941
- Folder 2, 1924-1933
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Collection Title:
Henry J. and Perlea S. Derthick papers, 1895-1966, undated
Repository:
The Holloway Archives at Milligan University
P. H. Welshimer Memorial Library
200 Blowers Blvd.
Milligan, TN 37682
Email: archives@milligan.edu
Creators:
Adams, Kathleen
Derthick, Henry
Derthick, Perlea
Burns, Charles E.
Title:
Henry J. and Perlea S. Derthick Papers, 1895-1966, undated
Collection No.
C0142
Extent
20 cu. ft. (20 boxes)
Language(s):
English
Abstract:
The papers of Henry J. and Perlea S. Derthick contain correspondence, subject files, and books that President Henry J. Derthick and his wife Perlea kept. Henry was president of Milligan College from 1917 to 1940, and much of this collection contains records from this time. Also included in the collection are some items from the presidency of Charles Burns, who immediately succeeded Derthick as president of Milligan College.
Biographical Note:
Henry J. Derthick was born in 1872 in Ohio. Perlea Samantha Derthick (also known as Pearl or Perl) was Henry’s first cousin. She was born in 1879 in Ohio, and they were married in 1897. They had three children, Francis, Lawrence, and Roger. With degrees from Hiram College, and University of Michigan, Henry Derthick became president of Milligan College in 1917 and served in that role until 1940, when Perlea’s health became too fragile for them to continue working. Henry became president when the school was having financial difficulties, but he raised enough support to keep the school open, even during the Great Depression. While Henry travelled around raising support for the school, Perlea oversaw the day-to-day operations at Milligan, including serving as dean of women, dietician, and many other roles. Perlea died in 1954, and Henry died in 1968.
See Scholarship, Community, Faith: Milligan Celebrates 150 Years by Clinton J. Holloway with A. Lee Fierbaugh, Beside the Waters of the Buffalo: A History of Milligan College to 1941 by Cynthia Ann Cornwell, and name files on Henry and Perlea Derthick in the Holloway Archives for more information. Information in this Biographical Note was taken from these sources.
Arrangement:
The papers of Henry J. Derthick had been stored for an indeterminable amount of time in file cabinets in the archives with the books in boxes. At some point, arrangement was given to these items, whether imposed or their original order. A seemingly separate arrangement of correspondence (and some subject files) from circa 1936-1937 and 1940-1941 was integrated into the series that made the most sense for them to be in. Thus, the collection is divided into three series: I. Series: Correspondence, 1917-1943, undated; II. Series: Subject Files, 1917-1966, undated; and III. Series: Books, 1895-1966, undated. The Books series is further divided intro three subseries: 1. Subseries: Sermons, 1947-1963, undated; 2. Subseries: Notebooks, 1926-1966, undated; and 3. Subseries: Publications: 1895-1944, undated.
The Correspondence series is arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within each letter of the alphabet with a few discrepancies based on original order. Some files were moved around to better fit chronological order, but others were kept in their original place.
The Subject Files are arranged alphabetically.
The Books series is divided into three subseries: Sermons, Notebooks, and Publications. The Sermons subseries is arranged chronologically, while the Notebooks and Publications subseries are arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note:
The papers of Henry J. Derthick are divided into three series: Correspondence, Subject Files, and Books. The Books series is divided into three subseries: Sermons, Notebooks, and Publications.
I. Series: Correspondence, 1917-1943, undated
The Correspondence series spans 1917 to 1943 and contains undated material. It includes correspondence to and from Henry Derthick and Perlea Derthick during Henry’s time as president of Milligan. Also included is correspondence with Nancy Cantrell, BT Scott, students, and the Tarwater family. Additionally, some correspondence from Charles Burns’ time as president is included in the material. See C0135 C.E. Burns Papers for more of Charles E. Burns’ material.
II. Series: Subject Files, 1917-1966, undated
The Subject Files series spans 1917 to 1966 and contains undated material. It contains files Derthick kept on various subjects. Included are items from the presidencies of Charles E. Burns and Virgil Elliott, and correspondence by and with Kathleen Adams, registrar. Quite a bit of correspondence is in this series, but to follow original order, these items were kept together.
III. Series: Books, 1895-1966, undated
The Books series spans 1895 to 1966 and contains undated material. The Sermons subseries spans 1947-1963 and contains undated material. The Notebooks subseries spans 1926 to 1966 and contains undated material. The Publications subseries spans 1895 to 1944 and contains undated material. Items of interest in this series include Derthick’s sermons, notebooks he kept, and publications he had copies of. The Ann Arbor Cook Book in the Publications subseries contains several loose recipes, presumably a collection belonging to Perlea Derthick.
1. Subseries: Sermons, 1947-1963, undated
2. Subseries: Notebooks, 1926-1966, undated
3. Subseries: Publications: 1895-1944, undated
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information:
Accession 01-03-2007 (1 box of books), 2021-25 (finding aid started)
Note: There was no accession year available when this collection was processed, therefore the year when processing started is used for the accession record.
Access Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
The archivist reserves the right to determine on a case-by-case basis if certain folders within the collection that have been requested for viewing cannot be made available due to various restriction compliance, including but not limited to student information, private personal information, and organizational information of a restricted nature.
Several folders are restricted and are marked in red: Form Letters and Lists, 1935-1937; Grades of Students (all folders); Grades (all folders); Report on Students with low grades, 1929-1930, undated; Lodter, Edward, 1930-1940; Scholarship Committee, 1932, undated; Statements Concerning Graduate Work of Milligan College Students, 1928-1932; Student Grades, 1939-1943; Students (prospective), Folder 1, 1937-1945; Student Transcripts, 1945; and Record Book of Mrs. Henry J. Derthick, 1931.
Preferred Citation:
[Item], Henry J. and Perlea S. Derthick Papers, Collection C0142, The Holloway Archives at Milligan University, Milligan, TN.
Processing Information:
Processed by: Katherine Banks and other unknown archivist(s)
Completed in 2022.
Folder List
Box 1
I. Series: Correspondence, 1917-1943, undated
- A 1, 1917-1940, undated
- A 2, 1929-1931, undated
- A, 1917-1918
- A, 1919
- A, 1929-1931
- A, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- A, 1932-1933
- A, 1933
- A, 1934
- A, 1934-1935
- A, 1935
- Aa-Al, 1936-1937
- Am-Ar, 1936-1937
- Appointments for H.J.D., 1936-1937
- As-Az, 1936-1937
- Association of American Colleges, 1936-1939
- Athletics,
- 1936
- 1937
- A, 1938
- A, 1939
- A, 1939-1940
- B 1, 1920-1940
- B 2, 1928-1931
- B, 1917-1918
- B, 1928
- B, 1929
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- B, 1929-1930
- B, 1929-1932
- B, 1930
- B, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- B, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- Folder 5
- Folder 6
Box 2
- B, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- Folder 5
- Bennett, R. J., Dr., 1933-1935
- B, 1934
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- B, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- B, 1935-1937
- B, 1936
- Ba-Be, 1936-1937
- Bas-Bd, 1936-1937
- Be-Bh, 1936-1937
- Bi-Bn, 1936-1937
- Bo-Bq, 1936-1937
- Bra-Brn, 1936-1937
- Bro-Bt, 1936-1937
- Bu-Bz, 1936-1937
- B, 1937
- B, 1938
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- B, 1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- B, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- B, 1940
- C, 1917-1918
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- C, 1919
- C, circa 1928-1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- C, 1929
Box 3
- C, 1930
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- C, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- C, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- C, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2 (contains one item from 1932)
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- Folder 5
- C, 1934
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- C, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- Folder 5
- C, 1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Ca-Cd, 1936-1937
- Ce-Cn, 1936-1937
- Coa-Con, 1936-1937
- Coo-Cq, 1936-1937
- Cr-Ct, 1936-1937
- Cu-Cz, 1936-1937
- C, 1937
- C, 1938
- C, 1938-1939
Box 4
- Nancy Cantrell, 1938-1939
- C, 1939
- C, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- Nancy Cantrell, 1940-1942
- Coo-Coq, 1940-1941
- Cr-Ct, 1940-1941
- Cu-Cz, 1940-1943
- D, 1917-1918
- D, 1919
- D, circa 1928-1931
- D, 1929
- D, 1929-1930
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- D, 1930-1931
- D, 1931
- D, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- D, 1932-1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- D, 1933
- D, 1934
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- D, 1934-1935
- D, 1934-1940, undated
- D, 1935
- D, 1935-1936
- D, 1936-1938
- Mrs. Derthick, 1936-1939
- Derthick Family and Other Relatives, 1936-1937
- Da-Dh, 1936-1937
- Di-Dq, 1936-1937
- Dr-Dz, 1936-1937
- D, 1938
- D, 1939
- D, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Da-Dh, 1940-1941
- Di-Dq, 1940-1941
- Dr-Dz, 1940-1941
- D-E, 1917-1918
Box 5
- E, 1917-1918
- E, 1919
- E, 1928-1929
- E, 1929-1931
- E, 1930
- E, 1932
- E, 1932-1934
- E, 1933
- E, 1934-1935
- E, 1934-1940
- E, 1935-1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- E, 1936-1938
- Ea-En, 1936-1937
- Eo-Ez, 1936-1937
- Earhart Foundation, 1936-1937
- E, 1938-1939
- E, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Ea-En, 1940-1943
- Eo-Ez, 1940-1941
- F, 1920-1940
- F, 1928-1929
- F, 1930
- F, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- F, 1932
- F, 1933
- F, 1933-1934
- F, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- F, 1935-1936
- Fa-Fk, 1936-1937
- Fl-Fq, 1936-1937
- Fr-Fz, 1936-1937
- F, 1937
- F, 1937-1938
- F, 1938
- F, 1938-1939
- F, 1939
- F, 1939-1940
- Fa-Fk, 1940-1941
- Fl-Fq, 1940-1941
- F-G, 1917-1918
- G, 1917-1918
- G, 1919
- G, 1920-1940
- G, 1928-1929
- G, 1929-1930
- G, 1930
- G, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- G, 1931-1932
- G, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- G, 1933
- G, 1933-1934
Box 6
- G, 1933
- G, 1933-1934
- G, 1934
- G, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- G, 1935
- G, 1935-1936
- G, 1936
- Ga-Gh, 1936-1937
- Gi-Gq, 1936-1937
- Gr-Gz, 1936-1937
- G, 1937-1938
- G, 1938
- G, 1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- G, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- H, 1917-1918
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- H, 1919
- H, 1921-1936
- H, 1928
- H, 1928-1929
- H, 1928-1940
- H, 1929
- H, 1929-1932
- H, 1930
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- H, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- H, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- H, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
Box 7
- H, 1934
- H, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- H, 1935
- H, 1936
- Haa-Haq, 1936-1937
- Har-Hd, 1936-1937
- He-Hh, 1936-1937
- Hi-Hn, 1936-1937
- Ho-Ht, 1936-1937
- Hu-Hz, 1936-1937
- H, 1937
- The Hayden Foundation, 1937-1938
- H, 1938
- H, 1938-1939
- H, 1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- H, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- I, 1929
- I, 1930
- I, 1930-1933
- I, 1931
- I, 1932
- I, 1933
- I, 1934
- I, 1934-1935
- I, 1935-1936
- I, 1936-1937
- I, 1938-1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- I, 1939-1940
- J, 1929
- J, 1930
- J, 1930-1931
- J, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- J, 1933
- J, 1933-1934
- J, 1934-1935
- J, 1934-1940
- J, 1935-1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- J, 1936
- J, 1936-1938
- Johnson, 1936-1937
- J, 1937
- J, 1938
Box 8
- J, 1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- J, 1939-1940
- J-K, 1931
- K, 1917-1918
- K, 1928-1936
- K, 1928-1940
- K, 1930-1931
- K, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- K, 1933
- K, 1933-1934
- K, 1934-1935
- K, 1935-1936
- K, 1936-1937
- Ka-Kh, 1936-1937
- Ki-Kq, 1936-1937
- Kr-Kz, 1936-1937
- K, 1938
- K, 1938-1939
- K, 1939
- K, 1939-1940
- L, 1917-1918
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- L, 1919
- L, 1928-1940
- L, 1930-1931
- L, 1931
- L, 1931-1932
- L, 1932
- L, 1932-1934
- L, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- L, 1934
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- L, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- L, 1935
- L, 1935-1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- L, 1936
- L, 1936-1937
- La-Ld, 1936-1937
- Le-Lh, 1936-1937
- Li-Lz, 1936-1937
- L, 1938
Box 9
- L, 1938-1939
- L, 1939
- L, 1939-1940
- M, 1917-1918
- M, 1919
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- M, 1924-1940
- M, 1928-1931
- M, 1930-1931
- M, 1931
- M, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- M, 1932-1934
- M, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- M, 1934
- M, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- M, 1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- M, 1935-1936
- M, 1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Ma-Mb, 1936-1937
- M, 1937
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- M, 1938
- M, 1939
- M, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- M-Mc, 1939-1940
- Mac, 1932
- Mc, 1931
- Mc, 1932
Box 10
- Mc, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Mc, 1934-1935
- McA-McD, 1936-1937
- Mc, 1937
- Mc, 1939-1940
- N, 1919
- N, 1931
- N, 1931-1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- N, 1933
- N, 1934-1935
- N, 1935
- N, 1935-1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- N, 1936
- N, 1936-1940
- N, 1937
- N, 1938-1939
- N, 1939-1940
- N, 1940
- O, 1917-1918
- O, 1930-1933
- O, 1932
- O, 1933
- O, 1934-1935
- O, 1935-1937
- O (Mrs. Derthick), 1936
- O, 1936-1940
- O, 1937-1942
- O, 1938-1939
- O, 1939-1940
- O-P, 1931
- O-P, 1934
- P, 1917-1918
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- P, 1924-1943
- P, 1928
- P, 1928-1943
- P, 1929
- P, 1929-1931
- P, 1930
- P, 1931
- P, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- P, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- P, 1933-1934
Box 11
- P, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- P, 1935-1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- P, 1937
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- P, 1938
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- P, 1939
- P, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- P, Q, R, 1936
- Q, 1930-1934
- Q, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Q, 1933
- Q, 1934-1935
- Q, 1936-1940
- Q, 1937
- Q, 1939
- R, 1917-1918,
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- R, 1919
- R, 1920-1931
- R, 1928-1943
- R, 1929-1930
- R, 1931-1934
- R, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- R, 1933
- R, 1933-1934
- R, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- R, 1935-1936
- R, 1936
- R, 1936-1937
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
Box 12
- R, 1938
- R, 1938-1939
- R, 1939
- R, 1939-1940
- S, 1917-1918
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1919
- S, 1928
- S, 1928-1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1929
- S, 1929-1931
- S, 1930
- S, 1930-1932
- S, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- S, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1933-1934
- S, 1934
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- Folder 5
- S, 1935
- S, 1935-1936
- S, 1936
- S, 1936-1937
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1938
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
Box 13
- S, 1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- S, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- S, 1940-1943
- Scott, BT, 1931-1932
- Students, 1937-1938
- S-T, 1936
- T, 1917-1918
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- T, 1919
- T, 1921-1943
- T, 1929
- T, 1930
- T, 1930-1934
- T, 1931
- T, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- T, 1933
- T, 1934
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- T, 1934-1935
- T, 1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- T, 1936
- T, 1936-1937
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- T, 1938
- T, 1938-1939
- T, 1939
- T, 1939-1940
- Tarwater Family, 1918-1935, undated
- U, 1940
- U-V, 1932
- U-V, 1933
- U-V, 1934-1935
- U-V, 1935-1936
- V, 1930-1934
- V, 1935
- V, 1936-1937
- V, 1936-1939
- V, 1938-1939
- V, 1940
- V-W, 1917-1918
Box 14
- W, 1917-1918
- W, 1926-1940, undated
- W, 1928
- W, 1929
- W, 1929-1930
- W, 1930
- W, 1931
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- W, 1932
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- W, 1933
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- W, 1934
- W, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- Folder 4
- W, 1935
- W, 1936
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- W, 1936-1937
- W, 1937
- W, 1938
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- W, 1939
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- W, 1939-1940
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- W-Z, 1919
- W, X, Y, Z, 1936
Box 15
- XYZ, 1930-1940
- XYZ, 1932
- XYZ, 1933
- XYZ, 1934
- XYZ, 1935
- XYZ, 1937
- XYZ, 1939-1940
- Y, 1930-1932
- Y, 1937-1939
- Y, 1939
II. Series: Subject Files, 1917-1966, undated
- Accredited Schools, 1922-1936
- Addresses by H.J. D., 1940, undated
- Alumni letters & forms, 1935-1945, undated
- Alumni & Former Students, 1940
- Alumni District Report, undated
- American Association of Colleges, 1934-1935
- American Association of Colleges, 1939-1941, undated
- Announcements (Bulletin Board), 1934-1940
- Applications to Milligan, 1937-1945, undated RESTRICTED
- Appointments for Derthick, 1939-1940
- Appreciations, 1940
- Attendance – Church, Chapel, 1934, undated RESTRICTED
- Asbury College Report, 1933, undated
- Association of Medical Colleges, 1938-1940 RESTRICTED
- Association of Colleges & Secondary Schools of Southern States, 1927-1941
- Athletics – Smokey Mountain Conference, 1929-1938
- Athletic Department, 1928
- Athletic Committee, 1928-1939, undated
- Athletic Committee, 1935-1938
- Association of American Colleges, 1932-1933
- Association: American Collegiate Registrars, 1930-1941
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Association: Tennessee Colleges, 1924-1945, undated
- Budget, 1937-1938
- Correspondence: Boyd, W. B. (Dean), 1927-1928
- Calendars, 1930-1939, undated
- Callahan, P.H., Correspondence, 1934-1935
- Cancelled Checks, 1935-1938
- Candidates for Graduation, 1919
- Catalog Material, 1945-1946
- Chain Stores, 1938-1939, undated
- Chain Stores, 1940
- Chain Stores (for appeals), 1945, undated
Box 16
- Cheek Family, 1935
- Classification Committee,
- Folder 1, 1925-1928, undated
- Folder 2, 1928-1941
- Folder 3, 1932-1935
- Folder 4, 1934-1941
- Churches, 1940
- Club Lists, 1940
- Coaching School, 1934
- College Students, 1935-1943
- Commencement Appointments, 1933
- Commencement Inquiries, 1934-1935
- Community and Federated Church, 1929-1931, undated
- Colleges and Universities, 1939-1940
- Correspondence – A. B. Crouch, 1919
- The Davidson Fund, 1937
- Debates,
- Folder 1, 1928-1935
- Folder 2, 1934
- Department of the Interior, 1924-1936
- Derthick – family letters, 1930-1940
- Derthick Family (personal), 1935
- Diploma Information, 1933-1941
- Donations, 1917-1940, undated
- Donors/Donations, 1932-1934, undated
- Earhart Foundation,
- Folder 1, 1937-1939
- Folder 2, 1937-1940
- Education Departments, etc.,
- Folder 1, 1921-1935, undated
- Folder 2, 1932-1942
- Education Opportunities, 1934-1940
- Entrance Requirements for College, 1925-1931
- Examinations, 1919, undated
- Faculty, 1933-1940
- Finances (Receipts/Disbursements), 1931-1939
- Financial Lists – Earhart Foundation Contributions, 1940-1941
- Financial Form Letters and Lists, 1930-1934
- Florida State of Education Department, 1927-1936
- Form Letters and Lists, 1935-1937 RESTRICTED
- Correspondence – Fugate, Elbert, 1929-1945
- Correspondence concerning Government Aid, 1934-1935
Box 17
- Government Student Aid,
- Grades of Students,
- 1925-1926 RESTRICTED
- 1926-1927 RESTRICTED
- 1929-1930 RESTRICTED
- 1930-1931 RESTRICTED
- 1931-1932 RESTRICTED
- 1933-1934 RESTRICTED
- 1934-1935 RESTRICTED
- 1935-1936 RESTRICTED
- 1936-1937 RESTRICTED
- 1937-1938 RESTRICTED
- 1938-1939 RESTRICTED
- 1939-1940 RESTRICTED
- 1940-1941 RESTRICTED
- 1941-1942 RESTRICTED
- Grades,
- Folder 1, 1917-1933, undated RESTRICTED
- Folder 2, 1940-1941, undated RESTRICTED
- Report on Students with low grades, 1929-1930, undated RESTRICTED
- Herbert, Everiste on UCMS, undated
- Correspondence – Hoover, H. W., 1934-1935
- Correspondence – Frank G. Hoover, 1934-1935
- Hoover – Benefactors, 1937
- Hopwood, Josephus – Memorial Service, 1935
- Insurance, 1934
- Insurance, 1934-1935
- Irwin (Columbus), 1934-1935
- Job Opportunities, 1934-1940
- Kentucky Stated of Education Department, 1930-1934, undated
- Kingsport Press, 1934-1935
- Kresge Foundation, 1940
- Koch, E. H. Correspondence, 1929-1930
- Lacy, Steve, 1935-1937
- Lacy, Steve (personal file), 1936-1937
- Letters (form) and Addresses, 1930-1931
- Library, 1919, undated
- Lodter, Edward, 1930-1940 RESTRICTED
- Correspondence – Magazine Distributions, 1932
- Maintenance League - $10, 1932-1933
- Matriculation Direction, 1929-1932, undated
- McGregor Fund, 1937-1939
- Menus, 1918
- Milligan College, undated
- Miscellaneous, 1917-1966, undated
- National Defense Headquarters, 1940-1942, undated
- Correspondence – NYA – National Youth Administration – Governmental
- Correspondence, 1938-1939
- Newspaper Articles, 1931-1940, undated
- Newspaper Articles, 1934-1935
- Night School Correspondence, 1934
- North Carolina State of Education Department, 1925-1936
- New York State of Education Department, 1926-1946
- Obituaries, 1934, undated
- Paint Correspondence, 1933
- Palmer, E. W. – Kingsport Press, 1932
- Papers – Miscellaneous Topics,
- Folder 1, 1933-1941, undated
- Folder 2, 1934-1937, undated
- Peabody College, 1932-1938, undated
- Penney, J. C., 1932
- Penney, J. C., 1933
Box 18
- Phillips, B. D., 1932
- Phillips, B. D., 1933
- Phillips, T. W., 1932
- Phillips, T. W., 1933
- Phillips, T. W. & B. D., 1934-1935
- Phillips, B. D. & T. W., 1936-1937
- Phillips Correspondence, T. W. & B. D., 1938-1939
- Phillips, T. W. & B. D., 1939-1940
- Physical Education, 1938-1942, undated
- Pennsylvania State of Education Department, 1928-1935, undated
- Pledges, 1928
- Poetry, 1934-1938, undated
- Policy, undated
- Prospective Students, 1936, undated
- Publicity, 1945, undated
- Rackham Estate, 1935
- Recommendations, 1939-1940
- Red Cross (life saving), 1931
- Correspondence of Registrars, 1932-1941
- Report to High School Principals, 1931
- Report to High School Principals, 1934-1940
- Resignation, 1933-1940
- Save the Children Fund, 1935-1937
- John Vorhis – Save the Children Fund, 1935
- John Vorhis – Save the Children Fund, 1938-1939
- Scholarship Committee, 1932, undated RESTRICTED
- School Supplies, 1930-1942
- Senior Recommendations, 1935
- Smith, J. T. Estate, 1936-1937
- Smoky Mountain Conference, 1929-1932
- Smoky Mountain Athletic Association, 1934-1935
- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Smoky Mountain Conference, 1938-1941
- Southern Association of Colleges, 1928-1939
- Southern Association of Colleges, 1933-1934
- Southern Association of Colleges, 1939-1940
- State Convention, 1937
- State Departments of Education, 1925-1941, undated
- State Teachers’ Association, 1934
- Statements Concerning Graduate Work of Milligan College Students, 1928-1932 RESTRICTED
- States of Education Department, 1922-1938, undated
- Student (absences), 1930-1940, undated
- Student Army Training Corps, 1918
- Student Lists, 1941
- Student Recommendations, 1935-1936
- Student Recommendations, 1937
- Student Recommendations, 1938-1939
- Students, 1939-1940
- Students Miscellaneous Information, 1926-1947
Box 19
- Student Enrollment Info,
- Folder 1, 1925-1941
- Folder 2, 1924-1933
- Folder 3, 1938-1945
- Folder 4, 1934-1942
- Student Grades, 1939-1943 RESTRICTED
- Students (prospective),
- Folder 1, 1937-1945 RESTRICTED
- Folder 2, 1931-1942
- Student Roll, 1930
- Student Schedules, 1923-1925
- Student Transcripts, 1945 RESTRICTED
- Tax Bill Information, 1932
- Teachers Applications,
- Folder 1, 1934
- Folder 2, 1934
- Teachers’ licenses, undated
- Team Workers Record (Elizabethton), 1945, undated
- Team Workers Record, Johnson City, 1945, undated
- Temperance, 1933-1934
- Tennessee Christian, 1918
- Tennessee College Association, 1940
- Tennessee Education Association, 1937
- Tennessee State of Education Department (Student correspondence), 1928-1938
- Tennessee State Department of Education, 1925-1941
- Trustees, 1932-1935
- University of Tennessee, 1936-1937
- University of Tennessee, 1938-1939
- Vanderbilt University, 1934-1938
- Vanderbilt University, 1938-1940
- Virginia State of Education Department,
- Folder 1, 1933-1938
- Folder 2, 1927-1936
- Waterman, Frank, 1925-1935
Box 20
III. Series: Books, 1895-1966, undated
1. Subseries: Sermons, 1947-1963, undated
- Sermons, 1947, undated
- Sermons, 1950-1951
- Sermons, 1953-1954
- Sermon Notes, undated -1963
2. Subseries: Notebooks, 1926-1966, undated
- Calendars, 1926-1933
- Calendars, 1937
- Calendars, 1940-1966
- Church Guest Book, 1955-1958
- Notebooks, undated
- Record Book of Mrs. Henry J. Derthick, 1931 RESTRICTED
3. Subseries: Publications, 1895-1944, undated
-
- The Ann Arbor Cook Book, 1904
- Note: Loose recipes found in book are in a separate folder kept with the book.
- Gleanings, 1932
- Going Our Way, 1944
- I Dare You, 1940
- The Notebook of Elbert Hubbard, 1927
- The Other Wise Man, 1895
- The Two Most Necessary Things of Life, undated
- World Chancelleries, 1926
- Folder 4, 1934-1942
- Student Grades, 1939-1943 RESTRICTED
- Students (prospective),
- Folder 1, 1937-1945 RESTRICTED
- Folder 2, 1931-1942
- Student Roll, 1930
- Student Schedules, 1923-1925
- Student Transcripts, 1945 RESTRICTED
- Tax Bill Information, 1932
- Teachers Applications,
- Folder 1, 1934
- Folder 2, 1934
- Teachers’ licenses, undated
- Team Workers Record (Elizabethton), 1945, undated
- Team Workers Record, Johnson City, 1945, undated
- Temperance, 1933-1934
- Tennessee Christian, 1918
- Tennessee College Association, 1940
- Tennessee Education Association, 1937
- Tennessee State of Education Department (Student correspondence), 1928-1938
- Tennessee State Department of Education, 1925-1941
- Trustees, 1932-1935
- University of Tennessee, 1936-1937
- University of Tennessee, 1938-1939
- Vanderbilt University, 1934-1938
- Vanderbilt University, 1938-1940
- Virginia State of Education Department,
- Folder 1, 1933-1938
- Folder 2, 1927-1936
- Waterman, Frank, 1925-1935
Box 20
III. Series: Books, 1895-1966, undated
1. Subseries: Sermons, 1947-1963, undated
- Sermons, 1947, undated
- Sermons, 1950-1951
- Sermons, 1953-1954
- Sermon Notes, undated -1963
2. Subseries: Notebooks, 1926-1966, undated
- Calendars, 1926-1933
- Calendars, 1937
- Calendars, 1940-1966
- Church Guest Book, 1955-1958
- Notebooks, undated
- Record Book of Mrs. Henry J. Derthick, 1931 RESTRICTED
3. Subseries: Publications, 1895-1944, undated
-
- The Ann Arbor Cook Book, 1904
- Note: Loose recipes found in book are in a separate folder kept with the book.
- Gleanings, 1932
- Going Our Way, 1944
- I Dare You, 1940
- The Notebook of Elbert Hubbard, 1927
- The Other Wise Man, 1895
- The Two Most Necessary Things of Life, undated
- World Chancelleries, 1926
Box 21
IV. Series: Objects, 1941-1953
- Framed letter from the Board of Trustees, 1941
Box 22
- Scrapbook of letters: “In appreciation, President and Mrs. Derthick from Alumni and Friends,” 1953