OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE PLANNING OFFICE HOMECOMING RECORD GROUP 171

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1 State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE PLANNING OFFICE HOMECOMING RECORD GROUP 171 Processed by: Greg Poole Archives and Manuscripts Unit Technical Services Section Date Completed: February 13, 1991 MICROFILMED

2 Microfilm Roll # 1 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE Record Group 171, State Planning and Development, Tennessee Homecoming 86, spans the years of The record group consists of eight series in addition to video tapes and audio cassettes which were transferred to the library section of the Library and Archives. Series 1 includes newspaper clippings highlighting homecoming activities in the various communities throughout the state. The clippings are arranged according to month and year. Series 2 consists of community commitment forms. When a community determined that it wished to be involved in the Homecoming 86 festivities, the Homecoming Office sent a commitment form to the prospective community requesting further information pertaining to its homecoming. This information includes committee members and proposed community activities. Series 3 is photographic contact sheets located in the vault at II-D-2v. A photograph of the County Court House in Cannon County, Woodbury, Tennessee located in the vault at shelving south wall I-A-oversized. Series 4 is general correspondence pertaining to the operations of the Homecoming 86 Office and projects planned by the office. Series 5 contains county files detailing homecoming activities in the counties participating in the project. Series 6 consists of press releases and Series 7 is composed of books and brochures generated by the Homecoming Office. Series 8 is subject files created by the Homecoming Office. Details of each file are included in the register. Subject areas include corporate sponsorship, biographical sketches, community development programs, public relations work and music poetry sent in to the Homecoming Office

3 TENNESSEE HOMECOMING 86 CHRONOLOGY 1978 Lamar Alexander walked 1, 022 miles across the state in a successful bid for the governorship of Tennessee 1982 Alexander s re-election campaign focused on community days. On 45 occasions he worked in self-help projects ranging from new libraries to developing city parks. This is the beginning of development of Homecoming January 15. In Alexander s 2 nd Inaugural address he stated, We can have our better paying jobs and keep our special way of life of we use common sense. Let us have our own kind of Tennessee Homecoming: Let us all come home ourselves to the values which make our Tennessee way of life so special Alexander appoints Alex Haley and Minnie Pearl as co-chairmen of Homecoming Alexander identifies 39 pilot communities to serve as models for Homecoming April 1. Alexander appointed Lee Mune as Executive Director of Homecoming July 17. Five hundred communities in Tennessee are designated as Homecoming Communities 1986 January 1. Official beginning of Homecoming January 1-December 31. During this time more than 6,000 projects and celebrations were held throughout the state, including a literacy festival, involvement in the Smithsonian Folk life Festival which itself focused on Tennessee and the Homecoming 86 Special.

4 INDEX Series Number Series Title Box Number 1 Clippings Community Commitment Forms Contact Sheets Correspondence General County Files Press Releases 47 7 Printed Material 48 8 Subject Files 49-62

5 CONTAINER LIST Series Number: I Series Title: Clippings Box 1 1 Homecoming Activities Alamo-Cumberland City Homecoming Activities Dayton-Dunlap Homecoming Activities Elizabethton-Johnson City Homecoming Activities Kingsport-Newport Homecoming Activities Oneida-Winchester 1985 Box 2 1 Homecoming Activities Ashland City Erwin January Homecoming Activities Fayetteville-Knoxville January Homecoming Activities Lafollette-Murfreesboro January Homecoming Activities Nashville-Waynesboro January 1986 Box 3 1 Homecoming Activities Adamsville-Athens March, Homecoming Activities Benton-Byrdstown March, Homecoming Activities Carthage-Crossville March, Homecoming Activities Dayton-Dyersburg March, Homecoming Activities Elizabethton-Erwin March, Homecoming Activities Fayetteville-Franklin March, Homecoming Activities Gallatin-Greenville March, Homecoming Activities Harriman-Huntington March, Homecoming Activities Jackson-Johnson City March, Homecoming Activities Kingsport-Knoxville March, Homecoming Activities Lafayette-Lexington March, Homecoming Activities Madisonville-Murfreesboro March, 1986 Box 4 1 Homecoming Activities Nashville-Newport March, Homecoming Activities Oak Ridge-Oneida March, Homecoming Activities Paris-Pulaski March, Homecoming Activities Ripley-Rogersville March, Homecoming Activities Savannah-Sweetwater March, Homecoming Activities Tiptonville-Trenton March, Homecoming Activities Union City March, Homecoming Activities Wartburg-Winchester March, 1986 Box 5 1 Homecoming Activities Adamsville-Athens April, Homecoming Activities Bartlett-Bristol April, Homecoming Activities Camden-Crossville April, 1986

6 4 Homecoming Activities Dayton-Dyersburg April, Homecoming Activities Elizabethton-Erwin April, Homecoming Activities Franklin April, Homecoming Activities Gallatin-Greenville April, Homecoming Activities Harriman-Huntingdon April, Homecoming Activities Jackson-Jonesboro April, Homecoming Activities Kingsport-Knoxville April, Homecoming Activities Lafayette-Livingston April, Homecoming Activities Madisonville-Murfreesboro April, Homecoming Activities Nashville-Newport April, Homecoming Activities Oak Ridge-Oneida April, Homecoming Activities Paris-Portland April, Homecoming Activities Ripley-Rogersville April, Homecoming Activities Savannah-Springfield April, Homecoming Activities Tazewell-Union City April, Homecoming Activities Wartburg-Winchester April, 1986 Box 6 1 Homecoming Activities Adamsville-Athens May, Homecoming Activities Bartlett-Byrdstown May, Homecoming Activities Camden-Clarksville May, Homecoming Activities Cleveland-Crossville May, Homecoming Activities Dayton-Dyersburg May, Homecoming Activities Elizabethton May, Homecoming Activities Franklin May, Homecoming Activities Gallatin-Greenville May, Homecoming Activities Harriman-Huntingdon May, Homecoming Activities Jackson-Jonesboro May, Homecoming Activities Kingston-Knoxville May, Homecoming Activities Lafayette-Lynchburg May, Homecoming Activities McKenzie-Memphis May, Homecoming Activities Millington-Murfreesboro May, Homecoming Activities Nashville-Newport May, Homecoming Activities Oak Ridge-Oneida May, Homecoming Activities Paris-Pulaski May, Homecoming Activities Ripley-Rutledge May, Homecoming Activities Savannah-Sevierville May, Homecoming Activities Shelbyville-South Pittsburg May, Homecoming Activities Sparta-Sweetwater May, Homecoming Activities Tazewell-Trenton May, Homecoming Activities Tullahoma May, Homecoming Activities Union City-Winchester May, 1986 Box 7 1 Homecoming Activities Adamsville-Athens June, Homecoming Activities Bartlett-Byrdstown June, 1986

7 3 Homecoming Activities Camden-Crossville June, Homecoming Activities Dayton-Dyersburg June, Homecoming Activities Elizabethton-Etowah June, Homecoming Activities Fayetteville-Franklin June, Homecoming Activities Gallatin-Greenville June, Homecoming Activities Harriman-Huntingdon June, Homecoming Activities Jackson-Jonesboro June, Homecoming Activities Kingston-Knoxville June, 1986 Box 8 1 Homecoming Activities Lafayette-Livingston June, Homecoming Activities McKenzie-Murfreesboro June, Homecoming Activities Nashville-Newport June, Homecoming Activities Oak Ridge-Oneida June, Homecoming Activities Paris-Pulaski June, Homecoming Activities Ripley-Rutledge June, Homecoming Activities Savannah-Sweetwater June, Homecoming Activities Tazewell-Tullahoma June, Homecoming Activities Union City June, Homecoming Activities Wartburg-Winchester June, 1986 Box 9 1 Homecoming Activities Adamsville-Ashland City July, Homecoming Activities Benton-Brownsville July, Homecoming Activities Carthage-Columbia July, Homecoming Activities Dresden-Dyer July, Homecoming Activities Elizabethton-Greenville July, Homecoming Activities Harriman-Knoxville July, Homecoming Activities Lafayette-Lexington July, Homecoming Activities Madisonville-Murfreesboro July, Homecoming Activities Nashville-Newport July, Homecoming Activities Paris-Rogersville July, Homecoming Activities Shelbyville-Winchester July, 1986 Box 10 1 Homecoming Activities Carthage-Greenville September, Homecoming Activities Huntingdon-Morristown September, Homecoming Activities Nashville-Waverly September, 1986 Box 11 1 Homecoming Activities Ashland City-Bolivar October, Homecoming Activities Carthage-Crossville October, Homecoming Activities Johnson City-Lebanon October, Homecoming Activities Maryville-Nashville October, Homecoming Activities Oak Ridge-Westmoreland October, 1986

8 Series Number: 2 Series Title: Community Commitment Microfilm Roll # 2 Box 12 1 Adams-Alamo 2 Albany-Anderson Road 3 Aquinas Junior College-Athens 4 Atoka-Austin Peay State University 5 Aymett Town-Bear Spring 6 Beaver Dam Creek-Bell Buckle 7 Belleville-Belmont 8 Belvidere-Bethel Community College Box 13 1 Bethel Springs-Blaine 2 Blanche-Blount County 3 Blountville-Bolivar 4 Bolton-Boonshill 5 Bon Aqua-Bristol 6 Brighton-Brunswick 7 Brush Creek-Burwood 8 Byrdstown 9 Cairo-Carroll County 10 Carthage-Cedar Hill 11 Center Grove-Centerville Box 14 1 Central-Chapel Hill 2 Charleston-Charlotte 3 Chattanooga 4 Cheatham County-Chestnut Glade 5 Chuckey-Clarkrange 6 Clarksville 7 Claxton-Cleveland 8 Clinton Box 15 1 Cloverbottom-Collinwood 2 Coltharp-Columbia 3 Cookeville 4 Coopertown-Cosby 5 Cotton Grove-Cowan 6 Crab Orchard-Cross Plains 7 Crossville

9 Box 16 1 Culleoka-Dayton 2 Deanburg-Dean Switch 3 Deerlodge-Dodson s Branch 4 Donelson-Dover 5 Dresden-Duplex 6 Dyer-Dyersburg 7 Dyersburg State Community College Elizabethtown 8 Elkton-Etowah 9 Fairfield Glade-Farmer s Exchange Box 17 1 Farragut-Ferger Place 2 Finger-Forked Deer 3 Fosterville-Friendsville 4 Gainsville-Gallatin 5 Gardner-Germantown 6 Gethsemane-Gilbreath 7 Gladeville-Goodletsville 8 Goodluck-Gray Box 18 1 Gray s Bend-Greenbriar 2 Green County Microfilm Roll # 3 3 Greenfield-Hancock 4 Happy Valley-Hebbertsburg Box 19 1 Henderson County 2 Hendersonville-Historic Edgefield 3 Hixson-Hollow Rock 4 Hornbeck-Huntington 5 Huntland-Jack s Creek 6 Jackson 7 Jackson National Bank-Jefferson 8 Jellicoe-Jonesboro Box 20 1 Karns-Kingsport 2 Kingston-Knob Creek 3 Knoxville 4 Lafayette-Lafollette 5 LaGrange-Lake City 6 Lake County-Lane College

10 7 Lascassus-Lawrenceburg 8 Leatherwood-Lebanon Box 21 1 Leesburg-Lenoir City 2 Leoma-Life Care Center of Erwin 3 Limestone-Lockland 4 Locust Creek-Madison Hall 5 Madisonville-Manchester 6 Marian-Martin College Box 22 1 Martin Tennessee-Mason Hall 2 Masseyville-Maury County 3 Maryland-McLemoresville 4 McMinnville-Meadow 5 Medon-Meigs County 6 Memphis 7 Mentor-Milan 8 Millersville-Mohawk 9 Molino-Morristown Box 23 1 Morrow-Mount Pelia 2 Mount Pleasant-Mynders 3 Nashville 4 Nashville Technological Institute-New Chapel Box 24 1 New Friendship-Nashville 2 Nolensville-Norris 3 North Highway 58-Nunnelly 4 Oak Ridge 5 Oakdale-Oneida 6 Only-Parrottsville 7 Paris 8 Parsons-Petersburg 9 Petrus-Pikeville 10 Pine Orchard-Pleasant Hill 11 Pleasantville-Primm Springs Microfilm Roll # 4 Box 25 1 Prospect-Red Boiling Springs 2 Riceville-Ripley 3 Roan Mountain-Roane County

11 4 Roane State-Rogersville 5 Rosedale-Rutherford County 6 St. Elmo-Santa Fe 7 Savannah-Sea Isle 8 Sardis-Selmer 9 Sevier County 10 Sevierville 11 Seymour-Sharon 12 Sharp-Shepard Hills 13 Sherwood-Skymont Box 26 1 Smith County-Smyrna 2 Sneedville-Somerville 3 South Carthage-South Guthrie 4 South Hall-Sparta 5 Speedwell-Springfield 6 Stafford Store-Sulphur Springs 7 Sumner County-Sweetlips 8 Sweetwater Box 27 1 Sykes-Temperance Hall 2 Ten Mile-Totty s Bend Box 28 1 Townsend-Tuckers Crossroads 2 Tullahoma-Union County 3 University of Tennessee-Knoxville-Walden 4 Warren-Wartrace 5 Washburn-Waynesboro 6 Weakley County-Wilson County Box 29 1 Winchester-Winfield 2 Wolf Creek-Woodbury 3 Woodland Mills-Youngville Series Number: 3 Series Title: Contact Sheets Microfilm Roll # 5 Box 30 Boxes are located in vault. Copies of photographs may be ordered from Public Services. 1 Contact Sheets Photographs

12 Box 31 Boxes are located in vault. Copies of photographs may be ordered from Public Services. 1 Contact Sheets Photographs Box 32 Boxes are located in vault. Copies of photographs may be ordered from Public Services. 1 Contact Sheets Photographs Box 33 Boxes are located in vault. Copies of photographs may be ordered from Public Services. 1 Contact Sheets Photographs Box 34 Boxes are located in vault. Copies of photographs may be ordered from Public Services. 1 Contact Sheets Photographs Series Number: 4 Series Title: Correspondence Box 35 1 Abbay-Alexander, Lamar 2 Alexander, Lamar 3 Alexander, Lamar 4 Alexander, Lamar, Alley 5 Anderson-Armor, Phil 6 Armor, Phil-Axton, Hoyt 7 Bailey-Battle, Bob 8 Bauman-Bond 9 Boone-Bucy 10 Bullock-Byrn Box 36 1 Camp-chance 2 Charlton-Crisp 3 Croach-Cutshaw 4 Daniel-Days 5 Dulucia-Doty 6 Downen-Dykeman, Wilma 7 Easter-Ericson 8 Etheridge-Forbs, Malcolm S 9 Dye-Fuller, Jim 10 Gabora-Gettlefinger 11 Gibbs-Gore 12 Gosham-Gruber Box 37

13 1 Hach-Hale 2 Holmontaller-Harrison 3 Harriss-Hayes 4 Hayes-Henry 5 Herschend-Hippe 6 Holden-Howard 7 Howell-Hughes 8 Humerston-Hurst 9 Ingram-Jackson 10 Jacobs-Jerrolds 11 Johnson, Claudia 12 Johnson, Michael-Julian 13 Kay-Kelley 14 Kennedy-King 15 Kiningham-Kries 16 Lane-Lashley 17 Lavine, Lewis 18 Lavine, Marc-Lawson 19 Ledford-Lightsey 20 Ligon-Lynn, Loretta Box 38 1 McAfee-McWherter, Ned Ray 2 Magazine-Marney 3 Martin-Mayden 4 Mequiah-Miller, Samuel 5 Miller, Teresa 6 Milligan-Moore, Carl 7 Moore, Jim-Morrison 8 Munz, Lee 9 Naipo-Nolen 10 Northcutt-Oliver 11 Olsen, Martha-Ownes 12 Page-Patterson 13 Perdue-Pofsky 14 Pope, Karen-Puett Box 39 1 Rahman-Reed 2 Reese-Richardson 3 Ridgeway-Robnett 4 Rodger, Milton-Rogers, Kenneth 5 Rugg, Nelson-Raymer 6 Sailer-Sasser, Jamers R 7 Saville-Schroeder, Robert J 8 Schroeder, Shirley-Shelton

14 9 Shipman-Smith, Elise 10 Smith, Jimmy Neil-Smith, Steve A 11 Snodgrass, William R-Souby, James M 12 Staines-Strunk 13 Stuart-Suiger 14 Tarleton, Bennett-Terry 15 Testerman-Tune 16 Van Dermark-Waggener 17 Walker, Norma C-Weaver, Molly Box 40 1 Weaver, Peggy-White Eagle Microfilm Roll # 6 2 Whitehead-Williams, Charles 3 Williams, Dicky-Williams, Richard 4 Williams, Tina-Wynette, Tammy 5 Yandell-Young 6 Yungdeer-Zimmerman Series Number: 5 Series Title: County Files Box 41 1 Anderson County 2 Bedford County 3 Benton County 4 Bledsoe County 5 Blount County 6 Bradley County 7 Campbell County 8 Cannon County 9 Carroll County 10 Cheatham County 11 Chester County 12 Claiborne County 13 Clay County 14 Cocker County 15 Coffee County Box 42 1 Cumberland County 2 Davidson County 3 Davidson County 4 DeKalb County 5 Fentress County

15 6 Franklin County 7 Gibson County 8 Gibson County 9 Giles County Box 43 1 Hawkins County 2 Haywood County 3 Henderson County 4 Hickman County 5 Humphreys County 6 Jackson County 7 Jefferson County 8 Johnson County Box 44 1 Knox County 2 Lauderdale County 3 Lawrence County 4 Lewis County 5 Lincoln County 6 Loudon County 7 McMinn County 8 McNairy County 9 Macon County 10 Madison County 11 Marion County 12 Marshall County 13 Maury County 14 Meigs County 15 Monroe County 16 Montgomery County 17 Moore County 18 Morgan County 19 Obion County Box 45 1 Overton County-Putnam County 2 Rhea County-Rutherford County 3 Rutherford County 4 Sequatchie County 5 Sevier County 6 Sevier County Box 46 1 Shelby County

16 2 Smith County 3 Stewart County 4 Sullivan County 5 Sumner County 6 Tipton County 7 Van Buren County Microfilm Roll # 7 8 Warren County 9 Washington County 10 Wayne County 11 Weakley County 12 White County 13 Williamson County 14 Wilson County Series Number: 6 Series Title: Press Releases Box 47 1 Press Releases 1984-August Press Releases August 1985-July 1986 Series Number: 7 Series Title: Printed Materials Box 48 1 How To Get Involved 2 Journalists Reunion 3 Literacy Festival 4 Magazine Insets and Advertisements 5 Nashville Christmas Parade Tennessee Homecoming 86 Communities 7 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Guide 8 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Information Sheets 9 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Press Kits 10 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Press Kits 11 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Proclamation 12 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Times August 1985-October Tennessee Homecoming 86 Train 14 Visions 86 A conference on utilizing Community Assets 15 What s Going On? November 1984-July 1985 Series Number: 8 Series Title: Subject Files

17 Box 49 1 ABC Affiliates 2 Agee Film Project 3 Agricenter International Grand Opening-Memphis 4 Agricultural Extension Service 5 Alexander s Inaugural Address January 15, America the Beautiful Fund 7 American Associations of State and Local History 8 Bills, Receipts 9 Biographical Sketches 10 Bluebird Project 11 Boulten-Boulton Family Reunion Box 50 1 Cand D. Safety Company 2 Calendars, etc. 3 Carnival of Ideas 4 Commerce Union Participation in Homecoming 5 Community Development Program 6 Community Heritage Project 7 Community Projects 8 Companies Significant Anniversaries Box 51 1 Concept Statement for Homecoming 86 2 Conference on Civic Tourism 3 Conservation Commission 4 Corporate Contributions Homecoming 86 5 Corporate Resources 6 Corporate Sponsors of Calendars 7 Cultural Laureate Program 8 Development Districts 9 Downtown Revitalization 10 Dun s Business Rankings Microfilm Roll # 8 Box 52 1 Dye, Van Mol, Lawrence and Ericson Public Relations 2 Dye, Van Mol, Lawrence and Ericson Public Relations 3 Dye, Van Mol, Lawrence and Ericson Public Relations Box 53 1 Dye, Van Mol, Lawrence and Ericson Public Relations 2 Dye, Van Mol, Lawrence and Ericson Public Relations 3 East Tennessee Historical Society

18 4 Education School Districts 5 Endata Corporation 6 Entertainment/Celebrities 7 Exhibit and Production Company Box 54 1 Family Folklore Project 2 Farm Bureau Federation 3 Festival of American Folk life 4 Festival of American Folk life 5 Festival of Events Festival of Events Financial Balance Sheets 8 First Tennessee Bank 9 First Tennessee Bank Slides Showings 10 Fisk University 11 General Public Relations Plan for Homecoming 86 Box 55 1 Georgia Main Street Program 2 Government Service Agencies Tennessee 3 Governor s Cabinet Council 4 Haley Alex Biographical Sketches 5 Heartland Series 6 Historical Societies, Commissions Tennessee 7 Idea List for Colleges and Universities 8 Incorporation Homecoming 86 Project 9 Jewish Community of Nashville 10 Jim Crabtree s Homestead Album 11 Legislation 12 Literary Festival Information 13 Lobbyist List January Local Planning Office 15 Lyle R. Engel Book Creations, Inc. 16 Lyndhurst Foundation Microfilm Roll # 9 Box 56 1 Memphis Area Neighborhood Watch 2 Memphis State University 3 Metropolitan Nashville Historical Commission 4 Mid-South Homecoming Project 5 Mid-South Homecoming 86 Logo 6 Motor Pool Requests 7 Munz, Lee Biographical Sketch 8 Munz, Lee Expense Claims

19 9 Museum of Appalachian Norris, Tennessee 10 Music Homecoming Music Homecoming Music Homecoming Music Homecoming Music Homecoming 86 Box 57 1 Nashville Heritage Project 2 National Governor s Association 3 National Governor s Association 4 National Main Street Center 5 National Storytelling Society 6 National Storytelling Resource Center 7 Negotiating for Amenities 8 Newsletters, Notes by Phil Armor Box 58 1 Official Highway Mileage Guides 2 Oral History Projects 3 Organizations Contacted 4 Outstanding Tennessee Women Spirit of 86 5 Photographic Services Department of General Services 6 Poetry Homecoming 86 7 Poetry Homecoming 86 Box 59 1 Poetry Homecoming 86 2 Preliminary Consideration for a State of Tennessee Five Year Marketing Plan 3 Printing Authorizations 4 Publications Approval Requests 5 Rallies East, Middle Tennessee 6 Rallies West Tennessee Box 60 1 Smithsonian Folk life - Contracts 2 Smithsonian Institution Meetings 3 Southern Association of Information Officers of the State Department of Agriculture 4 Speaker s Bureau 5 Status Reports Homecoming 86 6 Summer Lights Coordination 7 Television Special Proposal Homecoming 86 8 Ten Tennesseans - Addresses 9 Tennessee Arts Commission 10 Tennessee Association of Fairs 11 Tennessee Children s Dance Ensemble

20 12 Tennessee Committee for Humanities 13 Tennessee Heritage Alliance 14 Tennessee Heritage Alliance 15 Tennessee Historical Commission 16 Tennessee Homecoming 86 An Action Plan 17 Tennessee Homecoming 86 An American Homecoming 18 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Brochure Requests 19 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Brochure Request Out of State 20 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Fact Sheets Microfilm Roll # 10 Box 61 1 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Film Committee 2 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Organization Plan 3 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Planning Session December 8, Tennessee Homecoming 86 Role Models 5 Tennessee Homecoming 86 Signed Checks 6 Tennessee Municipal League 7 Tennessee Valley Authority 8 Star Commission 9 Three Thousand Communities 10 Tourism in Tennessee 11 Tournament of Roses 12 Traveling Expenses 13 Tullahoma Main Street Box 62 1 University of Tennessee Alumni Affairs 2 Unofficial Communities 3 Upper Cumberland Studies Program 4 Washington Hoedown 5 West, Tennessee Jobs Conference 6 Writer s Reunion 7 Writings, Themes