The Jackson Purchase Historical Society held a program celebrating UT Martin’s 125th anniversary July 18 in the Paul Meek Library. Presenters Sam Richardson and Karen Elmore from the library’s Alliene and Jimmie S. Corbitt Special Collections and Archives, along with Nathan Morgan from the Office of University Relations, shared insights from their research for the anniversary book and exhibit.
Their work on “The University of Tennessee at Martin” took them deep into the university archives, campus administrative files and local community collections to uncover rare photos, historic documents and personal stories that trace UT Martin’s roots back to 1900 and the founding of the Hall-Moody Institute.
The 125th anniversary exhibit remains open to the public in the J. Houston Gordon Museum located in Special Collections.
Pictured (l-r) following the program were Karen Elmore, Sam Richardson, Nathan Morgan, Bob Carroll and Dr. Bill Mulligan Jr. Carroll is UT Martin assistant professor emeritus of history and author of the book, “The University of Tennessee at Martin: The First One Hundred Years.” Mulligan is professor of history emeritus at Murray State University and president of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society.
