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[Chi Delta Mu Fraternity Members]

Description: Photograph of five J. Bethel Bell, Jos. D. Atkinson, Will H. Wethers, E. W. Washington, and W.B. Green, officers of the Chi Delta Mu fraternity, with chaplain Walter Scott posing in front of (possibly the fraternity house) a brick building with two white pillars, at the Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. Attached is a typewritten caption listing the men's names and offices and the names of the fraternity and university.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Law License Belonging to Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Description: Photograph of a law license belonging to Thomas Middlebrook Willis. It reads: "Law School of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. To All to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: Know Ye, That we, the Professors of the Law School of Cumberland University, having examined Thos. M. Willis, touching his knowledge of the Law, and being satisfied with his attainments; and further, having before us the proofs required by Statue, that he is a man of good moral character and twenty-one years o… more
Date: January 18, 1883
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Law License for Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Description: Law license from the Law School of Cumberland University acknowledging that Thomas Middlebrook Willis (1859-1937) has fulfilled the requirements for the degree. T. M. Willis practiced law in Abilene, TX for many years.
Date: January 18, 1883
Creator: Law School of Cumberland University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Starnes Family and Friends]

Description: Photograph of the Starnes family and friends. They are, in no order, Jesse -, Eliza Starnes, Lola Starnes, Ike Stubblefield, Kate -, Ross Starnes, Sallie Abbott, and Everitt -. The women wear white shirts and large bow in their hair, and the men wear suits and ties.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Staley Bros.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Thomas Benton Starnes]

Description: Photograph of Thomas Benton Starnes at 1204 Dodds Avenue in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He sits cross-legged in the yard in front of a two story house. He wears a suit, tie, and a bowler hat, and there is a potted plant behind him. The house next to 1204 Dodds Avenue can be seen in the background.
Date: [1900..1940]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.02446591112959 -85.26770499999998
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Uncle John Johnson]

Description: Portrait of John Johnson, posed standing against a low wood fence, visible from the knees up. He wears a dark suit with a patterned bow tie, and pinned to his lapel is a ribbon. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Uncle John Johnson, Union City, Tenn."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Dr. John Berry McFerrin and Grandson]

Description: Portrait of Rev. Dr. McFerrin and grandson visible from the waist up. Dr. McFerrin wears a dark-colored three-piece suit and a bow tie. His grandson, on the left, wears a light-colored suit with a polka dot necktie. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Dr. J. B. McFerrin was the uncle of Mrs. M. F. Barcus. Rev. Dr. John Berry McFerrin. June 15, 1807, Rutherford Co., Tenn. - May 10, 1887, Nashville, Tenn. Noted Methodist pastor."
Date: unknown
Creator: Thuss, W. G. & Thuss, A. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Grandmother McFerrin and Granddaughter]

Description: Portrait of Mrs. McFerrin and granddaughter visible from the waist up. Mrs. McFerrin wears a dark-colored dress with many small folds pulled close together along the shoulders and puffy sleeves. Her granddaughter, on the left, wears a light-colored shirt with a square neckline. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Mrs. McFerrin and granddaughter. Mrs. M. F. Barcus's maternal uncle's wife. Wife of Rev. Dr. John Berry McFerrin of Tenn."
Date: unknown
Creator: Thuss
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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