SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Adeline King Collection contains King's writings from 1931 to 1989. A series of newspaper columns published in the Rutherford Courier from 1982 to 1989comprise the bulk of the collection. The rest of the collection consists of her literary efforts, some of which were published in both local and national publications. From 1946 to 1969, King was employed by the Nashville Bridge Company as secretary to the chairman and president. During this time she edited and wrote for the company's monthly publication, the Na-Bri-Co News. The collection contains every issue of this magazine from that time period, as well as earlier issues. Perhaps most significant to local history, King wrote a pageant entitled "Son of This House" detailing the story of her relative by marriage, Sam Davis, a Confederate spy and fallen hero. An unpublished story called "The Town Pump" contains a lengthy collection of anecdotes about the town of Smyrna, King's hometown. The collection also includes a series of letters that King wrote to American servicemen during World War II.