Stutts Family Papers, 1861-1999 | UNA Archives and Special Collections

By Dixie Norwood

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Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Biographical Note

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Jesse W. Stutts, Sr. Pharmacy Licenses from Tennessee Board of Pharmacy (1905-1907)

Folder 2: Certificates for shares of stock in J.W. Stutts Drug Company (1906;1908;1913;1915)

Folder 3: Typed Letterhead from the Eas-It Chemical Company {with formula for Eas-It} {signed by J.W. Stutts} (January 17, 1916)

Folder 4: Letter to Miss Margaret Stutts (September 24, 1923)

Folder 5: Drug Srore Advertising Pocket Calendar (1907)

Folder 6: Postcard {showing cabin where Abraham Lincoln's parents were married} sent to Mrs. Stutts and Margaret (1947)

Folder 7: Photograph of Lizzie Stutts House and J.W. Stutts {at old spring across from Big House} (No Date)

Folder 8: Photograph of Stutts family {Names are located on back of photograph} (No Date)

Folder 9: Studio Photograph of Dr. Henry Lee Stutts (No Date)

Folder 10: Dr. Henry Lee Stutts' 79th Birthday {4-5x7 photographs} (1952)

Folder 11: Newspaper Article "A Slice of Americana...The Country Doctor" {Dr. Henry Lee Stutts} (May 17, 1962)

Folder 12: Studio Photographs of Dr. Henry Lee Stutts {young man}/Tin-Type {small} of Henry Lee Stutts {young man}/Dr. Henry riding a Longhorn in Texas{photograph} (No Date)

Folder 13: Leather postcard sent to Dr. Henry Lee Stutts (1907)

Folder 14: Three colored photographs of "Uncle Lee's casket" (January 28, 1963)

Folder 15: The Cowpens Papers-Correspondence of Dr. Henry Lee Stutts (1909;1911;1913;1939;1964;1967-1968;1993)

Item 16: Cardboard box for bottle of Eas-It {has picture on it} (Copyright 1912)

Item 17: Cardboard box for a bar of M-S {Mercury-Sulphur} germicidal soap {another patent medicine by J.W. Stutts} (still has a small piece of soap inside) (No Date)

Item 18: Small spool of twine with "Let Stutts fill your prescriptions-Get the habit" {for tying packages at the drug store}

Item 19: Studio photograph of J.W. Stutts as a young man graduating from Vanderbilt University (No Date)

Item 20: Cassette Tape Interview with Patricia Clemons (No Date)

Item 21: 4th Annual Jamboree of Andrew Jackson Council Boy Scouts of America Photograph (June 13, 1929)

Box 2

Folder 1: Family History & Genealogy: The Stutts Families and their Descent from Jacob Stutts of Moore County {by Katherine Shields Melvin} (No Date)

Folder 2: Letters

Item 1: Letter from Dr. H.A. Moody to H.L. Stutts (July 23, 1898)

Item 2: Letter from Harm Stutts to Mrs. Marget Stutts (September 17, 1898) {this was how the name was spelled on the envelope and letter}

Item 3: Letter to Mrs. Margett Stutts (October 15, 1898) {this was how the name was spelled on envelope and letter}

Item 4: Letter from A. Stutts to "Dear Sister" (October 14, 1898)

Item 5: Letter from Ida Lee to Mr. Stutts (October 22, 1898)

Item 6: Letter from Ida M. Lee to Jesse H. Stutts (November 23, 1898)

Folder 3: Postal Cards and Letters

Item 1: Postal Card from Henry Lee Stutts to Mr. J.R. Stutts (January 10, 1899)

Item 2: Letter E.E. Stutts to "Dear People" (January 12, 1899)

Item 3: Letter from Lizzie Pruitt to Jessie E. Stutts (January 23, 1899)

Item 4: Letter from Ethel Stutts to "Jesse W. Stutts-My Sweet Uncle" (February 16, 1899)

Item 5: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "Father, Mother, Sister, Brother, Aunt Jane, and Miss Sallie (March 1, 1899)

Item 6: Letter from Harm to Miss Lizzie Stutts (March 9, 1899)

Item 7: Letter from Ethel Stutts to 'Uncle Jesse and Aunt Lizzie" (May 8, 1899)

Item 8: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear People" (August 3, 1899)

Item 9: Letter from Emma Gresham to Lizzie (September 11, 1899)

Item 10: Letter from Estelia Jones to Mr. Lee and Jessie Stutts (September 19, 1899)

Item 11: Letter from E.P. Legose to Lee Stutts (September 29, 1899)

Item 12: Letter from E.G. Bruner to Henry Lee Stutts (December 8, 1899)

Item 13: Letter from Dr. H.A. Moody to H.L. Stutts (December 12, 1899)

Item 14: Letter from Roxie Kelly to Miss Lizzie Stutts (December 12, 1899)

Item 15: Envelope addressed to Dr. Henry Lee Stutts (April 1898)

Folder 4: Letters

Item 1: Letter from Emma Gresham to Lizzie (Stutts) (January 7, 1900)

Item 2: Letter from Delphia to Miss Lizzie Stutts (January 9, 1900)

Item 3: Letter from John Jaines to Miss Lizzie Stutts (January 18, 1900)

Item 4: Letter from Vernon to Miss Lizzie Stutts (January 31, 1900)

Item 5: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "Dear People" (February 2, 1900)

Item 6: Letter from Delphia to Miss Lizzie Stutts (February 8, 1900)

Item 7: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "Dear People" (February 7, 1900)

Item 8: Letter from J.H. Jaines to Miss Lizzie Stutts (February 18, 1900)

Item 9: Letter from Mat Jaines to Murget (?) Stutts (February 19, 1900)

Item 10: Letter from H.L. Stutts to "Dear People" (February 20, 1900)

Item 11: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "Dear People" (February 27, 1900)

Item 12: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "Dear People" (March 8, 1900)

Item 13: Letter from L.E. Thigpen to "Dear Cousin" (March 10, 1900)

Item 14: Letter from J.W.S. to "Dear Father" (March 10, 1900)

Item 15: Letter from Lee Stutts to "Dear People" (March 12, 1900)

Item 16: Letter from Lee Stutts to "Dear People" (March 15, 1900)

Item 17: Letter from Lee Stutts to "Dear People" (March 22, 1900)

Item 18: Letter from Delphia to 'Dear Cousin" {Miss Lizzie Stutts} (March 24, 1900)

Item 19: Letter from Emma Gresham to Lizzie (May 14, 1900)

Item 20: Letter from Emma Gresham to Lizzie (July 16, 1900)

Item 21: Letter to "Sister and Mother" (November 16, 1900)

Item 22: Letter from Jess Tush (?) to Eli (November 29, 1900)

Item 23: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear People" (December 4, 1900)

Folder 5: Letters

Item 1: Letter from Jesse to "Dear Sister" (January 4, 1901)

Item 2: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Bro. and Cousin" (January 5, 1901)

Item 3: Letter from Sallie L. to "My Dear Friend" {Miss Lizzie Stutts} (January 5, 1901)

Item 4: Letter from Lizzie Year (?) Ward (?) to "Dear Cousin" {Miss Lizzie Stutts} (January 14, 1901)

Item 5: Letter from Jessie Stutts to "Dear Brother" {Henry Lee Stutts} (January 22, 1901)

Item 6: Letter from Jessie Stutts to "Dear Mother and Sister" (January 29, 1901)

Item 7: Letter to "My Dearest Aunt Polly" (September 16, 1901)

Item 8: Letter from William Hill to "Aunt Mag (?) and Uncle Jack Stutts" (September 15, 1901)

Item 9: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Homefolks" (September 19, 1901)

Item 10: Letter from J.W. Stutts to "Dear People" (September 27, 1901)

Item 11: Letter from Jesse Stutts to H.L. Stutts (September 29, 1901)

Item 12: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Father, Mother, and Sister" (October 3, 1901)

Item 13: Postal Card from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Mother" (October 15, 1901)

Item 14: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Brother" (October 22, 1901)

Item 15: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Mother" (October 22, 1901)

Item 16: Letter from Cecil A. Beasley to Jesse Stutts (October 31, 1901)

Item 17: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Homefolks" (November 3, 1901)

Item 18: Postal Card from Rose (?) to "My Dear Polly" (November 8, 1901)

Item 19: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear People" (No Date)

Item 20: Postal Card from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Sister" (November 20, 1901 (?) )

Item 21: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Mother and Sister" (November 21, 1901)

Item 22: Postal Card from Jesse Stutts to "Dear People" (November 26, 1901)

Item 23: Letter from Jesse Stutts to Eli Tush and Lizzie Tush (December 1, 1901)

Item 24: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Mother and Sister" (December 5, 1901)

Item 25: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Parents, Brother, and Sister" (December 9, 1901)

Item 26: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Homefolks" (December 12, 1901)

Item 27: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Sister" (December 16, 1901)

Item 28: Letter from Mrs. Harriet Hartman to Miss Lizzie Stutts (December 17, 1901)

Item 29: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Sister, Mother, etc." (No Date)

Folder 6: Postal Cards and Letters

Item 1: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Mother and Sister" (January 9, 1902)

Item 2: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Father, Mother, and Sister" (January 13, 1902)

Item 3: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Mother, Father, and Sister" (January 16, 1902)

Item 4: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "Dear People" (January 23, 1902)

Item 5: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Father, Mother, and Sister" (January 26, 1902)

Item 6: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "Dear People" (January 30, 1902)

Item 7

Item 8: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "Dear Home Folks" (February 3, 1902)

Item 9: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Home Folks" (February 7, 1902)

Item 10: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "My Dear Mother" (February 7,1902)

Item 11: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "Dear People" (February 6, 1902)

Item 12: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "Dear People-All of You" (February 10, 1902)

Item 13: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Homefolks" (February 10, 1902)

Item 14: Postal Card from Jesse Stutts to "Dear People" (February 11, 1902)

Item 15: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "All Whom These Presents May Come" (February 17, 1902)

Item 16: Letter from Henry Lee Stutts to "Dear People-All" (February 20, 1902)

Item 17: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Father and Mother" (February 24, 1902)

Item 18: Postal Card from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Mother" (February 28, 1902)

Item 19: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Parents-Bro., Sister" (March 12, 1902)

Item 20: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Homefolks" (April 2, 1902)

Item 21: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Father" (April 4, 1902)

Item 22: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Homefolks" (April 8, 1902)

Item 23: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "All" (April 11, 1902)

Item 24: Letter from Jesse Stutts to "Dear Parents" (April 15, 1902)

Folder 7: Notebooks, Business papers, and other materials

Item 1: Notebooks: blue spiral bound contains several formulas {developed and produced at Stutts Laboratory in Florence, Alabama by Jesse Stutts} (No Date)

Item 2: Notebooks: black spiral bound contains more formulas {a note attached states "Formulas-J.W. Stutts-Pharmaceutical Chemist"} (No Date)

Item 3: Envelope marked "Important formulas, Private"-contains typewritten copies of several formulas patent medicines (No Date)

Item 4: Envelope that contains three pages of ledger statements of goods purchased at J.W. Stutts Drug Co., by Dr. Henry Lee Stutts (1908-1909), a note showing that Dr. H.L. Stutts is due at First National Bank, and a statement showing that H.L. Stutts' account at the bank is credited $100

Item 5: Record of C.A. Jones Family {handwritten list of births, marriages, and deaths} (No Date)

Item 6: "Pretty Pansy" song {handwritten} (No Date)

Item 7: Memo for "Luncheonette and Fountain" in J.W. Stutts Drug Store (No Date)

Item 8: Envelope addressed to Elizabeth Stutts {no contents} (No Date)

Folder 8: Letters, Envelopes, Business Papers

Item 1: Envelope addressed to Henry Lee Stutts {contains two sheets advertising turbines} (June 11, 1908)

Item 2: Letter from J.A. Bookwalter to Henry Lee Stutts (June 11, 1908)

Item 3: Envelope addressed to Henry Lee Stutts {contains two receipts plus other items} (June 17. 1908)

Item 4: Letter from D.F. McClatchey to "All Station Agents" (July 1, 1908)

Item 5: Letter from D.R. Nettles, M.D. to Henry Lee Stutts, M.D. (July 27, 1908)

Item 6: Letter from H.T. Brown to Henry Lee Stutts (July 27, 1908)

Item 7: Letter from H.T. Brown to Henry Lee Stutts (july 30, 1908)

Item 8: Letter from Cousin Wheeler (?) to Henry Lee Stutts (September 18, 1908)

Item 9: Letter and Envelope from Henry Lee Stutts {contains a bill from H.L. Stutts from Kreisman and Olin Drygoods Store} (No Date)

Item 10: Bill from May, Sonnenfield and Company to Henry Lee Stutts {goods purchased} (No Date)

Folder 9: Letters and Postal Cards

Item 1: Letter from D.C. Lawson to Dr. H.L. Stutts (February 6, 1909)

Item 2: Letter from M.S. Rowland to H.L. Stutts, Esq. (February 20, 1909)

Item 3: Letter from A.L. Myrick to Henry Lee Stutts (March 8, 1909)

Item 4: Letter from Ashcraft Cotton Mills to Dr. H.L. Stutts (March 13, 1909)

Item 5: Letter from"Cousin Lina" to "Cousin Lee" (March 25, 1909)

Item 6: Letter from James Hardie to "Gentlemen" (March 31, 1909)

Item 7: Postal Card from The Good and Reese Company to Dr. H.L. Stutts (March 31, 1909)

Item 8: Postal Card from D.L. Harrison to Henry Lee Stutts (April 8, 1909)

Folder 10: First Extend File

Item 1: History of State Teachers College {by Susan Kirkman Vaughn} (No Date)

Item 2: Printed Letter from Harrison & Harrison Manufacturers to J.R. Stutts (September 13, 1887)

Item 3: Newspaper Ads for Stutts Drug Company (1909;1960)/Newspaper Article "Medicine doctors in area's early health care" (No Date)

Folder 11: Second Extend File

Item 1: Catalogues from State Normal College (1894-1898)

Item 2: Newspaper Articles on Dr. Henry Lee Stutts (1962)

Item 3: Circuit Court Case-H.L. Stutts Heirs (No Date)

Item 4: Bonds from First National Bank-Florence, Alabama (1942;1944)

Item 5: Correspondence (May 3, 1861)

Item 6: Photographs of Dr. Henry Lee Stutts and Homeplace (1999)