MS 103
Tennessee Bicentennial Commission Records
1993-1996
The Tennessee Bicentennial Commission was established by Executive Order no. 51 by Governor Ned Ray McWherter on June 1, 1992. The executive order declared that a commission be organized by the Tennessee General Assembly and the Governor to develop statewide and local programs commemorating Tennessee's admission to the United States in 1796. The collection consists of correspondence and records produced by the Tennessee Bicentennial Commission from 1993 to 1996. The bulk of the material is project and programs proposals for grants. Included are mission statements, amendments, by-laws, news releases, committee and subcommittee reports, minutes of committee meetings, financial reports, contracts and agreements.
Bicentennial Mall News Release
Box 1 of 4
| File No. | Title | Date |
| 1 | Monumental Sculptural Designs | |
| 2 | Plans and Dedication's | |
| 3 | State Capital Area Master Plan | |
| 4 | Encyclopedia of Tennessee | |
| 5 | Correspondence | 1994 |
| 6 | Correspondence | 1995 |
| 7 | Correspondence | 1996 |
| 8 | Draft Master Plan | 1993 |
| 9 | Draft Master Plan | 1996 |
| 10 | Art and Entertainment Festival Ephemera | |
| 11 | Tennessee 200 Miscellaneous Ephemera | |
| 12 | Tennessee 300 Ephemera | |
| 13 | Tennessee State Museum Foundation Ephemera | |
| 14 | Tennessee Writers Ephemera | |
| 15 | Minutes | |
| 16 | Media Announcements Bicentennial Mall News Releases | |
| 17 | Gov. Don Sunquist Controversy News Releases | |
| 18 | Anderson-Cumberland Counties New Releases | |
| 19 | Davidson-GrundyCounties New Releases | |
| 20 | Hamblen-Know Counties New Releases | |
| 21 | Lake-Moore Counties New Releases | |
| 22 | Obion-Rutherford Counties New Releases | |
| 23 | Scott-Trousdale Counties New Releases | |
| 24 | Unicoi-Wilson Counties New Releases |
Program Applications
Box 2 of 4
| File No. | Title | Date |
| 1 | African American Appalachian Arts, Inc. | |
| 2 | Agriculture Museum | |
| 3 | Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga | |
| 4 | Archival Program | |
| 5 | Arts and Entertainment Festival | |
| 6 | Belle Meade Plantation | |
| 7 | Bicentennial Bike Ride | |
| 8 | Bicentennial County Flag Exhibit | |
| 9 | Bicentennial Exposition Train | |
| 10 | Bicentennial Stamp | |
| 11 | Bicentennial Tree Program | |
| 12 | Bicentennial Wagon Train | |
| 13 | Chattanooga African American Museum | |
| 14 | Chattanooga Regional History Museum | |
| 15 | City of Bristol | |
| 16 | Civil War Heritage Trail | |
| 17 | Education | |
| 18 | Department of Environmental And Conservation Bureau of State Parks | |
| 19 | Firefighters of Tennessee | |
| 20 | Frank H. McClung Museum | |
| 21 | Gary Musick Productions - Tennessee Song | |
| 22 | Goodlettsville Bicentennial Committee | |
| 23 | Haley Square - Knoxville | |
| 24 | Hillsboro - West End Neighborhood Association | |
| 25 | Houston Museum of Decorative Arts | |
| 26 | "In the Shadow of the Capital" Advisory Committee | |
| 27 | Literacy Program | |
| 28 | Memphis Botanic Garden | |
| 29 | Memphis in May International Festival | |
| 31 | Middle Tennessee Iris Society | |
| 32 | Milligan College Madrigal Dinner | |
| 33 | Nashville PRIDE | |
| 34 | Natchez Trace Parkway | |
| 35 | Northeast Tennessee Bicentennial Parkway | |
| 36 | Poetry Society of Tennessee | |
| 37 | Preserving Tennessee's Documentary Heritage | |
| 38 | Professional Florists Association - Chattanooga Area | |
| 39 | Satellite Image Map and Book of Tennessee | |
| 40 | Senior Citizens, Inc. | |
| 41 | Summer Regional Health Systems | |
| 42 | Tennessee Aquarium | |
| 43 | Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA) | |
| 44 | Tennessee Historical Commission | |
| 45 | Tennessee State Museum | |
| 46 | Tennessee Technological University |
Program Applications-Tennessee 200
Box 3 of 4
| File No. | Title | Date |
| 1 | Tennessee Treasures | |
| 2 | Tennessee 200 Cumberland County | |
| 4 | Tennessee 200 Van | |
| 5 | Timothy Demonbreun Heritage Society | |
| 6 | Toshiba American Consumer Products | |
| 7 | Travelers Rest Historic House | |
| 8 | Tri-State Antique Power Association | |
| 9 | Tullahoma South Jackson Civic Association | |
| 10 | Volunteer Day 200 | |
| 11 | Washington College Academy Resolution | |
| 12 | Women's History - 75th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment | |
| 13 | Wood and Strings Puppet Theatre | |
| 14 | The Arts in the Bicentennial | |
| 15 | Audits | |
| 16 | Bicentennial Commerce & Industry Exposition Program Outline | |
| 17 | Bicentennial Festival Program | |
| 18 | Bicentennial Program Approval Process | |
| 19 | Bicentennial Programs Overview | |
| 20 | Executive/Finance Committee & Commerce/Industry Committee | |
| 21 | Budget and Program Overview | |
| 22 | Commemorative Bicentennial Brick | |
| 23 | Community Handbook (Draft) | |
| 24 | Community Handbook (Official) |
Tennessee 200-Tennessee state Planning Office
Box 4 of 4
| File No. | Title | Date |
| 1 | Contracts and Agreements | |
| 2 | County Chairpersons | |
| 3 | County Programs | |
| 4 | Designating Official Bicentennial Projects | |
| 5 | Executive Committee | |
| 6 | Field Representatives | |
| 7 | Finances | |
| 8 | General Administration | |
| 9 | Grants | |
| 10 | Logo Guidelines | |
| 11 | Media Communication Guidelines | |
| 12 | Mission Statement, Amendments, By-laws, Membership Lists | |
| 13 | Office Policies and Procedures | |
| 14 | Planning and Direction Committee | |
| 15 | Recognition of Books | |
| 16 | Sponsorship Information | |
| 17 | Statewide Projects and Local Programs Planning Committee | |
| 18 | "The Pride of Tennessee" | |
| 19 | Tennessee State Planning Office | |
| 20 | Background Research and Proposed Structure |