The Victory Book Campaign was the army and navy’s official agency for collection of books to be distributed among soldiers. UT students and faculty dropped books off at the library reserve desk for inclusion in the Knoxville campaigns.

In 1942 noncredit courses to prepare women for work in businesses were offered. A preemployment class for women offered in October was so successful that a second section was offered. This class met from noon to 5:00 p.m., five days a week. The School of Business Administration offered five courses: Industrial Accounting I, Industrial Accounting … Continued

UT’s 1938 national champion football team netted the university an exhibit in the World of Sports division of the 1939 New York World’s Fair. The UT exhibit featured 2 five-foot by eight-foot white-on-orange pennants, lettered “Tennessee” and a large picture of Bowden Wyatt, Tennessee’s All-America end. July 23 was designated as Tennessee Day, and UT’s … Continued

The six-month 1982 World’s Fair was immediately adjacent to the campus. The theme of the fair was “Energy Turns the World.” UT did not have an exhibit because the cost of the least-expensive outdoor exhibit was $75,000, but more than three thousand students worked for the fair, pavilions, exhibits, or concessions; the College of Nursing … Continued

A three-part series, “Increasing Energy Productivity and Production in the World,” was the responsibility of UT’s Energy, Environment, and Resources Center, under a contract with the Knoxville International Energy Exposition (KIEE). The center was responsible for conceptual design, program management, and publishing the proceedings. UT published the three-volume set of proceedings. The first symposium, held … Continued

In June 1980 fair officials, led by Jack Proffitt, head of the Community Relations Department, met with presidents and representatives of 10 area colleges to discuss how much residence hall space could be made available for visitors to the fair and for housing of performing groups brought to the fair. UT agreed that some housing … Continued

At its March 5, 1979, meeting, the board of trustees approved selling six properties owned by UT in the area designated as the EXPO site. The ceramics facility; ecology building; the former Tysaman Building (1000 White Avenue), which housed the Bakery and MTAS; and two parking lots were to be sold for $996,000. The EXPO … Continued

Contemporary Productions Inc., a concert-promoting firm in St. Louis, announced plans in early 1982 to bring a series of 15 concerts to Neyland Stadium, using a stage in the middle of the field. The Athletics Department was willing to have a concert stage in the end zone area, located on a concrete apron surrounding the … Continued

At the 1982 World’s Fair, dairymen introduced samples of milk treated with ultrahigh temperature (UHT) technology to purify and preserve milk in liquid form. It was produced under the Farm Best label. It was developed by UT Alumnus William Roberts (BS, 1937), who toured European UHT plants in the 1960s while chairman of the Food … Continued

Hosting the 1982 World’s Fair was not without opposition. The Knoxville International Energy Exposition (KIEE) was established in 1976. When the proposed site was announced, businesses (such as Hewgley’s Music Shop on Henley Street) and residents (such as former UT home economics professor Ruby Jacobs) protested the taking of their property. Citizens for a Better … Continued