Cinema (Special Collections): Knoxville Theaters

Walter L. Morris, 1906-1985 (Walter L. Morris Collection, MS.3669)

Walter L. Morris owned and managed several movie theaters in the Knoxville area from the 1940s until his death in 1985. He also helped establish movie theaters in Oak Ridge during its World War II construction. This collection includes personal papers of Morris and business and promotional materials from his theaters.

(For more Special Collections resources specifically related to Knoxville-area and UT theaters, visit the Knoxville Theater Research Guide.)

The Tennessee, with architectural photographs from the author's collection, 1972 (NA6845 .B38)

A history of theatres in Knoxville, Tennessee 1872-1982, 2010 (PN2277.K7 A55 2010)

Your mama said stay away from that nasty old Roxy!: A brief history of Knoxville's last vaudeville house, the Roxy Theatre (1932-1947), 2007 (PN1968 .T4 A55 2007)

Of Paramount importance: American film and cultural home-rule in Knoxville, 1872-1948, 1990 (Thesis90b.T465)