We are pleased to announce that the Katherine Haynes Walkup Collection will now be housed at the Historical Research Center (HRC) after being moved from the Smyrna Public Library.
The Walkup Collection consists of Smyrna history files, genealogy files, family histories and photographs. The collection was originally donated by the family to the Smyrna Public Library in 2013 after the passing of their mother Katherine Walkup, a prominent figure in Smyrna and Rutherford County’s historical and literary organizations. She served on the Linebaugh Library Board, the Board of Directors for the Sam Davis Memorial Association, the Rutherford County Nursing Home, and was a founding member of the Rutherford County Historical Society.
The collection will serve as an excellent resource for our patrons and community members that visit the HRC and Rutherford County Archives every day!
Thank you to the family of Katherine Walkup for allowing us to move the collection where it will better the serve the community.
The Historical Research Center (HRC) is located inside the Rutherford County Archives at 435 Rice Street in Murfreesboro. Linebaugh Public Library is located at 105 W. Vine St. in Murfreesboro. Smyrna Public Library is located at 400 Enon Springs Rd. West in Smyrna. Eagleville Bicentennial Public Library is located at 317 Old Hwy 99 in Eagleville. MGL Library is located at 521 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Murfreesboro. The Technology Engagement Center is located at 306 Minerva Drive in Murfreesboro.