The archives of the Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site are dedicated to the memory of Mary Hardin McCown (1891-1985). McCown was a lifelong resident of Johnson City, Tennessee and a direct descendant of Colonel John Tipton. Being a charter member, she signed the original Charter of Incorporation of the Tipton-Haynes Historical Association, Inc. in 1965.

The Mary Hardin McCown Archives contain a vast collection of historical documents, artifacts, photographs, audio and video, and much more. Upon request and agreement, archival research may be conducted at the site. Below is a list of the archival collections:

  • 1840-1860 Inventory Research Project Records
  • Audio Cassette Collection
  • Audio Visual Collection
  • Buffalo Trace Greenway Records
  • William G. Cooper Collection
  • Sheryl T. Daniels Art Collection
  • Gertrude B. Deakins Collection
  • Lynn Distelhorst Collection
  • Newton F. Garland Property Acquisition Records
  • Harper’s New Monthly Magazine Collection
  • Harwood Family Collection
  • The Haynes Family Collection
  • George Haynes Cabin Project Records
  • Roberta Haynes Letter
  • Fitzhugh Lee Letter
  • Mary Hardin McCown Collection
  • Mary Hardin McCown Speech
  • Annie Haynes McIntosh Collection
  • André Michaux Collection
  • Mount Family Collection
  • National Temperance Almanac
  • Old Book Inventory
  • Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site Photography Collection
  • Dolores C. Rutherford Collection
  • Shirley Hughes Haynes Staley Collection
  • Standard Sewing Machine Instruction Books
  • Charles D. Tipton Collection
  • Tipton Family Collection
  • Tipton-Haynes Archaeology Collection
  • Tipton-Haynes Historic Site Civil War Exhibit Collection
  • Tipton-Haynes Historical Association Records
  • Nat Tipton Family Documents
  • Small Collections
  • Simerly Family Papers
  • Bumpass Cove Collection
  • Permanent Exhibit Records Collection

Tipton-Haynes is always searching for and collecting information for our archives. If you have anything pertaining to the site or to the historical figures and their families, then please contact us.