The University of Tennessee Press this year celebrates seven decades of publishing distinguished books for both scholarly and general audiences.
On February 15, 1940, UT President James D. Hoskins read a statement to the university trustees proposing the establishment of the Press
It became one of many prestigious university presses founded during the first half of the twentieth century, including the University of North Carolina Press in 1922, the University of Georgia Press in 1938, the University of South Carolina Press in 1944, and the University Press of Kentucky in 1949. Read More
