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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br> | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br> | ||
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*[http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&hk=7-nyCfmy7p MapQuest Directions and Map] | *[http://www.mapquest.com/?version=1.0&hk=7-nyCfmy7p MapQuest Directions and Map] | ||
*[http://www.katbus.com/ KAT City Buses]: Knoxville Station, hub of the city bus system, is four blocks east of the library. Routes [http://www.katbus.com/maps/route10.pdf 10], [http://www.katbus.com/maps/route11.pdf 11], [http://www.katbus.com/maps/route17.pdf 17], and [http://www.katbus.com/maps/route42.pdf 42] all cross Gay Street at or near Church Street, | *[http://www.katbus.com/ KAT City Buses]: Knoxville Station, hub of the city bus system, is four blocks east of the library. Routes [http://www.katbus.com/maps/route10.pdf 10], [http://www.katbus.com/maps/route11.pdf 11], [http://www.katbus.com/maps/route17.pdf 17], and [http://www.katbus.com/maps/route42.pdf 42] all cross Gay Street at or near Church Street, one block south of the library.<br> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
The Knox County Public Library's [http://www.knoxlib.org/local-family-history/calvin-m-mcclung-historical-collection McClung Historical Collection] on the 3rd floor of the East Tennessee History Center is the premier genealogy repository in this part of Tennessee. It has an index to early '''''Tennessee''''' and '''''North Carolina''''' families. No index in North Carolina can top this one.<ref name="DB85">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 85. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> This library has Internet genealogy databases, more than 75,000 books, 3,000 genealogies, 15,000 ''First Families of Tennessee'', manuscripts, censuses, state and local government records, newspapers, Knoxville city directories, maps, and photos. The same building also houses the ''Knox County Archives'', and the ''East Tennessee Historical Society and Museum''.<ref>[http://www.knoxlib.org/local-family-history/calvin-m-mcclung-historical-collection Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection] in ''Knox County Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref> | The Knox County Public Library's [http://www.knoxlib.org/local-family-history/calvin-m-mcclung-historical-collection McClung Historical Collection] on the 3rd floor of the East Tennessee History Center is the premier genealogy repository in this part of Tennessee. It has an index to early '''''Tennessee''''' and '''''North Carolina''''' families. No index in North Carolina can top this one.<ref name="DB85">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 85. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> This library has Internet genealogy databases, more than 75,000 books, 3,000 genealogies, 15,000 ''First Families of Tennessee'', manuscripts, censuses, state and local government records, newspapers, Knoxville city directories, maps, and photos. The same building also houses the ''Knox County Archives'', and the ''East Tennessee Historical Society and Museum''.<ref>[http://www.knoxlib.org/local-family-history/calvin-m-mcclung-historical-collection Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection] in ''Knox County Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref> | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
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=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
Many photographs are online in the [http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ McClung Digital Collection]. | Many photographs are online in the [http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ McClung Digital Collection]. | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]], Tennessee, has the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on '''''North Carolina''''',<ref name="DB85" /> Internet genealogy databases, census, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.<ref>[http://catalog.lib.chattanooga.gov/localHist/localHist.html Local History and Genealogy Department] in ''Chattanooga Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref> | *[[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]], Tennessee, has the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on '''''North Carolina''''',<ref name="DB85" /> Internet genealogy databases, census, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.<ref>[http://catalog.lib.chattanooga.gov/localHist/localHist.html Local History and Genealogy Department] in ''Chattanooga Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||