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==== Tennessee State Library and Archives ==== | |||
The [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/index.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] has: | The [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/index.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] has: | ||
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*"[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/bibliographies/corelist.htm Core List of Tennessee Books]" includes biographies and a variety of books containing biographical information. | *"[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/bibliographies/corelist.htm Core List of Tennessee Books]" includes biographies and a variety of books containing biographical information. | ||
==== Memphis Public Library and Information Center ==== | |||
The [http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/index.html Memphis Public Library and Information Center] maintains extensive card indexes to biographical sketches in histories and related works. | The [http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/index.html Memphis Public Library and Information Center] maintains extensive card indexes to biographical sketches in histories and related works. | ||
==== Tennessee Historical Society ==== | |||
The [http://www.tennesseehistory.org/ Tennessee Historical Society] has an extensive family surname file and a large collection of personal and family histories. | The [http://www.tennesseehistory.org/ Tennessee Historical Society] has an extensive family surname file and a large collection of personal and family histories. | ||
==== Family History Library ==== | |||
The Family History Library has a good collection of biographical sources. Representative biographical works for Tennessee include: | The Family History Library has a good collection of biographical sources. Representative biographical works for Tennessee include: | ||
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TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY<br> | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY<br> | ||
==== East Tennessee Historical Center ==== | |||
The East Tennessee History Center houses the Knox County Archives, the Museum of East Tennessee History, and the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection. | 601 S. Gay St.<br>Knoxville, TN 37901-1<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277414491585_492" />629<br>Telephone: 865-215-8801<br>Internet: [http://www.easttnhistory.org/content.aspx?article=1341&parent=1207 http://www.easttnhistory.org] | ||
The East Tennessee History Center houses the Knox County Archives, the Museum of East Tennessee History, and the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection. A card index to biographies (mainly obituaries) is available, as well as indexes to ''First Families of Tennessee'' applications, and surname files. | |||
The '''McClung Historical Collection'''’s primary focus is east Tennessee; it holds one of the country’s leading research collections about the region. The collection contains books, newspapers, directories, manuscripts, maps, microfilm records, and photographs. In addition to the east Tennessee material, the collection also contains research guides and census indexes for many states in the United States, especially 11 states in the South. The Knox County Public Library offers the free online [http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ Calvin M. McClung Digital Collection]. | The '''McClung Historical Collection'''’s primary focus is east Tennessee; it holds one of the country’s leading research collections about the region. The collection contains books, newspapers, directories, manuscripts, maps, microfilm records, and photographs. In addition to the east Tennessee material, the collection also contains research guides and census indexes for many states in the United States, especially 11 states in the South. The Knox County Public Library offers the free online [http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ Calvin M. McClung Digital Collection]. | ||
==== Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center ==== | |||
7779 Poplar Pike <br>Germantown, TN 38138<br>Telephone: 901-757-8480<br>Internet: [http://www.germantown-tn.gov/index.aspx?page=765 http://www.germantown-tn.gov] | |||
The [[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center|Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]] (GRHGC) is the special collections division of Germantown Community Library. It is a repository for non-circulating books, microfilm, periodicals, photographs, and maps for genealogical and historical research for the Mid-South, Eastern and Southern states. | The [[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center|Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]] (GRHGC) is the special collections division of Germantown Community Library. It is a repository for non-circulating books, microfilm, periodicals, photographs, and maps for genealogical and historical research for the Mid-South, Eastern and Southern states. | ||
=== Select Bibliography === | === Select Bibliography === | ||