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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''Email:''' [https://ask.knoxlib.org/ Ask a librarian] form. <br>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref>[http://www.knoxlib.org/about/services/ask-librarian Ask a librarian] in ''Knox County Public Library'' (accessed 19 February 2014).</ref> &nbsp;[http://www.knoxlib.org/about/services/ask-librarian Ask a librarian] form. <br>  


'''Address:'''<br>
'''Address:'''<ref name="handl">[http://www.knoxlib.org/about/hours-and-locations/calvin-m-mcclung-historical-collection Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection] in ''Knox County Public Library'' (accessed 19 February 2014).</ref>  


:601 South Gay Street 3rd Floor  
:601 South Gay Street 3rd Floor  
:Knoxville, TN 37902 <br>
:Knoxville, TN 37902 <br><br>


'''Telephone:''' 865-215-8801<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="handl" /> &nbsp;865-215-8801<br>  


[https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/about/hours-and-locations/calvin-m-mcclung-historical-collection '''Hours''']
'''Hours:'''<ref name="handl" />


'''Directions, map, and public transportation:'''<br>
:Sun:1:00 – 5:00<br>Mon:9:00 – 8:30<br>Tues:9:00 – 8:30<br>Wed:9:00 – 5:30<br>Thurs:9:00 – 5:30<br>Fri:9:00 – 5:30<br>Sat:9:00 – 5:00<br> <br>


*[https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/about/hours-and-locations/calvin-m-mcclung-historical-collection Hours, location, parking]  
'''Directions, map, and public transportation:'''
*[http://www.katbus.com/ KAT City Buses]: Knoxville Station, hub of the city bus system, is four blocks east of the library. [https://katbus.com/schedules-maps/ KAT schedules and maps].
 
*[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, one block south of the library.<br>


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


*[https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/ Knox County Public Library] hours and locations, go to catalog, explore the collection, calendar and programs, about, local and family history, kid zone, teen central, news, and events. <br>  
*[http://www.knoxlib.org/ Knox County Public Library] hours and locations, go to catalog, explore the collection, calendar and programs, about, local and family history, kid zone, teen central, news, and events. <br>
*[http://cat.knoxlib.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=CqLAlqVghq/MILLERTOWN/249110466/60/1180/X KCPL catalog online] search by keyword, author, title, subject, or series. <br>


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


The Knox County Public Library's [https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/calvin-m-mcclung-collection McClung Historical Collection] on the 3rd floor of the East Tennessee History Center is the premier genealogy repository for this part of Tennessee featuring an index to early '''''Tennessee''''' and '''''North Carolina''''' families. This is the best family history and genealogy index for these two states.<ref name="DB85" />  
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>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> &nbsp;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 McClung Historical Collection’s primary focus is east Tennessee; it holds one of the country’s leading research collections about the region, including Internet genealogy databases, more than 75,000 books, 3,000 genealogies, manuscripts, censuses, state and local government records, newspapers, Knoxville city directories, maps, and photos.<ref>[https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/calvin-m-mcclung-collection Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection] in ''Knox County Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref>
=== Guides  ===
 
Court records include deeds, marriages, tax lists, guardian records, vital records, wills, and estates from the east Tennessee counties of Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Carter, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Cumberland, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Loudon, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, and Washington.
 
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 also offers the free online [https://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ Calvin M. McClung Digital Collection]. This collection includes many digital photos.
*[http://www.knoxlib.org/local-family-history Local and Family History] Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Archives, East Tennessee Historical Society and Museum, Historical Resources A - Z, Getting Started with Genealogy, Events, and New at McClung.
 
=== Guides  ===


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===


[https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/calvin-m-mcclung-collection Use of the Collection]: Sign-in, security, computer and imaging equipment use, fees, etc.
Many photographs are online in the [http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ McClung Digital Collection].  


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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'''''In the Same Building'''''  
'''''In the Same Building'''''  


:*[[East Tennessee Historical Society]] has for over 175 years recorded stories, collected artifacts, and educated visitors with lectures, and publications such as ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44435788 First Families of Tennessee]'', and the new ''Civil War Families of Tennessee''. The original submission files for ''First Families of Tennessee'' and surname files are accessible to the public.<ref>[https://www.easttnhistory.org/FFT First Families of Tennessee] in ''East Tennessee Historical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2021).</ref>  
*[[East Tennessee Historical Society]] has for over 175 years recorded stories, collected artifacts, and educated visitors with lectures, and publications such as ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44435788 First Families of Tennessee]'', and the new ''Civil War Families of Tennessee''. The original submission files for ''First Families of Tennessee'' and surname files are accessible to the public.<ref>[http://www.easttnhistory.org/research/first-families-tennessee First Families of Tennessee] in ''East Tennessee Historical Society'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>  
:*[http://www.easttnhistory.org/knox-county-archives Knox County Archives] since 1792 collects history and county government records such as marriages, divorces, deeds, probates, County-Chancery-Circuit-Criminal-Juvenile-Superior court, tax, and school records, and online databases.<ref>[http://www.easttnhistory.org/knox-county-archives Knox County Archives] in ''East Tennessee Historical Society'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>  
*[http://www.easttnhistory.org/knox-county-archives Knox County Archives] since 1792 collects history and county government records such as marriages, divorces, deeds, probates, County-Chancery-Circuit-Criminal-Juvenile-Superior court, tax, and school records, and online databases.<ref>[http://www.easttnhistory.org/knox-county-archives Knox County Archives] in ''East Tennessee Historical Society'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>  
:*[http://www.easttnhistory.org/museum-east-tennessee-history Museum of East Tennessee History] showcases the history of 35 regional counties.
*[http://www.easttnhistory.org/museum-east-tennessee-history Museum of East Tennessee History] showcases the history of 35 regional counties.


'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  


*[[National Archives at Atlanta]] records of federal agencies and courts for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, Indian records, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/atlanta/finding-aids/genealogy.html Checklist of Records Available for Research into Family History at NARA's Southeast Region] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 13 February 2014).</ref>  
*[[National Archives at Atlanta]] records of federal agencies and courts for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, Indian records, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/atlanta/finding-aids/genealogy.html Checklist of Records Available for Research into Family History at NARA's Southeast Region] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 13 February 2014).</ref>  
*[[Tennessee State Library and Archives]], Nashville, African Americans, vital records, censuses, county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, manuscripts, military records, Native Americans, newspapers, obituary lists, maps, state agency records, petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories, prison inmates, and TN county historians.<ref>[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm Research and Collections] in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' (accessed 23 May 2010).</ref>
*[[Tennessee State Library and Archives]], Nashville, African Americans, vital records,censuses, county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, manuscripts, military records, Native Americans, newspapers, obituary lists, maps, state agency records, petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories, prison inmates, and TN county historians.<ref>[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm Research and Collections] in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' (accessed 23 May 2010).</ref>


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]], has the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on '''''North Carolina''''',<ref name="DB85">Dollarhide and Bremer, 85.</ref> Internet genealogy databases, census, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.<ref>[https://chattlibrary.org/local-history/ Local History and Genealogy Department] in ''Chattanooga Public Library'' (accessed 14 January 2021).</ref>
*[[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]], has the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on '''''North Carolina''''',<ref name="DB85">Dollarhide and Bremer, 85.</ref> &nbsp;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>
*[[Knox_County_Public_Library|<u>Knox County Public Library</u>]]<u>, Knoxville, has the best index to '''''North Carolina''''' families,<ref name="DB85" /> &nbsp;Internet genealogy databases, 75,000 books, genealogies, ''First Families of Tennessee'', manuscripts, censuses, state and local government records, newspapers, Knoxville city directories, maps, and photos.<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></u>


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
<br> '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[https://www.knoxlib.org/ Knoxville Public Library], online genealogy databases like Cyndi's List, Ellis Island, FamilySearch, and Rootsweb.  
*[http://www2.youseemore.com/knoxville/default.asp Knoxville Public Library], online genealogy databases like Cyndi's List, Ellis Island, FamilySearch, and Rootsweb.  
*[http://blogs.knoxlib.org/ Knox County Library], cardholder access to databases like Footnote.com, HeritageQuest, and TN Sanborn maps.
*[http://blogs.knoxlib.org/ Knox County Library], cardholder access to&nbsp;databases like Footnote.com,&nbsp;HeritageQuest, and TN Sanborn maps.&nbsp;
*[http://www.knoxcounty.org/clerk/index_new.php Knox County Clerk], probates since 1789; marriages, divorces, court records since 1792; tax records since 1806.<ref>''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.]'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Publ., 2002), 641.</ref>  
*[http://www.knoxcounty.org/clerk/index_new.php Knox County Clerk], probates since 1789; marriages, divorces, court records since 1792; tax records since 1806.<ref name="Handybook">''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.]'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Publ., 2002), 641.</ref>  
*[http://www.knoxcounty.org/register/index.php Knox County Register of Deeds], land records since 1791.<ref>Alice Eichholz, ed. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55947869 Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed.]'' (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 638.</ref>  
*[http://www.knoxcounty.org/register/index.php Knox County Register of Deeds], land records since 1791.<ref name="Redbook">Alice Eichholz, ed. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55947869 Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed.]'' (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 638.</ref>  
*[http://www.knoxcounty.org/circuit/index.php Knox County Clerk of the Circuit Court], court records since 1792; probate records since 1792.
*[http://www.knoxcounty.org/circuit/index.php Knox County Clerk of the Circuit Court], court records since 1792; probate records since 1792.<ref name="Redbook" />  
*[http://www.tned.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee], Knoxville, recent civil and criminal court records.<ref>[http://www.tned.uscourts.gov/ Home] in ''U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>
*County Vital Records Office
*[http://www.lib.utk.edu/ University of Tennessee Hodges Library], Knoxville, manuscripts, biographies, genealogies, county histories, church records, federal records, American Indians especially Cherokees, and river traffic. <ref name="DB105">Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref>  
*County Archives
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson]], [[Blount County, Tennessee|Blount]], [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]], [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson]], [[Loudon County, Tennessee|Loudon]], [[Sevier County, Tennessee|Sevier]], [[Roane County, Tennessee|Roane]], and [[Union County, Tennessee|Union]].
*County Orphan's Court
*[http://www.wagsnetn.org/ Watauga Association of Genealogists], Johnson City, meetings, services, publications, genealogists.  
*County Probate Court
*County Recorder
*County Coroner
*County and local historical societies
*County and local genealogical societies
*U.S. District Court
*Museums and heritage societies
*University of Tennessee Hodges Library
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnwag/index.htm Watauga Association of Genealogists], Johnson City, meetings, services, publications, genealogists.  
*[http://www.thehermitage.com/ The Hermitage Museum], Nashville, Pres. Andrew Jackson's home, to learn about TN lifestyles.<br>  
*[http://www.thehermitage.com/ The Hermitage Museum], Nashville, Pres. Andrew Jackson's home, to learn about TN lifestyles.<br>  
*[http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/ Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church], Cordova, official repository.<ref>[http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/ Home] in ''Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>
*Church archives
*[http://www.tennesseearchivists.org/umc.html Methodist Church Archives], Nashville, records and histories of Tennessee congretations.<ref>[http://www.tennesseearchivists.org/umc.html Tennessee Conference, United Methodist Church Archives Depository and History Library] in ''Society of Tennessee Archivists'' (20 February 2014)</ref>
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson]], [[Blount County, Tennessee|Blount]], [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]], [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson]], [[Loudon County, Tennessee|Loudon]], [[Sevier County, Tennessee|Sevier]], [[Roane County, Tennessee|Roane]], and [[Union County, Tennessee|Union]]  
*[http://www.sbhla.org/info.htm Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives], Nashville, central archives of SBC records.<ref>[http://www.sbhla.org/info.htm Information] in ''Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>
*State Vital Records Office
*[http://health.state.tn.us/vr/Genealogy.htm Tennessee DH Vital Records], Nashville, births since 1914; marriages-divorces-deaths since 1964.<ref>[http://health.state.tn.us/vr/Genealogy.htm Genealogy] in ''Tennessee Department of Health'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>
*Tennessee Historical Society
*[http://www.tennesseehistory.org/research.htm Tennessee Historical Society], Nashville, collection is at the [Tennessee State Library and Archives].<ref>[http://www.tennesseehistory.org/research.htm Research and Collections] in ''Tennessee Historical Society'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>
*Tennessee Genealogical Society Library
*[http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society Library], Germantown, Internet genealogy databases, 14,000 books, censuses, tax lists, vital statistics, early newspapers, and family charts.<ref>[http://www.tngs.org/ Library Resources] in ''Tennessee Genealogical Society'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>
*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Georgia]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Mississippi Archives and Libraries|Mississippi]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]], [[Virginia Archives and Libraries|Virginia]].  
*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Georgia]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Mississippi Archives and Libraries|Mississippi]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]], [[Virginia Archives and Libraries|Virginia]].  
*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/news/ngs/index.html North Carolina State Archives], Raleigh, NC, census, military, courts, bond, deed, estate, vital record, tax, wills.<ref>[http://www.ncdcr.gov/archives/Public/Collections/GovernmentRecords.aspx Types of Government Records] in ''State Archives of North Carolina'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref> Many early Tennessee settlers were from Virginia and North Carolina.
*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/news/ngs/index.html North Carolina State Archives], Raleigh, NC, census, military, courts, bond, deed, estate, vital record, tax, wills.<ref>[http://www.ncdcr.gov/archives/Public/Collections/GovernmentRecords.aspx Types of Government Records] in ''State Archives of North Carolina'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>  
*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, IN, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic collections, and Canadians.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/pdf/AboutUsBrochure.pdf The Genealogy Center: A Tradition of Excellence] in ''Genealogy Center - Allen County Public Library'' (accessed 19 February 2014).</ref>  
*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, IN, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic collections, and Canadians.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/pdf/AboutUsBrochure.pdf The Genealogy Center: A Tradition of Excellence] in ''Genealogy Center - Allen County Public Library'' (accessed 19 February 2014).</ref>  
*[[Bristol Public Library]], Bristol, VA, not a big library, but important for finding families traveling the [[Great Valley Road]] into Tennessee and Kentucky.<ref name="DB105" />  
*Bristol Public Library, Bristol, VA, not a big library, but important for finding families traveling the [[Great Valley Road]] into Tennessee and Kentucky.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 105</ref>  
*[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research|Clayton Library]], Houston, TX, censuses, military, passenger lists, periodicals, family histories, maps, Texas and Southern U.S. records, vertical files, British vital records index, German, Canadian records.<ref>[http://houstonlibrary.org/research/special-collections/clayton-library-center-genealogical-research/collections Collections] in '' Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research'' (accessed 14 January 2021).</ref>  
*[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research|Clayton Library]], Houston, TX, censuses, military, passenger lists, periodicals, family histories, maps, Texas and Southern U.S. records, veritcal files, British vital records index, German, Canadian records.<ref>[http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/collections.html Collections] in '' Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research'' (accessed 19 February 2014).</ref>  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, UT, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  
*[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, UT, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records.  
*[[Library of Virginia]], Richmond, large genealogy collection including births and deaths 1853-1896, marriages before 1936, histories, biographies, newspapers, Bibles, and huge manuscript collection (about half online), military and Civil War records, deeds, wills and other court records.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> <ref name="VDH">[http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/gene.htm Genealogy] in ''Virginia Department of Health'' (accessed 4 January 2014).</ref> Many early Tennessee settlers were from Virginia and North Carolina.<br>  
*[[Library of Virginia]], Richmond, large genealogy collection including births and deaths 1853-1896, marriages before 1936, histories, biographies, newspapers, Bibles, and huge manuscript collection (about half online), military and Civil War records, deeds, wills and other court records.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> <ref name="VDH">[http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/gene.htm Genealogy] in ''Virginia Department of Health'' (accessed 4 January 2014).</ref><br>  
*[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]], CA, holds the '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' which is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]] '' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia''''', and '''''West Virginia ''''' families.<ref name="DB85" /> <ref>[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ The Tina Brayton Collection] in ''Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref>
*[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]], CA, holds the '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' which is equivalent to the ''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/draper/ Draper Collection]'' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia''''', and '''''West Virginia&nbsp;''''' families.<ref name="DB85" /> <ref>[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ The Tina Brayton Collection] in ''Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref>


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Revision as of 08:48, 20 February 2014

United States go to Tennessee go to Archives and Libraries go to Knox County Public Library

Knox County Public Library
McClung Historical Collection

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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  Ask a librarian form.

Address:[2]

601 South Gay Street 3rd Floor
Knoxville, TN 37902

Telephone:[2]  865-215-8801

Hours:[2]

Sun:1:00 – 5:00
Mon:9:00 – 8:30
Tues:9:00 – 8:30
Wed:9:00 – 5:30
Thurs:9:00 – 5:30
Fri:9:00 – 5:30
Sat:9:00 – 5:00

Directions, map, and public transportation:

Internet sites and databases:

  • Knox County Public Library hours and locations, go to catalog, explore the collection, calendar and programs, about, local and family history, kid zone, teen central, news, and events.
  • KCPL catalog online search by keyword, author, title, subject, or series.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

The Knox County Public Library's 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.[3]  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.[4]

Guides[edit | edit source]

  • Local and Family History Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Archives, East Tennessee Historical Society and Museum, Historical Resources A - Z, Getting Started with Genealogy, Events, and New at McClung.

Tips[edit | edit source]

Many photographs are online in the McClung Digital Collection.

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Knox County Public Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

In the Same Building

  • East Tennessee Historical Society has for over 175 years recorded stories, collected artifacts, and educated visitors with lectures, and publications such as First Families of Tennessee, and the new Civil War Families of Tennessee. The original submission files for First Families of Tennessee and surname files are accessible to the public.[5]
  • Knox County Archives since 1792 collects history and county government records such as marriages, divorces, deeds, probates, County-Chancery-Circuit-Criminal-Juvenile-Superior court, tax, and school records, and online databases.[6]
  • Museum of East Tennessee History showcases the history of 35 regional counties.

Overlapping Collections

  • National Archives at Atlanta records of federal agencies and courts for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, Indian records, and military records.[7]
  • Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, African Americans, vital records,censuses, county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, manuscripts, military records, Native Americans, newspapers, obituary lists, maps, state agency records, petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories, prison inmates, and TN county historians.[8]

Similar Collections

  • Chattanooga Public Library Downtown, has the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on North Carolina,[9]  Internet genealogy databases, census, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.[10]
  • Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, has the best index to North Carolina families,[9]  Internet genealogy databases, 75,000 books, genealogies, First Families of Tennessee, manuscripts, censuses, state and local government records, newspapers, Knoxville city directories, maps, and photos.[11]


Neighboring Collections

  • Knoxville Public Library, online genealogy databases like Cyndi's List, Ellis Island, FamilySearch, and Rootsweb.
  • Knox County Library, cardholder access to databases like Footnote.com, HeritageQuest, and TN Sanborn maps. 
  • Knox County Clerk, probates since 1789; marriages, divorces, court records since 1792; tax records since 1806.[12]
  • Knox County Register of Deeds, land records since 1791.[13]
  • Knox County Clerk of the Circuit Court, court records since 1792; probate records since 1792.[13]
  • County Vital Records Office
  • County Archives
  • County Orphan's Court
  • County Probate Court
  • County Recorder
  • County Coroner
  • County and local historical societies
  • County and local genealogical societies
  • U.S. District Court
  • Museums and heritage societies
  • University of Tennessee Hodges Library
  • Watauga Association of Genealogists, Johnson City, meetings, services, publications, genealogists.
  • The Hermitage Museum, Nashville, Pres. Andrew Jackson's home, to learn about TN lifestyles.
  • Church archives
  • Repositories in surrounding counties: Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon, Sevier, Roane, and Union
  • State Vital Records Office
  • Tennessee Historical Society
  • Tennessee Genealogical Society Library
  • Repositories in other surrounding states (or provinces): Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Virginia.
  • North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC, census, military, courts, bond, deed, estate, vital record, tax, wills.[14]
  • Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic collections, and Canadians.[15]
  • Bristol Public Library, Bristol, VA, not a big library, but important for finding families traveling the Great Valley Road into Tennessee and Kentucky.[16]
  • Clayton Library, Houston, TX, censuses, military, passenger lists, periodicals, family histories, maps, Texas and Southern U.S. records, veritcal files, British vital records index, German, Canadian records.[17]
  • Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records.
  • Library of Virginia, Richmond, large genealogy collection including births and deaths 1853-1896, marriages before 1936, histories, biographies, newspapers, Bibles, and huge manuscript collection (about half online), military and Civil War records, deeds, wills and other court records.[18] [19]
  • Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown, CA, holds the Tina Brayton Collection which is equivalent to the Draper Collection but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia  families.[9] [20]

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Ask a librarian in Knox County Public Library (accessed 19 February 2014).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection in Knox County Public Library (accessed 19 February 2014).
  3. ↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 85. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.
  4. ↑ Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection in Knox County Public Library (accessed 11 February 2014).
  5. ↑ First Families of Tennessee in East Tennessee Historical Society (accessed 20 February 2014).
  6. ↑ Knox County Archives in East Tennessee Historical Society (accessed 20 February 2014).
  7. ↑ Checklist of Records Available for Research into Family History at NARA's Southeast Region in National Archives (accessed 13 February 2014).
  8. ↑ Research and Collections in Tennessee Archives and Libraries (accessed 23 May 2010).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Dollarhide and Bremer, 85.
  10. ↑ Local History and Genealogy Department in Chattanooga Public Library (accessed 11 February 2014).
  11. ↑ Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection in Knox County Public Library (accessed 11 February 2014).
  12. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Publ., 2002), 641.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Alice Eichholz, ed. Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 638.
  14. ↑ Types of Government Records in State Archives of North Carolina (accessed 20 February 2014).
  15. ↑ The Genealogy Center: A Tradition of Excellence in Genealogy Center - Allen County Public Library (accessed 19 February 2014).
  16. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 105
  17. ↑ Collections in Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research (accessed 19 February 2014).
  18. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.
  19. ↑ Genealogy in Virginia Department of Health (accessed 4 January 2014).
  20. ↑ The Tina Brayton Collection in Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County (accessed 3 January 2014).
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