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United States Tennessee Weakley Archives and Libraries University of Tennessee at Martin Library

University of Tennessee at Martin Library

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:^[1] E-mail a Department form

Address:^[1]

University of Tennessee at Martin
Paul Meek Library, Special Collections
West Tennessee Heritage Study Center
554 University Street
Martin, TN 38238

Telephone:^[2] Archives/Museum/Genealogy: 731-881-7094, or Reference: 731-881-7065

Hours and holidays: Hours of Operation

Map: Campus map

Internet sites and databases:

West Tennessee Heritage Study Center description, printed materials, Heritage Quest, microfilm collections, censuses, and Confederate soldier pension applications
Paul Meek Library catalog online searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, or call number.

Also available in WorldCat.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

The West Tennessee Heritage Study Center (WTHSC) focuses on the genealogy, social history, cultures, and family history of Tennessee and its counties. Their collection includes all of Tennessee but is more in-depth for northwest Tennessee. They also collect newspapers, regional county records, and have federal censuses for Tennessee 1780–1930. Their WTHSC Index is an important resource.^[3]

The Center holds a variety of genealogical resources including materials relating to the following counties of West Tennessee: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Stewart, Tipton, Wayne, Weakley and Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman counties in Kentucky.

Databases include Heritage Quest, ProQuest, and JSTOR.

Tips[edit | edit source]

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Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at theUniversity of Tennessee at Martin Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

National Archives at Atlanta (i.e. Morrow), federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops.
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.^[4]

Similar Collections

East Tennessee Historical Society, Knoxville, 67,000 books, newspapers, 3,000 genealogies, 14,000 TN first families, manuscripts, census, Knoxville city directories 1859-now, maps, photos, deeds, wills, marriages, military records, TN Confederate pensions, Ancestry.com, New England Ancestors, HeritageQuest, Sanborn maps.

Neighboring Collections

Memphis Public Library, microfilmed and indexed Memphis and Shelby County records, censuses, genealogies, periodicals, especially for the southern USA, passenger lists, Dawes Comm. index, DAR lineages, Ancestry.com.
Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, births 1952-present.^[5]
Shelby County Archives, births 1881-1951,^[6] marriages 1820-1999, deaths 1848-1951, probates 1820-1900, deeds, naturalizations 1856-1906.^[5]
Shelby County Clerk, marriages 2000-present.^[5]
Shelby County Register, deaths 1902-1954, deeds.^[5]
Shelby County Probate Court, probates 1900-present.^[5]
Shelby County Clerk of the Circuit Court, divorces.^[5]
Shelby County Clerk of the Chancery Court, divorces.^[5]
Repositories in surrounding counties: Tipton, Fayette, Marshall MS, DeSoto MS, Crittenden AR, Mississippi AR.
The Hermitage Museum, home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, to learn about Tennesse lifestyles.
Vanderbuilt University Library, Nashville, biography, history, newspapers, ProQuest, America History & Life.
Tennessee State University Library, Nashville, biography, ethnic studies, history, newspapers, JSTOR, Civil War.
University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries documentary histories, ArchivesUSA, newspapers, and ProQuest.
State Library of North Carolina, Raleigh, family history, Bibles, marriages, deaths, newspapers, deeds, photos.
North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, census, military, courts, bond, deed, estate, vital record, tax, wills.
Repositories in other surrounding states: Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri.
Allen County Public Library (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.
Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and extensive newspaper clippings.
Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, Houston TX, newspapers, American Civil War, Biography and Genealogy Master Index, Black Studies, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuestOnline, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.

Wikipedia has more about this subject: History of Memphis, Tennessee

Sources[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 E-mail in University of Tennessee at Martin (accessed 6 November 2015).
↑ Phone in University of Tennessee at Martin (accessed 6 November 2015).
↑ West Tennessee Heritage Study Center in University of Tennessee Martin (accessed 5 November 2015).
↑ "Research and Collections" in Tennessee Archives and Libraries in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm (accessed 23 May 2010).
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 "Where to Get Genealogical Records" in Memphis Public Library Information Center at http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/officialrec.htm (accessed 10 July 2010).
↑ Alice Eichholz, ed. Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 639.

[Con-1] 1.0 ^1.1 E-mail in University of Tennessee at Martin (accessed 6 November 2015).

[Pho-2] Phone in University of Tennessee at Martin (accessed 6 November 2015).

[3] West Tennessee Heritage Study Center in University of Tennessee Martin (accessed 5 November 2015).

[4] "Research and Collections" in Tennessee Archives and Libraries in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm (accessed 23 May 2010).

[MPLIC-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 "Where to Get Genealogical Records" in Memphis Public Library Information Center at http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/officialrec.htm (accessed 10 July 2010).

[6] Alice Eichholz, ed. Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 639.

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+'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Con">[http://www.utm.edu/departments/library/email.php E-mail] in ''University of Tennessee at Martin'' (accessed 6 November 2015).</ref> &nbsp;[http://www.utm.edu/departments/library/email.php E-mail a Department] form<br>
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 '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
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 The Center holds a variety of genealogical resources including materials relating to the following counties of West '''Tennessee''': [[Benton County, Tennessee|Benton]], [[Carroll County, Tennessee|Carroll]], [[Chester County, Tennessee|Chester]], [[Crockett County, Tennessee|Crockett]], [[Decatur County, Tennessee|Decatur]], [[Dyer County, Tennessee|Dyer]], [[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette]], [[Gibson County, Tennessee|Gibson]], [[Hardin County, Tennessee|Hardin]], [[Haywood County, Tennessee|Haywood]], [[Henderson County, Tennessee|Henderson]], [[Henry County, Tennessee|Henry]], [[Houston County, Tennessee|Houston]], [[Humphreys County, Tennessee|Humphreys]], [[Lake County, Tennessee|Lake]], [[Lauderdale County, Tennessee|Lauderdale]], [[Madison County, Tennessee|Madison]], [[McNairy County, Tennessee|McNairy]], [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion]], [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry]], [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby]], [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart]], [[Tipton County, Tennessee|Tipton]], [[Wayne County, Tennessee|Wayne]], [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley]] and [[Carlisle County, Kentucky Genealogy|Carlisle]], [[Fulton County, Kentucky Genealogy|Fulton]], and [[Hickman County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hickman]] counties in '''Kentucky'''.
 Databases include Heritage Quest, ProQuest, and JSTOR.
 === Tips  ===
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 *[[National Archives at Atlanta]] (''i.e.'' Morrow), federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops.
-*[[Tennessee State Library and Archives|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>"Research and Collections" in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm (accessed 23 May 2010).</ref> <br>
+*[[Tennessee State Library and Archives|Tennessee State Library and Archives]], Nashville, African Americans, vital records,&nbsp;censuses, county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses,&nbsp;manuscripts, military records, Native Americans,&nbsp; newspapers, obituary lists, maps, state agency records, petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories, prison inmates, and TN county historians.<ref>"Research and Collections" in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm (accessed 23 May 2010).</ref> <br>
 '''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
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 '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
-*[http://www.weakleycountytn.gov/health-department.html Weakley County Health Department], Dresden, births 1949-present, deaths 1908-present.
+*[http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/guigen.htm#ANCESTRYPLUS Memphis Public Library], microfilmed and indexed Memphis and Shelby County records, censuses, genealogies, periodicals, especially for the southern USA, passenger lists, Dawes Comm. index, DAR lineages, Ancestry.com.
-*[http://www.weakleycountytn.gov/county-clerk.html Weakley County Clerk], Dresden, marriage licenses.
+*[http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/FirstPortal/dotShowDoc/Government/CountyServices/HealthServices/AdministrativeServices/birth_cert.htm Memphis and Shelby County Health Department], births 1952-present.<ref name="MPLIC" />
-*[http://www.weakleycountytn.gov/registerofdeeds_services.html Weakley County Register of Deeds], Dresden, 1826-present deeds, mortgages, military discharges, powers of attorney, plats, court decrees, liens, and releases.
+*[http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/FirstPortal/dotShowDoc/Government/ElectedOfficials/archives.index.htm Shelby County Archives], births 1881-1951,<ref>Alice Eichholz, ed. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55947869 Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed.]'' (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 639.</ref> marriages 1820-1999, deaths 1848-1951, probates 1820-1900, deeds, naturalizations 1856-1906.<ref name="MPLIC" />
-*[https://www.weakleycountytn.gov/clerkandmaster-probates.html Weakley County Clerk and Master - Probate and Chancery], Dresden, probates 1826-present, probate index 1939-2011, Chancery Court cases.<ref>[https://www.weakleycountytn.gov/clerkandmaster.html Weakley County Clerk and Master] in ''Weakley County, Tennessee'' (accessed 6 November 2015).</ref>
+*[http://www.shelbycountyclerk.com/ Shelby County Clerk], marriages 2000-present.<ref name="MPLIC">"Where to Get Genealogical Records" in Memphis Public Library Information Center at http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/officialrec.htm (accessed 10 July 2010).</ref>
-*[https://www.weakleycountytn.gov/circuit-court.html Weakley County Circuit Court Clerk], Dresden, divorces, civil, and criminal cases 1826-present.
+*[http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Shelby County Register], deaths 1902-1954, deeds.<ref name="MPLIC" />
-<br>
+*[http://probate.shelbycountytn.gov/ Shelby County Probate Court], probates 1900-present.<ref name="MPLIC" />
-Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Tennessee:'''''  [[Carroll County, Tennessee|Carroll]], [[Gibson County, Tennessee|Gibson]], [[Henry County, Tennessee|Henry]], [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion]], and '''''in Kentucky:''''' [[Fulton County, Kentucky|Fulton KY]], [[Graves County, Kentucky|Graves KY]], and [[Hickman County, Kentucky|Hickman KY]].<br>
+*[http://co4.shelbycountytn.gov/court_clerks/circuit_court/index.htm Shelby County Clerk of the Circuit Court], divorces.<ref name="MPLIC" />
-*[[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]], emphasizes the Mid-South, Eastern, and Southern States including genealogy, local history, politics, government, family histories, and personal papers.
+*[http://chancerycourt.shelbycountytn.gov/ Shelby County Clerk of the Chancery Court], divorces.<ref name="MPLIC" />
+*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:'''''&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Tipton County, Tennessee|Tipton]], [[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette]], [[Marshall County, Mississippi Genealogy|Marshall&nbsp;MS]], [[DeSoto County, Mississippi Genealogy|DeSoto&nbsp;MS]], [[Crittenden County, Arkansas Genealogy|Crittenden&nbsp;AR]], [[Mississippi County, Arkansas Genealogy|Mississippi&nbsp;AR]].<br>
 *[http://www.thehermitage.com/ The Hermitage Museum], home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, to learn about Tennesse lifestyles.<br>
-*[http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/guigen.htm#ANCESTRYPLUS Memphis Public Library], microfilmed and indexed Memphis and Shelby County records, censuses, genealogies, periodicals, especially for the southern USA, passenger lists, Dawes Comm. index, DAR lineages, Ancestry.com.
+*[http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ Vanderbuilt University Library], Nashville, biography, history, newspapers, ProQuest, America History &amp; Life.
 *[http://www.tnstate.edu/interior.asp?mid=71 Tennessee State University Library], Nashville, biography, ethnic studies, history, newspapers, JSTOR, Civil War.
 *[http://www.lib.utk.edu/ University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries] documentary histories, ArchivesUSA, newspapers, and ProQuest.
-<br>
+*[http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/patrons/genealogists.html State Library of North Carolina], Raleigh, family history, Bibles, marriages, deaths, newspapers, deeds, photos.
-Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Virginia Archives and Libraries|Virginia]], [[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Georgia]], [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Mississippi Archives and Libraries|Mississippi]], [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]].<br>
+*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/news/ngs/index.html North Carolina State Archives], Raleigh, census, military, courts, bond, deed, estate, vital record, tax, wills.
+*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Virginia Archives and Libraries|Virginia]], [[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Georgia]], [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Mississippi Archives and Libraries|Mississippi]], [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]].<br>
 *[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br>
-*[[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">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 105. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>
-*[http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research], Houston TX, newspapers, American Civil War, Biography and Genealogy Master Index, Black Studies, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuestOnline, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.<br>
 *[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and extensive newspaper clippings.
-*[http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/patrons/genealogists.html State Library of North Carolina], Raleigh, family history, Bibles, marriages, deaths, newspapers, deeds, photos.
+*[http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research], Houston TX, newspapers, American Civil War, Biography and Genealogy Master Index, Black Studies, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuestOnline, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.<br>
-*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/news/ngs/index.html North Carolina State Archives], Raleigh, census, military, courts, bond, deed, estate, vital record, tax, wills.
-*[[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">Dollarhide and Bremer, 85.</ref> <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>
 {{Wikipedia|History of Memphis, Tennessee}}
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