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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===
'''Tennessee State Library and Archives'''<br>
'''Address:'''<br>
:1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N<br>
:Nashville, TN 37219<br>
<br>
'''Telephone:'''
*615-741-2764<br>
<br>
'''Email:'''<br>
*[mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com ask@tsla.libanswers.com] <br>
*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/services/library-archives-ask-us-a-question Contact Us]<br>
<br>
'''Website:'''
*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives]
<br>
'''Social Media:'''<br>
*[https://www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives Facebook]
<br>
'''Hours and Holidays:'''
*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit Operating Hours]
*[https://www.tn.gov/about-tn/state-holidays.html Holidays]
<br>
'''Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:'''
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tennessee+State+Library+%26+Archives/@36.173787,-86.78726,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x4505c40e763016dc!8m2!3d36.1737867!4d-86.7872604?hl=en '''''Map''''']
*'''''Parking.'''''  Parking at the Library & Archives at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit Plan Your Visit].
*'''''Public transportation.''''' Nashville bus and train system trip planning at [https://www.wegotransit.com/ride/maps-schedules/bus/ WeGo Public Transit].


'''Online Databases:''' <br>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="S1">"Contact Us" in Tennessee Department of State at http://tn.gov/sos/contact.htm (accessed 22 May 2010).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:reference.tsla@tn.gov reference.tsla@tn.gov] {{Wikipedia|Tennessee State Library and Archives}}<br>
*[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ TSLA website] digital collections, catalog, visitor's guide, collections, exhibits, services, resources. <br>  
 
*[https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/tnslapublic/? TSLA catalog online] search titles, authors, subjects, or notes.<br>  
'''Address:'''<ref name="S1" />
*[http://tntel.tnsos.org/ Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL)] index to 40+ databases of 400,000 magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, federal censuses, essays, podcasts, videos, e-books, and many primary sources. You must be a Tennessee resident to access these databases.
 
:403 Seventh Avenue North<br>
:Nashville, TN 37243-1102<br>
 
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;615-741-2764<br>  
 
'''Hours:'''<ref name="S2">"Vistor's Guide" in ''Tennessee State Library and Archives'' in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/VisitorsGuide.htm (accessed 22 May 2010).</ref> &nbsp;Monday - Saturday 8:00am - 6:00pm CST<br> Manuscripts Reading Area: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm CST
 
::[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/VisitorsGuide.htm Holidays]
 
'''Directions, map, and parking:'''<ref name="S2" />  
 
*'''''Location.''''' The Library is immediately west of the State Capitol Building. Roads to the north and west are one way.
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=403+7th+Avenue+north,+nashville,+TN+37243&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.043149,78.75&ie=UTF8&ll=36.16525,-86.782722&spn=0.015591,0.023603&z=14&iwloc=addr '''''Map''''']
*'''''Parking.''''' A few designated visitor spots are at the front and side of the building. Do NOT park in numbered spots until after 4:30 pm or on Saturdays. Additional parking is within walking distance in [http://www.parkitdowntown.com/public_parking.php public lots downtown].
 
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>


{{Wikipedia|Tennessee State Library and Archives}}
*[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ TSLA Internet site] digital collections, catalog, visitor's guide, collections, exhibits, services, resources. <br>
*[http://www.youseemore.com/tsla/ TSLA catalog online] search titles, authors, subjects, or notes.<br>
*[http://tntel.tnsos.org/ Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL)] index to 40+ databases of 400,000 magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, federal censuses, essays, podcasts, videos, e-books, and many primary sources.<br>


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===
African American records, bibliographies, birth and death records, federal censuses, early county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, county archives directory, governors' papers, manuscripts, military records, Native American Cherokee records, newspapers, obituary indexes in public libraries list, place names and maps, state agency records, acts and petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories and telephone books, penitentiary inmates, and Tennessee county historians.


'''''Digital.''''' In addition to the Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL), online sources include the Tennessee Virtual Archives (TeVA), 19th century newspapers, Civil War era database, Civil War sourcebook, TSLA photograph database, Tennessee's landmark documents (state papers), Nashville city directories, and over a dozen "online exhibits".
African American records, bibliographies, birth and death records, federal censuses, early county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, county archives directory, governors' papers, manuscripts, military records, Native American Cherokee records, newspapers, obituary indexes in public libraries list, place names and maps, state agency records, acts and petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories and telephone books, penitentiary inmates, and Tennessee 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>


'''''Services.''''' TSLA also has a copying service, advice on preserving family records, repository news and updates, public library services and a directory, education outreach, and a library for the blind and physically handicapped.
'''''Digital.''''' In addition to the Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL), online sources include the Tennessee Virtual Archives (TeVA), 19th century newspapers, Civil War era database, Civil War sourcebook, TSLA photograph database, Tennessee's landmark documents (state papers), Nashville city directories, and over a dozen "online exhibits".<ref>"Digital Collections" in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' in Tennessee Department of State at http://state.tn.us/tsla/resources/index.htm (accessed 23 May 2010).</ref>
 
'''''Services.''''' The Tennessee State Library and Archives also offers advice on preserving family records, news and updates, public library services and a directory, education outreach, a library for the blind and physically handicapped, and preservation suggestions for archivists and government officials.<ref>"Home" in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/index.htm (accessed 23 May 2010).</ref>


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===
No cameras or scanners are allowed in the Archives and Manuscripts Room, but may be permitted in other areas.<br>
 
Library & Archives Additional Policies at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit Plan Your Visit].
{Optional}


=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===
*TSLA [https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/tnslapublic/?rm=RESOURCE%20GUIDE0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue Resource Guides]. <br>
 
*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/pages/lost-records-courthouse-fires-and-disasters-in-tennessee "Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee"].<br>
*"Vistor's Guide" in ''Tennessee Libraries and Archives'' in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tn.gov/tsla/VisitorsGuide.htm (accessed 23 May 2010). Hours, location, parking, registration and security, computers and scanners, and policies.  
*"Genealogical 'Fact Sheets' about Tennessee Counties" in ''Tennessee Libraries and Archives'' in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/factcounty.htm (accessed 23 May 2010).
*"Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee" in ''Tennessee Libraries and Archives'' in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/lost.htm (accessed 23 May 2010).


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following.  
 
{''&nbsp;'''List''' (link to a Wiki article for) '''at least one or more other repositories''' that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.''}
 
If you cannot visit or find a record at the&nbsp;'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following.  
 
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
 
*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<br>
*<br>


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
*[[East Tennessee Historical Society|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.<br>  
 
*[http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society] and the [[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center|Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]], near Memphis, 14,000 family/local histories, census, taxes, vital, newspapers, journal, newsletter, queries, and research service. <br>
*<br>  
*<br>


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


*[http://www.tennesseegenealogy.org/archives/davidson_county_archives.htm Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Archives], deed, wills, court minutes, birth marriage death, naturalization.<br>
*<br>
*[http://www.library.nashville.org/localhistory/his_localhistory.asp Nashville Public Library], Ancestry, HeritageQuest, obituaries 1964-now, marriages 1864-1905, cemetery, photos.<br>
*[http://www.dcclerkonline.com/ Davidson County Clerk], marriages since 1789.
*[http://www.nashville.gov/ROD/ Davidson County Register of Deeds], land records since 1784.
*[http://circuitclerk.nashville.gov/Circuit/ Davidson County Clerk of the Circuit Court], court records since 1783; probate records since 1784.
*[http://www.mtgs.org/ Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society], Nashville, meetings, publications, genealogists.
*[http://www.thehermitage.com/ The Hermitage Museum], home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, to learn about Tennesse lifestyles.<br>
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]], [[Sumner County, Tennessee|Sumner]], [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson]], [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford]], [[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson]], [[Cheatham County, Tennessee|Cheatham]].<br>
*[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.
*[http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov State Library of North Carolina], Raleigh, family history, Bibles, marriages, deaths, newspapers, deeds, photos.
*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov 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>
*[[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)]] (''i.e.'' Morrow), federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops.
*[[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>
*[[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://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>


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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Revision as of 07:31, 23 May 2010

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Tennessee State Library and Archives exterior.jpg

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  reference.tsla@tn.gov
Wikipedia has more about this subject: Tennessee State Library and Archives

Address:[1]

403 Seventh Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243-1102

Telephone:[1]  615-741-2764

Hours:[2]  Monday - Saturday 8:00am - 6:00pm CST
Manuscripts Reading Area: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm CST

Holidays

Directions, map, and parking:[2]

  • Location. The Library is immediately west of the State Capitol Building. Roads to the north and west are one way.
  • Map
  • Parking. A few designated visitor spots are at the front and side of the building. Do NOT park in numbered spots until after 4:30 pm or on Saturdays. Additional parking is within walking distance in public lots downtown.

Internet sites and databases:

  • TSLA Internet site digital collections, catalog, visitor's guide, collections, exhibits, services, resources.
  • TSLA catalog online search titles, authors, subjects, or notes.
  • Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) index to 40+ databases of 400,000 magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, federal censuses, essays, podcasts, videos, e-books, and many primary sources.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

African American records, bibliographies, birth and death records, federal censuses, early county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, county archives directory, governors' papers, manuscripts, military records, Native American Cherokee records, newspapers, obituary indexes in public libraries list, place names and maps, state agency records, acts and petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories and telephone books, penitentiary inmates, and Tennessee county historians.[3]

Digital. In addition to the Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL), online sources include the Tennessee Virtual Archives (TeVA), 19th century newspapers, Civil War era database, Civil War sourcebook, TSLA photograph database, Tennessee's landmark documents (state papers), Nashville city directories, and over a dozen "online exhibits".[4]

Services. The Tennessee State Library and Archives also offers advice on preserving family records, news and updates, public library services and a directory, education outreach, a library for the blind and physically handicapped, and preservation suggestions for archivists and government officials.[5]

Tips[edit | edit source]

{Optional}

Guides[edit | edit source]

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.}

If you cannot visit or find a record at the Tennessee State Library and Archives, a similar record may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}

Similar Collections



Neighboring Collections


Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Contact Us" in Tennessee Department of State at http://tn.gov/sos/contact.htm (accessed 22 May 2010).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vistor's Guide" in Tennessee State Library and Archives in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/VisitorsGuide.htm (accessed 22 May 2010).
  3. ↑ "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).
  4. ↑ "Digital Collections" in Tennessee Archives and Libraries in Tennessee Department of State at http://state.tn.us/tsla/resources/index.htm (accessed 23 May 2010).
  5. ↑ "Home" in Tennessee Archives and Libraries in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/index.htm (accessed 23 May 2010).
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