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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="S1">"Contact Us" in Tennessee Department of State at http://tn.gov/sos/contact.htm (accessed 24 May 2012).</ref> [mailto:reference.tsla@tn.gov reference.tsla@tn.gov] <br><br> '''Address:'''</ref> | ||
*[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ TSLA | |||
:403 Seventh Avenue North<br> | |||
:Nashville, TN 37243-1102<br><br> | |||
{{Adoption TNGenWeb}} '''Telephone:'''</ref>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 24 May 2012).</ref> 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]<br><br> | |||
'''Directions, map, parking,'''<ref name="S2" /> '''and public transportation:''' | |||
*'''''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]. | |||
*'''''Public transportation.''''' For Nashville bus system trip planning, [http://www.nashvillemta.org/setpage.asp?page=googlemaps.html click here]. | |||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | |||
*[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ TSLA Internet site] 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> | *[https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/tnslapublic/? 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 | *[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. | ||
{{Wikipedia|Tennessee State Library and Archives}} | {{Wikipedia|Tennessee State Library and Archives}}You must be Tennessee resident to access this database. | ||
=== 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.<ref>"Research and Collections" in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm (accessed 24 May 2012).</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 24 May 2012).</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.<ref>"Home" in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/index.htm (accessed 24 May 2012).</ref> | |||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
No cameras or scanners are allowed in the Archives and Manuscripts Room, but may be permitted in other areas.< | |||
No cameras or scanners are allowed in the Archives and Manuscripts Room, but may be permitted in other areas.<ref name="S2" /> | |||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
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* | *"Vistor's Guide" in ''Tennessee Libraries and Archives'' in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tn.gov/tsla/VisitorsGuide.htm (accessed 24 May 2012). 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 24 May 2012). {{Fire}} | |||
*"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 24 May 2012). | |||
=== 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. | |||
If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following. | |||
'''''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> | *[[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> | *[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> | ||
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'''''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> | *[http://www.tennesseegenealogy.org/archives/davidson_county_archives.htm Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Archives], deed, wills, court minutes, birth marriage death, naturalization.<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.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.dcclerkonline.com/ Davidson County Clerk], marriages since 1789. | ||
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*[http://www.mtgs.org/ Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society], Nashville, meetings, publications, genealogists. | *[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> | *[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> | *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 & Life. | *[http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ Vanderbuilt University Library], Nashville, biography, history, newspapers, ProQuest, America History & Life. | ||
*[http://www.tnstate.edu/interior.asp?mid=71 Tennessee State University Library], Nashville, biography, ethnic studies, history, newspapers, JSTOR, Civil War. | *[http://www.tnstate.edu/interior.asp?mid=71 Tennessee State University Library], Nashville, biography, ethnic studies, history, newspapers, JSTOR, Civil War. | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 23 June 2021
 Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] reference.tsla@tn.gov
Template:Adoption TNGenWeb Telephone:</ref>615-741-2764 Hours:[2] Monday - Saturday 8:00am - 6:00pm CST Directions, map, parking,[2] and public transportation:
Internet sites and databases:
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. 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.[5] Tips[edit | edit source]No cameras or scanners are allowed in the Archives and Manuscripts Room, but may be permitted in other areas.[2] Guides[edit | edit source]
Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]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. Similar Collections
Neighboring Collections
Sources[edit | edit source]
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