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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''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> | '''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> [http://www.utm.edu/departments/library/email.php E-mail a Department] form<br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="Con" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="Con" /> | ||
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:University of Tennessee at Martin<br>Paul Meek Library, Special Collections<br>West Tennessee Heritage Study Center<br>554 University Street<br>Martin, TN 38238<br><br> | :University of Tennessee at Martin<br>Paul Meek Library, Special Collections<br>West Tennessee Heritage Study Center<br>554 University Street<br>Martin, TN 38238<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Pho">[http://www.utm.edu/departments/library/phone.php Phone] in ''University of Tennessee at Martin'' (accessed 6 November 2015).</ref> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="Pho">[http://www.utm.edu/departments/library/phone.php Phone] in ''University of Tennessee at Martin'' (accessed 6 November 2015).</ref> Archives/Museum/Genealogy: 731-881-7094, or Reference: 731-881-7065<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:''' | '''Hours and holidays:''' [http://www.utm.edu/departments/library/calendars/hoursgc.php Hours of Operation]<br> | ||
'''Map:''' | '''Map:''' [http://www.utm.edu/maps.php Campus map]<br> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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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. | *[[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, | *[[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> | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
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*[https://www.weakleycountytn.gov/circuit-court.html Weakley County Circuit Court Clerk], Dresden, divorces, civil, and criminal cases 1826-present. | *[https://www.weakleycountytn.gov/circuit-court.html Weakley County Circuit Court Clerk], Dresden, divorces, civil, and criminal cases 1826-present. | ||
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Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Tennessee:''''' | 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> | ||
*[[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. | *[[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://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> | ||
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*[http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/patrons/genealogists.html State Library of North Carolina], Raleigh, family history, Bibles, marriages, deaths, newspapers, deeds, photos. | *[http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/patrons/genealogists.html State Library of North Carolina], Raleigh, family history, Bibles, marriages, deaths, newspapers, deeds, photos. | ||
*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/news/ngs/index.html North Carolina State Archives], Raleigh, census, military, courts, bond, deed, estate, vital record, tax, wills. | *[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]] | *[[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}} | {{Wikipedia|History of Memphis, Tennessee}} | ||
Revision as of 10:51, 5 January 2024
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] E-mail a Department form Address:[1]
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:
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]{Optional} 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
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