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+| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
+| link2=[[Tennessee, United States Genealogy|Tennessee]]
+| link3=[[Davidson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Davidson County]]
+| link4=[[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
+| link5=[[Tennessee State Library and Archives|Tennessee State Library and Archives]]
+}}
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+[[Image:Tennessee State Library and Archives exterior.jpg|border|right|600px|Tennessee State Library and Archives exterior.jpg]]
 === 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].
-'''E-mail:'''<ref name="S1">Source 1.</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:repository@whatever.net repository@whatever.net] <br>
+'''Online Databases:''' <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>
+*[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.
-'''Address:'''<ref name="S1" />
+{{Wikipedia|Tennessee State Library and Archives}}
-:000 Santa's Workshop Lane<br>
+=== Collection Description  ===
-:North Pole,&nbsp;AK 99999-9999 <br>
+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.
-'''Telephone:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;802-000-0000<br>
-'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30
-'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;{''Optional''}
-'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
-*Repository Internet Site ''{create a link for each bullet, and then give a line or two listing content so the reader will know if it is worthwhile to click on that link}.''<br>
-*Repository Catalog Online. <br>
-*Repository Database. <br>
-*other(s).<br>
-=== Collection Description  ===
+'''''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".
-{''Please briefly '''describe the strengths and weaknesses''' of each collection for genealogists (about two or three sentences for smaller collections).<ref>Source 2.</ref> For example, explain the collection size, who (which ethnic, political, or religious groups) are covered, dates covered, jurisdictions covered, record types available, significant indexes, and any noteworthy record loss or gaps.<ref>Source 3.</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.
 === Tips  ===
+No cameras or scanners are allowed in the Archives and Manuscripts Room, but may be permitted in other areas.<br>
-{Optional}
+Library & Archives Additional Policies at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit Plan Your Visit].
 === 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>
-{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}
+*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/pages/lost-records-courthouse-fires-and-disasters-in-tennessee "Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee"].<br>
 === 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>
+*[[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>
-*<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>
 '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
-*<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.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  ===
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+{{Tennessee|Tennessee}}
+[[Category:United_States_Repositories|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Tennessee Archives and Libraries]]{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Davidson_County,_Tennessee|{{PAGENAME}}]]