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=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Tennessee === | === Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Tennessee === | ||
[[National Archives at Atlanta]] {{·}} [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]{{·}} [[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]]{{·}} [[East Tennessee Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Knox County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]]{{·}} | [[National Archives at Atlanta]] {{·}} [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]{{·}} [[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]]{{·}} [[East Tennessee Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Knox County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]]{{·}} Kingsport Public Library{{·}} Memphis Public Library and Information Center{{·}} Nashville Metropolitan Government Archives{{·}} Nashville Public Library{{·}} University of Memphis Library{{·}} University of Tennessee Knoxville Hodges Library{{·}} [[University of Tennessee at Martin Library]]{{·}} [[Allen County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Bristol Public Library]] {{·}} [[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research]]{{·}} [[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]] | ||
=== Online Records of Tennessee === | === Online Records of Tennessee === | ||
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==== Memphis Public Library and Info Center ==== | ==== Memphis Public Library and Info Center ==== | ||
''' | '''Memphis Public Library and Information Center<br>'''Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library<br>3030 Poplar Avenue<br>Memphis, TN 38111-3527<br>Telephone: 901-415-2700<br>E-mail: [mailto:hisref@memphis.lib.tn.us hisref@memphis.lib.tn.us]<br>Website: [http://www.memphislibrary.org/research/topics/genealogy/ Genealogy] | ||
:They have a huge collection of books, indexes, guides, aids, periodicals, family folders, county histories with statewide coverage.<ref name="DB105" /> The genealogical holdings of the History Department's [http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/index.html Memphis and Shelby County Room] include manuscripts, maps, biographies, histories and directories relating to Memphis, Shelby County, and the mid-south region.<br><br> | :They have a huge collection of books, indexes, guides, aids, periodicals, family folders, county histories with statewide coverage.<ref name="DB105" /> The genealogical holdings of the History Department's [http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/index.html Memphis and Shelby County Room] include manuscripts, maps, biographies, histories and directories relating to Memphis, Shelby County, and the mid-south region.<br><br> | ||
==== Nashville Metro Government Archives ==== | ==== Nashville Metro Government Archives ==== | ||
''' | '''Nashville Metropolitan Government Archives''' <br>3801 Green Hills Village Dr. <br>Nashville, TN 37215 <br>Telephone: 615-862-5880<br>Website: [http://www.nashville.gov/Metro-Archives.aspx Metropolitan Government Archives] | ||
:Houses the original Davidson County and Nashville City records to about 1966. Website includes links to web resources maintained by the [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nashvillearchives/index.html Friends of the Metro Archives].<br><br> | :Houses the original Davidson County and Nashville City records to about 1966. Website includes links to web resources maintained by the [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nashvillearchives/index.html Friends of the Metro Archives].<br><br> | ||
==== Nashville Public Library ==== | ==== Nashville Public Library ==== | ||
''' | '''Nashville Public Library'''<br>615 Church Street<br>Nashville, TN 37219<br>Telephone: 615-862-5800<br>Website: [http://www.library.nashville.org/index.asp Nashville Public Library] | ||
:The [http://www.library.nashville.org/localhistory/his_localhistory.asp Nashville Room ]of the Nashville Public Library maintains the genealogical collection. In addtion, the library website includes indexes to Nashville marriages 1864-1905, ''Tennessean'' obituary index 1964-present, Nashville City Cemetery index and Nashville photographs 1940-1976. Look for links to web resources maintained by the [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nashvillearchives/index.html Friends of the Metro Archives]. Vertical files of newspaper clippings and family histories, manuscripts concerning Nashville and Davidson County families, historic photographs and Nashville City Directories are available to to library patrons.<br><br> | :The [http://www.library.nashville.org/localhistory/his_localhistory.asp Nashville Room ]of the Nashville Public Library maintains the genealogical collection. In addtion, the library website includes indexes to Nashville marriages 1864-1905, ''Tennessean'' obituary index 1964-present, Nashville City Cemetery index and Nashville photographs 1940-1976. Look for links to web resources maintained by the [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nashvillearchives/index.html Friends of the Metro Archives]. Vertical files of newspaper clippings and family histories, manuscripts concerning Nashville and Davidson County families, historic photographs and Nashville City Directories are available to to library patrons.<br><br> | ||
==== University of Memphis Library ==== | ==== University of Memphis Library ==== | ||
''' | '''University of Memphis Library'''<br>Special Collections Department<br>126 Ned R. WcWherter Library<br>Memphis, TN 38152-3250<br>Telephone: 901-678-8242<br>Fax: 901-678-8218<br>Website: [http://www.memphis.edu/libraries/ University of Memphis Libraries]<br><br> | ||
==== | ==== University of Tennessee Knoxville Hodges Library ==== | ||
''' | '''University of Tennessee Knoxville Hodges Library'''<br>John C. Hodges Library, Special Collections<br>1401 Cumberland Avenue<br>Knoxville, TN 37996-1000<br>Telephone: 423-974-4480<br>Website: [http://www.lib.utk.edu/ Univ of Tenn Knoxville University Libraries] | ||
:They have manuscripts, biographies, family histories, local and county histories, federal records, church records, ethnic and American Indians (especially Cherokees), river traffic information, and outstanding historical reference books.<ref name="DB105" /> The library’s catalog is online and the Tennessee Newspaper Project is available through the catalog.<br><br> | :They have manuscripts, biographies, family histories, local and county histories, federal records, church records, ethnic and American Indians (especially Cherokees), river traffic information, and outstanding historical reference books.<ref name="DB105" /> The library’s catalog is online and the Tennessee Newspaper Project is available through the catalog.<br><br> | ||
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