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 Local histories are extensively collected by the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], public and university libraries, and state and local historical societies. [[United States History|United States History]] cites nationwide bibliographies of local histories which include histories of Tennessee.
-*''Tennessee History: A Bibliography'' <ref>Smith, Sam B., 1929. ''Tennessee History: A Bibliography''. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press, [1974]. {{FSC|220719|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 A3s}} </ref>This resource is a comprehensive guide to state and country history sources and manuscripts.
+*''Tennessee History: A Bibliography'' <ref>Smith, Sam B., 1929. ''Tennessee History: A Bibliography''. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press, [1974]. {{FSC|220719|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 A3s}} </ref>This resource is a comprehensive guide to state and country history sources and manuscripts.
-*''A Bibliography of American County Histories'' <ref>Filby, P. William. ''A Bibliography of American County Histories''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. {{FSC|299450|item|disp=FS Library book 973 H23bi}} </ref>
+*''A Bibliography of American County Histories'' <ref>Filby, P. William. ''A Bibliography of American County Histories''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. {{FSC|299450|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 H23bi}} </ref>
-*''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress'' <ref>Kaminkow, Marion J. ''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress''. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76. {{FSC|252458|item|disp=FS Library book 973 A3ka}}</ref>
+*''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress'' <ref>Kaminkow, Marion J. ''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress''. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76. {{FSC|252458|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 A3ka}}</ref>
 *''Tennessee, Old and New. Sesquicentennial Edition. 1796 - 1946.'' The Tennessee Historical Commission. Nashville, Tennessee. Digital versions available at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/357794-tennessee-old-and-new-sesquicentennial-edition-1796-1946-v-1?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library] (Vol. 1), [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/392862-tennessee-old-and-new-sesquicentennial-edition-1796-1946-v-2?offset=141740 FamilySearch Digital Library] (Vol. 2); [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/24761/ Ancestry] ($). Contains historical information as well as biographies about some of Tennessee's most prominent citizens.
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 The collection includes many items of a genealogical or biographical nature. For an inventory and partial indexes, see:
-*''Guide to the Draper Manuscripts'' <ref>Harper, Josephine L. ''Guide to the Draper Manuscripts''. Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1983.  {{FSC|147518|item|disp=FS Library book 977.583/M1 A3h}} </ref>This guide gives series and volume descriptions for some of the Draper manuscripts. There are several indexes at the end of the book, including a name and subject index, an additional personal data index, and a list of references to Illinois.
+*''Guide to the Draper Manuscripts'' <ref>Harper, Josephine L. ''Guide to the Draper Manuscripts''. Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1983.  {{FSC|147518|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.583/M1 A3h}} </ref>This guide gives series and volume descriptions for some of the Draper manuscripts. There are several indexes at the end of the book, including a name and subject index, an additional personal data index, and a list of references to Illinois.
-*''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts.'' <ref>Wolfe, Barbara Schull. ''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts.'' Logansport, Indiana: B.S. Wolfe, 197–?.  {{FSC|446497|item|disp=FS Library book 977.583/M1 A3w}} </ref>The name index gives the series and volume numbers, but is not complete.
+*''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts.'' <ref>Wolfe, Barbara Schull. ''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts.'' Logansport, Indiana: B.S. Wolfe, 197–?.  {{FSC|446497|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.583/M1 A3w}} </ref>The name index gives the series and volume numbers, but is not complete.
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28237 History of Davidson County, Tennessee : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers] at Ancestry ($)
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28680 The conquest of the old Southwest : the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky] at Ancestry ($)
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 *Haywood, John.[https://www.archive.org/details/civilpoliticalhi00hayw ''The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee from its Earliest Settlement up to the Year 1796, including the Boundaries of the State'']. Nashville, Tennessee: Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1891. Free digital copy.
 *Garrett, William Robertson and Goodpasture, Albert Virgil. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/historyoftenness00garr History of Tennessee, its People and its Institutions.]'' The Brandon Co., Nashville, Tenn.: 1900. Includes the 1870 Constitution of Tennessee (pp.321-338) and ''Bibliography of Tennessee History and Biography'' (pp.338-341).
-*''History of Tennessee'' <ref>Folmsbee, Stanley John. ''History of Tennessee''. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1960. {{FSC|221417|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 H2fs}} </ref>This is a basic history of Tennessee, not indexed.
+*''History of Tennessee'' <ref>Folmsbee, Stanley John. ''History of Tennessee''. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1960. {{FSC|221417|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 H2fs}} </ref>This is a basic history of Tennessee, not indexed.
 *Putnam, Albigence Waldo. ''History of Middle Tennessee: or, Life and Times of Gen. James Robertson''. Nashville, Tenn.: A.A. Stitt, Southern Methodist Publishing House, 1859. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=9DjMSsxUR_UC Google Books].
 *''The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century:'' <ref>Ramsey, James Gettys McGready. ''The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century: Comprising Its Settlement as the Watauga Association, from 1769–1777; a Part of North Carolina, from 1777 to 1784; the State of Franklin, from 1788 to 1790; the Territory of the U.S. South of the Ohio, from 1790 to 1796; the State of Tennessee, from 1790 to 1800''. 1853. Reprint, Not published: 1967. {{FSC|221607|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.8 H2r}}; digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=RXMOAAAAIAAJ Google Books].</ref> This extensive history of the early settlement era includes a map, a few biographical sketches, and an index.
 *Smith, Daniel. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/shortdescription00smit A Short Description of the State of Tennessee]: lately called the Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio; to accompany and explain a map of that country.'' (A very early history.) Philadelphia: Printer for Mathew Carey by Lang and Ustick, 1796. Free digital copy.
-*''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'' <ref>West, Carroll Van. ''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, 1998. {{FSC|30661|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 H2te}}</ref>This comprehensive alphabetical work contains topics, biographies, and events representing aspects and disciplines of Tennessee’s history.
+*''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'' <ref>West, Carroll Van. ''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, 1998. {{FSC|30661|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 H2te}}</ref>This comprehensive alphabetical work contains topics, biographies, and events representing aspects and disciplines of Tennessee’s history.
-*Moore, John Trotwood and Justin P. Foster, editors. ''Tennessee: The Volunteer State, 1769-1923'', 4 vols. Nashville: S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1923. This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies.<ref>{{FSC|220742|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 D3m v. 1-4}} Free online digital copy at the FamilySearch link {{WorldCat|1616538|disp=at various libraries (WorldCat)}}</ref> This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies. <br>
+*Moore, John Trotwood and Justin P. Foster, editors. ''Tennessee: The Volunteer State, 1769-1923'', 4 vols. Nashville: S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1923. This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies.<ref>{{FSC|220742|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 D3m v. 1-4}} Free online digital copy at the FamilySearch link {{WorldCat|1616538|disp=at various libraries (WorldCat)}}</ref> This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies. <br>
 == United States History  ==
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 The following are only a few of the many sources that are available:
-*''The Almanac of American History'', <ref>Schlesinger, Jr., Arthur M. ''The Almanac of American History.'' Greenwich, Conn.: Bison Books, 1983.  {{FSC|531408|item|disp=FS Library book 973 H2alm}} </ref> This provides brief historical essays and chronological descriptions of thousands of key events in United States history.
+*''The Almanac of American History'', <ref>Schlesinger, Jr., Arthur M. ''The Almanac of American History.'' Greenwich, Conn.: Bison Books, 1983.  {{FSC|531408|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 H2alm}} </ref> This provides brief historical essays and chronological descriptions of thousands of key events in United States history.
-*''Dictionary of American History, Revised ed'' <ref>'' Dictionary of American History, Revised ed., 8 vols''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. {{FSC|76529|item|disp=FS Library book 973 H2ad}} </ref> This includes historical sketches on various topics in U.S. history, such as wars, people, laws, and organizations. A snippet view is available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Lz9WC9EyF08C&q=9780684138565&dq=9780684138565&ei=F4GxSbisHpDMlQSW3Z36BQ&pgis=1 Google books].
+*''Dictionary of American History, Revised ed'' <ref>'' Dictionary of American History, Revised ed., 8 vols''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. {{FSC|76529|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 H2ad}} </ref> This includes historical sketches on various topics in U.S. history, such as wars, people, laws, and organizations. A snippet view is available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Lz9WC9EyF08C&q=9780684138565&dq=9780684138565&ei=F4GxSbisHpDMlQSW3Z36BQ&pgis=1 Google books].
-*''Webster's Guide to American History: A Chronological, Geographical, and Biographical Survey and Compendium'' <ref>'' Webster's Guide to American History: A Chronological, Geographical, and Biographical Survey and Compendium''. Springfield, Mass.: G and C Merriam, 1971. {{FSC|280192|title|disp=FS Library book 973 H2v}} </ref><ref>Limited view at [http://books.google.com/books?id=MVU6DS6Re8gC Google Books] </ref> This includes a history, some maps, tables, and other historical information.
+*''Webster's Guide to American History: A Chronological, Geographical, and Biographical Survey and Compendium'' <ref>'' Webster's Guide to American History: A Chronological, Geographical, and Biographical Survey and Compendium''. Springfield, Mass.: G and C Merriam, 1971. {{FSC|280192|title|disp=FS Catalog book 973 H2v}} </ref><ref>Limited view at [http://books.google.com/books?id=MVU6DS6Re8gC Google Books] </ref> This includes a history, some maps, tables, and other historical information.
-*''Writings on American History'' <ref>''Writings on American History'' By American Historical Association, Library of Congress, United States National Historical Publications Commission, Published by KTO Press, 1921 {{FSC|244514|item|disp=FS Library book 973 H23w}} </ref> Has the full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=mgEPAAAAYAAJ Google Books]
+*''Writings on American History'' <ref>''Writings on American History'' By American Historical Association, Library of Congress, United States National Historical Publications Commission, Published by KTO Press, 1921 {{FSC|244514|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 H23w}} </ref> Has the full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=mgEPAAAAYAAJ Google Books]
 The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has a sizable history collection for Tennessee consisting of two main types of records:
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 == See Also  ==
-*Griffey, Irene, compiler. ''The Preemptors: Middle Tennessee's First Settlers''. Clarksville: P.p., 1989. {{FSC|507875|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 R2g}} Notes if grants were made to the resident (at the time that the commissioners visited in 1782-3) or to an assignee.'''<br>'''
+*Griffey, Irene, compiler. ''The Preemptors: Middle Tennessee's First Settlers''. Clarksville: P.p., 1989. {{FSC|507875|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 R2g}} Notes if grants were made to the resident (at the time that the commissioners visited in 1782-3) or to an assignee.'''<br>'''
 *''Tennessee: A Guide to the State''. Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee. American Guide Series. (No Place: New Deal Network, 1996) Original published: Tennessee: State of Tennessee. Department of Conservation, Division of Information, 1939. [http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/cont.htm Available online.] This book has chapters dealing with several topics of particular interest to genealogists, including: “Historic Indians,” "Negroes in Tennessee," “Chronology,” “Religion,” “History and Government,” and chapters relating to occupations.