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The Family History Library has a good collection of biographical sources. Representative biographical works for Tennessee include: | The Family History Library has a good collection of biographical sources. Representative biographical works for Tennessee include: | ||
*Allison, John Roy V. ''Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical with Portraits.'' Two Volumes. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern Historical Association, 1905. {{FHL|312485| | *Allison, John Roy V. ''Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical with Portraits.'' Two Volumes. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern Historical Association, 1905. {{FHL|312485|item|disp=FHL film 24567}}; digital versions are at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30084 Ancestry] ($); and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdtn10025_notablemenportraits World Vital Records] ($). Includes a surname index. | ||
*''American Genealogical-Biographical Index.'' Volumes 1–198+. Middletown, Connecticut: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952–. {{FHL|193375| | *''American Genealogical-Biographical Index.'' Volumes 1–198+. Middletown, Connecticut: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952–. {{FHL|193375|item|disp=FHL books 973 D22am ser. 2; film 1698167 (first of 31 films) }}; or online at [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&f2=&gskw=American+Genealogical-Biographical+Index&f21=&f30=&f11=&rg_f10__date=&rs_f10__date=0&f26=&ctx=%2FMercury%2FPages%2FCardCatListBoolean.aspx&ccType=search&db=dbatitles&ti=5561&ti.si=0&gl=&gss=rfs&gst=&so=3&_F0003A49-int=1 Ancestry] ($) or [http://www.godfrey.org/ Godfrey Memorial Library] ($). This is a continuing series. An earlier edition of 48 volumes was published as ''The American Genealogical Index 1942–1951''. The expanded edition consists of more than 198 volumes, indexing over 12 million brief citations (name, date, and source) to more than 1,150 manuscripts, periodicals, or books. To help interpret citations and to locate the original sources, use the colored pages in some volumes, or use: ''Key Title Index to the American Genealogical Biographical Index: Register of Family History Library Call Numbers.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. {{FHL|655803|item|disp=FHL film 1698167 item 4; fiche 6088377; book 973 D22am index}} This shows the call numbers for those sources that are at the Family History Library. | ||
*Crutchfiled, James. ''Timeless Tennesseans''. Tomball, TX: Strode Publishers, 1984. (Family History Library Book 976.8 D3cj.) Indexed biographical sketches and illustrations.<br> | *Crutchfiled, James. ''Timeless Tennesseans''. Tomball, TX: Strode Publishers, 1984. (Family History Library Book 976.8 D3cj.) Indexed biographical sketches and illustrations.<br> | ||
*''First Families of Tennessee: a Register of Early Settlers and Their Present-day Descendants''. Knoxville, Tennessee : East Tennessee Historical Society, 2000. (Family History Library Book 976.8 H2ff.) Includes full name indexes.<br> | *''First Families of Tennessee: a Register of Early Settlers and Their Present-day Descendants''. Knoxville, Tennessee : East Tennessee Historical Society, 2000. (Family History Library Book 976.8 H2ff.) Includes full name indexes.<br> | ||
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TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - HISTORY | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - HISTORY | ||
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY<br> | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY<br> | ||
==== East Tennessee Historical Center ==== | ==== East Tennessee Historical Center ==== | ||