Tennessee Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Tennessee ===

:Records from over 100 federal agencies and courts in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and '''Tennessee'''. Also includes Vice Admiralty Courts of SC, evolution of federal courts, Constitutional rights, Revolutionary War, Civil War, reconstruction, World Wars I and II, and space exploration. Microfilms for censuses, diplomatic missions, military service records, bounty-land applications, passenger arrival lists, naturalizations, American Indians, and African Americans.<ref name="DB127">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 127-28. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>

:This is the best genealogical resource facility in in Tennessee. It includes public records, original county records, genealogies, biographies, and Confederate soldier records.<ref name="DB105">Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref>

:Reels of microfilm can be borrowed on interlibrary loan from the [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/county/ill-list.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] [Internet site]. The records include: • Marriages • Probate • Land and Property<br><br>

:Includes the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on '''''Tennessee''''' and '''''North Carolina'''''.<ref name="DB85">Dollarhide and Bremer, 85.</ref> Internet genealogy databases, census, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.<ref>[http://catalog.lib.chattanooga.gov/localHist/localHist.html Local History and Genealogy Department] in ''Chattanooga Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref><br><br>

:*'''[[East Tennessee Historical Society]]''' has for over 175 years recorded stories, collected artifacts, and educated visitors with lectures, and publications such as ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44435788 First Families of Tennessee]'', and the new ''Civil War Families of Tennessee''. The original 15,000 applications for ''First Families of Tennessee'' project, and surname files are accessible to the public.<ref>[http://www.easttnhistory.org/research/first-families-tennessee First Families of Tennessee] in ''East Tennessee Historical Society'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>

:*'''[[Knox County Public Library]]''' '''Calvin M. McClung Historical Collections''', Internet: [http://www.knoxlib.org/ www.knoxlib.org/]. &nbsp;The McClung Historical Collection features an index to early '''''Tennessee''''' and '''''North Carolina''''' families. This is the best family history and genealogy index for these two states. The McClung Historical Collection’s primary focus is east Tennessee; it holds one of the country’s leading research collections about the region, including Internet genealogy databases, more than 75,000 books, 3,000 genealogies, manuscripts, censuses, state and local government records, newspapers, Knoxville city directories, maps, and photos. In addition to the east Tennessee material, the collection also contains research guides and census indexes for many states in the United States, especially 11 states in the South. The Knox County Public Library also offers the free online [http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ Calvin M. McClung Digital Collection].<ref name="DB85" /> <ref>[http://www.knoxlib.org/local-family-history/calvin-m-mcclung-historical-collection Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection] in ''Knox County Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref>  

:*'''[http://www.easttnhistory.org/knox-county-archives Knox County Archives]''' since 1792 collects history and county government records such as marriages, divorces, deeds, probates, County-Chancery-Circuit-Criminal-Juvenile-Superior court, tax, and school records, and online databases.<ref>[http://www.easttnhistory.org/knox-county-archives Knox County Archives] in ''East Tennessee Historical Society'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>  

'''[[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]]'''<br>7779 Poplar Pike <br>Germantown, TN 38138<br>Telephone: 1-901-757-8480<br>Internet: [http://www.germantown-tn.gov/index.aspx?page=765 http://www.germantown-tn.gov]  

:The [http://www.library.nashville.org/localhistory/his_localhistory.asp Nashville Room ]of the Nashville Public Library maintains the genealogical collection.&nbsp; In addtion,&nbsp;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].&nbsp; Vertical files of newspaper clippings and family histories,&nbsp; manuscripts concerning Nashville and Davidson County families, historic photographs and Nashville City Directories are available to to library patrons.<br><br>

'''University of Tennessee Knoxville'''<br>John C. Hodges Library, Special Collections<br>1401 Cumberland Avenue<br>Knoxville, TN 37996-1000<br>Telephone: 423-974-4480<br>Internet: [http://www.lib.utk.edu/ www.lib.utk.edu]  

:The 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.<ref>[http://www.utm.edu/departments/special_collections/wthsc.php West Tennessee Heritage Study Center] in ''University of Tennessee Martin'' (accessed 5 November 2015).</ref><br><br>

:This is the second-largest genealogy collection in the United States<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_County_Public_Library Allen County Public Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> and the largest genealogy collection in a public library. Its holdings include more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items on microfilm and microfiche.<ref name="ACPLGC">[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ Genealogy Center] in ''Allen County Public Library'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> It has a premier genealogical periodical collection, local histories, genealogies, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic sources, and Canadians. They have a great '''Tennessee''' collection.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> <br><br>

:They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and northern Virginia along the [[Great Valley Road]] into '''''Tennessee''''', Kentucky, and North Carolina.<ref name="DB105" /><br><br>

:One of America's best genealogical collections. Especially strong for Texas, adjoining states, and '''Tennessee'''.<ref name="DB105" /><br><br>

:Holds the Genealogial Society of Santa Cruz County's library, including the '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' which is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]&nbsp;'' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of Kentucky, North Carolina, '''''Tennessee''''', Virginia, and West Virginia families.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</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><br><br>

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