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'''Nashville Public Library'''<br>615 Church Street<br>Nashville, TN 37219<br>Telephone: 615-862-5800<br>Internet: http://www.library.nashville.org/index.asp  
'''Nashville Public Library'''<br>615 Church Street<br>Nashville, TN 37219<br>Telephone: 615-862-5800<br>Internet: http://www.library.nashville.org/index.asp  


'''Memphis/Shelby County Public Library and Information Center<br>'''1850 Peabody Avenue<br>Memphis, TN 38104<br>Telephone: 901-725-8895<br>Fax: 901-725-8814<br>E-mail: [mailto:hisref@memphis.lib.tn.us hisref@memphis.lib.tn.us]<br>Internet: [http://www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us/ www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us]  
'''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>Internet: [http://www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us/ www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us]  


The genealogical holdings of the History Department are divided between the Genealogical Collection, the Memphis/Shelby County Room, and the Memphis/Shelby County Archives.&nbsp; Resources include land, military, vital, probate, court, and naturalization records; newspaper clippings; manuscripts; maps; and directories relating to Memphis, Shelby County, and the mid-south region.  
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&nbsp;and directories relating to Memphis, Shelby County, and the mid-south region.  


A resource for locating archives in Appalachia is:  
A resource for locating archives in Appalachia is:  


''Archives in Appalachia: A Directory.''Boone, North Carolina: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1985. (Family History Library book 975 A3a.) The record covers the states of Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The record is arranged alphabetically by state, then by the name of the repository. Each entry lists the archive, its address, phone number, inclusive dates of the collection, the records of the collection, what subjects are covered by the collection, and the size of the collection. There are two indexes: Record type, and Subject, with reference numbers corresponding to the repository. Also included is a list, under “Coming Attractions,” of agencies that do not currently collect manuscript materials but plan to do so in the future.
''Archives in Appalachia: A Directory. ''Boone, North Carolina: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1985. (Family History Library book 975 A3a.) The record covers the states of Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The record is arranged alphabetically by state, then by the name of the repository. Each entry lists the archive, its address, phone number, inclusive dates of the collection, the records of the collection, what subjects are covered by the collection, and the size of the collection. There are two indexes: Record type, and Subject, with reference numbers corresponding to the repository. Also included is a list, under “Coming Attractions,” of agencies that do not currently collect manuscript materials but plan to do so in the future.


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