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=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#tn County and Town Histories], with biographies | *[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#tn County and Town Histories], with biographies | ||
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==== Tennessee State Library and Archives ==== | ==== Tennessee State Library and Archives ==== | ||
The [ | The [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives] has: | ||
*''[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/misc/goodspeed.htm The History of Tennessee From the Earliest Time to the Present]''. Nashville : Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1886-1887. This indexes biographical sketches for 82 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. | *''[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/misc/goodspeed.htm The History of Tennessee From the Earliest Time to the Present]''. Nashville : Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1886-1887. This indexes biographical sketches for 82 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. | ||
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*"[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/bibliographies/corelist.htm Core List of Tennessee Books]" includes biographies and a variety of books containing biographical information. | *"[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/bibliographies/corelist.htm Core List of Tennessee Books]" includes biographies and a variety of books containing biographical information. | ||
==== Memphis Public | ==== Memphis Public Libraries ==== | ||
The [ | The [https://www.memphislibrary.org/ Memphis Public Libraries] maintains extensive card indexes to biographical sketches in histories and related works. | ||
==== Tennessee Historical Society ==== | ==== Tennessee Historical Society ==== | ||
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The[[FamilySearch Catalog|Last Names Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] will lead you to biographies and published family histories on specific surnames. Using the term “Tennessee” in the Keyword Search will narrow the search to families in Tennessee. | The[[FamilySearch Catalog|Last Names Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] will lead you to biographies and published family histories on specific surnames. Using the term “Tennessee” in the Keyword Search will narrow the search to families in Tennessee. | ||
The Family History Library has many collected biographies and local or county histories with biographical sketches on residents. These can be found in the[[FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | The Family History Library has many collected biographies and local or county histories with biographical sketches on residents. These can be found in the[[FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | ||
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TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - BIOGRAPHY | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - BIOGRAPHY | ||
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==== East Tennessee Historical Center ==== | ==== East Tennessee Historical Center ==== | ||
601 S. Gay St.<br>Knoxville, TN 37901-1629<br> | 601 S. Gay St.<br>Knoxville, TN 37901-1629<br>Phone: 865-215-8801<br>[http://www.easttnhistory.org/content.aspx?article=1341&parent=1207 Website] | ||
The East Tennessee History Center houses the Knox County Archives, the Museum of East Tennessee History,and the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection. A card index to biographies (mainly obituaries) is available, as well as indexes to ''First Families of Tennessee'' applications, and surname files. | The East Tennessee History Center houses the Knox County Archives, the Museum of East Tennessee History, and the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection. A card index to biographies (mainly obituaries) is available, as well as indexes to ''First Families of Tennessee'' applications, and surname files. | ||
The '''McClung Historical Collection'''’s primary focus is east Tennessee; it holds one of the country’s leading research collections about the region. The collection contains books, newspapers, directories, manuscripts, maps, microfilm records, and photographs. 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 offers the free online [http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ Calvin M. McClung Digital Collection]. | The '''McClung Historical Collection'''’s primary focus is east Tennessee; it holds one of the country’s leading research collections about the region. The collection contains books, newspapers, directories, manuscripts, maps, microfilm records, and photographs. 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 offers the free online [http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ Calvin M. McClung Digital Collection]. | ||
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==== Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center ==== | ==== Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center ==== | ||
7779 Poplar Pike <br>Germantown, TN 38138<br> | 7779 Poplar Pike <br>Germantown, TN 38138<br>Phone: 901-757-8480<br>[https://www.germantown-tn.gov/play/germantown-regional-history-and-genealogy-center Website] | ||
The [[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center|Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]] (GRHGC) is the special collections division of Germantown Community Library. It is a repository for non-circulating books, microfilm, periodicals, photographs, and maps for genealogical and historical research for the Mid-South, Eastern and Southern states. | The [[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center|Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]] (GRHGC) is the special collections division of Germantown Community Library. It is a repository for non-circulating books, microfilm, periodicals, photographs, and maps for genealogical and historical research for the Mid-South, Eastern and Southern states. | ||
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The collection includes many items of a genealogical or biographical nature. For an inventory and partial indexes, see: | The collection includes many items of a genealogical or biographical nature. For an inventory and partial indexes, see: | ||
*''Guide to the Draper Manuscripts'' | *''Guide to the Draper Manuscripts'' by Josephine L. Harper. Madison, Wisconsin: State. {{FHL|147518|item|disp=FHL book 977.583/M1 A3h}}. 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–?. {{FHL|446497|item|disp=FHL 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–?. {{FHL|446497|item|disp=FHL book 977.583/M1 A3w}} </ref>The name index gives the series and volume numbers, but is not complete. | ||
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'''Other Tennessee Biographical Collections:''' | '''Other Tennessee Biographical Collections:''' | ||
*Crozier, William Armstrong. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/keytosouthernped00croz A Key to Southern Pedigrees: Being a Comprehensive Guide to the Colonial Ancestry of Families in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Alabama].'' Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.: The Genealogical Association, 1911. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive. | *Crozier, William Armstrong. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/keytosouthernped00croz A Key to Southern Pedigrees: Being a Comprehensive Guide to the Colonial Ancestry of Families in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Alabama].'' Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.: The Genealogical Association, 1911. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive. | ||
*Klebenow, Anne. ''200 Years Through 200 Stories: A Tennessee Bicentenial Collection''. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1996. {{FHL|1854502|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 D3k}} {{WorldCat|35784930|disp=at various libraries (WorldCat)}} Contains biographies of 200 persons important to Tennessee history arranged by time period. | *Klebenow, Anne. ''200 Years Through 200 Stories: A Tennessee Bicentenial Collection''. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1996. {{FHL|1854502|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 D3k}} {{WorldCat|35784930|disp=at various libraries (WorldCat)}} Contains biographies of 200 persons important to Tennessee history arranged by time period. | ||
*''Prominent Tennesseans, 1796 - 1938.'' Lewisburg, TN: Who's Who Pub. Co. 1940. | *''Prominent Tennesseans, 1796 - 1938.'' Lewisburg, TN: Who's Who Pub. Co. 1940. Online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30085 Ancestry ($)]. | ||
*Ray, Worth S. ''Tennessee Cousins: a History of Tennessee People''.1950. Reprint. Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1989. {{FHL|514036|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 D2r 1968}} This history includes biographies of families of each county since the Watauga settlement.<br> | *Ray, Worth S. ''Tennessee Cousins: a History of Tennessee People''.1950. Reprint. Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1989. {{FHL|514036|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 D2r 1968}} This history includes biographies of families of each county since the Watauga settlement.<br> | ||
*Temple, Oliver Perry and Mary Boyce Temple. ''Notable Men of Tennessee, from 1833 to 1875: Their Times and Their Contemporaries.'' New York, New York : Cosmopolitan Press, 1912. Digital versions available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25364 Ancestry] ($); [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/228004-notable-men-of-tennessee-from-1833-to-1875-their-times-and-their-contemporaries?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library] | *Temple, Oliver Perry and Mary Boyce Temple. ''Notable Men of Tennessee, from 1833 to 1875: Their Times and Their Contemporaries.'' New York, New York : Cosmopolitan Press, 1912. Digital versions available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25364 Ancestry] ($); [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/228004-notable-men-of-tennessee-from-1833-to-1875-their-times-and-their-contemporaries?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; [http://books.google.com/books?id=ha0DAAAAYAAJ Google Books]. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48297 Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution] at Ancestry | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48297 Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution] at Ancestry ($) | ||
'''Specific Biographies''' | '''Specific Biographies''' | ||
* | *''Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas.'' 1848. By David Crockett. New York: Wm. H. Graham, Tribune Buildings. Online at [http://www.archive.org/details/colcrockettsexpl00smit Internet Archive]. | ||
*''Peeps into Life: Autobiography of John Mathews, a Minister of the Gospel for Sixty Years.'' 1826. By John Mathews. n.p.: Published by request of the Tennessee Annual Conference, 1904. Online at [http://www.archive.org/details/peepsintolifeaut00math Internet Archive] | |||
*''Life of General John Sevier.'' 1910. By Francis Marion Turner. New York and Washington. The Neale Publishing Company. Online at [http://www.archive.org/details/lifegenjohnsevier00turnrich Internet Archive]. | |||
=== Research Guides === | === Research Guides === | ||
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=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30088 A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans: the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities] at Ancestry | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30088 A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans: the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities] at Ancestry ($). | ||
*[http://libguides.utk.edu/TN_authors_in_special_collections Tennessee Authors] past and present is a website dedicated to identifying authors who have called Tennessee their home as well as identifying their major works. | *[http://libguides.utk.edu/TN_authors_in_special_collections Tennessee Authors] past and present is a website dedicated to identifying authors who have called Tennessee their home as well as identifying their major works. | ||
*[http://www.lib.utk.edu/ University of Tennessee Libraries] web site offers local and regional biographical references, documents, digital collections, and links. | *[http://www.lib.utk.edu/ University of Tennessee Libraries] web site offers local and regional biographical references, documents, digital collections, and links. | ||