Tennessee History: Difference between revisions

*''Tennessee History: A Bibliography'' <ref>Smith, Sam B., 1929. ''Tennessee History: A Bibliography''. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press, [1974]. {{FHL|220719|item|disp=FS Library 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. {{FHL|299450|item|disp=FS Library 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. {{FHL|252458|item|disp=FS Library book 973 A3ka}}</ref>  

*''Counties of Tennessee.'' <ref>Foster, Austin Powers. ''Counties of Tennessee.'' 1923. Reprint, Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1990. {{FHL|221412|item|disp=FS Library film 896777 Item 4}}</ref>The record is arranged alphabetically by county, followed by a brief description of how each county was formed. It includes ''A Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses — Tennessee, 1790–1920'' by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, and it is indexed.  

*''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]''<ref name="null">Draper, Lyman Copeland, Draper manuscript collection Chicago, Illinois : Filmed by the University of Chicago Library, [197-?] {{FHL|218462|item|disp=FS Library Film 889097 (first of 147 films)}} </ref> The collection consists of nearly 500 volumes of manuscripts, papers, and books collected by Lyman Copeland Draper about the history of the trans-Allegheny West, a region including the western areas of the Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley from the 1740s to 1830. The collection is divided into 50 series. Some series are titled by geographic area, some by the names of prominent frontier leaders, and some by topic. The bulk of the collection consists of notes from interviews, questionnaires, and letters gathered during Draper’s extensive travels and research to learn about frontier history. Personal papers are much more rare than government or military records.

*''Guide to the Draper Manuscripts'' <ref>Harper, Josephine L. ''Guide to the Draper Manuscripts''. Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1983.  {{FHL|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.

*''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=FS Library book 977.583/M1 A3w}} </ref>The name index gives the series and volume numbers, but is not complete.  

*''Goodspeed History of Tennessee <ref>''Goodspeed History of Tennessee''. [Nashville, Tennessee]: Restoration and Reproduction Section, Library and Archives Division, Tennessee Dept. of Education, 1965. Micro-reproduction of county sections of: ''History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present''. Nashville, Tennessee: Goodspeed Publishing, 1886–1887. {{FHL|55122|item|disp=FS Library Film 899865; book 55122}}</ref>''This source contains histories of Tennessee counties, including a military history and an appendix of biographies.

*Hamer, Philip M. ''Tennessee, a History, 1673-1932,'' 4 volumes. New York: American Historical Society, 1935. {{FHL|8619|item|disp=FS Library film 1000311 Items 1-4}}  

*''History of Tennessee'' <ref>Folmsbee, Stanley John. ''History of Tennessee''. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1960. {{FHL|221417|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 H2fs}} </ref>This is a basic history of Tennessee, not indexed.  

*''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. {{FHL|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.  

*''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'' <ref>West, Carroll Van. ''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, 1998. {{FHL|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.  

*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>{{FHL|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>

*''The Almanac of American History'', <ref>Schlesinger, Jr., Arthur M. ''The Almanac of American History.'' Greenwich, Conn.: Bison Books, 1983.  {{FHL|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.

*''Dictionary of American History, Revised ed'' <ref>'' Dictionary of American History, Revised ed., 8 vols''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. {{FHL|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].

*''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. {{FHL|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.

*''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 {{FHL|244514|item|disp=FS Library book 973 H23w}} </ref> Has the full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=mgEPAAAAYAAJ Google Books]

*Griffey, Irene, compiler. ''The Preemptors: Middle Tennessee's First Settlers''. Clarksville: P.p., 1989. {{FHL|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>'''