Tennessee Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

==== National Archives at Atlanta  ====

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:The National Archives at Atlanta has 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, 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 arrivals, 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}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>

==== Chattanooga Public Library  ====

: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>[https://chattlibrary.org/local-history/ Local History and Genealogy Department] in ''Chattanooga Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref><br><br>

==== Kingsport Public Library  ====

:One of the best family folder collections in the South, especially for East Tennessee, and a good set of genealogical reference books.<ref name="DB105" /><br><br>

==== Memphis Public Library and Info Center  ====

:They have a huge collection of books, indexes, guides, aids, periodicals, family folders, county histories with statewide coverage.<ref name="DB105" /> 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 and directories relating to Memphis, Shelby County, and the mid-south region.<br><br>

==== University of Tennessee at Martin Library  ====

: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>

==== Allen County Public Library  ====

: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 eastern seaboard and '''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>

==== Bristol Public Library ====

: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>Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref><br><br>

==== Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown  ====

:Holds the Genealogical 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]] '' 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>