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*Speer, William S. ''Sketches of Prominent Tennesseans: Containing Biographies and Records of Many of the Families Who Have Attained Prominence in Tennessee. 1888.'' Reprint, Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1997. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.8+D3s 976.8 D3s]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=220890&disp=Sketches+of+prominent+Tennesseans++ 833388].) A surname index is included. [http://www.archive.org/details/sketchesofpromin01spee Free digital copy Sloan Foundation].
*Speer, William S. ''Sketches of Prominent Tennesseans: Containing Biographies and Records of Many of the Families Who Have Attained Prominence in Tennessee. 1888.'' Reprint, Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1997. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.8+D3s 976.8 D3s]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=220890&disp=Sketches+of+prominent+Tennesseans++ 833388].) A surname index is included. [http://www.archive.org/details/sketchesofpromin01spee Free digital copy Sloan Foundation].


'''McClung Historical Collection'''
'''McClung Historical 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 McClung Historical Center houses the Knox County Archives and the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection (the materials are non-circulating and unavailable for interlibrary loan).


McClung Historical Collection<br>East Tennessee Historical Center<br>3rd Floor<br>314 West Clinch Avenue<br>Knoxville, TN 37902-2505<br>Telephone: 423-544-5744<br>Internet: www.knoxlib.org/  
McClung Historical Collection<br>East Tennessee Historical Center<br>3rd Floor<br>314 West Clinch Avenue<br>Knoxville, TN 37902-2505<br>Telephone: 423-544-5744<br>Internet: www.knoxlib.org/  


Mailing Address:<br>McClung Historical Collection<br>Knox County Archives<br>500 West Church Avenue<br>Knoxville, TN 37902-2505
Mailing Address:<br>McClung Historical Collection<br>Knox County Archives<br>500 West Church Avenue<br>Knoxville, TN 37902-2505&nbsp;
 
The McClung Historical Center houses the Knox County Archives and the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection (the materials are non-circulating and unavailable for interlibrary loan). 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


'''Other Tennessee Biographical Collections:'''
'''Other Tennessee Biographical Collections:'''


*Crozier, William Armstrong. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/keytosouthernped00croz A key to Southern pedigrees&nbsp;]: 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.&nbsp;: The Genealogical Association, 1911. Free digital copy.
*Crozier, William Armstrong. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/keytosouthernped00croz A key to Southern pedigrees&nbsp;]: 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.&nbsp;: The Genealogical Association, 1911. Free digital copy.&nbsp;
*''The Calvin M. McClung Collection'', which is described in the [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee Archives and Libraries]] article, contains biographical material for residents of Tennessee.
*''Prominent Tennesseans, 1796 - 1938.'' Lewisburg, TN: Who's Who Pub. Co. 1940. Digital versions available at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30085 Ancestry] ($) and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdtn3007_prominent World Vital Records] ($).  
*''Prominent Tennesseans, 1796 - 1938.'' Lewisburg, TN: Who's Who Pub. Co. 1940. Digital versions available at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30085 Ancestry] ($) and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdtn3007_prominent World Vital Records] ($).  
*Temple, Oliver Perry and Mary Boyce Temple. ''Notable Men of Tennessee, from 1833 to 1875: Their Times and Their Contemporaries.'' New York, New York&nbsp;: Cosmopolitan Press, 1912. Digital versions available at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25364 Ancestry] ($); [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH32&CISOPTR=52982 BYU Family History Archives]; [http://books.google.com/books?id=ha0DAAAAYAAJ Google Books] [full view]; and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdtn10024_notablemen World Vital Records] ($).
*Temple, Oliver Perry and Mary Boyce Temple. ''Notable Men of Tennessee, from 1833 to 1875: Their Times and Their Contemporaries.'' New York, New York&nbsp;: Cosmopolitan Press, 1912. Digital versions available at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25364 Ancestry] ($); [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH32&CISOPTR=52982 BYU Family History Archives]; [http://books.google.com/books?id=ha0DAAAAYAAJ Google Books] [full view]; and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdtn10024_notablemen World Vital Records] ($).
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