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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''Tennessee State Library and Archives'''<br> | |||
'''Email:''' [mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com ask@tsla.libanswers.com] <br> | '''Address:'''<br> | ||
[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/services/library-archives-ask-us-a-question ''' | :1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N<br> | ||
''' | :Nashville, TN 37219<br> | ||
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'''Telephone:''' | |||
*615-741-2764<br> | |||
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'''Email:'''<br> | |||
*[mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com ask@tsla.libanswers.com] <br> | |||
*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/services/library-archives-ask-us-a-question Contact Us]<br> | |||
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'''Website:''' | |||
*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives] | |||
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'''Social Media:'''<br> | |||
*[https://www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives Facebook] | |||
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'''Hours and Holidays:''' | |||
*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit Operating Hours] | |||
*[https://www.tn.gov/about-tn/state-holidays.html Holidays] | |||
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'''Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:''' | '''Directions, map, parking, and public transportation:''' | ||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tennessee+State+Library+%26+Archives/@36.173787,-86.78726,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x4505c40e763016dc!8m2!3d36.1737867!4d-86.7872604?hl=en '''''Map'''''] | *[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tennessee+State+Library+%26+Archives/@36.173787,-86.78726,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x4505c40e763016dc!8m2!3d36.1737867!4d-86.7872604?hl=en '''''Map'''''] | ||
*'''''Parking.''''' Parking at the Library & Archives at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit Plan Your Visit]. | *'''''Parking.''''' Parking at the Library & Archives at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit Plan Your Visit]. | ||
*'''''Public transportation.''''' Nashville bus and train system trip planning at [https://www.wegotransit.com/ride/maps-schedules/bus/ WeGo Public Transit]. | *'''''Public transportation.''''' Nashville bus and train system trip planning at [https://www.wegotransit.com/ride/maps-schedules/bus/ WeGo Public Transit]. | ||
''' | '''Online Databases:''' <br> | ||
*[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ TSLA website] digital collections, catalog, visitor's guide, collections, exhibits, services, resources. <br> | *[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ TSLA website] digital collections, catalog, visitor's guide, collections, exhibits, services, resources. <br> | ||
*[https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/tnslapublic/? TSLA catalog online] search titles, authors, subjects, or notes.<br> | *[https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/tnslapublic/? TSLA catalog online] search titles, authors, subjects, or notes.<br> | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
African American records, bibliographies, birth and death records, federal censuses, early county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, county archives directory, governors' papers, manuscripts, military records, Native American Cherokee records, newspapers, obituary indexes in public libraries list, place names and maps, state agency records, acts and petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories and telephone books, penitentiary inmates, and Tennessee county historians. | African American records, bibliographies, birth and death records, federal censuses, early county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, county archives directory, governors' papers, manuscripts, military records, Native American Cherokee records, newspapers, obituary indexes in public libraries list, place names and maps, state agency records, acts and petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories and telephone books, penitentiary inmates, and Tennessee county historians. | ||
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=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
No cameras or scanners are allowed in the Archives and Manuscripts Room, but may be permitted in other areas.<br> | No cameras or scanners are allowed in the Archives and Manuscripts Room, but may be permitted in other areas.<br> | ||
Library & Archives Additional Policies at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit Plan Your Visit]. | Library & Archives Additional Policies at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit Plan Your Visit]. | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
*TSLA [https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/tnslapublic/?rm=RESOURCE%20GUIDE0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue Resource Guides]. <br> | *TSLA [https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/tnslapublic/?rm=RESOURCE%20GUIDE0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue Resource Guides]. <br> | ||
*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/pages/lost-records-courthouse-fires-and-disasters-in-tennessee "Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee"].<br> | *[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/pages/lost-records-courthouse-fires-and-disasters-in-tennessee "Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee"].<br> | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following. | If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following. | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[East Tennessee Historical Society|East Tennessee Historical Society]], Knoxville, 67,000 books, newspapers, 3,000 genealogies, 14,000 TN first families, manuscripts, census, Knoxville city directories 1859-now, maps, photos, deeds, wills, marriages, military records, TN Confederate pensions, Ancestry.com, New England Ancestors, HeritageQuest, Sanborn maps.<br> | *[[East Tennessee Historical Society|East Tennessee Historical Society]], Knoxville, 67,000 books, newspapers, 3,000 genealogies, 14,000 TN first families, manuscripts, census, Knoxville city directories 1859-now, maps, photos, deeds, wills, marriages, military records, TN Confederate pensions, Ancestry.com, New England Ancestors, HeritageQuest, Sanborn maps.<br> | ||
*[http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society] and the [[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center|Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]], near Memphis, 14,000 family/local histories, census, taxes, vital, newspapers, journal, newsletter, queries, and research service. <br> | *[http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society] and the [[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center|Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]], near Memphis, 14,000 family/local histories, census, taxes, vital, newspapers, journal, newsletter, queries, and research service. <br> | ||