University of Tennessee at Martin Library

United States Tennessee Weakley Archives and Libraries University of Tennessee at Martin Library

University of Tennessee at Martin Library Contact Information E-mail:  repository@whatever.net Address: University of Tennessee at Martin Paul Meek Library, Special Collections West Tennessee Heritage Study Center 554 University Street Martin, TN 38238 Telephone:  731-881-7060, or 801-000-0000 Fax:  802-000-0000 Hours and holidays:  Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 Directions, maps, and public transportation:  {Optional} Internet sites and databases: West Tennessee Heritage Study Center Paul Meek Library catalog online searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, or call number. Also available in WorldCat. Repository database. other(s). Collection Description 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. The West Tennessee Heritage Study Center (WTHSC) holds a variety of genealogical resources including materials relating to the following counties of West Tennessee: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Stewart, Tipton, Wayne, Weakley and Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman counties in Kentucky. Tips {Optional} Guides {Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. } Alternate Repositories { List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.} If you cannot visit or find a source at the University of Tennessee at Martin Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection} such as: NARA I NARA II National Archives at _____ State Archives State Library Similar Collections National Personnel Records Center LC FHL Neighboring Collections County Vital Records Office City Vital Records Office County Archives County Orphan's Court County Probate Court County Recorder County Coroner U.S. District Court County and local historical societies County and local genealogical societies Public Libraries Museums and heritage societies Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin] State Vital Records Office State Historical Society State Genealogical Society University Libraries Church archives Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA] Sources