A list of county histories and published local records can be obtained by viewing the genealogical fact sheet for a county. These volumes, if indexed, can be searched for entries pertaining to a particular individual or surname. Inquiries should specify up to three volumes to be searched. E-mail TSLA with the title of the book and the name of the individual, and we will check to see if there is a listing in the index.
ORDERING INFORMATION AND FEES:
- There is a $5 fee to photocopy the listings from a county history. Up to ten pages of print material can be copied and mailed for the $5 fee. If we find more than 10 pages of information, we will notify you and ask you to send additional funds for the remaining pages. The $5 fee is not refundable. Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Public Services Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE]
- Please note that we ask that you submit each search request on a separate form. There may be a waiting period of up to 3-4 weeks before you receive a reply.
The index to the biographical sketches in the works by Goodspeed indicates the name of the individual, the county in which the sketch is located, and the beginning page number of the sketch. TSLA will, for a fee, photocopy the biographical sketch for one specified individual and send the copy through the mail.
ORDERING INFORMATION AND FEES:
- There is a $5 fee to photocopy the listings for one specified individual from the biographical sketches found in the works by Goodspeed. Up to ten pages of print material can be copied and mailed for the $5 fee. If we find more than 10 pages of information, we will notify you and ask you to send additional funds for the remaining pages. The $5 fee is not refundable. Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Public Services Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE]
- Please note that we ask that you submit each search request on a separate form. There may be a waiting period of up to 3-4 weeks before you receive a reply.
City directories and telephone books for many Tennessee cities and towns are available for scattered dates. A list of city directories showing which years are available by city is found on our web site; a list of telephone books showing which years are available by city and/or county is also available. These volumes can be searched for a particular surname and copies mailed. Inquiries should specify up to three directories or telephone books to be searched. Relevant pages will be copied and mailed for a search fee.
ORDERING INFORMATION AND FEES:
- There is a $5 fee to photocopy the listings from a city directory or telephone book. Up to ten pages of print material can be copied and mailed for the $5 fee. If we find more than ten pages of information, we will notify you and ask you to send additional funds for the remaining pages. The $5 fee is not refundable. Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Public Services Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE]
- Please note that we ask that you submit each search request on a separate form. There may be a waiting period of up to 3-4 weeks before you receive a reply.
A list of newspapers and available dates, arranged by town of publication, can be consulted to determine what papers are available for searching. This list of Tennessee newspapers is found on our web site. Because the newspapers are not indexed, you must specify the newspaper to be searched, the name or subject of the article, and the exact date of the event or the issue to be searched.
ORDERING INFORMATION AND FEES:
- There is a $20 fee to search for an article or notice in a newspaper. Up to twenty pages of photocopies can be mailed for the $20 fee. If we find more than twenty pages of information, we will notify you and ask you to send additional funds for the remaining pages. The $20 fee is not refundable.Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Research Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE]
- Please note that we ask that you submit each search request on a separate form. There may be a waiting period of up to 3-4 weeks before you receive a reply.
- Residents of Tennessee (with a current Tennessee postal address) will pay a $10 fee to search for an article or notice in a newspaper. Up to twenty pages of photocopies can be mailed for the $10 fee. If we find more than twenty pages of information, we will notify you and ask you to send additional funds for the remaining pages. The $10 fee is not refundable. Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Manuscripts Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE]
- Please note that we ask that you submit each search request on a separate form. There may be a waiting period of up to 3-4 weeks before you receive a reply.
A list of collections of funeral home records held at TSLA can be found on our web site.
Books and published materials can be searched by TSLA staff. E-mail your request to TSLA with the name of the individual you are researching; please be sure to include the title and call number of the book. Due to the number of requests received daily, we ask that you only submit one request at a time for a single name to be searched in one book. Only one request will be handled at a time. Please do not send a second search request while you have a request pending. Please do not send several searches in separate e-mail messages, or a request that asks to search multiple names. When you receive a reply to your first look-up, you may send in your next look-up request, and so on. TSLA can, for a fee, photocopy all of the listings for one specified surname.
TSLA will, for a fee, search microfilmed funeral home records which have been indexed or alphabetically arranged. If a microfilm collection has not been indexed or alphabetically arranged, then the records will not be searched by TSLA staff. The entries on the funeral home web page will indicate if an index is available for a particular microfilm collection, or if the records have been alphabetically arranged.
ORDERING INFORMATION AND FEES:
- There is a $20 fee to search the microfilmed funeral home records which have been indexed or alphabetically arranged. TSLA will search for one specified name or surname. If the requested item is found, we will mail a copy to you. If the requested item is not found, you will be notified by mail. Up to twenty pages of photocopies can be mailed for the $20 fee. If we find more than twenty pages of information, we will notify you and ask you to send additional funds for the remaining pages. The $20 fee is not refundable. Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Research Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE]
- Please note that we ask that you submit each search request on a separate form. There may be a waiting period of up to 3-4 weeks before you receive a reply.
- Residents of Tennessee (with a current Tennessee postal address) will pay a $10 fee to search search the microfilmed funeral home records which have been indexed or alphabetically arranged. TSLA will search for one specified name or surname. Up to twenty pages of photocopies can be mailed for the $10 fee. If we find more than twenty pages of information, we will notify you and ask you to send additional funds for the remaining pages. The $10 fee is not refundable. Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Manuscripts Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE]
- Please note that we ask that you submit each search request on a separate form. There may be a waiting period of up to 3-4 weeks before you receive a reply.
The Tennessee Postcard Collection Inventory appears on our web site. E-mail TSLA with the subject you are researching, and we will check to see if a postcard is available.
ORDERING INFORMATION AND FEES:
- There is a $10 fee to photocopy up to ten postcards. The fee is not refundable. Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Public Services Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE]
- Please note that we ask that you submit each search request on a separate form. There may be a waiting period of up to 3-4 weeks before you receive a reply.
- Residents of Tennessee (with a current Tennessee postal address) will pay a $5 fee to photocopy up to ten postcards. The fee is not refundable. Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Public Services Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE]
- Please note that we ask that you submit each search request on a separate form. There may be a waiting period of up to 3-4 weeks before you receive a reply.
Photocopies of items in manuscript collections can be ordered, if the name of the collection, and the box and file number are provided. The manuscript collection finding aids & guide, the governor's papers finding aids , and the state record group collection finding aids are available on our web site. E-mail TSLA for assistance with locating an item in our manuscripts collection.
Many manuscript collections are available on microfilm and can be borrowed on interlibrary loan free of charge.
ORDERING INFORMATION AND FEES:
- There is a $20 fee to photocopy items from a manuscript collection. Up to twenty pages of photocopies can be mailed for the $20 fee. If we find more than twenty pages of information, we will notify you and ask you to send additional funds for the remaining pages. The $20 fee is not refundable. Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Manuscripts Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE]
- Please note that we ask that you submit each search request on a separate form. There may be a waiting period of up to 3-4 weeks before you receive a reply.
- RESIDENTS OF TENNESSEE (with a current Tennessee postal address) will pay a $10 fee to photocopy items from the manuscript collections. Up to twenty pages of photocopies can be mailed for the $10 fee. If we find more than twenty pages of information, we will notify you and ask you to send additional funds for the remaining pages. The $10 fee is not refundable. Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Manuscripts Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE]
- Please note that we ask that you submit each search request on a separate form. There may be a waiting period of up to 3-4 weeks before you receive a reply.
Updated November 13, 2007
