tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38369518076686407862024-03-17T22:02:23.402-05:00Library & Archives News: The Tennessee State Library and Archives Blog<center><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives Blog</b></center>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.comBlogger454125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-10034619725314206112023-10-06T09:00:00.001-05:002023-10-25T11:59:21.335-05:00Learn How to Retrace Your Family’s Pathways at the Tennessee State Library & Archives Family History Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5MnsaZe49ezUrQvSfrCx_FAWjtIo7IUObKIFD4BejzlLOWdkguMJkPAXuzXBApxpm4fin2B1SJq3xY7lhM1gnmd5LkxcDzpAXXEK_M80uQjjEnl6x0MU4ayPSnq8m16zXyPx_UQfGmtpwOlMG622ESWrfY4EklgMJE81e9gVl51QW_RF8W5gRzlh/s9000/Family%20HIstory%20Day%20_Social%20Media%20Building_eventbrite%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4500" data-original-width="9000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5MnsaZe49ezUrQvSfrCx_FAWjtIo7IUObKIFD4BejzlLOWdkguMJkPAXuzXBApxpm4fin2B1SJq3xY7lhM1gnmd5LkxcDzpAXXEK_M80uQjjEnl6x0MU4ayPSnq8m16zXyPx_UQfGmtpwOlMG622ESWrfY4EklgMJE81e9gVl51QW_RF8W5gRzlh/w400-h200/Family%20HIstory%20Day%20_Social%20Media%20Building_eventbrite%20(1).png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Learn how to retrace your family’s pathways at the Tennessee State Library & Archives Family History Day on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, starting at 9:30 a.m. with research assistance available all day. </p><p>“We are excited to celebrate Family History Month and Archives Month with our annual Family History Day event,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “I encourage anyone interested in exploring their family history to join us for this great event and take advantage of the vast resources the Library & Archives has to offer.” </p><p>This year’s Family History Day featured presentation is “Early Tracks and Trails Across the South,” led by guest speaker J. Mark Lowe. During the presentation, attendees will learn how to use tools at the Library & Archives to locate pathways created initially by animals and later followed by humans, eventually leading settlers and families throughout the South and beyond.</p><p>Genealogist and author J. Mark Lowe specializes in original records and manuscripts throughout the South. Lowe is the Course Coordinator for “Research in the South” at The Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at the University of Gregoria, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and the Texas Institute of Genealogical Research. He has published articles in several publications, including The Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy & History. Lowe was born and raised in Robertson County. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgdYtUOqDNtk8Djn7rPa6VTIZTAsO13MM6nU_H2pMHV1dSPhsWEploVcxB39IimACDaXfJNfa1S7-PYt3rolAGkKc3_Kd99FM8k4DyKBGeEzsdppSCi8FtXBtBnVTgDnepn4YA89fvgr88DIWrICFi5lXp6pEhcr6JwnemM6V7s_IkapLVyoyc52P/s2045/Lowe2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2045" data-original-width="1481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgdYtUOqDNtk8Djn7rPa6VTIZTAsO13MM6nU_H2pMHV1dSPhsWEploVcxB39IimACDaXfJNfa1S7-PYt3rolAGkKc3_Kd99FM8k4DyKBGeEzsdppSCi8FtXBtBnVTgDnepn4YA89fvgr88DIWrICFi5lXp6pEhcr6JwnemM6V7s_IkapLVyoyc52P/s320/Lowe2023.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /><p>“Our annual Family History Day event is a great opportunity to discover something new about your family,” said Tennessee State Librarian and Archivist Jamie Ritter. “During the event, our team of experts will be available to assist guests in using our collections to uncover their individual family stories.” </p><p>On Family History Day, Library & Archives staff and volunteers from the Friends of the Tennessee State Library & Archives will assist visitors as they trace their family history.
Guests can also make appointments with Conservation staff for guidance on the preservation of family historic records and photographs following the featured presentation. Appointments for the “Conservation Clinic” are available on a first come, first served basis. </p><p>In addition, Sumner County materials from the Peyton Family Papers, 1790-1999, will be on display located near the Reading Room. Although Family History Day is free to attend, reservations are required due to limited seating. To make a reservation, visit <a href="http://sos.tn.gov/tnfhd">sos.tn.gov/tnfhd</a>. </p><p>The Library & Archives is located at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way North on the northeast corner of Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The Library & Archives garage is on Junior Gilliam Way. </p><p>The Library & Archives is open for research throughout the year, Tuesday to Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. The interactive exhibit lobby, featuring displays that highlight some of the state's most precious historical documents, is open to the public Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. </p><p>Family History Day is hosted by the Tennessee State Library & Archives and the Friends of the Tennessee State Library & Archives. To learn more about Family History Day or to make a reservation, visit <a href="http://sos.tn.gov/tnfhd">sos.tn.gov/tnfhd</a>. </p><p>For more information about the Library & Archives or to schedule a research visit, call 615-741-2764, email ask@tsla.libanswers.com or visit <a href="http://sos.tn.gov/tsla">sos.tn.gov/tsla</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library & Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett.</b></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-36327176389948095322023-08-07T08:00:00.016-05:002023-08-07T09:07:38.347-05:00Explore Untold Stories of Tennessee History at the Tennessee State Library & Archives Author Talks Event<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvxWfEtiRFlD0NBut5-jlOVWb9vv4ZKYHlM1rAW8TfaYnPBEkk0fsMJr-sLEVsm2aVTZ1IJ0EriYpiO2hIt9uE1c9Ah61862sr9oCsrozeQN5vSX1HskroaIhzmgDm_tfwtbr_flUT3TufsqgRZtAWXQEGhVp-42A0yGLo6A_mITIVNp3z95-7Mjf/s5000/Author%20Series%20Graphic%20P3_Facebook_BillCarey.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="5000" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvxWfEtiRFlD0NBut5-jlOVWb9vv4ZKYHlM1rAW8TfaYnPBEkk0fsMJr-sLEVsm2aVTZ1IJ0EriYpiO2hIt9uE1c9Ah61862sr9oCsrozeQN5vSX1HskroaIhzmgDm_tfwtbr_flUT3TufsqgRZtAWXQEGhVp-42A0yGLo6A_mITIVNp3z95-7Mjf/w400-h210/Author%20Series%20Graphic%20P3_Facebook_BillCarey.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b3764; font-family: inherit;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b3764; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p>From Tennessee’s first steamboats to the glory and tragedy of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, explore previously untold stories of the Volunteer State at the Tennessee State Library & Archives’ free Author Talks event with special guest Bill Carey on Friday, August 11, 2023, from noon until 1:00 p.m. CT.</span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b3764; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Tennessee has a rich history of stories, some better known than others," said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. "I encourage anyone interested in discovering something new about the Volunteer State's historical past to join us during your lunch break for this free presentation."</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b3764; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author and columnist Bill Carey will take attendees on a journey into the past, exploring stories from 19th century Tennessee as steamboats, the telegraph and railroads transformed the Volunteer State connecting Tennesseans to each other and the rest of the nation. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b3764; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bill Carey is the author of several books about Tennessee and Nashville history, including his new book <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">True Tales of Tennessee: Earthquake to Railroad</em>, detailing the stories of people and events that have often been overlooked. He has also written <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Fortunes, Fiddles and Fried Chicken: A Nashville Business History and Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls: A History of Slavery in Tennessee</em>. Carey is a monthly columnist for Tennessee Magazine. He is also the founder of the Tennessee History for Kids organization.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b3764; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“We are excited to host Bill Carey to share stories he discovered while doing research at the Tennessee State Library & Archives,” said State Librarian and Archivist Jamie Ritter. “Anyone who attends this talk is bound to learn something new about Tennessee’s past.”</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b3764; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This talk will be held at the Library & Archives and is free to attend. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunch. Seating is limited. To make a reservation, visit <a href="https://bit.ly/TSLAAuthorTalks" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0056b3; text-decoration-line: none;">bit.ly/TSLAAuthorTalks</a>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b3764; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Library & Archives is located at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way North on Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, across from the Tennessee State Museum. The Library & Archives garage is on Junior Gilliam Way.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b3764; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For the latest information about this event, follow social media channels: Facebook: Tennessee State Library & Archives and Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tnlibarchives" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0056b3; text-decoration-line: none;">@tnlibarchives</a> and the Secretary of State’s Twitter account: <a href="https://twitter.com/tnsecofstate" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0056b3; text-decoration-line: none;">@tnsecofstate</a>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b3764; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To learn more about the Library & Archives or schedule a research visit, call 615-741-2764, email <a href="mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0056b3; text-decoration-line: none;">ask@tsla.libanswers.com</a>, or visit <a href="https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0056b3; text-decoration-line: none;">sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit</a>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b3764; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b3764; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><b>The Tennessee State Library & Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett.</b></span></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-20067659258455058342023-05-11T12:00:00.003-05:002023-05-11T12:16:34.763-05:00Celebrate Statehood Day at the Tennessee State Library & Archives<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-zl_r0-gUaoNL7Pk96D1kb32XgwR9UpQ41crA8s5JtAHZ5FEmvUpfDD0-osY_g0Lmvqg-qHEc6NTFmCLEhTPfMSyACYwc4oyMoSIa8KvEhMmwmHJcvDOOFrhVmH7tB_R1dwxjdXWTz7_r69Ojbj-9tva8ONoQPwAAZTem3SKeEfkkopq4gL7vw/s2500/2023StatehoodDayGraphics_Facebook.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="2500" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-zl_r0-gUaoNL7Pk96D1kb32XgwR9UpQ41crA8s5JtAHZ5FEmvUpfDD0-osY_g0Lmvqg-qHEc6NTFmCLEhTPfMSyACYwc4oyMoSIa8KvEhMmwmHJcvDOOFrhVmH7tB_R1dwxjdXWTz7_r69Ojbj-9tva8ONoQPwAAZTem3SKeEfkkopq4gL7vw/w400-h210/2023StatehoodDayGraphics_Facebook.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVttboVQO29F3qR5EJ_DGfSzcEHGhCnGszBiEJGwz_Nod2tHsGECDzONg-1_6lhqNKReZagruq0_5o-CwqTpjSJoYAl5LHtPI8yZJkf3uwVb3ZtDBypRQNuQi6gQ78lpqSbn1rO0HoTUebxQSppWSVDIxcYm6AZHrsh4P2dwIlltIvbl5_en5zg/s2500/2023StatehoodDayCelebration_Facebook.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="2500" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVttboVQO29F3qR5EJ_DGfSzcEHGhCnGszBiEJGwz_Nod2tHsGECDzONg-1_6lhqNKReZagruq0_5o-CwqTpjSJoYAl5LHtPI8yZJkf3uwVb3ZtDBypRQNuQi6gQ78lpqSbn1rO0HoTUebxQSppWSVDIxcYm6AZHrsh4P2dwIlltIvbl5_en5zg/w400-h210/2023StatehoodDayCelebration_Facebook.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The Tennessee State Library & Archives will celebrate 227 years of statehood by hosting free events on Statehood Day, Thursday, June 1, and a family-friendly celebration event on Saturday, June 3. </p><div>“The Library & Archives displays Tennessee’s three original constitutions once a year to celebrate statehood,” said Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “This is an opportunity for Tennesseans to see the original documents that still to this day provide the foundation of our state government. There will be so much for visitors to explore on Statehood Day and at our family-friendly celebration on June 3. I hope Tennesseans join us for either or both days of celebration.” </div><div><br /></div><div>On Statehood Day, June 1, Debbie Mathis Watts will perform her song, “The Tennessee in Me,” an official state song of Tennessee, starting at 8 a.m. The Library & Archives, with assistance from the Tennessee Highway Patrol Honor Guard, will transfer Tennessee’s three priceless original constitutions from 1796, 1834 and 1870, typically protected in a vault, to the Library & Archives’ lobby. The constitutions will remain on display until 4:30 p.m. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Library & Archives will also feature rarely seen historical documents, including the Cumberland Compact, Governor John Sevier’s Address to the first Tennessee General Assembly, the Cherokee Nation 1827 Constitution and the founding documents of the State of Franklin. </div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to viewing Tennessee’s original founding documents, guests can pick up free historical craft kits and receive a Passport to Tennessee History. The free Passport to Tennessee History features information about the Library & Archives, Tennessee State Museum, Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park and the Tennessee State Capitol and space to collect a distinct stamp from each location. </div><div><br /></div><div>“The Library & Archives team is excited to welcome visitors during our two days of Statehood Day celebrations,” said Tennessee State Librarian and Archivist Jamie Ritter. “We hope parents bring their children to our family-friendly event celebration on Saturday, June 3, and have some fun while learning something new about the history of Tennessee.” </div><div><br /></div><div>On Saturday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Library & Archives is hosting a family-friendly Statehood Day Celebration event with a children’s scavenger hunt, games, crafts and historical interpreters. On June 3, Tennessee’s three original constitutions and other founding documents will be displayed publicly in the Library & Archives lobby from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Library & Archives is joining Bicentennial Mall State Park and the Tennessee State Museum for a variety of events to celebrate Statehood Day. Park Rangers will offer a free guided tour of Bicentennial Mall State Park starting outside the Tennessee State Library & Archives at 9 a.m. For more information, visit <a href="http://tnstateparks.com">tnstateparks.com</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>The State Museum is celebrating Statehood Day with a children’s story time, statehood artifacts on display, family crafts and a Statehood Anniversary Commemoration at noon on June 1. For the Tennessee State Museum’s full schedule of Statehood Day activities visit, <a href="http://TNMuseum.org/Statehood">TNMuseum.org/Statehood</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Library & Archives’ Statehood Day Celebration events will take place at our building, 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N., on the northeast corner of the Bicentennial Mall State Park in Nashville. No reservations are required. </div><div><br /></div><div>For more information about the Library & Archives Statehood Day Celebration, visit <a href="http://sos.tn.gov/tsla/statehoodday">sos.tn.gov/tsla/statehoodday</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library & Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett.</b></div></b>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-54451080494380623172023-03-01T10:00:00.001-06:002023-03-15T10:22:00.029-05:00Tennessee State Library & Archives Explores the Legacy of Tennessee’s State Parks with a Lunchtime Speaker Series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-w3RwYbHFD6pVF0nyNLH3FZJMsO8Jyu48PokeZB1EFICt8pimvTaIgKJwcj4XkA-g0iXCuXzCebkSyYrBgER1_VJYg__am_yr22mwG9BjPzL8Prw_upvourAvnLmoiB-tOlRLrCsSpcgUpguOswaf2jTgpYA7E53Z3Dz9WvAt1qdbNrbfGua7g/s2500/TNStateParksSpeakerSeries_Facebook.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="2500" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-w3RwYbHFD6pVF0nyNLH3FZJMsO8Jyu48PokeZB1EFICt8pimvTaIgKJwcj4XkA-g0iXCuXzCebkSyYrBgER1_VJYg__am_yr22mwG9BjPzL8Prw_upvourAvnLmoiB-tOlRLrCsSpcgUpguOswaf2jTgpYA7E53Z3Dz9WvAt1qdbNrbfGua7g/w400-h210/TNStateParksSpeakerSeries_Facebook.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Tennessee State Library & Archives is excited to announce a new lunchtime speaker series as part of The Legacy of Tennessee State Parks exhibit, exploring the history behind one of the best park systems in the country. </p><p>“Our state parks have a rich history of conservation and recreation in communities across the state,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “I encourage anyone interested in Tennessee history and preservation of our parks system to join us for these free speaker series events.” </p><p>The first Lunchtime Speaker Series event, Early Conservation Efforts in Tennessee led by Tennessee State Parks Cultural Resource Manager Hobart Akin, will take place Thursday, March 16, from Noon to 1 p.m. </p><p>The other remaining speaker series events will take place on March 24, April 1 and April 14. Topics for these events include recreating the 1859 Port Royal General Store through records found at the Library & Archives, Tennessee State Parks Folklife Project and archaeology in Tennessee State Parks. </p><p>A noted expert will lead each Lunchtime Speaker Series talk, including Akin, Doctoral Candidate in Residence Amanda McCrary Smith, Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park Manager Bob Fulcher and Archaeologist Aaron Dieter-Wolf. </p><p>"We look forward to welcoming previous and new guests to the Library & Archives for this speaker series,” said Jamie Ritter, Tennessee State Librarian and Archivist. “The lineup is full of interesting topics and extremely knowledgeable speakers.” </p><p>This Lunchtime Speaker Series events will be in-person and live-streamed on the Library & Archives' Facebook page. In-person attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch. This series is free to the public. Seating is limited. To make a reservation to attend the Early Conservation Efforts in Tennessee talk on March 16, visit bit.ly/TSLASS1. </p><p>After each presentation, in-person attendees are invited to view the Library & Archives’ Legacy of Tennessee State Parks exhibit, which is open now until May 13, in the Lobby. </p><p>The Library & Archives is located at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way North on Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. Parking is available for guests in the Library & Archives garage on Jackson Street/Junior Gilliam Way. </p><p>To attend The Legacy of Tennessee State Parks Lunchtime Speaker Series, reserve your spot for the March 16 talk at <a href="http://bit.ly/TSLASS1">bit.ly/TSLASS1</a>. </p><p>To learn more about the Library & Archives or schedule a research visit, call 615-741-2764, email <a href="mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com">ask@tsla.libanswers.com</a> or visit <a href="http://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit">sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library & Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett.</b></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-40563721032476986502023-02-24T10:00:00.001-06:002023-03-15T10:17:49.906-05:00Tennessee State Library & Archives Junior Archivist Summer Camp Will Bring History Alive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJlvAXShCZzzgCVOQfps27xK3-rQAijbpgig6MU5Hbgf1M5UJMTm3kUJUZjEI_A1rO2RMYaYzbHfPcmZbksTK628suwXXaQCeDKCj8OGviZ5IS95e9gsrAqHmtyu0bUyFd9w6edRn9-N2O000Zq3IUnCPeJcktBm4f2rUd-Nsg7lkVldYh2-z5w/s2509/2023%20Summer%20Camp%20Graphics_Facebook%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="2509" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJlvAXShCZzzgCVOQfps27xK3-rQAijbpgig6MU5Hbgf1M5UJMTm3kUJUZjEI_A1rO2RMYaYzbHfPcmZbksTK628suwXXaQCeDKCj8OGviZ5IS95e9gsrAqHmtyu0bUyFd9w6edRn9-N2O000Zq3IUnCPeJcktBm4f2rUd-Nsg7lkVldYh2-z5w/w400-h210/2023%20Summer%20Camp%20Graphics_Facebook%20(1).png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Tennessee State Library & Archives will bring history alive for 8 to 12-year-olds during Historians in Training: Junior Archivist Summer Camp on June 12 - 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. </p><p>"We are excited to host another year of summer camp at our beautiful Tennessee State Library & Archives building," said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. "Our team has worked hard to put together a great week filled with activities that will appeal to any student interested in or wanting to learn more about Tennessee history and preservation. " </p><p>During the week-long adventure, campers will explore historical topics and people while learning how archivists care for and protect historical documents for the future. As junior archivists and historians, campers will learn how history is preserved through hands-on activities, games and field trips to other local historical sites. </p><p>The full-day summer camp, presented by the Library & Archives Education Outreach team, will take place at the Library & Archives, located on the northeast corner of BicentennialCapitol Mall State Park at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N., in Nashville. The cost to attend is $125 per camper, with an additional charge of $10 for before or after care, respectively. </p><p>The Library & Archives, a division of the Department of State, collects and preserves books, journals, maps, photographs, records and other documents of historical and reference value focusing on Tennessee and Tennesseans. The Library & Archives is home to many irreplaceable historical documents, including Tennessee's three Constitutions. </p><p>The Historians in Training: Junior Archivist Summer Camp is funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
To register for the Historians in Training: Junior Archivist Summer Camp, visit <a href="http://sos.tn.gov/tsla/summercamp">sos.tn.gov/tsla/summercamp</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library & Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett.</b></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-27293050211949830362023-01-27T10:00:00.001-06:002023-03-15T10:14:43.966-05:00Tennessee State Library & Archives Honors Tennessee’s State Parks Legacy with New Exhibit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsMghLxyN5DajZAhW4WnR-zwdlKcVAHyX0i-TiMc8i97EoTDjbi5_zP2c6nI2y3h99i4Rxoimo-lfF9edZWkAxvQTeiRI9Ek5NlKWUh_JY9RbLFLlyxL5_ghaBSjY3Z30JMG3xZ5iQG8acZB4FA8YJODXYbnuGd2xx6ujjSrVPnVter_NPvLSqw/s2500/TNStateParksExhibit_Twitter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="2500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsMghLxyN5DajZAhW4WnR-zwdlKcVAHyX0i-TiMc8i97EoTDjbi5_zP2c6nI2y3h99i4Rxoimo-lfF9edZWkAxvQTeiRI9Ek5NlKWUh_JY9RbLFLlyxL5_ghaBSjY3Z30JMG3xZ5iQG8acZB4FA8YJODXYbnuGd2xx6ujjSrVPnVter_NPvLSqw/w400-h225/TNStateParksExhibit_Twitter.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Considered one of the best park systems in the country, Tennessee has 57 state parks. A new exhibit at the Tennessee State Library & Archives, The Legacy of State Parks, honors the impact of state parks in Tennessee. </span></div><p>“Tennessee’s state parks offer visitors endless opportunities to explore lakes, waterfalls, hiking trails and much more,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “This new exhibit is a great way to learn about the history of our great state parks and the impact they have had on Tennessee.” </p><p>Guests can view this new exhibit and the permanent interactive exhibits in the Library & Archives lobby from Monday to Saturday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT. </p><p>The Legacy of Tennessee State Parks exhibit is free and open to the public until May 13, 2023.
The Legacy of Tennessee State Parks exhibit brings together materials from sixteen collections to highlight the organization’s 86-year history. The Library & Archives has some of the state’s largest collections related to Tennessee State Parks. </p><p>“We are honored that the Tennessee State Library & Archives is recognizing our state parks in such an outstanding way,” said Commissioner David Salyers of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. “Our parks have 86 years of rich history, preserving natural resources, providing recreation for families, and enhancing communities. We’re indebted to the state’s leaders who years ago had the foresight and commitment to give our parks a special role in Tennessee. We’re delighted to see such awareness and appreciation of our parks with this exhibit.” </p><p>Through The Legacy of State Parks exhibit, visitors can learn about early conservation and recreation efforts in state parks and the Tennessee State Parks Folklife Project. This exhibit showcases just a portion of their vast collections related to the history of Tennessee State Parks. </p><p>The mission of the Library & Archives, a division of the Department of State, is to preserve Tennessee's history for current and future generations. They collect and protect books, records and other documents of historical and reference value, focusing on items about Tennessee and Tennesseans. </p><p>The Library & Archives is home to many irreplaceable historical documents, including Tennessee's three constitutions, letters from Tennessee's three presidents, records from 55 former Tennessee governors, a comprehensive collection of Tennessee newspapers dating back to 1791 and original records of the State of Franklin. </p><p>The Library & Archives is located at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way North on the northeast corner of Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, across from the Tennessee State Museum. Parking is available for guests in the Library & Archives garage on Jackson Street/Junior Gilliam Way.
The Library & Archives library, microfilm and manuscripts reading rooms are open for research Tuesday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Research appointments are recommended. With an appointment, Library & Archives staff can help visitors build a list of relevant collection items and can often pull some of the items in advance. </p><p>For more information about the Library & Archives or to schedule a research appointment, call 615-741-2764, email <a href="mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com">ask@tsla.libanswers.com</a> or visit <a href="http://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit">sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library & Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett.</b></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-65747519999951341042022-09-01T08:00:00.111-05:002022-09-01T08:00:00.188-05:00“It’s Football Time in Tennessee!” Exploring the Clarence Bowden Wyatt Papers<p><i>By Taylor McPeake</i></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3YKBGGNLsOapysd_Z1OBizpv6vW3bV5zQ7QgLG_bGypIBpV-3JqbCdSflrwkOUvNtlYhzbvU8F68RT5odrq-LtgV7qwuJfL9iNDbL1Vo2hIvSEPSwERQC5jyjia3VZAhwA6J013DFvPL643aRr1I6PS3RZOXI2z2tSI3SWH-4O2pIi1iNxVwNw/s1502/Wyatt%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1354" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3YKBGGNLsOapysd_Z1OBizpv6vW3bV5zQ7QgLG_bGypIBpV-3JqbCdSflrwkOUvNtlYhzbvU8F68RT5odrq-LtgV7qwuJfL9iNDbL1Vo2hIvSEPSwERQC5jyjia3VZAhwA6J013DFvPL643aRr1I6PS3RZOXI2z2tSI3SWH-4O2pIi1iNxVwNw/w360-h400/Wyatt%205.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>Clipping from the Clarence Bowden Wyatt Papers, Tennessee State Library & Archives.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Born Nov. 4, 1917, Clarence Bowden Wyatt grew up in Roane County, Tenn., wanting to play football at the University of Tennessee for Coach Robert Neyland. After playing for Roane County High School, including the 1933 undefeated team which held all their opponents scoreless, he entered the University of Tennessee in 1935. Wyatt wasn’t recruited to play for the Volunteers, but at the request of a high school teammate, he was offered the chance to play for the University he loved. He would go on to have an impressive career as an end for the Volunteers. His teammates voted him captain of the 1938 team. That same team finished the season undefeated and won the Orange Bowl over the University of Oklahoma. Tennessee won 17-0 with Wyatt kicking the field goal that sealed the win. During his playing career, he made the All-Conference team in 1937-1938 and was selected to the All-America team in 1938. After his playing days with the Volunteers ended, he turned down an offer to play professionally to begin his collegiate coaching career.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyxIcPnTSbVhSMbtjJsSQt8k-rm1ctMhjXALg0veItalt3kRRErLQr3yVllPqbRKeJakR4ocp4gFvrtCSL70jBlH6rDvJwmUhNzlBFzJXDl_yewnsONHEZwDB13DhQ_neQ2Y2JoRblfppyjn5h7xGMeMQ68tq9mLLEGVQ9QrA5L5lsnZYbM6i8A/s2627/Wyatt%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2627" data-original-width="1755" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyxIcPnTSbVhSMbtjJsSQt8k-rm1ctMhjXALg0veItalt3kRRErLQr3yVllPqbRKeJakR4ocp4gFvrtCSL70jBlH6rDvJwmUhNzlBFzJXDl_yewnsONHEZwDB13DhQ_neQ2Y2JoRblfppyjn5h7xGMeMQ68tq9mLLEGVQ9QrA5L5lsnZYbM6i8A/w268-h400/Wyatt%204.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>Clipping from the Clarence Bowden Wyatt Papers, Tennessee State Library & Archives.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Wyatt began coaching at Mississippi State in 1939 as the end coach under Allyn McKeen, a former Volunteer. He coached the Bulldogs from 1939-1942 and again in 1946. Between 1943-1945, he served in World War II, becoming a lieutenant in the Navy. Wyatt landed his first head coaching job in 1947 at the University of Wyoming, where he led the Cowboys to victory in the 1949 and 1950 Skyline Conference championships. He stayed at Wyoming until 1953, when he became the head coach at the University of Arkansas. In just his second year at Arkansas, he shocked many by winning the Southwest Conference title and a trip to the Cotton Bowl. The Razorbacks lost the bowl game 14-6 to Georgia Tech, coached by Bobby Dodd, himself a former Volunteer football star.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHT5Is-q738JIlvnRvS0i69xczNrT3ZTZtUmQ46MEhEuzVq3ESTxOTaIxi0XpXPcnMylcxSfrbtu16YFVl3RR8Kvmw-m6nw6ebYXqiV8UdngKsM7YmOB9A8Dq9jaKzNmR_mGAzxOccsr9H8PaYbdSNZBOsnKh7Bm8YwufWvBj093FQPhk2xQVCQ/s2398/Wyatt%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2362" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHT5Is-q738JIlvnRvS0i69xczNrT3ZTZtUmQ46MEhEuzVq3ESTxOTaIxi0XpXPcnMylcxSfrbtu16YFVl3RR8Kvmw-m6nw6ebYXqiV8UdngKsM7YmOB9A8Dq9jaKzNmR_mGAzxOccsr9H8PaYbdSNZBOsnKh7Bm8YwufWvBj093FQPhk2xQVCQ/w394-h400/Wyatt%202.jpg" width="394" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Clipping from the Clarence Bowden Wyatt Papers, Tennessee State Library & Archives.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>After the head coaching position became available at the University of Tennessee in 1955, General Neyland, now the Athletic Director, handpicked Wyatt to be the head coach. He went on to have many successful years as the Tennessee coach, staying in the role until 1962. In his second season as coach, his 1956 team went undefeated but would lose to Baylor 13-7 in the Sugar Bowl. The team finished the season ranked second in the national polls. After the 1956 season, Wyatt was named “Coach of the Year” in the Southeastern Conference and nationally. Playing on that 1956 team was Johnny Majors. Majors had a legendary playing career at Tennessee from 1954-1956. Prior to a game against the University of North Carolina in 1955, Coach Wyatt said, “Johnny Majors has taken charge of things on the field. Not only has that helped the team as a whole but it has helped him individually. He’s the boss on the field and he knows it.”</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAn77Sv4qC6_R8vsfjePkSISbHx5sAVtqwdU1nnWNPeRLsSViiaoM1HNkw9XCIK0Im9shMOhiYbf_VADv-b_aQ0LnvNDRM3qdKV0HUhi0M6Y81sN4OdneYlX0gGhsCmZDWvhc8AK7jmwKFvbbPiya5UE3e0uFFHSCXwZTmLn0PitYji58srvPEKw/s643/jm13a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="430" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAn77Sv4qC6_R8vsfjePkSISbHx5sAVtqwdU1nnWNPeRLsSViiaoM1HNkw9XCIK0Im9shMOhiYbf_VADv-b_aQ0LnvNDRM3qdKV0HUhi0M6Y81sN4OdneYlX0gGhsCmZDWvhc8AK7jmwKFvbbPiya5UE3e0uFFHSCXwZTmLn0PitYji58srvPEKw/w268-h400/jm13a.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>From left to right are half-back Johnny Majors, end Buddy Cruze, and tackle John Gordy. Sports Illustrated magazine Sept. 24, 1956, page 94. John T. Majors Collection, Tennessee State Library & Archives.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Both men were involved in arguably one of the greatest games in the history of college football. On Nov. 10, 1956, the undefeated, third-ranked Tennessee Volunteers played the undefeated, second-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Atlanta in a game that would be remembered for its defense. Tennessee won the game 6-0, with Majors throwing the pass that led to the only score of the game. Majors would finish as runner-up to the Heisman Trophy after the season. When Majors’s playing career was over, following a short time in the Canadian League, he started his coaching career as an assistant coach under Wyatt. Majors coached at Tennessee from 1957-1959 before leaving in 1960. Majors returned as head coach of the Volunteers in 1977 and coached them through the 1992 season, cementing his legendary status as a Tennessee player and coach. Later in life, Majors talked about the great coaching he received as a player from Wyatt and his staff.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxETCcpDYSWrYtkCs8rnUvAMZJvaXdY0yXMuLoxefa4Gvgj2pr1-va5KBXBa1-j4G_7pq9yYcFl6a--IEQ_jTBeUzJ_SmL3RbK8KOu6BC7zTMrxZ9dj4b1dNvNewMxD5NYOIDjIvZ--r1MAw8jsxY7Fypzkd26KvBHjWLAa1PLohA-eIBx9_YAOQ/s2441/Wyatt%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2441" data-original-width="1985" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxETCcpDYSWrYtkCs8rnUvAMZJvaXdY0yXMuLoxefa4Gvgj2pr1-va5KBXBa1-j4G_7pq9yYcFl6a--IEQ_jTBeUzJ_SmL3RbK8KOu6BC7zTMrxZ9dj4b1dNvNewMxD5NYOIDjIvZ--r1MAw8jsxY7Fypzkd26KvBHjWLAa1PLohA-eIBx9_YAOQ/w325-h400/Wyatt%203.jpg" width="325" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Clipping from the Clarence Bowden Wyatt Papers, Tennessee State Library & Archives.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>At Tennessee, Wyatt had an overall record of 49-24-4. He had winning seasons in all but two years. His overall coaching record was 99-56-5. Upon General Neyland’s death in 1962, Wyatt was named the acting Director of Athletics. In this role, he made a lasting impact on all fans of the Volunteers with his hiring of Ray Mears as head coach of the men’s basketball team. Mears was head coach from 1962-1977 and, during his tenure, he coined the phrase “Big Orange Country” and got fans to start wearing orange at more than just football and basketball games. He also had his teams run through a giant “T” onto the court, a tradition adopted by the football team on the field.
Following a short stint as assistant coach at Oklahoma State University, Wyatt retired to Roane County with his wife Mary Miller, who he met at Tennessee and married in 1940. He enjoyed living a quieter life in the country but missed coaching and working with the players. He continued to go to many Tennessee football games. He died on Jan. 21, 1969, and was buried in Roane County. Wyatt was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972 as a player and again in 1997 as a coach, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1972, and the Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016. Wyatt’s contributions to Tennessee, both the University and the state, can best be summed up by Dr. A. D. Holt, the University of Tennessee President, speaking about Wyatt after his death,</p><p></p><blockquote><i>
“As an outstanding student leader, athlete, and coach at U-T, he contributed richly to the traditions of the Volunteers. He came to U-T as an unknown farm boy seeking a college education and, by his determination and dedication, gained national eminence in college football. The name of Bowden Wyatt will always be synonymous with moments of greatness in Tennessee Athletics.”
</i></blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPkAMWl-TyS8KIB6FG2Vh7plEALpCQRNmx7gR0Y5EYYPpRgjmqHh1gtQqxVBgN0omGLI6BcYjfs861tnqAKFIrj0d2lz2hyeZibaiEEW--zqGf8f1OELm9fjfMxfBPy4S0e6VWUKuPXopV3xpW5cDXoPectGI8Aken-1rbjgWwl9i8KcuBNcCTg/s2241/Wyatt%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2241" data-original-width="2233" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPkAMWl-TyS8KIB6FG2Vh7plEALpCQRNmx7gR0Y5EYYPpRgjmqHh1gtQqxVBgN0omGLI6BcYjfs861tnqAKFIrj0d2lz2hyeZibaiEEW--zqGf8f1OELm9fjfMxfBPy4S0e6VWUKuPXopV3xpW5cDXoPectGI8Aken-1rbjgWwl9i8KcuBNcCTg/w399-h400/Wyatt%201.jpg" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Clipping from the Clarence Bowden Wyatt Papers, Tennessee State Library & Archives.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>
To learn more about this accomplished player and coach, come to the Tennessee State Library & Archives and ask for the Clarence Bowden Wyatt Papers, <a href="https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/127961/0" target="_blank">Clarence Bowden Wyatt Papers, 1937-1989</a>. The collection contains newspaper clippings, programs, and many other items documenting his illustrious career. We’re located at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way North, on the northeast corner of the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville. The Library & Archives is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT Tuesday through Saturday. If you have questions about the Clarence Bowden Wyatt Papers, the Library & Archives, or our resources, please email <a href="mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com">ask@tsla.libanswers.com</a> or call 615-741-2764 for assistance.
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ADDITIONAL SOURCES AND RELATED LINKS:
</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>“Bowden Wyatt,” National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, <a href="https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1827">https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1827</a> </li><li>John T. Majors Papers, 1952-1995, <a href="https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/20388/0">https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/20388/0</a> </li><li>John T. Majors Scrapbooks, 1939-1991, <a href="https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/122061/0">https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/122061/0</a> </li><li>John T. Majors: Tennessee Football Legend and Player and Coach (online exhibit): <a href="https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/exhibits/majors/exhibit_majors.htm">https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/exhibits/majors/exhibit_majors.htm</a> </li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library & Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett.</b></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-14759218173253653342022-07-25T12:00:00.011-05:002022-07-25T12:07:49.566-05:00James Ritter Named New Tennessee State Librarian and Archivist<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCIX_DtHsqD2RtY1q9GSDtSo4VreKMMjKIg68JvoR82O3ioN50BOLclpTMMqgHy_cIbLPWSxHW7QeRhHFt_FqxT_v1cduQWDX0jV08vSGlHZ6NMch583SzPVagO0iTSFn_T_nn4SlOvBKyjrC5jx0SDJsxLkRwDeBv3aPSmjG7LmwdTz0198bbg/s627/JamieRitter-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="627" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCIX_DtHsqD2RtY1q9GSDtSo4VreKMMjKIg68JvoR82O3ioN50BOLclpTMMqgHy_cIbLPWSxHW7QeRhHFt_FqxT_v1cduQWDX0jV08vSGlHZ6NMch583SzPVagO0iTSFn_T_nn4SlOvBKyjrC5jx0SDJsxLkRwDeBv3aPSmjG7LmwdTz0198bbg/w400-h266/JamieRitter-5.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Secretary of State Tre Hargett announces James Ritter has been selected as the next Tennessee State Librarian and Archivist. Ritter, who served as the State Librarian of Maine for the last eight years, started his new position on July 25, 2022. </p><p>The State Librarian and Archivist directs operations at the Tennessee State Library & Archives, a division of the Department of State. To preserve Tennessee's history for current and future generations, the Library & Archives collects and preserves books, records and other documents of historical and reference value, focusing on items about Tennessee and Tennesseans. </p><p>The Library & Archives also operates the Tennessee Regional Library System, which provides training and support for public libraries across Tennessee and oversees the Library for Accessible Books & Media, which offers free library services for Tennesseans with disabilities. </p><p>"I am proud to welcome Mr. Ritter as our new State Librarian and Archivist," said Secretary Hargett. “We are fortunate to have someone with his extensive skill set and admirable background to fill this position. I am confident that Mr. Ritter will provide a clear vision and leadership for the State Library & Archives, and he will build on the solid foundation laid by his predecessors." </p><p>Ritter joined the Maine State Library in 2012 and was selected to be the State Librarian of Maine in 2014. Prior to that, he served as the Deputy Director of the Camden Public Library in Camden, Maine. Ritter currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) and has worked extensively with the Maine Library Commission to develop and advocate for legislation to improve Maine’s public libraries. Ritter earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Delaware and a Master of Science in Library and Information Science and a Master of Science in Organizational Creativity and Innovation from Drexel University. </p><p>“I am excited to join the incredible team at the Tennessee State Library & Archives, and it’s an honor to be part of a wonderful organization that serves all Tennesseans,” said Ritter. “The investment and the trust that has been placed in the Library & Archives is evident, and I look forward to contributing to the tradition of providing great library and archival services to the people of Tennessee.”
Ritter will replace Charles Sherrill, who retired from the post after 12 years as State Librarian and Archivist. </p><p>The Library & Archives is located at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N. on the northeast corner of Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville. The Library & Archives lobby featuring interactive exhibits highlighting the state's most precious historical documents is open to the public Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. The library, microfilm and manuscripts reading rooms are open for research Tuesday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. </p><p>To learn more about the Library & Archives or to make a research appointment, call 615-741-2764, email <a href="mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com">ask@tsla.libanswers.com</a> or visit <a href="http://sos.tn.gov/tsla">sos.tn.gov/tsla</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library & Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett.</b></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-9948479120728325072022-02-09T07:00:00.125-06:002022-02-09T07:00:00.183-06:00Tennessee Virtual Archive Surpasses 1,000 Digitized Maps<i>By Zachary Keith </i><div><br /></div><div>This week, the Tennessee State Library & Archives surpassed 1,000 digitized maps in our <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/customizations/global/pages/collections/maps/maps.html" target="_blank">online map collection</a>. Since the collection's launch in December 2014, a team of archivists and imaging specialists has curated, digitized, and added 1,006 maps online. </div><div><br /></div><div>Check out some noteworthy maps from our extensive collection.
</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGGssyKm9HU_UN5GIO5C21sVfYqgcwRRFQKarY48WI7wQlJdLDo8RKwHcD-_oGETVPczlB5R28b_OiWUTWr_Ap9WZACS0TBKKjd9u-e_zmS_V1ZBikYACD4cGZaUxjGscRWjE2m6C85Eu3CZlX5VvJCzPYv02Zb348zHX4J69WMbGfiDoQTqnp7A=s975" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="975" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGGssyKm9HU_UN5GIO5C21sVfYqgcwRRFQKarY48WI7wQlJdLDo8RKwHcD-_oGETVPczlB5R28b_OiWUTWr_Ap9WZACS0TBKKjd9u-e_zmS_V1ZBikYACD4cGZaUxjGscRWjE2m6C85Eu3CZlX5VvJCzPYv02Zb348zHX4J69WMbGfiDoQTqnp7A=w400-h306" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The 1,000th map in our collection is this plat of Sevierville, possibly the oldest existing map of the town, drawn between 1818 and 1832. It denotes early lot owners and a Baptist church, most likely Forks of the River Baptist. <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/10803/rec/1" target="_blank">See it online</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm49PGvgJaefM_ICgNWGuyXgNkWfnLDWmTmDzfclrHMscobJpLJEPX0dbnqakL8WKy2qMjawtSU2zwdfxYK8oQC7ZCf23xWEFDcNrDLwuOfkA_URaBcEhvrIvVlnCu0Hyl2YQI5UUG1d-TDBO6oVPBFKsobBwmR0Y6uaTGyULM46jDMi0DqHDOsA=s939" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="939" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm49PGvgJaefM_ICgNWGuyXgNkWfnLDWmTmDzfclrHMscobJpLJEPX0dbnqakL8WKy2qMjawtSU2zwdfxYK8oQC7ZCf23xWEFDcNrDLwuOfkA_URaBcEhvrIvVlnCu0Hyl2YQI5UUG1d-TDBO6oVPBFKsobBwmR0Y6uaTGyULM46jDMi0DqHDOsA=w400-h269" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Among our most recent additions is this map showing farms and landowners from the 1850s in the area that would largely become the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You might recognize the Smokies landmarks such as Chimney Tops and Sugarland Mountain. <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/10806/rec/5" target="_blank">See it online</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjndoMy1qwnr1D39qeizhFEsZ4Tdnp-w_VmTiKRVbksdtagrN46yeVgTG-8QsAtzH_lGyW8L2yWyXh8gqJ3YprZwPPNIghAIjk2mjrnRxWk-rSdubNAkekUuCmo3xtG9YW54J0cKIltSHOayfuVVFufZwIfN67YBrU65Jsd90RwOCg3t5kmWDjeSg=s975" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="975" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjndoMy1qwnr1D39qeizhFEsZ4Tdnp-w_VmTiKRVbksdtagrN46yeVgTG-8QsAtzH_lGyW8L2yWyXh8gqJ3YprZwPPNIghAIjk2mjrnRxWk-rSdubNAkekUuCmo3xtG9YW54J0cKIltSHOayfuVVFufZwIfN67YBrU65Jsd90RwOCg3t5kmWDjeSg=w400-h315" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>While our collections naturally focus on Tennessee geography, our maps span the globe. One such gem is Andrew Ellicott’s original layout for Washington D. C., which he copied from Pierre L’Enfant’s plan. <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/10818/rec/1" target="_blank">See it online</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUdO0JhFp6zFRVcs57IpabQVOVq6ICtM1mJMDH_MvQTahClL3FUgbg7IMlZPfdYDX63G8qODE76sw7wwOPUekbIXJylgm9xQpbbqLrcb0WJcNF4Dh2nn50lfs4wngwzjWWbgrVoR5c4MVZvnhDGd6BFbgMCkWY8P_IFLKL6JYsI7Oi4BVlv-1iww=s975" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="975" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUdO0JhFp6zFRVcs57IpabQVOVq6ICtM1mJMDH_MvQTahClL3FUgbg7IMlZPfdYDX63G8qODE76sw7wwOPUekbIXJylgm9xQpbbqLrcb0WJcNF4Dh2nn50lfs4wngwzjWWbgrVoR5c4MVZvnhDGd6BFbgMCkWY8P_IFLKL6JYsI7Oi4BVlv-1iww=w400-h268" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Among the first maps uploaded as part of the initial collection launch in December 2014 was this 1818 map of Tennessee by cartographer John Melish. <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/72/rec/1" target="_blank">See it online</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQg1J8AYigk1OCP8q20SZSzpHg6xlHi2NhOGs5FxpRmaqpOkfHBNxaYAkKp-GO6ah6np70HAriiz-JMth8en6JFPjGQu7_Guc4KpUvCR1wBkVtbt2LY3KXXJSM8Px8XPcjkydn_8jJLfOzS1aZFCvH5H8VLeoLPDWFZ-0nxxdBI6eDAs9dJT4ErA=s975" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="975" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQg1J8AYigk1OCP8q20SZSzpHg6xlHi2NhOGs5FxpRmaqpOkfHBNxaYAkKp-GO6ah6np70HAriiz-JMth8en6JFPjGQu7_Guc4KpUvCR1wBkVtbt2LY3KXXJSM8Px8XPcjkydn_8jJLfOzS1aZFCvH5H8VLeoLPDWFZ-0nxxdBI6eDAs9dJT4ErA=w400-h151" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Our maps represent each of Tennessee’s 95 counties and the state’s “lost counties,” like this one of Bell County, which was sued out of existence. <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/478/rec/1" target="_blank">See it online</a>. For more on Bell County, see our blog post <a href="https://tslablog.blogspot.com/2016/02/lost-counties-bell-county-tennessee.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivDx6kgcYLC1XstGtltwPxUckr5eF_zK0j-GT_veVaeEyQSTu8Ihhv5qIdyGkSFCiUkw-R4JsCx7cFOMcpQkkppc9ozVvqkurrLF5HAq5DXhygImNqbCi1SXOOQdo6PTeATOUY4RuazD3b8-GN0ZQCqF8TmRSosE-BshsAq9AnZC_WcSBrDPuBWQ=s975" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="975" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivDx6kgcYLC1XstGtltwPxUckr5eF_zK0j-GT_veVaeEyQSTu8Ihhv5qIdyGkSFCiUkw-R4JsCx7cFOMcpQkkppc9ozVvqkurrLF5HAq5DXhygImNqbCi1SXOOQdo6PTeATOUY4RuazD3b8-GN0ZQCqF8TmRSosE-BshsAq9AnZC_WcSBrDPuBWQ=w400-h264" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This map of Mammoth Cave was drawn by formerly enslaved guide and explorer Stephen Bishop. <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/9099/rec/1" target="_blank">See it online</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0lH_w4wLodYNo5bsEnwYafNJtP4KmFPYWI7gtTCrV6BGO2mVdoIngUGLQBISJCqfxkJ71hWNXAjtIVQFATIxI4jyp_ICCMYTZ-OFjJ27bawCLgufxBgZ7hns22p0T1i0kyqVTFd7_UzxmqKGngTUZsugeJBFhSv-hdfJ29PGOaZ1X9rqpnGokGA=s936" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="936" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0lH_w4wLodYNo5bsEnwYafNJtP4KmFPYWI7gtTCrV6BGO2mVdoIngUGLQBISJCqfxkJ71hWNXAjtIVQFATIxI4jyp_ICCMYTZ-OFjJ27bawCLgufxBgZ7hns22p0T1i0kyqVTFd7_UzxmqKGngTUZsugeJBFhSv-hdfJ29PGOaZ1X9rqpnGokGA=w400-h284" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Our oldest scanned map, published in 1700, is this representation of Turin that appeared in an atlas boasting the Duke of Savoy’s realm. <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/10211/rec/1" target="_blank">See it online</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy5MPSoDYFGJ2WCNCI-5jpC-DXjE3DDd71NUOXzfBa7cYmpjEzqYkhbFKT9ks59Rg6AhJhyYHrdAZrX750hbY4-J7RVyWftsfI3t8n5FQ35DUIPv7HwofxtWSM2Xvol1MtbPPK8nVF1ZRXCivtB-o9yVnWKuoOfeg7_8myRaOo6XSU-NAyXxIsjw=s1030" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1030" data-original-width="936" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy5MPSoDYFGJ2WCNCI-5jpC-DXjE3DDd71NUOXzfBa7cYmpjEzqYkhbFKT9ks59Rg6AhJhyYHrdAZrX750hbY4-J7RVyWftsfI3t8n5FQ35DUIPv7HwofxtWSM2Xvol1MtbPPK8nVF1ZRXCivtB-o9yVnWKuoOfeg7_8myRaOo6XSU-NAyXxIsjw=w364-h400" width="364" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Among our largest digitized maps is this massive view of Scotland drawn by Scottish cartographer John Ainslie in 1800. It is roughly 5.5 feet by 6 feet! <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/861/rec/1" target="_blank">See it online</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmwV8RaIFskQdrrJA-E0bssVRUTTC3jpUE0R_khtCD-Ks64fGWxJTqtDgMh_7x81FjQ_xLHN-6rPRLi_tEMUCfzocAxedTPMiR0HTs9F7ZN-7BoXr1VY54AHENbRZaTNkZyA_Srtr16kAGIY54yECskTDrus93M8XVENSviu-xlM--ISKhL8vT-g=s975" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="975" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmwV8RaIFskQdrrJA-E0bssVRUTTC3jpUE0R_khtCD-Ks64fGWxJTqtDgMh_7x81FjQ_xLHN-6rPRLi_tEMUCfzocAxedTPMiR0HTs9F7ZN-7BoXr1VY54AHENbRZaTNkZyA_Srtr16kAGIY54yECskTDrus93M8XVENSviu-xlM--ISKhL8vT-g=w400-h250" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>We have the first map ever published of Tennessee as a state, drawn by Territorial Secretary Daniel Smith in 1795. <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/73/rec/3" target="_blank">See it online</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi99kv5xfZy3lHN-zLKRQWDeH4aPxL5Dn37X0D9_qwFzdKlFuUP9--hWY7CKCzbR1J4WNA6grV_TJ5gkqcVPrmewPiJZFTH6RN7oTwKE8y1eG64_jlX3SHsSFvzD4W_nvi01AKAmQC-x-_r_qnLevRlcL4MaY80Jz3jVeEDLvcE1A3dna5hafdH2w=s975" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="975" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi99kv5xfZy3lHN-zLKRQWDeH4aPxL5Dn37X0D9_qwFzdKlFuUP9--hWY7CKCzbR1J4WNA6grV_TJ5gkqcVPrmewPiJZFTH6RN7oTwKE8y1eG64_jlX3SHsSFvzD4W_nvi01AKAmQC-x-_r_qnLevRlcL4MaY80Jz3jVeEDLvcE1A3dna5hafdH2w=w400-h214" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This map drawn by Matthew Rhea in 1832 is the best overall map of Tennessee in the early national period. In addition, we have preserved the hand-drawn county-level maps he used to make his masterpiece. <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/349/rec/3" target="_blank">See it online</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimDVzswoQlp____EPH8xQ_H_ZMQ1ppLI4e1GBc9iPVlJwUWkBCQ7NONKZB-Bnxq6rFEdlKhNIjBgGYtPpJw3UX9QPdiBpp2gdhNoajpO4ZxHrLj6WO5JAY_thITAWvPbZOkewFNRsyyvW6AepF5K1wc1usPK3ywz0UXl-kVVow-BINrJx8YpbLHw=s1574" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimDVzswoQlp____EPH8xQ_H_ZMQ1ppLI4e1GBc9iPVlJwUWkBCQ7NONKZB-Bnxq6rFEdlKhNIjBgGYtPpJw3UX9QPdiBpp2gdhNoajpO4ZxHrLj6WO5JAY_thITAWvPbZOkewFNRsyyvW6AepF5K1wc1usPK3ywz0UXl-kVVow-BINrJx8YpbLHw=w397-h640" width="397" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Library & Archives holds the oldest existing map of Nashville’s city lots, drawn in 1789 by surveyor Thomas Molloy. <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/9013/rec/2" target="_blank">See it online</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCBHIHU5hjICREF14qz_RYFEjfKFsQK8QXaymJWBU5UZa2YY8q9rG-nkggsxM6bW2f7-WmXReM6ihES-8OvGzDJWEN_-F8nKIBJLeV4RHm_5YxSk96mLoZbsZpBWdvq1StddMi571keXbALhJpeCLQgRUSf2-oRhbgG-8lF7ZDnppl0UO7J1ZWvw=s975" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="975" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCBHIHU5hjICREF14qz_RYFEjfKFsQK8QXaymJWBU5UZa2YY8q9rG-nkggsxM6bW2f7-WmXReM6ihES-8OvGzDJWEN_-F8nKIBJLeV4RHm_5YxSk96mLoZbsZpBWdvq1StddMi571keXbALhJpeCLQgRUSf2-oRhbgG-8lF7ZDnppl0UO7J1ZWvw=w400-h318" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This 1765 map identifies the Tennessee River as the “Hogoheegee,” an early Cherokee name for the waterway, and the Clinch River in East Tennessee as the “Pelisipi.” These Native names predate colonization in the area and demonstrate that the Cherokee still maintained dominance in the region. <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/448/rec/1" target="_blank">See it online</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>Please visit the <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/customizations/global/pages/collections/maps/maps.html" target="_blank">Tennessee Virtual Archive</a> to see these and literally more than a thousand other maps. Newly digitized maps are added to the collection each month. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library & Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett.</b></div>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-9625118977794168112022-02-01T12:30:00.032-06:002022-02-01T12:41:59.304-06:00Tennessee State Library & Archives to Host Meharry Medical College Exhibit for Black History Month<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjep5iOsYruzvaBYwcr4CEv1iQzh_gpRYHEGxnR35dhK2w9_Ic_YleK1T6ZW-r8Msn-0oxqWWp_OJkUDoCZ0yvZHuZaTnn1mgi2DXsgdJsxBNve3nMhpNhxKQ0UXfRClqBGDkrouGOShp1tPJFwvS1aTujyTbeTY-MFuEWEjX3YEXe5Kzwo2QKUTw=s6199" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4133" data-original-width="6199" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjep5iOsYruzvaBYwcr4CEv1iQzh_gpRYHEGxnR35dhK2w9_Ic_YleK1T6ZW-r8Msn-0oxqWWp_OJkUDoCZ0yvZHuZaTnn1mgi2DXsgdJsxBNve3nMhpNhxKQ0UXfRClqBGDkrouGOShp1tPJFwvS1aTujyTbeTY-MFuEWEjX3YEXe5Kzwo2QKUTw=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>During Black History Month, Meharry Medical College, one of the nation’s oldest and largest Historically Black Colleges and Universities dedicated to educating physicians, dentists, researchers and health policy experts, will display artifacts from its rich and storied history at the Tennessee State Library & Archives. <div><br /></div><div>“Meharry Medical College is an outstanding medical training facility, whose graduates are making a positive impact on public health in Middle Tennessee and across the country,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “We are honored to host Meharry’s Black History Month exhibit at the Library & Archives.” </div><div><br /></div><div>Founded in 1876 as the Meharry Medical Department of Central Tennessee College and independently chartered in 1915, Meharry was the first medical school in the South for African Americans. Today, Meharry offers advanced degrees in medicine, dentistry, public health and biomedical data sciences. It is also home to the Center for Health Policy at Meharry. Meharry is a premier medical research facility and has been rated as one of the nation’s top producers of primary care physicians and Ph.Ds. in biomedical sciences. </div><div><br /></div><div>“The evolution and history of Meharry Medical College is phenomenal to read; however, its compelling story is best documented in the remarkable collection of photographs that memorialize the spirit of Meharry,” said Sandra Parham, Meharry Medical College Library & Archives Executive Director. “Our goal is to expose students outside of Meharry to its rich history and sustained future, recognizing that almost 150 years later, Meharry continues devotion to its motto: Dedicated to the worship of God through service to man.” </div><div><br /></div><div>To preserve Tennessee's history for current and future generations, The Tennessee State Library & Archives, a division of the Department of State, collects and protects books, records and other documents of historical and reference value, focusing on items about Tennessee and Tennesseans. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Library & Archives is home to many irreplaceable historical documents, including Tennessee's three constitutions, letters from Tennessee's three presidents, Civil War diaries, records from 55 former Tennessee governors, more than a million photographs, 5,000 maps, the state's largest collection of microfilm negatives, a comprehensive collection of Tennessee newspapers dating back to 1791 and original records of the State of Franklin. </div><div><br /></div><div>“We were excited to work with Meharry Medical College to curate this exhibit and are looking forward to sharing it with new visitors to the Library & Archives and our returning patrons,” said Chuck Sherrill, Tennessee State Librarian and Archivist. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Library & Archives interactive exhibit lobby, featuring displays highlighting the state's most precious historical documents, is open to the public Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. The library, microfilm and manuscripts reading rooms are open for research Tuesday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Library & Archives is located at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way North on the northeast corner of Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, across from the Tennessee State Museum. Parking is available for guests in the Library & Archives garage on Jackson Street/Junior Gilliam Way. </div><div><br /></div><div>As part of a city-wide exhibition, Meharry Medical College is also hosting Black History Month exhibits at Fisk University’s John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Belmont University’s Lila D. Bunch Library and the Nashville Public Library’s Main Branch downtown. </div><div><br /></div><div>For more information about the Meharry Medical College Black History Month exhibit project, contact Executive Director Sandra Parham at 615-327-5770 or <a href="mailto:sparham@mmc.edu">sparham@mmc.edu</a>. For more information about the Library & Archives, call 615-741-2764, email <a href="mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com">ask@tsla.libanswers.com</a> or visit <a href="http://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit">sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library & Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></div><div><br /></div>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-50954783394680618722021-12-13T08:00:00.006-06:002021-12-13T08:00:00.188-06:00Preserving the Majestic Mountains: The History and Legacy of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park<p><i>By Dr. Kevin Cason</i></p><p>The Library & Archives collections contain images of many beautiful places in Tennessee, but the Great Smoky Mountains are the subject of more photographs and postcards than almost any other subject. The Great Smoky Mountains are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Appalachian Mountains. While many people enjoy the picturesque scenery of the park today, the area that became the national park took many years to complete. </p><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhaFX65fN-Jfm8erSKh3mIaqIbMk5y3DHlHr2aUFsNp8nvLQBPjz46gex4q2Np2gS_r4biqFEhr1tkE6YF9jAVoRWH2m8m26c1sS_fx-fGYtpXRKsXXA4fUaQI7OZxufOvqxl-H-P1L-xYnwt2zBg7E6IpftxZel-hxqcqqpvETcID3ymjQ50Y6w=s1630" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1630" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhaFX65fN-Jfm8erSKh3mIaqIbMk5y3DHlHr2aUFsNp8nvLQBPjz46gex4q2Np2gS_r4biqFEhr1tkE6YF9jAVoRWH2m8m26c1sS_fx-fGYtpXRKsXXA4fUaQI7OZxufOvqxl-H-P1L-xYnwt2zBg7E6IpftxZel-hxqcqqpvETcID3ymjQ50Y6w=w400-h254" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sugarland Mountain, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Postcard, Tennessee Postcard Collection, Tennessee State Library & Archives</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>For many years, visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains were impressed by the natural beauty and argued for the region to be protected as a national park. By the 1920s, Knoxville civic leaders and others began serious efforts to create a national park. During the late 1920s, the Tennessee and North Carolina Legislatures appropriated $2 million each for land purchases. Individuals and private groups also raised money for the effort. </div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to raising money, acquiring land in the Great Smoky Mountains was a difficult process. One of the challenges park supporters faced was the resistance by long-time residents of the area who did not want to leave. Despite their opposition, families who had lived in the region for decades were eventually forced to leave their homes, businesses, schools, churches and cemeteries behind. In addition to the resistance of long-time residents, timber companies were often reluctant to relinquish their land for the park. </div><div><br /></div><div>Despite the opposition, the movement for conserving and preserving the mountains continued. By 1934, Tennessee and North Carolina transferred deeds for 300,000 acres of land to the federal government. Eventually, Congress authorized the development of public facilities on the land. During this time, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), an agency created during the Great Depression to provide work and wages for unemployed young men, constructed new facilities, trails and bridges on the landscape. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL_HZOqkipIe5SBZAR6TxZb5j04CzS2o4Gifu_ap3QjQ6PNNuXuH3n8pJwCha75twBsGSOnXhZpL7Jgd6CJaA1bKtTd7b8l19_VZ4zBc9gZeWjPhnlmpZIVvWMsUbttvMGsUPb6Kk64v6Y5q5Jcl8Qw9akytodxisbExRfynhZWekHWWSBa376sg=s943" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="943" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL_HZOqkipIe5SBZAR6TxZb5j04CzS2o4Gifu_ap3QjQ6PNNuXuH3n8pJwCha75twBsGSOnXhZpL7Jgd6CJaA1bKtTd7b8l19_VZ4zBc9gZeWjPhnlmpZIVvWMsUbttvMGsUPb6Kk64v6Y5q5Jcl8Qw9akytodxisbExRfynhZWekHWWSBa376sg=w400-h319" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Newfound Gap Road’s famous Loop Bridge was one of the projects the CCC completed. Record Group 82: Department of Conservation Photograph Collection, Tennessee State Library & Archives</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>After several years of the CCC working on the facilities and trails, the park had an official dedication ceremony in September 1940. As part of the ceremony, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered an address to a crowd of people at Newfound Gap at the main crest of the mountains. This area serves as a natural boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgClmmNlMGEVQMWbKmfRLXDQVny4AWth-gMVXQnw5pL65gtuTRZJLiAJhGxcbLjDcN9pw1IgTBzxiFHRu4VK7OQHSlP8oD08x8CylyUaAaznlJEs2rBu1BWnPyCgli77AWlXeCyhVTzwpk26rTSDa6zBHOgKgmws9Vo2OCjXp17Y-O4xhM8tjmwjg=s948" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="948" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgClmmNlMGEVQMWbKmfRLXDQVny4AWth-gMVXQnw5pL65gtuTRZJLiAJhGxcbLjDcN9pw1IgTBzxiFHRu4VK7OQHSlP8oD08x8CylyUaAaznlJEs2rBu1BWnPyCgli77AWlXeCyhVTzwpk26rTSDa6zBHOgKgmws9Vo2OCjXp17Y-O4xhM8tjmwjg=w400-h318" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>President Roosevelt speaking at the dedication ceremony, Record Group 82: Department of Conservation Photograph Collection, Tennessee State Library & Archives</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>The Great Smoky Mountains National Park became a popular tourist attraction as time moved along. Postcards were created for visitors to commemorate their experience at the park. Some people bought postcards as souvenirs, while others sent them to loved ones in the mail. Some postcards showed specific landmarks at the park, such as the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial at Newfound Gap, while other postcards depicted more picturesque scenery such as Clingman’s Dome, the highest point in the state of Tennessee.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju2zc0zSkpYlHyFftUQEFDLMPGbPgLXWmh0CEOg9KQkL7Z-p_N6-9bSreBwWAXk6HgIGEWc8YFiz1_aWtmW9hP8z_Z3yZCJLIQKJwyuZme8Njyp9W5HqVvznYqCM5It1fWVZyxZsM_TdS7ugMn-JP-rAkeqBc3zytwz1SsZ3AFZDqH-FnmVK6UoQ=s840" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="840" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju2zc0zSkpYlHyFftUQEFDLMPGbPgLXWmh0CEOg9KQkL7Z-p_N6-9bSreBwWAXk6HgIGEWc8YFiz1_aWtmW9hP8z_Z3yZCJLIQKJwyuZme8Njyp9W5HqVvznYqCM5It1fWVZyxZsM_TdS7ugMn-JP-rAkeqBc3zytwz1SsZ3AFZDqH-FnmVK6UoQ=w400-h261" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial at Newfound Gap, Tennessee Postcard Collection, Tennessee State Library & Archives</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZswvQz8EXRxO0Sy5qSSzezppZZ3YeF0T6pETsN6PN0WNVwrYR3ij6eBczzKYSSWvGni3ICEhbIAyczEhERX1hA2XSgjsdWywXnWzHxXKSnFjSxXHluD3PK4S-Lb5Yet97ourjjR2dzh28Y4aDNXAKxyVlNBHG10bpmtmEiBiEDHcUlwbo0iu0yw=s840" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="840" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZswvQz8EXRxO0Sy5qSSzezppZZ3YeF0T6pETsN6PN0WNVwrYR3ij6eBczzKYSSWvGni3ICEhbIAyczEhERX1hA2XSgjsdWywXnWzHxXKSnFjSxXHluD3PK4S-Lb5Yet97ourjjR2dzh28Y4aDNXAKxyVlNBHG10bpmtmEiBiEDHcUlwbo0iu0yw=w400-h261" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Clingman’s Dome Postcard, Tennessee Postcard Collection, Tennessee State Library & Archives</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>Today, the Great Smoky Mountains park continues to attract visitors who want to view the natural beauty and landscape of the mountains. According to the National Park Service, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most visited national parks in the United States.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><u><b>
For more related to this topic see: </b></u><div><br /></div><div>“Great Smoky Mountains National Park Postcards.” <a href="https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/customizations/global/pages/collections/postcards/postcards.html" target="_blank">Tennessee Postcard Collection</a>, Tennessee State Library and Archives. </div><div><br /></div><div>“Great Smoky Mountains Photograph Series.” <a href="https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/20897/0" target="_blank">Record Group 82: Tennessee Department of Conservation Photograph Collection, 1937-1976</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://sos-tn-gov-files.s3.amazonaws.com/forms/GOVERNOR_AUSTIN_PEAY_PAPERS_1923-1927.pdf" target="_blank">GP 40: Governor Austin Peay Papers, 1923-1927</a>. Tennessee State Library and Archives. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/forms/GOVERNOR_PRENTICE_COOPER_PAPERS_1939-1945.pdf" target="_blank">GP 44: Governor Prentice Cooper Papers, 1939-1945</a>. Tennessee State Library and Archives.
</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></div></b>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-518606033444006062021-10-08T08:00:00.070-05:002021-10-08T08:00:00.202-05:00Electronic Records at the Tennessee State Library & Archives<p><i>By Patsy Mitchell</i></p><p>Today we’re joining the Council of State Archivists to celebrate Electronic Records Day! </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2B1MVjHEumrM6UcDxgO9U4fbTJsLqVbCyUzQfI-L0rgBX-WGhCwi6SEIhuikaK13iyw_RK9uYZw6ZDy57YDlFiFozWrnCr0UTphwu-bgZjFitrGF860eUfafdpYHF_NBl0wy3pnou/s854/electronic_records_logo_nodate+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="854" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2B1MVjHEumrM6UcDxgO9U4fbTJsLqVbCyUzQfI-L0rgBX-WGhCwi6SEIhuikaK13iyw_RK9uYZw6ZDy57YDlFiFozWrnCr0UTphwu-bgZjFitrGF860eUfafdpYHF_NBl0wy3pnou/w400-h139/electronic_records_logo_nodate+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Electronic Records Day Logo. Courtesy of the Council of State Archivists.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>When you think of the archives, you might picture handwritten manuscripts on parchment or antique photographs in gilded frames, but what about a Word document or a digital image? How about spreadsheets and emails? Many of these formats have been in use for more than 30 years. That’s a lot of history! </p><p>Many of us are storing our entire lives on electronic devices and cloud services. To understand your great-grandparents, you might pore over a stack of well-worn love letters from World War II. Future generations might search hundreds of thousands of messages and social media posts to learn how we coped with pandemics and lockdowns or how we felt about the second season of Ted Lasso. </p><p>But archives do more than capture historical events and cultural phenomena. They also document and make transparent the actions of government. This mandate to preserve the official records of state government is essential to protecting the public trust and empowering that same public to hold its government accountable.
Here are just a few examples of electronic records available at the Tennessee State Library & Archives: </p><p><a href="https://tsla.tnsosfiles.com/history/state/recordgroups/findingaids/DEPARTMENT_OF_ECONOMIC_AND_COMMUNITY_DEVELOPMENT_COMMISSIONERS_FILES_1966-2011.pdf" target="_blank"><b>Department of Economic and Community Development, Commissioner’s Files, 1966-2014, RG 406</b></a> </p><p>The Department of Economic and Community Development is responsible for creating job and business opportunities in Tennessee. This collection includes the files of its various commissioners from 1966-2014 in both paper and electronic formats. The electronic records include, but are not limited to, correspondence, photographs, presentations, spreadsheets and reports.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlRfhQNpWfAAyitq2gPn-EWQcKzLG2LzsKA1cFNQvFnGFcvNJe4lk42gWPn6waJxG5vObTa8NMYcMPeZbVklY6tcpKM5_tcdOP5iG9Uo7XGJuLvkBYNNBmEMe_CFOFDCrZWgHB-f1/s2048/DSC00694+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlRfhQNpWfAAyitq2gPn-EWQcKzLG2LzsKA1cFNQvFnGFcvNJe4lk42gWPn6waJxG5vObTa8NMYcMPeZbVklY6tcpKM5_tcdOP5iG9Uo7XGJuLvkBYNNBmEMe_CFOFDCrZWgHB-f1/w400-h300/DSC00694+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Manufacturing site at Dynametal Technologies in Brownsville, Tenn., August 18, 2003 (Department of Economic and Community Development, Commissioner’s Files, 1966-2014, RG 406, Tennessee State Library & Archives)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><a href="http://tsla.tnsosfiles.com.s3.amazonaws.com/history/state/recordgroups/findingaids/ENTERTAINMENT_COMMISSION_RECORDS_1976-2014.pdf" target="_blank"><b>Department of Economic and Community Development, Entertainment Commission Records, 1976-2014, RG 411</b></a></p><p>The Tennessee Entertainment Commission works to attract film, television, music and other entertainment producers to the state while assisting Tennessee's current entertainment industry. This collection contains both paper and electronic records. The electronic records include board meeting minutes, member biographies, filmographies, images, press files and reports.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjZT1EpgRw75YKstTj-60neXGrH0FU-0kH9NdnwN0lqup77tO0b3LkTUA25PUE3YaaAuAhlGzn3vqsfE2H015dPIamO5NKheWynDIShYZrOmPAp_ZpY9SF8UOdrY_VLwudwMDhHiz/s1800/2012_TFEMC_Ad_NSC+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1350" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjZT1EpgRw75YKstTj-60neXGrH0FU-0kH9NdnwN0lqup77tO0b3LkTUA25PUE3YaaAuAhlGzn3vqsfE2H015dPIamO5NKheWynDIShYZrOmPAp_ZpY9SF8UOdrY_VLwudwMDhHiz/w300-h400/2012_TFEMC_Ad_NSC+%25281%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Advertisement promoting the 14th Annual Nashville Screenwriters Conference, June 1-3, 2012. (Department of Economic and Community Development, Entertainment Commission Records, 1976-2014, RG 411, Tennessee State Library & Archives)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><a href="http://tsla.tnsosfiles.com.s3.amazonaws.com/history/state/recordgroups/findingaids/TENNESSEE_ECONOMIC_COUNCIL_ON_WOMEN_RECORDS_1998-2015.pdf" target="_blank"><b>Tennessee Economic Council on Women Records, 1998-2016, RG 408</b></a></p><p>From its beginning in 1998 to its end in 2017, the Economic Council on Women addressed women’s economic concerns and needs in Tennessee, developing policy and recommendations, consulting with state and local officials, educating the public and encouraging women to serve on state boards and commissions. The electronic records include correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, photographs, presentations, research files and reports.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJSLJ734emHxDTomRB_5luzxmahLU7qufp6q43M5TgKuV6SkbkFuXCcLSS7l-PuTW4d1HMYfkOJcotpzIxePelwZ3gpCoXZyZzTq5g5BX5DaUNr8TnCilD8gbDjwAvewCutSKrjfN/s1942/Spring_04_Mentoring_News%255BCropped%255D+%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1942" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJSLJ734emHxDTomRB_5luzxmahLU7qufp6q43M5TgKuV6SkbkFuXCcLSS7l-PuTW4d1HMYfkOJcotpzIxePelwZ3gpCoXZyZzTq5g5BX5DaUNr8TnCilD8gbDjwAvewCutSKrjfN/w400-h151/Spring_04_Mentoring_News%255BCropped%255D+%25281%2529.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Banner of the Tennessee Economic Council on Women’s Spring 2004 newsletter, cropped from the original. (Tennessee Economic Council on Women Records, 1998-2016, RG 408, Tennessee State Library and Archives)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>State agencies are producing more and more records in digital formats, and archival staff are hard at work processing and preserving these files to ensure access long into the future. If you are interested in learning more about these collections or accessing electronic records at the Library & Archives, please reach out to us at <a href="mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com">ask@tsla.libanswers.com</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-41058852743607080332021-08-27T10:30:00.001-05:002021-08-27T10:33:35.643-05:00Tennessee State Library & Archives Launching a Lunchtime Speaker Series Commemorating Tennessee’s 225 Years of History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3yz5RROmkv7PpI89rBa2ZNiNCbYhaCRUJfukqscQIrDf3oRPZB48XlXswbOHtrxRs3MnePNjub9VeIEDAv9ABT1OOETwV-n1TKuEu9RAhuWy07cT18bHLW3pyWPLyMWa0E1Bj5_o/s2048/225+Speaker+Series_Website+Story+Generic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="2048" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3yz5RROmkv7PpI89rBa2ZNiNCbYhaCRUJfukqscQIrDf3oRPZB48XlXswbOHtrxRs3MnePNjub9VeIEDAv9ABT1OOETwV-n1TKuEu9RAhuWy07cT18bHLW3pyWPLyMWa0E1Bj5_o/w400-h270/225+Speaker+Series_Website+Story+Generic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Tennessee State Library & Archives is excited to announce a new lecture series revealing the stories behind significant events in Tennessee’s rich 225-year history. </p><p>“As Tennessee celebrates its 225th anniversary of statehood, we are giving Tennesseans an opportunity to learn about some fascinating stories in our great state’s history,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “I encourage anyone interested in Tennessee history to spend their lunch hour with us for these free speaker series events.” </p><p>The first Lunchtime Speaker Series event, a look back at Tennessee’s Centennial Celebration led by Historian David E. Ewing, will be Friday, Sept. 10, from Noon to 1 p.m. </p><p>The other speaker series events will take place on Nov. 5, Feb. 11 and May 6. Topics for these events include Native American life and culture in early Tennessee, how Tennessee earned the Volunteer State nickname through service in military conflicts and how Tennessee’s topography and geology impacted where pioneers settled. </p><p>A noted expert in Tennessee history will lead each Lunchtime Speaker Series talk, including Ewing, Archaeologist Aaron Dieter-Wolf, Lipscomb University Professor Tim Johnson and Aaron Astor, a Historian and Associate Professor at Maryville College. </p><p>"We are eager to welcome guests to the Library & Archives for this speaker series. I believe we have a great lineup of interesting topics and knowledgeable speakers,” said Chuck Sherrill, Tennessee State Librarian and Archivist. </p><p>The Lunchtime Speaker Series events will be in-person and live-streamed on the Library & Archives’ Facebook page and the Secretary of State’s YouTube channel. In-person attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch. This series is free to the public. </p><p>After each presentation, in-person attendees can view items related to the lecture topic from the Library & Archives’ extensive collection. In-person attendees can also take a guided tour of the new facility. </p><p>The Library & Archives is located at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way North on Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, across from the Tennessee State Museum. Parking is available for guests in the Library & Archives garage on Jackson Street/Junior Gilliam Way. </p><p>For the latest information about the Lunchtime Speaker Series, follow the Library & Archives social media channels, Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives/" target="_blank">Tennessee State Library and Archives</a> and Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tnlibarchives/" target="_blank">@tnlibarchives</a>. </p><p>To learn more about the Library & Archives or schedule a research visit, call 615-741-2764, email ask@tsla.libanswers.com or visit <a href="http://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit">sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-31601002147510018102021-08-26T10:30:00.024-05:002021-08-27T11:35:49.262-05:00Stamp Your Passport to Tennessee History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80F6_sI3edzgDVQLakIItIE1eeFamiDIAznNrEvCGU5qJpBBXzr7uabQYepxTUkpEQyGmGm2zobDzkvOoesGNOsODfN9dM7TEdnjDptfkMs0jNINLLia-CubZdkkBqfWS7ziUiDZ-/s2048/Tennessee+History+Passport+Social+Graphics_Web+Story.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80F6_sI3edzgDVQLakIItIE1eeFamiDIAznNrEvCGU5qJpBBXzr7uabQYepxTUkpEQyGmGm2zobDzkvOoesGNOsODfN9dM7TEdnjDptfkMs0jNINLLia-CubZdkkBqfWS7ziUiDZ-/w400-h268/Tennessee+History+Passport+Social+Graphics_Web+Story.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The Tennessee State Library & Archives, Tennessee State Museum, Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park and the Tennessee State Capitol invite you to make a history day of it with the launch of the Passport to Tennessee History. </p><p>Inside the Passport to Tennessee History on Capitol Hill and Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, visitors will find information about four institutions of Tennessee history, which are all within walking distance of each other on the north side of downtown Nashville: the Tennessee State Library & Archives, Tennessee State Museum, Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park and the Tennessee State Capitol. </p><p>The passport features space to collect distinct stamps from each location. Participants can collect all four stamps in one day or across multiple visits. Visitors who complete their passport will earn a 10 percent discount at the Tennessee State Museum and Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park gift shops. </p><p>“The Tennessee State Library & Archives’ new home on the Bicentennial Mall gives us the fantastic opportunity to partner with our new neighbors,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. "I encourage anyone interested in learning more about our great state to get a free passport and begin exploring Tennessee history's home on the Mall.” </p><p>The Library & Archives, a division of the Department of State, collects and preserves books, records and other documents of historical and reference value, focusing on items about Tennessee and Tennesseans. Visitors can experience Tennessee’s story through interactive exhibits highlighting the state’s most precious historical documents. Visit the Library & Archives at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N. The exhibit lobby is open to the public Monday to Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. The library, microfilm and manuscripts reading rooms are available for research Tuesday to Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. For more information, call 615-741-2764, email <a href="mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com">ask@tsla.libanswers.com</a> or visit <a href="http://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit">sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit</a>. </p><p>“The arrival of the Library & Archives to the campus surrounding Bicentennial Mall presents yet another opportunity to encourage families and history fans to visit this welcoming and truly historic area of the state,” said Ashley Howell, executive director of the Tennessee State Museum. “Come visit us to engage with history, play in the park, get lunch at the Farmers’ Market and more, all as we commemorate Tennessee’s 225th anniversary.” </p><p>The Tennessee State Museum is home to thousands of years of Tennessee history, art and culture. Through art and artifacts, films, interactive displays and events, museum visitors can learn about Tennessee's geological beginnings and First Peoples, statehood, participation in wars, place in national social movements and more. The museum, located at 1000 Rosa L. Parks Blvd, is open to the public Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, visit <a href="http://TNMuseum.org">TNMuseum.org</a>. </p><p>“A Tennessee history experience is not complete without a visit to Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park,” TDEC Deputy Commissioner Jim Bryson, said. “We are proud to partner with our neighbors at the Tennessee State Library & Archives, Tennessee State Museum and the Tennessee State Capitol to provide visitors from around the world with a keepsake for their Tennessee history experience.” </p><p>Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park gives visitors a taste of Tennessee’s history, natural wonders and serves as a lasting monument to Tennessee’s Bicentennial Celebration. The park includes a 200-foot granite map of the state, a World War II Memorial, a 95-Bell Carillon, a Pathway of History, the Rivers of Tennessee Fountains and native plant species from across the state. Passports and stamps are available in the Visitor Center located at 600 James Robertson Parkway. The Visitor Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday. The park is open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT. Learn more at <a href="http://tnstateparks.com/parks/bicentennial-mall">tnstateparks.com/parks/bicentennial-mall</a>. </p><p>Opening in 1859, the Tennessee State Capitol, one of the oldest working capitols in the United States, serves as the home of the Tennessee General Assembly and houses the governor's offices. Visitors can take self-guided tours Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT or 45-minute guided tours, starting at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. CT. Guided tours are limited to 15 people per tour. Reservations are not required for groups smaller than 12 people. The Tennessee State Capitol is located at 600 Dr. Martin L King, Jr. Blvd., at the top of Capitol Hill. </p><p>Pick up your free Passport to Tennessee History at the Tennessee State Library & Archives, Tennessee State Museum, Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Visitor Center or Tennessee State Capitol to begin stamping your passport to Tennessee History. Admission to all four participating locations is free.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-4278587947370876052021-07-06T14:00:00.005-05:002021-07-06T14:14:24.951-05:00Day by Day Family Literacy Calendar<p></p><div><i>By Kate Greene Smith, Youth Services and Special Projects Coordinator</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Families know early literacy is vital to preparing children for success in school and life. But how do you come up with fresh, new ways to engage little ones amidst the daily routine of feeding, clothing, and caring for them? </div><div><br /></div><div>The Day by Day Family Literacy Calendar is here to help! <a href="http://DayByDayTN.com">DayByDayTN.com</a> is an interactive, fun-filled, online resource for families to use and share with young children. Families, caregivers, educators, and librarians can use the Day By Day Family Literacy Calendar at home, in the library, classroom, or on the go. With a perpetual calendar featuring songs, activities, books suggestions, and videos, Day By Day supports early literacy skills and helps young children get ready for school. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGxEVtUXruJgTKwdAo2_ltoS-EOPJEuQigX67yNNC1ajdzYSSo0cOfQ6T0P8RbV3Y7LjcvSgqqBnEcujcwgHzVdRKclOPI-aRnQs0w33rQOh2WL6Bur5dZ6SQXLZ6sLaYiz_0BtsK/s283/daybydaytn.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="283" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGxEVtUXruJgTKwdAo2_ltoS-EOPJEuQigX67yNNC1ajdzYSSo0cOfQ6T0P8RbV3Y7LjcvSgqqBnEcujcwgHzVdRKclOPI-aRnQs0w33rQOh2WL6Bur5dZ6SQXLZ6sLaYiz_0BtsK/w400-h276/daybydaytn.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd88BXHf-FXB8hPpGb_kcgDe_zbUIKuXRFVuCtwRvu1NR2TdFbMraQ9avXGDZJalvjkmztU6O_O6JiqvXJpb-IZEtjzA87qpYSBV1Ue9BWMc6apLox2AKU0oZXHTNKfIE5QpGrTuGC/s268/daybydaytn2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="268" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd88BXHf-FXB8hPpGb_kcgDe_zbUIKuXRFVuCtwRvu1NR2TdFbMraQ9avXGDZJalvjkmztU6O_O6JiqvXJpb-IZEtjzA87qpYSBV1Ue9BWMc6apLox2AKU0oZXHTNKfIE5QpGrTuGC/w400-h288/daybydaytn2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Designed to be used anywhere and anytime, <a href="http://DayByDayTN.com">DayByDayTN.com</a> has new ideas each day for ways to sing, talk, read, write, and play with pre-school and early elementary children. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Day By Day Family Literacy Calendar began as a project of the <a href="https://guides.statelibrary.sc.gov/" target="_blank">South Carolina State Library</a>, was refined by the <a href="https://library.ohio.gov/" target="_blank">State Library of Ohio</a>, and edited by students of the <a href="https://sis.utk.edu/" target="_blank">UT-Knoxville School of Information Sciences</a> and members of the <a href="https://www.tnla.org/" target="_blank">Tennessee Library Association</a>’s Children and Young Adult Roundtable under the direction of the Tennessee State Library & Archives. This project was made possible in part by the <a href="https://www.imls.gov/" target="_blank">Institute of Museum and Library Services</a>.
</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></div></b>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-31335214703350757522021-06-30T09:00:00.026-05:002021-06-30T09:00:00.284-05:00Tennessee State Library & Archives Launches Second Saturday Tours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5K9C5tuK2qdvakWzRUC_QWGaSeWBa74iz08GpNlnRCpu71e4uSCH4vkTOgq41wssDDs4o0JtRiMevOC68-vu19K7ALhjP_BCy7q_O8-8cz4do_S5ipxdbFmquc41qfTX233xsIX8/s2048/TSLA+Second+Saturday+Graphic_WebStory.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5K9C5tuK2qdvakWzRUC_QWGaSeWBa74iz08GpNlnRCpu71e4uSCH4vkTOgq41wssDDs4o0JtRiMevOC68-vu19K7ALhjP_BCy7q_O8-8cz4do_S5ipxdbFmquc41qfTX233xsIX8/w400-h268/TSLA+Second+Saturday+Graphic_WebStory.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The Tennessee State Library & Archives is excited to welcome guests to explore our new facility with the launch of Second Saturday Tours beginning Saturday, July 10. The new building is located at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N. on the northeast corner of the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Second Saturdays at the Library & Archives will feature guided tours of the new building on the second Saturday of each month through October. Tours begin every hour, on the hour, starting at 10 a.m. with the last tour beginning at 3 p.m. This event is free to the public. Reservations are not required.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">“With the Second Saturday tours, we hope to introduce more Tennesseans to the Library & Archives and show them what an incredible resource it is for our great state,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “I encourage anyone interested in Tennessee history and culture to take advantage of this free, family-friendly event.”</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Visitors to the Library & Archives can experience Tennessee’s story through interactive exhibits highlighting the state’s most precious historical documents. The exhibit lobby is open to the public Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. The library, microfilm and manuscripts reading rooms are open for research Tuesday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">"Our staff is excited to show off this beautiful new state-of-the-art facility. It is especially rewarding to demonstrate the new technologies that make it easier for visitors to access and interact with the resources in our extensive collection,” said Chuck Sherrill, Tennessee State Librarian and Archivist.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The Library & Archives, a division of the Department of State, collects and preserves books, records and other documents of historical and reference value, focusing on items about Tennessee and Tennesseans.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">To preserve Tennessee's history for current and future generations, the Library & Archives houses the archives of state government, documents and recordings from legislative proceedings, records from every Tennessee courthouse, copies of all surviving Tennessee newspapers and records from families, businesses, religious and civic organizations.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The Library & Archives is home to many irreplaceable historical documents, including Tennessee's Constitutions, letters from Tennessee's three presidents, Civil War diaries, records from 55 former Tennessee governors, maps, photographs and original records of the State of Franklin.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">For the latest information from the Library and Archives, follow their social media channels: Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">Tennessee State Library and Archives</a> and Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tnlibarchives/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">@tnlibarchives</a> and the Secretary of State's Twitter account: <a href="https://twitter.com/sectrehargett" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">@SecTreHargett</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">For more information about the Library and Archives or Second Saturdays call 615-741-2764, email <a href="mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">ask@tsla.libanswers</a>.com or visit <a href="http://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><br /></p>
<center><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></center>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-82671794012867935162021-05-28T08:00:00.005-05:002021-06-01T13:36:00.606-05:00Celebrate Statehood on Tennessee's 225th Birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUTfCpESEiUvOBGSmyKRCZeUX_9k2nY8cll4zORrEYUGMKb6zsjPyeKp5k6lOa9BZRUp5ZtRdx1VCLDvI-cv4S99SlQ1zCK2PiKtWpPXhfCuAMP2dRM1ulf7XdpbGecLxLzka0mz9/s2048/Statehood+Day+Graphic_Facebook.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="2048" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUTfCpESEiUvOBGSmyKRCZeUX_9k2nY8cll4zORrEYUGMKb6zsjPyeKp5k6lOa9BZRUp5ZtRdx1VCLDvI-cv4S99SlQ1zCK2PiKtWpPXhfCuAMP2dRM1ulf7XdpbGecLxLzka0mz9/w400-h210/Statehood+Day+Graphic_Facebook.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Join the Tennessee State Library and Archives on June 1st to celebrate Tennessee's 225th Birthday! We encourage visitors to stop by our new location at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way North to view all three of the state’s original Constitutions, to see interactive exhibits documenting state history, to tour our new state-of-the-art building, and to learn more about how the Library & Archives serves Tennesseans! </div><div><br /><div>Click the link below for a schedule of activities on this historic day! </div><div><br /></div><div><a href=" https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/education-outreach-upcoming-events" target="_blank"> https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/education-outreach-upcoming-events</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></div></b></div>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-26211405590128274242021-05-20T14:30:00.019-05:002021-05-20T14:57:35.393-05:00Tennessee’s State Constitutions on Display for Statehood Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHvKjZBmAYZTXnEmMP4CQnyXUrgoIAV-UX4VKLYOqIGiGY8QIIExA_ajwDFag_logm1q9Yqko_W7Ak1KbHZdVHMgmdE15n_dX7KdlWBCj9LuJJK5g_9_osr91JXWbJel36JanZzSE/s705/Constitution-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="705" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHvKjZBmAYZTXnEmMP4CQnyXUrgoIAV-UX4VKLYOqIGiGY8QIIExA_ajwDFag_logm1q9Yqko_W7Ak1KbHZdVHMgmdE15n_dX7KdlWBCj9LuJJK5g_9_osr91JXWbJel36JanZzSE/w400-h268/Constitution-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1e1e; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1e1e; font-size: 15px;">The Tennessee State Library and Archives is celebrating 225 years of statehood on June 1, 2021, with a one-day-only public display of Tennessee’s three original constitutions.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The state's constitutions, first written in 1796 and revised in 1834 and 1870, will all be on display in the lobby of the new Library and Archives building located at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N. on the northeast corner of the Bicentennial Mall State Park in Nashville on Tuesday, June 1 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CDT.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">In addition to viewing these priceless documents, which the Tennessee Highway Patrol Honor Guard will safeguard, guests can explore the interactive exhibits in the Library and Archives lobby and take a tour of the new building. Library and Archives staff will give tours every half hour from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">“Tennessee’s three constitutions are the foundation of our state government,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “I encourage my fellow Tennesseans not to miss this opportunity to make history come alive by seeing these irreplaceable documents up close."<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The Library and Archives, a division of the Department of State, is responsible for collecting and preserving books and records of historical, documentary and reference value, focusing on items related to Tennessee. Tennessee’s constitutions are the highest valued and most historically significant items in the collection.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">“The Library and Archives strives to be a resource for researchers, historians, librarians, archivists, genealogists, lawyers, students and anyone interested in Tennessee history,” said Chuck Sherrill, Tennessee State Librarian and Archivist. “Our staff is excited to welcome visitors to our new building and to share our state’s three constitutions and other interactive exhibits."</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The Library and Archives is joining Bicentennial Mall State Park and the Tennessee State Museum for a variety of events to celebrate Tennessee’s 225th Statehood Day.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Bicentennial Mall State Park is celebrating Statehood Day and its 25th anniversary on June 1 with a special event at 10 a.m. in the Amphitheater followed by guided tours and educational programs led by park rangers. For more information about the 25th-anniversary celebration, visit <a href="https://tnstateparks.com/parks/event_details/bicentennial-mall/#/?event=bicentennial-capitol-mall-state-parks-25th-anniversary-June-1" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">tnstateparks.info/BiMall25thAnn</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">To celebrate Tennessee’s Statehood, the Tennessee State Museum launched Tennessee at 225: Highlights from the Collection, a self-guided tour and online exhibition showcasing artifacts that tell a story about Tennessee, from its First Peoples to the present day. Learn more at<a href="https://tnmuseum.org/TN225" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;"> tnmuseum.org/TN225</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The Statehood Day events at the Library and Archives, Bicentennial Mall State Park and the Tennessee State Museum are free. Reservations are not required.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">For the latest information from the Library and Archives, follow their social media channels: Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">Tennessee State Library and Archives</a> and Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tnlibarchives" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">@tnlibarchives </a>and the Secretary of State's Twitter account: <a href="https://twitter.com/sectrehargett" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">@SecTreHargett</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">For more information about the Library and Archives and the other divisions of the Department of State, visit <a href="https://sos.tn.gov/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">sos.tn.gov</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">About the Tennessee State Library and Archives</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett oversees the operations of the Tennessee State Library and Archives. By law, it is required to preserve Tennessee's legal and civic history by housing the archives of state government and records from families, churches, businesses and organizations. The Library and Archives is home to several notable historical documents, including Tennessee's Constitutions, letters from Tennessee's three presidents, Civil War diaries, records of 55 past Governors of the State and original records and maps of the State of Franklin. The collections include copies of virtually every book published about Tennessee and Tennesseans. The Library and Archives preserve original documents from court cases and legislation, along with audio recordings of legislative proceedings since 1955. Records from every Tennessee courthouse and all surviving Tennessee newspapers can also be viewed in the library's collections.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></span></span></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-62098321963369145022021-04-19T08:00:00.001-05:002021-04-24T14:07:38.645-05:00Tennessee State Library and Archives Now Open in New Location<center><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qY4UZna3uro" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></center>
<p><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1e1e; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1e1e; font-size: 15px;">The Tennessee State Library and Archives is now open to the public in their new building at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N. in Nashville.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The 165,000 square foot state-of-the-art Library and Archives facility’s design adds to the beauty of the Bicentennial Mall State Park, while the additional space and improved climate controls ensure that Tennessee's history is preserved and accessible for current and future generations.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">“This is a beautiful space, a welcoming space. It is a place to spend an afternoon. It is so close to the Tennessee State Museum. You could see both in a day,” said Gordon Stannard, who visited the Library and Archives for the first time during their recent open house.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The Library and Archives, a division of the Department of State, collects and preserves books and records of historical, documentary and reference value, focusing on items related to Tennessee. It is also the state's foremost historical research facility and actively supports library and archival development throughout Tennessee.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">“This is one of the best state libraries in the nation. The staff is very knowledgeable and always willing to help. They go the extra mile,” said Jean Roseman, a historian and author of “Shalom Nashville, A Jewish History” and “From Y to J, The Hundred Year History of Nashville’s Jewish Community Center” both of which are a part of the Library and Archives collection.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The Library and Archives' extensive and wide-ranging collections of books and original historical documents include state and county records, censuses and genealogical information, military records, penitentiary records, newspapers, city directories and telephone books, bibliographies, ledgers, manuscripts, letters, diaries, maps, photographs, broadsides, prints, postcards, oral histories, films, sheet music and general reference materials.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">“In my research, I use the county records, newspapers, census and family records. They have so much material that you can’t find anywhere else. It’s not all online and it never will be,” said Sue Forshee Cooper, a professional genealogist and vice president of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society. “The new reading room is huge and so well organized. And everyone here is so nice and helpful, eager to help. I am thankful for them.”</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">With space for up to 300, the Library and Archives' new classroom and meeting rooms will allow them to accommodate larger school groups and provide more hands-on training for Tennessee's historians, librarians and archivists. The reading room gives visiting researchers, historians, archivists, genealogists, lawyers and students a bright, comfortable space to utilize the collections.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">“The Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society is excited to use the new meeting space. We will probably have most of our meetings here. It is so beautiful, spacious and well planned. The displays in the lobby are so interesting and attractive. There are so many things to see. It is worth the trip even if you’re not doing research,” said Cooper.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The Library and Archives hosted a virtual ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony on April 12. Watch the video from the event on the Secretary of State's <a href="http://bit.ly/TSLAFacebook" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">Facebook page</a> or <a href="http://bit.ly/TSLAYouTube" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">YouTube channel</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">For the latest information from the Library and Archives, follow their social media channels: Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">Tennessee State Library and Archives</a> and Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tnlibarchives" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">@tnlibarchives</a> and the Secretary of State's Twitter account: <a href="https://twitter.com/sectrehargett" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">@SecTreHargett</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Guests can visit the Library and Archives Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CDT by appointment. Email <a href="http://ask@tsla.libanswers.com/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">ask@tsla.libanswers.com</a> to schedule a research appointment. Visitors are required to wear a mask.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">For more information about the Library and Archives and the other divisions of the Department of State, visit, <a href="https://www.sos.tn.gov/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a68af; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">sos.tn.gov</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">About the Tennessee State Library and Archives</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett oversees the operations of the Tennessee State Library and Archives. By law, it is required to preserve Tennessee's legal and civic history by housing the archives of state government and collections of records from families, churches, businesses and organizations. TSLA is home to several notable historical documents, including Tennessee's Constitutions, letters from Tennessee's three presidents, Civil War diaries, records of 55 past Governors of the State and original records and maps of the State of Franklin. The collections include copies of virtually every book published about Tennessee and Tennesseans. Original documents from court cases and legislation, along with audio recordings of legislative proceedings since 1955 are preserved by TSLA. Copies of the records from every Tennessee courthouse and all surviving Tennessee newspapers can also be viewed in the library's collections.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></span></span></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-12249728271617107802021-04-09T08:30:00.022-05:002021-04-09T08:30:00.256-05:00Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening!<p>Join us next Monday, April 12 at 1:00 p.m. CDT for a virtual livestream ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony for the new Tennessee State Library and Archives on <a href="http://bit.ly/TNSOSFacebook">http://bit.ly/TNSOSFacebook</a> or <a href="http://bit.ly/TNSOSYouTube">http://bit.ly/TNSOSYouTube</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd81nZoIkEyIl5SMpj7xvFrLfY7gr7JRZ3bTzv8JLqKv2_j-Z3wOYCDZdFA2a2j5tzeIqtUxPs5IYlfWhj_Lncc3LDy25YHvZ5V_fDWcxFYIVRVbt1rnDPwGyH32OSspZ0W6bCR6Jp/s1904/ribboncuttinginvite.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1904" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd81nZoIkEyIl5SMpj7xvFrLfY7gr7JRZ3bTzv8JLqKv2_j-Z3wOYCDZdFA2a2j5tzeIqtUxPs5IYlfWhj_Lncc3LDy25YHvZ5V_fDWcxFYIVRVbt1rnDPwGyH32OSspZ0W6bCR6Jp/w400-h213/ribboncuttinginvite.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The Library and Archives will also host an open house on Tuesday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT in their new building on Bicentennial Mall at the intersection of Rep. John Lewis Way N. and Jefferson St. in Nashville. Library and Archives staff will be available to explain the building’s new features and work done in each area as visitors take self-guided tours.</p><p>Although guests do not need a reservation for tours the building, we do ask that researchers email <a href="mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com">ask@tsla.libanswers.com</a> to schedule your visit. Guests are required to wear a mask. Click <a href="https://sos.tn.gov/news/tennessee-state-library-and-archives-host-open-house-new-building" target="_blank">HERE</a> to learn more.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></p>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-19242600542449991382021-04-08T12:30:00.006-05:002021-04-08T13:58:54.131-05:00State Library and Archives Moving More Than A Half Million Pieces of Tennessee’s History to New Home<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYUnot1DgOmMiEqIzOORoDF72zBvqOyK9iEND5gsxAjrqheZHp2Yob3NIh6EHbOLy-SXO7ON5XwbMiiOevk9HJ-1Ywd7s12VSVhfufbgVY0iPseqN_6pUgJTQg6yYaQNULaV5wRqv/s1944/RareBookRoom.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1944" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYUnot1DgOmMiEqIzOORoDF72zBvqOyK9iEND5gsxAjrqheZHp2Yob3NIh6EHbOLy-SXO7ON5XwbMiiOevk9HJ-1Ywd7s12VSVhfufbgVY0iPseqN_6pUgJTQg6yYaQNULaV5wRqv/w400-h266/RareBookRoom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>In the past two months, the Tennessee State Library and Archives team has moved more than half a million pieces of Tennessee's history to their new home on Bicentennial Mall.</p><p>Learn more about the move and their collections here <a href="http://bit.ly/TSLAMove">bit.ly/TSLAMove</a>.</p><p><br /></p><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></div></b>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-89000468724281088572021-03-02T10:00:00.025-06:002021-03-03T08:23:20.531-06:00Tennessee’s State Constitutions Transferred to New HomeOn Monday, March 1, 2021, the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) with the assistance of the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), with support from the THP Honor Guard, transported Tennessee’s three constitutions from our current building to our new, soon to open home on Bicentennial Mall.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8d7WUxSxqbKagTIZLJvSbssNkUsoYXF-mVDF4Wyz0CSdoIGaZVtjksvTecAZrRqXuMiMvAnuc8VaKM3F1npHzktV4a6eV2e8kLIGerT4MWghq4YmIz5GGCLrbR8JCS_I_0ML-GIp/s2048/Constitutional+Procession+6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8d7WUxSxqbKagTIZLJvSbssNkUsoYXF-mVDF4Wyz0CSdoIGaZVtjksvTecAZrRqXuMiMvAnuc8VaKM3F1npHzktV4a6eV2e8kLIGerT4MWghq4YmIz5GGCLrbR8JCS_I_0ML-GIp/w400-h268/Constitutional+Procession+6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br />Preserving Tennessee’s legal and civic history is among the Library & Archives’ statutory responsibilities. Tennessee’s three Constitutions, first written in 1796 and revised in 1834 and 1870, are the highest valued and most historically significant items in TSLA’s collection.</div><div><br />
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<p>Learn more about our state's constitutions on our website, <a href="https://sos.tn.gov/news/tennessee%E2%80%99s-state-constitutions-transferred-new-home?fbclid=IwAR3un9pTg94w_tUCv0rA31xo5uySst2RPwNzW7nMYYLTbxN5ukOYs1SHNwI">tn.sos.gov</a>.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">For the latest information about the new building opening in the days ahead, follow the TSLA's social media channels:</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives" style="color: #174a82; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">@TNStateLibraryArchives</a> and Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tnlibarchives/" style="color: #174a82; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">@tnlibarchives</a> along with the Secretary of State’s Twitter account: <a href="https://twitter.com/SecTreHargett" style="color: #174a82; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">@SecTreHargett</a>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></div></div>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-61958135615709298572021-02-25T12:00:00.039-06:002021-02-25T13:04:08.100-06:00New Tennessee State Library and Archives Building Set to Open in April<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgawS-qoBG4szRz9K60rOwJ29nn4C0c_Un0hbN56XosmZi3IHJSXPUyorL4bq2fd7pVfz3dfOMzgu3TCKozXv78l8EXlyiVch237fXOI8ft_VLiiOra855qmRtP7rWC3ZDGxrVvc4/s1081/TSLABuilding_Instagram-NorthwestCorner.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1081" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgawS-qoBG4szRz9K60rOwJ29nn4C0c_Un0hbN56XosmZi3IHJSXPUyorL4bq2fd7pVfz3dfOMzgu3TCKozXv78l8EXlyiVch237fXOI8ft_VLiiOra855qmRtP7rWC3ZDGxrVvc4/w400-h400/TSLABuilding_Instagram-NorthwestCorner.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>We are excited to announce that the Tennessee State Library and Archives will open to the public in our new location on Bicentennial Mall on April 13, 2021.</p><p>We will share more information about the new building and some of its state-of-the-art features in the coming weeks. In the meantime, <a href="https://sos.tn.gov/news/new-tennessee-state-library-and-archives-building-set-open-april" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to read our press release for more information.</p><p>For the latest information about the new building opening in the days ahead, follow the TSLA's social media channels:</p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives" target="_blank">@TNStateLibraryArchives</a> and Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tnlibarchives/" target="_blank">@tnlibarchives</a> along with the Secretary of State’s Twitter account: <a href="https://twitter.com/SecTreHargett" target="_blank">@SecTreHargett</a>.</p><p><br /></p><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></div></b>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-27385071003422095862020-12-28T08:00:00.006-06:002021-01-25T09:17:05.730-06:00Temporary Public Closure Notice...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyQsD8yCyw1RLJ1SReGe3ejMuAwQL2I8lEtJ4QQSqCXfzaQCnhiQ0uQ_v66A8wP_loe1pBSf5dC7n4fEamCfmtys1f8yywgH1t97NzkLWIUWDecIDJjHxoDW561wvm0W5RQL6hErz/s1080/TSLAClosed_Instagram-02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyQsD8yCyw1RLJ1SReGe3ejMuAwQL2I8lEtJ4QQSqCXfzaQCnhiQ0uQ_v66A8wP_loe1pBSf5dC7n4fEamCfmtys1f8yywgH1t97NzkLWIUWDecIDJjHxoDW561wvm0W5RQL6hErz/w400-h400/TSLAClosed_Instagram-02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The Library & Archives is temporarily closed to the public until further notice. In addition, starting January 8th some services and collections will not be available due to our move to the new building.<div><br /></div><div>Patrons are encouraged to continue to use TSLA's services remotely. To request remote assistance, call 615-741-2764 or email <a href="mailto:ask@tsla.libanswers.com">ask@tsla.libanswers.com</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>You may also chat with a librarian for reference assistance.</div><div><br /></div><div>We look forward to serving you!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></div></b>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-22524925902144590732020-09-15T08:45:00.000-05:002020-09-15T08:45:00.328-05:00Tennessee’s State Capitol the Subject of New Book Published by the Tennessee Department of State<p>The Tennessee State Library & Archives and the Office of Secretary of State Tre Hargett are excited to announce the release of a new book chronicling, the Tennessee State Capitol. This new book, Tennessee State Capitol: A Tennessee Treasure, celebrates the monumental building on Capitol Hill that has served as the Volunteer State’s seat of government since before the Civil War. The book was written and researched by former Assistant State Archivist Dr. Wayne Moore, and published by the Tennessee Secretary of State.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Z-yTiOFKrqlwwWRtPLrRVrEpSJoR1cFyLbfoWdnkcr192Jo7jclcU7uGuVwd_PFaPMe677q4A1nBwzkTGgSi-76CzhMrATzRYUL0EpY6_yzcblXiI9o8HPtl2VFh4p1F6tYQEhu1/s546/capitolbookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="465" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Z-yTiOFKrqlwwWRtPLrRVrEpSJoR1cFyLbfoWdnkcr192Jo7jclcU7uGuVwd_PFaPMe677q4A1nBwzkTGgSi-76CzhMrATzRYUL0EpY6_yzcblXiI9o8HPtl2VFh4p1F6tYQEhu1/w341-h400/capitolbookcover.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It is lavishly illustrated with rare photographs, maps, and other images from the Library & Archives’ collections, some of which were only recently conserved. Tennessee State Capitol presents the statehouse’s history in five authoritative yet accessible chapters. Topics include architect William Strickland and early construction, completion of the building, the capitol’s property and grounds, and subsequent renovations and restorations. At the Library & Archives, we’re especially proud of the pages dedicated to the library’s original home in the capitol, now known as the Legislative Lounge (see the image from Chapter 3). A helpful glossary is at the end of the book for readers new to architectural terminology.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-dCBHNLsoPUAWnuN038-zdRefIiAdmYU3oKjar8WSCxwGo2TVkMIWzSa6VLkbXwkk4cu0XUWNDnVvKfNUAh-yiGwwkqeG8-JF8CUbknJLmSDCqp10gvlaR533ZSBo_1Q_jJHW3jB/s1431/capitolbooktoc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1431" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-dCBHNLsoPUAWnuN038-zdRefIiAdmYU3oKjar8WSCxwGo2TVkMIWzSa6VLkbXwkk4cu0XUWNDnVvKfNUAh-yiGwwkqeG8-JF8CUbknJLmSDCqp10gvlaR533ZSBo_1Q_jJHW3jB/w400-h238/capitolbooktoc.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Table of Contents</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3z3XVB14am91OUzihQoU1vlGszHuGBCrDaDaQH3IJKNUEYInw57bMyLFkfdvgplPp3T292HHDmw6pKpRaOcsaCaTiKwuFE333IJChDoyKltqNG1U9OQBPt36Gx3c0RraHkRu0-TXh/s1431/capitolbook_chapter2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1431" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3z3XVB14am91OUzihQoU1vlGszHuGBCrDaDaQH3IJKNUEYInw57bMyLFkfdvgplPp3T292HHDmw6pKpRaOcsaCaTiKwuFE333IJChDoyKltqNG1U9OQBPt36Gx3c0RraHkRu0-TXh/w400-h238/capitolbook_chapter2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sample page, Chapter 2</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeKK5vERzwihaWEy_at2jO8yaT-2REF1ZR_Lcw0JttHg1HgbLOE8Fm_1TX2oo2_ROZL6sd807EEajUGWX9IzRutxs8Ihi29Hpoo9nAqOlayIDvI_r57IH2X4Z1Se8N-iNR-R8xmhB/s1431/capitolbook_chapter3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1431" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeKK5vERzwihaWEy_at2jO8yaT-2REF1ZR_Lcw0JttHg1HgbLOE8Fm_1TX2oo2_ROZL6sd807EEajUGWX9IzRutxs8Ihi29Hpoo9nAqOlayIDvI_r57IH2X4Z1Se8N-iNR-R8xmhB/w400-h238/capitolbook_chapter3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sample page, Chapter 3</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO4jTs5Wsvu61Aewfgs7ztFwflZShfiQUl234YIyzvSgR08pLfaDSCc0XANdJQ2s1ic1dqXXOUHVJ5B8gvYJZQyMzsxiUq0-S8p-pB835Mso0pdkRqIOL_136h26l3vElI01TFcPo/s1431/capitolbook_chapter4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1431" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO4jTs5Wsvu61Aewfgs7ztFwflZShfiQUl234YIyzvSgR08pLfaDSCc0XANdJQ2s1ic1dqXXOUHVJ5B8gvYJZQyMzsxiUq0-S8p-pB835Mso0pdkRqIOL_136h26l3vElI01TFcPo/w400-h238/capitolbook_chapter4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sample page, Chapter 4</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>Copies of Tennessee State Capitol: A Tennessee Treasure are available at <a href="https://sos.tn.gov/tncapitolbook">https://sos.tn.gov/tncapitolbook</a>. The price is $29.50 plus tax and shipping. A limited number of copies are available on-site at the Library & Archives; please call 615-741-2764 for more information.</p><p><br /></p><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Tennessee State Library and Archives is a division of the Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett</b></div></b>TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.com0