Tennessee State Library and Archives

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:reference.tsla@tn.gov reference.tsla@tn.gov]

Address:


 * 403 Seventh Avenue North
 * Nashville, TN 37243-1102

Telephone: 615-741-2764

Hours: Monday - Saturday 8:00am - 6:00pm CST Manuscripts Reading Area: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm CST


 * Holidays

Directions, map, and parking:


 * Location. The Library is immediately west of the State Capitol Building. Roads to the north and west are one way.
 * Map
 * Parking. A few designated visitor spots are at the front and side of the building. Do NOT park in numbered spots until after 4:30 pm or on Saturdays. Additional parking is within walking distance in public lots downtown.

Internet sites and databases:


 * TSLA Internet site digital collections, catalog, visitor's guide, collections, exhibits, services, resources.
 * TSLA catalog online search titles, authors, subjects, or notes.
 * Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) index to 40+ databases of 400,000 magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, federal censuses, essays, podcasts, videos, e-books, and many primary sources.

Collection Description
African American records, bibliographies, birth and death records, federal censuses, early county records, tax lists, county-by-county genealogical source lists, burned county disaster date list, school censuses, county archives directory, governors' papers, manuscripts, military records, Native American records, newspapers, place names and maps, state agency records, acts and petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories and telephone books, penitentiary inmates, and Tennessee county historians. ''}

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