From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tennessee State Library and Archives
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Tennessee State Library and Archives Although most states operate their libraries and
archives as separate agencies, Tennessee is one of a hand-
U.S. National Register of Historic Places ful of states whose library and archives are administered
jointly.
History
The state library’s original home (after a short stint in the
Davidson County courthouse) was in the capitol building,
while the archives were formerly housed in the basement
of the state’s War Memorial Building.
The current Library and Archives Building, designed
by H. Clinton Parrent, Jr. and opened in 1953, sits across
the street from the Tennessee State Capitol in downtown
Nashville. Built as a memorial to all veterans of World
War II, the Library and Archives building was construct-
ed at a cost of $2,300,000.
Tennessee’s General Assembly joined the Department
of Archives and History with the State Library in 1919 to
create the State Library and Archives.
Library for the Blind and Physi-
Location: 403 7th Ave. N., Nashville, Tennessee cally Handicapped (LBPH)
Coordinates: 36°9′56″N 86°47′7″W / 36.16556°N In 1970, a new division of TSLA, the Tennessee Library
86.78528°W / 36.16556; for the Blind & Physically Handicapped (LBPH) was es-
-86.78528Coordinates: 36°9′56″N 86°47′7″W tablished. This division’s collections consist of public li-
/ 36.16556°N 86.78528°W / 36.16556; brary type books and magazines in audio, braille and
-86.78528
large print formats, as well as players for the audio books.
Area: 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) The LBPH’s collections are loaned to Tennesseans who
have physical disabilities which prevent them from using
Built: 1953
standard print. The materials are delivered to the in-
Architect: Parrent, H. Clinton, Jr.; Rock City dividual patron’s home address utilizing the U.S. Postal
Construction Company Service’s "Free Matter" mailing privilege.
Architectural style: Classical Revival Disabilities which make a Tennessee resident eligible
to use the service are: blindness; visual disability; manual
Governing body: State dexterity problems, which prevent holding a book and/
NRHP Reference#: 03001154[1] or turning pages; and reading disabilities.
The Tennessee LBPH is a cooperating library with the
NRHP:
Added to NRHP: November 17, 2003
National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Hand-
icapped[3]/Library of Congress.
The Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA), estab-
lished in 1854, currently operates as a unit of the Ten-
nessee Department of State. According to the Tennessee Holdings and collection high-
Blue Book,[2] the Library and Archives "collects and pre-
serves books and records of historical, documentary and lights
reference value, and encourages and promotes library The Tennessee State Library and Archives currently
development throughout the state." This mandate can be holds nearly 700,000 print volumes, over a million pho-
found in Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapters tographic images, thousands of vertical files, microfilm
1-8. reels, and legislative audiocassettes. Archives and man-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tennessee State Library and Archives
uscripts collections are housed in nearly 40,000 feet • Sam B. Smith, State Librarian and Archivist
(12,000 m) of storage. The Library for the Blind and Phys- (1964–1969)
ically Handicapped holds approximately 240,000 items. • Wilmon H. Droze, State Librarian and Archivist
TSLA holds the most comprehensive collection of (1969–1972)
Tennessee newspapers, which dates to 1791. • Katheryn Culbertson, State Librarian and Archivist
(1972–1982)
Future planning • Olivia K. Young, State Librarian and Archivist
(1982–1985)
Plans are currently underway for the Library and • Robert B. Croneberger, State Librarian and Archivist
Archives to relocate to a new building adjacent to (1985–1986)
Nashville’s Bicentennial Mall State Park. The new build- • Edwin S. Gleaves, State Librarian and Archivist
ing, to be designed by Tuck-Hinton Architects, will be (1987–2005)
one of several cultural institutions flanking the Bicenten- • Jeanne Sugg, State Librarian and Archivist
nial Mall, including the Tennessee State Museum and the (2005–2010)
Museum of African-American History and Culture. • Charles Sherrill, State Librarian and Archivist
(2010-current)
Tennessee State Librarians and
Archivists, 1854 to the Present References
[1] "National Register Information System". National
• W.B.A. Ramsey, ex-officio librarian (1854–1855)
Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
• F.N.W. Burton, ex-officio librarian (1855–1856)
2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/
• R.J. Meigs, State Librarian (1856–1861)
docs/All_Data.html.
• John E. Hatcher, State Librarian (1861)
[2] Tennessee Blue Book
• Augustin Gattinger, State Librarian (1864–1869)
[3] National Library Service for the Blind and
• W.H. Wharton, State Librarian (1869–1871)
Physically Handicapped
• Mrs. Paralee Haskell, State Librarian (1871–1879)
• Moore, Mary Brown Daniel. "The Tennessee State
• Mrs. Robert Hatton, State Librarian (1879–1887)
Library in the Capitol." Tennessee Historical Quarterly
• Mrs. Sue P. Lowe, State Librarian (1887–1891)
12.1 (1953): 3-22.
• Mrs. Linnie Williams, State Librarian (1891–1895)
• Mrs. Irene Ingram, State Librarian (1895–1897)
• Miss Pauline Jones, State Librarian (1897–1899) External links
• Miss Jennie E. Lauderdale, State Librarian • Tennessee State Library and Archives Official Site
(1899–1901) • Tennessee Virtual Archive (TeVA) (highlights from
• Mrs. Lulu B. Epperson, State Librarian (1901–1903) the collections of TSLA)
• Miss Mary Skeffington, State Librarian (1903–1919) • TSLA Online Catalog
• John Trotwood Moore, State Librarian and Archivist • Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
(1919–1929) • Tennessee State Library and Archives Exhibit on
• Mary Brown Daniel Moore, State Librarian and Women’s Suffrage
Archivist (1929–1949) • Tennessee State Library and Archives at
• Daniel M. Robison, State Librarian (1949–1961) FamilySearch Research Wiki for genealogists
• William T. Alderson, Jr., State Librarian (1961–1964)
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