{"id":391,"date":"2014-01-21T16:19:48","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T21:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/?p=391"},"modified":"2014-04-12T16:28:28","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T20:28:28","slug":"libraries-archives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/libraries-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Libraries & Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Local and Regional Collections with Hawkins County Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
H. B. Stamps Memorial Library<\/a><\/strong>
\n407 West Main Street
\nRogersville, TN\u00a0 37857
\nPhone: (423) 272-8710
\nE-mail: info [at] hawkinslibraries [dot] org<\/a><\/td>\n		This public library has a fine collection of genealogical research on Hawkins County families and local history.\u00a0 Much of the material has been collected through the efforts of the Hawkins County Genealogical & Historical Society.
\nHawkins County is in the Nolichucky Region of the Tennessee Multi-County Regional Library System.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawkins County Archives<\/a><\/strong>
\n951 East McKinney Avenue, Suite A
\nRogersville, TN\u00a0 37857
\nPhone:\u00a0 423-921-0904<\/td>\n		The Archives holds a substantial amount of the county’s public records.\u00a0 Additionally, genealogical data, maps, and other research aids are available.\u00a0 The Archives’ is staffed by volunteers who attempt to provide local and historical information to visitors.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sullivan County Public Library<\/a><\/strong>
\nKingsport Branch
\nKingsport, TN 37764<\/td>\n		The Sullivan County library system has a fine collection of regional history and genealogy materials. Sullivan was the parent of Hawkins County, so it is important to check resources there.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sullivan County\u00a0Archives<\/a><\/strong>
\n3425 Hwy. 126, Suite 100
\nBlountville, TN 37617
\nPhone: \u00a0(423) 323-4660
\nE-mail: \u00a0shelia [dot] hunt [at] sullivancountytn [dot] gov<\/td>\n		Even though Sullivan\u00a0was one of the state’s first counties and the parent of Hawkins County, a significant number of early records were destroyed in a fire. \u00a0Nonetheless, it is important to make a thorough check of resources here.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McClung Historical Collection<\/a><\/strong>
\n601 South Gay Street
\nKnoxville, TN\u00a0 37902
\nPhone: (865) 215-8801
\nE-mail: mcclung [at] knoxlib [dot] org<\/a><\/td>\n		McClung’s holdings contain the premiere regional collection of East Tennessee genealogical and historical source materials.<\/p>\n

The Museum of East Tennessee History, the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound, and the Calvin McClung Digital Collection are all important additional components of the East Tennessee Historical Center, which houses the McClung Collection.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Knox County Archives<\/a><\/strong>
\n601 South Gay Street
\nKnoxville, TN\u00a0 37902
\nPhone: (865) 215-8800
\nE-mail: archives [at] knoxlib [dot] org<\/a><\/td>\n		The most-important item at the Knox County Archives for those researching early Hawkins County local and family histories is the collection of\u00a0 Superior Court, Hamilton District Records 1793-1809.\u00a0 Hawkins County was a part of the Hamilton District for superior court proceedings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Archives of Appalachia<\/a>
\nEast Tennessee State University
\nSherrod Library, Room 422
\nJohnson City, TN\u00a0 37614
\nPhone:\u00a0 (423) 439-4338
\nE-mail:\u00a0 archives [at] etsu [dot] edu<\/a><\/td>\n		The library has noteworthy regional-interest collections.<\/p>\n

The Sherrod Library is also one of the best sources of federal, state, and regional microfilm in East Tennessee.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Special Collections Library<\/a>
\nCarson-Newman University
\n1634 Russell Ave.
\nJefferson City, TN\u00a0 37760
\nPhone:\u00a0 (865) 471-3542
\nE-mail: \u00a0alang [at] cn [dot] edu<\/td>\n		The Mildred L. Iddins<\/a> Special Collections, housed on the third floor of Stephens-Burnett Library, consists of three main components: the Appalachian & Rare Book Collection<\/a>, Baptist Archives<\/a>, and College Archives<\/a>. \u00a0Each plays a special role in helping preserve Carson-Newman’s unique heritage.<\/p>\n

The library has a surprising collection of regional resources for historical research. \u00a0The Baptist Archives contains material from throughout East Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Special Collections Library<\/a><\/strong>
\nUniversity of Tennessee
\n1015 Volunteer Blvd
\nKnoxville, TN\u00a0 37916
\nPhone:\u00a0 (865) 974-4351<\/td>\n		UT has a large number of historic maps and documents, including manuscripts collections such as the Joseph Rogers <\/strong>papers.
\nSearch manuscript holdings’ Finding Aids<\/a>.
\nBrowse Tennessee Historical & Regional Digital Collections<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN State Library & Archives<\/strong>
\n<\/a>403 Seventh Avenue North
\nNashville, TN \u00a037243-0312
\nPhone: \u00a0(615)\u00a0741-2764
\nE-mail: \u00a0reference [dot] tsla [at] tn [dot] gov<\/td>\n		TSLA has an outstanding collection of original source documents, manuscripts, and family histories; it also has microfilmed copies of most extant Hawkins County public records, church records, and newspapers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tennessee Valley Authority<\/a><\/strong>
\nMap and Photo Records
\n1101 Market St.
\nChattanooga, TN 37402-2801
\nPhone: \u00a0(423)\u00a0751-6277 \/ (800) 627-7882<\/td>\n		TVA is an excellent resource for maps and topographic information about East Tennessee. \u00a0TVA has historic maps in its collection as well. \u00a0For the areas surrounding its dams, TVA has a large number of aerial photographs taken prior to World War II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mildred C. Marshall Collection
\nWalters State Community College Library
\n500 South Davy Crockett Parkway
\nMorristown, TN \u00a037813-6899<\/td>\n		Walters State Community College Library was endowed with the lifetime collection of the late Miss Marshall, whose genealogical and historical work concentrated in Grainger and surrounding counties.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Family History Library (LDS)<\/a><\/strong>
\n50 North Temple Street
\nSalt Lake City, UT 84150<\/td>\n		The FHL has a huge collection of documents and research materials related to \u00a0Hawkins County and the surrounding region. \u00a0The resources are too extensive to describe in this limited space.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Local and Regional Collections with Hawkins County Resources H. B. Stamps Memorial Library 407 West Main Street Rogersville, TN\u00a0 37857 Phone: (423) 272-8710 E-mail: info [at] hawkinslibraries [dot] org This public library has a fine collection of genealogical research on …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,16,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-libraries-archives-museums","category-research-aids","category-research-guidance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1911,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions\/1911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}