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Early Tennessee Land Records
The Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc. donated fifteen reels of microfilm, which were added to seven reels already owned by the library. These twenty-two reels of early land records are indispensable to the historical researcher and are housed on the second level of the library.
U.S. Census Publications
All censuses for Tennessee are available on microfilm on the second level and many are available in book form in Regional History.
The Eyler Play Collection
This collection of 18th Century plays includes sixty-five first editions. Twelve of the total seventy-three plays are by three of England's poet laureates: Colley Cibber, Nicholas Rowe, and William Whitehead. Dr. Clement Eyler, Professor of English at Tennessee Tech from 1956 through 1967, collected these rare plays while stationed with the U.S. Air Force in Europe during World War II. All of them are shelved in Regional History.
Christine Spivey Jones Collection
This collection includes approximately twenty books with extensive information on the history and people of Jackson County, Tennessee.
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Draper Collection, State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Volume 1. The Preston and Virginia Papers
Volume 2. Calendar of the Kentucky Papers
Volume 3. Calendar of the Tennessee and King's Mountain Papers
The above indexes are shelved in Regional History and the microfilm is available on the second level.
Collection Detail Pages
- Early Tennessee Land Records
- U.S. Census Publications
- The Eyler Play Collection
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Christine Spivey Jones Collection
- Draper Collection, State Historical Society of Wisconsin
We are in the process of creating more publishable material concerning the above collections for the web site.
The age and special care needed to complete this task is time consuming. We appreciate your patience
while we work to serve you better. Look for more information on these collections in the coming months.
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