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These collections are non-circulating but may be browsed in open stacks in the Nashville Room.
Banner-Stahlman Collection
This book collection, located near the Nashville Banner Archives, is from the Nashville Banner newspaper and also includes selected titles from the Stahlman personal book collection. Call numbers for books in this collection will show the location as Main, Banner Collection and/or may have Banner after the call number.
Genealogy Collection
This collection, located in the Nashville Rooms east wing, includes published family histories, family name origins, early passenger lists, coats of arms, research material for the genealogist and how-to books related to the same subject. The published family histories and records included in this collection are non-Tennessee, primarily relating to the areas from which Tennesseans came prior to settling in Tennessee, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Great Britain. Books in this collection have the location Main, Nashville Rm, Gen or may have Gen. before the call number.
Grantham Collection
The Grantham Collection, located in the Nashville Rooms west wing, consists of 5,000 titles, including a number of his personal publications, from Dr. Dewey Grantham, History Professor Emeritus at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Grantham’s collection includes the social, cultural, economic and political history of the post-Civil War South. Books in this collection will have the location Main, Nash. Room, Grantha and/or Grantham after the call number.
Robin and Bill King Civil Rights Collection
This monograph collection with a focus on the Civil Rights Movement in Nashville, Middle Tennessee, and the South is located in the Civil Rights Room. Books in this collection have the location Main, Nashville Room and NCR after the call number.
Muirhead Collection
This collection, located in the Nashville Rooms west wing near the entrance to the Civil Rights Room, was donated by Judge Jean Muirhead and includes material related to womens civil rights and womens issues. Books in this collection have the location Nashville Room, Muirhead and Muirhead after the call number.
Nashville Authors
The Nashville Authors Collection, located in the Nashville Rooms east wing, is made up of titles authored by residents and includes a number of different topics. Circulating copies of these titles may be available in the regular collection. Books in this collection have the location Main, Nashville Rm, NAC and or NashAuth after the call number.
Nashville City Directories
This collection is located in the Nashville Rooms east wing. The following years are available in print: 1930; 1933; 1935; 1937; 1938-1939; 1940-1944; 1946-1947; 1949; 1950-present (1952 and 1992 not included). The years 1853-1861; 1865-1869; 1870-1918; 1920-1922; 1924-1926; and 1928 are available on microfilm. Although part of the Tennesseana collection, these directories are located in a separate section near the Genealogy Collection.
Tennesseana
This is the largest of our monograph collections and includes Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, Davidson County and Nashville local history. The collection is located in the Nashville Rooms west wing. Books in this collection have the location Main, Nashville Rm, Tenn and/or Tenn. after the call number.
Tennessee Biography
This collection, which includes biographies about Tennesseans, is located in the Nashville Rooms east wing. These books are part of the Tennesseana collection but are housed in a separate section, and the call numbers for all of the biographies begin with the letter B.
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