Walker Library: Tennessee History: Home

Starting Points

Historical Nashville Tennessean This link opens in a new window
Fulltext digital archive of The Nashville Tennessean newspaper, 1812-2002.
Historical Chicago Defender This link opens in a new window
"Tennessee State News" section includes a large number of articles about towns in the state.

Newspapers.com Library Edition This link opens in a new window
Access to 4,000+ historical newspapers dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s. Tennessee newspapers in the collection include the Nashville Banner, Chattanooga Daily Times, Knoxville News-Sentinel, and more.
Newspapers.com LibGuide (support and training)
Title List (World Collection(Excel)
Title List (Southeast Collection(Excel)

Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 This link opens in a new window
Black & white maps of Tennessee towns

HeritageQuest Online This link opens in a new window U.S. census records, full-text family and local history books, and more
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Social Explorer This link opens in a new window Online mapping tool for demography and historical census data.
Download or create interactive maps and tables using 220 years of demographic data with over 20,000 socio-economic indicators between 1790 and the present. Includes all decennial censuses, American Community Surveys, and two religion surveys.
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window Quantitative facts of American history. Registration recommended.