The Early Tennessee Imprints Collection is a collection of books, pamphlets, and serials printed and published in the state between 1791 and 1866 – that is between the year the first printing press was established in the state at Rogersville and the first full year after the Civil War. Subjects covered include law, government documents, religion, medicine, and cultural life.
For a complete list of cataloged materials within this collection, do an advanced search in the online catalog with the following parameters:
Title: Early Tennessee Imprints
Collection: Special Collections
These guides and tutorials are created and curated by Walker Library’s subject experts and provide access and instruction to resources that complement our special collection.
As a complement to our materials, Special Collections recommends these full-text databases These are a mixture of library subscribed/owned e-content as well as free scholarly e-content which contain full-text materials.
These are specialized bibliographies that endeavor to track all known materials published in early Tennessee. These early printed materials are each assigned a unique number that scholars, bibliographers, and librarians utilize when referring to the specific item.
Special Collections Reference Z1337 .A75 1987
Tennessee imprints, 1791-1875 / Ronald R. Allen
Special Collections Reference Z1337 .N68 2013
"Not in Allen" : a supplement to Ronald R. Allen's Tennessee imprints 1791-1875 : With some annotations / George Webb
