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Memphis and Shelby County Room
Physical Address:
Memphis and Shelby County Room 3030 Poplar, Memphis Public Library and Information Center
Memphis TN 38111

Mailing Address:
Memphis and Shelby County Room 3030 Poplar, Memphis Public Library and Information Center
Memphis TN 38111
Phone#
(901) 415-2742

Fax#
(901) 323-7981

Email Address:
hisref@memphistn.gov
Contact:
G. Wayne Dowdy (Senior Manager)

Website:
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General Information

Active PRC
Internet Access Yes
Wireless Access Yes
Copier Yes
Fax No
Days & Hours

Mon 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m
Tues 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m
Wed 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m
Thurs 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m
Fri 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m
Sat 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m
Sun 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Physical Holdings
Memphis Information File - 425,000 newspaper clippings; Memphis Photograph Collection - 11,000 local and regional photographs; Manuscript Collections - The papers of 200 local residents from all walks of life; Map and Poster Collection - over 5,000 maps and posters of local interest; Book Collection - 15,000 volumes dealing with Memphis and Shelby County; Tennessee Biography Index - 125,000 entry index to local history books; Memphis Periodical Index - 30,000 entry index to local periodicals
Archives Notes
National Archives Documents of Interest: Elvis Presley's Letter to President Nixon Court Documents Related to Martin Luther King Jr. and Memphis Sanitation Workers Library of Congress Documents of Interest: The March of the Chickasaw Guards (sheet music) The Beale Street Blues (sheet music and recording) The Memphis Blues (sheet music)



Shelby County Archives
Physical Address:
980A Nixon Dr.
Memphis TN 38134

Mailing Address:
980A Nixon Dr.
Memphis TN 38134
Phone#
(901) 222-8175

Fax#
(901) 222-8177

Email Address:
frank.stewart@shelbycountytn.gov
Contact:
Frank Stewart (Archivist)

Website:
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General Information

Active PRC Yes
Internet Access No
Wireless Access No
Copier Yes
Fax
Days & Hours

Mon 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tues 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wed 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thurs 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Fri 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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Physical Holdings
Birth Records 1874-1917, Chancery Court Divorce Index 1945-1997, Circuit Court Indexes 1893-2000, Death Records 1848-1967, Land Bank Properties For Sale, Marriage Records 1820-2014, Memphis Census 1865, Memphis City Directories 1849-1943, Memphis Police Blotter 1858-1860, Memphis Provost Marshal 1863-1865, Naturalization Records 1856-1906, Occupant Entry and Survey Books 1819-1962, Probate Court Loose Paper Index 1820-1900, Probate Court Wills 1830-2004, Quarterly Court Loose Papers Index 1820-1865
Archives Notes
Exhibits: 1938 to Current Aerials, Aerial Time-Lapse Videos, Berry Brooks' Expedition Films, Buck Boshwit Civil War Stamp Collection, County Cemeteries, Dr. Martin Luther King Assassination Investigation, Elmwood Cemetery Daily Burial Records 1853-1919, Gravestone Inscriptions from Shelby County, Health Dept. Milk Supply Reports 1920-1958, Historical Markers, Hugo N. Dixon-Ruhleben Internment Camp