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Memphis and Shelby County Room
Physical Address:
3030 Poplar Ave.
Memphis TN 38111

Mailing Address:
3030 Poplar Ave.
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 AM - 9:00 PM
Tues 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wed 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thurs 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Fri 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sat 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sun 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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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, etc.
Archives Notes
The Memphis Shelby Room is located on the 4th floor of the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library.



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
Sat Closed
Sun Closed
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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