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Wednesday, 3rd February 2010

Tennessee State Librarian Retires After 20 Years of Service & How to Access the Tennessee Virtual Archives

From the Article:

Jeanne Sugg's long career spent safeguarding the history, treasures and sheer oddities of Tennessee has come to a close.

Tennessee's state librarian and archivist retired Friday, stepping away from responsibility over every public library in this state, every scrap of paper that crosses the desks of governors, legislators and Supreme Court justices and the state's staggering historical archives that include everything from the original state constitution (all three versions) to Civil War maps to postcards and sheet music.

"I am sad. I'm having a hard time saying goodbye to those people who have been so good to me," said Sugg, who came to the state library two decades ago after a globetrotting youth that saw her working at libraries from Nashville to Puerto Rico to Saudi Arabia.

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In recent years, archivists have begun posting massive amounts of data online. Visitors to the Tennessee Virtual Archives — teva.contentdm.oclc.org/ — can view detailed scans of 19th-century newspapers and Civil War pamphlets, see photos of Rutherford County rural schoolhouses of the 1920s, or peek into the sketchbook of William Strickland, the architect who designed the state Capitol.

Much More in the Complete Article (3 pages)

Source: The Tennessean

See Also: Tennessee's New Library/Archive Director Will Be Chuck Sherrill (via Posterity Project; Jan. 14, 2010)

Hat Tip and Thanks: PosterityProject.com and Gordon Belt


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