New Deal Programs (Levitt): Databases

The Digital Library of Tennessee provides free access to unique materials from museums, libraries, and archives across the state.

Digitized pages of The Tennessean (1812-2002) provide unique historical insight into the regional issues and concerns, such as local government, industrialization, prohibition, and racial struggles.

Full-text articles from The Tennessean newspaper. Provides Nashville and Middle Tennessee regional coverage.

The Tennessee Blue Book: A History of Tennessee- Student Edition is written for students in upper elementary and middle school who are studying the history of Tennessee.

Free, comprehensive reference work featuring over 1,500 entries on the Volunteer State. Cosponsored by the University of Tennessee Press and the Tennessee Historical Society.

Digital repository of Tennessee history and culture featuring historical records, photographs, documents, maps, postcards, film, audio and other original materials of enduring value.

Volunteer Voices is a state-wide digitization project that will provide access to primary sources that document Tennessee's rich history and culture.

Volunteer Voices combines the collaborative efforts to Tennessee archives, historical societies, libraries, museums, and schools.

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A variety of types of sources on thousands of topics, just for Middle School students

Access to historical New York Times articles and The Tennessean