State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives
Tennessee State Capitol Guest Registers, 1997-2010
RG 456
COLLECTION SUMMARY
Creator:
Tennessee. Office of the Governor
Inclusive Dates:
1997-2010
Scope & Content:
Consists of Tennessee State Capitol guest registers from 1997-2010. Contents of the collection are unbound and contain information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and reason for visiting.
Physical Description/Extent:
2 cubic feet
Accession/Record Group Number:
RG 456
Language:
English
Permanent Location:
RG 456
Repository:
Tennessee State Library and Archives, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, 37243-0312
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Administrative/Biographical History
The Tennessee State Capitol stands today much as it did when it first opened in 1859, and is a magnificent tribute to the people of Tennessee. Noted architect William Strickland designed this graceful structure and he considered it his crowning achievement. The building construction began with the laying of the cornerstone on July 4, 1845 and continued until 1859. One of the oldest working capitols in the United States, the Tennessee State Capitol serves as home of the Tennessee General Assembly and houses the governor’s office and the offices of the constitutional officers (Secretary of State, Comptroller, State Treasurer). The National Park Service had the building, one of 12 state capitols that does not have a dome, to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and named it a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
(Source: https://tnmuseum.org/state-capitol)
Organization/Arrangement of Materials
Collection is arranged in chronological order.
Conditions of Access and Use
Restrictions on Access:
No restrictions.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction:
While the Tennessee State Library and Archives houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees that may be necessary for the intended use.
Index Terms
Corporate Names/Organizations/Government Bodies:
National Historic Landmarks Program (U.S) National Register of Historic Places
Subjects:
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Historic buildings -- Tennessee Public buildings -- Tennessee Tourism -- Tennessee
Geographic Names:
Tennessee -- Capital and capitol Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Sources Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 21st century -- Sources Tennessee State Capitol (Nashville, Tenn.)
Document Types:
Visitors’ books
Acquisition and Appraisal
Provenance and Acquisition:
The Tennessee State Museum transferred the Tennessee State Capitol Guest Registers, 1997-2010, to the Tennessee State Library and Archives in 2006 and 2007.
Processing and Administrative Information
Preferred Citation:
Tennessee State Capitol Guest Registers, 1997-2010, RG 456, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
Processing Information:
Completed by Emily Davis, September 2020.
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DETAILED COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
CONTAINER LIST
Contents/Item Title Date Box Tennessee State Capitol Guest Registers 1997-1999 1 Tennessee State Capitol Guest Registers 1999-2004 2 Tennessee State Capitol Guest Registers 2004-2006 3 Tennessee State Capitol Guest Registers 2006-2010 4
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