Manuscripts Reading Room Primary materials entrusted to the TSLA are read here. Governors papers, records of the Tennessee Supreme Court, diaries, Bible records and papers of prominent Tennesseans are examples. A published guide lists the many manuscript collections which have been microfilmed. Larger collections are described in printed registers. Special indexes provide access to the Tennessee Supreme Court case files.
All materials are to be used with extreme care.
Staff members make copies of documents as needed. Only loose paper and pencils are allowed in the Manuscripts Reading Room.