Overlap with Other Subjects Special Collections overlaps with history, English, and other areas collecting Tennesseeana. Languages Collected and Excluded Materials in all languages are collected. The collection is primarily from the United States with an emphasis on Tennessee materials. Dates of Publication Publications in Tennessee before 1900 are emphasized. Types of Materials Collected and Excluded All types of materials are collected.
Emphasis is given to books and manuscripts.
Formats of Materials Collected and Excluded Materials in all formats are collected. No formal cooperative collection development agreements are in place. Alternative Access to Resources Interlibrary loan is a source of materials not in the UTK collection. There are perhaps some things about the following collection development policy for the Special Collections Library which require some explanation. It is not, for instance, a guide to the strengths of the collection.