Ben & Gertrude Caldwell Tennessee History Collection

Ever wonder what it was like to live in Nashville during the 1900s?

Did you know that present day North Eastern Tennessee was once part of the lost state of Franklin?

Curious about the Women’s Suffrage Movement in Tennessee?

Interested in the perils of the Natchez Trace in the 1880s?

Want to know more about the treatment of African Americans in Tennessee in the 1860s?

…Then Check out the Tennessee History Collection!

The Ben & Gertrude Caldwell Collection

Tennessee History Collection
The Tennessee History Collection was established through a donation from Ben & Gertrude Caldwell. It is a special collection, composed of a wide variety of materials all related to the state of Tennessee. The books range in age from the 1900s to the 1990s. Included in the collection are biographies of famed Tennesseans such as Daniel Boone and Andrew Jackson, books devoted to the histories of specific counties of Tennessee, as well as Civil War works tied directly to the state. Government published titles such as A History of The Tennessee Supreme Court and the Charter of the city of Nashville, Tennessee are also housed in the collection.

Many books in the Tennessee History are fragile and require extra attention and care. Come in to the EHS library to explore this historic collection and learn something new about Tennessee!