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Microfilm Preservation Program
Six General Areas of Records Filmed
Archival Microfilm Characteristics
Microfilm Averages16mm: 2800 exposures; 2 1/2 Hollinger boxes; 1 1/2 Cubic ft boxes
35mm: 600-700 exposures; larger format items, books, newspapers, maps etc. Permanent-Value Records Microfilmed by TSLA
Municipal Records
Tennessee State Library and Archives coordinates with the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) to microfilm county records. These are considered the "loose county files" that compliment the permanent bound volumes. GSU restricts their project to the following years. GSU List of Records And Dates: County Clerk
County Court 1900
Chancery Court
Circuit Court 1900
(This is a general listing of the types of records found in courthouses.) Basic steps involved in a GSU Project:
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