Tennessee Encyclopedia

The idea of the encyclopedia was proposed in 1993 and work began the following year.The Tennessee General Assembly provided project funding in fiscal years 1995 through 1998.Additional funding came from several foundations; Middle Tennessee State University provided some in-kind support.[6] Editor for both the print and online versions is Carroll Van West, a Middle Tennessee State University history professor who is director of that university's Center for Historic Preservation.[2] Copyright to the contents of both the print and online versions is held by the Tennessee Historical Society.
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