Tennessee Digital Newspaper Project, Phase One

FAIN: PJ-50061-10

University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Knoxville, TN 37916-3801)
JoAnne M. Deeken (Project Director: November 2009 to October 2015)
Laura Kristina Bronstad (Project Director: October 2015 to May 2021)

Funding details:
Original grant (2010) $325,165.00
Supplement (2012) $325,000.00
Supplement (2014) $345,000.00
Supplement (2021) ($3,466.71)

Digitization of 100,000 pages of Tennessee's microfilmed newspapers, dating from 1836-1922, as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

The University of Tennessee proposes to digitize approximately 100,000 pages of newspapers published in Tennessee between 1836 and 1922. The digitization will be from 2nd generation negative microfilm. The masters of the film are owned by the Tennessee State Library and Archives which is a partner in the project. Digitization and metadata creation will be performed by a vendor chosen by RFP after the grant is awarded. We will follow all the technical specifications outlined by the Library of Congress following the time line included in the proposal narrative. The selection of titles to be digitized will be made by a distinguished Advisory Committee with membership from various prospective user groups and who represent the 3 Grand Divisions of the State. The newspapers chosen for this grant will also represent each of these Divisions.

Media Coverage

Digitized newspapers give readers eye-witness accounts of Tennessee history (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Erica Molina Johnson
Publication: Knoxville News Sentinel
Date: 8/15/2011
Abstract: A newspaper article about the TNDP.
URL: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/aug/15/digitized-newspapers-give-readers-eye-witness-of/

Old newspapers to be digitized at UT (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Associated Press
Publication: Knoxville News Sentinel
Date: 6/21/2010
Abstract: The University of Tennessee will digitize 100,000 pages of Tennessee's microfilmed newspapers from 1836 to 1922.
URL: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jun/21/old-newspapers-be-digitized-ut/

Tennessee historic newspaper accounts online (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Randall Dickerson
Publication: Boston Globe
Date: 8/9/2010
Abstract: A couple of years from now, scholars of Tennessee history and the mildly curious will be able to go online and read what some call "first drafts of history" - newspaper accounts written at the time events occurred.
URL: http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/08/09/tennessee_historic_newspaper_accounts_online/

Hot Off the Press (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Gordon Belt
Publication: The Posterity Project
Date: 7/26/2011
Abstract: Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Here's an incredible resource recently made available online through the Tennessee Digital Newspaper Program...
URL: http://posterityproject.blogspot.com/2011/07/hot-off-press-19th-century-tennessee.html

U. of Tennessee Wins Grant to Digitize Newspapers (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Sophia Li
Publication: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Date: 6/18/2010
Abstract: In two years, students, historians, and anyone else curious about nearly a century of history should have 100,000 pages of Tennessee newspapers at their fingertips. The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize local newspapers from 1836 to 1922.
URL: http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/u-of-tennessee-wins-grant-to-digitize-newspapers/24906

All the News as It Happened: Introducing the Tennessee Newspaper Digitization Project (Media Coverage)
Author(s): JoAnne Deeken
Publication: Library Development Review (University of Tennessee)
Date: 11/1/2011
Abstract: An introduction to the Tennessee Newspaper Digitization Project. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Tennessee in the nineteenth century? While there is no such thing as a time machine, one of the best ways to relive the past is through newspapers.Newspapers reported news as it happened, thus allowing us to see through the eyes of our forebears.
URL: http://www.lib.utk.edu/friends/files/ldr2010-11.pdf

Explore Tennessee’s Past through its Newspapers (Media Coverage)
Author(s):
Publication: UT Library Friends e-newsletter
Date: 10/16/2012
Abstract: An introductory article to Chronicling America and TNDP.
URL: http://www.lib.utk.edu/news/2012/10/explore-tennessees-past/

More Tennessee Papers Added to Chronicling America Project (Media Coverage)
Author(s):
Publication: TheChattanoogan.com
Date: 9/23/2013
Abstract: An article reporting the most recent Chronicling America update.
URL: http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/9/23/259750/More-Tennessee-Papers-Added-to.aspx

Don't stop the press: Old Johnson City newspaper in the process of being preserved online (Media Coverage)
Author(s): David Floyd
Publication: Johnson City Press
Date: 9/12/2016
Abstract: Article in the Johnson City Press highlighting the availability of the paper's forerunner in Chronicling America.
URL: http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/History/2016/02/22/Don-t-stop-the-press-Old-Johnson-City-newspaper-in-the-process-of-being-preserved-online

Associated Products

Tennessee Newspaper Digitization Project (Web Resource)
Title: Tennessee Newspaper Digitization Project
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: The TNDP website provides information about the project, project updates, and other historic newspaper-related information.
Year: 2011
Primary URL: https://info.lib.utk.edu/tdnp/

Hot Off the Press: An Introduction to the Tennessee Newspaper Digitization Project (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Hot Off the Press: An Introduction to the Tennessee Newspaper Digitization Project
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: The National Digital Newspaper Program, a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress, is a long-term effort to develop an Internet-based, searchable database of U.S. newspapers with descriptive information and select digitization of historic pages. In 2010 the University of Tennessee and the Tennessee State Library and Archives were awarded funding to digitize 100,000 pages of historic Tennessee newspapers as part of this national project. In July 2011, Tennessee’s first 14,000 pages were added to the Chronicling America Web site where the public can access them for free. Tennessee’s Project Coordinator, Louisa Trott, will provide a background to the project and give a tour of the Chronicling America Website.
Date: 10/27/2011
Primary URL: http://www.tennesseearchivists.org/Summer2011.pdf
Primary URL Description: Society of Tennessee Archivists' Newsletter, Summer/Fall 2011. The newsletter includes the agenda for the Annual Meeting.
Conference Name: Society of Tennessee Archivists Annual Meeting

The Posterity Project (Blog Post)
Title: The Posterity Project
Author: Gordon Belt
Abstract: Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Here's an incredible resource recently made available online through the Tennessee Digital Newspaper Program...
Date: 07/26/2011
Primary URL: http://posterityproject.blogspot.com/2011/07/hot-off-press-19th-century-tennessee.html
Blog Title: The Posterity Project. Documenting the Links to Our Past.
Website: http://posterityproject.blogspot.com

A Paradise for Tennessee Researchers (Blog Post)
Title: A Paradise for Tennessee Researchers
Author: Taneya Koonce
Abstract: The University of Tennessee and the Tennessee State Library & Archives have received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize historical newspapers for inclusion in the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America newspaper portal.
Date: 07/19/2011
Primary URL: http://www.taneya-kalonji.com/genblog/a-paradise-for-tennessee-researchers
Blog Title: Taneya’s Genealogy Blog
Website: http://www.taneya-kalonji.com/genblog/

TNDP Blog (Web Resource)
Title: TNDP Blog
Author: TNDP staff
Abstract: The blog provides project updates, items of interest, extracts and fragments that we discover in the newspapers as we digitize them; a miscellany of all things newspaper-related.
Year: 2011
Primary URL: http://www.lib.utk.edu/tndp/news/

Working with your Advisory Group (Conference/Institute/Seminar)
Title: Working with your Advisory Group
Author: JoAnne Deeken
Abstract: TNDP's PI, JoAnne Deeken, was invited to talk to other NDNP Project Directors about how to select and work with an Advisory Group.
Date Range: August 29, 2011
Location: NDNP Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

Introduction to Chronicling America and TNDP (Conference/Institute/Seminar)
Title: Introduction to Chronicling America and TNDP
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: An introduction and demonstration of Chronicling America and TNDP for Special Collections staff.
Date Range: March 2012
Location: Hodges Library, University of Tennessee

Collections2Classrooms (Conference/Institute/Seminar)
Title: Collections2Classrooms
Author: JoAnne Deeken
Abstract: Presentation about Chronicling America/TNDP. Part of a workshop encouraging teachers to use primary sources in the classroom.
Date Range: March 24, 2012
Location: Nashville Public Library

Technical Talks - Quality Review (Conference/Institute/Seminar)
Title: Technical Talks - Quality Review
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: TNDP Project Coordinator, Louisa Trott, was invited to co-present (with LC NDNP liaison, Tonijala Penn) the Quality Review segment of the Technical Talks session at the NDNP Annual meeting.
Date Range: September 2012
Location: NDNP Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

Rebel Rebel: History Reprinting Itself (Conference/Institute/Seminar)
Title: Rebel Rebel: History Reprinting Itself
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: Poster depicting the various reprints of the Chattanooga Daily Rebel.
Date Range: September 2012
Location: NDNP Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

Introduction to Chronicling America and TNDP (Conference/Institute/Seminar)
Title: Introduction to Chronicling America and TNDP
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: Teaching American History workshop. Presentation introducing Chronicling America and TNDP to teachers of American history.
Date Range: October 2012
Location: East Tennessee History Center, Knoxville

Pinterest - Historical Tennessee Newspapers (Web Resource)
Title: Pinterest - Historical Tennessee Newspapers
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: Curiosities from the Tennessee Newspaper Digitization Project, a partnership between the University of Tennessee and TN State Library & Archives. Part of the National Digital Newspaper Program. This Pinterest page gathers together illustrations from TNDP newspapers and groups them in categories such as Agriculture and Industry, Clothing, Transportation. Each illustration links to the digitized newspaper page in Chronicling America.
Year: 2013
Primary URL: https://www.pinterest.com/historictnnews/

Contracts and Communication with Vendors (Conference/Institute/Seminar)
Title: Contracts and Communication with Vendors
Author: JoAnne Deeken
Abstract: TNDP's PI, JoAnne Deeken was invited to talk to NDNP awardees about contracts and good communication with vendors.
Date Range: September 2013
Location: NDNP Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

Introduction to Chronicling America and TNDP (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Introduction to Chronicling America and TNDP
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: Guest lecturer for the Digital Libraries class, MS Information Sciences, University of Tennessee. Talked to students about the data created for TNDP, and gave a demonstration of Chronicling America.
Year: 2013
Audience: K - 12

Indexing and Retrieval of Non-textual Material in Digitized Newspapers (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Indexing and Retrieval of Non-textual Material in Digitized Newspapers
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: Presentation for the Information Representation and Organization class, MS Information Sciences, University of Tennessee. Discussed the issues relating to indexing and retrieving non-textual material in digitized newspapers.
Year: 2013
Audience: K - 12

Good News about Old News: Civil War Newspaper Research in the Digital Age (Conference/Institute/Seminar)
Title: Good News about Old News: Civil War Newspaper Research in the Digital Age
Author: Chuck Sherrill
Abstract: Chuck Sherrill, Tennessee State Librarian and Archivist, gave a presentation at the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Annual Workshop, demonstrating how to use Civil War newspapers in Chronicling America for genealogical research. "Newspapers helped fire the imagination of Americans to get the Civil War started, and during the war reported extensively on events. In this session attendees will learn the value of newspaper research for home-front news, how to glean and evaluate genealogical information from news accounts and how to find and use new digital libraries of newspapers online."
Date Range: November 2013
Location: Brentwood Public Library, Brentwood, Tennessee

Tennessee Newspapers in Chronicling America (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Tennessee Newspapers in Chronicling America
Abstract: Presentation given to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Crab Orchard, Tenn.
Author: JoAnne Deeken
Date: 2/20/2014
Location: Crossville, Tennessee

Chronicling America/TNDP demonstration (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Chronicling America/TNDP demonstration
Abstract: Information table and demonstration at the East Tennessee History Fair.
Author: Louisa Trott
Date: 08/16/2014
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Primary URL: http://www.easttnhistory.org/sites/default/files/2014-_history_fair_final.pdf

Chronicling America/TNDP demonstration (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Chronicling America/TNDP demonstration
Abstract: TNDP information table and Chronicling America demonstration at Hodges Library Graduate Fair.
Author: Louisa Trott
Date: 08/22/2014
Location: University of Tennessee

Missing, Believed Pulped: Documenting Lost Newspapers (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Missing, Believed Pulped: Documenting Lost Newspapers
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: Lightning talk at the NDNP annual conference. Discussed how TNDP records information about historical newspapers that are not recorded in USND as there are no extant copies.
Date: 09/17/2014

From Rags to Pixels: East Tennessee's Newspapers from 19th Century to Digitization (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: From Rags to Pixels: East Tennessee's Newspapers from 19th Century to Digitization
Abstract: Lunchtime lecture for the public, giving an overview of the TNDP/Chronicling America, and looked at a selection of content.
Author: Louisa Trott
Date: 10/29/2014
Location: East Tennessee History Center, Knoxville, Tenn.
Primary URL: http://www.easttnhistory.org/events/rags-pixels-east-tennessees-newspapers-19th-century-digitization-brown-bag-lecture

Many Mountains, Much News: Digitizing Appalachia’s Historic Newspapers (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Many Mountains, Much News: Digitizing Appalachia’s Historic Newspapers
Author: JoAnne Deeken,
Abstract: A panel discussion with four NDNP representatives: Stewart Plein, West Virginia University; JoAnne Deeken, Univerity of Tennessee; Kopana Terry, University of Kentucky; Errol Somay, Library of Virginia. This panel session discussed various aspects of the digitization process and highlighted actual newspaper stories now available on the Chronicling America site.
Date: 03/28/2015
Primary URL: http://appalachianstudies.org/annualconference/2015/
Conference Name: Appalachian Studies Association Annual Conference

Tennessee's World War One Newspapers in Chronicling America (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Tennessee's World War One Newspapers in Chronicling America
Abstract: Presentation to the Tennessee Great War Commission meeting, highlighting the WWI-era newspapers digitized by TNDP.
Author: Louisa Trott
Date: 04/01/2015
Location: Center for the Study of War and Society, University of Tennessee
Primary URL: http://tnsos.net/TSLA/GWC/

My Great Grandfather's Fifty-Year-Old Pants (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: My Great Grandfather's Fifty-Year-Old Pants
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: Panel discussion at NEH - Family History Research Using Chronicling America - along with NDNP awardees from Vermont and Michigan.
Date: 09/16/2015
Primary URL: http://www.neh.gov/divisions/preservation/featured-project/dispatches-the-national-digital-newspaper-program-annual-mee
Conference Name: NDNP Annual Conference

Guide to Tennessee Newspapers (Web Resource)
Title: Guide to Tennessee Newspapers
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: A web-based guide to resources about Tennessee newspapers. The guide provides information on where to find historical/current Tennessee newspapers online or in print, a selection of books and papers containing information about the history of Tennessee’s newspapers (plus an extended bibliography), special collections items relating to Tennessee's newspapers, and locations of interest to those researching Tennessee's newspapers.
Year: 2015
Primary URL: http://www.lib.utk.edu/tndp/resources/

The Great War in the News (Article)
Title: The Great War in the News
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: Article for the University of Tennessee Libraries' in-house publication discussing Tennessee's WWI-era newspapers in Chronicling America.
Year: 2015
Primary URL: http://www.lib.utk.edu/society/files/ldr-2014-2015.pdf
Access Model: Open access
Format: Other
Periodical Title: Library Development Review
Publisher: University of Tennessee Libraries

TNGen Web Historical News Portal (Web Resource)
Title: TNGen Web Historical News Portal
Author: Taneya Koonce
Abstract: "The purpose of this site is to share and index historical news from historical Tennessee newspapers. Items on this site are selectively chosen from various newspapers with focus on material of genealogical & family history relevance such as births, marriages, and deaths, and interesting stories."
Year: 2014
Primary URL: http://tngenweb.org/tngenweb-historical-news-portal/

From rags to pixels: digitising Tennessee's historical newspapers (Article)
Title: From rags to pixels: digitising Tennessee's historical newspapers
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: The Tennessee Newspaper Digitization Project (TNDP) works with several partners to create content for the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America website. This paper describes the collaborative nature of the digitisation workflow, and outlines how TNDP works together with its project partners at each stage of the process — from microfilm production and data collation to the quality review process and delivery of the data.
Year: 2016
Primary URL: http://www.henrystewartpublications.com/jdmm/v4
Access Model: Subscription
Format: Journal
Periodical Title: Journal of Digital Media Management
Publisher: Henry Stewart Publications

Historical Tennessee newspapers in Chronicling America (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Historical Tennessee newspapers in Chronicling America
Author: Carol Roberts
Abstract: Overview of the Tennessee Newspaper Digitization Project and Chronicling America.
Date: 01/16/2016

Resources - A Research Guide for Tennessee Newspapers (Web Resource)
Title: Resources - A Research Guide for Tennessee Newspapers
Author: Louisa Trott
Abstract: A research guide about Tennessee newspapers. The guide describes where and how to find Tennessee newspapers, both historical and current, online and in print. Resources about Tennessee newspapers are also highlighted, as well as special collections that feature Tennessee newspapers, and locations connected to Tennessee newspapers.
Year: 2016
Primary URL: https://www.lib.utk.edu/tndp/resources/

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