House Archives 1870 to Present
In This Section
About the Archives | What you can find in the Archives
2001 to Present
1981-2000
- 1999-2000 101st General Assembly
- 1997-1998 100th General Assembly
- 1995-1996 99th General Assembly
- 1993-1994 98th General Assembly
- 1991-1992 97th General Assembly
- 1989-1990 96th General Assembly
- 1987-1988 95th General Assembly
- 1985-1986 94th General Assembly
- 1983-1984 93rd General Assembly
- 1981-1982 92nd General Assembly
1999-2000 101st General Assembly
1961-1980
- 1979-1980 91st General Assembly
- 1977-1978 90th General Assembly
- 1975-1976 89th General Assembly
- 1973-1974 88th General Assembly
- 1971-1972 87th General Assembly
- 1969-1970 86th General Assembly
- 1967-1968 85th General Assembly
- 1965-1966 84th General Assembly
- 1963-1964 83rd General Assembly
- 1961-1962 82nd General Assembly
1941-1960
- 1959-1960 81st General Assembly
- 1957-1958 80th General Assembly
- 1955-1956 79th General Assembly
- 1953-1954 78th General Assembly
- 1951-1952 77th General Assembly
- 1949-1950 76th General Assembly
- 1947-1948 75th General Assembly
- 1945-1946 74th General Assembly
- 1943-1944 73rd General Assembly
- 1941-1942 72nd General Assembly
1921-1940
- 1939-1940 71st General Assembly
- 1937-1938 70th General Assembly
- 1935-1936 69th General Assembly
- 1933-1934 68th General Assembly
- 1931-1932 67th General Assembly
- 1929-1930 66th General Assembly
- 1927-1928 65th General Assembly
- 1925-1926 64th General Assembly
- 1923-1924 63rd General Assembly
- 1921-1922 62nd General Assembly
1901-1920
- 1919-1920 61st General Assembly
- 1917-1918 60th General Assembly
- 1915-1916 59th General Assembly
- 1913-1914 58th General Assembly
- 1911-1912 57th General Assembly
- 1909-1910 56th General Assembly
- 1907-1908 55th General Assembly
- 1905-1906 54th General Assembly
- 1903-1904 53rd General Assembly
- 1901-1902 52nd General Assembly
1870-1900
- 1899-1900 51st General Assembly
- 1897-1898 50th General Assembly
- 1895-1896 49th General Assembly
- 1893-1894 48th General Assembly
- 1891-1892 47th General Assembly
- 1889-1890 46th General Assembly
- 1887-1888 45th General Assembly
- 1885-1886 44th General Assembly
- 1881-1882 42nd General Assembly
- 1869-1870 36th Constitutional Convention
About the Archives
In part, history for the State of Tennessee is preserved in the Tennessee Library and Archives Building located in downtown Nashville. The Library holds a great deal of information from years past. At the end of each two year General Assembly, the House Clerk's Office forwards to the Library, the originals of all legislation and resolutions which have been filed in the House, as well as, the Rough Journals of the House. Still, unless you are able to travel to the Library and Archives Building this information is largely unavailable for review.
However, the advent of the internet has made it possible for the Tennessee House of Representatives to make both, current House information, along with House information from previous General Assemblies available to the general public.
The House began archiving information on the Internet in the Fall of 2002. At that time composites and member pages were made available online, as well as House Journals from 1971 to 2004. With this task in hand, it is the intent to provide information dating further back, by updating information as it becomes available.
A large portion of the information that was put on the Internet by the House of Representatives is the Archives section. The Archives section is comprised of certain information that pertains to the House from a particular General Assembly. It includes a House composite picture, the Speaker's remarks, House Members' Information, Committees Assignment, Caucuses, and Publications of the Clerk's Office.
What You Can Find in the Archives
- Composite Pictures
- Composite pictures of past House of Representatives are available in the Archives section. By selecting a member's picture, you may obtain more information about that particular member, such as party affiliation, district number, district address, legislative address, biographical information and a list of public offices held by that member.
- Speaker's Remarks
- In addition, there are links to the Speaker's remarks for each House session. These remarks are normally given at the beginning and end of each year the House is in session.
- House Members
- A Members section, located in the archives provides an alphabetical listing of all members of the House during a particular General Assembly. By selecting a member, a page with detailed information about the member appears.
- Committees
- A listing of House Standing Committees and Subcommittees is located in the Archives. By accessing this section, one may view a list of Subcommittees within each Standing Committee and the members of those Subcommittees and Standing Committees.
- Caucuses
- A link to the Democratic and Republican Caucuses is also available in the Archives. This link shows the leadership of the caucuses and a list of members.
- Publications
- The Publications section includes informational works that are compiled and distributed by the House of Representatives. These include a House Chamber Book that is a photographic and biographic listing of all members of the House. The Research Review, compiled by the House Research Division, is a weekly publication that gives a brief description of legislation considered by each House Committee for that particular week. The House Journal contains the official business of the House as it takes place on the House Floor, including all motions, the passage of legislation and the roll call votes. The Legislative Manual is an in depth guide containing House procedure and rules and general state government information