This online version of The Tennessean offers full-text coverage (complete PDF scans) from 1812 to 2009 and full-text in textual format from 1999 to present. It includes the following options:
*The Tennessean is available online from 1999 to present through ProQuest in text format (no full-scans are available).
*The Nashville Tennessean is available online from 1812 to 2002 through ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Every issue includes the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF format. The Tennessean began in publication 1907 but this service includes earlier titles such as the Nashville Whig and the Daily American. These papers reported not only Nashville-area news, but carried stories from around the state and the nation.
The default setting for this link searches both of these platforms together. To search only one option, click on the "Change Databases" link within the database interface.