Official Research Policy of the Rutherford County Archives

     The Rutherford County Archive welcomes general inquiries and requests.  Our staff, however, cannot participate in large research/genealogy projects for patrons.  Please allow two to three weeks for an answer to all requests.

 Please follow the accompanying procedures for requesting information.  

• Researchers can submit questions and inquiries either via E-mail or traditional mail. Please provide a mailing address with all inquiries. 

• Please limit genealogical inquiries to no more than three individuals at one time, for example one surname or three surnames (i.e. John, Bob and Bill Smith; or John Underwood, Bob Dickson and Bill Smith).  Inquiries containing more than three individuals will have the first three names researched and the rest returned.

• For all requests, the Archives will look up the inquiry, copy the appropriate information and send said copies to the researcher. When the request has been received a new inquiry can be made. Please allow two to three weeks for answers to requests. 

• Current copy and postage fees are $0.50 per page.
  Please make checks out to:

Rutherford County Archives
435 Rice Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130

• If patrons are picking up their copies in person, the current charge is  8 1/2 X 11 copy $0.15; 8 1/2 x 14 copy $0.25;  11 x 17 copy $0.50.  

• If we have to obtain copies of documents from other county offices, the researcher will be charged the fee of that separate county office plus our fee of $0.50 per page.  This applies to both visitors to the archives and requests made by e-mail, mail, or phone
   

• All prices are subject to change. The Rutherford County Archives reserves the right to charge a research fee in the future, although no such fee exists at present.