Access the Collections
The Frist Library and Archive represents more than fifty years' worth of collecting country music books, periodicals, photographs, fan club newsletters, scrapbooks, sheet music, songbooks, video and film, oral histories, and sound recordings.
Reading Room
Onsite Reading Room access hours are Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. by appointment. To schedule an appointment please email: kcampbell@countrymusichalloffame.org
Digital Archive
Through its Digital Archive, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to preserving its unparalleled collection of historically and culturally unique resources, as well as making them publicly accessible for educational purposes. Digital Archive contains digitized content related to the history of country and American folk music including photographic images, recorded sound, moving images, printed materials, posters, oral history interviews, objects, and born digital items. Due to copyright restrictions, some content within the Digital Archive is restricted to onsite use only.