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| Illustration from the Adalin Wichman collection, 2012ms382 |
A new batch of collection guides are now available on
ExploreUK! The collections document public policy, Lexington architecture and
neighborhoods, Shakespearean theater, Jean-Paul Sartre, and much more. See
the full list below:
The Sara Holroyd papers (dated 1933-2009, undated, bulk
1961-1986; 3.93 cubic feet and 9.28 gigabytes; 2 record storage cartons, 4
document boxes, 1 flat box, and 44 digital files) primarily comprise
photographs, audio recordings, scrapbooks, clippings, and programs that
document Holroyd's college-level vocal conducting and music education career at
the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky.
The Larry J. Hopkins papers (dated 1967-1994, undated; 199
cubic feet; 432 boxes) consist of the files, correspondence, audiovisual
material, photographs, scrapbooks, and speeches generated during Hopkins'
service in the U.S. House of Representatives, including material from his
Washington, D.C. and Sixth District offices.
The Charles I. Dawson papers (dated 1923-1969, undated; 0.65
cubic feet; 1 box, 1 oversize box) comprise correspondence, newspaper
clippings, pamphlets, speeches, publications, ephemera, one scrapbook, case
files, commemorative certificates, campaign materials, and personal legal files
that document Judge Dawson's private life and his various roles as a Kentucky
politician, private attorney, and federal judge.
The South Hill Neighborhood Association records (dated
1975-1988, undated; 1 cubic foot; 1 box) includes correspondence, photographs,
printed materials, and project files documenting the work of the South Hill
Neighborhood Association in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Bell Court Neighborhood Association records (dated
1957-1991; 1.1 cubic feet; 1 box, 1 folder) contains the association's articles
of incorporation, projects and grants files, surveys, historic district
nomination material, correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, and
newspaper clippings, which document operation of the neighborhood association
in Lexington, Kentucky.
The William H. Qualls planning papers (dated 1974-1997; 8.6
cubic feet; 17 boxes and 16 rolls) contains the detailed planning manuals and
drawings for both civilian and military base projects as well as one of Dr.
Qualls' lectures from his teaching career and office documents from GRW
Engineers, the firm he worked at for 24 years.
The Bullitt-Berry-Hopson family papers (dated 1823-1988,
bulk 1823-1911; 1.7 cubic feet; 4 boxes) comprise correspondence, ephemera,
photographs, and family history papers that document the extended family of Dr.
Owen G. and Virginia Berry Bullitt of Kentucky.
The Edwin C. Gilson architectural records (dated 1925-1996;
3 cubic feet; 2 boxes, 1 oversize box, 4 flat file folders) contains
photographs, plot maps, architectural drawings, and a scrapbook regarding
building projects in and around Lexington, Kentucky, in the 1930s-1960s as well
as photographs of houses built in Lakeland, Florida, in the 1920s.
The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation records
(dated 1920-2006 and undated, bulk 1955-2004 and undated; 49.72 cubic feet, 36
record storage cartons, 10 document boxes, 4 slim document boxes, 3 photograph
boxes, 12 flat boxes, 20 tubes) comprise foundational documents;
correspondence; Board of Directors meeting minutes and committee records;
annual reports; historic preservation awards; publications; grant files and
financial and strategic planning records; newspaper clippings and press
releases; property surveys, leases, and appraisals; architectural drawings; and
photographs, scrapbooks, and artifacts documenting the historic property
preservation; historic neighborhood and historic building preservation
advocacy; historic zoning political activity; and the museum, events, programs,
and membership operations of the Blue Grass Trust in Lexington, Ky., from 1955
to 2006.
The John A. Morris copybook, (dated 1863-1865, undated; 0.23
cubic feet; 1 box) comprises one 500 page letterpress copybook for the Camp
Nelson Union Army base in Jessamine County, Kentucky.
The Joseph Pearson papers (dated 1863-1888, undated; 0.23
cubic feet; 1 box) comprises three diaries from 1863-1865, one account book,
and one tintype photograph that document Joseph Pearson's service as Commissary
Sergeant in the 44th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the 8th Ohio Volunteer
Cavalry.
The Todd family papers (dated 1785-1849, undated; 0.1 cubic
feet; 1 folder) consist of a bound volume containing typescript and original
documents pertaining to Brigadier General Robert Todd and other Todd family
members.
The John Arthur Dearinger Memorial Theatre Collection (dated
1826-2016, undated; 26 cubic feet; 40 boxes, 13 oversize boxes, 1 map folder)
comprises over 3,600 items of theater-related materials accumulated first as
part of research for Kevin Dearinger's book, The Bard in the Bluegrass: Two
Centuries of Shakespearean Performance in Lexington, Kentucky (McFarland,
2007).
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| Viola Allen photograph postcard from the John Arthur Dearinger Memorial Theatre Collection, 2011ms055 |
The Captain Francis Allyn papers (dated 1814-1925, undated;
0.3 cu. ft.; 21 folders) primarily contains letters sent to Francis Allyn,
documenting his work as an Antlantic ship captain and his relationship with the
Marquis de Lafayette and the Lafayette family.
The General Edward H. Hobson papers (dated 1863-1872; 0.1 cubic feet; 1 folder) contains correspondence, financial materials, and a field report composed during the Civil War.
The Kentucky Military Board minute book (dated 1861-1862;
0.1 cubic feet; 1 item) documents the meetings of the Military Board from
1861-1862.
The Bob W. Brown papers (dated 1953-2003, bulk 1953-1980;
13.05 cubic feet; 25 boxes, 1 oversize box) comprises correspondence,
manuscripts of Brown's writings, church publications, newspaper clippings,
notes, and class papers, which document Brown's ministerial, activist, and
educational activities.
The Adalin Wichman illustrations (1960-1987, undated; 1
cubic feet; 1 box and 1 oversized box) contains original and reproduction
fashion illustrations designed by Adalin Wichman as a free-lance illustrator in
Lexington, Kentucky.
The Abbey Theatre programmes (dated 1928-1993, undated; 0.45
cubic feet; 1 box) comprise programs for plays held at the Abbey Theatre in
Dublin, Ireland.
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Unity Breakfast programs and
recordings (dated 1995-2018; 0.45 cubic feet; 1 box, 3.74 GB, 11 files)
primarily consists of event programs and DVD recordings that document the
annual Alpha Phi Alpha Unity Breakfast held yearly on Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Nancy O'Malley collection of research and architectural
drawings for the Woodford and Elizabeth Spears House (dated 1895-2018, undated;
0.5 cubic feet; 2 folders, 1 flat file folder) comprises photographs, papers,
and architectural drawings that document the Woodford and Elizabeth Spears
house located at 221 Stoner Avenue in Paris, Kentucky.
The Ben Reeves Artifacts and Memorabilia Collection on
University of Kentucky Athletics (1962-2013, undated; 9 cubic feet; 12 boxes
and 1 tube) comprises primarily three-dimensional objects, photograph albums,
and videocassette tapes documenting the play, publicity, and marketing of the
individual athletes, games, and tournaments of the University of Kentucky
football and men's basketball teams from the mid-20th century through the early
21st century.
The Marion Smith correspondence and photograph albums (dated 1917-1976, undated; 1.78 cubic feet; 2 document boxes, 1 flat box) consists primarily of letters written to Marion Smith by her brother, John Smith, and their friends from when both Marion and John were attending college at Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College and at the University of Kentucky, respectively, from 1922-1926. There are also letters Marion wrote to her friends and father, mother, and grandmother (1922-1929, undated), and two photograph albums compiled by Marion documenting family and friends, travel, and her students (1917-1968, undated).
The Charles Martin papers (dated 1863-1876, undated, 2.1
cubic feet; 4 boxes, 1 item) comprise records documenting supply needs and
inventories for the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps of the Union Army
during the United States Civil War.
The Kentucky slave compensation forms (dated 1866-1867; 0.01
cubic feet; 2 folders) includes blank slave compensation forms for the state of
Kentucky created by William Brown.
The Jean-Paul Sartre diary (dated 1951; 0.01 cubic feet; 1
folder) is comprised of 15 handwritten pages documenting one of Jean-Paul
Sartre's visits to Rome.
The C.S. Royster papers (dated 1803-1908; 0.1 cubic feet; 1
reel) consist of microfilmed copies of letters sent from and to the Talbot and
Denton families of Henderson County, Kentucky.
The Northside Neighborhood Association (NNA) records (dated
1923-2011; 7.55 cubic feet; 11 boxes and 2 folders) consists of administrative
files, correspondence, subject files, newsletters, newspaper clippings,
publications, printed materials, photographs, and posters documenting the NNA's
57 years as Lexington's oldest designated historic neighborhood.
The Evans-Peter family papers (dated 1820-1941, 10 boxes,
one wrapped item, one map folder) comprises photographs, broadsides,
correspondence, short story manuscripts, patent drawings, and a scrapbook which
document the Peter and Evans families of Central Kentucky.
The Lexington Lodge no. 1 records (dated 1797-2017; 18.2
cubic feet; 15 boxes, 15 items) primarily comprise membership records, meeting
minutes, ledgers, annual reports, pamphlets, correspondence, and notes that
document the membership and administration of the Masonic Lodge, Lexington
Lodge no. 1, in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Hubbard Kavanaugh Milward diary (dated 1864-1865; 0.03
cubic feet; 1 folder) contains the handwritten account of Major Hubbard
Kavanaugh Milward of Lexington, Kentucky, during his Civil War service in the
Union Army.
The George W. Didlake diary (dated 1861-1865; 0.01 cubic
feet; 1 folder) consists of the original diary, a typed transcript of the
diary, and a photocopy of a letter written by George Didlake, which primarily
document Didlake's experiences as a prisoner of war during the Civil War.
The Gerald S. Thompson correspondence (dated 1943-1968,
undated; 0.45 cubic feet; 1 box) comprises letters written by Gerald S.
Thompson of Clark County, Kentucky, to his girlfriend, Harryette Rupard,
documenting his service in the United States, Italy, and France with Company A,
550th Airborne Infantry in World War II.
The Special Commission on Election Reform records (dated
1987-1989; 1.25 cubic feet; 3 boxes) consist of meeting and subject files
retained by Commission member Mary Alice Roberts documenting the development of
legislation to reduce vote buying and to limit campaign spending in Kentucky
elections.
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| Transylvania Medical College broadside, 1850, from the Evans-Peter family papers, 1997ms301 |
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