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| Publication from the Joseph P. D'Andrea WWII refugee resettlement papers, 2017ms002 |
A new batch of collection guides are now available on
ExploreUK! The collections document WWII refugee resettlement; hemp and slavery in Kentucky; the Bell
House; Kentucky Jewish heritage; Kentucky nurses unions; the UK Women’s Forum, and
much more! See the full list below:
The Ohavay Zion Synagogue records (dated 1889-2019, undated;
8.1 cubic feet, 1.66 GB; 27 boxes, 1765 digital files) comprise administrative
files, bulletins, yearbooks, newspaper and magazine articles, service and event
programs, and photographs that document the history and development of
Lexington, Kentucky's conservative Jewish congregation.
The Duncan, Foster, Gibson family papers (dated 1811-1985,
undated; 12.4 cubic feet; 30 boxes) comprise correspondence, legal and
financial papers, photographs, and ephemera, which document the families' daily
life, economic influence, and personal opinions, especially surrounding hemp,
cotton, and slavery, primarily during the 19th century.
The University of Kentucky Women's Forum records (dated
1988-2013, undated; 4 cubic feet, 920.96 gigabytes; 14 boxes and 1 oversize
folder) comprise correspondence, bylaws, reports, spreadsheets, publications
and newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, videocassettes, and audio
documenting the establishment, the Board of Directors, committees, programs and
events, and finances of this university organization dedicated to empowering
and supporting women at the university.
The Joseph P. D'Andrea WWII refugee resettlement papers (dated
1936-2017, bulk 1936-1951; 0.25 cubic feet; 1 box) comprises records and
publications related to D'Andrea's work as a United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) social worker in Austria after WWII.
The James B. Clay family diary and copybook (dated
1849-1881; 0.23 cubic feet; 1 box) comprises a diary documenting the journey of
James B. Clay to Portugal in 1849 and a copybook kept by his son Thomas H. Clay
and others.
The James Hines literary papers (dated 1925-2009; 3 cubic
feet; 8 boxes) comprise manuscripts, published articles, song lyrics, and
correspondence that document James Hines' literary career.
The Charles Eastin collection on Hamburg Place photographs
(1909-1942, undated; 0.27 cubic feet; 8 items) comprises photographs and prints
documenting horses from Hamburg Farm, Lexington, Kentucky.
The Louie B. Nunn papers (dated 1883-2004, bulk 1967-1979;
113.4 cubic feet; 298 boxes) consist of the campaign files, audiovisual
material, press releases, photographs, county files, correspondence,
memorabilia, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and speeches generated by Louie
B. Nunn during his term as governor of Kentucky as well as his later political
career.
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| Photograph of the Bell House, Lexington, Ky. from the Bell family papers, 1997ms164 |
The Bell family papers (dated 1800-1937, undated; 1.08 cubic feet; 5 boxes and 1 oversized folder) consist of correspondence, financial and legal material, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and photographs that document the Bell and Sayre families of Lexington as well as their house known as Bell Place.
The Milton Metz films (dated 1971-1976; 2.3 cubic feet; 104
items) consist of 104 reels of 16mm color film produced for the WHAS
Television, Louisville morning show Omelet.
The Special Collections Research Center collection on the
University of Kentucky University Training School/University High School (dated
1920-2011, undated; 4.82 cubic feet, 18 boxes; 32.9 GB) primarily consists of
publications, newspaper clippings, photographs and photograph albums, moving
images, correspondence, memoranda, reports, and artifacts documenting the
University of Kentucky University Training School and University High School
(1920-1965), University High School reunions (1981-2009), and University High
School alumni.
The Jackson family photographs (dated 1865-1961, undated;
0.07 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of photographs documenting the Jackson family
of Johns Creek in Pike County, Kentucky.
The James J. Pollitte Mountain Parkway construction
scrapbook and slides (dated 1959-1963; 0.3 cubic feet; 1 box) comprise
newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographic slides that document the
plan and construction of the Mountain Parkway in Kentucky.
The Kentucky Nurses Association District 9 records (dated
1953-2010, bulk 1980-2006; 4 cubic feet; 13 boxes; 2 MB and 30 digital files)
consist of meeting minutes, scrapbooks, membership records, financial records,
and conference materials documenting the Union's operation and advocacy work.
The Robert Jefferson Breckinridge religious oratory journal
(dated 1821-1855, undated; 0.23 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of a bound journal
of the politician and minister Robert J. Breckinridge's religious ideas.
The John R. Jones Diary (dated 1844; 0.1 cubic feet; 1
folder) consists of a journal kept by John R. Jones that documents his journey
from Washington County, Kentucky to the Democratic National Convention of 1844
in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Martha Hume diary (dated 1895-1896; 0.02 cubic feet; 1
folder) consists of one notebook in which Martha discusses her daily life as a
young woman in Lexington at the end of the 19th century.
The Harry O. Wyse memoir (dated 1993; 0.02 cubic feet; 1
folder) comprises a typewritten memoir that documents Wyse's early life in
Canada as well as his later career as a contractor and engineer in Lexington,
Kentucky.
The George W. Gallup Civil War diary (dated 1864; 0.05 cubic
feet; 1 folder) consists of one diary that documents Gallup's journey to
Atlanta as a lieutenant colonel in the Union Army under General Sherman during
the Atlanta campaign.
The Robert Lee Bort WWII scrapbook and photograph album
(dated 1942-1946, undated; 0.25 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of a
scrapbook/photograph album documenting Bort's time working at the weather
station located at the Sturgis Army Airfield in Sturgis, Kentucky, during World
War II.
The Thomas Parrish papers (1914-2015, undated; 18.4 cubic
feet; 27 boxes; 3.47 GB, 34 digital files) consist of the author's personal and
professional digital files, correspondence, interview recordings,
organizational records, photographs, research and subject files as well as
drafts, manuscripts, and documents related to Parrish's published and
unpublished works.
The Foley family genealogy collection (dated 1829-2015; 6
cubic feet; 6 boxes) primarily consists of 23 binders of family genealogical
research documentation for the Foley family of Kentucky and Missouri.
The Maye Combs Morrison scrapbooks (dated 1935-1965; 2 cubic
feet; 11 items) consists of eleven scrapbooks of Lexington, Kentucky newspaper
clippings.
Henry Clay fugitive slave letter and broadside (dated 1817
October 14-18; 0.05 cubic feet; 2 items) consist of a letter and broadside
written by Henry Clay concerning a fugitive slave named Isaac.
The James Benjamin Aswell diaries (dated 1918-1923; 0.01
cubic feet; 1 folder) are typed transcripts that chronicle two of his trips to
Europe, one during World War I in 1918 and then again in 1923.
Alice J. Kinder and William M. Justice papers (dated
1904-1994, undated; 1.8 cubic feet; 4 boxes) consists of correspondence,
manuscripts, scrapbooks, and printed materials pertaining to the life and work
of Eastern Kentucky poet and author William M. Justice.
The Brent Yonts papers (dated 1981-2016, undated; 74 cubic
feet; 71 boxes, 7 flat boxes; 429 MB, 480 digital files) consist of
correspondence, greenslips, citations, office files, newspaper clippings, issue
files, session bills, assembly documents, and memorabilia, which document
Yonts' 20 years of service in the Kentucky General Assembly.
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