A new batch of collection guides are now available on
ExploreUK! The collections document the University of Kentucky during 1968; the
Civil Rights Movement; public housing during the New Deal; labor unions in
Kentucky; the Nautilus submarine expedition; and much more! See the full list
below:
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| Hammett's Planisphere from the Harry W. Ross papers, 1997ms262 |
The University of Kentucky Student Government Forum
Committee FOCUS '68 records (dated 1945-1968, bulk 1967-1968; 0.3 cubic feet; 2
boxes) comprise correspondence, operating records, printed material,
photographs, and reel-to-reel audio recordings that document the creation and
execution of FOCUS '68: Focus on Social Inequities symposium developed by the
University of Kentucky (UK) Student Government Forum Committee and held at
Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky., on April 5 and 6, 1968.
The Harry W. Ross papers (dated 1852-1977, bulk 1911-1945;
1.2 cubic feet; 5 boxes) comprise correspondence, literary manuscripts,
photographs, newspaper clippings, engineering notebooks, books, and realia that
document his service in both World War I and World War II as well as on board
the Nautilus submarine expedition to the Arctic in 1931.
The William F. and Harriet Fast Scott Soviet Military
Collection (dated 1926-2003, undated; 9 boxes; 3.9 cubic feet) consists of
posters, publications, and photographs from the Soviet Union (later the Russian
Federation).
The Charles Edward Pogue papers (dated 1978-2016, undated;
16 cubic feet; 16 boxes) primarily consists of scripts, screenplays, drafts,
promotional materials, and notes related to plays and film projects on which
Pogue worked as a screenwriter.
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| FOCUS '68 program from the University of Kentucky Student Government Forum Committee FOCUS '68 records, 0000ua084 |
The Lois Howard Gray family papers (dated 1795-2012,
undated; 41 cubic feet; 47 boxes, 1 folder) comprise correspondence, genealogy
files, photographs, artifacts, financial and legal documents, printed material,
newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks that document the Howard and Gray families
of Barren County, Kentucky.
The John Scott Lansill papers (dated 1926-1940, undated; 15
cubic feet; 24 boxes, 3 items) consist of records, reports, maps, and
photographs relating to the United States Resettlement Administration Division
of Suburban Resettlement, a New Deal agency directed by John Scott Lansill.
The Southern Conference Educational Fund records (dated
1968-1976; 0.45 cubic feet; 1 box) include minutes, agendas, memoranda, and
publications documenting the organization’s operations in Louisville, Kentucky,
to end segregation.
The Harriet Drury Van Meter papers (dated 1910-1990; 3 cubic
feet; 10 boxes) comprise correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, travel documents,
and photographs that document her family life, travel, and work with
international students at the University of Kentucky and clubs in Lexington,
Kentucky.
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| Soviet Army (On the Military Path of Armed Forces of the USSR), 1960s-1970s from the William F. and Harriet Fast Scott Soviety Military Collection |
The E. G. Trimble collection on Kentucky Labor Unions (dated
1862-1965; 4.47 cubic feet; 11 boxes) consists of correspondence and printed
materials concerning labor unions in Kentucky.
The Young-Wooton family and genealogy research papers (dated
1813-1990; 12 cubic feet; 22 boxes) contains family papers and correspondence,
medical documents, legal papers, genealogical records and research notes,
family history publications, and family photographs from the Young, Wooton, and
other related families.
The Thomas R. Underwood papers (dated 1857-1967, bulk
1923-1955; 17.4 cubic feet; 39 boxes, 5 items, 2 folders) consist of
correspondence, research and legislative files; photographs; grooved audio
discs; ephemera; speeches; and printed material that document the journalistic
and political activities of the editor of the Lexington Herald and Congressman
from central Kentucky.
The Chester Grundy papers (dated 1971-2009, undated; 9.5
cubic feet, 15.16 gigabytes; 21 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 1 flat
box, 46 born-digital files, 9 files of digitized film) primarily comprise
correspondence, plans and reports, contracts and agreements, press releases and
newspaper clippings, flyers and event programs, catalogs, reference materials,
photographs, and audiovisual materials documenting Chester Grundy's involvement
in the University of Kentucky (UK) Black Student Union; his work activities as
part of the University of Kentucky Minority and African American student
affairs offices, Martin Luther King, Jr., Cultural Center and Black
Studies/African American Studies department; and his personal and scholarly
interests in African American-oriented activities and diversity events.
The Doris Y. Wilkinson papers (dated 1961-2011; 10.35 cubic
feet and 1.12 Megabytes; 9 record storage cartons, 1 document box, 2 flat
boxes, and 22 electronic documents) primarily comprise correspondence, reports
and articles, newspaper clippings, announcements and flyers, research subject
files, books, honors and awards, teaching material, and biographical
information that document the academic career and professional life of
sociologist Doris Y. Wilkinson.
The Robert L. Hoover papers (dated 1904-2014, undated; 2.98
cubic feet; 8 boxes and 1 uniform) consist of correspondence, print
publications, and artifacts documenting the life of Robert L. Hoover, who
served in the U.S. Army's 36th Infantry Division during World War II and was a
German prisoner of war (POW).
The Norman Chrisman architectural drawings (dated 1945-1971;
4.5 cubic feet; 1 flat file drawer, 1 box) comprise architectural drawings that
document residential, commercial, and religious buildings in Lexington,
Kentucky, and eastern Kentucky.
The Lloyd R. Lotz, Sr. architectural drawings (dated
1947-2010; 6 cubic feet; 2 flat file drawers) comprise architectural drawings
that document churches, banks, hospitals, and other structures in Kentucky and
Indiana that Lotz designed or assisted with the design.
The Wilmore, Kentucky photographic collection (dated
1902-1939; 0.25 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of 42 gelatin silver copy prints of
photographs of Wilmore, Kentucky detailing the architecture downtown and the
after effects of the 1911 fire.
The James Garnett scrapbook (dated 1895-1937, bulk
1910-1937; 0.2 cubic feet; 1 item) comprises a scrapbook of newspaper clippings
kept by James Garnett primarily during his term as Kentucky Attorney General.
The Benjamin Sebastian papers (dated 1762-1803; 0.37 cubic
feet; 2 boxes) contain correspondence, receipts, land grants, and materials
pertaining to Sebastian's role in the Church of England.
The David Hamilton collection on World War I stereograph
cards (dated circa 1914-1918; 1 box, 100 items) comprise early World War I
images and a stereoscope, or viewfinder.
The O'Nan family papers and photographs (dated 1855-2011;
0.23 cubic feet; 1 box) contains Maddox family photographs as well as a family
genealogy.
The Kenneth Pidgeon collection on mills in Clark and Fayette
Counties, Kentucky (dated 1990s-2009; 0.9 cubic feet; 2 boxes, 1 folder; 82.4
MB, 180 digital files) consists of physical and digital research files on mills
in Clark and Fayette Counties, Kentucky, compiled by Kenneth G. Pidgeon.
The Crossman family papers (dated 1852-1908; 12 cubic feet;
23 boxes) primarily consists of scrapbooks containing cartoons of the Civil War
and post Civil War periods, broadside ballads of the same period, and volumes
on the visits of Jenny Lind, Louis Kossuth and Edward VII to America.
The H. W. Hedden ledger (dated 1899; 0.15 cubic feet; 1
item) consists of an account book, kept in 1899 by H.W. Hedden of Finchville,
Shelby County, Kentucky, for a general store.
The Ellen Allen clippings collection on Kentucky (dated
1938-1989; 0.76 cubic feet; 2 boxes) comprises subject files primarily of
brochures and gathered primarily in the late 1970s and 1980s on Kentucky and
Lexington historic sites, organizations, businesses, tourist activities, and
people.
The Noble Jones Gregory papers (dated 1884-1979; 42.4 cubic
feet; 79 boxes, 1 folder) consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings,
legislative files, photographs, and scrapbooks documenting Noble Jones
Gregory's career as the 1st district U.S. Congressman from Kentucky.
The Thomas B. Cromwell scrapbook (dated 1912-1919; 0.74
cubic feet; 1 item) comprises a scrapbook of newspaper articles authored by
Thomas B. Cromwell.
The Gibson-Humphrey papers (dated 1847-1954, bulk 1847-1897;
0.45 cubic feet; 1 box) primarily consist of family correspondence, documenting
the family life of the Gibsons and Humphreys of Woodford County, Kentucky.
The Mathews and Gaines daybooks (dated 1854-1857; 0.12 cubic
feet; 1 box) consist of two daybooks documenting the daily business
transactions of Mathews and Gaines, general merchants.
The Paula Wells diary (dated 1941-2006; 0.35 cubic feet; 1
box) comprises three volumes of a typescript diary kept by Paula Wells from
late December 1941 through 2004, with additions up to 2006, which document her
life and career as a stenographer and writer.
The Williamstown Temperance Society record book (dated
1842-1846; 0.1 cubic feet, 1 item) comprises organizational documents for the
temperance society, including the constitution of the society, a temperance
pledge that was adopted at the November 29th, 1845 meeting, a list of names
attesting to the pledge, and minutes of the society meetings.
The James R. Collins correspondence (dated 1971-1972; 0.05
cubic feet; 1 folder) comprises letters from President Lyndon B. Johnson;
Associate Justices Tom Clark, William O. Douglas, and Stanley Forman Reed; and
other prominent public officials regarding their impressions of and
relationships with Chief Justice Fred Vinson.
The Mary Desha papers (dated 1889-1910, undated; 1.35 cubic
feet; 3 boxes) primarily consists of letters and printed materials dealing with
Mary Desha's work with the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
The Minnie Belle Bates photographs (dated 1915-1928; 0.03
cubic feet, 36 items in one flat box) comprise 36 sepia-toned, black-and-white
snapshots of Minnie Belle Bella Bates' friends from the University of Kentucky,
1915-1928.
The Hiram Moe Green letters to Jessie Robinson (dated
1941-2018, bulk 1942-1943; 0.03 cubic feet; 1 folder), consists of letters from
Hiram Moe Greene to Jessie Robinson Moore during World War II.
The Charles P. Graves architectural drawings (dated
1955-1973; 15 cubic feet; 5 flat file drawers) comprise architectural drawings
for single family homes, apartments, townhomes, a fraternity house, and a
dormitory primarily in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Paul Morand papers (dated 1927; 0.05 cubic feet; 1
folder) comprise a folio entitled Ballades Dictees consisting of two letters
and 20 handwritten poems by Paul Morand written during his travels in the
United States in 1927.
The James Mullen stereoviews of the High Bridge of Kentucky
(dated 1877; 0.03 cubic feet; 13 items) consist of stereoviews, taken by James
Mullen, of the Kentucky River and High Bridge, which was built by the
Cincinnati Southern Railway.
The David Hooden photographs of Joyland (dated circa 1950s;
0.3 cubic feet; 2 boxes) consist of photographs and ephemera related to
Joyland, an amusement park located in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Lawrence E. Ashbrook The Kentucky Whittler photograph
album (dated 1942; 0.03 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of an annotated photograph
album containing small black and white, silver gelatin photographs of Ashbrook
and his folk art, primarily wooden sculptures.
The Bourbon Academy minute book (dated 1799-1855; 0.23; 1
box) consists of one book and loose pages outlining meetings held by the
Bourbon Academy Board of Trustees.
The William Vincent Byars The Gratz Papers, 1750-1850
manuscript (1913-1915, 2.5 cubic feet, 3 boxes) contains 26 typewritten volumes
about Jewish merchant venturers, Benjamin Gratz and Michael Gratz, and their
descendants in the Americas before 1850.
The Shelby family papers (dated 1979-1947; 18.55 cubic feet;
19 boxes and 2 items) comprise correspondence, financial records, genealogical
files, and photographs pertaining to the Shelby family of Kentucky, including
General Evan Shelby, Isaac Shelby, Thomas Hart Shelby, Isaac P. Shelby, and
Edmund P. Shelby.
The David Klinger correspondence (dated 1970-2000; 0.1 cubic
feet; 2 folders) consists of correspondence with and concerning Appalachian
author and environmentalist Harry M. Caudill, newspaper clippings, and testimony
about strip mining.
The Grover Page Cartoon Collection (dated 1939-1958,
undated; 64.14 cubic feet; 91 boxes) consists of original political cartoons
drawn by Grover Page the editorial cartoonist for the Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Sue Eakin papers (dated 1930-1997, undated; 16.11 cubic
feet; 28 boxes, 1 oversize box, and 1 folder) consist of correspondence, office
files, manuscripts, and student work relating to the career of Louisiana
historian and professor Sue Eakin.
The Central Christian Church (Lexington, Kentucky) records
(dated 1866-1944; 0.25 cubic feet; 3 items) comprise a church record book, a
minute book of the Board of Elders, and a scrapbook entitled Chronicles of the
First Christian Church Lexington, Ky. Continued Through the Main Street
Christian Church and Central Christian Church.
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