Louisville Photographic Society Records, 1940-1973
Held by the Filson Historical Society
Creator: Louisville Photographic Society
Title: Records, 1940-1973
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.
Size of Collection: 1 cubic foot
Location Number: Mss./BK/L888a
Scope and Content Note
A collection of the records of the Louisville Photographic Society containing correspondence, meeting minutes, society constitutions, and assorted other documents. Originally named the Louisville Movie Club, the majority of records date from 1942-1947 and particularly, the 1943-1946 tenure of Frank Richterkessing as president of the group.
See photograph collection for related photos.
Historical Note
The Louisville Photographic Society began as the Louisville Movie Club in 1941. After three years of activity, the group changed its name to the Louisville Photographic Society, when it expanded to include still photography as well as motion pictures. During the presidency of Frank H. Richterkessing, the Louisville Photographic Society hosted the first annual Louisville International Salon of Photography in 1944. The society held one of these every year at least until 1959, when the Photographic Society of America held its yearly conference in Louisville. The motion picture part of the club produced several films during the 1940s, including Louisville Prepares , a short documentary on Louisville civil defense, and attempted to film the 1946 Kentucky Derby.
Folder List
Folder 1: Constitutions and Membership
Folder 2: Membership Ledger, 1943-1948
Folder 3: Membership Ledger, 1944-1946
Folder 4: Minutes
Folder 5: Financial Records
Folder 6: Announcements
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1941-1942
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1943-1944
Folder 9: Correspondence, 1944
Folder 10: Correspondence, 1945
Folder 11: Correspondence, 1945-1958
Folder 12: Newspaper Clippings
Folder 13: Letterhead and Envelopes
Folder 14: Exhibition announcements
Folder 15: Exhibition Programs – Louisville
Folder 16: Exhibition Programs – Other
Folder 17: Miscellaneous
Subject Headings
Amateur Cinema League
Cinematographers – Kentucky – Louisville
Civil defense – Kentucky – Louisville
Documentary films – Kentucky – Louisville
Kentucky Derby – History
Look magazine
Louisville (Ky.) — History
Louisville Movie Club
Louisville Photographic Society
Photographers – Kentucky – Louisville
Photographic Society of America
Photography
Photography – Exhibitions
World War, 1939-1945 – War work