McTighe, John W. (1949-2005) Papers, 1845-2005
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: John W. McTighe, 1949-2005
Title: Papers, 1845-2005
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.
Size of Collection: 2 cubic feet
Locator Number: Mss. A/M/175a
Biographical Note
John William McTighe was born on July 27, 1949 in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Brescia College in Owensboro, Kentucky, where he received a Bachelor of Science in history in May of 1972. In 1977, McTighe began working as an Assembler at the Ford Assembly Plant in Louisville, Kentucky. While employed with Ford, he became involved in the local union and served as a UAW (Local 862) committeeperson. In August of 1990, he received a Master’s degree from the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Louisville. His thesis for this degree, The Barefoot Boy on the Parkway: A History of the Local Union, was published in 1991. McTighe received a second Master’s degree from the Department of Sociology at the University of Louisville in 1995, and completed a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Western Michigan in 2002. His dissertation was entitled, The Origin and Development of a Systemic Growth Regime in Louisville, Kentucky, 1848-1933 . McTighe died of a heart attack on December 1, 2005.
Scope and Content Note
John W. McTighe gathered the materials in this collection while completing his dissertation, Economic Development and Social Diversity: The Origin and Composition of a Systemic Growth Regime in Louisville, Kentucky, 1897-1933 . This collection contains copies of newspaper, journal, and magazine articles along with excerpts from theses and dissertations related to Louisville history and economic concerns. The papers also include copies of city directories, membership registers for Louisville clubs, and McTighe’s own list of Louisville “elites.” In addition, a manuscript copy of McTighe’s thesis for the University of Louisville Department of Sociology and his miscellaneous research notes are contained in this collection. A bound copy of his dissertation can be found in The Filson Historical Society Library.
List of Folders
Writings
Folder 1: McTighe’s Thesis, May 1995
Folder 2: McTighe’s Thesis, May 1995
Folder 3: McTighe’s Bibliography
Folder 4: McTighe’s Notes
Subject Files – Arranged Alphabetically
Folder 5: African Americans in Louisville, 1909-1928
Folder 6: African Americans in Louisville, 1940-1995
Folder 7: Board of Trade, 1902-1923
Folder 8: Brown, James B. & The Herald-Post, 1922-1940
Folder 9: Elite List
Folder 10: Elite List
Folder 11: Jews in Louisville, 1901-2001
Folder 12: Jockey Club, September 15, 1921 – April 1974
Folder 13: Kentucky Irish American , 1901-1920
Folder 14: Knights of Columbus, 1926
Folder 15: Knights Templar, 1909-1924
Folder 16: Louisville Business & Labor, 1851-1979
Folder 17: Louisville Clubs & Societies – Histories & Membership Lists, 1898-1941
Folder 18: Louisville Clubs – Newspaper Articles, January 1, 1917-July 1939
Folder 19: Louisville Election Case, 1905
Folder 20: Louisville Election Case, 1905
Folder 21: Louisville Election Case, 1905
Folder 22: Louisville Elites, 1920-1957
Folder 23: Louisville Factory Fund Campaign, December 16, 1915-1928
Folder 24: Louisville Federation of Labor, June 22, 1903 – January 23, 1905
Folder 25: Louisville Gas and Electric Company, June 15, 1924 – 1988
Folder 26: Louisville Lodge No. 25, October 8, 1908- July 1, 1933
Folder 27: Louisville Politics, 1900?-1979
Folder 28: Louisville and Portland Canal, 1845-1851
Folder 29: Louisville Society Directories, 1898-1930
Folder 30: Masons, 1900-1903
Folder 31: Mayors & Board of Alderman
Folder 32: Pendennis Club, 1914-November 16, 1940
Folder 33: Social Welfare & Charitable Organizations, 1906- May 23, 1923
Folder 34: Ucinet IV User’s Guide
Folder 35: Ucinet IV Reference Manual
Folder 36: Ucinet V User’s Guide
Folder 37: University of Louisville, 1909-1939
Research Material – Arranged by Document Type
Folder 38: Book Excerpts, General, 1974-1994
Folder 39: Book Excerpts, Louisville History, 1896-1942
Folder 40: Book Excerpts, Louisville History, February 1945-1980
Folder 41: Book Excepts, Who’s Who in Kentucky, 1936
Folder 42: City Directories, 1903-1929
Folder 43: Dissertation – Finch, Cloyd Herbert. Organized Labor in Louisville,Kentucky, 1880-1914 , 1965. (Chps. 1-4), 1965
Folder 44: Dissertation – Finch, Cloyd Herbert. Organized Labor in Louisville,Kentucky, 1880-1914 , 1965. (Chps. 5-9), 1965
Folder 45: Journal Articles from The Filson Club History Quarterly, 1941-1979
Folder 46: Journal Articles from The Filson Club History Quarterly, July 1999-October 1999
Folder 47: Journal Articles, Kentucky History, 1976
Folder 48: Journal Articles, Louisville history, March 1958-May 1984
Folder 49: Library Catalog Records, 2001-2003
Folder 50: Magazine Articles, 1937-January 1974
Folder 51: Magazine Articles, July 1974- October 1994
Folder 52: Newspaper Articles
Folder 53: Newspaper Articles
Folder 54: Newspaper Articles
Folder 55: Sociology Articles, 1907-2002
Folder 56: Thesis – Metcalf, George P. “The Fusion Movement in Louisville, 1905-1907,” August 1969.
Folder 57: Thesis – O’Brien, Mary Lawrence, “A Study of the Effects of Urbanization on the Institution of Slavery as it Existed in Louisville, Kentucky,” 1979.
Folder 58: Thesis – Sullivan, James P. “Civic and Business Advancement in Louisville’s Rioting Decade, 1850-1860,” 1958.
Folder 59: Thesis – Tachau, Mary K. Bonsteel. “Milton Hannibal Smith and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad,” 1958.
Folder 60: Thesis – Wills, James T. “Louisville Politics, 1891-1897,” 1966. (Chp. 1-5)
Folder 61: Theses/Dissertations/Student Papers, 1939-May 1990
Folder 62: Miscellaneous Materials
Subject Headings
African Americans – Kentucky – Louisville
Clubs – Kentucky – Louisville
Jews – Kentucky – Louisville – History
Louisville (Ky.) – Economic conditions
Louisville (Ky.) – Politics and government
Louisville (Ky.) – Social conditions
Louisville Board of Trade
Louisville Gas and Electric Company (Ky.)
McTighe, John W. (John William) 1949-2005
