The Filson Newsmagazine
Volume 4, Number 4
John Corlis: 19th Century Businessman
The Filson Historical Society is pleased to
serve as the repository for the Corlis-Respess Family
Papers. The Filson now has three separate collections
of Corlis-Respess family papers, and cataloging of the third
installment has recently been completed. These documents are
rich in early Kentucky history, particularly business
history.
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Sheet Music Collection
Scholars researching most fields in American
history can find valuable insights through the study of
large collections of sheet music. The Filson is fortunate to
have a sheet music collection of over 4,000 pieces that
includes the whole range of popular music published in the
United States from the 1830s to the 1950s. This
collection includes pieces published in the early music
publishing centers of Boston, New York and Philadelphia as
well as in cities throughout the Ohio Valley. It contains
many rare pieces including over 60 Confederate imprints,
early minstrel songs, unique political and topical songs and
the first publication of the spiritual “Go Down Moses.”
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The Snook-Herr Wedding Tragedy
In eastern Jefferson County, Ky., hidden
among 21st century dwellings, stands a two-story brick
Italianate style house. The house is certainly
distinguishable and stands out as a well-preserved historic
home. As prominent as this house may be in a residential
setting, the tragic event that took place here over 100
years ago is not as well known.
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The Art of History: New Gallery Exhibit (View the Exhibit Online)
A new exhibit opens at The Filson Historical
Society on November 12 in the third-floor gallery in
conjunction with The Filson Institute’s 12th Public
Conference, “The Art of History: The ‘Antiques’ Craze
and the Colonial Revival Era, 1890 – 1918,” (see pages
12-13). The exhibit, which shares the same title as the
conference, is an installation of paintings, porcelain,
furnishings and memorabilia that brings together a body of
material culture reflecting the inherited and cultivated
tastes of late 19th-century Kentucky.
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Filson Fellowships & Summer Internships
The spring
and summer months brought to The Filson several fellows studying
various aspects of the Ohio Valley region of the 19th century.
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New Happenings Online: www.filsonhistorical.org/
The Filson Historical Society continues to
provide online access to our programs and services. In
recent months The Filson has created or re-developed several
areas of our website: online bookstore, online membership
payment, online donations, and featured gallery exhibits.
The bookstore, membership and donation pages allow you to
take advantage of The Filson’s services directly from your
computer. The website now provides information about past
and current exhibits.
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