Bartlett Family Papers, 1858-1930

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Bartlett Family 

Title:  Papers, 1858-1930 

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department. 

Size of Collection: 1 cubic foot 

Location Number:  Mss. A B291 

Scope and Content Note 

Collection spans 1858-1930 and is contained in 24 folders. It is in three boxes. The bulk of the collection is made up of Irving C. and Austin G. Bartlett’s personal and business papers. Topics of interest are a Russellville, Ky. quarry, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, distillery and tobacco industries, Freemasons, baseball, Indian rights, Daniel Boone, and anti-Catholic feelings. It also includes tobacco tags, ca. 1880s, and a Confederate Association of Kentucky Constitution and By-laws pamphlet. 

Biographical Note 

Irving Chapin Bartlett, son of Phipps Waldo Bartlett and Emily Byrd (Chapin) Bartlett, was born in Clarksburg, Va., (now W. Va.) on 19 December 1842. He married Ella Glazebrook; and the couple had one son, Austin Glazebrook Bartlett. Bartlett died on 10 July 1893. 

Bartlett received his early education in Flemingsburg, Ky., and graduated from high school in Convington, Ky. After graduating from Centre College in Danville, Ky., in 1861, he enlisted in the military of the Confederate States of America and served under the command of General John Hunt Morgan. After being wounded at Edgefield, Tenn., Bartlett was discharged and moved to Louisville, Ky. In 1865 he began working at the Second National Bank. Later on, Bartlett became a partner in John Callaghan and Company, a whiskey wholesaler. 

Austin Glazebrook Bartlett, son of Irving Chapin Bartlett and Ella (Glazebrook) Bartlett, was born in Louisville, Ky., and graduated from the University of Virginia. From 1909-1919 he served as Vice-President and Treasurer of the W. J. Sparks Company of Mt. Vernon, Ky., and from 1921-1925 he operated a stone quarry in Russellville, Ky. He was married to Bess (Sparks) Bartlett. 

Folder List 

Box 1 

1. Personal Correspondence (Irving C. Bartlett, Austin G. Bartlett);ca. 1858-1930
2. Business Correspondence (Irving C. Bartlett); 1887-1893
3. Business Correspondence (Austin G. Bartlett); January-June 1922
4. Business Correspondence (Austin G. Bartlett); July-December 1922, ca. 1922
5. Business Correspondence (Austin G. Bartlett); January-June 1923
6. Business Correspondence (Austin G. Bartlett); July-December 1923, ca. 1923,1924
7. Business Papers (Irving C. Bartlett); 1881-1893
8. Business Papers (Austin G. Bartlett); 1918-1923

Box 2 

9. Business Bills and Receipts (Austin G. Bartlett); 1922-1923
10. Payroll Books (Austin G. Bartlett); 1922
11. Personal Financial Papers (Irving C. Bartlett, Austin G. Bartlett); 1887-1893,1923
12. Personal Bills and Receipts (Irving C. Bartlett, Austin G. Bartlett); 1882-1893,1923
13. Speeches, Writings, Poetry (Irving C. Bartlett); 1858-ca. 1880s
14. Sympathy Cards (Austin G. Bartlett); 1928

Box 3 

15. Irving C. Bartlett Estate Papers; 1893-1894
16. George Pearce Estate Papers; 1871-1893
17. R.H.Edelen Papers; 1868-1892 
18. Tobacco Tag Book; 1881
19. Tobacco Tag Book; ca. 1880s
20. Tobacco Tag Book; ca. 1880s
21. Tobacco Tag Book; ca. 1880s
22. Tobacco Tag Book; ca. 1880s
23. Tobacco Tag Book; ca. 1880s
24. Miscellaneous (Irving C. Bartlett, Austin G. Bartlett); 1883-1922