Briney, Melville Wortham Otter (1899-) Papers, 1858-1948

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Briney, Melville Wortham Otter, 1899- 

Title:  Papers, 1858-1948 

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

Size of Collection:  1.33 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A B858 

Scope and Content Note 

Collection includes personal papers and diaries of the Otter and Briney family of Louisville, Ky. Included are letters, 1894-1896, between John Delaware Otter and Melvilla Carter during their courtship, and between Melville Otter and Russell Briney in 1926 during their courtship; diaries kept by her parents, John Delaware and Melvilla Carter Otter for various years from 1887-1940 regarding day to day activities and trips to Europe, Asia, and Mexico; Melville Briney’s memory books, 1912-1916, recording her activities while a teenager growing up on St. James Court in Louisville; and six issues of The Star, 1885, a periodical edited by John Otter, Neill Roach, and Swager Sherley. 

Biographical Note 

Melville Wortham Otter Briney (1899-1986), was a columnist for the Louisville Times and an author. She was married to Russell Briney. 

Folder List 

Box 1 

1 Correspondence, 1858-1894.

2Correspondence, 1900-1918.

3Correspondence, 1919-1923.

4Correspondence, 1926-1937.

5TheStar, 1885 Mar.-Sept. 

6 Miscellaneous.

 

Box 2 

7 Address book. 

8 Diary of Mellie Carter Otter, 1896-1938. 

9 Diary of John D. Otter, 1887. 

10 Diary of John D. Otter, 1888 Jan. 1-June 19. 

11 Diary of John D. Otter, 1888 June 19-Aug. 29. 

12 Diary of John D. Otter, 1889. 

13 Diary of John D. Otter, 1896. 

14 Diary. 

pkg. 15 Diploma: John D. Otter, Louisville Male High School, 1889. Diploma: Melville Emmett Carter, Louisville Female Seminary, 1890. 

pkg. 16 Memory Book, 1912-1913. 

pkg. 17 Memory Book, 1914. 

pkg. 18 Memory Book, 1915-1916 May.