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.