Dudley family Papers, 1861-1971
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Dudley family
Title: Papers, 1861-1971
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 0.66 cubic feet + one wrapped volume
Location Number: Mss. A D847
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence written by Joseph and Charles Dudley while serving in the Union Army, by Carrie Dudley Ewen while traveling in Europe, 1927-1928, letters regarding Bruce Dudley’s career as sports editor of the Courier-Journal and president of the Louisville Baseball Club and Louisville Colonels; three diaries and a scrapbook kept by Lula Kenner Dudley; Civil War muster rolls and army records; Grand Army of the Republic records; and a memoir of slavery days.
Biographical Note
The Dudley family was a prominent family of Flemingsburg, Ky. Joseph and Charles Dudley served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Bruce Dudley was sports editor for the Louisville Courier-Journal and president of the Louisville Baseball Club and the Louisville Colonels.
Folder List
Box 1
1 Joseph Dudley correspondence, 1862-1865.
2 Miscellaneous Dudley family correspondence, 1882-1943.
3 Bruce Dudley correspondence, 1920-1953.
4 Lula Kenner Dudley diaries, 1878, 1881, and 1895.
5 Historical memoir by Alice Bruce Power about slavery on the Bruce homestead in Flemingsburg, Ky., 1914.
6 Newspaper clippings about the Dudley family.
7 Genealogical data on Dudley and Bruce families.
8 Miscellaneous items.
Box 2
9 Record book of Joseph Dudley, Post No. 71, Dept. of Ky., Grand Army of the Republic.
10 Book: Services for the use of the Grand Army of the Republic.
11 Scrapbook, 1890-1891.
12 Letterbook, 1927.
13 Letterbook, 1927-1928.
Vol. 14 (wrapped) Photo album of European vacation.