Gorin Family Papers, 1780-1991

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Gorin Family 

Title:  Papers, 1780-1991 

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

Size of Collection:  0.66 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A G669 

Scope and Content Note 

Gorin family materials are in two boxes in 20 folders. Correspondence concerns the Gorins and related families. Most letters are written by Mrs. Standiford Danforth Gorin and describe the life of an upper-middle class family in Louisville, Ky. Topics of interest include her daily routine, news of family and friends, social occasions, clubs, church, and gossip. Her World War II letters tell of wartime practices of rationing, bond drives, entertaining GIs, and volunteer work at the Red Cross. Gorin’s sons George, Lewis Jr., and Standiford, known as “Tank,” are all U.S. servicemen and their World War II letters describe their participation in U.S. campaigns in Germany, Italy, France, and India. Earlier correspondence covers the U.S. Revolution, fugitive slaves, and Kentucky land transactions. Other materials examine the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Kentucky’s Confederate Veteran’s Home and charges of mismanagement, the Orphan Brigade, Revolutionary War General Artemas Ward, John Rogers, and the estate of Joseph Lewis Danforth. Miscellaneous items include slave bill of sale, broadsides, valentines, newspaper clippings, and genealogical materials. 

Biographical Note 

Collection’s primary correspondent is Mrs. Standiford Danforth Gorin (1885-1972), the daughter of George Lewis Danforth and Florence Standiford Danforth, and married to Lewis Jefferson Gorin, Sr. (1883-1967). Her sons George Danforth Gorin (1910-), Lewis Jefferson Jr. (1914-), and Standiford Rogers Gorin (1922-), known as “Tank,” are also correspondents. 

Other persons of note in the collection include Joseph Lewis Danforth (18821-1887), John Rogers (1757-1794), Edmund Rogers (1762-1843), Thomas Rogers (11766-1851), and Revolutionary War General Artemas Ward (1727-1800) 

Folder List 

Box 1: 

1.Correspondence, 1780-1932

2.Correspondence, 1938-1942

3.Correspondence, 1943

4.Correspondence, 1944

5.Correspondence, 1945

6.Correspondence, 1946-1947

7.Correspondence, 1948

8.Correspondence, 1949

9.Correspondence, 1950

10.Correspondence, 1951-1952

11.Correspondence, 1953-1958

12.Correspondence, no date

 

Box 2: 

13.United Daughters of the Confederacy 1916, 1918, 1941, no date

14.Confederate Veteran’s Home, Pewee Valley, Ky. 1916, 1924, no date

15.Joseph Lewis Danforth Estate 1887-1899, no date 

16.John Rogers 1991, no date

17.Artemas Ward 1950, 1976-1977, no date

18.Genealogy 1897-1939, no date

19.Newspaper Clippings 1868, 1935, 1988, no date

20.Miscellaneous 1817-1927, no date