Hill, Patty Smith (1868-1946) Additional Papers, 1897-1962
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Hill, Patty Smith, 1868-1946
Title: Additional Papers, 1897-1962
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 0.33 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. A H647a
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence, 1903-1957, from Hill to her sister Mildred, friends, and professional associates, regarding her life, death, and work in the field of kindergarten education; correspondence, 1927-1954, to and from Ilse Forest regarding her biographical work on Hill; approximately eighty learning poems for children written by Hill; newspaper items regarding Louisville social worker Annie M. Halleck, educator Alexina Galt Booth, and the Kindergarten Alumnae Club; tributes to Hill; a poem composed by Hill; and a copy of Alexina Galt Booth’s will and codicil regarding money left to Hill.
Folder List
Box 1
1 Correspondence, 1903-1957.
2 Hill-Ilse Forest correspondence about the biography on Hill, 1927-1954.
3 Learning poems for children written by Patty Hill.
4 Newspaper clippings, 1946-1955.
5 Miscellaneous items, 1897-1962.