Leland, Hubert E., 1876-1953, Papers, 1891-1949

Collection held by The Filson Historical Society 

 

Creator: Leland, Hubert E., 1876-1953 

Title: Papers, 1891-1949

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

Size of Collection: 0.12 cu. ft. 

Location Number: Mss. A L537a 

 

Scope and Content Note  

This collection consists of correspondence and newspaper articles detailing the lives of Levy family members, particularly Hubert E. Leland and his father Abraham Levy. Four family photographs are included in the collection. Correspondence includes letters between Hubert and his father, family members, and business partners.

 

Biographical Note 

Hubert E. Leland was born Hubert E. Levy in 1876 to Abraham Levy (1847-1911) and Elizabeth Lieberman (1850-1921). He was known as a reporter for both The Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times, secretary and treasurer of the Kentucky Automobile Company, and the son of one of the founders of the Levy Brothers store. The Levy family owned and ran the Levy Brothers clothing store that was located at the Levy Bros. Building in downtown Louisville. The name change of Hubert E. Leland is unclear at the time of research.

 

Folder List  

Folder 1: Hubert E. Levy correspondence, 1891-1903

Folder 2: Leland and Levy family photographs, 1904-1937

Folder 3: Newspaper clippings, 1933-1960

Includes publications of the interviews from Hubert’s memoir Some Memories of Louisville Around The Turn Of The Century.

Folder 4: Hubert E. Leland (Levy) Memoir, 1949

Newburger interview – Some Memories of Louisville Around The Turn Of The Century.

 

Subject Headings 

For more details on how the below subjects appear in this collection, search the subject in the manuscript database at https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/manuscript-database/.

Leland, Lorraine Scanlan, 1897-1998.

Levy, Abraham, 1847-1911.

Levy, Hubert E., 1876-1953.