Louisville Religious Survey Records, February 1966
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Louisville Religious Survey
Title: Records, February 1966
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 3 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. BL L888f
Scope and Content Note
The Louisville Religious Survey Records document a “Metropolitan Louisville Religious Survey” conducted on February 19 and 20, 1966; although the survey was city-wide, these records specifically deal with the Crescent Hill neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, and the surrounding area. The records contain survey cards with last name, address, and phone number typed on pre-printed cards for each residence; cards include space for the first names of each resident, as well as columns to give information regarding their religion, what church they attended, and their frequency of attendance. The card also gives the year of birth of the residents surveyed, as well as their race, along with space for the canvasser to indicate why the card was incomplete. The bottom of each card indicates that the information is “for church use only.” The cards are divided into different sections by the area that each canvasser worked, and are sometimes contained in an envelope, giving a written and illustrated description of that area.
The “Miscellaneous Papers” folder in the collection (folder 110) contains a map with an outline of an area, presumably to be canvassed by the Crescent Hill Methodist Church. This folder also contains lists of volunteer canvassers, typists, and processors.
Historical Note
On February 19 and 20, 1966, over 4,000 volunteers from 200 churches conducted an “Area Religious Survey” of the citizens of Louisville, Kentucky. The survey was a “church-preference survey of the Louisville area” and was intended to help churches locate prospective members and to learn if there were too many or too few churches in a given area. All participating churches were Protestant except St. Matthias Catholic Church at 2200 Dixie Highway (see the Louisville Courier Journal article, Section B, page 1, February 19, 1966). The Louisville Courier Journal and the Louisville Times both ran sample questionnaires of the “Metropolitan Louisville Religious Survey” for citizens to complete and hang on their doors (see the Louisville Courier Journal 19 February 1966 and the Louisville Times 18 February 1966).
The records held by The Filson were donated by the Crescent Hill United Methodist Church, and likely consist of the survey cards gathered by volunteers from that church. Research by Filson staff on this survey has not been able to determine the body in charge of the entire survey; while the collection is catalogued as if the city of Louisville were the coordinator of the survey, no evidence exists to substantiate an actual creator.
Folder List
Box 1
(Described by Designation, Street Name, Zip Code)
Folder 1: BFA1 Greenridge, McCready 40206/40207
Folder 2: BFB Sunnyside Dr. 40206
Folder 3: BFB Sunset Dr. 40206
Folder 4: BFBI Sunnyside, Zorn, Claremont, Cannons Lane 40206/40207
Folder 5: BFBII Field, Hillcrest, Pennsylvania 40206
Folder 6: BFBIII Crestmoor 40206
Folder 7: BFBIV Weisser 40206
Folder 8: BFBVII English Ave. 40206
Folder 9: BFBVIII Field 40206
Folder 10: BFBIX Claremont, Arterburn, Blackburn 40206
Folder 11: BFBX Randolph, St. Germaine, Kenil Ct., Claremont, McCready
Fairfield, Warren 40206
Folder 12: BFBXXI Old Cannons Lane, Chamberry Circle, Five Oaks 40207
Folder 13: BFBXXII Old Cannons Lane 40207
Folder 14: BFBXXIII Old Cannons Lane, Wickesbury 40207
Folder 15: BFBXXIV Chamberry Circle 40207
Folder 16: BFBXXVI Rock Creek, Chamberry, Canterbury, Cannons Lane 40207
Folder 17: BFBXXIX Barberry, Fairfield, Garden, Lexington 40206
Folder 18: BFBXXIX Garden, Fairfield, Lexington, Pennsylvania 40206
Folder 19: BFBXXX Poppy Way, Rainbow, Sunnyside, Primrose Way 40206
Folder 20: BFBXXXV Pennsylvania 40206
Folder 21: BFBXXXVII McCready 40206
Folder 22: BFBXXXIX Pennsylvania 40206
Folder 23: BFBXL Pennsylvania 40206
Folder 24: BFC1 N. Peterson, S. Galt, S. Bayly 40206
Folder 25: BFC1 S. Galt, Cochren Hill Rd., Wataga Dr. 40206
Folder 26: BFC1 N. Peterson, Idlewylde 40206
Folder 27: BFC1 Linden Lane, Frankfort Ave., S. Jane, S. Keats 40206
Folder 28: BFC1I S. Keats, S. Jane 40206
Folder 29: BFC1III Brownsboro Rd, N. Hite, Ridgedale Rd. 40206
Folder 30: BFC1IV N. Hite 40206
Folder 31: BFC1V N Galt, Wildwood, Marion Court, Caladona 40206
Folder 32: BFC1-2VI N. Birchwood 40206
Folder 33: BFC1VII Payne, S. Ewing 40206
Folder 34: BFC1VIII N Bayly, Victor Place 40206
Folder 35: BFC1IX Top Hill Road 40206
Folder 36: BFC1X Field 40206
Box 2
Folder 37: BFC1XII Releigh Lane, Cross Hill Rd., Lexington Rd., Wataga Dr. 40206
Folder 38: BFC1XIII Cross Hill Rd., Raleigh Lane, Foothill Rd. 40206
Folder 39: BFC1XIV S. Ewing, Bickel Rd. 40206
Folder 40: BFC1XVI N. Keats 40206
Folder 41: BFC1XVII N. Keats, Sycamore 40206
Folder 42: BCF1XVIII N. Ewing 40206
Folder 43: BFC1XIX Franck 40206
Folder 44: BFC1XX Franck 40206
Folder 45: BFC1XXI S. Hite 40206
Folder 46: BFC1XXII S. Hite, Fayette, Longview, Hillside Terrace 40206
Folder 47: BFCXXIII S. Bayly 40206
Folder 48: BFC1XXIV S. Birchwood 40206
Folder 49: BFC1XXV S. Birchwood, Graham Ave. 40206
Folder 50: BFC1XXVI S Peterson, Calvin Ave. 40206
Folder 51: BFC1XXVII S Galt 40206
Folder 52: BFC1XXVIII Bayly, Marion Court, Wildwood Place 40206
Folder 53: BFC1XXIX Upland Rd. 40206
Folder 54: BFC1XXX Linden Lane, Shippen Ave., Hollywood Terrace 40206
Folder 55: BFC1XXXI Sycamore, N. Ewing 40206
Folder 56: BFC1XXXII Birchwood 40206
Folder 57: BFC1XXXIII Payne 40206
Folder 58: BFC1XXXIV Lexington, Braeview, Middle Way 40206
Folder 59: BFC1XXXV Frankfort Ave. 40206
Folder 60: BFC1XXXVI Grinstead Dr. 40206
Folder 61: BFC1XXXVII Frankfort Ave, Franck 40206
Folder 62: BFC2I Rastetter, Sycamore 40206
Folder 63: BFC2II New Main 40206
Folder 64: BFC2III Frankfort Ave., Payne St. 40206
Folder 65: BFC2IV N. Jane 40206
Folder 66: BFC2V Albany Ave. 40206
Folder 67: BFC2VI N. Clifton 40206
Folder 68: BFC2VII Werkel Ave. Bellaire, Frankfort Ave. 40206
Folder 69: BFC2VIII Payne 40206
Folder 70: BFC2IX Vernon, Sycamore 40206
Folder 71: BFC2X Saunders 40206
Folder 72: BFC2XI Saunders 40206
Folder 73: BFC2XII Vernon, Emerald, Brownsboro 40206
Box 3
Folder 74: BFC3I Frankfort Ave. 40206
Folder 75: BFC3II Coral 40206
Folder 76: BFC3III Frankfort, Haldeman, Waverly Court. Bellaire 40206
Folder 77: BCF3IV Coral 40206
Folder 78: BFC3V Coral Ave. 40206
Folder 79: BFC3VI Bellaire Ave. 40206
Folder 80: BFC3VII Bellaire Ave. 40206
Folder 81: BFC3VIII Bellaire Ave 40206
Folder 82: BFC3IX Bellaire Ave. 40206
Folder 83: BFC3X Coral 40206
Folder 84: BFC3XI Angora Ct., Quarry, Payne 40206
Folder 85: BFC3XII Payne, New Main 40206
Folder 86: BFC3XIII Charlton St., Payne St. 40206
Folder 87: BFC3XIV Payne St., Quarry 40206
Folder 88: BFC3XV Payne St. 40206
Folder 89: BFC3XVI S. Pope 40206
Folder 90: BFC3XVII S. State St., Arlington 40206
Folder 91: BFC3XVIII S. Pope St., N. Pope St., Frankfort Ave. 40206
Folder 92: BFC3XIX Frankfort Ave., Stoll, Ave. 40206
Folder 93: BFC3XIX Stoll Ave., Frankfort Ave., State St. 40206
Folder 94: BFC3XX S. Stoll, Arlington, State 40206
Folder 95: BFC3XXI S. Haldeman, Frankfort Ave. Stoll 40206
Folder 96: BFC3XXII Stoll Ave. 40206
Folder 97: BFC3XXIII Frankfort Ave., Halderman 40206
Folder 98: BFC3XXIV Bellaire, Waverly Crt. 40206
Folder 99: BFC3XXV Frankfort Ave. 40206
Folder 100: BFC3XXVI William St. 40206
Folder 101: BFC3XXVII William Street, Waverly Ct. 40206
Folder 102: BFC3XXVIII N. Pope 40206
Folder 103: BFC3XXIX N. Pope 40206
Folder 104: BFC3XXX N. State St., Coral Ave. 40206
Folder 105: BFC3XXX N. State St. 40206
Folder 106: BFC3XXXI N. Pope, Brownsboro 40206
Folder 107: BFC3XXXII Frankfort Ave. 40206
Folder 108: Misc. Cards
Folder 109: Misc. Envelopes
Folder 110: Misc. Papers
