Louisville Industrial Foundation Records, 1916-1986
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Louisville Industrial Foundation
Title: Records, 1916-1986
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.
Size of Collection: 5.5 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss./BB/L888c
Scope and Content Note
Annual reports, audits, minute books (with indexes), newspaper clippings, and assorted other documents detailing the activities of the Louisville Industrial Foundation from its founding to the mid-1980s. Includes information on numerous manufacturers in Louisville, especially prior to 1950. The collection also includes pamphlets and other materials produced by the Foundation examining a wide range of topics from mineral resources in Kentucky to “Louisville’s industrial advantages” for plants producing metal, wood, or textile products. LIF worked to attract new industry to Louisville until the Chamber of Commerce took over that task in 1950.
Historical Note
The Louisville Industrial Foundation (LIF) was formed in 1916 by the Louisville Board of Trade. The Foundation worked to attract industry to Louisville from its founding until 1950, when the Chamber of Commerce took over that task. During this span of roughly 35 years, LIF brought numerous manufacturers to Louisville and loaned money to the University of Louisville for the construction of the Institute of Industrial Research (part of Speed Scientific School), as well as assisting the Louisville-Jefferson County Air Board fund the purchase of Standiford Field. To attract manufacturers to Louisville, LIF advertised heavily and published numerous pamphlets promoting the city. From 1950 until the 1980s, LIF funded local, smaller industries.
Folder List
Folder 1: Correspondence
Folder 2: Semi-Annual Reports, 1917
Folder 3: 2nd Annual Meeting, 1918
Folder 4: 3rd Annual Meeting, 1919
Folder 5: 4th Annual Meeting, 1920
Folder 6: 5th Annual Meeting, 1921
Folder 7: 6th Annual Meeting, 1922
Folder 8: 7th Annual Meeting, 1923
Folder 9: 8th Annual Meeting, 1924
Folder 10: 9th Annual Meeting, 1925
Folder 11: 10th Annual Meeting, 1926
Folder 12: 11th Annual Meeting, 1927
Folder 13: 12th Annual Meeting, 1928
Folder 14: 13th Annual Meeting, 1929
Folder 15: 14th Annual Meeting, 1930
Folder 16: 15th Annual Meeting, 1931
Folder 17: 16th Annual Meeting, 1932
Folder 18: 17th Annual Meeting, 1933
Folder 19: 18th Annual Meeting, 1934
Folder 20: 19th Annual Meeting, 1935
Folder 21: 20th Annual Meeting, 1936
Folder 22: 21st Annual Meeting, 1937
Folder 23: 22nd Annual Meeting, 1938
Folder 24: 23rd Annual Meeting, 1939
Folder 25: 24th Annual Meeting, 1940
Folder 26: 25th Annual Meeting, 1941
Folder 27: 26th Annual Meeting, 1942
Folder 28: 27th Annual Meeting, 1943
Folder 29: 28th Annual Meeting, 1944
Folder 30: 29th Annual Meeting, 1945
Folder 31: 30th Annual Meeting, 1946
Folder 32: 31st Annual Meeting, 1947
Folder 33: 32nd Annual Meeting, 1948
Folder 34: 33rd Annual Meeting, 1949
Folder 35: 34th Annual Meeting, 1950
Folder 36: 35th Annual Meeting, 1951
Folder 37: 36th Annual Meeting, 1952
Folder 38: 37th Annual Meeting, 1953
Folder 39: 38th Annual Meeting, 1954
Folder 40: 39th Annual Meeting, 1955
Folder 41: 40th Annual Meeting, 1956
Folder 42: 41st Annual Meeting, 1957
Folder 43: 42nd Annual Meeting, 1958
Folder 44: 43rd Annual Meeting, 1959
Folder 45: 44th Annual Meeting, 1960
Folder 46: 45th Annual Meeting, 1961
Folder 47: 46th Annual Meeting, 1962
Folder 48: 47th Annual Meeting, 1963
Folder 49: 48th Annual Meeting, 1964
Folder 50: 49th Annual Meeting, 1965
Folder 51: 50th Annual Meeting, 1966
Folder 52: 51st Annual Meeting, 1967
Folder 53: 52nd Annual Meeting, 1968
Folder 54: 53rd Annual Meeting, 1969
Folder 55: Semi-Annual Reports, 1940-1966
Folder 56: Minute Book, 1916-1920
Folder 57: Minute Book, 1921-1933
Folder 58: Minute Book, 1933-1948
Folder 59: Minute Book, 1948-1962
Folder 60: Minute Book, 1962-1986
Folder 61: Incomplete Index, Book II
Folder 62: Complete Index, Book II
Folder 63: Index, Book III
Folder 64: Index, Book IV
Folder 65: Index, Book V
Folder 66: Subscriber Ledger, Aa-Cu
Folder 67: Subscriber Ledger, Daa-Hen
Folder 68: Subscriber Ledger, Hep-Mam
Folder 69: Subscriber Ledger, Mar-Se
Folder 70: Subscriber Ledger, Sh-Z
Folder 71: Forfeited, A-Ken
Folder 72: Forfeited, L-XYZ
Folder 73: Stock Ledger, 1916-1948
Folder 74: Audits, October 1916 – December 1917
Folder 75: Audits, June 1918 – December 1919
Folder 76: Audits, 1920
Folder 77: Audits, June 1921 – December 1923
Folder 78: Audits, June 1924 – December 1927
Folder 79: Audits, June 1928 – December 1931
Folder 80: Audits, June 1932 – June 1935
Folder 81: Audits, December 1935 – December 1938
Folder 82: Audits, June 1939 – June 1942
Folder 83: Audits, December 1942 – December 1945
Folder 84: Audits, June 1946 – June 1949
Folder 85: Audits, December 1949 – December 1952
Folder 86: Audits, June 1953 – June 1956
Folder 87: Audits, December 1956 – December 1959
Folder 88: Audits, June 1960 – June 1964
Folder 89: Audits, December 1964 – December 1973
Folder 90: Audits, December 1974 – December 1979
Folder 91: Audits, December 1980 – December 1985
Folder 92: Reports, 1939
Folder 93: Incorporation and Amendments
Folder 94: Periodical Clippings, 1916-1944
Folder 95: Periodical Clippings, 1947-1985, no date
Folder 96: History
Folder 97: Publications
Folder 98: “Louisville – Fifty Years Ago”
Folder 99: Chamber of Commerce Report
Folder 100: Pamphlets
Folder 101: Robert E. Hughes Papers
Folder 102: Miscellaneous
Folder 103: Scrapbook, 1924-1960
Folder 104: Ledger, 1918-1920
Folder 105: Cash Disbursements, 1931-1948
Folder 106: Cash Receipts, 1942-1948
Subject Headings
Business enterprises – Kentucky – Louisville
Commercial associations – Kentucky – Louisville
Depressions – 1929 – Kentucky – Louisville
Industries – Kentucky – Louisville
Louisville (Ky.) – History – 20th century
Louisville Industrial Foundation (Louisville, Ky.)
Louisville Standiford Field
Manufacturing industries – Kentucky – Louisville
Mines and mineral resources – Kentucky – Louisville
University of Louisville (Louisville, Ky.) – History
World War, 1914-1918 – Economic aspects – United States
World War, 1939-1945 – Economic aspects – United States
