N. David Williams (1946-) Research Collection on Old Louisville, 1823-2018
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Williams, N. David, 1946-
Title: Research Collection on Old Louisville, 1823-2018
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 0.46 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. A W725
Historical Note
N. David Williams is an activist, writer, and artist based in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born in Louisville on December 12, 1946, and began collecting materials in 1982, specializing in local Louisville history. His research typically emphasizes regional movements and organizations based in Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee. Williams has also compiled a history of Old Louisville detailing the homes, streets, cars, parks, activities, and notable individuals of the historic Old Louisville area.
Old Louisville is a historic district and neighborhood located in central Louisville, Kentucky, featuring Victorian architecture developed from 1850 through the 1920s. Historic Old Louisville consists of about forty-eight city blocks north of the University of Louisville’s main campus and south of Broadway and Downtown Louisville.
Sources (printed copies are also in the finding aid folder):
https://archivescatalog.library.louisville.edu/repositories/2/resources/371
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Louisville
Scope and Content Note
This collection documents the history of Old Louisville, a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, including its streets, neighborhoods, parks, cemeteries, buildings, notable Old Louisvillians, activities, schools, churches, and businesses. Most of the materials are newspaper articles printed from Newspapers.com and reports compiled by N. David Williams.
Related Collections:
Mss. BL L888g – Louisville Landmarks Commission Records, 1973-1978.
Mss. BK L888 – Louisville Parks and Recreation Department Records, 1890-1956.
Mss. A D938a – DuPont, Ethel Biderman (1895-1980) Papers, 1914-1980.
Mss. C S – St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Louisville Ky. Sunday school treasurer’s account book, 1883-1937?
Mss. BA S133 – St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church (Louisville, Ky.) Ledger, 1898-1905.
Mss. C S – Stuart Robinson Memorial Church (Louisville, Ky.) Papers. 1889, 1892.
Folder List
Folder 1: General historical information on Old Louisville, 1837-1989
Categories: General History and Cars.
Folder 2: Old Louisville streets, 1915-1994
Categories: Streets (general), Hill Street Green, Ormsby Avenue, Oak Street
Folder 3: Saint James Court (Belgravia Court), 1892-2015
Categories: St. James/Belgravia, 1440 St. James Court, and St. James Court Art Show
Folder 4: Fort George Park and Fort George Cemetery, 1944-2018
Folder 5: Floral Park, 1866-1893
Folder 6: Cedar Hill Park, 1866-1870
Folder 7: Central Park, 1866-1870
Folder 8: Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, 1895-1962
Folder 9: Notable Old Louisvillians, 1846-2000
Categories: People, Jewish individuals, Ethel DuPont
Folder 10: Photographs, 1904-1942, undated
Folder 11: Buildings (including Pink Palace), 1891-2008
Folder 12: Old Louisville historical homes, 1867-2016
Categories: State House, Bingham House, Conrad-Caldwell House, The Puritan
Folder 13: Historical Old Louisville schools, churches, and businesses, 1866-1978
Categories: Schools, Churches, Businesses, The Auditorium
Folder 14: Cunningham’s Restaurant and James Cunningham, 1823-1969
Subject Headings
Church buildings – Kentucky – Louisville.
duPont, Ethel Biderman, 1895-1980.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company.
Historic houses – Kentucky – Louisville.
Parks – Kentucky – Louisville.
Restaurants – Kentucky – Louisville.
Street names – Kentucky – Louisville.
Theaters – Kentucky – Louisville.
