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Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Doniphan, George, 1790-1864

Title:  Papers, 1814-1863

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

Size of Collection:  .33 cubic feet

Location Number:  Mss. A D683

Scope and Content Note

The papers of George Doniphan reflect the interests and attitudes of both Kentucky and Missouri’s antebellum slave owning class.  A planter and businessman of Augusta, Kentucky, Doniphan’s viewpoints in both the state and national political arenas (as well as those of his Missouri relations and other associates), are documented in the collection.  In addition, Doniphan’s papers also touch on his interests in the wholesale grocery business, as well as the leather industry.  Also present are papers which document his involvement in expanding the local road network to promote commerce.

Folders 1-5 contain correspondence, 1824-1863 and undated, which primarily concerns the business interests and political inclinations of George Doniphan, his relatives, and his associates.  Correspondents include Thomas A. Marshall, Alexander William Doniphan, John Chambers, and Jesse R. Grant (father of Ulysses Grant).

Letters frequently contain political discourse with most correspondents expressing their allegiance to the Whig Party.  Subjects discussed include the powers of the executive branch; the role of the federal government, especially in the protection of slave property; the colonization of Liberia by freedmen; poor voter turnout and the necessity of an enlightened electorate; the admission of Kansas; and the Democratic National Convention of 1860.  A few letters also mention the service of George Doniphan’s brother, Alexander William Doniphan, in the Mexican War.

In addition, a number of letters concern Doniphan’s interests in the leather industry, particularly his trade with A. M. Taylor & Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio.  Two letters from Jesse R. Grant concern mutual interests in leather production.  There are also a few letters regarding Doniphan’s partnership with Josias G. Smoot in the wholesale grocery business.  A number of letters regard the settlement of accounts for Doniphan’s business transactions.

Folder 6 contains business papers, 1850-1854.  Papers primarily concern the activities of the Dutch Turnpike Road Company, which sought to construct a road through Augusta, Kentucky.

Folder 7 contains accounts and receipts, 1814-1858, regarding Doniphan’s various business dealings.

Folder 8 contains essays and poetry.  Essays concern the African race; the influx of new immigrants into the country; the importance of education for ministers; and secession.

Folder 9 contains miscellaneous materials, including an 1856 election ticket for the Democratic Party.

The collection consists of two accessions: 012z5 and 012z8.  A portion of the collection has been transcribed.

Biographical Note

George Doniphan, planter and businessman, was born in Virginia in 1790.  Later immigrating to Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky, Doniphan became a planter and slave owner.  He was also involved in the wholesale grocery business under the name Doniphan & Smoot, as well as the leather industry, frequently trading with A. M. Taylor & Co. of Cincinnati.  In 1821, Doniphan married Mary Ann Marshall, the sister of Kentucky politician Thomas A. Marshall.  They had several children, including Joseph, William, and Margaret.  George Doniphan died in 1864 and is buried in Augusta Hillside Cemetery.

George Doniphan’s brother, Alexander William Doniphan (1808-1887), was a prominent figure in the history of Missouri.  Alexander William Doniphan was an attorney, politician, and soldier.  He was a hero of the Mexican War and remembered for his intervention to prevent the execution of Mormon leader Joseph Smith at the close of the 1838 Mormon War.

Folder List

Folder 1:  Correspondence, 1824-1834

Folder 2:  Correspondence, 1835-1845

Folder 3:  Correspondence, 1846-1855

Folder 4:  Correspondence, 1856-1863

Folder 5:  Correspondence, undated

Folder 6:  Business papers, 1850-1854

Folder 7:  Receipts, 1814-1858

Folder 8:  Writings & poetry, 1854-ca. 1860 & undated

Folder 9:  Miscellaneous, 1847-1856

Subject Headings

African Americans – Colonization – Africa.

Agriculture – Kentucky.

Alcoholism – Kentucky.

American Party.

Antislavery movements – Kansas.

A. M. Taylor & Co.

Augusta (Ky.)

Beatty, Adam, 1777-1858.

Bracken County (Ky.)

Brown, B. Gratz (Benjamin Gratz), 1826-1885.

Business enterprises – Kentucky.

Chambers, John, 1780-1852.

Clergy – Education.

Commerce – Kentucky.

Conference Convention (1861 : Washington, D.C.)

Courtship – Kentucky.

Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863.

Death.

Doniphan, Alexander William.

Doniphan and Smoot.

Doniphan family.

Dutch Turnpike Road Company.

Elections – Kentucky.

Fairbanks, Calvin, 1816-1898.

Federal Party (U.S.)

Grant, Jesse Root, 1794-1873.

Grocery trade – Kentucky.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.

Jackson, Claiborne Fox, 1806-1862.

Kentucky – History – Civil War, 1861-1865.

Kentucky – Politics and government – 1792-1865.

Lawyers – Missouri.

Leather industry and trade – Ohio River Valley.

Marshall, Thomas A. (Thomas Alexander), 1794-1871.

Mexican War, 1846-1848.

Military pensions – United States – Revolution, 1775-1783.

Missouri – Politics and government – 1861-1865.

Payne, John.

Phelps, John S. (John Smith), 1814-1886.

Poetry, Modern – 19th century.

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849.

Presidents – United States – Election – 1856.

Presidents – United States – Election – 1860.

Railroads – Kentucky.

Roads – Kentucky.

Secession.

Sectionalism (United States)

Slavery – United States.

Smoot, Josias G.

States’ rights (American politics)

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.

Temperance – Kentucky.

Trials (Murder) – United States.

United States – Emigration and immigration.

United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Destruction and pillage.

United States – Politics and government – 1829-1837.

United States – Politics and government – 1845-1849.

Whig Party (U.S.)

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Barrett Funeral Home

Title:  Records, 1919-1998

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

Size of Collection:  16 cubic feet

Location Number:  Mss. BB B273

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains the burial records of the Barrett Funeral Home in Louisville, Ky. The records are for the people whose bodies were tended to by the funeral home and the name, date of death, birth date, age at death, cause of death, obituary, and sometimes even the pall bearers at the funeral. There are also records of cemetery lots. Individual lots and multiple gravesite lots for family burials and recorded.  See the finding aid for contents list for the boxes.

Historical Note

The Barrett Funeral home was founded in 1903 by John J. and Mary T. Barrett; it was located at 822 / 838 East Main in Louisville (street number change circa 1908). In 1924, under the leadership of J. Raymond Barrett, it moved to 1230 Bardstown Road. In 1998 it was purchased by the Ratterman Funeral Home.

Barrett family information can be found in Louisville City Directories and United States Federal Censuses.

Box List

Box 1: Client information cards: A – Dix. Cards list the services provided and the cost of the services.

Box 2: Client information cards: Do – H.

Box 3: Client information cards: I – M.

Box 4: Client Information cards: N – Sti.

Box 5: Client information cards: Sto – Z, Client information note pads in chronological order starting with note pad ”A”, then Numbers 1 – 26, 28 – 35. (March 1919 to 4 September 1939.)

Box 6: Client information note pads numbers 36 – 61, 63. (5 September 1939 to 21 June 1954), Envelopes with burial information starting 1 November 1950 (#4253) to 27 September 1956 (4836).

Box 7: Envelopes with burial information 1 September 1956 (#4837) to 20 November 1962 (#5482).

Box 8: Envelopes with burial information 28 November 1962 (#54 83) to 24 March 1967 (#6008)

Box 9: Envelopes with burial information 25 March 1967 (#6009) to 11 April 1971 (#6517).

Box 10: Envelopes with burial information 12 April 1971 (#6518) to 29 December 1974 (#6927).

Box 11: Envelopes with burial information 5 January 1975 (#69 28) to 18 February 1978 (#7290).

Box 12: Cemetery lot deeds in alphabetical order.

Box 13: Deeds for individual grave lots in alphabetical order.

Box 14: Index cards to find people in ledgers, A-H. Old Index cards for burials from 1920’s.

Box 15: Index cards to find people in ledgers I – Z.

Box 16: Ledgers 1-3 with funeral contracts.

Box 17: Ledgers 4-5 with funeral contracts.

Box 18: Ledgers (6-7?) with funeral contracts, Index to ledgers.

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator: Allison, Young Ewing, 1853-1932

Title: Papers, 1840-1932

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

Size of Collection: 10 cubic feet

Location Number:  Mss. A 439a

Scope and Content Note

The Young Ewing Allison Papers (1840-1932) includes extensive correspondence; manuscripts and printed copies of stories and articles by Allison; family papers, accounts, memorabilia accumulated by Allison; newspaper articles by and about him; and research and other projects in which he was interested. Also included are caricatures and sketches by Paul Plaschke, Wyncie King, and others; poetry and verse by Allison and friends and biographical and genealogical information gathered by Allison about his own and allied families.

These papers give insight into his political, civic, religious, and family attitudes; his literary and musical tastes; and his opinions on prohibition, women’s suffrage, World War I, and other issues of the day. Insurance is discussed throughout.

Biographical Note

1853       Born in Henderson, Ky.

1880       Became city editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal.

1883       Married Margaret “Maggie” Yeiser.

1888       Founded and edited an insurance trade newspaper the Insurance Herald.

1899       Started the Insurance Field.

1891       Wrote his epic poem Derelict.

1932       Died and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

For more information consult the Kentucky Encyclopedia (https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_united_states_history/146/).

 Folder list

fl. 1 Miscellaneous papers and funeral notices for Young E. Allison, 1801-1874, and his wife, Susan S. Wilson Allison, and 1866-1881.
fl. 2 Miscellaneous Allison family papers 1831-1899.
fl. 3 Tarrant and Selleck family correspondence and genealogical material 1874-1958.Charlotte and Edward C. Kuss papers 1904-1935.Papers about a cotton claim 1894-1918.Mary Selleck correspondence about the Ladies Mt. Vernon Assn. n.d.
fl. 4 Personal correspondence and documents.
fl. 5 Correspondence from Young E. Allison (1853-1932) to Young E. Allison, Jr.(1890-1965) 1897-1910.
fl. 6 Correspondence from Young E. Allison (1853-1932) to Young E. Allison (1890-1965), 1911-1915.
fl. 7 Margaret Y. Allison correspondence 1881-1943.
fl. 8 Legal papers 1899.
fl. 9 Young E. Allison-Lawrence F. Abbott correspondence 1930 Feb.-Oct.
fl. 10 Young E. Allison-Marcus W. Adams correspondence 1895-1910.
fl. 11 Young E. Allison-J. Bernhard Alberts, Jr. correspondence 1922-1931.
fl. 12 Young E. Allison-William L. Allen correspondence 1902-1910.
fl. 13 Young E. Allison-Emma Wilson Anderson correspondence 1913-1922.
fl. 14 Young E. Allison-Artes family correspondence 1920.
fl. 15 Correspondence from Clarence Axman 1897-1928.
fl. 16 Correspondence A and miscellaneous.
fl. 17 Correspondence from James Wilson Allison 1883-1899.
fl. 18 Correspondence from James Wilson Allison 1900-1910.
fl. 19 Correspondence from James Wilson Allison 1911-1913.
fl. 20 Correspondence from James Wilson Allison 1914-1916.
fl. 21 Correspondence from James Wilson Allison 1917-1919.
fl. 22 Correspondence from James Wilson Allison 1920-1923.
fl. 23 Funeral notices. Obituaries. Article: “One Hundred Years of Patents” by J. W. Allison.
fl. 24 Correspondence from Richard D. Bakrow and family 1893-1930.
fl. 25 Correspondence from S. Thruston and Sunshine H. Ballard 1917-1927.
fl. 26 Correspondence from Nancy Houston Banks 1931.
fl. 27 Correspondence from Alben W. Barkley 1928-1932.
fl. 28 Correspondence from James O’Donnell Bennett 1927-1929.
fl. 29 Correspondence from Carl Bernhardt 1932.
fl. 30 Correspondence from Robert Worth Bingham 1923-1929.
fl. 31 Correspondence from Eleanor Bowman 1929-1932.
fl. 32 Correspondence from John Young Brown 1891-1898.
fl. 33 Correspondence from Simon Bolivar Buckner and Delia Claiborne Buckner 1889-1912.
fl. 34 Correspondence miscellaneous B.
fl. 35 Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1914-1915.
fl. 35a Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1916.
fl. 36 Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1917-1918.
fl. 37 Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1919.
fl. 38 Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1920-1925.
fl. 39 Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1927-1932.
fl. 40 Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1933-1935.
fl. 41 P.H. Callahan-Allison correspondence 1924-1932.
fl. 42 J.A. and Mabel Porter Pitts Carey-Allison correspondence 1908-1919.
fl. 43 William B. Carlisle-Allison correspondence 1923-1931.
fl. 44 John B. Castleman-Allison correspondence 1896-1918.
fl. 45 Madison Cawein-Allison correspondence 1907-1917.
fl. 46 Eugene Cowles-Allison correspondence 1930.
fl. 47 Miscellaneous C correspondence.
fl. 48 Albert F. Dean-Allison correspondence 1898-1930.
fl. 49 Dixon family-Allison correspondence 1892-1932.
fl. 50 Charles Dobbs-Allison correspondence 1917-1927.
fl. 51 Cornelius J. Doyle-Allison correspondence 1927-1932.
fl. 52 John A. Doyle-Allison correspondence 1931-1932.
fl. 53 William F. Dunbar-Allison correspondence 1919-1932.
fl. 54 George DuRelle-Allison correspondence 1901-1926.
fl. 55 Miscellaneous D correspondence.
fl. 56 Henry Evans-Allison correspondence 1896-1924.
fl. 57 Miscellaneous E correspondence.
fl. 58 Lawson Fields-Allison correspondence 1916-1918 and n.d.
fl. 59 Correspondence from the Flexner family 1902-1928 and n.d.
fl. 60 William Fortune-Allison correspondence 1897-1932.
fl. 61 Newspaper articles by Allison 1920-1921.Booklet: “Stephen C. Foster and American songs” by Allison.
fl. 62 Correspondence from Madge Rowan Frost 1916-1922.
fl. 63 Robert Frothingham-Allison correspondence 1917-1932.
fl. 64 Lucy Furman-Allison correspondence 1897-1929.Photograph of Lucy Furman.
fl. 65 Miscellaneous F correspondence.
fl. 66 Francis H. Gavisk-Allison correspondence 1877-1932.
fl. 67 Correspondence from Louis N. Geldert 1896-1931.
fl. 68 William and Dolly Geppert-Allison correspondence 1893-1930.
fl. 69 Correspondence from Harry Giovannoli 1902-1904.
fl. 70 Miscellaneous G correspondence.
fl. 71 Miscellaneous Ha correspondence.
fl. 72 Miscellaneous He correspondence.
fl. 73 Champion I. Hitchcock-Allison correspondence 1901-1918.
fl. 74 Champion I. Hitchcock-Allison correspondence 1919.
fl. 75 Champion I. Hitchcock-Allison correspondence 1920-1922.
fl. 76 Champion I. Hitchcock-Allison correspondence 1923-1925.
fl. 77 Miscellaneous Hi correspondence.
fl. 78 Miscellaneous Ho correspondence.
fl. 79 Miscellaneous Hu correspondence.
fl. 80 I correspondence.
fl. 81 J correspondence.
fl. 82 Darwin P. Kingsley-Allison correspondence 1908-1929.
fl. 83 Darwin P. Kingsley-Allison correspondence 1930-1932.
fl. 84 Ka-Ki correspondence.
fl. 85 Marc Klaw-Allison correspondence 1885-1928.
fl. 86 Kl-Kr correspondence.
fl. 87 La-Li correspondence.
fl. 88 Alice Lloyd-Allison correspondence 1931.
fl. 89 Lo-Ly correspondence.
fl. 90 Anna Blanche McGill-Allison correspondence 1924-1926.
fl. 91 Miscellaneous Mc correspondence.
fl. 92 Correspondence from Mary Lanier Magruder 1907.
fl. 93 Ma correspondence.
fl. 94 Me correspondence.
fl. 95 Mi correspondence.
fl. 96 Mo correspondence.
fl. 97 My-My correspondence.
fl. 98 Correspondence pertaining to My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown, Ky.
fl. 99 N correspondence.
fl. 100 Edmund M. Obrecht-Allison correspondence 1915-1931.
fl. 101 O correspondence.
fl. 102 Verses of Eliza Allison Park. Obituary of Eliza Allison Park.
fl. 103 The Crow Papers by Eliza Allison Park.
fl. 104 P correspondence.
fl. 105 Q correspondence.
fl. 106 Alice Hegan and Cale Young Rice-Allison correspondence 1903-1931.
fl. 107 Ben H. Ridgely-Allison correspondence 1888-1908.
fl. 108 Harrison Robertson-Allison correspondence 1923-1931.
fl. 109 Correspondence from Carl Rohl-Smith 1891-1897.
fl. 110 Correspondence from Otto A. Rothert 1913-1931.
fl. 111 R correspondence.
fl. 112 Flem D. Sampson-Allison correspondence 1930-1931.
fl. 113 Henry D. Sampson-Allison correspondence 1907-1920.
fl. 114 Correspondence from Mary Scott-Siddons 1891-1896.
fl. 115 Alfred and Joseph Selligman-Allison correspondence 1898-1917.
fl. 116 Swager Shirley-Allison correspondence 1911-1923.
fl. 117 Sa-Sn correspondence.
fl. 118 So-Sw correspondence.
fl. 119 Maurice H. Thatcher-Allison correspondence 1910-1932.
fl. 120 Lillian H. Thixton-Allison correspondence 1925-1932 and n.d.
fl. 121 Correspondence from James A. Thomas 1892-1908.
fl. 122 Thompson-Allison correspondence.
fl. 123 Susan S. Towles-Allison correspondence 1913-1932.
fl. 124 John Wilson Townsend-Allison correspondence 1915-1932.
fl. 125 Miscellaneous T correspondence.
fl. 126 U correspondence.
fl. 127 V correspondence.
fl. 128 Jefferson Wallace-Allison correspondence 1928-1929.
fl. 129 Correspondence from Tom Wallace 1923-1932.
fl. 130 Correspondence from Henry Waller 1892-1905.
fl. 131 Henry Watterson-Allison correspondence 1919-1921.
fl. 132 Correspondence from J. T. Welch 1910-1917.
fl. 133 Correspondence from Annie Nold Wells 1926-1927.
fl. 134 Augustus E. Willson-Allison correspondence 1907-1909.
fl. 135 Correspondence from Robert Burns Wilson 1886-1887.
fl. 136 Correspondence from Samuel M. Wilson 1905-1932.
fl. 137 E. Jay Wohlgemuth-Allison correspondence 1911-1932.Essay by Wohlgemuth “Within Three Chords.”
fl. 138 Urey and Anthony H. Woodson-Allison correspondence.
fl. 139 Miscellaneous W correspondence.
fl. 140 John W. Yerkes-Allison correspondence 1902-1907.
fl. 141 Miscellaneous Y correspondence.
fl. 142 Correspondence from unidentified authors 19th century.
fl. 143 Correspondence from unidentified authors 20th century.
fl. 144 Legal, educational, and official papers relating to the Herald under Allison’s editorship.
fl. 145 Accounts and checks 1910-1932.
fl. 146 Allison family lines: genealogical material.
fl. 147 Rubbing of monument of Y. E. Allison in Henderson Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
fl. 148 Poetry and verse.
fl. 149 Postal and other cards.
fl. 150 Material relating to “The Curious Legend of Louis Philippe in Kentucky” by Y. E. Allison. Correspondence 1821-1925.Typed copies of congressional bills about Bishop Joseph Flaget for exemption of customs duties. Newspaper clippings and galley proofs. Bound copy of a booklet. Miscellaneous notes.
fl. 151 Bound copy of “The Curious Legend of Louis Philippe in Kentucky.”Handwritten manuscript of Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget (1764-1850).
fl. 152 Correspondence 1915-1932.Prints of “The Derelict.”Handwritten copies of “The Derelict” and an explanation of its creation. Copies of “The Derelict” in The Scope.
fl. 152a The Book Monthly, Mar. 1915.
fl. 152b The Book Monthly, June 1915.
fl. 152c Illinois Catholic Historical Review, Jan. 1926.
fl. 153 Booklets: “A Chapter of Trappist History in Kentucky,” by Y.E. Allison, 1925.
fl. 154 Manuscript and printed copy of “The Delicious Vice,” by Allison. Correspondence relating to the work 1907-1923.Newspaper articles relating to the work 1908-1919.
fl. 155 Manuscript editorials.
fl. 156 Booklet: “A Man that I Knew,” by Allison. Unbound booklet: “How Curly Head Fought the War,” by Allison.
fl. 157 Script and other material pertaining to “Mary the Apple Girl.”
fl. 158 Material relating to “The Old Music Master.”Booklets reprinted from the Sunday Magazine of the Courier-Journal 1919.Correspondence 1920.Musical Courier article 15 Jan. 1920.
fl. 159 Article: “My Old Kentucky Home.”Article criticizing the changes at Federal Hill.
fl. 160 Bound volume: “Insurance at Piney Woods,” 1896.“Fieldgraphs,” “Down in Piney Woods,” and manuscripts of articles from the Piney Woods Clarion, 1895-1898.
fl. 161 Material related to “Spawn of Satan.”Bound volumes of “Spawn of Satan,” 1929. Correspondence, 1929-1930.
fl. 162 Alberta Theater, 1923 and n.d.
fl. 163 Conscience Lunch Club material, 1917-1931.
fl. 164 Dirty Works Unlimited and the Hugger Mugger Brokers material, n.d.
fl. 165 Pamunkey Tribe of Real Indians material 1916.
fl. 166 Letters to the editor 1920-1930.
fl. 167 Postcards.
fl. 168 Miscellaneous photographs.
fl. 169 Miscellaneous art.
fl. 170 Sheet music: “Ballad of Whiskey Straight” and “The Derelict.”
fl. 171 Advertisements.
fl. 172 Family memorabilia: commencement notices, programs, etc.
fl. 173 Insurance policy 1844.
fl. 174 Kentucky University Tuition Certificate and Payment Coupons 1866-1869.
fl. 175 Broadsides 1840, 1863, 1868.
fl. 176 Henderson Weekly News, 5 Dec. 1871.
fl. 177 Henderson Daily Chronicle, 15 Sept. 1874.
fl. 178 Booklet: “Robert Louis Stevenson,” from the Southern Magazine, Mar. 1895.
fl. 179 Account book.
fl. 180 Operas: “The Ogalallas,” and “The Mouse and the Garter.”
fl. 181 Manuscripts and copies of manuscripts on miscellaneous subjects.
fl. 182 Insurance on Noah’s Ark by Allison. Maps, programs and miscellaneous brochures.
fl. 183 Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Oct. 1933.
fl. 184 Dramatic Magazine Quarterly Aug. 1899.
fl. 185 Booklet: “In Memoriam: Evelyn Lyon Hegeman.”
fl. 186 Filson Club Quarterly Oct. 1933
fl. 187 Booklet by J. Christian Bay.
fl. 188 “Forest Retreat and Its Garden”, by Otto A. Rothert.
fl. 189 Proceedings of the Young E. Allison Memorial Meeting Henderson, Ky. 24 June 1933.
fl. 190 “Otto A. Rothert, 1871- Secretary of the Filson Club, 1917-1945,” by Hambleton Tapp.
fl. 191 “A Tennyson-Browning Association Book,” by J. Christian Bay.
fl. 192 Newspaper clippings about Allison 1887-1939.
fl. 193 Newspaper clippings: Works and death of Young E. Allison, 1919-1933.
fl. 194 Newspaper clippings about friends and relatives of Allison 1912-1934.
fl. 195 Newspaper clippings about Gethsemani, Bardstown Cathedral and other Catholic sites, Lowell, Ky. Cradle of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Stephen Foster and Old Kentucky Home. 1897-1928.
fl. 196 Newspaper clippings: “The Curious Legend of Louis Philippe in Kentucky 1923-1932.Henry Watterson’s History of the Spanish American War. Manuscript and galley proofs.

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Louisville, Ky.)

Title:  Records, 1837-1901

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

Size of Collection:  7 volumes

Location Number:  Mss. BA M592

Scope and Content Note

Collection consists of 7 bound volumes of Methodist Church records from churches primarily belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South denomination in Louisville, Kentucky. The volumes contain membership information as well as minutes of official weekly trustee meetings and quarterly conferences.  Most of the records pertain to the 4th Street M.E.C., South and Walnut St. Station M.E.C., South.

Historical Note

Fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in 1816, is considered to be the first official Methodist church built in Louisville.  During the 1830s it also served an affiliated congregation, the Fourth St. African Methodist Episcopal Church, which held separate services and meetings.  In 1846 the Fourth Street M.E. church was the location for the organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, established over the issue of slavery.  In 1853, the church was sold and Walnut Street Station M.E. Church, South was constructed.  The latter church continued as a congregation until it merged in 1907 with another Methodist church.   

Volume List

Volume 1:  Membership records, 4th Street Methodist Episcopal Church, 1837-1842

Volume 2:  Records of meetings of Trustees, 4th Street Methodist Episcopal Church and 4th Street African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1843-1845

Volume 3:  Membership records, 4th Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1847-53.

Volume 4:  Membership records, probably of 4th Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South and its successor, Walnut Street Station Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1848-1869.

Volume 5:  Minutes of meetings of the Stewards, Walnut Street Station Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1872-1880

Volume 6:  Minutes of weekly meetings and Quarterly Conferences, Walnut Street Station Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1869-1883

Volume 7:  Minutes of weekly meetings, Walnut Street Station Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1894-1901

Subject Headings

African American churches – Kentucky – Louisville.

African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Church records and registers – Kentucky – Louisville.

4th Street African Methodist Episcopal Church (Louisville, Ky.).

4th Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Louisville, Ky.).

Methodist Church – Kentucky – Louisville.

Methodist Episcopal Church. South. Louisville Conference.

Walnut Street Station Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Louisville, Ky.).

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Whipple, H. George S., 1823-1884

Title:  Papers, 1848-1948 (bulk: 1848-1884)

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

Size of Collection:  0.33 cubic feet

Location Number:  Mss. A W574a

Scope and Content Note

This collection documents the musical and theatrical interests of H. George S. Whipple, a music instructor in Louisville, Kentucky in the mid-19th century.  The collection includes copies of two original plays written by Whipple: “Night and Morning” and “Coupon Bonds”.  “Night and Morning” is noteworthy for its portrayal of female characters and an Irish servant, while “Coupon Bonds” is a moral tale, exploring the community’s obligation to soldiers returning home from war.  The collection also documents the arts scene in Louisville and the Ohio Valley region, though various broadsides, theater and concert programs, sheet music, and song cards.

 Related collections:

Whipple, H. George S., b. ca. 1822. Letters, 1859-1880.  (Mss. A W574)

Hiram George Sims Whipple letter, 26 August 1863.  (Mss. C W)

Parks, Anna. Receipt to Anna Parks from H. G. G. Whipple for $1.00 in payment for 1 quarter’s lessons in Singing Class, dated at Louisville, Jan. 1860.  (Mss. C P)

Biographical Note

H. George S. Whipple was born in Massachusetts in 1823. He married Mary Josselyn (b. ca. 1830) in 1859 and they had one child, Kittie, born in 1861. Whipple established a musical career in Louisville, Kentucky, where he taught music privately. He also taught music in the public schools, including Female High School, and was employed as an organist/choirmaster by several local churches in Louisville.  Whipple died in 1884 and is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

Folder List

Folder 1:  Original plays by Whipple, 1873, undated

Folder 2:  Broadsides, 1854-1904

Folder 3:  Theater programs, 1879-1882

Folder 4:  Concert programs, 1869-1948

Folder 5:  Sheet music, 1848-1883, undated

Folder 6:  Song cards, 1906-1913

Folder 7:  Miscellaneous, 1855, undated

Subject Headings

Broadsides.

Concerts.

Irish Americans.

Louisville (Ky.) – Social life and customs.

Louisville (Ky.) – Songs and music.

Louisville Girls High School, 1856-1950.

Louisville Opera House (Louisville, Ky.)

Macauley’s Theater (Louisville, Ky.)

Mozart Hall (Louisville, Ky.)

Musicians – Kentucky.

Opera – Kentucky – Louisville.

Popular music – 20th century.

Sexism and literature.

Sheet music.

Shorthand.

Southern Exposition (Louisville, Ky.)

Teachers – Employment – Kentucky.

Theater – Kentucky – Louisville.

Theater programs – United States.

United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Theater and the war.