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Louisville Newspapers Collection, 1801-2008

The Filson houses scattered physical issues of many prominent and obscure Louisville newspapers dating from 1801 to 2008. Some of these have been microfilmed, but most exist only in their physical format. To view these papers in person or request digital scans, please contact the Collections Department.

Also see our inventory of papers from elsewhere in Kentucky and Indiana here.

Also see our collection of microfilmed newspapers from Louisville and other Kentucky cities here.

 

Title Filson Holdings Location
Aegis and Louisville Literary Gazette, The 1838: Sept. 1 (Vol. 1 No. 3) Misc. A-B Box
Amateur World, The 1872: Sept.; Oct.; Dec. Mini Papers Box
American Democrat and Weekly Courier, The 1845: Feb. 1; June 7, 14, 21, 28; July 5, 12, 19, 26; Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Sept 6, 13, 20, 27; Oct 11, 18, 25; Nov. 1, 22, 29; Dec. 13, 20, 27
1846: Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb 7, 14, 21; March 14; April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 9, 16, 30; June 6, 13, 20, 27; July 4, 18, 25; Aug. 1, 8, 15, 29; Sept. 5, 19, 26; Oct. 3
Misc. A-B Box
American Red Man 1902: May 12
1905: May 11
1906: Dec. 20
Misc. A-B Box
Apostolic Guide, The 1885: May 8 (Vol. 8 No. 36) Misc. A-B Box
Baptist Banner and Western Pioneer, The 1841: Jan. 28-1842: Feb. 24
1845: June 26; Sept. 11-Dec. 25
1846: Jan. 29-July 2
1847: Feb. 11-Sept. 9
1848: Jan. 6-Dec. 20
2 individual boxes
Bon-Ton 1848: Oct. 7 (Vol.1 No. 5) Misc. A-B Box
Bowman Bomber, The 1941: May 1, 15; June 15; July 1, 15; Aug. 1, 15; Sept. 1, 15; Oct 1, 15; Nov. 1, 15 (2 copies); Dec. 1, 19
1942: Jan 19; Feb 2, 15; March 6, 18; April 1, 15; May 1, 15; June 1 (masthead reads May 30); July 2, 16
Misc. A-B Box
Bridgehead Sentinel 1920: Sept. 2 Misc. A-B Box
Campaign Democrat, The 1848: June; Sept. Misc. C Box
Carrier, The 1944: May 19 (Vol. 10 No. 17); June 5 (2 copies), 16; July 1 (3 copies) Misc. C Box
Catholic Advocate 1842: July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27; Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24; Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Dec. 3
1843: Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28; Feb. 5, 11, 18 (clipped), 25 (clipped); March 11, 18, 25; April 2, 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13, 20, 27; June 3, 10, 17, 24; July 1, 8, 15, 22, 20; Aug. 5, 12, 19; Sept. 2, 9, 23; Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov. 4, 11, 25; Dec. 2, 9, 16
1844: Jan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24; March 2, 9, 16, 23; April 6, 13, 20; May 4, 11, 18, 25; June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; July 6, 13, 20, 27; Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28; Oct. 5, 12, 26; Nov. 2, 16, 23, 30; Dec. 14, 21, 28
3 wrapped vols. on shelf
Christian Observer 1927: Feb. 16 Misc. C Box
Church Courier, The 1941: Aug. 8 (Vol. 15 No. 29); Nov. 21
1943: Feb. 5; Dec. 24 (Vol. 17 No. 35)
Misc. C Box
City Paper 1979: May, October
1980: July, August
Individual Box – Boxed with others under “Manly Messenger”
Civic Opinion 1921: Jan. 21-Dec. 31 (Vol. 1 No. 1-46)
1922: Jan. 14 (Vol. 2 No. 2); Dec. 30 (Vol. 2 No. 51) (3 copies)
1926: Jan. 2-Dec. 25 (Vol. 6 No. 1-52)
1927: Sept. 24 (Vol. 7 No. 39); Jan. 8-Dec. 31 (Vol. 7 No. 2-53)
1928: Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28 (Vol. 8); Feb. 4, 11, 25; March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; April 7, 14, 21; May 2, 19; June 2, 9, 16, 30; July 7, 14, 21, 28; Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25; Sept. 1, 8, 13, 29; Oct. 13; Dec. 8 (Vol. 8 No. 49) (3 copies)
1929: Feb. 16, 23 (Vol. 9); March 9, 16, 23, 30; April 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18, 25; June 1, 8, 29; July 6, 13, 20, 27; Aug. 3, 17, 24, 31; Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28; Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26; Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28
1930: Jan. 4 (Vol. 10 No. 1) (3 copies)
Misc. C Box & 4 bound vols.
Commando, The 1943: Sept. 21 (Vol. 2 No. 38)
1944: Feb 29 (Vol. 3 No. 9); pages from random issues June 6 (Vol. 3 No. 23); June 20 (Vol. 3 No. 25); July 23 (Vol. 3 No. 30); Dec. 20 (Vol. 3 No. 51) photocopy of part of issue
1945: Jan. 10 (Vol. 3 No. 2; should be Vol. 4); Feb 20 (Vol. 4 No. 8); May 1 (Vol. 4 No. 18); June 19 (Vol. 4 No. 25); June 26 (Vol. 4 No. 26)
1946: Feb 12 (Vol. 5 No. 5)
Misc. C Box
Commercial Review 1856: March 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 9, 16, 23, 30; June 6, 13, 20, 27; July 4, 11, 18, 26; Aug. 1, 5, 15, 22, 29; Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26; Oct. 3, 10, 17 Misc. C Box
Courier-Journal, The 1868: Nov. 8; Dec. 4
1869: Jan. 21, 23-28; Feb. 3-10, 12, 13; March 7 & 8, 21 & 22, June 25; Aug. 8 & 9
1870: Aug. 2; Sept. 11; Oct. 16; Nov. 10
1871: Jan. 29, 25; Oct. 2, 7, 9(extra), 10, 12-14; Nov. 15; Dec. 17
1872: Jan. 11, 15, 21, 26, 28; Feb. 7, 9, 11, 12, 24-29; March 1, 3, 4, 26, 30; April 1, 18, 26, 27, 29; May 6, 26, 28; June 3, 8, 10, 16; July 13, 19, supplement; Aug. 5, 20; Oct. 11; Nov. 1
1873: Jan. 23, 28-31; Feb. 3-6, 10, 13-15, 18-21, 22, 24-28; March 1, 3-7, 11 & supplement, 12-15, 18-22, 24-29, 31; April 1, 2-5, 7-11, 14-19, 21, 22, 24-26, 30; May 7, 13, 14, 20, 22-24, 26-31; June 2-6, 9, 14; July 9, 10, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 31; Aug. 4, 7; Sept. 17, 19 & supplement, 21, 23, 25, 26; Oct. 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13-15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, 27-31; Nov. 1, 3-8, 11-15, 17-19, 21, 22, 24-29; Dec. 1-6, 8-13, 15
1874: Jan. 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24, 26-31; Feb. 2-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-28; March 2-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-28, 30, 31; April 1-4, 6-11, 13-17, 20-25, 27-30; May 1, 2 & supplement, 4-9, 11-16, 18 & supplement, 19-21, 23, 25-30; June 1-6 & supplement, 8, 13, 15-20, 22-27, 29, 30; July 1-4, 6-11, 13-16, 18, 20-24; Aug. 5, 20; Nov. 4, 10, 11, 13, 14
1875: May 16-18; Sept. 3
1876: Jan. 25; Feb. 20; May 17, 23; June 17, 19; July 4; Aug. 19-25, 27-31; Sept. 1-5, 7, 9-15, 17-23, 25-27, 30; Oct. 1-6, 9, 11-13, 15-27, 29-31; Nov. 2, 3, 8, 9, 11
1877: Jan. 19, 25; May 15, 22; June 3-16, 18-27, 29, 30; July 1-3, 5-31; Aug. 1-10, 12-17, 19,20; Sept. 18; Oct. 13
1878: Jan. 18; March 23; July 4, 30
1879: Jan. 18; Aug. 4; Sept. 5; Dec. 10
1880: March 25; April 17; May 2; June 19; July 20; Sept. 18,19; Oct. 1; Nov. 12, 13, 20,26; Dec. 5, 11, 12, 15, 19, 26
Individual Boxes (and some bound vols.)
Courier-Journal, The 1881: Jan. 1, 2, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 30; Feb. 6; July 17; Sept. 16 (see miniature papers); Nov. 5
1882: March 3
1883: Feb. 16, 18; May 21; June 17, 24; July 10, 15, 29; Aug. 1, 2; Oct. 10, 11, 13, 23; Nov. 27; Dec. 4
1884: Jan. 13; Feb. 13, 15-19; March 13, 16; April 8; July 6, 31; Aug. 10; Oct. 11; Nov. 26
1885: Feb. 4; March 8; April 18, 23; July 7, 18, 21, 31; Aug. 4, 7-9, 13, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 30; Sept. 1, 4, 6, 9, 11-13, 17-20, 24, 25, 27; Oct. 4, 23, 30; Nov. 4, 8, 15, 22, 27, 29; Dec. 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11-13, 15-18, 20
1886: Jan. 24; March 11; Aug. 5; Sept. 1-3, 5; Oct. 7, 29
1887: March 19; Feb. 8; April 4; June 23; Oct. 2, 3, 19; Nov. 8, 13; Dec. 18
1888: Jan. 18, 20, 22, 26; March 1, 25; Aug. 6
1889: March 5, 6; April 30; May 1; Sept. 29; Oct. 13; Nov. 3, 25; Dec. 1, 6, 7
1890: Feb 12; March 8, 28, 29; April 4, 6, 10, 13; June 5; July 7, 13, 27; Aug. 30; Dec. 19
1891: April 1-4, 27; July 29; Oct. 10
1892: June 2 (Kentucky Centennial Edition); July 10, 14
1893: May 2; June 2; Dec. 24
1894: June 14; Aug. 12, 13; Oct. 5
1895: Jan. 13; March 27 (The Women’s Edition; white satin cover); July 31; Oct. 13
1896: Complete year
1897: Jan 3, 10, 17; May 23 (see miniature papers); Aug. 13; Sept. 12
1898: Feb. 3; May 1; Aug. 13
1899: April 22; July 1; Sept. 24; Oct. 3
Individual Boxes (and some bound vols.)
Courier-Journal Illustrated Sunday Magazine, The 1907: Jan. 18
1908: Jan. 26; Feb. 2, 16, 23; March 22, 29; April 5, 19; May 17, 31; June 7, 21, 28; July 19; Aug. 9, 23, 30; Sept. 6, 13; Oct. 4, 11, 18; Nov. 22, 29
1909: Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21; March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9
1910: Jan. 2, Oct. 30, Nov. 6
1911: July 2
C-J Special Issues Box #1
Courier-Journal Magazine, The 1983: March 27 (The Long Black Wall Vietnam Memorial ed.)
1984: April 1 (The Tornado & 10 Years After…)
C-J Special Issues Box #1
Courier-Journal, The 1917: Nov. 7 (Camp Zachary Taylor Inaugural Identification edition)
1918 (George Rogers Clark Centennial edition)
1919: March 2 (Marse Henry edition)
1924: June 17 (Kentucky Homecoming edition)
1926: Nov. 22 (Centennial edition)
1926: Aug. 16 (C-J & Louisville Times Realtor Edition)
1929: Oct. 29 (Municipal Bridge edition)
C-J Special Issues Box #1
Courier-Journal, The 1939: Oct. 25 (Kentucky Resources Edition)
1941: Dec. 8 (Pearl Harbor; multiple editions for the day)
1942: Jan. 1 (Kentucky Sesquicentennial)
1944: June 6 (D-Day Invasion extra); July 14-Sept. 29 (Special Overseas editions)
1945: May 8 (V-E Day extra); Aug. 15 (V-J Day extra)
1951: Sept. 23 (Medical Centennial edition)
1955: Oct. 30 (100 Years of Secondary Education edition)
1956: May 1 (Death of Sen. Barkley edition); Sept. 2 (State Fair edition)
1957: March 3 (Louisville Reports to Its Citizens edition)
1978: May 21 (Corn Island special edition)
1993: Sept. 19 (Anniversary edition)
Undated Sunday Magazine Filson Club article
C-J Special Issues Box #2
Courier-Journal, The 1963: Nov. 23-30 (JFK Assassination editions)
1965: Aug. 26, 27 (DuPont Synthetic Rubber Plant explosion editions)
C-J Special Issues Box – JFK & DuPont Explosion
Courier-Journal, The 1937: Jan. 22-March 24 (various dates) (Flood editions)
Also includes 28 Jan. 1937 issue of the Shelby News (Shelbyville, KY)
C-J Special Issues Box – 1937 Flood Box
Courier-Journal, The 1913: March 25 (Southern Prosperity) C-J Special Issues  Box – Southern Prosperity Edition
Critic, The 1 Sept. 1889-28 Dec. 1890
4 Jan. 1891-27 Dec. 1891
3 Ja1892-25 Dec. 1892
1 Jan. 1893-20 Aug. 1893
4 bound vols. & 1 foldered issue on shelf
Daily Evening News 1861: May 25; July 31; Oct. 3; Dec. 18
1862: Jan. 2, 4; Sept 22; Oct. 2, 3, 7, 16, 17, 23
Misc. D Box
Daily Evening News Sept. 1878-Feb. 1879 Wrapped vol. on shelf
Daily Evening Sun, The 1870: Jan. 22 Misc. D Box
Daily Globe, The 1875: Dec 7
1876: April 24
Misc. D Box
Daily Louisville Democrat / Weekly Louisville Democrat 1855 (daily): May 23, Aug. 8, 9
1855 (weekly): Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10
1860: July 24-Dec. 30 (scattered dates)
Misc. D Box
Daily Louisville Herald and Commercial Gazette 1832: Aug. 2-Dec. 31
1833: Jan. 2-March 9
Individual box
Daily Louisville Times, The 1853: April 20
1855: Aug. 7, 12; Sept. 1
1856: Aug. 7, 12; Sept. 1
Misc. D Box
Daily Press, The 1865: April 15 Misc. D Box
Daily Times 1835: May 26, June 9 Misc. D Box
Daily Whig, The 1843: Aug. 19; Oct. 12 Misc. D Box
Deppens Monthly 1874: Sept (Vol. 1 No. 6) Misc. D Box
Emporium & Commercial Advertiser 1821: Sept 21 (Vol. 1 No. 6) (partial) Misc. E Box
Evening Bulletin, The 1853: March 22, 31
1860: Sept. 29
1861: Aug. 8; July 19
1862: Jan. 2, 9, 14, 15, 17, 20, 22-24, 31; Feb. 1, 3, 5-8, 24, 25; March 22; June 25; Sept. 2, 23; Oct. 7, 25; Nov. 11; Dec. 4, 30
Misc. E Box
Evening Express 1846: Jan. 7, Nov. (all issues)
1848: April 29
1849: June 4
Misc. E Box (1 folder & 1 bound vol.)
Evening Herald, The 1873: June 2 (Vol. 1, No. 40) Misc. E Box
Evening News, The 1863: March 23; May 4; July 24; Aug. 3, 7; Sept. 3, 28; Oct. 5, 7, 8, 12, 20; Nov. 4, 16
1864: Jan 21; March 1; April 14, 20, 22; May 14; June 9, 20; July 29; Sept. 2, 3, 5-7, 21
1865: Feb. 6, 11, 15; April 15 (2 issues)
Misc. E Box
Evening Post, The 1878: Aug. 31; May 2, 4, 6, 8; Aug. 27; Sept. 2
1881: Sept. 21
1883: Feb. 16, 17
1884: Feb. 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21; April 8
1885: March 5; Aug. 15, 17
1886: Jan. 22
1890: March 31; April 1; June 30; Sept. 18
1891: April 1
1893: June 2
1894: June 14
1896: April 29
1901: Nov. 2
1905: April 5
1906: June 15
1908: Nov. 23
1909: Jan. 9
1914: Aug. 10
Individual Box
Examiner, The 1847: Oct. 16, 23, 30; Nov. 6, 20, 27; Dec. 4, 18, 25
1848: Jan. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26; March 11; April 8, 15; May 13; June 3, 17, 24; July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26; Sept. 2, 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov. 4, 11, 25; Dec. 2, 16, 23, 30
1849: Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27; Feb. 3, 10, 24; March 3, 10, 24, 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19; June 16, 23, 30; July 7, 14, 21, 28; Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25; Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22; Oct. 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24; Dec: 8
Individual Box
Exposition Gazetteer, The 1883: June (no date; month written in pencil on masthead) Misc. E Box
Falls City Amateur 1884: May Mini Papers Box
Farmers Home Journal: A Record of Agriculture, Livestock, Horticulture, Botany, etc., 1877: Dec. 27
1878: Jan. 24; Oct. 24
1883: Aug. 4
1887: Jan. 29
1899: June 17; Dec. 30
1906: Feb. 3
1925: April 15
Misc. F Box
Farmer’s Library or Ohio Intelligencer, The 1801: Dec 7
1802: Feb. 18, 25; March 11; April 1, 8; Aug. 26; Sept. 2, 9; Oct. 14; Nov. 4, 11, 18
1804: Feb. 15, 25; March 3
1805: Oct. 26; Nov. 2
1806: April 16, 23
1807: July 23
Individual Box
Farmer’s Library or Ohio Intelligencer, The 1802: May 6 (original and negative film)
1803: Feb. 3; March 3; May 19
1806: April 23
1807: April 2
Individual Box
Focus of Politics, Commerce, and Literature, The 1826: Nov 22
1827: March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2, 8, 15, 29; June 5, 12, 19, 26; July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Aug 7, 14, 21, 28; Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Nov. 6, 13
Individual box
Focus, The 1828: Oct. 14
1829: April 7, May 12, Dec. 22
1831: Aug. 9
1830: Dec. 14
Misc. F Box
Focus, The 22 November 1826-30 Dec. 1828
7 July 1829-11 Jan. 1831
With microfilm
Fonda and Kierolf’s Daily Review 1864: Mar 30 Misc. F Box
Free Christian Commonwealth 1865: May 18 (Vol. 1 No. 6) Misc. F Box
Free Paper, The 1884: Oct. 18 Misc. F Box
Free Press of Louisville (Free Press Publishing Company 1970: May 14; June 1-14, 17-30; July 22-Aug. 4; Aug. 3-10, Aug. 20, Aug. 23-31; Sept. 3-10, 14-21; Oct. 7; Nov. 24
1971: April 6; May 14 (2 copies), 18
Misc. F Box
Free Republic, The 1896: July 24 Misc. F Box
Freedom’s Banner 1895: July 20, Sept. 7, Nov. 9 Misc. F Box
Gateway, The 1933: March 24 Misc. G-J Box
Herald-Post and Herald-Post Feature Section Weekly, The 1925: Oct. 8
1926: Nov. 18, 19
1927: Aug. 9
1930: May 4
1935: August 10 (Herald-Post Feature Section Weekly)
Individual Box
Highland Citizen 1954: May 6 (Vol. 1 No. 1); June 3; July 15 Misc. G-J Box
Highlander, The 1934: Sept. 7; Oct 12, 19, 26; Nov 2
1937: Feb. 13
1940: March 29; April 5; May 3, 17, 31; June 7
Misc. G-J Box
Indian Advocate (American Indian Mission Association), The 1847: Sept.
1850: Jan; March
1852: Feb.
Misc. G-J Box
Industrial and Commercial Gazette 1866: Nov. 3 Misc. G-J Box
Industrial News, The 1883: Aug. 21 Misc. G-J Box
J. Bacon & Sons Trade Journal and Price Current 1879: Nov Mini Papers Box
Jefferson County Republican 1933: Feb. 12
1939: Feb.
Misc. G-J Box
Jeffersonian Democrat 1871: Feb. 4, 11; March 18; April 1, 8, 29; July 22 Misc. G-J Box
Jelly Bean Journal / SCENE’S Jelly Bean Journal 1973: Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22
1974: Jan. 5; March 2, 16, 23, 30; April 13, 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18; June 1, 15, 29; July 6, 13, 20, 27; Aug. 3, 10, 24, 31; Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28; Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26; Nov. 2, 16, 30; Dec. 7, 14, 28
1975: Jan. 4, 11, 18; Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17; June 14, 21; July 5, 12, 19, 26, 28; Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Sept. 6, 13, 20; Oct. 18, 25; Nov. 1, 8, 30; Dec. 6, 13
Wrapped package on shelf
Journal and Focus 1832: Jan 31; Feb. 2, 3, 4, 7; May 16 (negative photostat) Misc. G-J Box
Journal of Labor, The 1907: Sept. 14 Misc. G-J Box
Kent’s Family Friend 1886: Dec. (Vol. 1, No. 3) Misc. K Box
Kentuckian, The 1843: Feb. 28 Misc. K Box
Kentucky American 1972: August (Vol. 3 No. 2) Misc. K Box
Kentucky Colonel, The 1959: March (Vol. 4, No. 2) Misc. K Box
Kentucky Herald and Mercantile Advertiser 1818: July 22 (original, clipped and mounted); Oct 28; Nov 18
1819: June 9, 30
Misc. K Box
Kentucky Irish American 4 July 1898-Nov. 1968 With microfilm
Kentucky Irish American 1948: March 13
1949: May 14
1953: Nov. 28
1954: Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28; Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Nov. 6, 13
1955: Dec. 31
1956: Jan. 7, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; March 3, 10, 17 (St. Patrick’s Day edition), 24, 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19, 26; June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; July 7, 14, 21, 28; Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25; Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24; Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22
Misc. K Box
Kentucky Jewish Post and Opinion / National Jewish Post and Opinion 1952: March 7
1958: Jan. 10; April 25
1959: Feb. 13, 27; March 6, 13, 20, 27; April 3, 10, 17; May 15, 29
1967: April 7
1978: April 14; June 16; Sept. 15
Misc. K Box
Kentucky Labor Advocate 1940: Sept. 2, 13; Oct. 25; Dec. 6,20
1941: Jan. 10
Misc. K Box
Kentucky New Era 1851: Nov. 15 (Vol. 2 No. 11) Misc. K Box
Kentucky Red Man April 15, 1906 – Dec. 1, 1914 Bound and wrapped
Kentucky Reporter, The 9 Aug. 1940-6 April 1943 With microfilm
Kindergarten, The 1896: May (Vol. 1 No. 2) Mini Papers Box
LEO Weekly 2008 September 21 (10 Years of Fairness) Individual Box – Boxed with others under “Manly Messenger”
Lincoln Republican News 1936: Jan.; Feb. 12; March 15, 30; June 9 Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Lincoln Republican, The 1931: Feb. 12, 21, 28; March 9, 16, 23, 30; April 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18, 25; June 1, 8, 11, 22, 29; July 6, 13, 20, 27; Aug. 3, 17, 24, 31; Sept. 7, 30; mailing list Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville American, The 1920: March 6 (Vol. 2, No. 57) Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville Anzeiger 1898: March 1 (50th Anniversary Edition) Wrapped vol. on shelf
Louisville Anzeiger, The 1849: Jan. 3; Feb. 28-Oct. 2
1850: Jan.; Feb. 28
1852: Jan. 10, 14, 19, 20; March 4-Dec.
1853-1858
1859: March 1-Dec. 1
1860-1874
1875: Jan.-Feb.; Sept.-Dec.
1876-1877
1878: Jan.-Aug.
1879: March-Dec.
1880-1895
1896: Jan.-May; Sept.-Dec.
1897-1900
1901: March-Nov.
1902-1905
1906: Jan.-March; June-Aug.; Sept.-Dec.
1907-1930
1931: Jan-April
With microfilm
Louisville Chronicle 1849: Feb. 1; Aug. 11 Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville City Gazette, The 1840: Aug. 8, 22 (damaged); Sept. 26; Dec. 19
1841: Jan. 18; April 9
Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville Commercial 1870: Aug. 1, 2
1872: March 13; May 14; May 19 (supp.); June 16; Aug. 14, 20; Nov. 6
1875: Sept. 12
1876: Nov. 8, 10; Dec. 7, 10
1877: Sept. 19
1879: Nov. 5
1880: April 15; May 1 (supplements only), 2
1881: July 3; Sept. 27
1882: Aug. 20 (supplements only)
1883: Feb. 15-18 (and supplement), 19; June 25; Aug. 1
1884: Feb. 12-22
1885: Aug. 18
1886: Jan. 25
1889: March 5; Dec. 1 (2 sections, extra section II)
1890: April 1; June 29; Sept. 19
1891: Sept. 16
1893: June 2
1895: May 1; Sept. 10
1896: March 1; Aug. 9
1898: April 24 (part III); May 11
1901: Sept. 7; 9-14, 16, 17
Individual Boxes
Louisville Correspondent 1813: July 21, 28
1816: Jan. 15; Feb. 12
Folder shelved with bound vols.
Louisville Correspondent 1814: May 11; Aug 17, 24, 31; Sept. 7, 21, 28; Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26; Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23; Dec. 21
1815: Jan. 4, 11, 27; Feb. 6, 13, 27; March 6, 13, 20; April 3, 10; May 8, 15; June 26; July 10, 17, 24; Aug. 14, 21, 24; Sept. 11, 25; Nov. 6; Dec. 11, 18, 25
1816: Jan. 1, 5, 15, 22; Feb. 5, 12, 19; March 11; June 3, 10, 24; July 1, 8; Aug. 5, 19, 26; Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7, 21, 28; Nov. 4, 25; Dec. 2
1817: Jan. 6, 13, 27; Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24; March 3, 8, 17, 22, 29; April 12, 26; May 3, 28
2 wrapped vols. On shelf
Louisville Daily Courier 1850: May 3, 22; July 11; Sept 14
1851: Jan. 6, 7, 8, 18; May 17, 20, 21, 23, 27; June 9
1852: June 3, 30; July 7, 17; Sept. 17, 29 (extra); Nov 2
1853: Jan. 19; May 26; Nov. 28, 30; Dec. 2, 6
1855: April 20; Aug. 8; Oct. 15; Nov. 22
1856: Jan. 5, 11, 12, 14, 15; Aug. 22; Nov. 8; Dec. 29
1858: Feb. 22; March 5, 19; June 19; Dec. 24
1859: Feb. 22; March 5,19; Dec. 24
1860: April 8, 15; June 2; Sept. 13, 24
1861: Jan. 5; March 19, 21; April 16; May 3, 10; June 8 (extra); July 6, 13 (extra), 25 (morning ed), 25 (evening ed), 27 (dup), 29; Aug. 7, 8, 11, 13, 20, 23, 26; Sept. 4, 12-14, 16-18
1866: May 7, 8 (supplement), 10, 14, 18; June 9, 25; July 13; Oct. 29, 30 (one page only); Nov. 19
1867: Jan. 12; April 12; May 24; July 6; Nov. 5
1868: May 9, 11; Sept. 19
Individual Boxes
Louisville Daily Democrat, The 1852: Jan.-June
1858: Jan.-Dec.
1859: Jan.-Dec.
1866: Dates uncertain
1868: Jan.-June
3 wrapped vols. on shelf
Louisville Daily Democrat, The 1851: Dec. 17
1852: July 22; Aug. 17
1853: April 7, 12; May 2, 6, 12; Sept. 8; Dec. 21
1858: Sept. 26; Oct. 3, 8, 12; Nov. 28
1861: Jan. 11; Feb. 23, 24; March 3, 14, 29-31; April 2, 21; July 13; Aug. 24; Sept. 18; Oct. 27, 29; Nov. 1, 17
1862: Jan. 7, 9, 10, 18, 22, 23, 30, 31; Feb. 1, 9, 11, 12, 18, 21, 22, 25; March 4, 14, 19, 20; June 17; July 8, 15; Aug. 23, 28; Sept. 27, 28; Oct. 1, 10, 12; Nov. 22, 27; Dec. 3
1864: Jan. 26, 27; Feb. 28; April 12, 17, 19, 20; May 4, 5, 10; July 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 31; Aug. 3, 7-9, 14, 17, 18, 21, 27, 28, 31; Sept. 4, 9, 11, 21, 23, 25; Oct. 2, 3, 9, 10, 14, 16, 21, 23, 30, 31; Nov. 6, 13, 20, 24, 27; Dec. 1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13-15, 17-20, 22, 23, 25
1865: Jan. 28; Feb. 1, 17; March 18, 29, 31; April 1, 11, 23, 29, 30; May 1, 4, 14, 29, 31; June 4, 18, 30; Oct. 29, 31; Nov. 2, 10, 11, 20
1866: March 16, Nov. 28; Dec. 18
1867: Jan. 4, 27, 29-31; Feb. 12; March 24; April 2, 23; Nov. 6, 8, 23, 27
1868: Jan. 24; April 9; May 5, 9, 31
Individual Box #1
Louisville Daily Democrat, The 1844: Sept. 5 (partial)
1845: July 1
1848: Feb. 25; May 26
1850: March 21
1851: June 16
1852: June 30
1857: Dec 3, 4, 5
1860: Nov. 6
1861: Feb. 23; April 17; June 4, 9
1862: Jan. 12, 23; Feb. 4, 12, 19; July 16; Aug. 22; Sept. 3, 12. 16, 21; Oct. 1, 2, 17; Nov 23; Dec 21
1863: Oct. 1; Dec. 5
1864: April 1; May 24, 26; June 26; July 24; Sept. 24; Nov. 8
1865: Jan. 1; Feb. 19; March 18; April 10, 16; May 7
1866: March 17, 18, 21, 28; April 5, 8
1867: Feb. 21; April 11; May 25; June 20; Aug. 3
1868: Jan. 28; Sept. 2 1869: March 15; April 17
Individual Box #2
Louisville Daily Express 1862: July 2, 3, 4, 7, 9-12, 14-19, 21-26, 28-30 Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville Daily Focus, The 1831: Jan. 28 (negative photostats)
1832: Jan. 9, 10
Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville Daily Gazette 1841: Oct. 6 Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville Daily Journal 1830: Nov. 26, 27, 29, 30; Dec. 1-4, 6-11, 13-15, 17, 20-22, 24, 25, 27, 28
1831: Feb. 1, 3, 26; March 3, 10, 21-23; April 9, 11-16, 18-21, 23, 25-30; May 3, 5-7, 10, 12-14, 23, 30; July 19, 21; Oct. 7, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 31; Nov. 1-5, 7-12, 14-18, 21-26, 28-30; Dec. 1, 3, 5-10, 12-17, 19, 20, 22-24, 26-31
1832: Jan. 3, 5-7, 9-14, 16-18, 20, 21, 23-25, 17, 27, 28, 30
1835: April 9
1836: May 3, 4, 6, 7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-28, 30, 31; June 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20, 23-25, 27, 29, 30; July 1, 2, 4, 6-9, 11-14, 16, 18-21, 23, 25-30; Aug. 1-6, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25-27, 29-31; Sept. 1-3, 6, 19-23 (with supplement), 26-30; Oct. 1, 3-8, 11-13, 15, 17-21, 24-28, 31; Nov. 1-5, 7-12, 14-19, 21, 24, 28; Dec. 2, 3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-22, 24, 29
1837: Jan. 5, 7, 10-14, 16-21, 23-38, 30, 31; Feb. 1-4, 6, 9-11, 13-18, 20-25, 27, 28; March 1-4, 6-10, 13, 14, 17-18, 20-25, 27-31; April 1, 3-8, 10-15, 17-19, 21, 22, 24-26, 28, 29; May 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13, 15-20, 22-26, 29-31; June 1-3, 5-7, 27
1841: Jan. 28-30; Feb. 3-5, 12, 13, 16-19, 22-26; March 1-6, 8-11, 15-19, 22-26, 29, 31; April 1-3, 5, 12-17, 19, 20, 22-24, 27-30; May 1, 5-8, 10-14, 17-19, 21, 22, 24-26, 28; Aug. 24
1842: June 13, 14
1843: March 31
1844: Aug. 8; Oct. 10 (extra)
1845: Jan. 8; Sept. 26
1846: Dec. 12
1847: May 4
1848: March 20
1850: July 11
1851: Nov. 25
1852: June 23, 30; July 7, 16, 23, 30; Aug. 6, 13, 20; Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24; Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 (all “Extra” editions)
1853: Sept. 23
1856: Feb. 19
1859: June 23; Nov. 8
1860: Jan. 5; Feb. 15; Aug. 2; Nov. 5, 15, 17, 21, 23, 26, 27; Dec. 1, 4, 13, 17, 18, 22
1861: Jan. 4, 8, 10, 11, 18, 19; Feb. 26; July 19; Aug. 19; Oct. 1; Dec. 6, 27
1862: Jan. 10, 18, 22, 30; Feb. 4, 7, 19; April 3; Aug. 16, 29; Sept. 5, 23; Oct. 2, 13, 14, 22
1863: Jan. 13, 17, 19; May 2, 30; June 16, 22; Aug 25
1864: Jan. 3, 10, 25; April 26; May 12; Sept. 6; Oct. 2, 6, 23; Dec. 5
1865: Jan. 10, 13-20; March 23-25; April 15,16; May 7; June 10, 15, 21, 24, 25; July 6, 30
1866: Jan. 19, 20, 31; March 31; May 29; July 31
1867: Jan. 21; Feb. 6, 22; April 24; May 10, 20, 24; Aug. 16
1868: July 10; Nov. 7
Individual Boxes
Louisville Daily Journal 1839: Jan. 1-June 29; July 1-Dec. 31 (various dates) Bound vols. In Individual Boxes
Louisville Daily Journal / Daily Journal and Focus / Louisville Journal Louisville Daily Journal – 26 Nov. 1830; 14 June 1836-31 Dec. 1839 (except 1838)
Daily Journal and Focus – 1832: Jan 31; Feb 2, 4, 7
Louisville Journal – 1835: May 13, July 8; 1836: April 13, July 17, 24
With microfilm
Louisville Daily Ledger 1872: Jan. 11, 31; Feb. 12, 26; Aug. 19 (2 copies); Sept. 10
1873: June 6, 24
1874: Nov. 6
Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville Daily News 1896: April 3 Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville Daily Rover 1844: July 4 Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville Daily Union Press / Louisville National Union Press 1864: May 12; July 27; Sept. 12; Dec. 3, 5, 6
1865: Apr 15, extra, death of Abraham Lincoln; Nov. 11
Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville Defender 1953: Nov. 25
1983: March 24 (6 copies of various 50th Anniversary issues)
Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville Democrat 1853: Jan. 22 (evening edition)
1888: Feb. 11
Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville Dispatch, The 18 April 1897-18 Dec. 1897 With microfilm
Louisville Evening Bulletin 1851: Nov. 24
1852: Oct. 29 (partial)
1853: March 23, 25, 28, 31; June 16
1862: Jan. 3, 4, 6
1863: Jan. 2, 8
Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville Evening Express 1869: May 7 Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville Gazette 1825: Nov. 8
1826: Jan. 17; March 24; June 23
Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville Gazette and Indiana Correspondent 1811: March 15 Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville Gazette and Western Advertiser 1807: Dec. 1, 8, 15
1808: Jan. 19, 26; Feb. 2; March 1
1809: April 5
Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville Herald, The 1906: July 2
1907: Nov. 9
1912: Sept. 2, 7
1913: April 13
1915: April 23
1918: Oct. 13, Nov. 24
1925: Oct. 8
Individual Box
Louisville Literary News-Letter 1840: May 9 Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville Morning Courier / Morning Courier 1844: July 4
1846: Oct. 27; Nov. 28
1847: Feb. 3; June 22 (partial); July 8-9, 12-15, 17, 19; April 3
1849: July 12; Aug. 18
1850: July 11; Sept. 14
Individual Box
Louisville Morning Courier and American Democrat 1845: Jan. 27; April 14; July 17; Aug. 6
1846: July 10
With microfilm
Louisville News and Enquirer 1935: Dec. 3 Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville News, The 1901: Sept. 14 (2 copies) Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville Post 1892: March 1-Aug. 31 Wrapped vol. on shelf
Louisville Public Advertiser Nov. 1838-19 Jan. 1841 Bound vol. on shelf
Louisville Public Advertiser 1818: July 21 (partial), 28; Aug. 4
1819: Jan. 1, 23, 27, 30; Feb. 3
1826: Jan. 28; May 20; June 24
1830: Jan. 1
Individual Boxes
Louisville Public Advertiser 1821: Oct. 10; Dec. 1
1825: Oct. 22
1827: Dec. 8
1828: April 26 (partial); July 2, 5, 12, 17; Sept. 27; Oct. 4,25; Dec. 20
1829: March 25; April 18
1832: Dec. 11, 19
1833: March 15, 30
1836: Feb. 27; March 5, 19; April 9, 16, 23; May 7, 14, 21; June 11, 18, 25; July 2; Aug. 27; Sept. 3; Nov. 26; Dec. 17
1837: March 25; April 8; May 20, 27; June 3, 17; July 1, 8, 15; Dec. 9, 23
1838: Jan. 6, 13, 20
1839: June 1, 5, 8, 12, 26, 29; July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
1840: July 8, 10; Sept 12; Oct. 31; Dec. 19, 23
1841: July 10; Aug. 7, 14; Oct. 2, 9, 23, 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20; Dec. 4, 11, 18, 25
1842: Jan. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26; March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; May 14, 28; June 4, 18
1844: Jan. 9
Individual Boxes
Louisville Public Advertiser 1819 April-1821 Jan.
1821 Jan.-1822 Sept.
1822 Sept.-1824 Aug.
1824 Aug.-1825 Dec.
1827 Jan.-1829 Jan.
1829 Feb.-1830 April
1830 April-Dec.
1841 Jan.-May
With microfilm
Louisville Saturday Review 1874: Sept. 19
1875: May 1, 8, 15, 22; June 5, 12, 19; Oct. 9; Nov. 27; Dec. 4, 11, 18, 25
1876: Jan. 1, 8, 15
Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville Skyline, The 1989: Jan. 16-23; Jan. 30-Feb. 6; Feb. 27-March 6; March 6-13; March 13-20; April 10-17 Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville Sun / Louisville Daily Sun / Daily Evening Sun, The Daily Evening Sun: 1869 March 13; 1870 Jan. 22
Louisville Daily Sun: 1842 June 14; 1870 Feb. 18
Louisville Sun: 1872 March 15 (last issue)
Misc. L Box (pt. 1)
Louisville Sunday Courier 1860: April 8, 15 Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville Times, The 1888: Feb. 21 Mini Papers Box
Louisville Times, The 1885- Aug. 17
1886: Sept. 6
1887- Apr 27 (partial)
1890- Mar 21 (5 copies); June 30; Aug 14; Sept 18
1891- Mar 31 (partial); Apr 2
1893- June 2; July 10
1898- May 1
1901- Sept 6
1902- Dec 13
1905: April 5
1906- June 15
1917: Dec. 21 (partial), 23
1918: March 12; Nov. 11, 12
1919: Jan. 6, 7, 11; May 10
1934: May 1
1937: Jan. 22
1941: Dec. 8
1943: Sept. 8
1945: April 12; May 1, 7
1959: May 12 (75th Anniversary Edition)
1962: Feb. 20
1971: Dec. 6-7
1974: Feb. 23 (Scene section); April 4-6
Individual Boxes
Louisville Times, The 1965: Aug. 25, 26 (editions regarding the explosion at DuPont Synthetic Rubber Plant) Wrapped with C-J special editions in C-J Boxes
Louisville Weekly Courier 1848: Dec. 16
1855: Aug. 8
1856: Dec. 20
1858: Feb. 13, July 31, Nov. 6, 20, Dec. 18
1859: Jan. 1, 22; March 12, 19, 26; April 9, 16, 23; May 14; Oct. 1
1860: Jan. 7; Feb. 4; April 7
1861: Feb. (supplement); March 30; April 6, 13, 27; June 15, 22
1866: June 27; Aug. 22; Oct. 24, 31
Individual Box #2
Louisville Weekly Courier 1845-1849 (various dates) Individual Box #1
Louisville Weekly Democrat, The / Weekly Louisville Democrat, The 1845: June 18; July 23; Ag. 27; Sept. 21
1847: Dec. 15
1848: July 19
1851: Sept. 9, 17; Dec. 24
1852: May 5; July 1; Nov. 24
1853: March 9; Aug. 3, 10; Sept. 21
1854: Jan. 11, 25; Feb. 1, 22; March 1, 22; April 5, 26; May 24; June 7; Aug. 16, 30; Sept. 27; Nov. 15, 22
1855: Feb. 11; March 21, 28; April 4; May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
1856: Feb. 20; March 5, 12, 19, 26; May 14; Sept. 20
1857: July 8; Dec. 16
1858: May 12
1859: March 9
1862: Feb. 26; May 14
Individual Boxes
Louisville Weekly Democrat, The / Weekly Louisville Democrat, The 5 Jan. 1850-20 May 1854 Bound vol. in Individual Box
Louisville Weekly Gazette 1841: July 5; Sept. 22; Dec. 5, 26
1842: Sept. 3
Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville Weekly Journal / Louisville Journal 1831: Jan. 19
1834: Jan. 15
1835: May 13; July 8
1836: April 13; Aug. 17, 24; Sept. 14
1838: Dec. 19
1839: Jan. 16; April 24; Sept. 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
1840: March 11, 18
1841: Jan. 13; March 3; Oct. 13; Nov. 3
1842: Feb. 2; June 8; Oct. 5, 12; Dec. 28
1844: March 13; Aug. 14
1845: Sept. 10; Dec. 10
1846: April 22; May 27
1847: July 14; Nov. 3, 24; Dec. 22
Individual Box #1
Louisville Weekly Journal / Louisville Journal 1848: Feb. 9; March 22, 29; April 5; Aug. 23; Sept. 27; Nov. 15
1850: April 24
1852: Nov. 16
1854: Feb. 7
1856: Feb. 27; April 30; June 18
1857: Dec. 9
1858: Dec. 8
1862: Jan. 7, 21; Feb. 4, 18
1863: Jan. 13; June 23
1866: June 19; July 17; Oct. 2
Individual Box #2
Louisville Weekly Journal / Louisville Journal Various issues 1845-1855 and 1861-1862 3 vols. on shelf (2 wrapped, 1 unwrapped)
Louisville Weekly Journal / Louisville Journal 1831: Aug. 17-Dec. 21
1835: May 13; July 8
1836: April 13; Aug. 17, 24; Sept. 14
1838: Dec. 19
1839: Jan. 16; April 14; Sept. 25; Oct. 2-30
1840: March 11, 18
1858: Nov. 29
With microfilm
Louisville Weekly Ledger 1873: May 21
1874: April 7
Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Louisville Weekly Sun 1842: Sept. (masthead missing) Misc. L Box (pt. 2)
Main Street 1981: Jan, April/May, May/June, June/July, July/Aug, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec Individual Box – Boxed with others under “Manly Messenger”
Manly Messenger, The Dec. 1975 Individual Box (small blue box)
Messenger, The 1976: Vol. 1, Jan.-Dec. (11 issues)
1977: Vol. 2, Jan.-Dec. (12 issues, Filson missing May, Sept, and Oct)
1978: Vol. 3, Jan.-Dec. (12 issues, Filson missing May and Aug)
1979: Vol. 4, Jan.-Feb. (2 issues)
Individual Box – Boxed with others under “Manly Messenger”
Microscope, The / Microscope and General Advertiser, The Microscope: 17 April-23 Oct. 1824
Micro & Gen. Ad: 30 Oct. 1824-20 Aug. 1825
Wrapped vol. on shelf
Morning Post and Commercial Advertiser, The 1822: May 3 Individual Box
Morning Post and Commercial Advertiser, The 1823: Feb. ?; Dec. 12
1824: Jan. 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30; Feb. 6, 13; April 6, 9, ?, 23; May 21; July 13, 16, 27; Sept. 28; Nov. 26
1825: March 4, 18, 22; April 1, 5, 8, 15, 19; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; June 7, 14, 21, 28; July 5, 12, 19, 26; Aug. 2, 9, 16
Individual Box
National Agricultural Exhibition, The (Prospectus) 1884 (undated) Misc. N-P Box
Nautilus, The 1884: July (Vol. 1 No. 3) Mini Papers Box
New Deal, The 1934: April (2 copies) Misc. N-P Box
New Highlander, The 1928: May 1, 15; June 1, 15; July 1, 15; Aug. 1, 15; Sept. 10, 25; Oct. 10, 25; Nov. 10
1929: Feb. 25 (on microfilm)
Misc. N-P Box
Ohio Falls Express, The 1884: July 12 Misc. N-P Box
Olive Branch 1865: Dec. 13 Mini Papers Box
Omnibus 1867: Jan. 1-Dec. 29
1868: Jan. 5-Dec. 20
1871: Jan. 1 -Dec. 24
1877: Sept. 23 (article on President Rutherford B. Hayes visit to the National Industrial Exposition)
5 wrapped packages on shelf
Omnibus 1883: Nov. 4 With microfilm
Our American Youth 1873: Feb. (Vol. 2 No. 2) Mini Papers Box
Over The Top 1919: Jan. 15-June 25 (contains “Farewell Number” pictorial section) Wrapped vol. on shelf
Portland Anchor, The 1975: July (2 copies)[Vol. 1 No. 1]; Sept. (2 copies); Oct. (2 copies); Nov. (2 copies); Dec. (2 copies)
1976 Feb. 24 (2 copies); March; April; June; July; Aug.; Sept.; Oct.
Misc. N-P Box
Portland Civic News Jan. 1935-May 1940 With microfilm
Presbyterian Herald, The 1850: Jan. 17 Misc. N-P Box
Probable Era, The / Probable Error, The 1918: Sept.-Dec. Wrapped vol. on shelf
Public Ledger and Commercial Bulletin, The 1845: Dec. 15, 17, 22 Misc. N-P Box
Rooster, The 1940: Dec. 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6) Misc. Q-S Box
Rough and Ready 1847: Oct. 9 (Vol. 1 No. 9) Misc. Q-S Box
Round Table / Round Table, The 1946: July 9 (Vol. 1 No. 17); Aug. 27; Oct. 8
1947: Jan. 14
1948: Aug. 3, 31
1949: May 24; June 14; Aug. 9
1950: Jan. 10; Feb. 7, 14; July 28
1952: Jan. 21; Oct. 13
1953: Jan. 19; Feb. 2 (Vol. 7 No. 46; paper changed to biweekly), 16; March 23; May 11; June 1, 29; July 13; Nov. 23
1954: Jan. 4; Feb. 1; March 1, 29 (first issue as Round Table); April 12; May 10, 28; June 24; July 12, 30; Oct. 15
1955: April 29; June 27; July 15; Aug. 12; Nov. 14
1956: Sept. 14; Nov. 26; Dec. 12
1957: Jan. 14; Nov. 8; Dec. 13
1958: Jan. 13, 21; Feb. 7, 28; April 2; May 16; June 6; July 11, 28; Aug. 15; Sept. 30; Oct. 17; Dec. 8, 22
Wrapped package on shelf
Savings Journal: Published by and in the Interest of the Greater Louisville Savings and Building Association 1923: January
1926: May
Misc. Q-S Box
School-Bell 1876: Jan. (Vol. 1 No. 1) Misc. Q-S Box
Screw, The 1847: Dec. 17
1850: February (no date)
Misc. Q-S Box
Semaphore, The 1934: Feb. 18 (21st Anniversary Edition) Misc. Q-S Box
Servicemen’s Louisville Dispatch 1945: July 4, 11, 25 Misc. Q-S Box
Sonntags-Post 1867: Nov. 10, 17, 24; Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
1868: Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26; Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; June 7, 14, 21, 28; July 5, 12, 19, 26; Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27; Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25; Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27
1869: Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28; March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; June 13, 20, 27; July 4, 11, 18, 25; Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (pages misnumbered); Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26; Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28; Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26
1870: Jan. 2
2 wrapped packages on shelf
Southern Agriculturist 1883: Feb. 22 (damaged, partial) [Vol. 14  No. 7] Misc. Q-S Box
Southerner, The 1939: Nov. 3 Misc. Q-S Box
Southern Weekly, The 1949: March 4, 11, 25; April 1 Misc. Q-S Box
Sunday Argus, The 1876: May 21; July 23; Aug. 6, 13; Sept. 17, 24; Oct. 1, 8, 29; Nov. 5, 26; Dec. 31
1877: Jan. 14, 21, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 18; March 4, 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 15, 29; May 13, 20; June 3, 10, 24; July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Aug. 5, 12; Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25; Dec. 16, 23, 30
1878: Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27; Feb. 10, 17, 24; March 10, 17, 24, 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 12, 19 (& supplement), 26; June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; July 14, 21, 28 (damaged); Aug. 18, 25; Sept. 1, 15, 22 (& supplement), 29; Oct. 13 (1 supplement), 20 (& supplement) 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17; Dec. 1, 8, 15 (& extra), 22
1879: Jan. 19, 26; Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23; March 9, 16, 23, 30 (& supplement); April 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18, 25; June 1, 29 (damaged); July 13, 20, 27; Aug. 3, 10, 24, 31; Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28; Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26; Nov. 2, 16, 23; Dec. 7, 21, 28
1880: Jan. 11, 25; Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11 (& supplement), 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23; June 13, 27; July 4, 11, 18; Aug. 1, 8, 15, 29; Sept. 5, 19, 26; Oct. 10, 17, 24; Nov. 1, 14, 21, 28; Dec. 5, 12, 19 (& supplement), 26
Individual Boxes
Sunday Argus, The 1881: Jan. 2, 9, 16, 19 (& supplement), 26; Feb. 6, 20; March 6, 13, 20, 27; April 10, 17; May 1, 8, 15 (& supplement), 22 (supplement only), 29; June 5, 12, 19, 26; July 3, 10; Aug. 7, 21; Sept. 4, 18; Oct. 2 ,9, 16; Nov. 20, 27 (partial); Dec. 11 (partial), 18, 25
1882: Jan. 1, 15, 22, 29; Feb. 19; March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 16, 30; May 7, 14, 21, 28; June 3, 11, 18; July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Aug. 6, 13; Oct 1, 15, 22, 29; Nov. 6, 12, 19 (partial); Dec. 3
1883: Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28; Feb. 4 (partial), 18, 25; March 18, 25; April 1, 8, 29; June 3, 17, 24; July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Aug. 5, 12, 19; Sept. 2, 9 (supplement only); Oct. 7, 14; Nov. 4, 25; Dec. 16, 23
1884: July 6; Dec. 14
Individual Boxes
Sunday Varieties, The 1853: Jan. 9 Misc. Q-S Box
Tägliches Louisville Volksblatt 1865: April 16, 19
1871: Jan.-Dec.
Wrapped vol. and folder on shelf
Temperance Advocate, The 1846: July 4 (Vol. 1 No. 1) Misc. T-Z Box
Trench and Camp 1917-1919 various issues Wrapped vol. on shelf
True Democrat, The 1872: Sept. 9 (Vol. 1 No. 7) Misc. T-Z Box
Truth 1885: Oct. 11 (No. 1)
1886: Oct. 10 (partial)
1892: Feb. 7
1893: May 14; July 2
Misc. T-Z Box
Tube Turner and Pipeline, The 1965: March (employee newsletter); Nov. (Vol. 1 No. 1); Dec.
1966- Jan.; March-June; Aug-Dec.
1967: Jan.-Dec.
1968: Jan.; Feb.; April; May-Sept.; Nov.; Dec.
1969: Jan.-June; Aug.-Dec.
1970: Jan; March-June; Aug.-Dec.
1971: Jan; Feb.
1972: May-July
1973: Sept.-Dec.
1974: July
1975: April; May; July
1976: Feb.; June
1977: April; June
1981: Dec. (special Christmas insert Pipeline)
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Voice of Masonry, The 1859: Jan. 1, 15; Feb. 1, 15; March 1, 15; April 1, 15; May 1, 15; July 15; Dec. 1, 15 Misc. T-Z Box
Weekly Dollar Democrat / Dollar Weekly Democrat 1855: Sept. 22
1861: Jan. 12; Dec. 28
1862: Jan. 25; Feb. 22
Misc. T-Z Box
Weekly Louisville Commercial 1879: June 17 Misc. T-Z Box
Weekly Louisville Times / Louisville Weekly Times 1855: April 11; Aug. 1, 15 Misc. T-Z Box
West End Weekly News 1935-1941 (entire years)
1942: Jan. 2-end of year
1943-1951 (entire years)
1952: Jan.-June 26
With microfilm
Western American, The 1806: Feb. 6, 13, 27; April 9, 16; May 7, 14, 21; June 4, 25; July 16, 23; Sept. 11 Wrapped vol. on shelf
Western Courier, The 1812-1817 (various dates) 3 wrapped vols. on shelf
Western Courier, The 1820: April 1; Dec. 2 Misc. T-Z Box
Western Presbyterian Herald 1837: Oct. 19 (partial) Misc. T-Z Box
Western Presbyterian Herald 21 Sept. 1837-6 Dec. 1838 Wrapped vol. on shelf
Western Recorder, The 1851: June 4, 11, 18, 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23; Aug. 6, 13, 27; Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24; Oct. 1; Dec. 10, 17, 19, 31
1852: Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19, 26; June 9, 16, 24; July 7
1853: Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26; Feb. 2, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 23; April 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4, 18; Nov. 23 (partial)
1854: Jan. 18, 25; Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 31; June 7, 14
1859: April 5, 12 (partial), 26 (partial), 19 (partial); May 3 (partial), 24, 31; June 7, 14, 21; July 4, 18 (partial); Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
1862: June 28
1886: July 15 (partial)
1893: Aug. 3 (partial)
1895: Oct. 3 (partial)
1896: June 18 (partial)
1897: Jan. 28 (partial)
1902: Dec. 11 (partial)
1930: Sept. 4, 11; Dec. 4
2 individual boxes
Ye Olde Town Weeklie 1825: May 10-Oct. 18 Misc. T-Z Box

General Pike (steamboat) Bills of Lading, 1818-1822, undated

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator: General Pike (steamboat)

Title: Bills of lading, 1818-1822, undated

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

Size of Collection: 0.25 cubic feet (232 items)

Location Number:  Mss. BN G326

Scope and Content Note

The collection is comprised of bills of lading, aka freight bills or waybills, that identify the freight carried by the first General Pike steamboat between 1818 and 1822.  Routine cargo includes nails, farm tools, coffee, sugar, flour, raisins, pork, fish, wine, whiskey, and lard among many other things.  Occasionally, some unique items were shipped, such as the “two copper stills” shipped from Louisville to Cincinnati on May 6, 1820.  The dates on the bills are not spread evenly among the years included, at least in part because steamboat travel was intermittent due to fluctuating water levels. Captains and clerks identified by these bills of lading include Neziah Bliss, Andrew Mack, Phillip Pennywitt, John M. Rowan, and Jacob Strader.

Related Collections:

Historical Note

The steamboat General Pike, launched in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 1, 1818, was built by a man identified in the October 2, 1818, Lexington Kentucky Gazette only as “Mr. Brooks.” The boat’s keel measured 100 feet; beam, 25 feet; and hold, about six feet.   Its capacity was approximately 177 tons, and it drew a little over three feet of water; (it needed only that much water to stay afloat).  The General Pike had 14 staterooms and enough berths to accommodate 86 people in all.  Its saloon (the public area for cabin passengers) was approximately 18×50 feet and featured marble columns and luxurious carpeting.  It is often described as the first packet on the western waters built exclusively for passenger service.  However, hundreds of its bills of lading survive, making it clear that the boat routinely accommodated freight, even though it may have been built primarily for passenger service.

Per its bills of lading from the years 1818-1822, the boat’s captains included Neziah Bliss, Andrew Mack, Phillip Pennywitt, John M. Rowan, and Jacob Strader.  Pennywitt ultimately had a long career on the western waters and eventually became known as “the father of steamboating in Arkansas.” Strader became an industrial magnate in Cincinnati, at one time participating in the ownership of a fleet of 23 steamboats in addition to holding substantial railroad interests.

The General Pike was one of the first Ohio River steamboats to have an established “trade,” a route it traveled according to a predetermined schedule. (At the time, most boats operated as transients, changing their routes sporadically based on water conditions and commercial opportunities.)  Its original route was Louisville – Cincinnati – Maysville. (It also made stops at intermediate river settlements as necessary.)

An advertisement in Cincinnati’s Western Spy newspaper in November 1822 touts a trip by the General Pike as far down the river as St. Louis, Missouri and as far up as Wheeling, West Virginia.  That may have been the initial test of a new trade as the General Pike ultimately became part of the Cincinnati – Louisville – St. Louis United States Mail Line, an operation that would become one of the most successful, longest lived steamboat lines on the western rivers.

In 1819, an upstream trip from Louisville to Cincinnati on the General Pike took about 40 hours. Cabin fare, which included meals, was $12.  The downstream trip took about half that time with a cabin fare of $8.  Deck passengers paid considerably less but were responsible for their own meals and shelter from the elements. A steamboat’s deck passengers were not allowed to enter the saloon.

Steamboats were lightly constructed and had a normal life expectancy of no more than four to five years; the General Pike was reported as “worn out” by 1823. However, the names of popular boats were routinely recycled. The first “namesake boat,” captained by Strader, was operating by April 1824, only to be reported as out of service by 1827. More boats of the same name followed.

Source:

Hunter, Louis C. Steamboats on the Western Rivers: An Economic and Technological History (Dover Publications, 1994)

 

Folder List

Folder 1: Bills of lading, 1818

Folder 2:  Bills of lading, 1819

Folder 3: Bills of lading, February-April 1820

Folder 4: Bills of lading, May-December 1820

Folder 5: Bills of lading, January, February, December 1821

Folder 6: Bills of lading, January-March 1822

Folder 7: Bills of lading, April-July 1822

Folder 8: Bills of lading, undated

Krementz, Joseph (1840-1928) Photograph Collection, ca. 1870s-1963

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Krementz, Joseph, 1840-1928

Title:  Photograph Collection, ca. 1870s-1963

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

Size of Collection:  2 medium boxes

Location Number:  021PC4

Scope and Content Note

The collection includes photographs taken by Krementz, mainly of landscapes, grazing cattle, and family photographs, including a photograph of Krementz. There are prints of lantern slides created by Krementz – the originals are housed at the archives of the University of Louisville. The collection also includes studies taken by other photographers Krementz had in his possession, as well as Catholic and German ephemera. Materials are both in English and German. Also included in the collection is a business card for the J. Krementz studio in the Courier Journal Building in Louisville, Ky. Photographs appear in a variety of forms, including cabinet cards, mounted photographs, a tintype, and a milk glass portrait.

Dates of the photographs are approximated to be from the 1870s into the early 1900s, with one photograph from 1963. Most of the photos are undated, except for a few landscape photographs dated to the late 1880s. Most of the photographs in the collection were taken by Krementz, with some photographs from the studio of Edward Klauber. There are also photographs from studios around the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Biographical Note

Joseph Krementz was born in March of 1840 to a family of eight children in Kriftel, Germany, near Frankfurt. Krementz displayed a talent for art from a young age, winning first prize at a school art competition in Wiesbaden, Germany. His parents fostered his natural talent, allowing him to receive instruction from renowned Wiesbaden painter Ludwig Knaus. When the Krementz family emigrated from Germany to the New Albany, Indiana area in 1851, Joseph was able to continue his artistic education with German-born painter and photographer Carl Pfetsch.

By the 1870s, Krementz was married to Maria Louisa Keller and making his living through photography. Krementz did a great deal of portrait photography throughout his career, particularly cartes-de-visite. Krementz operated photographic studios both in Louisville, Kentucky and New Albany, Indiana.

In addition to portrait photography, Krementz was a talented landscape painter and belonged to the prestigious Wonderland Way Art Club in his later years. At one point boasting over 300 members, the Club was made up of local artists from the “Wonderland Way”, a name referring to a network of roads along the Ohio River, stretching from Mount Vernon, Illinois to Cincinnati, Ohio. Both Louisville and New Albany were major stops along these roads, which were built after World War I to encourage automobile tourism to the area. Krementz painted several views of these areas, depicting agricultural scenes as well as natural landscapes.

Krementz was a well-recognized local artist, with his works being shown frequently at Wonderland Way galleries beginning in 1914. He also saw his landscape paintings exhibited throughout the eastern United States, with works shown in galleries in New York City, Nashville, and Chicago. Krementz was able to expand his subject material beyond his local area, painting works depicting Western landscapes. Krementz’s contributions to the artistic culture of the Ohio Valley area are many. Not only did he contribute his artistic talents to the Wonderland Way Art Club, but his mentorship to younger members was inspirational to the next generation of local artists. Krementz died in April 1928 at the age of 88 and is buried in St. Mary Cemetery in New Albany.

Box/Series List

Series 1: 021PC4.001-.082, .104, .199 – Landscape photographs

Mounted photos of local landscapes, taken by Krementz or possibly other artists. Krementz most likely used these photographs as studies for his landscape paintings. Notable locations include Silver Creek, Big Eddy, Beachwood, and Green Valley Road, all in New Albany, Indiana. .104 is an underdeveloped photograph; .199 is a painted photograph.

Series 2: 021PC4.083-.103 – Cattle photographs

Mounted photos of cattle grazing in fields and waterways. Krementz most likely used these photographs as studies for his landscape paintings. Locations include Beachwood and Green Valley Road in New Albany, Indiana. Many photos taken in the summer seasons of the late 1880s.

Series 3: 021PC4.104-.117 – Family photographs

Photographs of the Krementz family, including their home in New Albany, the Krementz children, and the family cats. Notable items include .104: Photograph of Joseph Krementz; .106-107: Mary Krementz in front of the Krementz home, 1963.

Series 4: 021PC4.118-.138 Studio photographs

Photographs taken by other artists for Krementz to study or taken by Krementz that were created in a studio. Includes portraiture and natural landscapes, particularly woodlands and waterways.

Series 5: 021PC4.139-.145 – Lantern slide photocopies

Photocopies of lantern slides taken by Krementz, dated to the late 1880s. The slides feature photos of natural scenes, particularly waterways. Some slides include images of bridges and boats on the Ohio River. Notable locations include the K&I Bridge (.139), Silver Creek (.140), Floyd Knobs (.143), and Falling Run Creek (.145).

Series 6: 021PC4.146-0.166 – Photography studies and samples

Photographs from around the world, showing a variety of photographs that Krementz may have used for inspiration. Includes portraiture of women and men as well as a dry plate photograph sample on “Alpha” paper (0.164).

Series 7: 021PC4.167-.197 – Miscellaneous photograph and print ephemera

A series of miscellaneous art ephemera, all paper based. Subjects include Christian art, German lithograph print copies, and photographs of natural scenes in the United States.

Series 8: 021PC4.198 – Krementz Studio Card

A framed business card for Joseph Krementz, at his photography studio located in the Courier Journal building in Louisville, Kentucky. The business card features leaves and acorns for decoration, representative of Krementz’s interest in woodland aesthetics.

 

Subject Headings

Art, German—19th century.

Artists–United States.
Black-and-white photography.

Bridges—Ohio River.

Cattle.

Cartes-de-visite photographs.

Lantern slides.

Louisville (Ky.)

Nature photography.

New Albany (Ind.)

Ohio River.

Photographers.

Photographic industry.

Photography.

Portrait photography.

 

Carr, Geoff (1953- ) Artist Series Photograph Collection, ca. mid-1980 to early 2000s

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Carr, Geoff

Title:  Artist Series Photograph Collection, ca. mid-1980 to early 2000s

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

Size of Collection:  7 oversized boxes (60 items) and 553 digital files (5.43 GB)

Location Number:  023PC16

Scope and Content Note

Sixty matted and unmatted fine art, black-and-white portraiture documenting Louisville and Southern Indiana artists, by Louisville photographer Geoff Carr. Carr began photographing artists in their studios for the Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation– now the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft (KMAC)– in 1988 for artists to display alongside their work during exhibitions. Once the KMAC project was complete, he continued capturing regional artists in their personal creative spaces and studios. Also included are born-digital files of some of the artists; these items have the same identifier with a letter “a” after the object ID number.

Biographical Note

Geoffrey Carr (1953-) has been a commercial photographer for over thirty years in Louisville, Kentucky. He studied photography at the Center for Photographic Studies, earned his bachelor’s degree in art from the University of Louisville, and holds an MFA in Photography from the University of Illinois. He has won numerous awards on the local and national level for his photographs. Carr was a member and Director of the Pyro Gallery in Louisville. He opened a studio now called Firehouse Gallery at 221 S. Hancock St. in the early 2000s, where he displays his own photographic work as well as an array of work from other contemporary, regional artists.

Artist Biographies

Stephanie Baldyga-Stagg is a classically trained artist from Louisville, Kentucky. Her works often feature abstract strokes layered on top of each other, resulting in geometric shapes. She has taught art at Presentation Academy, Spalding University, and the University of Louisville.

Catherine Bryant is a Louisville landscape artist who prefers working “en plein air.”  She formerly owned a gallery on Frankfort Avenue and now works at her gallery on Sherbrooke Road. She also teaches art at Preston Art Center and at her personal studio in Louisville.

Tom Butsch is a sculptor and metal artist in Louisville, Kentucky.

Madison Cawein (1950-) was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He attended Harvard University and the California Institute of the Arts. He is most well-known for his work as a painter of botanical subjects in a photo-realistic style.

Dionisio Ceballos (1972-) was born in Mexico City. He is a multidisciplinary artist known for his murals and colorful abstract work. He is an Emmy award winner for his work as an artist and an animator. He now works and lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Cheryl Chapman is an abstract painter and collage artist who uses color and line as the dominant element in her works. She earned her MFA in Visual Art from the University of Kentucky.

Henry Chodkowski (1937-) was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He is best known for his landscape and seascape paintings that are inspired by a fascination with Greece, specifically the island of Crete and the Aegean Sea. He taught painting at the University of Louisville from 1962 to 1999. He now lives and works in Louisville.

Gloucester Caliman “G. C.” Coxe (1907-1999) was an abstract painter in the Louisville art scene. He was the first Black artist to receive a fine arts degree from the University of Louisville. He co-founded the Louisville Art Workshop and was a mentor to generations of Louisville artists. He made his living as an illustrator and a painter.

Mary Craik (1924-2019) was a fiber artist and feminist activist from Louisville, Kentucky. In her early life, she traveled around the country and internationally with her husband. She taught middle and high school art in Texas before getting her master’s degree. Her personal experience with sexism in the workplace lead to her pursing a PhD at the University of Iowa. After experiencing sexism once again, she filed a discrimination suit against the University and used the money from the settlement to establish the Mary Craik Scholarship for Women at the University of Louisville. Once moving back to Louisville in 1990, she began her career as a fiber artist.

Mary Ann Currier (1927-2017) started her art career as a commercial artist in the advertising department at Stewart’s Department Store. She experimented with many different styles of art but is ultimately known best for her hyper-realistic arrangements of commonplace items. Her work has been exhibited in 21 solo and 84 group shows across the United States, and she is featured in 19 permanent collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and at the Speed Art Museum.

Brad Devlin creates abstract, three-dimensional compositions from found and salvaged materials. He lives and creates in Louisville, Kentucky.

Patrick Donley is a sculptor, musician, and gallery owner in Louisville, Kentucky. He is most well-known for his colorful, abstract paintings. His current work involves excavating and photographing items found beneath his warehouse/studio, which sits atop a 19th-century midden.

William Duffy (1953-) went to school to pursue drawing and painting, and in his early career as an artist he primarily produced paintings, silk screen prints, and drawings that shared his personal experiences as an African American. He later discovered carving stone was his calling and started work full-time as a sculptor in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1980.

Gaela Erwin (1951-) was born in Franklin, Indiana. She is a contemporary painter of portraits using both pastel and oil mediums. Erwin is inspired by the rich history of portraiture and studies seventeenth-century portraits. She now works and creates in Louisville, Kentucky.

Wayne Ferguson is a ceramic artist who creates holloware items meant more for decoration than storage. Most of his creations can be deemed effigy pots in the shapes of people or animals, oftentimes touching upon political satire or commentary.  He has worked with clay since age seven.

Paul Fields (1939-2004) was an internationally renowned Louisville sculptor of stone and wood abstracts. He was Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest’s first unofficial Artist in Residence in 1980.

Marvin Finn (1913-2007) grew up on a farm in Clio, Alabama. One of twelve children, he left school in the first grade to help work on the family farm. He grew up watching his father whittling wood into little toys and learned the art from him. He moved to Louisville after the outbreak of World War I, where he got married and had children of his own. He continued the tradition of creating toys from wood for his own children, and eventually went on to create larger displays of his whimsical farm animals.

Bates Fisher is a three-dimensional metal artist in Kentucky.

Sarah Frederick grew up in Louisville but left as a young woman to study art in California, where she fell in love with ceramic arts. She is most well known for her press-molded terracotta jars, teapots, plants, and bowls. She was a founding member of the Louisville Potters, a group of professional potters who gather to share events and support each other in their artistic endeavors.

Fred di Frenzi (1953-) is a glass artist and sculptor.

Julius Friedman (1943-2017) was one of the most influential photographers and graphic designers in the Louisville arts community. He is known for his iconic posters advertising the Louisville Ballet and Louisville Orchestra, and particularly recognized for his famous Louisville Ballet poster of a pointe shoe balanced on an egg. He was a cofounder of the design studio Images with Nathan Felde in Louisville in 1968, which focused on book and poster design.

Denise Furnish was born in Louisville, Kentucky. Her background is in quilt restoration, painting, surface design, and graphic design. She works with discarded quilts and paints into them. Alongside Joyce Garner, she opened Garner-Furnish Studio in 2003.

Joyce Garner is a self-taught painter from Covington, Kentucky, with a studio in Louisville. She is a large-format oil painter that uses bold colors and heavy details. Her paintings typically focus on the theme of family through time. Garner opened Garner-Furnish Studio with Denise Furnish in 2003. After that closed, she co-founded Garner Narrative in 2011 with her daughter, Angie Reed Garner.

Rhonda Goodall is a painter living in Louisville, Kentucky. She owns a gallery in the Crescent Hill neighborhood. Goodall’s paintings “span themes of flora, intuition, synchronicity, sense of place, humanity, and the astral.”

Albertus “Al” Gorman is a Louisville found-material artist and art advocate who uses objects that wash ashore from the Ohio River to create whimsical sculptures, stating he has a “love for the natural world which informs” the art he makes.

Susan Gorsen is a Louisville visual artist who creates vivid and colorful drawings, mainly using oil pastel crayons. Gorsen has been a long-time arts activist and served on the Louisville Mayor’s Committee for Public Art and Amenities, as well as served on the board of the Louisville Visual Arts Association. She created a youth arts program for children in the Louisville Public School system, that went on to travel to Belfast, Northern Ireland in 2000.

Ed Hamilton (1947-) is a sculptor in Louisville, Kentucky. He worked as an apprentice under notable sculptor, Barney Bright. Hamilton is very active in the Louisville arts community, teaching workshops, holding lectures, inviting other artists to work in his studio space, and participating in local art exhibitions. He has served on a variety of boards in the community and has several well-known sculptures around the city.

Rodney Hatfield, also known as Art Snake, grew up in an Appalachian-Kentucky working-class family. He is a self-taught artist. Starting as a musician, Hatfield “displays a freedom with media” on the canvas, combining different textures and ideas.

Billy Hertz was a pioneer gallery owner in Louisville, setting up his first exhibition at 632 East Market St. in 1991. He paints semi-abstract landscapes. He was the co-owner and director of Galerie Hertz in Louisville.

Shayne Hull is an award-winning Louisville-based painter and sculptor, known for portraits and more recently, his satirical political caricatures.

Stephen Irwin (1959-2010) is a native of Vine Grove, Kentucky, but has spent most of his adult life in Louisville. Most of his work was inspired by his own experiences as a lifelong heart patient in poor health. His art has been widely collected both regionally and internationally and has been exhibited around the world. He produced delicate etchings and drawings in his early career, but later focused on producing edgy and critical delicate works out of indelicate things.

Craig Kavier is a blacksmith living and working in Louisville, Kentucky. He creates forged iron and bronze sculptures, architectural elements, and furniture.

David Keator (1951-2016) was a Louisville-based artist who created mostly porcelain works, based on traditional vessel forms with intricately inscribed details. Once his arthritis made ceramic work difficult, he began painting. He also created furniture inspired by Art Deco.

Keith Kemble is an artist in Louisville, Kentucky.

Ray Kleinhelter is an artist out of New Albany, Indiana. He is most known for his abstract riverscapes that he painted from his boat studio while sailing up and down the Ohio River.

David Kocka (1950-) is a sculptor and former priest out of Laconia, Indiana. He “views the rituals of art, faith, and everyday life as inseparable.” His most notable work is perhaps his bronze, spiritual sculptures. He also writes poetry and is a painter.

Bruce Linn has explored multiple artistic disciplines throughout his life but is most well-known for his large-scale paintings visualizing mythical narratives and metaphoric images. He is a Louisville-based artist, but also has interests in music composition, writing, photography, and curating exhibitions.

Suzanne Mitchell is an artist and former art professor at the Hite Art Institute at the University of Louisville.

Jacque Parsley is a Louisville-based artist who uses found objects, artifacts, ephemera, and vintage printed matter to create her art.

Tom Pfannerstill is a fine artist and hyper-realist sculptor and painter who creates intricate depictions of everyday objects found on the street.

Joel Pinkerton is an artist in Louisville, Kentucky, that uses found material to create 3D sculptures, wall reliefs, and installations.

C.J. Pressma is a photographer working and living in Louisville, Kentucky. He has worked as a multimedia producer and marketing communications specialist. He is most well-known for his seven-part series, Witness to the Holocaust, one of the first productions to use survivor interviews to tell the story of the Holocaust. Pressma is primarily a digital printmaker and textile artist and was a founding member of PYRO Gallery in Louisville.

Chris Radtke is a textile artist in Louisville, Kentucky. She works with textile fabrics, creating three-dimensional pieces that “blur the boundaries between sculpture and drawing.”

Judy Riendeau is an artist and art teacher in the Louisville area. Her medium of choice is clay, but she has also worked with mixed media, such as wire and found objects.

Martin Rollins is a Louisville artist and art educator. He works mostly with oil pastels and related media and produces mostly urban and suburban cityscapes and landscapes. He is heavily inspired by the architecture and landscape of Louisville. Rollins received his BFA from the Louisville School of Art in 1981 and holds an MFA from the University of Cincinnati. He also works as a school-museum liaison in Louisville and as a consultant to Kentucky Educational Television/ Kentucky Department of Education’s Visual Arts Toolkit project.

Scott Scarboro is a multimedia artist from Louisville, KY now residing in New Albany, IN. His “Upcycle” sculpture, located on 4th and Broadway in Louisville is part of the Louisville Downtown District’s Public Art Bike Rack Program. Scarboro has exhibited at Louisville’s Speed Art Museum, SFMOMA, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, Indianapolis and was featured during Art Basel Miami at the Aqua Art Hotel. Scott Scarboro is a non-folk artist who nonetheless has participated in folk art festivals, including four juried Finster Fests from 1999 to 2002 at the Rev. Howard Finster’s Paradise Gardens in Georgia. He has given lectures and presentations at the Chicago Institute of Art, The Exploratorium in San Francisco and The Cyber Arts International Convention in Pasadena, California. He has a BFA from the University of Kentucky and an MFA from the San Francisco art Institute. His work can be found in private and corporate international collections. He’s been a schoolteacher, a lamp repairman and a prop builder for clowns at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in Venice, Florida.

Robert Stagg is a still-life painter and art teacher in Louisville, Kentucky. He received his MA in Studio Art and Art History from the University of Louisville and holds an MFA from the University of Kentucky. Stagg has taught studio art and art history at Spalding University.

Ann Stewart-Anderson (1935-2019) was a painter who was active in Louisville, Kentucky. Her art focused on “the rituals of being a woman,” and was heavily feminist in nature.

Chuck Swanson is an artist living and working in Louisville, Kentucky. He operated Swanson Contemporary Gallery in the NuLu district of downtown from its opening in 1982 to its termination in 2019. He is known for his paintings and sculptures.

Julie Schweitzer is an artist and arts advocate in the regional arts community in New Albany, Indiana. She is now the Executive Director of ArtSeed, an organization that offers a variety of classes and programming, as well as community outreach opportunities to support local artists. Julie owns and runs Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany.

Byron Temple (1933-2002) was a ceramicist from Centerville, Indiana. He apprenticed under Bernard Leach in Cornwall, England, in 1960. After traveling and teaching internationally, he moved to Kentucky in 1986, where he settled and focused on making unique art pottery.

Caroline Waite was trained as a printmaker but has also worked with textiles and three-dimensional objects. She is inspired by the relationship between objects and enjoys developing a narrative between them. She has taught several art and design courses in the United Kingdom, where she is originally from. She now lives and works in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dane Waters is a singer, performer, and composer in Louisville, Kentucky. She makes music and composes with different ensembles and collaborates with and performs with other Louisville groups or musicians. She grew up surrounded by music- her mother was an opera singer with the Kentucky Opera. Waters went on to study opera like her mother.

John Whitesell was born in Hamilton, Ohio. He is currently a printmaker and educator living and working in Floyds Knobs, Indiana. He experimented in many different printing mediums, namely lithography, woodblock printing, and silkscreen printing.

Marilyn Whitsell is a master printmaker who also works in photography and graphic design. Additionally, she creates jewelry pieces inspired by nature and other cultures.

 

Collections List

Box 1:

023PC16.01-01a: Stephanie Baldyga-Stagg, 2004

023PC16.02-02a: Catherine Bryant, 2005

023PC16.03-03a: Tom Butsch, 1987

023PC16.04: Madison Cawein, 1998

023PC16.05-05a: Dionisio Ceballos

023PC16.06-06a: Cheryl Chapman

023PC16.07-07a: Henry Chokowski, 2005

023PC16.08-08a: G. C. Coxe, 1997

 

Box 2:

023PC16.09-09a: Mary Craik, 2004

023PC16.10-10a: Mary Ann Currier, 1998

023PC16.11-11a: Brad Devlin, 2004

023PC16.12-12a Patrick Donley, 2006

023PC16.13: William Duffy, 1988

023PC16.14-14a Gaela Erwin, 2008

023PC16.15- Paul Fields, 1986

023PC16.16-16a: Marvin Finn, 1988

023PC16.17- Bates Fisher, 1997

 

Box 3:

023PC16.18-18a: Sarah Frederick, 1996

023PC16.19- Fred di Frenzi, 1987,

023PC16.20-20a: Julius Friedman

023PC16.21-21a: Denise Furnish, 2004

023PC16.22-22a: Joyce Garner, 2005

023PC16.23-23a: Rhonda Goodall

023PC16.24-24a: Albertus Gorman

023PC16.25-25a: Ed Hamilton, 1986

023PC16.26: Ed Hamilton

 

Box 4:

023PC16.27- Rodney Hatfield as “Art Snake,” 1998 / 2003

023PC16.28- Rodney Hatfield, 2004

023PC16.29-29a: Rodney Hatfield, 2006

023PC16.30-30a: Billy Hertz, 2004

023PC16.31-31a: Shayne Hull, 1998

023PC16.32-32a: Stephen Irwin, 2008

023PC16.33- Craig Kavier, 1998

 

Box 5:

023PC16.34: David Keator, 1988

023PC16.35: Keith Kemble, 1998

023PC16.36-36a: Ray Kleinhelter

023PC16.37: David Kocka, 1987

023PC16.38-38a: Bruce Linn, 2006

023PC16.39-39a: Suzanne Mitchell, 2004

023PC16.40-40a: Jacque Parsley, 1996

023PC16.41: Tom Pfannerstill, 1986

 

Box 6:

023PC16.42-42a: Joel Pinkerton

023PC16.43-43a: C. J. Pressma, 2004

023PC16.44-44a: Chris Radtke, 2008

023PC16.45-45a: Judy Riendeau, 2004

023PC16.46-46a: Martin Rollins, 2004

023PC16.47-47a: Scott Scarboro, 2005

023PC16.48-48a: Robert Stagg, 2004

 

Box 7:

023PC16.49-49a: Ann Stewart-Anderson

023PC16.50-50a: Chuck Swanson

023PC16.51: Julie Schweitzer

023PC16.52-52a: Byron Temple

023PC16.53: Byron Temple

023PC16.54-54a: Caroline Waite

023PC16.55-55a: Dane Waters

023PC16.56-56a: John Whitesell

023PC16.57-57a: Wayne Ferguson

023PC16.58-58a: Ray Kleinhelther

023PC16.59-59a: Susan Gorsen, 2004

023PC16.60-60a: Marilyn Whitesell, 2005

 

Digital Only

023PC16.61a: Tish (Letitia) Quesenberry

023PC16.62a: Cheryl Chapman, 2004

023PC16.63a: Julius Friedman, 2004

 

 

Subject Headings

Artists—20th century—Portraits.

Artists—21st century—Portraits.

 

Cassidy, Lawrence A. (1895-1977) Photograph Collection, ca. 1916-1940s

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Cassidy, Lawrence A., 1895-1977

Title:  Photograph Collection, ca. 1916-1940s

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

Size of Collection:  1 medium box

Location Number:  023PC23

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of 8 photographs documenting Lawrence A. Cassidy and the Cassidy Tire Service Company in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as photographs of him in the 1940s with various local people and a one-off Courier-Journal photograph of the towboat, Duffy. Also included in the collection is an album of photographs by Lawrence A. Cassidy of his and the 2nd Indiana Infantry’s experiences at Llano Grande Camp and in Mercedes, Texas, from 1916-1917.

Biographical Note

Lawrence Alfred Cassidy was born April 12, 1895, in Perry County, Indiana, to Abraham Martin and Mary A. Hallam Cassidy. He enlisted in the Indiana National Guard in 1915 and served in active duty on the Mexico-United States border prior to the United States’ entry into World War I. Cassidy enlisted in the U. S. Army on April 6, 1917. He married Eva M. Casper in Perry County on April 6, 1918, while still in the army. He was sent overseas in October 1918 as part of the Supply Company 152nd Infantry and was discharged at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, in 1919, where he would go onto settle. In his early life, Cassidy worked for newspapers in Tell City and Evansville. From 1925 to 1942 he was president and general manager of Cassidy Tire Service Company, a dealer of Seiberling Tires, located at 629 S. 3rd St. in Louisville. Cassidy was a founding member of the Louisville City Salesman’s Club in 1930.

Cassidy was first employed by the Office of Price Administration in June 1942 as an investigator in the legal department. From April 1943, he served as a price specialist in charge of services and restaurants. Appointed as the Louisville District Information Executive of the O. P. A. in 1944, he handled press and radio relations and worked with service clubs and civic groups as part of a campaign to spread knowledge of O. P. A. regulations after World War II. In 1947, he organized Southern Surveys, an opinion poll and market research firm. He was a partner in Cassidy & Renneisen public relations counselors, president of the Kentucky Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and was a member of the Jefferson American Legion Post. He also served on the Selective Service Board for 10 years.

His son, Robert Irving Cassidy, fought as a second lieutenant during WWII. He was tragically killed in June 1943 when two air bombers collided near Howard, SD. The bomber he was in crashed and burned killing 11 airmen. It is noted that his grandfather was on the board of directors for Falls City Brewing Company– this would have to have been John Michael Cassidy (1848-1937).

 

Item List

023PC23.01: Group photo of Charles Casper, James Melton (the singer), and Lawrence Cassidy outside Cassidy’s Tire Company. Back of photo has stamp “photo made by Standard Gravure Corporation Service Dept. 724 Breckinridge St. Louisville, KY.”

023PC23.02: Photo of Lawrence A. Cassidy and others outside of Cassidy Tire Service Company at 629 S. 3rd St. in Louisville, with an advertising vehicle equipped with Seiberling tires.

023PC23.03: Building model of Cassidy Tire Service Company located at 629 S. 3rd Street.

023PC23.04: Lawrence Cassidy and Edward Cohn (local representative) in a buggy outside of Cassidy Tire Co., 1940. In the background is a Seiberling sign.

023PC23.05: Group photo at a dinner party, May 11, 1948. Photo stamp notes “Wilson’s Foto Service, Brock Bldg. 639 S. 9th WA 6143 Louisville, KY”

023PC23.06: Lawrence Cassidy pictured with Albert Meyzeek and two African American women.

023PC23.07: WGRC, Tri-City forum group photo, December 23, 1945. Pictured are Roscoe Dalton, Lawrence A. Cassidy, Bert Harmon, William Friedlander, and two unidentified others. The discussion topic of the radio broadcast that session according to the Courier Journal was “how to provide housing units.”

023PC23.08: The towboat Duffy, June 24, 1944. NOTED: this is from a Courier-Journal and Louisville Times photographer; Dick Ferguson. Not to be published without authorization. Back of photograph lists names: Lola Butler, Venus Mae Ruffer, Gene Darling Rowell, Olivia Higdon.

023PC23.09: Album of Lawrence A. Cassidy and the 2nd Indiana Infantry at Llano Grande Camp and in Mercedes, Texas, from 1916-1917.

 

Subject Headings

Automobiles—Equipment and supplies.

Civil leaders—Kentucky—Louisville.

Mexican-American Border Region—History.

Mexican-American Border Region—History—photographs.

Mexican-American Border Region—History, Military—20th century.

Radio broadcasting—Kentucky.

Radio stations—Kentucky—Louisville.

Soldiers—United States—History—20th century.

Tire industry—United States—History—20th century.

Tire industry—employees.

War photography—20th century.

War photography—Mexico—20th century.

WGRC (Radio Station: Louisville, Ky.).

 

Hammonds-Morton Family Photograph Collection, ca. 1880-2018

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator: Hammonds-Morton Family

Title: Photograph Collection, ca. 1880-2018

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

Size of Collection:  2 record center boxes

Location Number:  022PC21

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of 46 folders of various photographic formats, and 5 photograph albums. Several photograph albums were dismantled for preservation and are notated. The collection documents the lives of the Hammonds and Morton families from the late 19th and early 20th century, to after the lines joined in the 1950s. Most of the late 19th century images are of the Morton family. The collection heavily features Thelma Morton Hammonds, her husband Elmer Johnson Hammonds, Sr., and Thelma’s sister Hattie Marie Morton. There is also a run of photographs of the Evans family, and photographs taken in the Evans Photography Studio.

Folders 1-4 contain late 19th and early 20th century photographs, varying in format, of the Hammonds family.

Folders 5-17 contain mid to late 20th century photographs of the Morton family, specifically Clifford Ivanhoe Morton, Sr., Clifford Ivanhoe Morton, Jr., and Hattie Morton.

Folders 18-26 contain 20th century photographs of the Hammonds family, with particular reference to Elmer J. Hammonds, his wife Thelma Morton-Hammonds, and his daughter Elmer Lucille Allen.

Folders 27- 28 contain 20th century photographs of the Evans family, as well as photographs of unidentified individuals which were taken in the Evans family photography studio. These folders prominently feature Arthur P. Evans, Sr., and his son Arthur P. Evans, Jr.

Folders 29- 34 contain photographs from miscellaneous events and locations. This series features the church of the Morton, Hammonds, and Evans family, Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church. There are also two folders which cover the time Hattie and Thelma spent living at the Treyton Oaks apartments.

Folders 35-36 comprise the deconstructed Album 1. This album mainly features the Hammond’s family, and dates to the 1970s.

Folders 37-39 comprise the deconstructed Album 2. This album mainly features the Hammond’s family, and dates from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Folders 40-42 comprise the deconstructed Album 3. This album mainly depicts the Hammond’s family, but it also heavily features Hattie Morton’s life in Richmond, VA. It dates from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Folders 43-44 comprise the deconstructed Album 4. This album mainly depicts the Hammond’s family, but it also heavily features Hattie Morton’s life in Richmond, VA. It dates from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Folders 45-46 comprise the deconstructed Album 5. This album mainly depicts the Evans family, and dates to the 1970s.

One oversized reproduction photograph was removed and placed in Oversized Boxed Collection. Photograph of Ophelia Helen Hammonds and Ella Edelen Guinn standing in front of 611 East Finzer Street, Louisville, KY, September 1955.

 

Biographical Note

Mattie Jones (b. 1845) and Franklin Hampton wed on October 26, 1871. Franklin worked as a plasterer and fought in the 109th United States Colored Infantry in the Civil War. At some point before his passing in November of 1899, Franklin and Mattie had a daughter named Hattie Ann Hampton. Their daughter Hattie married Charles E. Morton, a cook, in Bowling Green, KY around 1903. Charles had one previous marriage to an Emma McCutchen, the couple had two children: Joanna Morton and Charles Morton, Jr. Charles and Emma’s daughter Joanna married Arthur Pickett Evans, Sr., connecting the Morton and Evans families.

Arthur P. Evans, Sr. ran a photography studio which was located at 819 West Chestnut Street. At some point he wed a woman named Mattie Wright, and in 1945 Evans Sr. retired and passed the business on to his son, Arthur Pickett Evans, Jr.

Charles E. Morton and Hattie Ann Hampton moved during the early 1920s to Louisville, KY. The couple had three children: Thelma Morton Hammonds (1904-2008), Clifford Ivanhoe Morton (1912-1977) and Hattie Marie Morton (1919-2018). Clifford moved to Washington D.C., in 1940, and he married Christine Hawkins a year later, on August 8, 1941. They had one son, Clifford I. Morton, Jr. Morton, Sr. worked for the U.S. government in the Veteran’s Administration and the United States Postal Service until his retirement in December 1973.

The youngest child, Hattie Marie Morton, graduated from Central High School in 1936, and got her BA in Sociology from Louisville Municipal College in 1940. She was an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and even served as the President of the Richmond, VA chapter later in life. She earned a master’s degree in social work from Atlanta University, and worked as a social worker for the Department of Public Welfare in Richmond, VA. She began her career as a Case Worker and retired in 1985 as Senior Supervisor in the Service Department. After retirement, Hattie volunteered for both the American Red Cross and the Board of Education in Richmond, before moving back to Louisville to live with her older sister, Thelma.

Thelma Morton Hammonds, the eldest daughter, also graduated from Central High School and the Louisville Municipal College (1937), but she pursued a Master of Science degree from Indiana University-Bloomington School of Education. Thelma went on to teach at Madison Junior High, a Louisville public school, until her retirement in 1971. In 1959, she married Elmer Johnson Hammonds, Sr. She was a faithful member of the Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, located at 1901 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd., for over 80 years, and aided in the church’s historic preservation. After the death of her husband, she lived with her sister Hattie Marie at the Treyton Oaks Towers.

Elmer Johnson Hammonds, Sr. was born in Bardstown, Nelson County, KY on February 27, 1903, to William Hammonds, a coal-yard laborer, and Emma Hammonds, a cook for a private household. He had one older brother, Charles Henry Hammonds (1897-1961), and a sister named Martha Williams. By the 1920s, Elmer was working as a Pullman Porter in Louisville.  At some point, he met and married Ophelia Doyle Guinn (December 8, 1899 – September 16th, 1964). The couple had three children, Elmer Lucille (later known as Elmer Lucille Allen), Elmer Johnson “Bud”, and Mary Elizabeth. Elmer, Sr. divorced Ophelia in 1951, and remarried once more to a woman named Minnie May Gibson, who passed in 1958. Elmer married his third and final wife, Thelma Morton, in 1959. He was a member of the Adelphi Club and worked as a porter for 39 years until his retirement in 1968. He passed away in Louisville on December 26, 1987.

Elmer’s daughter Elmer Lucille Allen had a close relationship with her stepmother and step-aunt, Thelma and Hattie, and frequently visited them at their home, even after the passing of her father. Elmer Lucille was born in 1931 in a highly segregated Louisville. She attended Madison Street Junior High School, Central High School, and graduated in 1953 from Nazareth College (now Spalding University). She became the first African American chemist at Brown-Forman in 1966. It was at her job that she met her future husband, Ray Allen. In 1997 Elmer Lucille retired from the company and began studying art at the University of Louisville. She had always had an interest in crafting, and in 2002 she received her Master of Creative Arts, with a focus on ceramics and fiber. Since the early 2000s, she has been a large figure in the Louisville art scene, both as a creator herself, and as a supporter of other local artists.

 

Sources:

1900, 1910, 1920, 1950 United States Federal Census

Courier Journal Obituaries

 

Folder List

Series 1: Early Family Photographs, ca. 1880-1910s

This folder series contains late 19th and early 20th century photographs of members of the Morton family, and possibly the Hammonds. These photographs begin with the Morton family matriarch, Mattie Jones (b. 1845), and depict her children, Hattie Ann Hampton and Charles E. Morton, as well as other individuals. It is possible that some of these photographs depict early members of the Hammonds family, but no one is identified.

These images have all been grouped together exclusively based on their early dating. They are mixed in format, and include tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, photos printed on a button, and a framed photograph.

Folder 1: Early Morton photos 1, ca. 1870-1910

This folder contains one unidentified tintype. There are two photos of men in chef’s wear, one of the men is possibly Charles E. Morton. Most of these images are from studios in Bowling Green, KY.

Folder 2: Early Morton photos 2, ca. 1870-1910

This folder contains several large portraits. One large card photo is identified as “Mattie,” possibly be Mattie Jones.

Folder 3: Photo under glass, ca. 1900s

Unidentified photograph of a woman in a white muslin dress. The photo is in an oval mat window, and rests underneath a large square pane of glass.

Folder 4: Framed photo, ca. 1900s

Unidentified photo of a Black man with a flower pinned to his double-breasted jacket. The photo, possibly a button, is set in a circular frame. The same photo, but printed on paper, is in folder 2.

 

Series 2: Morton Family Photographs, ca. 1940s-1980s

This folder series contains mid to late 20th century photographs of members of the Morton family. Clifford Ivanhoe Morton, Sr. was the middle child of Hattie Hampton and Charles Morton. He spent most of his adult life, from 1940 on, living in Washington D.C., and working in various positions for the U.S. government. The photographs in Folder 5 document his early days working for the Post Office, as well as the family he built in his new city.

Clifford had one son, Clifford Ivanhoe Morton, Jr. He was colloquially referred to by his family as “Tippy,” his childhood (1943-1953) from infancy to adolescence is documented in Folder 5. The folder also contains a few photographs of him as an adult with his own family.

The final member of the Morton family to be documented in this series is Hattie Marie Morton, the younger sister of Clifford Sr. Folders 7-17 documents Hattie’s life from her own adolescent years, up to her time spent traveling as a retiree in the 1980s. There are photographs of her time in Louisville in her youth, as well as the decades which she spent living in Richmond, VA, up until her move back to Louisville in 2002. Hattie was an extremely active and social individual. From her time spent with her sorority sisters (Delta Sigma Theta) and fellow churchgoers, to her multitude of adult friendships and travel companions, she valued her relationships and hobbies. Folders 10-16 document her travels exclusively, which were often achieved by taking multi-day bus tours, sometimes organized through her church groups. Folders 12-16 are specific trips which have been culled from dismantled albums.

These folders group together everyone in the Morton line, excepting the oldest sibling of Clifford Sr. and Hattie, Thelma Hammonds. The last folder in this series documents Hattie and her sister Thelma together, but Thelma’s individual folder is grouped together with her husband’s family, the Hammonds, in Series 3.

Folder 5: Clifford Ivanhoe Morton, Sr., ca. 1940-1960

This folder contains a small group of photographs of Clifford Ivanhoe Morton, Sr. There are two photos of Clifford, Sr. in his role as a postman in 1948, and one photo of him later in life with his wife and son.

Folder 6: Clifford Ivanhoe Morton, Jr., ca. 1943-1989

This folder contains photographs of Clifford, Jr. from his infancy to adulthood. In many of the photographs, he is posing alongside his father, Clifford, Sr., and his mother, Christina. There is also a short series of photos of an adult Clifford, Jr. with his wife.

Folder 7: Hattie Marie Morton, ca. 1940s-1960s

Folder 8: Hattie Marie Morton, ca. 1970s-1990s

Folder 9: Hattie Marie Morton, ca. 1990s-2010s

There are several photographs of the Class Reunion of the Central High School Classes of 1935.5 and 1936.

Folder 10: Hattie Marie Morton’s Travels, ca. 1973-1986

This folder contains photographs, mainly taken aboard cruise ships, of Hattie Marie Morton while traveling. Some of the photos are still in their original booklets. The destinations include New Orleans, Norfolk, San Juan, St. Thomas, and Nassau.

Folder 11: Hattie on the MS Skyward, ca.1975-1980

Folder 12: Trailways Tours New England, ca. July 1971

Sampling removed from album. This tour ran from July 19-25, 1971.

Folder 13: Missionary Circle Nova Scotia Trip, ca. July 1975

Sampling removed from album.

Folder 14: North/South Carolina and Disney Trip, ca. 1977

Sampling removed from album.

Folder 15: Tennessee Travels, ca. 1980s

Sampling removed from album. This folder contains photographs of Hattie Morton, Thelma Hammonds, and Elmer Lucille Allen all on a trip to Gatlinburg Tennessee. During the visit, they attended a pottery class.

Folder 16: Richmond Church Picnic and Hattie’s Move to Louisville, ca. 2002

Sampling removed from album. This folder contains photographs of an outdoor picnic which Hattie attended with her fellow churchgoers in Richmond, possibly as a goodbye.

Folder 17: Hattie and Thelma, ca. 1960-2000s

 

Series 3: Hammonds Family Photographs, ca. 1910s-2010s

This series documents the Hammonds family, beginning with Thelma, the wife of Elmer J. Hammonds, and ending with his daughter Elmer Lucille Allen. The first folder in the series, Folder 18, documents members of the family who do not have enough photographs to qualify for an entire folder for themselves. This includes the parents of Elmer J. Hammonds, as well as his aunt, uncle, and cousins. This folder contains the oldest photographs of the Hammonds family which we have in this collection.

Thelma Morton married Elmer J. Hammonds, Sr., in 1959. The two never had children, but they spent much of their life surrounded by family, including Elmer’s daughter from his first marriage to Ophelia Guinn, Elmer Lucille Allen, and Thelma’s younger sister, Hattie Morton. Thelma and Elmer, Sr., remained together until he passed in December of 1987. Elmer left behind two daughters, Elmer Lucille and Mary Elizabeth, as well as a son, Elmer J. Hammonds, Jr. After Elmer’s passing, Thelma moved into the Treyton Oak Apartments in Old Louisville, where she lived out the rest of her life with her sister Hattie.

Elmer Lucille Allen is featured more heavily in the collection than her siblings and is especially present in photographs dating from the 1990s-2020s. She frequently appears beside her stepmother and step-aunt.

Folder 18: Hammonds Family, ca. 1910s- 1930s

This folder contains photographs of members of the Hammonds family, including Elmer Hammonds, Sr. and his parents Emma and Will, as well as his Uncle Charles and Aunt Martha. Another identified family member is A. C. Sissel, the son of Martha Hammonds.

Folder 19: Thelma Hammonds, ca. 1930s – 1990s

This folder contains photographs of Thelma Hammonds and documents her life from young adulthood into middle age. There is one photograph of Thelma in a graduation cap, and multiple Evans Studio portraits of her. Also included are images of her with her siblings Hattie and Clifford.

Folder 20: Thelma Hammonds, ca. 1990s-2010s

Many of the photographs of Thelma in her later years are taken at Treyton Oaks. She is often pictured alongside friends and family, and in particular her sister Hattie Marie.

Folder 21: Thelma’s 100th Birthday Party, ca. 2004

Sampling removed from album. This folder contains photographs of Thelma’s 100th birthday party, which was thrown for her at Treyton Oaks. It was attended by Hattie Morton and Elmer Lucille Allen, as well as other unidentified family and friends.

Folder 22: Elmer Hammonds, Sr., ca. 1930s – 1980s

This folder contains photographs of Elmer Hammonds, Sr. There are solo photographs of Elmer, Sr., from his young adulthood up into his elder years. There are three large photographs of the Epicurean Club, a men’s club which Elmer Sr. belonged to.

Folder 23: Elmer, Sr. and Thelma Hammonds, ca. 1959-1985

This folder contains photographs of Elmer Hammonds, Sr. and his wife Thelma. There are two copies of a photograph depicting the couple cutting the cake at their 1959 wedding and one with Elmer, Sr. daughter Elmer Lucille.

Folder 24: Elmer Lucille Allen, ca. 1960s-2010s

This folder contains photographs of Elmer Lucille Allen, the daughter of Elmer Hammonds, Sr. She is pictured both alone and with family members and friends. Elmer Lucille was close with her stepmother Thelma, and her step-aunt Hattie Marie. There is a small run of photographs of Elmer Lucille attending a craft show with an unidentified friend.

Folder 25: Elmer Lucille Allen’s 82nd Birthday, ca. 2003

Sampling removed from album. Elmer poses with family and friends. Several unidentified people could be her adult children.

Folder 26: Hammond’s Family, ca. 1960-1980

Sampling removed from album. Photos feature Thelma and Elmer Hammonds, Hattie Morton, and Elmer Lucille Allen.

 

Series 4: Evans Family Photographs, ca. 1910s-2000s

This series contains photographs of identified members of the Evans family, as well as photographs of unidentified African Americans who had their photographs taken in the Evans Photography Studio.

Arthur P. Evans Sr. was a pioneer photographer in the first half of the 20th century in Louisville. He graduated from Fisk University and was a charter member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He was also a devout member of the Quinn Chapel AME Church, which he attended alongside his Aunt Thelma. He owned and operated the Evans Studio from at least the early 1920s until his retirement in 1945, when he passed it along to his only child, Arthur P. Evans Jr.

Evans Jr. ran the photography studio until 1970. He was simultaneously the executive director of the City-County Youth Commission (1965-1970). In 1970, he became an administrator of the Louisville office of the Kentucky Department of Economic Security. Most of the photographs of Evans Sr. and Evans Jr. are taken in a studio setting.

There are more personal, day-to-day photographs of the Evans Family in the dismantled album 5 folders 45-46.

Folder 27: Evans Family, ca. 1940-1970

This folder contains photographs of Arthur Evans Sr., Arthur Evans Jr., Joanna Evans, and other relatives and grandchildren.

Folder 28: Unidentified Evans Studio photos, ca. 1910-1940s

 

Series 5: Miscellaneous Events and Locations

This series contains miscellaneous photographs, some of which have been grouped together if they are from the same event and/or location.

Quinn Chapel AME is a historic institution in the city of Louisville. The original building was built in the 1860s, and as the congregation grew it was moved to a newer and larger location on 1901 West Muhammad Ali Blvd in the early 2000s. Both the Evan family and the Hammond-Morton’s attended this church.

The Treyton Oak Towers were built in 1982 at 211 West Oak Street. They provide both independent living and assisted living. These photographs document the time which Hattie Morton and Thelma Hammonds spent living at the Treyton Oak Apartments. They attended many holiday parties, birthday celebrations, and other social events while living there.

Folder 29: Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, ca. 1979-1994

There are a series of photographs of a “Healing Group” meeting, as well as a series depicting the painting of the church in 1979. These photos features Thelma and Elmer Hammonds prominently.

Folder 30: Altar Guild Party for Hattie, ca. 2002

Sampling removed from album. Hattie Morton was a member of the Altar Guild at Quinn Chapel AME.

Folder 31: Treyton Oaks, ca. 2003-2011

This folder contains photographs of Thelma and Hattie at Treyton Oaks, many dated.

Folder 32: Treyton Oaks, ca.2000-2020

This folder contains photographs of Thelma and Hattie at Treyton Oaks, which do not have known dates.

Folder 33: Snapshots, ca. 1940s – 1970s

Miscellaneous snapshot format photos of unidentified individuals. There is a series depicting the “Alpha Coffee Hour”. There are also photographs of the Ohio river frozen over in the 1940s.

Folder 34: Miscellaneous, ca. 1930s-2010s

Miscellaneous photos of people and places who have not yet been identified. It is likely that many of these people are family members who sent their photos to the Morton’s or Hammonds families. There are two photographs of an unidentified woman posing with Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou at an unidentified 2001 event.

 

Series 6: Dismantled Albums

There were six albums in this collection which were made of corrosive materials, and therefore a sampling was removed from each album and divided into the folders below. There is a PDF which has been printed and placed with the materials which document each full album’s pages in order, prior to selection.

The deconstructed albums contain typical family album materials, candid and posed photographs of family events, dinners, holidays, and everyday life. Images of note will be listed below each album.

Albums 1-4 deal mostly with the Hammonds and Morton families. Album 5 represents the Evans family, with the occasional appearance of their Morton relatives.

Album 1 (Folders 35-36): Hammond’s Family, ca. 1970s

Album 2 (Folders 37-39): Hammond’s Family, ca. 1950s -1980s

This album includes interior shots of a family home, possibly that of Thelma and Elmer Hammonds. In particular, the home is featured in folder 39.

Album 3 (Folders 40-42): Hammonds Family/Hattie Morton in Richmond, ca. 1960s-1990s

This album contains photographs of Hattie Morton from her time living in Richmond, VA. There is one photo in Folder 41 of the 1993 “Recognition of Senior Volunteers” ceremony for the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority. There is a run of photos of the 1990s wedding of a family member or friend.

Another run of photos in folder 42 depicts the ground-breaking ceremony for an add-on to St. Phillip Episcopal Church on the corner of Hane and West Essex in Richmond, VA. This is likely the church which Hattie Morton attended while living there.

Album 4 (Folders 43-44): Hammonds Family/Hattie Morton in Richmond ca. 1950s-1980s

Album 5 (Folders 45-46): Evans Family, ca. 1970s

 

Series 7: Photograph Albums

There are five albums in the collection which have been left intact, either due to the high-quality of the entire album, or because the images were fully adhered to in the album. They are in Box 2 of the collection.

Albums 6-9 contain photographs of members of both the Hammonds and Morton family and are put together somewhat randomly. They span multiple decades, and do not have one central theme besides the documentation of family events.

Album 10 follows a trip which Hattie Marie Morton took in the summer of 1967. During this time, she still resided in Richmond, Virginia. The trip left Richmond on August 3rd and returned August 22nd. The group traveled by bus, stopping in hotels each night. The only identifiable person in this album is Hattie, but it can be assumed that she was traveling with friends or perhaps her Church group. Some of the destination cities which the bus stopped in on this trip included Chicago, Omaha, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vagas, and Albuquerque. The original itinerary is on the first page of the album. The front and back covers of the album are decorated with postcards that Hattie purchased during the trip.

Album 6:  Hammonds/Morton Families, ca. 1930s-1970s

This album contains multiple images of a young Elmer Lucille Allen.

Album 7: Hammonds/Morton Families, ca. 1920s-1970s

This album contains one image of Elmer Lucille Allen during her early years working as a chemist at Brown-Forman.

Album 8: Hammonds/Morton, ca. 1940s-1970s

This album contains a newspaper clipping showing Hattie Marie Morton, and celebrating her promotion to “senior social work supervisor”.

Album 9: Hammonds/Morton, ca. 1970s-1980s

Album 10: Hattie Morton’s Trip to the West, ca. 1967

 

Series 8: Oversized

One oversized reproduction photograph was removed and placed in Oversized Boxed Collection. Photograph of Ophelia Helen Hammonds and Ella Edelen Guinn standing in front of 611 East Finzer Street, Louisville, KY, September 1955.

 

Dorr-Raith Family Photograph Collection, ca. 1856-2021

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Dorr-Raith Family

Title:  Photograph Collection, ca. 1856-2021

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

Size of Collection:  4 records center boxes (4 cubic feet), 2 volumes, and 1,391 digital files (1.73 GB)

Location Number:  021PC40

Scope and Content Note

The Dorr-Raith Family Photograph Collection documents the personal lives of Louisville married couple Samuel Fox Dorr (1943-2021) and Charles Stephen Raith (b. 1952). Photographs and albums represent their lives from childhood to adulthood, their involvement in the local gay

community and the Episcopal Church, their home in Old Louisville, and their travel in the United States and abroad. This collection also documents their friends and family, including their daughter, parents, and siblings. Materials include printed and born-digital photographs.

Series 1: Sam Dorr’s photographs and album, spans from about the 1856-1880s and 1912-2021 and documents Meriwether and Dorr family members, Sam’s childhood through adulthood, romantic relationships, travel in the United States, work life, faith activities, and gay activism.

Series 2: Charles Raith’s photographs, ca. 1895 to 2021 and documents Thuenen, Raith, Lueschen, and Diekmann family members, and Charles’s life from childhood to middle age.

Series 3: Sam Dorr and Charles Raith document their lives as a couple from 1981-2021.

Series 4: Photograph albums, 1948 to 2009, documenting holidays, family homes, family dogs, trips to historic sites and cemeteries, Dignity/Integrity meetings, the Louisville March for Equality, and Christ Church Cathedral events.

A processing archivist dismantled and foldered the contents of 12 of the photograph albums for preservation. The archivist captured the original order and context by digitizing the albums before dismantling them. Printed copies of the albums with notes by Charles Raith are in folders. Albums numbers 2, 3, and 15 remain intact.

Biographical Note

Samuel “Sam” Fox Dorr was born on December 6, 1943, at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky to June Mitchell Dorr (1907-1989) and William Meriwether Dorr (1896-1978). He grew up in the Crescent Hill neighborhood. Sam’s family frequently moved between different houses and apartments at N. Peterson Avenue, 215 S. Birchwood, Stilz Avenue, 152 Crescent Avenue, 28 Eastern Court, and Field Avenue during his childhood. The Dorr family struggled financially, and his parents turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism. As an adult, Sam described his childhood homelife as unsettled, particularly as his parents’ alcoholism increased in severity in his junior high and senior high school years. In the late 1950s, he spent summer vacations with his older, half-brother William “Bill” Dorr II (1928-1999) and sister-in-law Carolyn Buffaloe Dorr in Memphis, Tennessee. He was raised in his parents’ church, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, where his mother worked. Sam was active St. Mark’s Sunday School, choir, Boy Scouts, and youth group. He was also active in the Thespian Society at Atherton High School. Sam asked out Jane F. Orr to his senior prom, which began their intermittent relationship. Sam graduated from Atherton High School in 1961. In August-September 1961, his parents’ alcoholism led to the hospitalization of both of his parents. They were admitted to Methodist Hospital for a week and then Western State Hospital in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, for six weeks. Sam moved in with his maternal grandfather, William Wilson Mitchell (1881-1963), at 1299 Willow Avenue, Louisville. His parents also lived with Mitchell after their discharge from Western State. Sam was interested in pursuing an interior design career and attending the University of Cincinnati, but ultimately decided to stay closer to home. In Fall 1961, Dorr began his first semester at the University of Kentucky while also managing his parents’ financial affairs on the weekends.

Sam decided not to return to college after his first semester. He got a job with First National Lincoln Bank in Louisville in January 1962 as a runner. He subsequently had positions sorting checks, wrapping coins, and counting deposits. His next promotion was as general teller at the Preston Street branch and working the drive-thru. After having an off and on relationship since high school, Dorr proposed to Jane Orr in 1964 in hopes of getting married in time to avoid the Vietnam War draft. In November 1964, Dorr entered United States Army basic combat training with Company A, 11th Battalion, 3rd Training Brigade at Fort Knox, Kentucky. After basic training, Dorr completed clerical and chaplain assistant training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. While based in New Jersey, he traveled to New York City and Philadelphia to attend Sunday mass and performing arts events. Dorr married Jane F. Orr on June 12, 1965, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Louisville. He served six years in the Army Reserves alongside his work at First National Bank of Louisville, the successor of First National Lincoln. He entered the bank’s management training program and moved around to different branches. Dorr was promoted to manager of the Eastern Parkway Branch in 1967 and assistant cashier in 1969.

Sam and Jane had a child, Christine “Chris” Elizabeth Dorr, in 1966. In the fall of 1967, Sam started going to gay businesses. He came out to his wife and moved out of their home in December 1967. The couple divorced in May 1968. Their daughter stayed with Sam every other weekend until she was a teenager. Dorr began dating John R. Rausch (1932-1984) in early 1968 and together they bought a house at 1215 (now 1227) Ormsby Lane that winter. John volunteered with the Guild Theatre, a Catholic theater group, and the couple made many of their friends through the Louisville theater community.

Sam attended Grace Episcopal Church as an adult and served on the vestry from 1971 to 1974. First National Bank promoted Sam to senior banking officer and manager of the Bardstown Road Branch near Douglas Loop in 1975. Sam oversaw the completion of the new colonial style branch bank building. Bank marketing campaigns in the late 1970s made Dorr a public figure for the company.

John emotionally and mentally abused Dorr, leading Sam to temporarily leave at least once for six months in about 1976-1977. He came out to his parents around 1977 when he had to explain why he was moving back in with John. Sam served as executor of his father’s estate after his passing in 1978. Sam’s mother temporarily moved in with Sam and John after his father’s death. In 1980, Sam learned about Integrity, an Episcopalian pro-gay and lesbian organization, while visiting Chicago and was inspired to organize a chapter in Louisville. Sam ended his relationship with John in November 1980, and the breakup proved difficult as John attempted to continue to emotionally abuse him through correspondence.

Dorr met Ray (last name unknown) in December 1980, and Ray lived with him until May 1981. Dorr decided to break up with Ray because of Ray’s fear of being outted by Dorr’s involvement with Integrity. Dorr focused his attention on Integrity after the breakup and became close with an affirming priest, the Rev. Spenser Simrill, the Canon at Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville. In 1981, Dorr, Jack Kersey, and others were interested in starting a gay crisis hotline. They attended volunteer training with the Seven Counties Services, Inc. Crisis and Information Center.

First National Bank promoted Dorr to vice president in January 1981. Dorr and Raith met through mutual friends within the church in August 1981 and began dating. A few months later, the Louisville chapter of Integrity merged with the local chapter of Dignity, a gay Catholic group, and elected Dorr as the president of the new, unified organization. Dorr realized that his position as president of Dignity/Integrity would make him a public spokesperson for gay rights and he preemptively notified his bank supervisor. The bank gave him the option to stop his involvement with Dignity/Integrity and maintain a position at the bank, switch to a non-public facing role, or resign. Dorr resigned his position and stayed with Dignity/Integrity. He filed a lawsuit against the bank based on religious discrimination in employment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. At the time, interpretations of the Title VII protections against sex discrimination excluded LGBT people. Charles maintained his position as staff architect with the City of Louisville’s Housing Rehabilitation Department, but the loss of Sam’s income led them to sell a family heirloom and home at Ormsby Lane. Jack Kersey helped the couple by offering them a low rent basement apartment at 1481 St. James Court and small jobs for Sam. In January 1982, the two flew to Washington, D.C. to seek financial support for the case from Integrity, Inc., the national organization of gay and lesbian Episcopalians and their friends and families.

In 1982, Sam helped form Gays and Lesbians United for Equality (GLUE) in Louisville, and later served as its president. GLUE served as an umbrella organization for several pro-gay groups in Louisville. GLUE and the Louisville Gay Alliance co-sponsored the first Gay Pride Picnic in Otter Creek Park on June 27, 1982. In early September 1982, Sam and Charles attended the annual meeting of Integrity, Inc. in New Orleans immediately prior to the opening of the 1982 Episcopal General Convention. The couple worked in the Integrity booth in the exhibit hall and attended worship and legislative sessions of the convention. In October, Sam was hired for a telephone crisis counselor position in the Seven Counties Services Crisis and Information Center. Dorr used his experience with Seven Counties Services to help GLUE create the Gay and Lesbian Hotline, a crisis hotline in response to the AIDS Crisis. Sam stayed up to date with AIDS resources for queer individuals in Louisville and trained other activists to do the same.

Dorr’s religious discrimination suit went to trial before the Fifth District Court in November 1983 and Judge James Gordon ruled in favor of First National Bank. Sam appealed the decision to the Sixth Circuit Court with legal assistance from the Lambda Legal Defense Fund. The Circuit Court heard the appeal in January 1985. A three-judge panel ruled in favor of Dorr’s appeal, which the bank challenged by requesting a rehearing en banc. By 1985, Dorr served in a voluntary capacity as the Midwest Regional Director of Integrity, Inc. He was promoted to Resource Coordinator at the Crisis and Information Center in 1986. After losing the appeal and being granted its motion for an en banc hearing, First National Bank offered to settle with Dorr by 1986. Dorr and Raith used the settlement money to pay legal fees and make a down payment on the purchase of a home at 1380 South 6th Street in the Old Louisville neighborhood from their friends (the Rev.) Spenser Simrill and his wife Stuart. The Neighborhood Development Corporation had renovated the house in 1978-79 as part of the “Adopt-a-House” revitalization program with the Louisville Community Design Center providing architectural services. Dorr and Raith moved into their home as renters on December 30, 1986, and the sale was closed in February 1987. They went on their first vacation together in 1987, traveling to New England and Virginia.

From 1988 to 1989, Dorr served as chairperson for the AIDS Education Coalition. In the 1990s, he operated a small-scale catering business, Dining by Dorr, alongside his full-time work. A reorganization of Sam’s program with the Crisis and Information Center led to his termination in September 1992. In January 1993, he started a new position in administration for Managed Care Programs, Inc., a mental health company based in Tampa, Florida, that also had business in Louisville. Following a job change for Charles, the couple took their first overseas trip to England, Wales, and Scotland on a Globus Tour in August 1995.

Meanwhile, the couple volunteered with Christ Church Cathedral and Old Louisville organizations. Sam volunteered as manager of the Cathedral Bookstore, kitchen manager, member of the Cathedral Chapter, Senior Warden, and numerous church committees. He also served on the Diocesan Committee on Human Concerns, Board of Directors of the Council of Peacemaking, Kentucky Refugee Ministries, and Kentucky Council of Churches Justice Ministries Committee. In the 1990s and 2000s, Dorr and Raith opened their home as a stop on the Old Louisville Garden Tour and Holiday House Tour. Sam managed and they both cooked for the Old Louisville Holiday House Tour Victorian Tea at the Conrad-Caldwell House, and the Old Louisville Neighborhood Council’s food booth at the St. James Court Art Show.

Managed Care tasked Sam with downsizing the staff after leadership decided to close operations in Louisville. The downsizing and death of the company’s founder from AIDS led Dorr to leave that position in the summer of 1996 and seek out more work for his catering business. After volunteering for years, Christ Church Cathedral hired Sam as Director of Operations of Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville on January 1, 1998. The position involved facilities management, bookstore management, membership development, and parish communications. He retired from catering in the fall of 1998. Dorr retired from his position as Director of Operations in August 2008. Sam and Charles moved their membership to the Church of the Advent in 2009, where the Church elected Sam to the Vestry and as Senior Warden. In May 2009, the couple married in a civil ceremony in Crapo Park, Burlington, Iowa, after Iowa became the third state to legalize same-sex marriage. Sam and Charles participated in the National Equality March on October 11, 2009, in Washington, D.C. That winter, the two honeymooned in Hawaii.

During his retirement, Sam and Charles traveled internationally and nationally, engaged in Dorr family genealogy, enjoyed hosting family and friends, and continued their activism. Dorr and Raith participated in the National Equality March on October 11, 2009, in Washington, D.C. From 2009 to 2016, Sam served on the AIDS Interfaith Ministries (AIM) of Kentuckiana Board of Directors, and as chairperson from 2012 to 2015. According to the AIM bylaws as amended in 2009, the purpose of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit was “to offer services to persons affected by HIV/AIDS,” “promote awareness and to disseminate information about HIV/AIDS,” “recruit and coordinate volunteer activities in support of these services,” and promote and further the services. Sam also served on the board of the National Episcopal AIDS Coalition in the 2010s.

Around 2011, the couple moved to St. Andrew ‘s Episcopal Church, where Sam again was elected to the Vestry and later Senior Warden. Sam experienced a minor heart attack in 2011 and health issues began to curtail his activities in 2013, having undergone anterior and posterior spine surgery, two knee replacements, and removal of a kidney. He passed away on September 15, 2021, as the result of a heart attack.

 

Sources:

“Samuel Fox Dorr.” Legacy.com. Accessed November 17, 2022. Dorr-Raith Family Papers, Mss. A D716b, finding aid folder, Filson Historical Society.

Buffaloe, Martha. Letter to Sam Dorr. March 21, 1962. Dorr-Raith Family Papers, Mss. A D716b, fld. 70, Filson Historical Society.

Courier-Journal Storytellers Project. “Coming Out: Sam Dorr – ‘How being openly gay cost him his career.’”  February 16, 2017. https://www.storytellersproject.com/talk/how-being-openly-gay-cost-him-his-career/

Dorr, June M. Unpublished journals. Dorr-Raith Family Papers, Mss. A D716b, fld. 19, Filson Historical Society.

Dorr, Sam and Charles Raith. Christmas letter. 1992. Dorr-Raith Family Papers, Mss. A D716b, fld. 201, Filson Historical Society.

Dorr, Sam. “My First Fifteen Years.” Unpublished. Dorr-Raith Family Papers, Mss. A D716b, fld. 104, Filson Historical Society.

Dorr, William M. Unpublished memoirs. Dorr-Raith Family Papers, Mss. A D716b, fld. 34 and 42, Filson Historical Society.

—. “Why does it fail – or does it.” Unpublished manuscript. May 1962. Dorr-Raith Family Papers, Mss. A D716b, fld. 26, Filson Historical Society.

Interview with Sam Dorr, September 12, 2018. OutSouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. https://nunncenter.net/outsouth/items/show/54

 

 

 

Charles Stephen Raith was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 7, 1952, to Charlotte Thuenen Raith (1924-2017) and Julius “Jul” Edwin Raith, Jr. (1925-2019). He has two younger brothers named Peter Allen Raith and David Christopher Raith. The family moved multiple times for Jul’s work during Charles’s childhood. They lived in Olivette, Missouri, by the time he entered kindergarten in 1958. After working for his father and uncle in Raith Brothers, the family produce business in St. Louis, Jul took a position with the Steadman Company, wholesale grocers headquartered in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where the family moved in the summer of 1960. Jul’s job was transferred to Beaumont, Texas in 1961, but within six weeks he had accepted a position with the Fleming Company in Topeka, Kansas. The family then lived in Topeka from 1961 until June 1964, when another transfer took them to Fleming’s branch in Houston, Texas, from 1964 to 1970. Raith learned to play the violin when he was 10 years old and was later a member of the Westchester High School, all-district, and regional orchestras. After his junior year of high school, his family moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in the summer of 1970. Raith graduated from Westport High School in June 1971. Beginning in the fall of 1971, Raith studied architecture at the University of Cincinnati. He was active with the Tangeman University Center Board and served as board president. He worked temporary and co-op positions at Hartstern, Schnell, Campbell, Schadt Associates; as a student assistant architect on the 1974 Historic American Building Survey Louisville project; and Landrum & Brown Airport Consultants during college. He graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Architecture and a Professional Practice Certificate.

Raith returned to Louisville and worked as a staff architect on the Jefferson County Government Center revitalization and renovation of the historic Jefferson County Courthouse for the Jefferson County Archives and Records Service from 1977 to 1978. He joined Bickel-Gibson Associates in 1978 and left the firm in 1980 for an Architect I position with the City of Louisville Department of Housing Rehabilitation and became a registered architect in August 1981. Dorr and Raith met through mutual friends at Christ Church Cathedral in August 1981 and began dating. Raith became a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1982. Two years later, he left the Housing Rehabilitation Department to start an architectural firm as “Charles S. Raith, AIA, Architect” in Jack Kersey’s former real estate office. In 1986, after the settlement in Dorr v. First National Bank of Louisville, Raith and Dorr purchased a home at 1380 South 6th Street in Old Louisville. Dorr and Raith moved into their home as renters in December 1986 and closed in February 1987.

Raith dissolved his firm in 1986 and joined the Kremer Group Architects, which later became the Weyland-Kremer Group and subsequently merged with Louis & Henry, Inc. Charles’s main projects were scattered site public housing and the Haymarket. Raith worked for the Louisville Development Authority as Administrator of Urban Design from 1995 to 2002. Raith oversaw Louisville historic preservation, urban design, neighborhood planning, and public art in his role. He served as the chief staff person for the Downtown Development Review Overlay, overseeing and preparing cases for review. He prepared neighborhood plans for Old Louisville, Irish Hill, and Belknap; oversaw conversion of the Fourth St. Mall back to two-way traffic and the development and implementation of its streetscape plan; and oversaw public art for the Nia Center and the Kentucky International Convention Center. During this period, Raith chaired the design committee for the rehabilitation of Christ Church Cathedral, for which John Milner Associates (JMA) of West Chester, Pennsylvania, was the design/historic architect. JMA hired Raith as an Associate in their new branch office in Louisville in 2002. Before starting his new position, Sam surprised Charles with a trip to London for Charles’s 50th birthday. Charles’s work at JMA included Cathedral Commons, consulting on historic sites and buildings, and preparation of campus heritage plans and preservation plans. He served on a site selection committee for the York statue plaza in Louisville, which was unveiled in 2003. John Milner Associates promoted Charles to Associate Director of the Architecture and Historic Preservation Department in February 2006 and he served on the company’s board of directors. The couple visited Paris, France to celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2006. Raith served on the Downtown Development Review Overlay District Committee from 2008 to at least 2012, which he had previously worked with as Louisville Urban Design Administrator.

Some of Raith’s notable works include renovations of Christ Church Cathedral, beginning in the early 1980s and stretching into the 2000s, where he served as the design committee chairman as late as 2002. In the 2000s, Charles and Sam traveled to visit their daughter Chris Dorr where she was stationed in San Diego, California, and Jacksonville Beach, Florida. After Dorr’s retirement in 2008, Raith and Dorr became active at the Church of the Advent and increased their recreational travel.

In May 2009, Raith and Dorr married in Crapo Park, Burlington, Iowa, after Iowa became the third state to legalize same-sex marriage. Raith’s maternal family was from Iowa and a cousin helped connect the couple to a local judge. Charles and Sam participated in the National Equality March on October 11, 2009, in Washington, D.C. The couple honeymooned on Kauai in Hawaii later in 2009.

In the 2010s, Raith and Dorr traveled with friends internationally to Andalucía, Spain and southwestern France. At home, the couple enjoyed hosting family and friends, and traveling in the United States. Charles retired from John Milner Associates in 2014, closing the firm’s local office.

 

Sources:

“Charlotte Thuenen Raith.” Peterson Funeral Home. Accessed December 8, 2022. https://www.pearsonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Charlotte-Raith/#!/Obituary. Dorr-Raith Family Papers, Mss. A D716b, finding aid folder, Filson Historical Society.

“Samuel Fox Dorr.” Legacy.com. Accessed November 17, 2022. Dorr-Raith Family Papers, Mss. A D716b, finding aid folder, Filson Historical Society.

Adams, Brent. “Church building keeps construction firms busy.” Louisville Business First. May 14, 2001. bizjournals.com/Louisville/stories/2001/05/14/story6.html.

Dorr, Sam and Charles Raith. Christmas letter. 1992. Dorr-Raith Family Papers, Mss. A D716b, fld. 201, Filson Historical Society.

Interview with Sam Dorr, September 12, 2018. OutSouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. https://nunncenter.net/outsouth/items/show/54

John Milner Associates. Announcement of hire of Charles Raith. 2002. Dorr-Raith Family Papers, Mss. A D716b, fld. 178, Filson Historical Society.

Raith, Charles. “Salary History.” Unpublished list, ca. 1979. Dorr-Raith Family Papers, Mss. A D716b, fld. 165, Filson Historical Society.

 

Folder List

Box 1

Folder 1: Photograph of ca. 1830s-1840s portrait of Julia Morsell and Lillie Morsell

Folder 2: Ralph Mitchell, June Mitchell, and Francis Mitchell, 1912-ca. 1929

Folder 3: Caroline wedding, ca. 1930s-1950s

Folder 4: William M. Dorr II, ca. 1930-1935

Folder 5: William M. Dorr I, June Dorr, and Sam Dorr, ca. 1938-1971, undated

Folder 6: Sam as a baby and childhood, 1943-ca. 1950s

Folder 7: Mitchell family gatherings, 1944-1962

Folder 8: Portraits of Sam (includes physical and born-digital), ca. 1946-2016

Folder 9: Negative album, ca. 1956-1958

Folder 10: Christmas trees, ca. 1950s-1970s

Folder 11: Dogs, ca. 1950s-1970s

Folder 12: Dorr family homes, ca. 1950s-1970s

Folder 13: William M. Dorr II and Carolyn Ann Buffaloe Dorr, 1956-1962

Folder 14: Samuel Fox Dorr and Jane Frederica Orr Dorr, 1964-1966

Folder 15: Easter, 1968

Folder 16: Candid photos of Sam (includes born-digital), ca. 1960s-1980, 2008-2019

Folder 17: Mitchell family graves in Kentucky, ca. 1960s-1970s, 1989

Folder 18: Christmas, 1970

Folder 19: Vacation, 1970

Folder 20: Presidential sites with John Rausch and Chris Dorr, 1970-1977

Folder 21: Washington, D.C. trip, 1972

Folder 22: Virginia and Gettysburg trips, ca. 1973

Folder 23: Christmas and Chris’s7th Birthday, 1973

Folder 24: Ill-Fated Houseboat Weekend, summer 1975

Folder 25: Cars, ca. 1970s

Folder 26: Christmas Party, ca. 1970s

Folder 27: First National Bank parties and Bardstown Road Branch, ca. 1970s

Folder 28: Friends, ca. 1970s

Folder 29: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ca. 1970s

Folder 30: John Rausch, ca. 1970s-1980

Folder 31: Sam and Chris Dorr, ca. 1970s

Folder 32: Cursillo group portraits, 1980, 1982

Folder 33: Portraits of Ray, ca. 1980-1981

 

Album 2: Trip to Florida with Ray, March 1981. Wrapped and stored separately.

 

Folder 34: Crisis and Information Center, ca. 1981-1985

Folder 35: “A Follies Presentation: Fallon Star Tim Kramer,” signed erotic photograph, ca. 1980s-1992

Folder 36: Dignity/Integrity, ca. 1980s

Folder 37: William M. Dorr II, Cathy Dorr, and Ceri, ca. 1980s-1999

Folder 38: Iglesia Episcopal San José, Dominican Republic trip (all born-digital), April 2010

Folder 39: Atherton High School Class of 1961 50th reunion group portrait, 2011

Series 2: Charles Raith, ca. 1895-2021

 

Charles Raith’s photographs document Thuenen, Raith, and Diekmann family members and Charles’s life from childhood to middle age. Printed portraits and candid photographs of Charles span from 1950s school pictures to birthdays in the 2000s. The University of Cincinnati, architecture, and co-op folders (1971-1977) document his academic, leisure, and work experiences as a college student through photographs of bowling with friends, campus scenes, office spaces, and architectural drawings. Travel photographs document Charles’s trip to Washington, D.C. with his father (1971) and Louisville tourist sites with the Raiths (1982). Born-digital portraits and candid photographs (9 files, .004 GB) span from 2002 to 2015. Additional born-digital photographs (28 files, .04 GB) are of homes, schools, and churches important to Charles’s youth that he took while on a trip to Houston, Texas, in June 2008; a Cincinnati Reds baseball game with the Raiths on July 30, 2010; and Cave Hill Cemetery after Sam’s burial in the fall of 2021.

 

Folder 40: Joseph Thuenen and Harold Thuenen cabinet card, ca. 1895

Folder 41: Raith family, ca. 1900s-1981

Folder 42: Charles F. Diekmann (1891-1958) portraits, ca. 1917-1950s

Folder 43: Portraits of Charles (includes born-digital), ca. 1950s-2016

Folder 44: Washington, D.C. trip, 1971

Folder 45: University of Cincinnati slides, ca. 1971-1973

Folder 46: Architecture work, 1971-1980s

Folder 47: University of Cincinnati and co-op with TJC and Muscell, spring-summer 1977

Folder 48: Raith photos of Churchill Downs, Old Louisville, and Water Tower, November 1982

Folder 49: Candid photos of Charles (includes born-digital), 1989-ca. 2000s

Folder 50: Houston, Texas trip (all-born digital), June 2008

Folder 51: Cincinnati Reds baseball game with Raiths (all born-digital), July 30, 2010

Folder 52: Cave Hill Cemetery (all-born digital), November 2021

 

Series 3: Sam and Charles, ca. 1981-2021

 

These photographs and albums document the couple’s lives together. Materials include candid and formal portraits of Sam and Charles together, photographs of and with friends, photographs of their dogs, vacations, family holidays and events, church activities, and their wedding. The series includes born-digital photographs (1,318 files, 1.64 GB), which date from 2002 to 2021. Folders are arranged chronologically by creation date, then alphabetically by title.

 

Folder 53: Candid photos of Sam and Charles together, ca. 1980s-2010s

Folder 54: Chris Dorr, ca. 1980s-2008

Folder 55: Dogs (includes born-digital), ca. 1980s-2021

Folder 56: Friends, ca. 1980s-2000s

Folder 57: General Convention in Louisiana, 1982

Folder 58: Portraits of couple, 1984-2016

Folder 59: Raith family, 1985-2016

Folder 60: Jefferson Davis Monument, Charles and Andrew (the family dog) in front of, ca. 1987-1998

Folder 61: Funck family portrait, ca. 1990s

Folder 62: Episcopal Church, ca. 1990s-2000s

Folder 63: New York trip, ca. 2000-2001

Folder 64: Murder in the Cathedral play in which Charles performed as a chant singer (all born-digital), 2003

Folder 65: Stockbridge, Massachusetts trip, December 2003

Folder 66: Maine trip (all born-digital), August 2004

Folder 67: San Diego, California trip with Chris Dorr, December 2004-January 2005

Folder 68: Home at 1380 South 6th Street (all born-digital), 2004-2019

Folder 69: Springfield, Illinois trip (all born-digital), May 2005

Folder 70: Vacation to New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah for Jul Raith’s 80th birthday (all born-digital), July-August 2005

Folder 71: The Rev. Keith Marsh institution as Rector of Church of the Messiah, Gwynned, Pennsylvania, Fall 2005

Folder 72: Thanksgivings at Churchill Downs (includes born-digital), ca. 2005-2018

Folder 73: New Year’s Eve (all born-digital), December 31, 2005

Folder 74: Jean and Walt Funcks’s 60th wedding anniversary (includes born-digital), July 2006

Folder 75: Atherton High School Class Reunion (all born-digital), 2006

Folder 76: Mammoth Cave trip (all born-digital), July 2006

Folder 77: Paris, France, trip (all-born digital), September 2006

Folder 78: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. trip (all-born digital), September 2007

Folder 79: Christmas Day (all born-digital), December 25, 2007

Folder 80: Supper Club (includes born-digital), 2007-2016

Folder 81: Sam’s retirement from Christ Church Cathedral, August 2008

Folder 82: Jul and Charlotte Raith’s 60th wedding anniversary, August 2008

Folder 83: Egypt trip (includes born-digital), September-October 2008

Folder 84: Christmas in New York City with Chris Dorr (all born-digital), December 2008

Folder 85: Charlotte Raith’s 85th birthday (all born-digital), 2009

Folder 86: Sam and Charles Wedding (all born-digital), May 2009

Folder 87: Episcopal Church General Convention in Anaheim, California (all born-digital), July 2009

Folder 88: March on Washington and President Lincoln’s Cottage at Soldier’s Home (all born-digital), October 2009

Folder 89: Kauai, Hawaii trip for their Honeymoon (all born-digital), December 25, 2009-January 1, 2010

Folder 90: Dawn at the Downs (all born-digital), April 28, 2010

Folder 91: Great Falls of the Potomac and Harpers Ferry trip (all born-digital), June 2010

Folder 92: Chris Dorr graduation and promotion (all born-digital), June-September 2010

Folder 93: Washington, D.C. trip with Chris Dorr (all born-digital), September 2010

Folder 94: Spain trip (all born-digital), September-October 2010

Folder 95: Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Washington, D.C. (all-born digital), May 2011

Folder 96: Memorial Day in Washington, D.C. (all born-digital), May 29, 2011

Folder 97: France trip (all born-digital), September 2011

Folder 98: Chris Dorr and Will Rouse (all born-digital), 2011-2012, 2014

Folder 99: Chicago, Illinois trip (all born-digital), July 2012

Folder 100: Chris Dorr and Will Rouse wedding, 2013

Folder 101: Car damage (all born-digital), May 23, 2014

Folder 102: Charlotte Raith’s 90th birthday (all born-digital), May 27, 2014

Folder 103: Kennedy Space Center, Florida (all born-digital), June 26, 2014

Folder 104: Charlottesville, Virginia trip (all born-digital), June 2015

Folder 105: Jacksonville Beach, Florida with Chris Dorr (all born-digital), September 2015

Folder 106: West Branch, Iowa trip (all born-digital), October 19, 2015

Folder 107: Air Show at Jax Beach, Florida (all-born digital), November 3, 2016

Folder 108: Philadelphia statues (all born-digital), January 2017

Folder 109: Tampa and Sarasota, Florida trip (all born-digital), May 2017

Folder 110: Kingsley Plantation, Ft. George Island, and Jax Beach trip (all-born digital), May 2017

Folder 111: Yew Dell Botanical Gardens (all born-digital), September 28, 2017

Folder 112: Christmas décor (all born-digital), December 2017

Folder 113: Jax Beach, Florida trip (all-born digital), April 2018

Folder 114: Williamsburg, Virginia trip for Meriwether family reunion (all-born digital), June 2019

Folder 115: Trip for Chris Dorr retirement (all born-digital), September 2019

Folder 116: Christmas (all born-digital), December 2019

Folder 117: Open House (all born-digital), February 2, 2020

Folder 118: Christmas meals (all born-digital), December 2020

Folder 119: Valentine’s Day (all born-digital), February 2021

Folder 120: Graveside service for Sam Dorr (all born-digital), September 2021

 

Series 4: Albums, 1948-2009

The bulk of the series consists of 14 photograph albums, which are arranged in chronological order by the earliest photographs in the album. The albums contain photographs of décor and celebrations for Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries; family homes; family dogs; trips to historic sites and cemeteries, especially ones connected to United States presidents; Dignity/Integrity meetings; Louisville March for Equality; and Christ Church Cathedral events. Many of the couple’s trips to historic sites were in conjunction with travel for professional conferences, Integrity Midwest chapter visits, and visits with family in the Midwest and South.

A processing archivist dismantled and foldered the contents of 12 of the photograph albums for preservation. The archivist captured the original order and context by digitizing the albums before dismantling them. Printed copies of the albums with notes by Charles Raith are in folders. Albums numbers 2, 3, and 15 remain intact.

 

Box 2

Album 1, Folders 121-127: Raith Family and Charles’s life, 1948-1986.

Album 1 documents the Raith family and Charles’s life from 1948-1986. Charles’s mother, Charlotte Raith, started the album. The album begins with individual and group pictures of the Raith family from 1948 to the 1980s. Depicted individuals are Julius Raith, Charlotte Raith, Charles Raith, Peter Raith (b. 1954) and David Raith (b. 1957), Uncle Bob, Aunt Jean Louise Funck, Great Aunt Carolyn Lueschen, Great Aunt Minnie Wellpott, Great Uncle Christian (“Chris”) Wellpott, Grandma Clara (“Loll”) Lueschen Thuenen, Grandpa Joseph Thuenen, Great Aunt Louise Diekmann, Great Uncle Charlie (“Dick”) Diekmann, Great Aunt Grace Borg Lueschen, and young cousins Tom Bedell, Gretchen Lee Funck Lewis, James (“Jim”) Walter Funck, Hans Lueschen, and Jeff Lueschen. School and college portraits of Charles Raith date from 1966-1972.

The remainder of the album is in chronological order, beginning with photographs of Jul’s and Charlotte’s wedding in Davenport, Iowa, on October 16, 1948. Infant and childhood photographs of Charles and his brothers date from Christmas 1952-1971 and were taken at home in Missouri, Louisiana, Kansas, and Texas; while visiting family in Iowa and Colorado; on vacations in Colorado, Missouri, Michigan, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Louisiana; and other unidentified places. Most of the 1950s photographs are just of Charles, but some also depict him with other infant and adult family members. Events depicted include Christmas, Easter, birthdays, and high school graduations. Noteworthy photographs are the Raith family’s homes in Lake Charles, Louisiana; Topeka, Kansas; and Houston, Texas.

The rest of the album (1971-1986) documents Charles’s young adulthood in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Louisville. Photographs depict his parent’s home in Louisville, birthdays, a Raith family vacation to Hawaii, graduations, Christmases, Sam and Charles together, a Dignity/Integrity meeting and third anniversary party, David and Leslie Raith’s wedding, Charles’s and Sam’s home, dogs, Christ Church Cathedral chancel renovation models by Charles, and Christ Church Cathedral interior.

Album 2: Trip to Florida with Ray, Marc 1981. This is part of Series 1, box 1 (still intact, stored loose)

Album 3, Folders: Charles’s life, 1952-2005. (Still intact, stored loose)

Album 3 documents Charles’s life from 1952-2005. It is still intact. Charles’s mother, Charlotte Raith, started the album. The childhood photographs are duplicative of Album 1, but have more identification written by Charlotte Raith. Unique photographs depict Charles at the University of Cincinnati, baptism of Charles’s godchild Ethan Erich Lewis (1981), Charlotte Raith’s 80th birthday at Disney World in Orlando, Florida (June 2004), and Jul Raith’s 80th birthday in Mesa Verde, Colorado (July-August 2005). Other events documented are Raith family Christmases, birthdays, wedding anniversaries, and 1993 Mark Twain Days in Hannibal, Missouri. Family members depicted include Charlotte Raith, Julius Raith, Peter Allen Raith, Stacy Stout Raith, David Raith, Leslie Ann Nichols Raith, Sydney Katharine Raith, Jamie Veronica Raith, Alexander Julius (“A.J.”) Raith, Barclay Edwin Allen Raith, and miniature Schnauzers, Andrew Aloysius Fuzzymuzzle and Godfrey G. Fuzzymuzzle.

 

Box 2 continued:

Album 4, Folders 129-131:  Family, travel, home, and activism, April 1986-June 1989

Album 4 spans from April 1986-June 1989. It documents the couple’s travel, Louisville March for Justice, Dorr and Raith family events, and home at 1380 South 6th Street in Louisville. Events include David and Leslie Raith’s wedding reception (April 1986), house blessing for 1380 South 6th Street, Charles receiving the Preservation Alliance Award for Christ Church Cathedral Chapel from Mayor Sloane, Christ Church Cathedral Lay Readers picnic (ca. 1987), Education for Ministry seminar and training, and gatherings for Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter. Travel photographs document the couple’s 1987-1988 trips to Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Arizona, Bernheim Forest, Maker’s Mark Distillery, Tennessee, Georgia. Other noteworthy photographs depict the Gay Lesbian Pride Week March for Justice in Louisville in June 1987-1989. The march began at Central Park and ended with speeches at the Jefferson County Court House. Sam spoke at the 1988 March as president of Gays and Lesbians United for Equality. Family members depicted in the album are Charlotte Raith, Jul Raith, David Raith, Leslie Raith, Peter Raith, Stacy Stout Raith, June Dorr, Kristina Funck, Kathy Funck, Jim Funck, Bill Dorr, Cathy Dorr, Gretchen Funck Lewis, and dogs Scotty, Winston, Andrew Aloysius Fuzzymuzzle. Friends depicted include Delinda Stevens Buie, Don Treadwell, Cathy Nunemaker, Janet Irwin, Robert Bird, Laura Cullinane, and Glenn Raymond.

 

Album 5, Folders 132-136: Home, church, family, friends, and travel, 1987-2001

Album 5 spans from 1987-2001, It documents the couple’s home in Old Louisville, renovation of their home, church events, Raith family events, friends, and travel to North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Noteworthy photographs are of an Episcopal AIDS banner that reads, “AIDS is not a punishment from God, but rather an opportunity to witness God’s love in our compassion;” Christ Church Cathedral renovation in process, 2000-2001; Shrove Tuesday at Christ Church Cathedral, ca. 2000-2001; an Education for Ministry training at Sisters of Charity Nazareth Motherhouse; and a signed 2001 photograph of Charles accepting a historic preservation award from Mayor David Armstrong. Family members depicted are Charlotte Raith, Julius Raith, Sydney Raith, Jaime Raith, A. J. Raith, Barclay Raith, Lesl Lewis, and dogs Andrew and Godfrey. Friends depicted are David Hoover, Bill Roberts, and Debbie Marsh.

 

Album 6, Folders 137-140a: Travels and family, July 1989-Summer 1991

Album 6 spans from July 1989-Summer 1991. It documents the couple’s travel in Kentucky, New England, Illinois, Washington state, Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Tennessee; the beginning of Sam’s catering work; Dorr, Raith, and Funck family events; and their home. Events include the burial of June Dorr, Funck family Thanksgiving in Iowa, birth of Sydney Raith to David and Leslie Raith, Easter, birthdays, and Christmas. The family depicted includes Charlotte Raith, Jul Raith, Gretchen Lewis and her children, Aunt Jean Funck, Uncle Walt Funck, Sydney Raith, David Raith, Leslie Raith, Bill Dorr, Peter Raith, Stacy Raith, and dog Andrew. Friends and parishioners depicted include Dean (The Very Reverend) Geralyn “Gerry” Wolf, Adele Vinsel, Charles, Nancy Vinsel, Jane Hope, Anita Jones, Paul Vinsel, Tom Peters, Jim Johnson, and Roy Frye.

 

Box 2 and 3:

Album 7, Folders 141-145:  Family, church, home renovations, friends, and trips, October 1991-Fall 1993

Album 7 spans from October 1991-Fall 1993. It documents Dorr, Raith, Funck, and Lewis family events in Kentucky, Missouri, and Iowa; Christ Church Cathedral events; the couple’s trips to Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, and Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky; and before and after renovation projects at 1380 South 6th Street. Friends depicted include Don Treadwell, Bill Ballard, J. J. Seibert, Robert Bird, Rick Purvis, and Dean Malone. Family members depicted include Chris Dorr, Jul Raith, Charlotte Raith, David Raith, Peter Raith, Stacy Raith, Leslie Raith, Sydney Raith, Jaime Raith, Gretchen Lewis, Kent Lewis, Bill Dorr, and Cathy Dorr.

 

Box 3 continued:

Album 8, Folders 146-150: United Kingdom trip, August 1995

Album 8 documents the couple’s trip to England, Wales, and Scotland with a Globus tour group in August 1995. Photograph subjects include their tour guide Mick Hailey and tour group. Sites depicted include Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and Gardens, Salisbury Cathedral, Stonehenge, Roman Baths in Bath England, Stratford on Avon, Grasmere England, Edinburgh, Walter Scott’s home, York, Belvoir Castle, Cambridge, and Buckingham Palace.

 

Album 9, Folders 151-157: Trips, family, work, and friends, 1993-1996

Album 9 spans from 1993-1996. Documents the couple’s trips to Tennessee, Virginia, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois; Raith family events in Kentucky, Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa; workspaces; and friends. Noteworthy photographs depict a Raith family trip to the Louisville Zoo for Charlotte Raith’s 70th birthday; dinner with friends at Rick Purvis’s and Dean Malone’s home on South Brook Street; and a trip to Michigan to visit a gay couple and gay-friendly Saugatuck beach. Friends and parishioners depicted include Dorothy Johnson, Donna Delph, Rick Purvis, Dean Malone, Bill Stanley, Tom Traylor, Allan Mason, Mitzi Friedlander, and Paula Fitzgerald. Family members depicted include Chris Dorr, Jul Raith, Charlotte Raith, David Raith, Peter Raith, Stacy Raith, Leslie Raith, Sydney Raith, and Jaime Raith.

 

Album 10, Folders 158-162: Trips, family, church, and friends, 1996-1998

Album 10 spans from 1996-1998. It documents Dorr, Raith, and Thuenen family events in Kentucky, Georgia, and Iowa; Christ Church Cathedral events; the couple’s trips to New Orleans (May 1997), Tennessee (summer 1997), Michigan (ca. 1997-1998), and San Francisco, California (May 1998); and the couple’s backyard at 1380 South 6th Street. Friends and church parishioners depicted include Donna Delph, Norma Laufer, Bob Laufer, Dorothy Johnson, Jan Scholtz, Lauren Marsh, Deb Marsh, Andre Trevathan, and George Hubbard. Family members depicted include Jul Raith, Charlotte Raith, David Raith, Peter Raith, Stacy Raith, Leslie Raith, Sydney Raith, Jaime Raith, Barclay Raith, Gretchen Lewis, Kent Lewis, Bill Dorr, and Cathy Dorr.

 

Box 4

Album 11, Folders 163-166: Trips, family, work, and friends, 1998-2001

Album 11 documents the couple’s visits with Chris Dorr in California, Raith family events in Colorado and Kentucky, work colleagues and spaces, friends, and trips to Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Lexington, and Chicago, from 1998-2001. Noteworthy items are ca. 1998 photographs of La Jolla, the gay section of Black’s Beach, and street scenes of the gay Hillcrest neighborhood in San Diego, California; ca. 1998-1999 Louisville Development Authority staff group photograph on Main Street; and 1999-ca. 2001 photographs of events at Christ Church Cathedral. Friends depicted include Norma Laufer, Bob Laufer, Donna Delph, Dorothy Johnson, Howard Hoctor, and Dick Shea.

 

Album 12, Folders 167-172: Passion Play Pilgrimage, September-October 2000

Album 12 focuses on the couple’s participation in a Passion Play Pilgrimage in Italy and Germany in September and October 2000. The tour was organized by Christ Church Cathedral. The tour began in Rome, then went to Assisi, Florence, Verona, and Venice. They then traveled to Innsbruck in Austria and Oberammergau in Germany. Finally, they returned to Italy, traveling to Milan, Stresa and then extending to return to Florence and Pisa.

 

Album 13, Folders 173-174: Family, friends, and trips, 2001-2003

Album 13 documents the couple’s events, work, holidays, trips, and family members from 2001 to 2003. Family members documented include Chris Dorr, Julius Raith, Charlotte Raith, David Raith, Sydney Raith, Barclay Raith, A. J. Raith. Photographs document their friends David Arnold, David McDaniel, David Hoover, and Bill Roberts. Holidays depicted include Thanksgiving, Christmas, and birthdays. Charles’s group portraits include Louisville Development Authority staff and Education for Ministry class. Christ Church Cathedral related topics in the album include an annual parish meeting, the newly renovated Cathedral, the bookshop, and Sam wearing his new nametag for Director of Operations. The album also documents the couple’s trips to San Diego to visit Chris Dorr; Michigan; Delaware; and Massachusetts for Sam’s sixtieth birthday.

 

Album 14, Folders 175-177: London trip, October 2002

Album 14 contains photographs from Sam and Charles’s trip to London, England, for Charles’s fiftieth birthday in October 2002. Sam planned the trip as a surprise. Photographs capture the couple and London street scenes, gardens, architecture, and historic sites. Page 3 of print out of the album shows the tour guide that led their group on an Oscar Wilde themed tour of London.

 

Album 15, Sam and Charles Wedding, May 2009. (still intact, stored in box 4)

Album 15 is still intact and is wrapped and stored separately. It depicts their wedding ceremony on May 26, 2009, at Crapo Park, Burlington, Iowa, and wedding dinner at The Drake. It also includes photographs of a dinner on May 25, 2009, with the Raith family and Chris Dorr at Alpha’s restaurant in Ft. Madison, Iowa. Photographs depict the couple, Julius Raith, Charlotte Raith, Chris Dorr, Peter Raith, Judge David Fahey, Sean Lewis, Kent Lewis, Gretchen Lewis, Cheril Lewis, Emily Lewis, Ethan Lewis, Walt Funck, and Jean Louise Funck. For more on their wedding, see Mss. A D716b Dorr-Raith family papers.

 

Subject Headings

Dorr Family

Dorr, June Mitchell, 1907-1989

Dorr, Samuel F., 1943-2021

Dorr, William Meriwether, 1896-1978

Mitchell Family

Raith, Charles S., 1952-

Raith, Charlotte Thuenen, 1924-2017

Raith, Julius E., 1925-2019

Rausch, John R., 1932-1984

Architecture, Domestic – Kentucky – Louisville

Architects – Kentucky – Louisville

Basic training (Military education)

Business enterprises – Kentucky – Louisville

Childhood – United States

Christ Church Cathedral (Louisville, Ky.)

Christmas – Kentucky – Louisville

Churchill Downs Incorporated

College students – Ohio – Cincinnati

Dignity/Integrity of Louisville, Inc. (Louisville, Ky.)

Dogs

Episcopal Church. Diocese of Kentucky

Episcopalians – Kentucky – Louisville

Erotica

Families, White – Kentucky – Louisville

First National Bank (Louisville, Ky.)

Gardens – Kentucky – Louisville

Gay families

Gay men – Kentucky – Louisville

Gay rights – Kentucky – Louisville

Holidays – Kentucky – Louisville

LGBTQ+ Christians

LGBTQ+ couples – Kentucky – Louisville

LGBTQ+ demonstrations

LGBTQ+ movement

LGBTQ+ relationships

National Equality March (2009: Washington, D.C.)

Old Louisville (Louisville, KY)

Protestants – Kentucky – Jefferson County

Seven Counties Services, Inc. (Louisville, Ky.)

Travel

United States. Army – Military life

University of Cincinnati

Weddings

Barnett, William G. (William Gibson) (1819-1885) Papers, ca. 1837-1854

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Barnett, William G. (William Gibson), 1819-1885

Title:  Papers, ca. 1837-1854

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

Size of Collection:  0.33 cu. ft.

Location Number:  Mss. A B261a

Biographical Note

William G. Barnett was born on February 17, 1819, the son of Samuel Barnett, of Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania.  From his correspondence, it appears that he had three younger siblings: John, Martha, and Nathanael.

Barnett graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania in 1837. In 1839, he moved to Kentucky where he was a teacher for several years. While at Nicholasville, Kentucky he contemplated becoming a missionary to a Native American tribe and teaching at a mission school, but these plans did not reach fruition.

Barnett later studied medicine under Thomas M. Taylor, near Lexington, Kentucky. He boarded and studied with Taylor in exchange for the tutoring of Taylor’s children. He again contemplated missions work as a physician, but upon completing his medical studies commenced practicing in Pennsylvania.  He practiced for many years in Fayette County and Venice, Pennsylvania and in 1864 moved to Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, where he appears to have resided for the remainder of his life. In 1863, at the age of 44, he registered for the Civil War draft as a doctor, but it is unclear if he served in the war.  He served in the State Legislature in 1875-1876.  He died on May 10, 1885 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

Barnett married Mary Cooper Morrison.  They had at least two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth G. “Lizzie” Barnett, who both appear to have never married. Lizzie Barnett, who died in 1930, had a real estate and insurance business in Canonsburg, and was librarian at the Canonsburg Library.

Sources:

Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College 1802–1945. (George H. Buchanan and Company, Philadelphia: 1945).

Elizabeth G. Barnett obituary. The Daily Notes (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) 3/31/1930.  Accessed via findagrave.com.

 

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence of William G. Barnett, a native of Pennsylvania, who was a teacher and medical student in Kentucky in the mid-19th century.  The collection includes correspondence between Barnett, his father, and younger siblings.  There is also a series of incoming letters to Barnett from former college classmates and from the residents of Kentucky towns where Barnett worked for several years.  Some themes of the correspondence include the itinerant nature of teaching as a profession, medical education in both formal and apprenticeship settings, the role of religion in daily life, and aspirations to missionary work.

Folder 1 contains letters, 1839-1843, from William G. Barnett to his father Samuel Barnett.  Barnett writes from Nicholasville and Clark County, Kentucky. His letters concern his teaching positions at local schools; his desire to become a teaching missionary with Native Americans, applying for positions with the Cherokee and Chippewa tribes; and apprenticing with a local physician to study medicine and become a doctor.  His religious conversion to Christianity and his desire to live a godly life are frequently discussed as well.

Folder 2 contains Barnett family letters, 1840-1842. Several are letters from William Barnett to his younger siblings, containing details about life in Kentucky, crops grown and foods consumed, descriptions of slavery in the state, as well as advice on religious matters.  There are also two letters from Martha Barnett to her father, written while she was a student at Washington Female Seminary in Pennsylvania, in which she requests items she needs and discusses her living situation.

Folders 3-4 contain incoming letters, ca. 1837-1854, to William G. Barnett. The letters are written by a variety of individuals but are primarily from Barnett’s former Jefferson College classmates and the residents of Kentucky towns after he leaves the area and returns to Pennsylvania. The letters are filled with details on schooling, religious matters, news from the various towns the men write from, and memories of old friends and classmates. Several correspondents are teachers, religious scholars, or medical students, and describe their studies or work situations.  In addition, there is a set of letters from Walter Lowrie, Presbyterian Missions in New York, regarding Barnett’s interests in missionary work.

 

Folder List

Box 1

Folder 1: William G. Barnett letters to his father Samuel Barnett, 1839-1843

Folder 2: Barnett family letters, 1840-1842

Folder 3: Letters to William G. Barnett, ca. 1837-1842

Folder 4: Letters to William G. Barnett, 1843-1854 and undated

 

Subject Headings

Antislavery movements – United States.

Baptism.

Bethel Academy (Jessamine County, Ky.)

Christianity.

Clark County (Ky.)

College students – Pennsylvania.

Conversions – Christianity.

Death.

Diseases.

Education – Kentucky.

Food – Kentucky.

Indians of North America.

Jefferson College (Canonsburg, Pa.)

Medicine.

Methodists.

Missionaries.

Nicholasville (Ky.)

Parenting.

Physicians.

Political candidates.

Presbyterians.

Schools – Kentucky.

Slavery – Kentucky.

Teaching – Kentucky.

Transylvania University.

United States – Religion  – 19th century.

Washington Female Seminary (Washington, Washington County, Pa.)

Women – Education – Pennsylvania.

Nevin & Morgan Architects Collection, 1921-1970, 2003

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Nevin & Morgan Architects

Title:  Collection, 1921-1970, 2003

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

Size of Collection:  30 rolls

Location Number:  Mss. AR N526a

Historical Note

Nevin & Morgan Architects was a prominent Louisville architecture firm from 1919-1970. There were several iterations of the name as partners came and went over the years. The firm was originally established as Nevin & Henry when Hugh Lloyd Nevin and J. Earl Henry went into partnership in 1919. It should be noted that it is assumed Fredric Lindley Morgan joined the firm this same year. Unfortunately, shortly after their partnership, Henry died of influenza on February 17, 1920. Not long after Henry’s passing, Nevin recruited Hermann Wischmeyer as a partner of the firm on March 5, 1920. The firm continued to hold the name Nevin & Henry, occasionally noted as “Nevin & Henry. Hermann Wischmeyer Architects.” It was renamed to Nevin, Morgan & Wischmeyer at some point in 1921. After Wishmeyer’s departure in 1929 and the addition of Joseph Hyde Kolbrook, the firm was renamed Nevin, Morgan & Kolbrook. This lasted until Kolbrook’s departure in 1942, when the firm removed his name and became Nevin & Morgan. The final name change occurred in 1967 with the addition of Herbert A. Weber to create Nevin, Morgan & Weber until it was closed in 1970 after the death of Hugh Lloyd Nevin in 1969 and Fredric Lindley Morgan in 1970.

This collection includes a selection of the firm’s residential projects. However, the scope of the firm’s work goes far beyond this collection. The firm designed many public works projects, churches, and university buildings throughout the state of Kentucky. While a sizable portion of their work depicted historic styles, their later public works projects reflected the changes in architectural design and depicted modernized styles such as the art deco style. Throughout its practice, the firm and its partners had a significant impact on the architecture community through both their architectural work and as leaders in the community. A full history of the firm and many of its buildings can be found in Louisville Classics by John D. Myles.

Sources:

Myles, John David, Louisville Classics: The Architecture of Hugh Lloyd Nevin and Frederic Lindley Morgan (Prepare Produce Print LLC, 2022).

 

Scope and Content Note

This research collection consists of 30 rolls of copies of architectural drawings by Louisville architects Hugh Lloyd Nevin and Frederic Lindley Morgan (of the firms Nevin, Wischmeyer & Morgan; Nevin, Morgan & Kolbrook; Nevin & Morgan; Nevin, Morgan & Weber). Drawings are all residential projects by the firm and span the years of 1921-1970. While the majority of the plans were drawn by Nevin & Morgan, the 1926 development plan for Mockingbird Hill subdivision drawn by Bushnell & Ivins is included in this collection, as several of the homes in the collection were designed for the neighborhood. Additionally, a renovation plan by Doumas Architects is included, as Nevin & Morgan designed the original home. Homes are almost exclusively in Jefferson County and represent neighborhoods including Castlewood, Cherokee Gardens, Mockingbird Hill, Mockingbird Valley, Overbrook, and Glenview. A number of these homes were featured on the Filson house tours in past years. John David Myles made the copies that comprise this collection from drawings held by homeowners, during a project to write the book Louisville Classics. Please see the project index for specific information on each roll and plan.

Restriction note: These copies can be used for research purposes only, but may not be reproduced as the Filson does not own the rights to the plans.

 

Container List

Roll 1: Residence for Mrs. L. M. Haynie, Louisville, Ky., 1921

Roll 2: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Roscoe Willet, Louisville, Ky., 1922

Roll 3: Plan of Mockingbird Hill Subdivision, Louisville, Ky., 1926

Roll 4: Residence for Bruce Haldeman, Glenview, Ky., 1927

Roll 5: Residence for Mr. J. C. Ivins, Louisville, Ky., 1928

Roll 6: Residence for Mr. James P. Thompson, Louisville Ky.,1928

Roll 7: Residence for Mr. Rowland Dumesnil, Louisville, Ky., 1928

Roll 8: Residence and Garage for Mr. William Reed, Louisville, Ky., 1929

Roll 9: Residence for Mrs. A. M. Watson, Jefferson County, Ky., 1929

Roll 10: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. H. Boone Porter, Jefferson County, Ky., 1930

Roll 11: Residence for Mr. William Alden, Louisville, Ky., 1933

Roll 12: Residence for Dr. W. R. Pryor, Louisville, Ky., 1935-1936

Roll 13: Residence for Mr. J. C. Ivins, Jefferson County, Ky., 1936

Roll 14: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Attilla J. Cox, Jr., Louisville, Ky., 1936

Roll 15: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. J. Garnett Cook, Glenview, Ky., 1937

Roll 16: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Shirley M. Lewis, Louisville, Ky., 1937

Roll 17: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Squire Ogden, Jefferson County, Ky., 1937-1955

Roll 18: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Dabney, Jefferson County, Ky., 1938

Roll 19: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Scheirich, Jefferson County, Ky., 1940

Roll 20: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Moorhead, 1945

Roll 21: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. W. Allen, Jr., Glenview, Ky., 1949

Roll 22: Residence for Mr.& Mrs. Berry Stoll, Louisville, Ky., 1949

Roll 23: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Henry V. Heuser, Jefferson County, Ky., 1950

Roll 24: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Arthur G. Miller, Louisville, Ky., 1951

Roll 25: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Julian Van Winkle Jr., Louisville, Ky., 1953

Roll 26: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Winthrop Allen, Louisville, Ky., 1953

Roll 27: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Jack W. Hibbs, Glenview, Ky., 1964

Roll 28: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Frank B. Thompson, Prospect, Ky., 1967

Roll 29: Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Joe M. Rodes, Louisville, Ky., 1970

Roll 30: Renovation for Residence of Tom Cottingham, Louisville, Ky., 2003

 

Subject Headings

Architects – Kentucky – Louisville.

Architecture – Designs and plans.

Architecture – Kentucky.

Architecture, Domestic – Kentucky – Louisville.

Buildings – Kentucky.

Louisville (Ky.) – Buildings, structures, etc.

Nevin, Morgan & Kolbrook Architects.

Nevin, Morgan & Weber Architects.

Nevin, Wischmeyer & Morgan Architects.

Schwengel Family Films, 1937-1938

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator: Schwengel Family

Title: Films, 1937-1938

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for this collection, contact the Collections Department at gro.l1745734055aciro1745734055tsihn1745734055oslif1745734055@hcra1745734055eser1745734055

Size of Collection: 3 8mm film reels

Location Number: 986PC26

Biographical Note:

Carl William Schwengel (1909-1975) was born on August 7, 1909 to Fred and Henrietta Schwengel of Louisville, Kentucky. The 1930 census lists him as married to Martha Carolyn Probst Schwengel (1910-2000) and living on North 44th Street, Louisville. By 1930, he worked as a service man for Radio Corporation of Kentucky. He owned Modern Radio and Sound Service by the mid-1940s. The 1946 city directory lists him as a radio engineer at Shackelton Piano Company. By the time of his death on December 24, 1975, the Schwengels had moved to New Albany, Indiana. Martha Schwengel died in 2000.

 

Sources:

U.S. Census, 1920-1950, Ancestry.com

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com

“Carl W. Schwengel,” Find A Grave, 2010 February 20, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48375668/carl-w-schwengel

 

Scope and Content Note:

Collection of 8mm films from the Schwengel family of Louisville, Kentucky. The films depict Manual High School (Louisville, Ky.) football games, a Lakeside Swim Club (Louisville, Ky.) meet, and a Corpus Christi Ceremony from 1937-1938.

The film is arranged by creation date.

 

Access Note:

All three of the films have been digitized and are available onsite in the Filson Historical Society’s research library. Please speak to Collections staff about how to access the digital files.

 

Item List:

986PC26.1 – Football, 1937. 8mm Kodak safety film, black and white. Raw footage of a 1937 Manual High School football game and marching band performing.

986PC26.2 – Corpus Christi Ceremony. 8mm black and white film. Raw footage of a large crowd gathered in a field for a Roman Catholic procession to an altar under a temporary tent. Nuns in habits and priests are shown in the procession. The footage jumps to a men’s and women’s swimming and diving meet at Lakeside Swim Club, Louisville, Kentucky. Circa 1937-1938.

986PC26.3 – Football, 1938. 8mm Kodak safety film, color. Raw footage of a 1938 Manual High School (Louisville, Kentucky) football game, including spectators in the stands, a live goat mascot, and the marching band performing.

 

Subject Headings:

Catholicism

Competitions

Diving

duPont Manual High School (Louisville, Ky.)

Football

Football players

Goats

Lakeside Swim Club (Louisville, Ky.)

Louisville (Ky.)

Mascots

Nuns

Religious services

Schwengel, Carl W., 1909-1975

Schwengel, Martha Carolyn Probst, 1910-2000

Sports

Sports spectators

Swimmers

Swimming

Swimming pools

Swimsuits