Palmer-Joyes Family Papers, ca. 1861-1999
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Palmer-Joyes family
Title: Papers, circa 1861-1999 (bulk 1908-1999)
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.
Size of Collection: 2.5 cubic feet
Locator Number: Mss. A P173
Scope and Content Note
Papers of Louisville family contain correspondence, journals, genealogy, and a variety of miscellaneous items. Correspondence describes traveling, Dr. Lee Palmer’s medical practice, Lee Palmer, Jr.’s education in New Mexico and Texas, and patriotic societies. Also includes love letters from the early twentieth century. Genealogical material relates primarily to the Palmer family and includes family trees, biographies of family members, and a history of Furman, AL, where the Palmer family lived.
Biographical Note
The Palmer-Joyes Family is an old Louisville family. The collection begins with Adele Albrecht and her husband Lee Palmer. During World War I, Palmer served as an artillerist in the United States Army but was stationed in the states. After the war, Palmer attended medical school at the University of Louisville and met Albrecht, whom he married in 1922. They had three children, Caroline, Lee, and Adele. During World War II, Palmer served in the Army Medical Corps and was stationed in El Paso, TX. Palmer continued his medical practice in Louisville after the war and died in 1985. Palmer’s daughter Adele married Preston P. Joyes, Jr., and they had two children, Caroline and Adele. Preston P. Joyes, Jr. died in 2000, and Adele Palmer Joyes died in 2003.
Folder List
Folder 1: Correspondence, 1879, 1908
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1909-1910
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1911-1913
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1916-1918
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1919-1921
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1922
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1923-1925
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1927-1929
Folder 9: Correspondence, 1930-1932
Folder 10: Correspondence, 1934
Folder 11: Correspondence, 1935-1936
Folder 12: Correspondence, 1937
Folder 13: Correspondence, 1938
Folder 14: Correspondence, 5-16 January 1939
Folder 15: Correspondence, 17 January-December 1939
Folder 16: Correspondence, 1940-1942
Folder 17: Correspondence, 1943-1944
Folder 18: Correspondence, 1945
Folder 19: Correspondence, 1946-1947
Folder 20: Correspondence, 1948-1952
Folder 21: Correspondence, 1954-1956, 1960
Folder 22: Correspondence, 7-9 February 1961
Folder 23: Correspondence, ca. February 1961
Folder 24: Correspondence, 10 February-December 1961
Folder 25: Correspondence, 1962-1963
Folder 26: Correspondence, 1971-1972
Folder 27: Correspondence, 1976, 1978, 1981
Folder 28: Correspondence, 1982-1984
Folder 29: Correspondence, 1986, 1989-1990
Folder 30: Correspondence, 1991-1994
Folder 31: Correspondence, 1999
Folder 32: Adele Palmer – undated
Folder 33: Winona Palmer – undated
Folder 34: Adele Joyes – undated
Folder 35: Undated Correspondence
Folder 36: Insurance Correspondence
Folder 37: Greeting Cards
Folder 38: Duplicate Wedding Announcements
Folder 39: Winona Albrecht Diary
Folder 40: Winona Albrecht notebook
Folder 41: Lee Palmer medical notebook
Folder 42: Preston P. Joyes, Jr. travel journal
Folder 43: Lee Palmer papers
Folder 44: Lee Palmer certificates
Folder 45: Preston P. Joyes, Jr. certificates
Folder 46: Thomas W. Palmer material
Folder 47: Education
Folder 48: Travel
Folder 49: Travel
Folder 50: Banking
Folder 51: Albrecht-Palmer Wedding Book
Folder 52: Palmer Family Genealogy
Folder 53: Palmer-Albrecht Genealogy
Folder 54: History of Palmer-Simpson-Lee Families
Folder 55: Pauline Albrecht – genealogy and DAR material
Folder 56: Hereditary organizations
Folder 57: Genealogy
Folder 58: History of Furman, AL
Folder 59: Magazines
Folder 60: Newspaper Clippings
Folder 61: Newspaper Clippings
Folder 62: Newspaper Clippings
Folder 63: Newspaper Clippings
Folder 64: Baronial Ancestry of Col. Richard Lee
Folder 65: Miscellaneous
Folder 66: Miscellaneous
Folder 67: Oral Histories
Folder 68: Lee Palmer Scrapbook, Vol. 1
Folder 69: Lee Palmer Scrapbook, Vol. 2
Folder 70: Lee Palmer Ledger Book
Folder 71: Miscellaneous – Large Oversize
Subject Headings
Albrecht family
Automobiles – Kentucky
Bullfights – Mexico
Education
Europe – Description and travel
Greeting cards
Havana (Cuba) – Description and travel
Joyes family
Los Alamos Ranch School (Los Alamos, N. M.)
Love-letters – Kentucky
McConnell, Mitch
Medicine – Practice
Palmer family
Palmer-Joyes Family
Patriotic societies
Picnicking – Kentucky – Louisville
United States – Social life and customs
World War, 1939-1945
