Pettus-Speiden Family Papers, 1838-1971
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Pettus-Speiden Family
Title: Papers, 1838-1971
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 1.33 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. A P499
Scope and Content Note
Collection materials span 1838-1971 and consist of correspondence, diaries, and miscellaneous items that relate to the Pettus and Speiden families. It is contained in four boxes. The correspondence and diaries of primary importance. Topics include the Pettus family, the Speiden family, friends, marriages, deaths, faith, First Christian Church of Louisville, Ky., Highland Baptist Church of Louisville, Ky., Walnut Street Baptist Church of Louisville, Ky., missionary work in Japan, Lancaster, Ky., Oakford, Ky., the 1916 United States Presidential election, the Ballard School of Louisville, Ky., and its students, Hollins College, and travels abroad. Miscellaneous items of interest include an 1862 Centre College Commencement Program, an 1896 Walnut Street Baptist Church Resolution, a Louisville Girls High School Memory Book from 1916, other programs, invitations, announcements, recipes, speeches, a partial short story, newspaper clippings, and genealogy notes.
Biographical Note
The Pettus family is from Lancaster, Ky., in Garrard County and the surrounding area, and the Speiden family is from Louisville, Ky. Joseph Pettus moved to Louisville shortly after the Civil War. It is daughter, Harriet Pettus, who married Fillison Speiden in 19104. The Speidens moved to Atlanta, Ga., in 1931 and their daughter, Marian Mauzy Speiden returned to Louisville in 1935, and taught at the Ballard School.
Folder List
Box 1:
1: Correspondence, 1838-1865
2: Correspondence, 1866
3: Correspondence, 1867
4: Correspondence, 1868
5: Correspondence, 1869
6: Correspondence, 1870
7: Correspondence, 1873-1895
8: Correspondence, 2 October 1896-5 October 1896
9: Correspondence, 6 October 1896-November 1896
Box 2:
10: Correspondence, 1897-1901
11: Correspondence, 1902
12: Correspondence, 1903
13: Correspondence, 1904-1912
14: Correspondence, 1915-1916
15: Correspondence, 1917
16: Correspondence, 1918
17: Correspondence, 1919-1958
18: Correspondence, no dates
Box 3:
19: HattiePettus1894 Diary, includes Shirley Gill Pettus 1906 Dairy
20: Marian Mauzy Speiden 1928-1932 Diary
21: Marian Mauzy Speiden 1933-1937 Diary
22: Marian Mauzy Speiden 1938-1942 Diary
23: Marian Mauzy Speiden 1939 Travel Diary
24: Marian Mauzy Speiden 1949 Travel Diary
25: Marian Mauzy Speiden 1950 Travel Diary
26: Marian Mauzy Speiden 1967 Travel Diary, includes entries from 1970-1971
27: Shirley GillPettus1967 Travel Diary
Box 4:
28: Programs, Invitations, Announcements, 1862-1949, no date
29: Resolution, 1896; Copy of ThomasPettus1779 will, no date
30: Speeches, partial Short Story, no date
31: Receipts, 1867-1950
32: Report Cards, 1894-1907
33: Highland Mother’s Club Yearbooks, 1936-1939
34: Sorosis Club Yearbooks, 1935-1938; Program, 1937
35: Louisville Girls High School Memory Book, 1916
36: Recipe Book
36a: Recipes
37: Newspaper Clippings, 1904-1968, no date
38: Genealogy Notes, 1894, 1904, no date
39: Miscellaneous, 1935-1936, no date
40: Miscellaneous, 1902-1940, no date