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