Pope, Curran Papers and Additional papers, 1792-1931

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Pope, Curran 

Title:  Papers and Additional papers, 1792-1931 

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

Size of Collection:  2.33 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A P826b and ba 

Scope and Content Note 

Papers consist of Pope family papers, genealogical material on the Pope and Thruston families, and Pope’s personal papers. The Pope family papers include letters and deeds. Curran Pope’s personal papers consist of biographical material, lists of writings and speeches, medical and miscellaneous writings, speeches, and correspondence. 

Folder List 

Box 1 

1 Biographical material.

2 Certificates, 1905-1926.

3 Correspondence, 1877-1918.

3a Correspondence, 1920-1922.

4 Correspondence, 1923-1924.

5 Correspondence, 1925-1926.

6 Correspondence, 1927-1929.

7 Writings, n.d.

8 Writings, 1893-1901.

9 Writings, 1902-1904.

10 Writings, 1905-1907.

 

Box 2 

11 Writings, 1908-1910.

12 Writings, 1912-1914.

13 Writings, 1915-1921.

14 Writings, 1924-1931.

15 Writings, n.d.

16 Writings, n.d.

17 Writings, n.d.

18 Writings, n.d.

19 Writings, n.d.

20 Writings, n.d.

 

Box 3 

21 Writings, n.d.

22 Writings, n.d.

23 Writings, n.d.

24 Writings, n.d.

25 Writings, 1912-1917.

26 Writings, 1920 May-1923 Apr.

27 Writings, 1923 Oct.-Nov.

28 Writings, 1924 May-Oct.

 

Box 4 

29 Writings, 1924 Nov.-Dec.

30 Writings, 1925 Apr.-Oct.

31 Writings, 1926 Apr.-Sept.

32 Writings, 1927.

33 “The Nurse,” 1928 May.

34 Writings, 1929 May-Sept. 9.

35 Writings, 1929 Sept. 11-1931.

36Miscellaneouspapers. 

37 Newspaper clippings about Curran Pope, 1909-1930.

 

Box 5 

38 Miscellaneousnewspaper clippings. 

39 Cards announcing meetings and programs of medical societies, 1910-1931.

40Miscellaneousmagazine clippings. 

41 Miscellaneous printed material.

42 Photographs of Curran Pope, and Colonel Curran Pope.

43 History of the Pope family.

44 Deed by Benjamin Pope and wife, James Patten and Mark Thomas to Stephen Ormsby for 100 acres of Jefferson County land, 1792 Jan. 5. 

45 Deed by Anna Shain to Royal Glass for three lots in Louisville, 1805 Aug. 16. 

46 Deed by William Shain and wife to Thomas Glass for Louisville land, 1811 Dec. 16. 

47 Deed by Felix Seymour and wife to John W. Sanders for land near Louisville,1835 June 29.

48 Correspondence from Worden Pope to his son Curran Pope (1813-1862), 1830-1832.

49 Mary Tyler Pope papers.

50 Letter from William R. Jacob to his brother, 1857 July 13.

51 Notes on the Pope and other families.

52 Biography of Charles Mynn Thruston, 1840. 

53 Anne L. Davis correspondence about the Thruston family. 

54 Fontaine family portraits.

55 Portraits of George and Martha Washington inscribed by Mary Custis Lee. 

 

Box 6 

1 Correspondence, 1913-1917.

2Correspondence, 1919-1923.

3Correspondence, 1924-1925.

4Correspondence, 1926.

5Correspondence, 1927-1928.

6Correspondence, 1929-1931.

7 Biographical material.

8 Genealogical material: families of Pope, Thruston, Jacob, Payne, and Fontaine.

9 Genealogical material: families of Pope, Thruston, Jacob, Payne, and Fontaine.

 

Box 2 

10 Genealogical material: families of Pope, Thruston, Jacob, Payne, and Fontaine.

11 Application for membership in various patriotic societies.

12 Invitations. Membership cards. Speech and menu for a testimonial dinner. 

13 Newspaper clippings.

14Miscellaneousmaterial