Sperry-Gathright Family Papers, 1846-1964
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Sperry-Gathright Family
Title: Papers, 1846-1964
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 0.66 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. A S751
Scope and Content Note
Collection includes Sperry papers containing family correspondence; three diaries, 1863, 1867, and 1876, of Union soldier and Louisville businessman David B. Sperry regarding the Civil War, business and travel; and genealogical data. Papers of the Gathright family contain James Austin’s Mexican War letters; an 1864 June 20 letter from William Gathright describing fighting around Marietta, Ga.; family correspondence; and genealogical data.
Folder List
Box 1
1 Sperry correspondence, 1862-1918.
2 David B. Sperry diaries, 1863, 1867, and 1876.
3 Gathright correspondence, 1846-1960.
4 Sperry-Givens correspondence, 1936-1964.
5 Givens correspondence, 1878.
6 David B. Sperry financial papers, 1864-1912.
7 Sperry genealogy.
8Gathrightgenealogy.
Box 2
9 Cook genealogy.
10 Ancestral organizations: certificates, and membership organizations, 1896-1913.
11Gathrightfamily coat of arms.
12 Sperry-Gathright envelopes.
13 Armorial ancestry medal and papers, 1903-1953.
14 Sperry Civil War reunion material, 1895-1913.
15 Sperry-Gathright newspaper articles.
16Miscellaneousmaterial
