Trabue, Alice Elizabeth (1876-1961) Papers, 1746-1961
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Trabue, Alice Elizabeth, 1876-1961
Title: Papers, 1746-1961
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 2.22 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. A T758a
Scope and Content Note
Papers include correspondence, 1902-1961, discussing family and friends and her work as a professional genealogist; articles and books written by her; membership certificates; business correspondence, 1892-1896, of Stephen Fitz James Trabue; legal papers; correspondence relating to Trabue family genealogy; and material on the Taylor family, 1746-1932. Some of this collection has been digitized. To view PDF scans, click on the links provided in the folder list below.
Biographical Note
Alice Elizabeth Trabue, historian of Kentucky, was born in Franklin County, Ky. in 1876. She was the daughter of Stephen Fitz James Trabue and Alice Elizabeth (Berry) Trabue. She was educated at Professor Turner’s school, Frankfort, Hampton College, Louisville, and at Hollins Institute in Virginia. She authored several works on Kentucky history and contributed to various historical and genealogical periodicals. Trabue was active in the Colonial Dames, the Filson Club Historical Society, and served as the historian of the Taylor Family Association. She died in 1961.
Folder List
Box 1
1 Correspondence, 1902-1908. (click to access PDF)
2 Correspondence, 1909. (click to access PDF)
3 Correspondence, 1910. (click to access PDF)
4 Correspondence, 1911-1912. (click to access PDF)
5 Correspondence, 1913-1916. (click to access PDF)
6 Correspondence, 1917. (click to access PDF)
7 Correspondence, 1918.
8 Correspondence, 1919.
9 Correspondence, 1920.
10 Correspondence, 1921 Jan.-July.
Box 2
11 Correspondence, 1921 Aug.-Dec.
12 Correspondence, 1922.
13 Correspondence, 1923.
14 Correspondence, 1924.
15 Correspondence, 1925.
16 Correspondence, 1926.
17 Correspondence, 1927.
18 Correspondence, 1928-1936.
Box 3
19 Correspondence, 1942-1961.
20 Correspondence, n.d.
21 Genealogical correspondence, 1913-1944.
22 Articles.
23 Membership certificates, etc.
24 A Corner in celebrities.
25 Miscellaneous.
26 Stephen Fitz James Trabue correspondence, 1888-1889.
27 Stephen Fitz James Trabue correspondence, 1890.
28 Stephen Fitz James Trabue correspondence, 1891.
Box 4
29 Stephen Fitz James Trabue correspondence, 1892-1896.
30 Stephen Fitz James Trabue legal papers, 1841-1895.
31 Stephen Fitz James Trabue witness certificates 1886-1888.
32 Stephen Fitz James Trabue bills, receipts, and notes, 1888-1895.
33 Trabue family correspondence, 1891-1920.
34 Trabue family genealogy.
35 Trabue family applications for membership in various societies.
36 Trabue family genealogical correspondence, 1899-1920.
37 Trabue family newspaper clippings.
38 Section of the journal of Daniel Trabue. (Copy).
39 Magna Charta Dames correspondence, 1936-1959.
40 Magna Charta Dames addresses.
41 Magna Charta Dames pamphlets.
Box 5
42 Magna Charta Dames membership lists.
43 Magna Charta Dames newspaper clippings.
44 Magna Charta Dames programs, invitations, etc.
45 Magna Charta Dames president’s Christmas messages.
46 Magna Charta Dames miscellaneous materials.
47 Colonial Dames material regarding Liberty Hall, 1936-1939.
48 Liberty Hall inventories, announcements, etc.
48a Correspondence about the Taylor family, 1911-1932.
49 Copies of Taylor family legal papers, 1746-1827.
50 Photostats of Zachary Taylor letters, 1808-1834.
51 Photostats of Taylor family records.
52 Taylor family newspaper clippings.
53 Taylor family records.
54 Taylor family records.
Box 6
55 Taylor family records.
56 Taylor family records.
57 Taylor family records.
58 Taylor family records.
59 Taylor family records.
60 Taylor family records.
61 Taylor family pictures.
62 Taylor family records removed from a scrapbook.
Box 7
63 Scrapbook.
64 Genealogical notebook.
65 Notebook containing information on the Taylor family.
66 A family tree of the Taylor family.
