Verhoeff, Mary (ca. 1871-1962) Papers, 1907-1960
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Verhoeff, Mary, ca. 1871-1962
Title: Papers, 1907-1960
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 5.33 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. A V514
Scope and Content Note
Papers include correspondence, 1907-1960, discussing Verhoeff’s research interests; club memberships; and miscellaneous material. The bulk of the collection is composed of her articles, essays, and speeches regarding early Louisville, Portland, and Shippingport; Louisville newspapers; canal companies; shipping on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers; ships and shipbuilding; salt production; and coal mining.
Biographical Note
Mary Verhoeff was born in Louisville, Ky. about 1871. She graduated from Vassar College in 1895, later receiving a masters degree from Columbia University in 1914. Verhoeff was vice president of the Filson Club with which she was affiliated for thirty-three years. She wrote a number of articles which were published by the club. She also wrote The Kentucky Navigations and The Kentucky Mountains. She died in Louisville in 1962 and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.
Folder List
Box 1
1 Correspondence, 1907-1911.
2 Correspondence, 1912-1916.
3 Correspondence, 1917-1921.
4 Correspondence, 1922-1933.
5 Correspondence, 1934-1936.
6 Correspondence, 1937.
7 Correspondence, 1938-1939.
8 Correspondence, 1940-1943.
9 Correspondence, 1944-1945.
Box 2
10 Correspondence, 1946-1947.
11 Correspondence, 1948.
12 Correspondence, 1949.
13 Correspondence, 1950.
14 Correspondence, 1951.
15 Correspondence, 1952.
16 Correspondence, 1953.
17 Correspondence, 1954.
18 Correspondence, 1955.
19 Correspondence, 1956-1958.
20 Correspondence, 1959.
21 Correspondence, 1960.
Box 3
22 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” p. 1-44.
23 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” p. 45-63.
24 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830.”
25 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” p. 64-73.
26 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” p. 74-84.
27 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830.”
28 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 1-8.
Box 4
29 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 9-13.
30 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 14-17.
31 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 18-21.
32 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 30-58.
33 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 59-60.
34 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 62-63.
35 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 63 II-63V.
35 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 63V-63VIII.
Box 5
37 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 63IX-63CBV.
38 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 63XC-63XIV.
39 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 63XV-64K.
40 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 64IIIA-64C.
41 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” footnotes to p. 64D-64VO.
42 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830.”
43 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830.”
44 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830.”
45 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830.”
Box 6
46 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830.”
47 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830.”
48 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830.”
49 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830.”
50 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” notes.
51 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” notes.
52 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” notes.
53 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” notes.
Box 7
54 Article: “Early Louisville Newspapers, 1800-1830,” miscellaneous footnotes.
55 Article: “Louisville’s First Newspaper: The Farmers Library.”
56 Article: “Louisville’s First Newspaper: The Farmers Library.”
57Article: “Early Louisville.”
58 Exploration of the Ohio River, ports at Louisville, etc.
59 Exploration of the Ohio River, ports at Louisville, etc.
60 Exploration of the Ohio River, ports at Louisville, etc.
61 Exploration of the Ohio River, ports at Louisville, etc.
62 Steamboats and navigation on the Ohio River.
63 Notes on barges, exploration, the fur trade, etc.
Box 8
64 Notes on barges, exploration, the fur trade, etc.
65 Portland.
66Shippingport.
67Earlycanal companies.
68 Navigation at the Falls of the Ohio.
69 Navigation and trade on the Mississippi River.
70 Navigation and trade on the Mississippi River; Spanish situation.
71 Voyages of the schooners “President Adams” and “Nonpareil.”
72 Ships and shipbuilding.
Box 9
73 Ships and shipbuilding.
74 Petition of Christopher Collis for facilitating the navigation of the Ohio, 1783; July. (Photostat).
75 Reports and letters concerning the improvement of navigation on the Ohio at the Falls of Louisville.(Photostats).
76 Geographical description of Ky.
77 Rivers.
78 Rivers.
79 Rivers.
80 Rivers.
81 Rivers.
Box 10
82 Licking River.
83 Kentucky River.
84 Kentucky River.
85 Kentucky River.
86 Cumberland River.
87 Cumberland River.
88 Tennessee River.
Box 11
89 Big Sandy River.
90 Big Sandy River.
91 Coal.
92 Coal.
93 Coal.
94 Coal.
95 Coal.
Box 12
96 Coal.
97 Coal.
98 Coal.
99 Coal.
100 Coal.
101 Coal.
Box 13
102 Coal.
103 Coal.
104 Coal.
105 Coal.
106 Coal.
107 Coal.
108 Forestry.
Box 14
109 Salt production.
110 Illustrations for The Kentucky Mountains-Transportation and Commerce 1750 to 1911.
111 Illustrations for The Kentucky Mountains-Transportation and Commerce 1750 to 1911.
112 Illustrations for The Kentucky Mountains-Transportation and Commerce 1750 to 1911.
113 Sketch of the life of George Rogers Clark. Correspondence of members of the George Rogers Clark Memorial Committee.
114 Translations of letters to James Wilkinson to Governor Miro, etc.
115 Copies of letters of Harry Innes and J. Speed, Jr.
116 Letters about the Western Expedition, 1778 July-Aug. (Photostats).
117 Notes concerning Arthur Campbell.
118 Worden Pope’s letters to President James Monroe, 1819-1821.(Photostats).
119 John Rowan’s claim to the bed of the Ohio River at the Falls of the Ohio, 1825 Mar. 7.
Box 15
120 Material pertaining to the presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson.(Photostats).
121 Genealogy of the Vail family.
122 Letters of Joshua, Samuel and John A. Vail.(Photostats).
123 Tennessee Valley Authority.
124 Tennessee Valley Authority.
125 Tin salvage.
126 The League of Nations Non-Partisan Association. International Relations Committee.
127 The League of Nations Non-Partisan Association. International Relations Committee.
Box 16
128 National Safety Council. Mining Section. Safety posters.
129W.C.T.U.Settlement School, Hindman, Ky.
130 “This is our heritage.” (A history of the Women’s Auxiliary to the Board of Missions of the Episcopal Church).
131Miscellaneousfacts about Ky.
132 Reviews of The Kentucky Mountains and of The Kentucky River Navigation.
133 Notes concerning historical societies.
134 Snapshots.
135 Miscellaneous.
136 Miscellaneous.
pkg. 137 Certificates of the Verhoeff family.
