Watterson, Henry (1840-1921) Papers, 1856-1965

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921  

Title:  Papers, 1856-1965 

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

Size of Collection:  9.33 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A W344a 

Scope and Content Note 

Collection spans Watterson’s years as editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, 1868-1919. The bulk of the collection covers the years, 1910-1919, and includes personal and business correspondence, galley proofs of his editorials, financial records, and newspaper clippings. Correspondence includes letters detailing presidential politics, especially the 1912 campaign; the Watterson family; Courier-Journal business; Ky. politics; and World War I. Several letters and telegrams between George Harvey and Watterson reveal their feelings toward Woodrow Wilson’s nomination for the presidency. Printed editorials and galley proof editorials reveal Watterson’s views on many different issues between 1900 and 1920, including presidential and gubernatorial elections, Prohibition, local politics, Theodore Roosevelt, William Jennings Bryan, the Night Riders, and historical topics. Newspaper clippings feature his role in national party politics and many of his public appearances.

Folder Listing

Box 1
fl. 1 Personal correspondence 1856-1899.
fl. 2 Personal correspondence 1900-1907.
fl. 3 Personal correspondence 1908-1909.
fl. 4 Personal correspondence 1910.
fl. 5 Personal correspondence 1911.
fl. 6 Personal correspondence Jan. 4, 1912-Jan.15, 1912.
fl. 7 Personal correspondence Jan. 16, 1912-Jan. 31, 1912.
fl. 8 Personal correspondence Feb., 1912 – March, 1912.
fl. 9 Personal correspondence April, 1912 – Sept., 1912.

Box2
fl. 10 Personal correspondence Oct., 1912 – Dec., 1912.
fl. 11 Personal correspondence Jan.-March 1913.
fl. 12 Personal correspondence April, 1913.
fl. 13 Personal correspondence May-June, 1913.
fl. 14 Personal correspondence July – Sept., 1913
fl. 15 Personal correspondence Oct.-Dec., 1913.
fl. 16 Personal correspondence Jan.-June, 1914.
fl. 17 Personal correspondence July-Dec., 1914.

Box 3
fl. 18 Personal correspondence Jan.-Sept., 1915.
fl. 19 Personal correspondence Oct.-Nov., 1915.
fl. 20 Personal correspondence Dec. 1-15, 1915.
fl. 21 Personal correspondence Dec. 16-20, 1915.
fl. 22 Personal correspondence Dec. 21-31, 1915.
fl. 23 Personal correspondence Jan.-March, 1916.
fl. 24 Personal correspondence April-Dec. 1916.

Box 4
fl. 25 Personal correspondence Jan.-June, 1917.
fl. 26 Personal correspondence July-Dec., 1917.
fl. 27 Personal correspondence Jan. 1918.
fl. 28 Personal correspondence Feb.-March, 1918.
fl. 29 Personal correspondence April, 1918.
fl. 30 Personal correspondence May-August, 1918.
fl. 31 Personal correspondence Sept.-Dec., 1918.
fl. 32 Personal correspondence Jan.-March, 1919.

Box 5
fl. 33 Personal correspondence April-Dec., 1919.
fl. 34 Personal correspondence Jan.-March, 1920.
fl. 35 Personal correspondence April-Sept. 1920.
fl. 36 Personal correspondence Oct.-Dec. 1920.
fl. 37 Personal correspondence Jan.-Feb., 1921.
fl. 38 Personal correspondence March-April, 1921.
fl. 39 Personal correspondence May-Nov., 1921.
fl. 40 Personal correspondence Dec. 21-22, 1921.
fl. 41 Personal correspondence Dec. 23-26, 1921.

Box 6
fl. 42 Personal correspondence 1922-1923.
fl. 43 Personal correspondence 1924-1926.
fl. 44 Personal correspondence 1927-1929.
fl. 45 Personal correspondence 1946-1948 Kent and Theodora Miller.
fl. 46 Personal correspondence Undated A – G.
fl. 47 Personal correspondence Undated H – P.
fl. 48 Personal correspondence Undated Q – V.
fl. 49 Personal correspondence Undated W – Z.
fl. 50 Personal correspondence Fragments.
fl. 51 Manuscript editorials, n.d.
fl. 52 Manuscript editorials, n.d.
fl. 53 Manuscript editorials and drafts, n.d.

Box 7
fl. 54 Henry Watterson’s Financial records, 1914-1928.
fl. 55 Harvey Magee Watterson’s notebooks, n.d.
fl. 56 Family history.
fl. 57  Prohibition Campaign Broadsides, n.d.
fl. 58 Miscellaneous.
fl. 59 Miscellaneous.

Box 8
fl. 60 Editorial galley proofs, Ab – Arn
fl. 61 Editorial galley proofs, An – Ar
fl. 62 Editorial galley proofs, As – Aw
fl. 63 Editorial galley proofs, Ba – Bl
fl. 64 Editorial galley proofs, Bo – By
fl. 65 Editorial galley proofs, Ca – Col
fl. 66 Editorial galley proofs, Corn – Cu
fl. 67 Editorial galley proofs, Da – De
fl. 68 Editorial galley proofs, Di – En
fl. 69 Editorial galley proofs, Et – Fa
fl. 70 Editorial galley proofs, Fe – Fo
fl. 71 Editorial galley proofs, Fr – Ge
fl. 72 Editorial galley proofs, Gh – Ha
fl. 73 Editorial galley proofs, He – Hi
fl. 74 Editorial galley proofs, Ho – Hu
fl. 75 Editorial galley proofs, If – Ini
fl. 76 Editorial galley proofs, Inn – Ir
fl. 77 Editorial galley proofs, Is – It
fl. 78 Editorial galley proofs, J
fl. 79 Editorial galley proofs, K – La
fl. 80 Editorial galley proofs, Le – Li
fl. 81 Editorial galley proofs, Lo
fl. 82 Editorial galley proofs, Ma – Me
fl. 83 Editorial galley proofs, Mi – Mon
fl. 84 Editorial galley proofs, Mor – Mu
fl. 85 Editorial galley proofs, N
fl. 86 Editorial galley proofs, 0 – Or

Box 9
fl. 87 Editorial galley proofs, Our – Ox
fl. 88 Editorial galley proofs, Pa – Pe
fl. 89 Editorial galley proofs, Ph – Po
fl. 90 Editorial galley proofs, Preat – Pret
fl. 91 Editorial galley proofs, Pro – Ra
fl. 92 Editorial galley proofs, Re
fl. 93 Editorial galley proofs, Ro – Shak
fl. 94 Editorial galley proofs, Shal – Sn
fl. 95 Editorial galley proofs, So – Sq
fl. 96 Editorial galley proofs, St – Ta
fl. 97 Editorial galley proofs, Te – Thu
fl. 98 Editorial galley proofs, Thr – To
fl. 99 Editorial galley proofs, Tod – Tro
fl. 100 Editorial galley proofs, Tru – Ty
fl. 101 Editorial galley proofs, u
fl. 102 Editorial galley proofs, V
fl. 103 Editorial galley proofs, Wa – When
fl. 104 Editorial galley proofs, Wher – Wi
fl. 105 Editorial galley proofs, Wo – Z
fl. 106 Editorial galley proofs, multiple
fl. 107 Editorial galley proofs, untitled
fl. 108 Editorial galley proofs, untitled
fl. 109 Editorial galley proofs, fragments
fl. 110 Editorial galley proofs, fragments

Box 10
fl. 111 Published editorials, 1865, 1882, 1894-1901.
fl. 112 Published editorials, 1902.
fl. 113 Published editorials, 1903-1904.
fl. 114 Published editorials, Jan.-March, 1905.
fl. 115 Published editorials, April-Nov., 1905.
fl. 116 Published editorials, 1906.
fl. 117 Published editorials, 1907.
fl. 118 Published editorials, Feb.-March, 1908.
fl. 119 Published editorials, April-July, 1908.
fl. 120 Published editorials, August-Dec., 1908.
fl. 121 Published editorials, Jan.-Sept., 1909.
fl. 122 Published editorials, Oct.-Dec., 1909.
fl. 123 Published editorials, 1910.
fl. 124 Published editorials, Feb.-April, 1911.
fl. 125 Published editorials, May-Oct., 1911.
fl. 126 Published editorials, April-May, 1912.
fl. 127 Published editorials, June-Dec. 1912.
fl. 128 Published editorials, Jan.-June, 1913.
fl. 129 Published editorials, July-Dec., 1913.
fl. 130 Published editorials, Jan.-April, 1914.
fl. 131 Published editorials, May-June, 1914.
fl. 132 Published editorials, July-Aug., 1914.
fl. 133 Published editorials, Sept.-oct., 1914.
fl. 134 Published editorials, Nov.-Dec., 1914.
fl. 135 Published editorials, Jan.-March, 1915.
fl. 136 Published editorials, April, 1915.
fl. 137 Published editorials, May, 1915.
fl. 138 Published editorials, June-Dec., 1915.
fl. 139 Published editorials, Jan.-April, 1916.
fl. 140 Published editorials, May-Sept., 1916.
fl. 141 Published editorials, Oct.-Dec., 1916.
fl. 142 Published editorials, Jan.-March, 1917.
fl. 143 Published editorials, April-June, 1917.
fl. 144 Published editorials, July-Sept., 1917.
fl. 145 Published editorials, Oct.-Dec., 1917.
fl. 146 Published editorials, 1918.
fl. 147 Published editorials, 1919, 1921.
fl. 148 Published editorials, n.d.
fl. 149 Autobiography, preliminary outline, n.d.
fl. 150 Autobiography, “Looking Backwards,” galley proofs.
fl. 151 Autobiography, “Looking Backwards,” galley proofs.
fl. 152 Autobiography, “Looking Backwards,” from Courier-Journal, 1919
fl. 153 Autobiography, “Looking Backwards,” from Courier-Journal, 1919
fl. 154 Autobiography, Duplicates.
fl. 155 Autobiography, “Looking Backwards,” from Saturday Evening Post.
fl. 156 Reviews of “Looking Backwards.”
fl. 157 Compromises of Life galley proofs. Henry Watterson.
fl. 158 Miscellaneous printed items from the Manhattan Club.
fl. 159 August 9, 1862 edition of The Rebel.

Box 11
fl. 160 Other writings – Editied news articles.
fl. 161 Other writings – Articles for other papers.
fl. 162 Other writings – Letters to the editor, 1913-1921.
fl. 163 Other writings – other printed letters.
fl. 164 Other writings – Magazine articles.
fl. 165 Other writings – Reprints of Watterson’s articles.
fl. 166 Three issues of the Woman Patriot.
fl. 167 Speeches, 1873-1877.
fl. 168 Speeches, 1881-1895.
fl. 169 Speeches, 1898.
fl. 170 Speeches, 1899-1904.
fl. 171 Speeches, 1905-1906.
fl. 172 Speeches, 1908-1909.
fl. 173 Speeches, 1910.
fl. 174 Speeches, 1911.
fl. 175 Speeches, 1912-1913, 1917.
fl. 176 Speeches, n.d.
fl. 177 Speeches, “Compromises of Life.”
fl. 178 Speeches, Re: Abraham Lincoln.
fl. 179 Money, Morals, and Society.
fl. 180 Newspaper clippings, William Jennings Bryan.
fl. 181 Newspaper clippings, William Jennings Bryan – 1908 Election.
fl. 182 Newspaper clippings, William Jennings Bryan – 1908 Election.
fl. 183 Newspaper clippings, William Jennings Bryan – 1908 Election.
fl. 184 Newspaper clippings, William Jennings Bryan – 1908 Election.
fl. 185 Newspaper clippings, William Jennings Bryan – 1908 Election.
fl. 186 Newspaper clippings, William Jennings Bryan, 1913, 1916, n.d.
fl. 187 Newspaper clippings, Business – 1894, 1914.
fl. 188 Newspaper clippings, James Callaway Articles – 1910-1909.
fl. 189 Newspaper clippings, Cartoons.
fl. 190 Newspaper clippings, Cartoons.
fl. 191 Newspaper clippings, Courier-Journal Anniversaries.
fl. 192 Newspaper clippings, Courier-Journal Fire – New building.
fl. 193 Newspaper clippings, Courier-Journal – Haldeman suit – Ownership.
fl. 194 Newspaper clippings, Courier-Journal – People.
fl. 195 Newspaper clippings, Foreign Policy – Mexico.
fl. 196 Newspaper clippings, Ewing Family.
fl. 197 Newspaper clippings, Foreign Policy – Monroe Doctrine.
fl. 198 Newspaper clippings, Foreign Policy – Miscellaneous.
fl. 199 Newspaper clippings, Foreign Policy – Panama Canal.
fl. 200 Newspaper clippings, Government 1891-1915.
fl. 201 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson on Journalism.
fl. 202 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson on Journalism.
fl. 203 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson on Journalism.
fl. 204 Newspaper clippings, League of Nations.
fl. 205 Newspaper clippings, Abraham Lincoln.
fl. 206 Newspaper clippings, Miscellaneous, 1894-1914.
fl. 207 Newspaper clippings, Miscellaneous, n.d.

Box 12
fl. 208 Newspaper clippings, People, A – D.
fl. 209 Newspaper clippings, People, E – L.
fl. 210 Newspaper clippings, People, M – R.
fl. 211 Newspaper clippings, People, S – z.
fl. 212 Newspaper clippings, Perry Comnnission, 1911-1914.
fl. 213 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, Biographical.
fl. 214 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, Biographical.
fl. 215 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, Biographical.
fl. 216 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, Biographical.
fl. 217 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, Biographical.
fl. 218 Newspaper clippings, Ewing Watterson.
fl. 219 Newspaper clippings, Harvey Magee Watterson (father).
fl. 220 Newspaper clippings, Harvey Watterson (son).
fl. 221 Newspaper clippings, Rebecca Watterson.
fl. 222 Newspaper clippings, Personal, Memorials, 1921-1927.
fl. 223 Newspaper clippings, Personal, Social Engagements, 1906-1918.
fl. 224 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, 1892, 1913.
fl. 225 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, 1903-1913.
fl. 226 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, 1914-1921.
fl. 227 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, n.d.
fl. 228 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, n.d.
fl. 229 Newspaper clippings, “Marse Henry” Edition of Courier-Journal, 1919.
fl. 230 Newspaper clippings, List of contributors to “Marse Henry” Edition.
fl. 231 Newspaper clippings, “Christmas” Courier-Journal.
fl. 232 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, prizes and awards.
fl. 233 Newspaper clippings, Poems.
fl. 234 Newspaper clippings, Politics, 1891-1904.
fl. 235 Newspaper clippings, Politics, 1905-1910.
fl. 236 Newspaper clippings, Politics, 1911-1919.
fl. 237 Newspaper clippings, Politics, n.d.
fl. 238 Newspaper clippings, Politics, Democratic Party, n.d.
fl. 239 Newspaper clippings, Politics, Democratic Party, n.d.
fl. 240 Newspaper clippings, Politics, Republican Party, n.d.
fl. 241 Newspaper clippings, Politics, Kentucky, n.d.
fl. 242 Newspaper clippings, Politics, New Parties, 1896.
fl. 243 Newspaper clippings, Politics, 1896 Convention.
fl. 244 Newspaper clippings, Political office for Henry Watterson, 1908.
fl. 245 Newspaper clippings, Political office for Henry Watterson.
fl. 246 Newspaper clippings, Political office for Henry Watterson.
fl. 247 Newspaper clippings, Prohibition, 1894.
fl. 248 Newspaper clippings, Prohibition, n.d.
fl. 249 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, Retirement, 1918-1919.
fl. 250 Newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, Retirement, n.d.

Box 13
fl. 251 Newspaper clippings, Theodore Roosevelt, 1904-1912.
fl. 252 Newspaper clippings, Theodore Roosevelt, 1913-1914, 1919.
fl. 253 Newspaper clippings, Theodore Roosevelt, n.d.
fl. 254 Newspaper clippings, Theodore Roosevelt, n.d.
fl. 255 Newspaper clippings, William Shakespeare, 1916.
fl. 256 Newspaper clippings, Women’s Suffrage, 1909-1915.
fl. 257 Newspaper clippings, Women’s Suffrage, n.d.
fl. 258 Newspaper clippings, Tariff, 1907-1919.
fl. 259 Newspaper clippings, Third Term, 1906-1907.
fl. 260 Newspaper clippings, Tilden, 1913-1917.
fl. 261 Newspaper clippings, Travel, 1905-1915.
fl. 262 Newspaper clippings, Travel, n.d.
fl. 263 Newspaper clippings, Travel, New York Herald, 1914.
fl. 264 Newspaper clippings, Woodrow Wilson, 1912-1913.
fl. 265 Newspaper clippings, Woodrow Wilson, 1914-1919.
fl. 266 Newspaper clippings, Woodrow Wilson, n.d.
fl. 267 Newspaper clippings, Wilson, Watterson, Harvey Peace.
fl. 268 Newspaper clippings, Wilson, Watterson, Harvey Peace.
fl. 269 Newspaper clippings, Wilson, Watterson, Harvey Peace, Oct. 6-7, 1914.
fl. 270 Newspaper clippings, Wilson, Watterson, Harvey Peace, Oct. 8-11, 1914.
fl. 271 Newspaper clippings, Wilson, Watterson, Harvey Peace, Oct. 12-18, 1914.
fl. 272 Newspaper clippings, Wilson, Watterson, Harvey Peace, Oct. 19, 1914.
fl. 273 Newspaper clippings, Wilson, Watterson, Harvey Peace, Oct. 20-Nov. 5, 1914.
fl. 274 Newspaper clippings, World War I, n.d.
fl. 275 Newspaper clippings, World War I, n.d.
fl. 276 Newspaper clippings, World War I, n.d.
fl. 277 Family History, Henry Watterson, Clubs and Associations.
fl. 278 Family History, Henry Watterson, Perry Victory Centennial Commission.
fl. 279 Family History, Henry Watterson, Resolutions and awards.
fl. 280 Family History, Henry Watterson, Addresses and calling cards.
fl. 281 Family History.
fl. 282 Family History.
fl. 283 Family History.
fl. 284 Family History, Poems.
fl. 285 Family History, Post-cards.

Box 14
fl. 286 Duplicate published editorials, 1898-1907.
fl. 287 Duplicate published editorials, 1908-1909.
fl. 288 Duplicate published editorials, 1911.
fl. 289 Duplicate published editorials, 1913.
fl. 290 Duplicate published editorials, Jan.-April, 1914.
fl. 291 Duplicate published editorials, May-June, 1914.
fl. 292 Duplicate published editorials, July, 1914.
fl. 293 Duplicate published editorials, Aug., 1914.
fl. 294 Duplicate published editorials, Sept., 1914.
fl. 295 Duplicate published editorials, Oct., 1914.
fl. 296 Duplicate published editorials, Nov., 1914.
fl. 297 Duplicate published editorials, Dec., 1914.
fl. 298 Duplicate published editorials, Feb.-April, 1915.
fl. 299 Duplicate published editorials, May, 1915.
fl. 300 Duplicate published editorials, June-Oct. 1915.
fl. 301 Duplicate published editorials, 1916.
fl. 302 Duplicate published editorials, 1917.
fl. 303 Duplicate published editorials, 1918-1919.
fl. 304 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1890-1903.
fl. 305 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1904-1906.
fl. 306 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1907.
fl. 307 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1908.
fl. 308 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1909.
fl. 309 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1910.
fl. 310 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1911.
fl. 311 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1912.
fl. 312 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1913.
fl. 313 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1914.
fl. 314 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1914.
fl. 315 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1915-1916.
fl. 316 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1917.
fl. 317 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1918.
fl. 318 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1919.
fl. 319 Duplicate copies of “Marse Henry” Edition of the Courier-Journal.
fl. 320 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1919.
fl. 321 Duplicates of “Looking Backwards.”
fl. 322 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1920-1922.
fl. 323 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1923.
fl. 324 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1924.
fl. 325 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1925-1929.
fl. 326 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, n.d.
fl. 327 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, n.d.
fl. 328 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, Mexico, n.d.
fl. 329 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, World War I, n.d.
fl. 330 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson.
fl. 331 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, 1896-1922.
fl. 332 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, Henry Watterson, n.d.
fl. 333 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings.
fl. 334 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings.

Oversize
fl. 335 Caricature, Large Print, and Portrait.