Wiegleb Family Papers, 1838-1950
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Wiegleb Family
Title: Papers, 1838-1950
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.
Size of Collection: 1 cubic foot
Locator Number: Mss. A W645
Scope and Content Note
The Wiegleb Family Papers consist primarily of receipts from 1838-1940 with a small amount of correspondence, legal papers, cancelled checks, and miscellaneous items. The receipts give an extensive account of the Wiegleb family’s expenditures, particularly from the 1890s to the 1920s.
Biographical Note
In this collection, the Wiegleb family is primarily represented by Jacob and William Wiegleb. Jacob Wiegleb lived in Jefferson County in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Some of the correspondence and receipts list his address as Middletown while others have him listed in Lyndon. It appears that he was affiliated with the Anzeiger around 1900. William Wiegleb, presumably Jacob’s son, also lived in Middletown.
Folder List
Folder 1: Correspondence
Folder 2: Legal papers
Folder 3: Receipts, 1838-1879
Folder 4: Receipts, 1880-1891
Folder 5: Receipts, 1892-1899
Folder 6: Receipts, 1900-1905
Folder 7: Receipts, 1906-1915
Folder 8: Receipts, 1916-1920
Folder 9: Receipts, 1922-1940
Folder 10: Undated receipts
Folder 11: Donation Receipts
Folder 12: Tax Receipts
Folder 13: Cancelled checks, 1877-1909
Folder 14: Cancelled checks, 1910-1914
Folder 15: Cancelled checks, 1915-1942
Folder 16: Miscellaneous
Folder 17: Envelopes
Subject Headings
Business enterprises – Kentucky – Louisville
German Protestant Orphan Asylum
Kentucky – Social life and customs
Orphans – Kentucky – Louisville
Wiegleb family