The Filson Guide

GUIDE TO SELECTED MANUSCRIPT AND PHOTOGRAPH
COLLECTIONS OF THE FILSON CLUB HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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Manuscript Collection is numbers (1-780)
Photograph Collection is numbers (781-850)

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701. Towle, Virginia R., 1906- . Papers, 1918-1954. C\T. 80 items.
Louisville resident, soldier. Correspondence, chiefly 1940-1945, to Virginia Towle from friends in military service and others, and a few letters from her to her father and friends, all dealing generally with military and personal activities. Towle joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1943.

702. Towles Family. Papers, 1806-1954. A\T742. 6.33 cu. ft.
Prominent Henderson, Ky., family. Collection contains the papers, 1806-1849, of Judge Thomas Towles (1784-1850), attorney of Henderson, Ky., who emigrated from Virginia in 1806, served as judge of Illinois Territory in 1816, and founded the Henderson, Ky., firm of Towles and Soaper, exporters of tobacco. Included is correspondence of family and friends; accounts; appraisal of the estate of Col. Joseph Cabell (1762-1831); and papers of Towles and Soaper, including circular letters and prices current from English importers, 1840-1848, an 11 Aug. 1845 letter and prices current from Fellows Johnson Co., New Orleans, accounts, 1841-1848, and insurance policies on the tobacco factory near Henderson and on shipments of tobacco to New Orleans, 1840-1847. Also included are papers, 1842-1917, of Walter Alves Towles (1825-1917) containing correspondence, family history, genealogy, and his diary from a 1905 visit to New York; autobiographical sketch of Susan Daniel Anderson Towles and her genealogical correspondence re: the Anderson and allied families of Marshall, Daniel, Goode, Jefferson, Roane, Wilson, and others; genealogical correspondence, genealogical society membership applications, and addresses of Susan Starling Towles (1861-1954); and the correspondence of Lillia Towles, 1892-1954, including letters to Mary Lucy Goode Towles, 1896-1915, discussing family and routine matters.

703. Townsend, John Wilson, 1885-1968. Papers, 1893-1949. A\T748. 62 items
Papers, 1957-1966. A\T748c .33 cu. ft.
Historian, collector, and book dealer from Lexington, Ky. Papers mainly consisting of letters (43 items), 1893-1924, of James Lane Allen to Townsend and others, together with letters about Allen from J. Christian Bay, S.S. Bush, Frances H. Jewett, Grant C. Knight, Orson Lowell, Albert Sterner, John Thomson, and Samuel C. Williams; Allen's speech as president of the King Solomon Memorial Association, 1908; and a poem by Thomas Jones, Jr. Most of the letters from Allen to Townsend were published in Townsend's book, James Lane Allen (1927).

A second collection includes correspondence between Townsend, Mary Verhoeff, and Dorothy Cullen relating to the purchase of historical materials by The Filson Club from Townsend.

704. Trabue, Alice Elizabeth, 1876-1961. Papers, 1746-1961. A\T758a. 2.33 cu. ft. Additional papers, 1913-1944. A\T758a. .66 cu. ft.
Kentucky author, genealogist. 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.

Additional papers regard Trabue's work as the Taylor family historian, including correspondence, membership applications, and receipts relating to the Taylor family.

705. Trabue, Edmund Francis, 1855-1936. Papers, 1875-1927. A\T758b. .33 cu.ft.
Louisville lawyer. Papers include correspondence, 1881-1927, particularly recommendations for various legal appointments Trabue sought; records, 1896-1897, re: the building of a Trabue residence on St. James Court in Louisville; and miscellaneous legal documents.

706. Trabue, Stephen Fitz James, 1819-1898.
Papers, 1847-1881. A\T758. 22 vols.
Lawyer and land speculator. Papers include a letterpress book; a notebook listing voters in Trabue's campaign for Congress in 1847; muster rolls of the Kentucky Volunteer Militia in the War of 1812; a bounty land book containing records of military service of Kentuckians in the War of 1812; papers, 1851, concerning Revolutionary service pension claims in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri; surveys and plats of land in Kentucky, Illinois, and Iowa; and fee, docket, and memorandum books regarding legal, financial, and land matters.

707. Trabue Family. Papers, 1795-1891. A\T758. .33 cu. ft.
Papers include letters, 1798-1858, regarding the settlement of an estate in Appomattox Co., Va., and letters between family members discussing routine matters; land records; promissory notes; legal records; and accounts, 1775-1871.

708. Transylvania Colony. Deed, no date, ca. 1775. C\T ovsz. 1 item.
A blank printed land deed of the Transylvania Colony, probably printed in 1775. It describes the boundaries of Transylvania as purchased from the Cherokee, and sets forth all pertinent information and contractual agreements between the proprietors of the colony and the purchasers. Also, an anonymous handwritten notation about the Golden Age, a book or article about North America.

709. Transylvania University. Miscellaneous papers, 1806, 1824. C\T. 2 items.
Oldest university west of the Appalachians. Papers include an incomplete portion of the minutes from a 1 Nov. 1806 meeting of the board of trustees; and a May 1824 printed circular listing lectures offered at the medical school, resources, and the requirements to enroll in the medical school and to receive a degree.

Additional material re: Transylvania University is contained in other collections.

710. Transylvanians Memorial Celebration. Papers, 1935-1936. A\T722. .33 cu. ft.
Material collected by Otto A. Rothert concerning the celebration held at Boonesboro [Boonesborough] to commemorate the bicentennial of the birth of Richard Henderson. Included is correspondence, announcements, newspaper clippings, speech of Archibald Henderson at the dedication of the monument, programs, and photographs of inscriptions on the monument.

711. Trimble, David, 1782-1842. Miscellaneous papers, 1818-1821. C\T. 4 items.
Kentucky lawyer, U.S. congressman. Letters regarding routine matters, primarily pensions.

712.Tryon Family. Papers, 1861-1864. A\T875. .33 cu. ft.
Papers of the Tryon family of Louisville, Ky., consisting of letters from Lieutenant Frank Tryon, Co. E, 2nd Regt., First Kentucky Brigade, C.S.A., to his wife, Julia Morselle Tryon, which cover his encampment at Fort Boone, Montgomery Co., Tenn., his capture at Fort Donelson, imprisonment at Camp Chase and near Sandusky, Ohio, exchange at Vicksburg, Miss., and the Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro), where he was mortally wounded. His letters mention Louisville boys in the Confederate army, death of Morris Montgomery, capture of Curran Pope, marriage of John Hunt Morgan, George D. Prentice and his son, James Guthrie, members of the Clay family, a Miss Wolf, William A. Meriwether, the jail in Louisville for rebel women, etc. Also included are letters to Mrs. Tryon from Ellen M. Floyd, Charles B. Avis, B.W. Wells, and Henry C. McDowell; a letter from D.S. Miller to Miss Mary Dunham, dated at Nashville, Tenn., 9 April 1863, about Lt. Tryon's burial place; and Julia Tryon's certificate of membership in the First Presbyterian Church, Louisville, Ky., 17 March 1864.

713. Twyman, George. Miscellaneous papers, 1800. C\T. 2 items.
Virginia resident. Papers include a manuscript song book containing songs Twyman composed between 1786-1800, and which he has copied for his daughter Elizabeth "Betsey" Wood; and a letter from Twyman to his daughter Elizabeth Wood

714. Tyler, Elizabeth Johnson Hulbert, 1863- . Diary, 1909-1910. A\T982. 1 vol.
Louisville resident. Tyler's diary discusses household and family matters, her husband's and her own health, Louisville and Cincinnati friends and social events, shopping trips, Louisville dressmakers, motoring and horseback outings, business acquaintances of her husband, his political activities and plans for building the Tyler hotel, marital difficulties, playing the violin, and painting portraits of family members.

715. Tyler, John, 1790-1862. Miscellaneous papers, 1841-1860. C\T. 3 items.
Papers include Tyler's 4 Sept. 1841 letter to John J. Crittenden noting that he decided to approve the Land Distribution Bill; his 23 April 1860 letter to William M. Blackford thanking him for his kind letter; and an undated letter to M. St. Clair Clark regarding Tyler's land near Caseyville, Kentucky.

Additional Tyler material is contained in other collections.

716. Tyler Park Club. Records, 1923-1928. BM\T983. .33 cu. ft.
Civic organization sponsoring activities at Tyler Park in Louisville, Ky. Records include minute books, 1923-1928; a membership list for 1926; by-laws of the Parkland Community Club; postcard meeting notice for the Tyler Park Club, 9 March 1926; and newspaper clippings about the Club's activities in the 1920s.

717. Underwood, Joseph Rogers, 1791-1876.
Miscellaneous papers, 1813-1867. C\U. 14 items.
Lawyer, state legislator, and U.S. congressman and senator of Glasgow and Bowling Green, Ky. Papers include routine political correspondence spanning his career as a state legislator and U.S. congressman. Of particular interest is his 24 Jan. 1867 letter to Alfred T. Goodman discussing his autograph collection.

718. Union Army, Commissary Department. Records, 1861-1865. BG\U58a. 4 vols.
Letter books kept by Maj. H.C. Symonds, commander of the Union Army Commissary of Subsistence at Louisville. The first several entries were made while he was at the Washington, D.C., commissary and mentions the aftermath of the first Battle of Bull Run. The other entries were made at Louisville and discuss the amount of provisions being sent and where they were being sent, establishment of a bakery and slaughterhouse at Jeffersonville, Ind., and the method of delivery. He also makes note of day-to-day operations at Louisville.

719. Union Army, District of Kentucky.
Miscellaneous papers, 1863. C\U. 19 items.
Collected General Orders of the Union Army, District of Kentucky, regarding commissions, appointments, violations of duty and rules, and court-martials, including a case convened in Bowling Green in Nov.-Dec. 1863. Orders are numbered 44-46, 49-51, 53-58, 61-63, 69, and 78-80.

720. Union Army. Quartermaster records, 1863-1864. BG\U58. 1 vol.
Bills of lading kept by assistant quartermasters, 16 Dec. 1863- Oct. 1864, listing steamboats leaving Louisville, Ky., during this period, with names of ships' masters, destinations, cargoes, and names of officers receiving same. Steamboats most frequently listed include the Ella Faber, Big Grey Eagle, Mercury, and Anglo-Saxon. Also included are lists of supplies shipped via the Louisville & Nashville R.R.

721. Union Bank, Elizabethtown, Ky. Cash book, 1819-1830. BB\U58. 1 vol.
Cash book, 19 June 1819 - 25 April 1820, reflecting operations of the bank. Included in the volume are a list of stockholders and minutes of meetings of directors of the bank, 7 Feb. 1821 - 20 April 1830.

722. Union Post Hospital, Columbus, Ky.
Prescription Book, 1863-1864. BF\C726. 1 vol.
A book containing a list of sick and wounded soldiers, usually including their unit, diagnosis, and prescriptions.

723. United States Army.
Miscellaneous papers, 1778-1780, 1861-1865. C\U. 26 items
Includes typewritten copies of records, 1778-1780, including payroll for detachment of different regiments, 14 April 1778; receipts, 15 April 1778, for "Continental Service"; a 20 June 1778 inventory of the 4th Virginia Regiment's arms; and a 15 March 1780 General Return of the Regiment of Guards at the Albemarle Barracks. Civil War material includes a collection of letters, 1861-1865, written by Kentucky soldiers to relatives and friends discussing their experiences in the Civil War.

724. United States Army, Medical Department.
Case book, 1862-1863. BF\U58. 1 vol.
Medical case book, 20 Nov. 1862 - 21 April 1863, concerning Union hospitals in Louisville during the Civil War. Included is a partial name index of patients, followed by case histories. Case histories give the name and unit of the patient, occasionally additional personal information, description of the affliction, treatment administered, and the result. Some of the case histories are lengthy and give detailed medical information.

725. United States District Court, Eastern District, Ky.
Records, 1795-1801. BO\U58. 2 vols.
Records include memorandum book and an order book. The memorandum book, 1799-1801, was Thomas Tunstall's, clerk of the U.S. District Court of Kentucky for the July 1799 term through the March 1801 term, and contains a record of certain cases before the court with instructions from the attorneys in the cases. Included are instructions from William Clarke, U.S. attorney for the District of Kentucky; instructions from James Morrison, supervisor of revenues for the Ohio District, in cases brought by him against Kentucky distillers for taxes to the U.S. government; and instructions from other attorneys who practiced before the court, including Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, Thomas Todd, James Hughs, Henry Clay, Isham Talbott, James Brown, John Allen, James Blair, and others. The following cases are among those that are recorded: Robert Morris v. George Rogers Clark and Mark Mitchell v. Daniel Boone et al. The order book, 1799-1801, contains orders for rules adopted by the judges of the sixth circuit in the United States to regulate proceedings of the Circuit Court within the District of Kentucky, and is signed by Judges Harry Innes, John McNairy, and William McClung, 15 May 1801; additional orders adopted in the May and November terms, 1801; and reports of cases before the court, 1795, 1798-1800.

726. Vance, William R., 1806-ca. 1885. Papers, 1848-1849. A\V222. 9 items.
Louisville mayor. Papers include letters to Vance as chairman of the Committee of Arrangements for the public dinner to be held in honor of Zachary Taylor at the Louisville Hotel in February 1849, and letters to him in his official capacity as mayor of Louisville.

727. Vaughan, Robert, 1828-1898. Miscellaneous papers, 1861-1898. C\V. 6 items.
Union soldier. Civil War records that include Vaughan's commission; muster rolls of the 17th Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Infantry; report describing the Battle of Chickamauga; orders and correspondence regarding his wounds and discharge; and a memorial providing biographical material.

728. Verhoeff, Mary, ca. 1871-1962. Papers, 1907-1960. A\V514. 5.33 cu. ft. Miscellaneous papers, 1952-1954. C\V. 4 items.
Historian, writer, vice president of The Filson Club. 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 ship building; salt production; and coal mining.

Miscellaneous papers, 1952-1954, include speeches Verhoeff made regarding the dedication of George Rogers Clark Park; Ludie Kinkead's retirement; The Filson Club; and Louis Hast.

729. Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association.
Records, 1838-1922. BM\L888fv. 7.5 cu. ft.
Records of four Louisville volunteer fire companies and of the group they formed following their disbandment when Louisville established a professional fire department. Companies included are Washington Independent Fire Co., No. 7; Jefferson Hose Company; Hope Fire Co.; and the Mechanic Fire Co., No. 1. Their records span the years 1838-1860, and consist of minute books, roll books, and accounts. Records, 1852-1922, of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association include roll books; accounts; minute books; lists of surviving members of old fire companies; visitors' registers; invoices and receipts; miscellaneous printed material; and accounts of the organization of Richmond, Virginia's and New Orleans, Louisiana's fire departments.

730. WAC Mothers' Association. Papers, 1943-1948. BC\W113. .33 cu. ft.
Records regarding the Louisville chapter and the national headquarters of the Women's Army Corps Mothers' Association. Those for the latter include constitution and bylaws, presidents' messages, reports of annual national conferences, lists of officers, quarterly and semi-annual reports, copies of the official prayer, and printed form letters. Louisville WAC Mothers' Association material includes constitution, lists of members and activities, notes, correspondence, 1945-1948, and constitution of the Women's Army Corps and Veterans Association, 1946.

731. Wagner, Sallie Brown McCampbell, 1841-1881.
Papers, 1854-1890. A\W135. .33 cu. ft.
Nicholasville, Ky., resident. Papers include correspondence, 1863-1890, concerning personal matters of Wagner and her second husband, Dr. Lewis Clark Wagner, whom she married in 1880, and letters from Russell Cecil, a Nicholasville Sunday School teacher, while overseas. Diaries for the years 1857, 1859, 1861-1862, 1866, 1877, 1879, and 1880, kept by Wagner, record school days at Jessamine Female Institute, social life in Nicholasville, personal thoughts on love, religious practices, local Civil War news and her perceptions of the soldiers, her years as a widow having to board with different family members and friends in Thomasville, Ga., and in Nicholasville, and her courtship and marriage to Nicholasville physician Lewis Clark Wagner. A diary, dated 1856, kept by Amanda Lindsay, contains a young woman's thoughts and some poetical verse on love and the sorrow of life. Other material includes receipts; a bank account book; canceled checks; genealogical data on the Brown family; a Civil War pass belonging to her first husband, James A. McCampbell, adjutant of the 20th Ky. Volunteer Infantry; accounts for McCampbell's horse farm; Wagner's household and boarding accounts while the widow McCampbell; lecture notes on the subject of physical geography taken by James McCampbell at Princeton; and a friendship album belonging to Wagner before she was married.

732. Walke, Anthony. Writings, 1784-1805. A\W177. 4 vols.
Miscellaneous books kept by Rev. Anthony Walke of Fairfield, Princess Anne Co., Va., of his writing regarding slavery and the treatment of slaves; religion; taxes; government; education; extracts from other authors; geographical notes; the American Revolution; and genealogical information.

733. Walker, William Alonza. Papers, 1828-1844. A\W186. .33 cu. ft.
Resident of Henderson, Ky. Papers consist of receipts, 1828-1844; promissory notes, 1826-1844; legal papers, 1838-1842; and miscellaneous material.

734. Wallace Family. Papers, 1764-1884. A\W194. 1 cu. ft.
Virginia and Kentucky family. Papers include correspondence, 1764-1785, discussing family matters, the Revolutionary War, and early Kentucky; wills of Dr. James Wallace and John Wallace; land and legal records; records, 1819-1829, of slaves belonging to the estate of Thomas Wallace; papers of Arthur Hooe Wallace, commission merchant at New Orleans and later resident of Louisville, Ky., including letters, 1829-1832, to his brother, William Wallace, in Culpeper Co., Va., and letters, 1834-1860, to Arthur Hooe Wallace re: business and family matters; accounts, 1835-1837, 1858; bills of lading for tobacco and general merchandise shipped to and by Arthur Hooe Wallace on Mississippi and Ohio River steamboats, 1834-1835; insurance policies on boats and cargoes, 1834-1835; Crittenden Co., Ky., land papers, 1839, 1857, 1867; correspondence, 1860-1865, of Lt. Thomas Wallace, 6th Kentucky Cavalry, Morgan's Brigade, CSA, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hooe Wallace, and with his brother and sisters, while serving in the army and as a prisoner of war at Camp Chase and Johnson's Island, Ohio; letters to Thomas Wallace, 1866-1884; notes and plats of surveys of land for him in Crittenden Co., Ky., 1867; genealogical records of the Wallace family and the allied Brown, Dade, Hart, and Preston families; and a store ledger, 1783-1784, of Alexander Dick of Spotsylvania Co., Va.

735. Waller, Henry, 1810-1893. Papers, 1835-1887. A\W198. 4 vols.
Maysville, Ky., lawyer, state legislator, Chicago, Ill., lawyer and businessman. Papers include a journal, 4-15 Nov. 1835, kept by Waller on a family trip from Frankfort, Ky., through Alabama to Mississippi. The itinerary included Harrodsburg, Shakertown, Perryville, Lebanon, Sumnersville, Mammoth Cave and Bowling Green, Ky., and Nashville, Franklin and Columbia, Tenn. Waller made notes on Capt. James Harrod; describes visits to the Shakers, Mammoth Cave, and the White Cave; mentions the construction of a railroad, 1.5 miles long at Bowling Green; and describes other events and scenery on the trip. The journal ends in northern Alabama. Waller's diary of 1 Jan. - 31 Dec. 1854 records the history of the Maysville and Lexington Railroad during his presidency, particularly his efforts to finance it and complete construction; notes on the railroads; trips to New York to sell railroad bonds; people he met and business contacts; notes of the Matthew F. Ward murder trial; and Waller family history. Inserted into diary are entries for 31 Dec. 1845 and 1-2 Jan. 1846 during his service as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives; and for 9-12 Feb. 1852, covering a journey from Maysville to Pittsburgh. Two letter-press copy book, 1878-1882, 1884-1887, concern Waller's legal and business career in Chicago, including his service as master in chancery and manager of du Pont de Nemours Co.'s Chicago property.

736. Walter, Lewis Allawhyn, 1868-1951. Papers, 1887-1940. A\W232. 1.66 cu. ft.
Louisville real-estate developer, antiquarian collector, and president of the George Rogers Clark Memorial Association. Papers include correspondence, 1889-1940, concerning his activities as a member of The Filson Club and the Kentucky Historical Society, and a collector of books; plans for a memorial in honor of George Rogers Clark; portrait of Louisville's town crier, Willis Levi; letter press copy books, 1887-1897; historical and biographical articles; poetry; travel descriptions; and newspaper clippings.

Additional papers include research, essays, fiction, and local history about Louisville; personal letters; family history; information about the George Rogers Clark Memorial Association; travel descriptions from trips to the Christian Endeavorers Convention in Boston in 1895, the Bluegrass area of Kentucky in 1896, Mammoth Cave, Ky. in 1891, Lexington, Mass., and New Orleans. His research includes notes on memorials in Cave Hill Cemetery and tombstone inscriptions from the Frankfort Cemetery; essays on Southern Art Galleries, Bloody Monday, the Falls of the Ohio, and several other subjects; lectures on writing, Longfellow, and George Rogers Clark; and miscellaneous material regarding Louisville.

737. Ward, Matthews Flournoy, 1826-1862. Testimony, 1854. C\W. 1 item.
Louisville resident, infamous murder defendant. Notes taken by James M. Lawson of testimony (sixty-one pages) given at the murder trial of Matt Ward in Elizabethtown, Ky., and a brief description of the main people involved.

738. Washington County, Ky. Militia. Orderly book, 1791-1813. BG\W317. 1 vol.
Includes proceedings of court-martials of the Second Battalion of the Nelson Co., Ky. Militia from 15 July 1791 to 22 Dec. 1791; lists officers in the Fourth Regiment of the Kentucky Militia of Washington Co. in 1793; and court-martial records, 1793-1813, for the Fourth Regiment. Published in the Springfield Sun, beginning 16 April 1936. Also see clippings in Pope McAdams's "Washington, Kentucky Family Histories."

739. Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921. Papers, 1885-1915. A\W344. 150 items.
Papers, 1856-1965. A\W344a. 10.33 cu. ft.
Papers, 1863-1946. A\W344b. 1.33 cu. ft.
Miscellaneous papers, 1868-1920. C\U. 32 items.
Confederate soldier, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, U.S. congressman from Ky. A collection of papers mostly consisting of incomplete correspondence, 1885-1915; chapters of a novel, practically all incomplete, numbered I-XXXIX, with gaps and duplications of numbers; and drafts of speeches, editorials, articles, a play, and another novel, nearly all of which are incomplete. This material was found in Mr. Watterson's desk and was apparently an accumulation of first drafts and unused material. It has been arranged as systematically as possible, but it is too fragmentary to be readily usable.

A second collection of Watterson papers span his 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; Kentucky 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.

The third collection includes correspondence, editorial galleys, and newspaper clippings spanning Watterson's career as a Confederate soldier, editor of various newspapers, and as editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal. Correspondence includes letters between Watterson and his fiancee Rebecca Ewing throughout the Civil War and while he was assuming the editorship of the Louisville Journal in 1868; letters from his father, Harvey Magee Watterson; and from other prominent political figures. Editorial galleys include drafts of a few of his speeches, and editorials concerning political disputes of the era and presidential elections. Newspaper clippings include stories, articles, and editorials relating to national politics and Watterson's role in them.

Miscellaneous papers consist of correspondence and papers outlining Watterson's career as editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal; his political interests and activity; travels; and personal matters. Also included is an informal agreement ( a bet) between Watterson, a Mr. Wandishott, and a Mr. Brooks on who will be appointed to James A. Garfield's cabinet; and an undated, signed photogravure print of Watterson inscribed "Back to the Constitution!"

740. WAVE Radio. Flood records, 1937. C\W. 51 items.
Louisville radio station. Radio broadcasts and bulletins by WAVE, 22 Jan. - 4 Mar. 1937, regarding the 1937 Flood. Included are weather reports; statistics on flood levels; requests by Louisville Mayor Neville Miller for help; descriptions of fires, devastation, closed roads and railroads, water shortages, and power failures; advice as to hygienic safeguards; and information on refugee locations, law enforcement, and rescue efforts.

741. Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796. Orderly books, 1793-1794. A\W359. 5 vols.
Orderly books, 17 Jan. 1793 to 10 July 1794, kept during Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne's campaign against the Northwest Indians. They were kept by Lt. Samuel Tinsley and others, and primarily contain orders of the day and court-martial proceedings. Book No. 3, under the date 13 Sept. 1793, contains a roster and muster roll of the four sub-legions of the United States as they existed in the autumn of 1793, grouped according to organizations and their respective officers; and an order of 1 Nov. 1793 appointing the general staff, field and other commissioned officers to command the Kentucky Mounted Volunteers.

Additional Wayne and Wayne campaign material is included in other collections.

742. Weaks, Mabel Clare, 1883-1966.
Miscellaneous papers, 1918-1946. C\W. 107 items.
Archivist with several historical societies, including The Filson Club. Papers include correspondence between Weaks and numerous historical societies and libraries throughout the world concerning copies of John Filson's The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke. Also included is a list of locations for all known copies of Filson's book as of the mid-20th century; and correspondence between Weaks and Transylvania University officials regarding a miniature portrait of Samuel C. Rafinesque that she was assisting the school in acquiring.

743. Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. Letter, 6 December 1842. C\W. 1 item.
Lawyer, statesman. Letter itemizing the expenses of Charles S. Todd, U.S. Minister to Russia, not to be reimbursed.

Additional Webster material is contained in other collections.

744. Weir, James, 1777-1845. Ledger, 1813-1815. BB\W425. 1 vol.
Greenville, Ky., businessman. Ledger kept at James Weir's general merchandise store in Greenville, Ky. It is in the handwriting of Jacob Zimmerman, with added entries by James Weir, and records store activity, using pounds, shillings, and pence as the medium of exchange. Ledger is indexed, and is described in Otto A. Rothert's A History of Muhlenberg County (Louisville, Ky., 1913), 117-21.

745. Weller Family. Papers, 1800-1898. A\W448. 1 cu. ft.
Frederick Co., Maryland, Nelson Co., Ky., and Louisville family. Papers include letters from David Weller discussing the War of 1812, including a description of the Battle of New Orleans; John H. Weller's letters discussing the Civil War, including the Battle of Chickamauga and the wound he received there while serving with the Orphan Brigade, CSA; Jacob F. Weller letters, 1884-1896, while president of the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home of Kentucky; and other letters regarding routine business and family matters. Also included are commissions; licenses, including an 1800 distilling license; land records; personal and household accounts, 1859-1892, of Jacob F. Weller; correspondence and records, 1854-1890, of Weller and Parker, and Jacob F. Weller, Louisville wholesale grocer and commission merchant; records, 1885-1887, re: erecting a building at 632 Fourth Ave, in Louisville; and estate records.

746. West Fincastle Co., Virginia. Petition, 1776. C\W. 1 item.
Petition to the Convention of Virginia requesting the right of Fincastle County to send their elected representatives, John Gabriel Jones and George Rogers Clark, to the convention, dated at Harrodsburg, 20 June 1776. Appears to be a rough draft of the petition.

747. Westport, Ky. Poll book, 1832. BL\W537. 1 item.
Records names of voters in Westport who cast their votes for Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay in the presidential election of 1832. The returns are certified by W.E. Gibson and Washington Carter, judges of the election at Westport, and C.M. Ballard, clerk, 7 Nov. 1832.

748. Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906.
Miscellaneous papers, 1900-1905. C\W. 3 items.
Confederate and U.S. Army general, U.S. congressman from Alabama. Papers include two 1900 letters to John W. Green giving his regrets that he cannot attend the United Confederate Veterans reunion; and a 1905 letter to his daughter Julia suggesting she arrive early at the Confederate reunion in Louisville and why.

749. Whig Banner Melodist, The Campaign newspaper,
September 1844. C\W. 1 item.
Volume 1, no. 1 of this Philadelphia published campaign newspaper. It contains Whig campaign songs, literature, and illustrations in support of Henry Clay's and Theodore Freylinghuysen's 1844 run for the presidency and the vice presidency, respectively. Many of the songs are set to familiar tunes of the day. The lyrics and illustrations praise Clay and the Whigs and are caustic toward Polk and other notable Democrats.

750. White, James and Hugh. Records, 1805-1843. BB\W585. 1 vol.
Clay Co., Ky., businessmen. Account book of general merchandise store kept by James and Hugh White at the Salt Works in Clay Co., Ky., 26 April 1806 to 16 Oct. 1814. The entries from Oct. 1807 to 16 Oct. 1814 were made at Goose Creek Salt Works. Appended are copies of promissory notes and receipts of Hugh White, 1805-1816, and lists of property given by Hugh White to various family members. Miscellaneous papers of Hugh White, 1814-1843 are included in the book.

751. White, John, 1802-1845. Miscellaneous papers, 1838-1842. C\W. 3 items.
Richmond, Ky., lawyer, U.S. congressman. Papers include letters of a routine and political nature, including a 3 September 1840 letter discussing the presidential campaign.

752. White, John Chester, 1841-1921. Papers, 1822-1919. A\W585. 5 cu. ft.
Soldier, writer. He wrote The War of the Union against Secession. 1861-1865. Being a comprehensive chronicle of what has been unwarrantably termed "The War Between the States." Narrated month by month, and recording the "last word" of the leaders on each side, this manuscript also includes maps, illustrations, and several portraits. The manuscript is accompanied by two boxes of additional papers including biographical sketches of Confederate and Union officers, memoranda for White's "War of the Union against Secession, 1861-1865," illustrative material, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous printed matter.

753. White, Levi, 1803- . Papers, 1819-1846. A\W585. 9 items.
Louisville printer and soldier. Papers include a commission as sergeant in the U.S. Army, 14 Aug. 1822; discharge from service, 10 March 1825; a commission as 1st lieut. of Infantry, 2nd Reg. of the Militia of the District of Columbia, signed by Andrew Jackson, 1 Oct. 1830; a commission as 2nd lieut. 9th Co., 1st Reg. of Ky. Vol. Inf., signed by William Owsley, 17 Nov. 1846; and three letters, Sept.-Oct. 1846, to his wife Sarah, written from Rosalvo and Monterey, Mexico, during his service in the Louisville Legion in the Mexican War.

754. White, Luther Henry, 1920-1945. Papers, 1931-1946. A\W586. 1 cu. ft.
Louisville soldier. Papers include primarily correspondence focusing on White's service with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II, describing impressions of basic training, flight training, bombardier training, and work as an instructor. Letters touch upon the war and patriotism, but are mostly concerned with everyday life, writing of hunting, listening to the radio, growing a Victory Garden, traveling, and his affection for his family. Letters to White's family after his death focus on the grief of loved ones. White was killed on a mission over Japan on 9 May 1945.

755. Whitestone, Henry, 1819-1893. Account book, 1868-1869. C\W. 1 item.
Architect. Whitestone's account book with the Western Financial Corporation, April 1868 to Sept. 1869, details withdrawals and deposits he made during his work on the Galt House Hotel in Louisville.

756. Wickliffe, Charles Anderson, 1788-1869.
Miscellaneous papers, 1826-1863. C\W. 8 items.
Kentucky governor and U.S. postmaster general. Papers include a 17 Aug. 1840 letter to Gov. James T. Morehead seeking his opinion of when Robert P. Letcher should be sworn in as governor; a 25 July 1842 letter of introduction to J.L. Grayham for three commissioners of the French government studying American postal regulations and making arrangements for steamboat service between the U.S. and France; a 13 Nov. 1860 letter to Lewis E. Harvie suggesting a grand mass convention of all Kentuckians opposed to the disunion movement and hoping Kentucky will proclaim it will stand by the Union or perish with it; a 22 Sept. 1861 letter to Gen. Robert Anderson recommending Joseph Brown for the position of quartermaster at New Haven; a 3 May 1862 letter to H.S. Randall discussing the growth of wool; and a 29 Jan. 1863 subscription list for copies of Wickliffe's speech in opposition to the bill to raise black regiments.

757. Wickliffe, Robert, 1775-1859. Miscellaneous papers, 1806-1837. C\W. 5 items.
Lexington, Ky., lawyer and state legislator. Papers include a 24 May 1806 answer to a complaint in the case of McElwain vs. Doherty written by Wickliffe as Doherty's attorney; a 13 Nov. 1819 bill of sale for a slave named Stephen; a 14 Nov. 1827 letter to Fortunatus Cosby noting that he will attend to a case of Cosby's daughter, wishes he could visit Louisville, and discusses John Pope's support of Andrew Jackson; and a 12 Jan. 1837 letter to James Copersthwait complaining about the Bank of the United States's treatment which cost him money in regard to a legal case.

Additional Wickliffe material is contained in other collections.

758. Wigglesworth, Samuel. Miscellaneous papers, 1839. C\W. 4 items.
Boston, Mass., physician. Four letters written to his father Thomas Wigglesworth from Cleveland, Cincinnati, on board the steamboat Elk near Louisville, and St. Louis, describing his travels and experiences, and commenting on people and sights he has encountered.

759. Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825.
Miscellaneous papers, 1786-1819. C\W. 7 items.
Soldier, politician, entrepreneur. Papers include a 19 April 1791 bond between Wilkinson and Charles Vancouver for £100; a 20 March 1816 letter to Solomon Van Rensselear discussing New York politics, national politics, and the presidential campaign; a 23 Sept. 1817 letter to Joseph Reed, Jr. mentioning manuscripts in his possession relating to the Revolutionary War, George Washington, Joseph Reed, Sr., Monroe's tour of the country, an epidemic affecting New Orleans, and offering advice in being a good countryman; and a 23 May 1819 letter to Reed mentioning his move to New Orleans, Reed's father's service in the Revolutionary War, notes Pennsylvania politics, and mentioning Monroe.

Additional Wilkinson material is contained in other collections.

760. Williams, John Laurens, 1832-
Miscellaneous papers, 1862-1863. C\W. 6 items.
Union officer. Papers include letters, 1862-1863, to his wife Mary describing great losses at the Battle of Chickamauga; Confederate fortifications on Lookout Mountain; Union forces on Moccasin Point; the Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign; and activities of the Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry.

761. Williams, John Stuart, 1818-1898.
Miscellaneous papers, 1884-1887. C\W. 2 items.
Kentucky lawyer, soldier, state legislator, U.S. senator. Papers include a 12 April 1884 letter re: a rostrum in Cave Hill Cemetery and urging the Secretary of War to pardon "young Barnes"; and an 18 June 1887 letter giving an account of his service in the Confederate Army from 1861 to the end of the war.

762. Willis, Albert Shelby, 1843-1897. Letter book, 1893-1895. A\W734. 1 vol.
Louisville lawyer, U.S. congressman, diplomat. Diplomatic correspondence of Willis while U.S. minister to Hawaii, with Walter Q. Gresham, U.S. secretary of state, concerning relations between Hawaii and the United States following the revolution in Hawaii and during the provisional government. Willis offers his opinions and observations of Sanford Dole, the provisional government and its members, annexation, and the mood of the inhabitants of the islands. Gresham's letters state President Grover Cleveland's position and attitude toward Dole, the provisional government, annexation, and Queen Liliuokalani, instruct Willis how to deal with the Queen, the people, the provisional government, and Sanford Dole.

763. Wills, John P. Papers, 1831-1867. A\W741. .33 cu. ft.
Livestock agent and tavern keeper of Winchester, Ky. Papers include correspondence, 1831-1860, regarding business matters; articles of agreement, 1840, concerning the Blue Ball Tavern; licenses, 1842-1862, for his hotel and tavern; receipts, 1851-1866; agreements, 1845-1847, regarding the sale of hogs; estate and land records; and an account book, 1857-1859, containing medical cures for animals.

764. Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931.
Papers, 1865-1921. A\W742. 21 cu. ft.
Louisville lawyer, Kentucky governor, 1907-1911. Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, other writings, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings. Included is official correspondence, 1907-1911, containing letters on the tobacco war and the Night Riders, and Kentucky and national politics; letters of congratulation on Willson's election as governor; speeches, 1892-1919, on the Republican party in Kentucky, the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial Building on the Lincoln Farm, the Progressive Republicans, and other subjects; writings, 1912-20, on William Goebel, the League of Nations, the initiative, referendum and recall, and other subjects; a scrapbook, 1865-69, kept by Willson at Harvard as a student; and other scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, additional letters, commissions, invitations, programs, and materials covering Willson's campaigns and tenure as governor. Correspondents include William O. Bradley, John Marshall Harlan (89 letters), Benjamin Harrison, A. Lawrence Lowell, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Booker T. Washington, and Louis D. Brandeis.

765. Wilson, Elizabeth A., 1902- . Papers, 1941-1991. A\W748. 1.33 cu. ft.
Louisville resident, coordinator of the Louisville Service Club during World War II. Papers collected by Wilson while serving as coordinator of the Louisville Service Club. Included is correspondence to Wilson from servicemen both overseas and stateside, Service Club, Red Cross and USO associates, and wives and relatives of servicemen. Letters relate news, activities, and experiences of those serving during World War II in the military and with those organizations, including a description of a concentration camp. Also included are Service Club records, sound recordings made by servicemen to club staff, a musical production named "All Clear," and an oral history on Wilson and the Service Club.

766. Wilson, Robert Burns, 1850-1916. Poem, July 1894. C\W. 1 item.
Kentucky poet and artist. A final fair copy, as supplied to the printer, of Wilson's poem "When in the Night We Wake and Hear the Rain," consisting of twelve stanzas of twelve lines each stanza.

767. Wingate, Hiram. Papers, 1833-1914. A\W769. 1 cu. ft.
Farmer of Lexington, Ind. Personal correspondence, 1846-69; correspondence of the allied families of Hardy, Scott, Stewart, Whitlach, and others of Indiana, Missouri, and New Hampshire; tax receipts and accounts, 1833-75; and miscellaneous papers. Of special interest are the letters of Wingate's son, Capt. Benjamin Wingate, who served in the war with Mexico at the Battle of Cerro Gordo and on the frontier in Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and New Mexico from 1848 until 1862 when he died of a wound received at the Battle of Valverde; and an 1859 diagram of Camp Floyd, Utah.

768. Winston-Jones Family. Papers, 1787-1889. A\W783. 1.33 cu. ft.
Virginia and Kentucky family. Papers of the William Winston family from Virginia whose daughter Frances Elizabeth "Lizzie" Winston married Gustavus Vasa Jones from Hanover County, Virginia. The Winston family came to Kentucky ca. 1820-1840 and the Jones family came to Union County, Kentucky, ca. 1830-1840. Papers include correspondence from members of both families, 1822-1889, concerning family matters, family relationships and problems, business and professional ventures of various family members, and the families' involvement in the Gold Rush and in the Civil War. Papers also include legal documents, such as bonds and agreements for land purchases, and a copy of William Mercer's will from Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1829; copy of a land grant and surveys; documents pertaining to slaves owned by Gustavus V. Jones; academic records for the Jones children; medical practice records; property tax bills and receipts, 1825-1858; misc. accounts, bills and receipts from the Jones family, 1828-1882; and genealogical notes. Miscellaneous material includes a printed speech, broadsides, and circulars.

769. Wintersmith Family. Papers, 1809-1941. A\W788. .33 cu. ft.
Kentucky family. Papers include family correspondence discussing family matters and Richard Wintersmith's imprisonment at Camp Chase and Camp Douglas Ill., during the Civil War; scrapbook containing newspaper clippings about family members; and genealogical information such as family charts and Bible records.

770. Wood, Thomas John, 1823-1906. Miscellaneous papers, 1896, n.d. C\W. 2 items.
Union officer. Papers include a 26 Feb. 1896 letter to George B. Loucks noting that the proudest moment of his life was 25 Nov. 1863 when he saw the American flag floating in proud triumph on the crest of Missionary Ridge, and recalling the charge of his division which advanced against orders from Gen. Grant; and an undated speech given in Toledo, Ohio, surveying the career of the Army of the Cumberland during the Civil War, accompanied by newspaper clippings on the Battle of Chickamauga and an engraved portrait of Wood in uniform.

771. Woodbridge, Hensley C. Papers, 1929-1959. A\W882. .33 cu. ft.
Collector, researcher. Papers collected by Woodbridge for a proposed biographical/bibliographical dictionary of Kentucky authors. The bulk of the papers consist of letters from authors giving details of their lives and work. Also included are newspaper clippings containing information on various authors. Authors include Richard A. Briggs, Billy Curtis Clark, Janice Holt Giles, James A. Jewell, Robbie Trent, Lowell A. Williams, and others.

772. Woodson Family. Miscellaneous papers, 1828-1939. C\W. 26 items.
Kentucky family. Papers include letters written by and to members of the Woodson family containing family news and mentioning two companies of soldiers in Madisonville and how they rejoiced when they heard Richmond was taken; and twenty letters written by persons of national and state political prominence to Urey Woodson, primarily expressing thanks and giving encouragement to him to run for the Senate. Correspondents include W.O. Bradley, William J. Bryan, Woodrow Wilson, Emma G. Cromwell, Ruby Laffoon, White L. Moss, W. Vernon Richardson, Coleman du Pont, Ethel G. Cantrill, T.B. Pannell, Kenneth McKellar, Franklin D. Roosevelt, James A. Farley, and Joseph F. Guffey.

773. Woolley, William Preston, 1830-1850.
Index Rerum, 1846-1850. A\W913. 1 vol.
Louisville journalist. Index Rerum kept by Wooley reflecting his interest in literature, music, and the theater. It contains reviews of Signora Biscaccianti's concert at Louisville in April 1849; the "Macready Riot" at the Astor Place Theater in New York, 10 May 1849; appointment as draughtsman in the Topographical Bureau of the U.S. Coast Survey, 21 May 1849; appointment as a member of the committee to tender complimentary benefit to James E. Murdoch at the Louisville Theater, 12 Feb. 1850; affidavit of Samuel F.B. Morse in the case of Morse et al. vs. Henry O'Reilly et al., 25 August 1848; list of books; newspaper clippings about the John Thompson Gray and Henry Clay Pope duel, poems written for the Louisville Journal of Commerce, list of lots in Louisville belonging to the estate of Caroline P. Woolley, and the wedding of Sallie Ward and Bigelow Lawrence; and pen and ink sketches, including one of Camp Marriott, Anne Arundel Co., Md., 22 June 1849. Also included is a collection of autographs. Among the signatures included are those of Daniel Webster, Jefferson Davis, William L. Marcy, Salmon P. Chase, John J. Crittenden, and James T. Morehead.

774. Wortham, James H. Records, 1815-1819. BB\W932. 1 vol.
Ledger of James H. Wortham, merchant of Leitchfield, Ky., 1815-1817. In the reverse is a daybook, 19 Jan. - 20 Feb. 1818. Ledger contains accounts with Mordeca and Lincoln, and Charles and John Hanks.

775. Wright, Moses Hanibal, ca. 1835-1886. Papers, 1854-1912. A\W952. .33 cu. ft.
Confederate soldier from Tennessee. Papers include Wright's correspondence while he was a cadet at West Point Military Academy, 1854-1858; letters he wrote and received during his service in the U.S. Army and as an ordnance officer in the Confederate Army throughout the Civil War; and letters his son and daughter wrote while they were traveling. The correspondence regards, in part, the life of a cadet at West Point, and the situation in Missouri at the beginning of the war. Also included are 1885 editions of Wright's newspaper The Eagle (vol. 1 nos. 4-12); newspaper clippings; and calling cards.

776. Yandell, Enid Bland, 1869-1934. Papers, 1875-1982. A\Y21b. 4.66 cu. ft.
Sculptor. Papers focusing on the life of Enid Yandell, born in Louisville, who became one of the first woman sculptors to achieve widespread recognition. Family correspondence, 1878-1930, traces Yandell's life and work as an art student at the Cincinnati Art Academy, as a pupil of Philip Martiny and Lorado Taft in Chicago, Karl Bitter in New York, and Fredrick MacMonnies and Auguste Rodin in Paris, France, and finally as an accomplished sculptor in New York City and Edgartown, Massachusetts. Letters from family members, especially her mother, Louise Elliston Yandell, provide insight into the personal and social lives of a prominent Louisville family, and reveal the family's financial struggles as a widowed mother attempts to provide the best opportunities for her children, especially Enid. Professional correspondence, 1887-1929, concerns Yandell's professional career, various commissioned works, acquaintances and friendships formed with a number of prominent people, and her social service, especially with orphaned children, during World War I. Correspondents include sculptors Auguste Rodin and Gutzon Borglum, artist Thomas Alexander Harrison, architect Daniel Hudson Burnham, and actress Julia Marlowe; and letters of recommendation from sculptors Phillip Martiny and Karl Bitter. Other papers include legal documents concerning the Yandell family estate and leases on property owned by Enid Yandell; personal papers such as receipts, prescriptions, poetry and music, and misc. family items; printed material concerning Yandell's career and her social service during World War I; various typed material including lectures and speeches; newspaper clippings regarding Yandell and her work, particularly the Daniel Boone statue commissioned by members of The Filson Club and the Yandell family, and the lives and works of other sculptors and artists, social and political events of the day, and biographical and genealogical information on Enid and the Yandell family, respectively. Also included are rough sketches and watercolor paintings done by Yandell; instructional art books and reference material used; scrapbooks compiled by Yandell containing newspaper clippings, articles, etc., about her life, career, and work, in addition to those of other artists and sculptors; exhibition catalogs; price lists; collected art journals and other journals, some containing articles written by and about Yandell; information on the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897 and public sculpture in Providence, Rhode Island; and German and French architectural, ornamental, and free standing sculpture design data.

777. Yandell Family. Papers, 1823-1887. A\Y21. 2.66 cu. ft.
Added Papers, 1837-1919. A\Y2la. 105 items.
Kentucky and Tennessee family of physicians. The papers primarily consist of correspondence, diaries, and medical notes. Most of the letters were written by Wilson Yandell, Lunsford Pitts Yandell, Susan Wendell Yandell, and Lunsford Pitts Yandell, Jr. The letters consist mostly of family news but also contain information relating to a variety of other topics, including medical practice, physicians of Kentucky, medical politics at Transylvania and the Louisville Medical Institute, state politics and economic conditions in Kentucky and Tennessee, references to important citizens in Louisville and Lexington, the career of David W. Yandell, disease, slavery, the secession crisis, and the Civil War. In addition to correspondence, the collection also includes lectures of Lunsford P. Yandell, material about his father Wilson Yandell, notes for medical biographies, diaries of Lunsford P. Yandell, and a scrapbook. Correspondents include Elisha Bartlett, Charles Caldwell, Daniel Drake, Austin Flint, Timothy Flint, Samuel D. Gross, Philip Lindsley, Henry Miller, and Benjamin Rush. A calendar of the letters and a genealogical chart is filed with the collection.

The added papers include many letters of regret and sympathy from medical societies and physicians following the deaths of Dr. Lunsford P. Yandell in 1878, and Dr. David W. Yandell in 1898. Correspondence also includes material concerning David Yandell's service as medical director for the Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi and letters of introduction and invitations from English doctors during his European tour of 1878. An undated memoranda written by Lunsford P. Yandell provides his early biography and insights into the establishment of the Louisville Medical College. Dr. David Yandell's 1846-1848 diary of travel in the U.S. and Europe highlights his medical education.

778. Young, Bennett Henderson, 1843-1919. Papers, 1879-1912. A\Y68. .33 cu. ft.
Confederate officer, lawyer, and businessman of Louisville, Ky. Papers include three letters, 1912, regarding Young's services to the Confederacy; notes on the 1849 Kentucky Constitutional Convention; Young's report as regent and financial manager of the Bellewood Female Seminary and Presbyterian Normal School; biographical sketch of George Nicholas by Matilda N. Barrett and an autobiographical sketch of Samuel Davies Boggs; pamphlet regarding the completion of the Louisville and Southern Railroad; and Micah Taul's memoirs.

779. Young Men's Christian Association. Records, 1859-1950. BD\Y74. 1 cu. ft.
Records of the Louisville branch of the YMCA. Included are a constitution, 1866; charter (typed copy), 1867; amended and substituted articles of incorporation, 1950; letter book, 10 July 1873 - 15 Aug. 1874, of James F. Huber, secretary, Sunday School conventions; four minute books, 1859-1907; and two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, 1881-1885 and 1887-1899.

780. Zollicoffer, Felix Kirk, 1812-1862.
Miscellaneous papers, 1832-1855. C\Z. 3 items.
Tennessee printer, editor, state legislator, U.S. congressman, and Confederate general killed at the Battle of Mill Springs, Ky. Papers include a 30 Dec. 1832 letter from Gen. Zollicoffer's father, John Jacob Zollicoffer, congratulating his son for doing so well in his work; an 11 Aug. 1852 letter to John Netherland discussing the plans of the Whig party in Tennessee for the presidential campaign of Gen. Winfield Scott; and a 27 May 1855 letter to W.M. Morrison asking for information about payment on a debt owed him by Carl E. Zollicoffer.

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