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By Jenna Roberts
Collection Overview
Title: Hockaday Family Papers, 1900-1960
Extent: 0.75
Date Acquired: 10/20/1988
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Hockaday Family Papers is a collection of personal papers about Dr. W.L Hockaday and his son, J.S. Hockaday, regarding their breeding and ownership of Rex Peavine. Dr. W.L. Hockaday was a well-known physician in Richmond, Kentucky, as well as renowned owner of Rex Peavine, a champion saddle-back horse. J.S Hockaday continued on the breeding of Rex Peavine along with maintaining the family farm. This collection contains personal records by both Dr. W.L. and J.S. Hockaday concerning Rex Peavine and the medical practice. There are also certifcates for Rex Peavine and Lord Peavine from the American Saddle Horse Breeders' Association.
Collection Historical Note
Doctor William Letcher Hockaday was born on July 16, 1843 near Menalus Pike. He graduated from Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia, then returned to Richmond, Kentucky where he started a successful medical practice. He also began to breed and produce horses. His most famous being Rex Peavine. He passed on the rights to Rex Peavine and the breeding of him to his son, James Starling Hockaday, upon his death on June 13, 1911. J.S. Hockaday was born November 11, 1881 to Dr. W.L. Hockaday and his wife Louisa. After his father's death, he took over the family horse farm and continued the breeding of Rex Peavine. J.S Hockaday died on December 4, 1946. This collection was donated by Gladys D. Maupin, the granddaughter of Dr. W.L. Hockaday.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Maupin, J.R. & Gladys
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 2
- Barcode: 31234013925803
- Item 1: Madison County Newsweek, 1974 August 27
- An edition of the Madison County Newsweek that discusses Boonesborough, the wilderness, and White Hall.
- Item 2: The National Horseman, 1949 March
- A magazine that outlines different horse shows and different horses. A descendent of Rex Peavine outlined on page 14.
- Item 3: The Saddle Horse of America and the Morgan Horse, 1914
- A collection of portraits of horses. There were 500 made and this is number 59. Rex Peavine and his ancestors featured in collection.
