Location: Archon Caperton/Burnam Family Papers Finding Aid

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Caperton/Burnam Family Papers, 1843-1980 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

By Sharon Brown McConnell, Adam Hall, Neil Kasiak

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Collection Historical Note

Subject/Index Terms

Administrative Information

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Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Amberley],
[Series 2: Birth],
[Series 3: Colonial Dames of America],
[Series 4: Correspondence],
[Series 5: Daughters of the American Revolution],
[Series 6: Documents],
[Series 7: Drawings],
[Series 8: Eulogies],
[Series 9: Fabrics, Flags and Ribbons],
[Series 10: Fort Boonesborough],
[Series 11: Funerals],
[Series 12: Financials],
[Series 13: Genealogy],
[Series 14: Greeting Cards],
[Series 15: Journals],
[Series 16: Land Documents],
[Series 17: Legal],
[Series 18: Newspaper Clippings],
[Series 19: Newsletters],
[Series 20: Oil Investments],
[Series 21: Organizations],
[Series 22: Personal Notes],
[Series 23: Personal Writings],
[Series 24: Photos],
[Series 25: Publications],
[Series 26: Speeches],
[Series 27: Weddings],
[Series 28: World War I],
[Series 29: World War II],
[Series 30: Miscellaneous Legal/Oversized],
[Series 31: Family Evidence],
[Series 32: Oversized],
[Series 33: Books],
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Series 1: Amberley

Box 1

Barcode: 31234013797707

Folder 1: Amberley Book Index, 1938-1942

Book index that lists the bound publications that the Caperton Family owned. The list is detailed by subject matter, including bibles, biographies, fiction, history, literature, etc.

Folder 2: Catalogue of Books and Inventory of Furnishings, 1943

This item was originally donated to the Townsend Room in 1943.

Series 2: Birth

Box 1

Barcode: 31234013797707

Folder 3: Birth Materials

The Birth Series contains the calling cards and congratulations materials for Mary James (Jamie) Caperton, Anthony Rollins Burnam, James Caperton Burnam and other family members. Also included in the series is a collection of memorabilia from the childhood of Anthony Rollins Burnam, including news clippings, a bound baby book titled Baby's Life, and other unique literary and artistic works.  The latter document set can be found in box 39 due to its oversized nature.

Series 3: Colonial Dames of America

The materials in the Colonial Dames of America series highlight Katherine Caperton's influential involvement in the organization.  Mrs. Caperton performed administrative duties that included event organizing and genealogical research. Her genealogical talents were called upon by numerous potential Colonial Dames and were recognized at the national level.  She waste Vice President for the Kentucky Chapter and well respected authority of membership criteria and research.

Box 1

Barcode: 31234013797707

Folder 4: Correspondence

The Colonial Dames correspondence details potential membership inquiries and communications between Mrs. Caperton and the Kentucky and National Colonial Dames Organizations.

Folder 5: Documents

Includes publications and other documents that relate to state and national events, such as the opening of the Dumbarton House, the Society's National Headquarters in Washington D.C.

Folder 6: Luncheon

Contain reception correspondence for a luncheon that Mrs. Caperton organized.

Folder 7: Meeting Reminders

The items include numerous meeting reminders for upcoming Colonial Dames meetings.  Most items are printed on elegant stationary with handwritten notes by each particular sender.

Folder 8: Nominations and Members

The items in this folder consist of members lists, potential nomination lists, and other related documents from both the Kentucky and Florida Chapters.

Folder 9: Sulgrave Manor

Sulgrave Manor was the "Old English Home of the Washington's" in Sulgrave, North ants, England.  In 1913 "a public-spirited body of English men and women" bought the property in the hopes of fostering and preserving the English-American relationships that had matured since 1815.  The Sulgrave Institution of the U.S. and British Commonwealth was dedicated on 21 Jun 1921, with the hopes of "furthering friendship and preventing misunderstanding between English speaking peoples."  This folder contains numerous brochures and publications that detail Sulgrave Manor happenings, as well as the Sulgrave Manor Endowment contributions that the Caperton Family raised in support.

Series 4: Correspondence

The bulk of the Caperton-Burnam Family Papers can be found in the following Correspondence Series.  Mrs. Katherine Caperton was well organized individual who preserved an overwhelming volume of correspondence throughout her lifetime.  The following folders reflect her practices, and may be considered perhaps her most lasting material legacy.  It should be noted that Mrs. Caperton also preserved a clearly articulated and planned narrative for her close family and self in the bound letter volumes that can be found in Boxes 38-43. Many prominent Madison County and Kentucky citizens are present in the correspondence series.  They include, but are not limited to, the Bennett, Clay, Green, Hanger, Lily and Watts families.  The materials in the Correspondence Series are arranged alphabetically by person, or recipient, and then, when possible, by subject matter.  All correspondence is arranged chronologically with all undated materials being found in their own particular folders. The majority of the correspondence consists of Katherine Caperton's personal and public correspondence, however, there is a large quantity from other family members as well.

Box 2

Barcode: 31234013797715

Folder 1: Announcements and Invitations, 1892-1944

Various anniversary, birth, wedding and invitations can be found in the following folder.  The Announcements and Invitations materials underscore the Caperton family's community involvement, and the acquaintances, close friends and relatives that the Caperton family interacted with on a regular basis.

Folder 2: Burnam, Anthony Rollins, 1930-1942

There is a limited number of correspondence for Anthony Rollins Burnam.

Folder 3: Burnam, James Caperton, 1929-1945

Correspondence to James Caperton Burnam from numerous persons, including his grandmother and mother, Katherine Caperton and Jamie Caperton-Burnam respectively, as well as numerous other family and friends.

Folder 4: Burnam, Paul, 1911-1945

Correspondence to Paul Burnam from a variety of sources including Jamie Caperton-Burnam, his children and other Burnam family members.  The folder also contains materials that address Burnam's public life.

Folder 5: Caperton, Col. J.W., Business, 1875-1909

All the materials relate to Col. James W. Caperton's legal and banking interests.  Generally, the Colonel's public image and life is captured in the business correspondence subseries.

Folder 6: Caperton, Col. J.W., Family, 1887-1902

All the materials in the two following folders contain communications between Col. Caperton and his family or close family confidants.  The items in these two folders highlight the Colonel's family oriented and compassionate natured mind and actions.  The family correspondence underscores the positive influence that Col. Caperton offered his close, as well as distant relatives.

Folder 7: Caperton, Col. J.W., Family, 1902-1909

Box 3

Barcode: 31234013797723

Folder 1: Caperton, Col. J.W., Monument Subseries, 1909

The two items that are in this folder relate to a solicitation that Mrs. Caperton made after Col. Caperton's death in 1909.  Mrs. Caperton was interested in erecting a monument on behalf of Col. Caperton.

Folder 2: Caperton, Col. J.W., Personal, 1893-1908

The limited number of items in the following folder all relate to cordial public friendships that the Colonel maintained until his death.  The limited volume is a testament to the character and role he played in both his local community and Kentucky.  Due to the fact that he was constantly involved (in a positive respect) in the personal business and political affairs of others there are few "personal" letters in the collection.

Folder 3: Caperton, Col. J.W., Phoenix Subseries, 1908

All the correspondence in this folder were written while Col. Caperton took an extended stay at the Phoenix Hotel, Lexington,  KY. Although it is difficult to read Col. Caperton's script, it can be assumed by the numerous Doctor's appointments that are mentioned that Caperton was receiving treatment for a health issue.  Most letters are addressed to "Darling", which refers to Jamie Caperton, however, the content varies from status reports on his health to general advice about a variety of family and personal matters.

Folder 4: Caperton, Col. J.W., Political, 1904-1908

All the items in this folder either ask for or thank the Colonel for political favors or inquiries.

Folder 5: Caperton, Katherine, Community, 1898-1925

Box 3, Folders 5 through 8 all contain correspondence to Katherine Caperton.  The Katherine Caperton Community Subseries consists of correspondence from the various organizations and societies that Mrs. Caperton held membership, as well as any other correspondence that would not fit appropriately into the Family or Personal Subseries that follow.  All materials are arranged chronologically.

Folder 6: Caperton, Katherine, Community, 1926-1931

Folder 7: Caperton, Katherine, Community, 1932-1941

Folder 8: Caperton, Katherine, Community, 1942-1945

Special note: Helen Keller letter, 10 Aug 1942 (original in Fireproof File)

Folder 9: Caperton, Katherine, Family, 1886-1909

Box 3 Folders 9 and 10, all of Box 4, and Box 5, Folders 1 and 2 contain correspondence that can be confirmed as either blood relatives or cousins and in-laws by marriage.  Due to the interrelated  nature of the marriage of Jamie Caperton and Paul Burnam the Katherine Caperton Family Subseries does contain some overlap with the Katherine Caperton Personal Subseries that begins in Box 5.  It was deemed appropriate to exclude these from the Family Subseries until the actual marriage date that brought the two families closer together.  The nature of the relationships and identity particulars, a s well as the value of these letters to Mrs. Caperton are reflected in the bound letter volumes that are found in Boxes 41-42 in this collection.

Folder 10: Caperton, Katherine, Family, 1910-1919

Box 4

Barcode: 31234013797731

Folder 1: Caperton, Katherine, Family, 1920-1925

Folder 2: Caperton, Katherine, Family, 1926-1928

Folder 3: Caperton, Katherine, Family, 1929-1931

Folder 4: Caperton, Katherine, Family, 1932-1936

Folder 5: Caperton, Katherine, Family, 1937-1939

Folder 6: Caperton, Katherine, Family, 1940-1941

Box 5

Barcode: 31234013797749

Folder 1: Caperton, Katherine, Family, 1942-1943

Folder 2: Caperton, Katherine, Family, 1944-1945

Folder 3: Caperton, Katherine, Legal, 1910-1929

The Katherine Caperton Legal Subseries contains correspondence from two unrelated legal cases and/or investigations. The first addresses Mrs. Caperton's dispute with the L & N Rail Road, and the trust fund for Miss Jennie Lackey, a Caperton cousin who suffered from a mental illness that stemmed from rural isolation and old age.

Folder 4: Caperton, Katherine, No Date, n.d.

Correspondence, from a variety of sources, that is undated.

Folder 5: Caperton, Katherine, Personal, 1889-1909

Box 5 Folders 5 through 8 and Box 6 Folders 1 through 5 capture Mrs. Caperton's personal life and relationships.  The materials cover a variety of subject matters from local to national events.  The letters in this subseries demonstrate the relationships that Mrs. Caperton fostered and maintained with other like minded national and local elites.

Folder 6: Caperton, Katherine, Personal, 1914-1920

Folder 7: Caperton, Katherine, Personal, 1921-1925

Folder 8: Caperton, Katherine, Personal, 1926-1929

Box 6

Barcode: 31234013797756

Folder 1: Caperton, Katherine, Personal, 1930-1933

Folder 2: Caperton, Katherine, Personal, 1934-1939

Folder 3: Caperton, Katherine, Personal, 1940-1941

Folder 4: Caperton, Katherine, Personal, 1942

Folder 5: Caperton, Katherine, Personal, 1943-1945

Folder 6: "To Hearty", 1921-1944

"Hearty" was the affectionate nickname that Albert Lacey Russel called Mrs. Caperton, his aunt. Albert Russel was the only child of Mrs. Caperton's sister Minerva Phelps and her first husband John Hooe Russel. Albert wrote extensively to his aunt and once he married his wife, Caroline also contributed to the correspondence.

Folder 7: Katherine Caperton, 1895-1898

The exciting and later somber correspondence in the following folder all relate to the birth and premature death of Col. and Mrs. Caperton's second daughter, Katherine Caperton.  For additional details on Katherine's life and unfortunate passing see Box 40, An Accumulation of Evidence, Vol. I.

Box 7

Barcode: 31234013797764

Folder 1: Caperton Burnam, Jamie, 1893-1920

Mary James Caperton (Burnam) was the first born daughter of Col. and Mrs. Caperton.  The six folders that follow all contain correspondence to Jamie both as a Caperton and, after she married, a Burnam. Consequently, the correspondence in these folders covers Jamie's life as a child up through her role as a daughter, wife and mother. The correspondence ranges from personal and family letters to organizational and societal correspondence that relates to Jamie's public life. Of special interest to the Caperton family history are the sweet father-daughter letters that Col. Caperton wrote to his daughter in during the early months of her life in 1893. All correspondence is arranged chronologically.

Folder 2: Caperton Burnam, Jamie, 1922-1932

Folder 3: Caperton Burnam, Jamie, 1933-1934

Folder 4: Caperton Burnam, Jamie, 1935-1939

Folder 5: Caperton Burnam, Jamie, 1940-1941

Folder 6: Caperton Burnam, Jamie, 1942-1945, 1973, n.d.

Box 8

Barcode: 31234013797772

Folder 1: Carr-Mason to Johnston, Sophy

Sophy Carr Mason married James Caperton Burnam in 1944.  The items in the following folder are from Mrs. James Caperton Burnam to her mother Sophy Johnston.  The letters were retained in their original arrangement upon donation and are consequently ordered chronologically.

Folder 2: Copy "Bound" Letters

The few letters that are found in the following folder all had the script of "Copy Bound Letters", which can be assumed was meant as a reference to their potential inclusion in the Bound Letters Volumes that are found in Boxes 43 through 45.

Folder 3: Dated Copies

Upon donation it was discovered that Mrs. Caperton, as was the practice of the time, hand copied numerous letters of importance for her personal records and reference.  While processing the collection attention was paid to these as a separate subseries since there are also handwritten notes by Mrs. Caperton that help shed light on the value she placed in each particular item of correspondence.  As a result, all the copied letters that did not have a logical counterpart upon processing the collection were separated and can be found in the following folder. In particular, all the letters have confirmed dates and are therefore arranged chronologically.  See Box 8 Folder 10 for the undated hand copied letters that were processed.

Folder 4: FERA and CWA, 1934

Contains correspondence from the Historic American Buildings Survey, which was sponsored by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and Civil Works Administration during the Great Depression.  All the letters relate to those Depression Era efforts that were aimed at documenting historic buildings, putting drafters back to work, and, perhaps most important, ensuring that America's historic buildings "should not pass into unrecorded oblivion."  The correspondence addresses Mrs. Caperton as a Historian which only goes to reflect the astute and respected character she maintained in both her community and at the national level.

Folder 5: French

The correspondence in this folder are all written in French with subject matters that are undetermined.  Jamie and Katherine Caperton both spoke French so these letters are presumably related to these efforts and/or the relationships they built while traveling abroad in the 1920s.

Folder 6: Greeting Cards

Although there is a Greeting Cards Series that can be found in Box 26 of the collection, the cards that had personal handwritten messages were separated and retained in the Correspondence Series.

Folder 7: Jennings, Catherine

Catherine Jennings was the only daughter to come from Minerva Phelps's second marriage to Frank Jennings of Florida.

Folder 8: Miscellaneous

The Caperton-Burnam Family Papers contained materials from a variety of sources that were sometimes difficult to separate and categorize individually or relate to other series or subseries.  All the miscellaneous correspondence that could not be related to other series are found in the following folder.

Folder 9: Miscellaneous Notes

The Miscellaneous Notes folder contains handwritten notes on the actual envelops that each particular note refers.  Presumably, these notes served as reminders or reference sources for Mrs. Caperton's personal and public life and activities, or her research as a local and regional historian and genealogist.

Folder 10: n.d. Copies

See Box 8 Folder 3 description.

Folder 11: Phelps, May

May Phelps was Katherine Caperton's cousin and a childhood pen pal for Jamie Caperton.  These letters reflect the admirable and loving relationship and correspondence that the young Jamie Caperton maintained with her dear Cousin May.

Folder 12: Phelps, Sallie

Sallie Phelps was Katherine Caperton's mother.  The following folder contains letters that address private and public matters that relate to Mrs. Sallie Phelps

Folder 13: Phelps, Thomas

Thomas Phelps was Katherine Caperton's father. The following folder contains letters that address private and public matters that relate to Mr. Phelps.

Folder 14: Russel, Albert Lacy

Personal correspondence to Albert Lacy Russel, Minerva Phelps-Russel's only child from her first marriage.  All the letters are from his Mother or Aunt Katherine Caperton

Folder 15: Russel (Jennings), Minerva, Oct 1893-Sep 1903

Correspondence to Minerva Phelps-Russell-Jennings that is arranged chronologically.  Minerva married John Hooe Russell shortly after his first wife, Nettie, died on 26 Nov 1895.  Minerva and Netties were cousins and Minerva was at the deathbed of both her cousin Nettie and John Hooe Russell Jr.  She married Russell on 8 May 1901 and he later died within a year of the arrival of their first son, Albert Lacy Russell.  After a mourning period Minerva then married Frank Jennings, a Floridian lawyer and politician.

Folder 16: Russel (Jennings), Minerva, Jan 1905- Apr 1941

Chronologically arranged Correspondence to Minerva Phelps-Russell-Jennings.

Series 5: Daughters of the American Revolution

The following series contains all the materials that relate to Mrs. Caperton's outstanding service and administrative role in the Daughters of the American Revolution.  Mrs. Caperton was a devoted member of the organization and she often served as the Kentucky/Boonesborough Chapter genealogist, adviser, event planner and overall local expert on both the organization and membership guidelines and nominations.  Due to her outstanding service she was eventually recognized as a Boonesborough Chapter "Honorary Regent for life."(See Eulogy Series)  Most material relate to the Kentucky/Boonesborough Chapters, however, there are also a few items from the Florida, Maine, North Carolina, and National Chapters. Some additional Oversized D.A.R. materials can also be found in Box 39.

Box 9

Barcode: 31234013797780

Folder 1: Correspondence

Correspondence that relates to membership inquiries, luncheons and meetings, as well as organizational matters.

Folder 2: Documents

Contains publications and documents that relate to the Kentucky, Florida, and National Chapters. Materials cover planned events, research and organization news.  In addition, at the front of the folder there are a few ribbons from Mrs. Caperton's D.A.R. service.

Folder 3: Meeting Reminders and Invitations

Reminders and Invitations for D.A.R. events and meetings that took place in Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and North Carolina.

Series 6: Documents

The Documents Series contains a variety of documents, publications and unique items that could not logically be associated with other series in the collection.  See Box 39, Miscellaneous Oversized/Legal Series for additional Documents Series materials.

Box 9

Barcode: 31234013797780

Folder 4: Admission Tickets, Certificates and Membership Cards

Contains Admission Tickets, Certificates, Registrations and Membership Cards for both Col and Mrs. Caperton.  The folder contains items from a variety of organizations, local groups and officials.

Folder 5: Andover and Yale

Contains publications and documents from Yale College and Phillips Academy, Andover, MA.  Includes report cards for Caperton Burnam, Catalogue of the Officers and Students in Yale College 1837-38, and Commencement Information materials for Caperton Burnam's graduation.

Folder 6: Calendars

Contains all the unbound Calendar materials that were found in the collection.  The remaining bound or ringed calendars, which contain extensive daily activity and travel notes, are found in the Personal Notes Series.

Folder 7: Clay/Lincoln Pistol Cards

Contains interesting handwritten note cards that detailed the existence of a pistol that Col. Caperton received from Cassius Clay, who received it from President Abraham Lincoln.  Pistol's whereabouts are currently unknown.

Folder 8: Madison Institute

Contains report cards and an Alumnae Banquet Program (1896) from the Madison Institute, the preparatory school that Jamie Caperton attended as a youth.

Folder 9: Religious Materials

Contains documents, newsletters and other materials that address religious themes, events or topics.  The folder underscores Mrs. Caperton's Christian devotion to multiple philanthropic efforts .  The collection of items in this folder should be viewed in conjunction with the Religious Publications Series in the collection and the Miscellaneous Oversized/Legal Size materials that are found in Box 39.

Series 7: Drawings

The hand drawn pictures and artistic renditions found in this folder are all created by family members or, in the case of the renderings, collected for reasons that are often written on each particular item.  Contains a picture of Col. Caperton's father, W.H. Caperton, numerous plate prints, as well as a few mass produced items that cover a variety of subject matters.

Box 9

Barcode: 31234013797780

Folder 10: Artistic Rendering

Artistic renderings and plate prints that cover a variety of subjects and people.

Folder 11: Miscellaneous

Contains multiple hand drawn sketches, such as floor plans or miniature land survey drawings.

Folder 12: Rollins Burnam

Contains a unique work by a young Rollins Burnam.

Series 8: Eulogies

Contains Eulogies for numerous prominent Kentucky and National Citizens.

Box 9

Barcode: 31234013797780

Folder 13: Caperton, Katherine

Mrs. Caperton's thoughtful eulogy that highlights her impressive achievements and legacy.

Folder 14: Ernberg, Field, and Miller

Contains both typed and handwritten eulogies or copies of eulogies for Anna Ernberg, Eugene Field and Justice Samuel Miller.  All were in some way associated with either Col or Mrs. Caperton. The Miller Eulogy confirms Col. Caperton's status and prestige as a prominent Kentucky lawyer and rival of Henry Clay.

Series 9: Fabrics, Flags and Ribbons

Box 9

Barcode: 31234013797780

Folder 15: Fabrics, Flags and Ribbons

Contains fabrics, flags and ribbons that pertain to a variety of interests and events.  A 1906 Roosevelt Campaign Ribbon and Mrs. Caperton's D.A.R. regent ribbons are of special interest.  Also, there is an envelop that contains a small, and tattered, American flag that is accompanied by a small note that states the flag was given to Jamie Caperton while vacationing in London in 1914; during the outset of WWI.  As the note reads, the flag was supposed to identify her as an American citizen and provide her non-combatant relief if the advancing German forces made it to London.

Series 10: Fort Boonesborough

Katherine Caperton was a well known genealogist and historian whose praise was given both at the national and local levels.  A few of her major interests relate to Fort Boonesborough, its settlers and the opening of the West. Consequently, she did extensive research in these areas, which led to a variety of occasions where her knowledge and expertise was drawn upon by other who sought to memorialize the site.  The Fort Boonesborough Series reflects these interests, events, and talents.

Box 9

Barcode: 31234013797780

Folder 16: National Monument

Mrs. Caperton had a heavy hand in the lobbying, planning and eventual unveiling of the Fort Boonesborough Monument that was dedicated on 5 Oct 1907.  She then worked in consort with the Kentucky Historical Society, the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, the Boone Family Association, and local, regional and national politicians to further enshrine Boonesborough as a priceless and undeniable historical treasure of America.  The correspondence, publications and other related documents in the following folder trace the grassroots movement that resulted in the Boonesborough Bill.  H.R. 3658 was first introduced by Rep Walker on 18 Apr 1930.

Folder 17: Historical Notes

Contains notes and a research paper that Mrs. Caperton wrote while the Boonesborough Bill was passing through Congress. See previous folder in collection for Boonesborough Bill details.

Series 11: Funerals

The Funeral Series contains calling cards and sympathy letters that were sent when respective family members passed away.

Box 9

Barcode: 31234013797780

Folder 18: Caperton, Col. J.W.

Contains sympathy cards and handwritten notes that were presented to Mrs. Caperton after Col. Caperton's death on 19 Apr 1909.

Folder 19: Cobb-Phelps, Sallie

Contains sympathy cards for Mrs. Caperton's mother, Sallie Cobb-Phelps, who died on 13 Dec 1917.

Folder 20: Phelps, Thomas

Contains sympathy cards and funeral announcement for Mrs. Caperton's father, Thomas Phelps, who died on 20 Dec 1908 ( a mere 4 months before Col. Caperton passed on).

Folder 21: Phelps-Russel-Jennings, Minerva

Contains a list of people who attended Minerva's funeral services in Richmond, KY on 15 Jun 1942. There is also a brief obituary from an unknown North Carolina newspaper.

Folder 22: Sympathy Cards and Funeral Announcements

Contains Sympathy Cards and Funeral announcements for numerous friends and family.

Series 12: Financials

The Financials Series provides excellent opportunities for economic research. Overall, the series reflects the stable and robust financial position that the Capertons held in Madison County and the surrounding region. The Capertons were very good record keepers and the materials in this series confirm their attention to details. The series also demonstrates how involved they were in the local community and its apparent growth. The Financials Series contains numerous records that include, fee books, ledgers and account/pass books for Col. Caperton's banking  interests, an impressive collection of notes and receipts, and numerous other financial materials that provide additional support when reconstructing the economic status of early 20th century Madison County elites. Boxes 17 thru 22 (Notes, Receipts, etc. Series) contain chronologically arranged notes, receipts and other financial materials. Due to their overall volume these five boxes make up the bulk of the Financial Series in the collection. Using the Notes, Receipts, etc. materials in conjunction with the check stubs subseries in the collection will provide the most complete financial picture for the Caperton family, and, to a lesser extent, the Phelps family.  Receipts for everything from groceries and utilities to antique furniture purchases and automobile repairs are included.  During reprocessing a severe mold and water damage issue was discovered which resulted in portions of the receipts being removed, however, the Notes, Receipts, etc. subseries is still an impressive collection of late 19th thru early 20th century economic evidence.

Box 10

Barcode: 31234013797798

Folder 1: Account and Pass Books

Box 10 (folders 1 thru 4) contains account and pass books for Caperton Family members and in-laws, as well as a few of Col. Caperton's banking and financial partners. Presumably, they are all related to Col. Caperton's involvement with the Richmond Bank that was under his management.  All the account and pass books in Box 10 are arranged chronologically rather than by person and date. Folder 1 contains the following Account and Pass Books: Burnam, P. 3 Oct 1916- 18 Nov 1918; Caperton, Col. J.W. 7 Feb 1874-2 Feb 1880;  Caperton, Col. J.W. 22 Jan 1882-21 May 1883; Caperton, Col. J.W.24 Jan 1883-15 Dec 1893

Folder 2: Account and Pass Books

Contains the following Account and Pass Books: Caperton, Col. J.W. 10 Oct 1890-12 Jun 1894; Caperton, Col. J.W. 29 Oct 1890-23 Sep 1910; Phelps, Thomas 18 Aug 1891-31 Jun 1897; Hunter, S.P. 25 May 1899-14 Oct 1904.

Folder 3: Account and Pass Books

Contains the following Account and Pass Books: Caperton-Hunter 22 Mar 1905-18 Jul 1906; Caperton, Katherine 16 Nov 1907-1 Jan 1927; Phelps, Thomas 14 Oct 1908-18 Feb 1909.

Folder 4: Account and Pass Books

Contains the following Account and Pass Books: Phelps, Sallie 6 Jan 1909-27 Mar 1912; Caperton, Katherine c. Oct 1910-27 Mar 1915; Caperton, Katherine 27 Mar 1915- 1 Jan 1927

Folder 5: Account and Pass Books

These four volumes were molded and badly damaged so they were digitized and disposed of.

Item 1: J.W. Caperton's Bank Book, 1859-79

Item 2: Richmond Nat'l Bank in Account with J.W. Caperton, 1894-1902

Item 3: First National Bank in Account with J.W. Caperton, 1890

Item 4: First National Bank in Account with J.W. Caperton, 1885-1890

Box 11

Barcode: 31234013797806

Folder 1: Canceled Checks

Contains numerous canceled checks of differing styles.  The items were weeded out of a larger volume of materials.  They were retained for their aesthetic value.

Folder 2: Col. Caperton, Bank Checkbooks, 27 Jul 1882 - 5 Jan 1888

Folder 3: Col. Caperton, Bank Checkbooks, 30 Oct 1891 - 24 Dec 1906

Folder 4: Col. Caperton, Bank Checkbooks, 2 Dec 1893 - 30 Jul 1896

Folder 5: Col. Caperton, Bank Checkbooks, 30 Jul 1896 - 19 Sep 1901

Folder 6: Col. Caperton, Bank Checkbooks, 14 Oct 1899 - 2 Dec 1892

NOTE: There are additional oversized Checkbooks in Box 16.

Box 12

Barcode: 31234013797814

Folder 1: Caperton, Katherine Checkbooks, 15 May-24 Jun 1909; 18 Sep-9 Nov 1909; 20 Feb-18 Aug 1910; 19 May-7 Jun 191

Folder 2: Caperton, Katherine Checkbooks, 27 Aug 1918-22 Jan 1919

Box 13

Barcode: 31234013797939

Folder 1: Check stubs

Contains the original check stubs from the checkbooks that Col. and Mrs. Caperton wrote for a variety of goods and services.  The check stubs can serve as not only a means to track the financial habits of the Capertons, but they can also be used in conjunction with other surviving records from other Madison County elites to provide excellent economic history research opportunities.

Box 14

Barcode: 31234013797822

Folder 1: Insurance Policies

Contains Fire Insurance Certificates from various Insurance Firms, including Powell and Turley Insurance, Thomas Meadows and Co., German American Insurance Co., Royal Insurance Co. of Liverpool Eng., American Central Insurance Co., Glens Falls Insurance Co., and others.  The policies cover the Caperton dwelling as well as unspecified barns and other properties that were under Col. Caperton's charge.

Folder 2: Col. Caperton, Note and Memo Ledger

The remainder of Box 14 contains ledgers and memo and fee books for Col. Caperton's banking interests and legal practice.  Each folder description details the dates that each item covers. All items are arranged chronologically, with Box 14 Folder 2 spanning the years 1859 to 1886.

Folder 3: Col. Caperton, Fee Book No. III, Mar 1862 - Spring 1863, 1 Jan 1869 -31 Dec 1879

Folder 4: Col. Caperton/C.F. Burnam Fee Book No. IV, Sep 1863 - 1 Jan 1869

Folder 5: Col. Caperton, Note and Memo Ledger [W.C. Talbott Memorandums], 1866-1876

Box 15

Barcode: 31234013797830

Folder 1: Col. Caperton, Fee Book No. IV

Box 15 Folders 1 thru 3, and, 5 thru 7 are a continuation of the financial ledgers/memo subseries that is contained in Box 14.  Each folder description details the dates that each item covers. All items are arranged chronologically, with Box 15 Folder 1 spanning the years 1879 - 1891. NOTE: There are additional oversized Fee Books in Box 16.

Folder 2: Myers, Florence G. Guardianship, Thomas Phelps, 1879 - 1897

Folder 3: Col. Caperton, Note and Memo Ledger No. II, 1885 -1894

Folder 4: Richmond National Bank Minutes Book, Aug 1890 - Dec 1899

Folder 5: Col. Caperton, Note and Memo Ledger, 5 Mar 1894 - 3 Jun 1908

Folder 6: R.R. Burnam Executor and Col. Caperton Ledger, 1901

Folder 7: Miscellaneous Ledgers

The proper placement for the ledgers that are found in the following folder were difficult to determine. Consequently, they were deemed miscellaneous due to their lack of identifying markers.

Box 16

Barcode: 31234013798192

Folder 1: W.H. and J.W. Caperton, Fee Book No. I, 1845 - 1849

Folder 2: W.H. and J.W. Caperton, Fee Book No. II, 1849 - 1862

Folder 3: J.W. Caperton, Individual Checkbook, 21 Oct 1880 - 8 Jun 1881

Folder 4: J.W. Caperton, Bank Checkbook, 9 Dec 1892 - Mar 1893

Folder 5: J.W. Caperton, Individual Checkbook, 3 Apr 1893 - 30 Nov 1893

Folder 6: J.W. Caperton, Bank Checkbook, 29 Dec 1906 - 21 Jul 1907

Folder 7: Samuel P. Hunter, 2 Jun 1905 - 18 Jul 1906

Folder 8: J.W. Caperton, Bank Checkbook, 21 Jul 1907 - 20 Jun 1908

Box 17

Barcode: 31234013797848

Folder 1: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1843, 1860s

Folder 2: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1870 - 1872

Folder 3: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1873 - 1874

Folder 4: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1875 - 1879

Folder 5: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1880 - 1882

Folder 6: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1883 - 1884

Folder 7: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1885 - 1886

Box 18

Barcode: 31234013797855

Folder 1: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1887 - 1889

Folder 2: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1890

Folder 3: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1891

Folder 4: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1892 - 1893

Folder 5: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1894

Folder 6: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1895

Box 19

Barcode: 31234013797863

Folder 1: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1896

Folder 2: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1897

Folder 3: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1898

Folder 4: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1899

Folder 5: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1900

Folder 6: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1901

Box 20

Barcode: 31234013797871

Folder 1: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1902

Folder 2: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1903

Folder 3: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1904

Folder 4: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1905

Folder 5: Notes, Receipts, etc., Jan - May 1906

Folder 6: Notes, Receipts, etc., Jun - Dec 1906

Box 21

Barcode: 31234013797889

Folder 1: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1907

Folder 2: Notes, Receipts, etc., Jan - Mar 1908

Folder 3: Notes, Receipts, etc., Apr - Dec 1908

Folder 4: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1910 - 1919

Folder 5: Notes, Receipts, etc., Jan - Sep 1920

Folder 6: Notes, Receipts, etc., Oct 1920 - Jul 1921

Folder 7: Notes, Receipts, etc., Aug 1921 - Mar 1922

Box 22

Barcode: 31234013797897

Folder 1: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1926

Folder 2: Notes, Receipts, etc., 1927 - 1929, 1932 - 1945

Folder 3: Notes, Receipts, etc., n.d.

Folder 4: Notes, Receipts, etc., n.d.

Folder 5: Thompson Burnam Stock Certificates, 27 Mar 1819

Contains two stock certificates from The Bank of Kentucky.

Series 13: Genealogy

The materials in the Genealogy Series are perhaps the most historically relevant items in the Caperton/Burnam Family Papers when considering Madison County and Kentucky research opportunities.  The series is also a testament to Mrs. Caperton's lifelong pursuit of genealogical knowledge, and, presumably, most of these materials were used when she wrote An Accumulation of Family Evidence, Vols. I - III.  Boxes 23 thru 25 are arranged alphabetically, however, in an attempt to save shelf space the legal and letter sized materials were separated and arranged accordingly.  As a result, the alphabetical order of these three boxes is not consistent and should be duly noted while investigating the records.  The first alphabetical name in an order was used when multiple family names are included in a particular document set. The correspondence and handwritten notes from Mrs. Caperton's research inquiries and findings are found at the front of Box 23, with the remainder of the box and Boxes 24 and 25 making up the rest of the genealogical items.

Box 23

Barcode: 31234013797905

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1897 - 1943

Contents include correspondence that is genealogical in nature.  The items, which come from various historical societies and genealogical organizations as well as individuals, all reflect Mrs. Caperton's role as a local and regional genealogist and researcher.  Many letters contained additional documents and publications.  When possible, these materials were retained in their original arrangement to preserve the dialogue that was established within the correspondence sets.

Folder 2: Correspondence by Family Inquiry

The contents remain as they were originally processed.  All the items include specific family inquiries by name; they are arranged alphabetically.  Generally, this correspondence set underscores Mrs. Caperton's status as a renowned researcher and genealogist.

Folder 3: Katherine Caperton Notes (1/4)

Due to Mrs. Caperton's extensive involvement in genealogical research she produced large amounts of handwritten notes.  Her notes were separated while reprocessing the collection to better provide an idea of her methods.  Although the notes are often hard to read they may include additional genealogical information that is not represented in either the remainder of the Genealogical Series or the bound family histories that are found in Boxes 40 and 41 in the collection.

Folder 4: Katherine Caperton Notes (2/4)

Folder 5: Katherine Caperton Notes (3/4)

Folder 6: Katherine Caperton Notes (4/4)

Folder 7: Brockman, Durrett, and Crossthwaite

Contains handwritten notes, typed manuscripts and numerous typed summaries for the Crossthwaite line, which Mrs. Caperton was investigating to establish a connection to her Phelps ancestry. A handwritten note by Mrs. Caperton reads "Enclosed are the Brockman, Durrett and Crossthwaite notes as sent me by the Rev. Clayton Torrence...24 May 1929".

Folder 8: Chenault, Jones, Phelps, and Taylor, KY Lineages

Contains a handwritten fold out family tree for the (Kentucky) Chenault, Jones, Phelps and Taylor family lineages.

Folder 9: Dillingham Family

Contains handwritten notes and correspondence that addresses the Dillingham family research that Mrs. Caperton performed.

Folder 10: Johnson, Lane Biography

Contains a copy of a handwritten biographic sketch for Lane Johnson of Pueblo, Colorado.

Folder 11: Mills Family

Contains handwritten notes and a typed summary for the Mills Family, which originally hailed from Maryland.

Folder 12: Oldham Family

Contains handwritten notes and correspondence about the Oldham Family.

Folder 13: Park(e) Family

Contains handwritten notes and correspondence about the Park[e] Family.

Folder 14: Simmons Family

Contains handwritten notes and correspondence about the Simmons Family.

Folder 15: White Family

Contains handwritten notes and correspondence about the White Family.

Box 24

Barcode: 31234013797913

Folder 1: Brockman Family

The Brockman related items in this folder should be investigated in conjunction with Box 23 Folder 7.  Contents include family trees, handwritten notes and correspondence about the Brockman line.

Folder 2: Burnam Family

Contains handwritten notes, typed family histories, typed excerpts from Curtis Filed Burnam's personal writings, and Jamie Caperton's D.A.R. membership affidavit.  There is also a copy of the application that Mrs. Caperton completed for inclusion in The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy: First Families of America, and a reprinted In Memoriam publication for Curtis Field Burnam.

Folder 3: Burnam, Margaret Sommers

Contains handwritten notes, typed abstracts and other documents that pertain to Margaret Sommers Burnam's genealogy.

Folder 4: Caperton Family 1/2

Contains handwritten notes, multiple typed Caperton family sketches, and a wide array of correspondence that traces how Mrs. Caperton determined and confirmed the Caperton line. Presumably, the materials in Box 24 Folders 4 and 5 were used while Mrs. Caperton developed and wrote An Accumulation Evidence, Vols. I-III.  By far, the Caperton folder contain the most detailed and complete sketches in the Genealogy Series.

Folder 5: Caperton Family 2/2

See previous folder's description.

Folder 6: Chenault-Bennet Affidavit

Contains a copy of Miss Belle H. Bennett's Colonial Dames application.  At the time the Washington Chapter was being organized in Seattle, which the affidavit highlights.

Folder 7: Cobb Family

Contains handwritten notes, typed family sketches and other documents that relate to Mrs. Caperton's Cobb lineage.

Folder 8: Estill Family 1/2

Contains handwritten sketches for the Estill line.  All but two items in this folder are in Col. Caperton's script, whereas the remaining items are penned by Mrs. Caperton.

Folder 9: Estill Family 2/2

Contains handwritten notes, typed and handwritten documents, and correspondence that is related to the Estill line.

Folder 10: Harris Family

Contains handwritten notes, correspondence, typed family histories, a pension record for Henry Harris, and a bound publication titled Harris Genealogy, which was compiled by Gideon Dowse Harris of Columbus, MS in 1914.

Folder 11: Miscellaneous Family Histories

Contains typed family histories for Dr. Charles Jones Walker, the Sargent line of Charleston, IL, and a handwritten sketch for a Reed/West line.

Folder 12: Phelps Family

Contains handwritten notes, typed manuscripts, and an extensive amount of correspondence that relates to the Phelps family. There is also a handwritten research paper that Mrs. Thomas Phelps wrote and presented to the Boonesborough D.A.R. Chapter on 4 Feb 1897.

Folder 13: Rodes Family

Contains handwritten notes, typed biographical sketches and documents, and correspondence that relate to the Rodes Family.

Folder 14: Shelton Family

Contains correspondence, handwritten notes and other materials that relate to Jamie Burnam's inquiries into the Shelton Family line.

Box 25

Barcode: 31234013797921

Folder 1: Taylor Family (1/4)

Contains an overwhelming amount of correspondence, typed documents, family sketches, and handwritten notes that relate to the prestigious and influential Taylor Family.

Folder 2: Taylor Family (2/4)

Folder 3: Taylor Family (3/4)

Folder 4: Taylor Family (4/4)

Folder 6: Woods Family

Contains a handwritten family history for the Woods line.

Series 14: Greeting Cards

A large quantity of greeting cards from various holidays and other special events were found scattered throughout the collection. As noted in the Correspondence Series, all the cards with handwritten messages were designated as correspondence, whereas, the Greeting Cards Series consists of all the remaining greeting cards that were processed. A collection of calling cards and other stationary materials from Jamie and Paul Burnam's wedding are also found in the Greeting Cards Series. There are also two folders that relate to the D.A.R. luncheons that held great importance for Mrs. Caperton, which is reflected in her accounts in AN Accumulation of Evidence. The Greeting Cards Series provides aesthetic provenance for the time period and it was deemed appropriate to underscore this facet of late 19th and early 20th Century American culture. In addition, there are also a small number of calling and RSVP cards found in the back of the Greeting Cards Series. All materials were arranged chronologically when possible with miscellaneous or undated items being filed last.

Box 26

Barcode: 31234013797947

Folder 1: Greeting Cards

Contains Greeting Cards, RSVP Cards and a variety of other stationary materials that could not logically be arranged elsewhere.  A thoughtful handwritten list of those individuals or families that sent Christmas cards in 1925 in also included in the series. Said list provides a distinct cross-section of Caperton family, friends and acquaintances.

Series 15: Journals

The Journal Series includes all the processed journals for both Caperton and Burnam Family members.  Due to a later donation, the Journal Series, Series 15, is continued into Boxes 55-56.

Box 27

Barcode: 31234013797954

Folder 1: Burnam, A.R., 1888, 1914

Contains two small leather bound journals that A.R. Burnam kept in the years 1888 and 1914.  Both Journals were printed by the Standard Diary Co. and they contain interesting information that cover everything from rates of postage and values for foreign coins to the known eclipses for the upcoming year.  The 1888 Standard Diary No. 140 has daily entries that mention his activities, the weather, his health, family member illnesses, and other day-to-day events.  There is also a short account ledger in the back of the journal that shows his account paid and received.  The 1914 Standard Diary No. 281 contains similar information and it seems Burnam made very few changes to his journal keeping methods.

Folder 2: Burnam, Jamie (Caperton), 1908

Contains a medium sized 1908 National Diary in which Jamie sporadically wrote daily entries.  She only wrote in the months of January and May. Topics include her daily activities and performance at school. The pages after November 9 have been torn out for unknown reasons.

Folder 3: Caperton, Katherine, Bartholomew School, 25 Jan 1886 - Mar 1890

Contains two composition notebooks that a young Katie Phelps packed full of literary inquiries, French linguistic exercises, and other school related assignments, questions and essays.  The fact that every page has an entry or discussion of some sort underscores the fact that even from a young age Mrs. Caperton was astute at reading, writing, researching and documenting her intellectual pursuits.

Folder 4: Caperton, Katherine, 1905-1910

Contains 5 small pocket sized daily calendars for the years 1905-07, 1909-10, and a slightly larger 1909 National Diary that Mrs. Caperton received from Minerva as a gift.  Each of the pocket sized calendars has daily diary entries in incredibly small script.  Each calendar reinforces Mrs. Caperton's desire to record her daily life and preserve her experiences as best as possible. The 1909 Journal is valuable when attempting to reconstruct the final months of Col. Caperton's life.  It also proves important when trying to uncover how Mrs. Caperton dealt with the loss of both her father and husband in the span on six months.

Folder 5: Caperton, Katherine, 1910 Europe Trip

Contains a journal titled My Trip Abroad, handwritten notes and a small metal ringed notebook.  The materials recount the trip that Mrs. Caperton took with Jamie and her mother, Mrs. Thomas Phelps.  As she states in the opening entry in her journal, traveling abroad with family was one of Col. Caperton's dreams and after the tragedies they experienced in late 1908 and 1909 (death of her father and husband) she felt that a summer trip across Europe was deserving.  The handwritten notes have a script written on the front of the original envelope that they were found in that reads "Notes of things I saw in London England, 1910." Just below is another script, dated 1919, that reads "Of interest to me + strange to say I can still decipher them."  The smaller ringed notebook contains hard to read notes that are of little value to anyone who has not had extensive exposure to Mrs. Caperton's shorthand, however, the large journal appears to be the formal account that she recorded while abroad.

Folder 6: Russel, Minerva (Jennings), 1889

Contains a daily diary that Minerva Phelps maintained in 1889.  The diary is in two parts, an actual composition notebook and a smaller tablet of paper that was arranged at the front on the former. The 6 Jan 1889 entry reads " Several times before I have attempted to keep a diary but have always neglected it after several weeks but this year I mean to keep it up."  Minerva accomplished this goal since the diary is filled with entries from cover to cover.

Series 16: Land Documents

The Land Documents Series contains all the land records that were preserved in the collection.  The materials in this series should be investigated in conjunction with the bound Old Letters and Documents Vols that are found in Boxes 43 and 44 in the collection.

Box 28

Barcode: 31234013797962

Folder 1: Land Documents, 1826-1897

Contains land documents that include contracts, notes, deeds and other legal documents that relate to land transactions, surveys and property disputes between 1826 and 1897.

Folder 2: Land Documents, 1897 - 1906

Contains land documents that include contracts, notes, deeds and other legal documents that relate to land transactions, surveys and property disputes between 1897 and 1906.

Folder 3: Land Documents, 1906

Contains land documents that include contracts, notes, deeds and other legal documents that relate to 1906 land transactions, surveys and property disputes.

Series 17: Legal

The Legal Series includes all the surviving records from Col. Caperton's legal practice.  Alphabetically arranged court records and depositions make up the majority of the materials.  The records are primarily related to estate settlements for Col. Caperton's clients. NOTE: The Broaddus Estate materials were filed in a separate box since they appropriately filled a legal size box, and are therefore out of alphabetical order.

Box 29

Barcode: 31234013797970

Folder 1: Broaddus Estate Checkbooks, 23 Jun 1893 - 1 Jul 1898

Contains the used checkbooks and remaining check stubs that were written on behalf of the Nancy Broaddus Estate.  The nine separate checkbooks are a testament to the size of the estate and extent of payments.

Folder 2: Broaddus Estate, Correspondence, 1893- 1894

Folder 3: Broaddus Estate, Correspondence, 1895

Folder 4: Broaddus Estate, Correspondence, 1896 - 1898, n.d.

Folder 5: Broaddus Executor Ledger

Contains the official executor ledger and the affidavit that appointed Col Caperton and D.W. Tribble as executors for the Broaddus Estate.

Folder 6: Broaddus Inheritance Receipts, Mar - Apr 1895

Folder 7: Broaddus Inheritance Receipts, May - Sep 1895

Folder 8: Broaddus Inheritance Receipts, Oct - Dec 1895

Folder 9: Broaddus Estate Receipts

Contains the receipts that confirm Col. Caperton settled all outstanding Broaddus debts.

Box 30

Barcode: 31234013797988

Folder 1: Berry Boggs (estate) v. Berry Boggs, 1884

Contains court records for the Boggs Estate and execution of inheritance payments.

Folder 2: Channel Development Co. Mineral Lease, 1917

Contains a Harris County, Texas Mineral Lease for Mrs. Caperton's oil investments with the Channel Development Co.

Folder 3: Court Services Receipts

Contains court receipts for settled debts and legal fees that were related to Col. Caperton's legal practice.

Folder 4: Enslow Depositions, c. 1906-07

The Enslow Deposition was submitted for the legal proceedings that followed John Hooe Russel's death and the settlement of a $9,000 debt that was associated with the Huntington Distillery Co.  The deposition relates information about the Huntington Distillery claim that came to light upon Russel's death.  Enslow initially acted as Russel's executor and he attained the presidency at the Huntington National Bank via a stock holders vote.  He originally found no fault or reason for a dispute, but, as the deposition outlines, he and Mrs. Russel had a falling out once she decided to move back to Kentucky.

Folder 5: Estill's Last Land Case

Contains court documents and handwritten depositions that aimed to resolve the final James Estill land claims.

Folder 6: Greenway v. Irvine's Trustee, Court Booklet

The Court Booklet has a handwritten note that reads, "This brief of Grant E. Lilly in the Irvine case was presented to me by Mrs. Lilly in recognition of my friendship."  The booklet details the revisions that were made to the Irvinton estate.

Folder 7: Hughes Deposition

The Hughes Deposition relates the knowledge that Hughes had in regards to the Huntington Distillery dispute that followed John Hooe Russel's death.

Folder 8: Hume and Co.

Contains a distillery gauge report and other documents that relate to discharging outstanding  notes as well as particulars about Hume and Co.'s accounts paid and received.

Folder 9: Hume Bankruptcy

Contains the Form No. 57, A Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge, which was the final proceedings in the Eugenia M. Hume bankruptcy case.

Folder 10: Huntington National Bank v. Huntington Distilling Co.

Contains three court booklets for the legal dispute between Huntington National Bank and the Huntington Distilling Co., Minerva Russell Administratix of John Hooe Russel. The Huntington Distilling Co. was created by Mr. Russell and before too long the company was indebted to the Huntington National Bank. As a result of indebtedness to the Huntington Bank, the distilling company provided "7,600 gallons of brandy and a number of open accounts, all of which was to be converted into cash by the Bank and the proceeds applied to the extinguishment of the Bank's debt." However, and as the booklets detail, there were some questions as to Russel's honesty in dealing with the goods and accounts, which is what the legal case amounted to. The court booklets should be investigated in conjunction with the Enslow and Hughes depositions in the collection, and the account given in An Accumulation of Evidence, Vol. I. Generally, the court case can be viewed as a legal dispute, however, the social implications associated with Russell being accused of dishonest banking practices were also of great importance for Minerva's future.

Folder 11: Jackson, John Talbot, 1872

Contains Kentucky Bar Resolutions that pay respect and tribute to John Talbot Jackson and his honorable actions while serving on a military vessel that was stranded at sea. Jackson volunteered to take few rations and a skiff to try and find assistance. He lost his life just meters from the shore that offered the much needed relief that he and his fellow servicemen required in the face of disaster.

Folder 12: Jennings, Minerva, Power of Attorney, 22 Dec 1917

Contains the Power of Attorney documentation that granted gave Mrs. Caperton sole rights to execute their mother's estate upon her death.

Folder 13: Land Surveys, 1905, 1908

Contains land surveys that were ordered by Col. Caperton to value his land holdings.  The materials include the actual land survey reports and other notes and documents.

Folder 14: Lilly, Grant, 1906 - 1908

Contains an itemized list of notes due to Grant E. Lilly.

Folder 15: L & N Railway Claim, Jul 1907 - Sep 1908

Contains an affidavit and correspondence between Lexington Nashville Rail Road Co. and Col. Caperton.  The documents address a claim that Caperton submitted to the L&N Rail Road for damaging a fence line on his property.

Folder 16: L &N Railroad v. Paul Burnam, n.d.

Contains a court booklet that addresses Paul Burnam's claims that the L&N Rail Road was adversely affecting his property and livestock.  The booklet seems to confirm that the L&N was continually burning down fence lines and depreciating Burnam's land values.

Folder 17: McCreary, James B., Will and Last

Contains a typed copy of James B. McCreary's last will and testament.

Folder 18: Miscellaneous

Contents include various notes and legal documents that could not be confidently linked to other cases and document sets.

Folder 19: Parish, Lyman v. Thomas Phelps, 29 Oct 1908

Contents include a typed Order and Judgment that cleared up a border dispute between Parrish and Phelps.

Folder 20: Phelps, Mrs. Thomas and Daughters Contract; Mrs. Phelps's Will, 9 Apr 1912

Contains the contract and legal documents that deal with the execution of Thomas Phelps's estate and the agreeable distributions to his widow and daughters, Sallie Phelps and Minerva and Katherine respectively.

Folder 21: Russel v. Huntington National Bank, 1907

Contents include correspondence between Frank Jennings and Col. Caperton.  The correspondence and dialogue relate to the Huntington National Bank dispute that can be found in the collection.

Folder 22: Stone, Meekes v. Stone, Walker

Contains the final settlement documents for the Stone v. Stone claims against the Stone Estate.

Folder 23: Thomas, J.M, Deed

Contains J.M. Thomas land deed.

Folder 24: Turley Rent Contract, 1916

Contains the handwritten rental contract between Mrs. Thomas Phelps and Mr. Turley for the span of one year.  Includes approximately 36 acres and a lot of hen houses.

Folder 25: Walker, J Stone, 1908

Contains court records and motions to settle a land and tax dispute between the Stone Executor and surviving Stone family members.

Series 18: Newspaper Clippings

The Newspaper Clippings Series contains all of the clipping that were processed.

Box 31

Barcode: 31234013797996

Folder 1: General by Year, 1909 - 1943

Folder 2: Col. Caperton's Altercation with Mr. Pittman

Folder 3: First Christian Church

Folder 4: Genealogy

Folder 5: George Washington Bicentennial

Folder 6: Kentucky History

Folder 7: Miscellaneous 1/3

Folder 8: Miscellaneous 2/3

Folder 9: Miscellaneous 3/3

Folder 10: Obituaries

Folder 11: Organizations

Folder 12: Political

Folder 13: Prohibition

Folder 14: Social Events

Folder 15: State Parks

Series 19: Newsletters

The Newsletters Series consists of two folders that are arranged alphabetically.

Box 32

Barcode: 31234013798002

Folder 1: Ohio Messianic Testimony, 1939 - 1943

Contains 24 monthly bulletins for the Ohio Messianic Testimony.

Folder 2: Pan-Am

Contains a newsletter for the airline's African division.

Series 20: Oil Investments

Beginning in 1917, Mrs. Caperton and the Burnam family became involved in the oil boom that swept through Texas during and after WWI (See Mrs. Caperton's Mineral Lease in Legal Series).  The Oil Investment Series contains correspondence from numerous oil related companies and banks, including, but not limited to, the Channel Development Company, Houston Bank and Trust Company, Evangeline Oil Company, and Garrett Petroleum Company.  The correspondence contains newsletters, drilling status and field reports, stock valuations and reports, and investment solicitations.  The correspondence also related potential and actual changes to particular companies and their functions.  They also conveniently provided personal testimonies about past investments that should help assure future investment profits.  The oil investment world around the end of WWI was a very dicey, pushy, and uncertain industry, something that the series captures quite well.

Box 32

Barcode: 31234013798002

Folder 3: Correspondence, Jul 1919 - Dec 1919

Contains correspondence from the Houston Bank and Trust Co. and the Channel Development Co.

Folder 4: Correspondence, Jan - Aug 1920

Contains correspondence from the Empire Texas Oil Co., the Channel Development Co., the Terminal Oil Co., North Petrolia  Oil Co., Evangeline Oil Co., and the Houston Bank and Trust Co.  The materials were aimed at providing peace of mind and clarity to their investors.

Folder 5: Correspondence, Sep - Dec 1920

Contains correspondence from the Empire Texas Oil Co., the Channel Development Co., the Terminal Oil Co., Evangeline Oil Co., Garrett Petroleum Co. and the Houston Bank and Trust Co.  The materials were aimed at providing peace of mind for their investors, however, the ere of confidence often appears as unrestrained exaggeration and hype.

Folder 6: Correspondence, Jan - Jun 1921

Contains correspondence from Empire Texas Oil Co., the J.S. Givens Co., Evangeline Oil Co. and the Garrett Petroleum Co., which was ran by, B.H. Garrett the acting  Houston Bank and Trust Co. President.  The materials were aimed at providing peace of mind for their investors, however, the ere of confidence often appears as unrestrained exaggeration and hype.

Folder 7: Correspondence, Jul - Dec 1921

Contains correspondence from Evangeline Oil Co., Owenwood Oil Corporation and the Garrett Petroleum Co., which was ran by, B.H. Garrett the acting  Houston Bank and Trust Co. President.  The materials were aimed at providing peace of mind for their investors, however, the ere of confidence often appears as unrestrained exaggeration and hype.

Folder 8: Correspondence, 1922

Contains correspondence from Evangeline Oil Co. and the Garrett Petroleum Co., which was ran by, B.H. Garrett the acting  Houston Bank and Trust Co. President.  The materials were aimed at providing peace of mind for their investors, however, the ere of confidence often appears as unrestrained exaggeration and hype.

Folder 9: Correspondence, n.d.

Contains undated correspondence and investment reports from the Garrett Petroleum Co. and the Evangeline Oil Co.  A letter addressed "To All Terminal Oil Co. Certificate Holders" that details an apparent falling out between B.H. Garrett and his relation M.T. Garrett can be found near the back of the folder, and is of special interest when trying to unravel early 20th Century oil investment strategies and the men that influenced the industry.

Series 21: Organizations

The Organization Series contains correspondence, newsletters and other related documents that are associated with the various charitable, social and/or ancestral organizations that hooked Mrs. Caperton and the Burnam Family's interests.  The Asia and India Charitable Groups folder is of special interest to the collection because the items highlight the philanthropic interests that Mrs. Caperton maintained outside of her U.S. interests.  The National Society of Magna Charta Dames and the National Society, Daughters of the Barons of Runnemede highlight the prestigious Caperton and Burnam ancestries.

Box 32

Barcode: 31234013798002

Folder 10: Asia and India Charitable Groups

Contains a variety of documents about charitable organizations in Asia and India.  Contents include newsletters about ongoing mission work in India and the Near East, and to a lesser extent, pamphlets and mailers for charities in China, including the China's Children Fund and the Institution for the Chinese Blind.

Folder 11: Edgar Allen Poe Shrine

Contents include Mrs. Caperton's membership certificates for 1925, 1926, 1931 and 1934.  Some correspondence, Mrs. Caperton's Charter Member invitation for the formal opening (26 Apr 1922), and two pamphlets for future events make up the rest of the materials.

Folder 12: Liberty Hall Inc.

Liberty Hall Incorporated was organized 11 Jan 1937 to purchase, preserve and maintain the Brown Family home in Frankfort, KY. The materials in the Liberty Hall Inc. folder include brochures, correspondence and subscription lists.

Folder 13: Miscellaneous

Contains a variety of documents and correspondence that range from publishing house announcements and security exchange reviews to future publication literature from the College of William and Mary and/or Virginia Historical Society.  Most items can be connected with Mrs. Caperton intellectual and historical pursuits.

Folder 14: National Society, Daughters of the Barons of Runnemede, 1943 - 1945

Contains a 1944 Yearbook of the National Society, Daughters of the Barons of Runnemede, Jamie Burnam's election card, and an interesting postcard that announces the cancellation of the annual convention, presumably, because of the wartime ban on such events.

Folder 15: National Society of Magna Charta Dames

Contents include an invitation to a 1937 Pendennis Club luncheon in Louisville and a small brochure entitled Priceless Heritage, A Sacred Trust.

Series 22: Personal Notes

A large quantity of personal handwritten notes and notebooks were found while reprocessing the Caperton/Burnam Family Papers. They are primarily authored by Mrs. Caperton, which should come as no surprise. The wealth of information in her notes allows researchers to catch a glimpse of Mrs. Caperton's methods, interests, and, personal inspirations and motivations.

Box 32

Barcode: 31234013798002

Folder 16: Katherine Caperton Personal Notes 1/2

Contains a large volume of handwritten notes.  Overall, the materials in this Box 32 Folder 16 and 17 are perhaps the best snapshot of Mrs. Caperton's interests, research methods, and lifestyle.  Although most are confidently identified to be in Mrs. Caperton's recognizable script, notes from Col. Caperton or other family members and friends are included.

Folder 17: Katherine Caperton Personal Notes 2/2

See previous folder description.

Folder 18: Katherine Caperton, Possession/Volume Notes

While reprocessing the family papers many notes referencing personal possessions and Mrs. Caperton's motivations for preserving her family's history and experiences were found mixed in with the donated materials.  These notes originally matched up with complete boxes that were arranged by Mrs. Caperton, however, upon reprocessing the collection the original placement was lost.  Nonetheless, many of the notes found in this folder relate her preservation methods and motivations.  The Possession/Volume Notes should be considered in conjunction with previous folders in the Personal Notes Series since they all provide snapshots into the mind of Mrs. Caperton, and to a lesser extent Col. Caperton and Jamie Caperton-Burnam.

Box 33

Barcode: 31234013798010

Folder 1: Katherine Caperton Notebooks

The next three folders in the Personal Notes Series highlight Mrs. Caperton's tendency to write down everything of importance for later reflection or use.  Folder contents include a blue top bound notebook containing Mrs. Caperton's 1934 Sunday School attendance records, and a re-purposed Richmond National Bank Account book that is filled, cover to cover, with personal notes and reminders.

Folder 2: Katherine Caperton Notebooks

Contains ten small to medium sized bound, ringed or spiraled notebooks that are packed full of notes that range from research notes to shopping lists and meeting reminders.  The wide array of notes that each includes qualifies most as notebooks rather than simple datebooks.

Folder 3: Katherine Caperton Notebooks

Contains a tattered leather bound receipt book that is filled with a variety of information, including recipes, personal notes and reminders, brief financial balance sheets, and numerous other odds and ends comments and notes.  The notebook seems to have been a catch all reference book for Mrs. Caperton day to day activities.

Folder 4: Miscellaneous Lists and Name Clippings

Contains numerous handwritten and a few typed lists of names, event attendees, and possessions.

Series 23: Personal Writings

The Personal Writings Series consists primarily of Mrs. Caperton's handwritten manuscripts and more formal typed essays.  The subjects range from the natural world to various topics in World, European, and American culture.  Even though she authored most items there are essays and manuscripts from most Caperton/Burnam family members, including Jamie, Caperton and Rollins Burnam, and Col. Caperton and Minerva Russel Jennings. Those essays or writings that were not created by Mrs. Caperton are duly noted as such.

Box 33

Barcode: 31234013798010

Folder 5: Albert von Waldstein

Handwritten manuscript detailing Albert von Waldstein, a distinguished veteran of the 30 Years War of Germany.

Folder 6: An Appreciation of Daniel Boone, 1932

A typescript of a talk by Katherine Phelps Caperton to students and faculty at Eastern.

Folder 7: Birds

Contains a 30 page handwritten manuscript about bird varieties, behaviors and habitats.

Folder 8: Brief Annals of Madison County

Contents include a handwritten manuscript entitled, Brief Annals of Madison Co.

Folder 9: Canterbury Cathedral

Includes a handwritten manuscript about Canterbury Cathedral, "the mother Church of

Folder 10: Christmas on a Southern Plantation, A

Contains a handwritten essay that Caperton Burnam wrote in 1932-33 while attending E. Teachers College[?].

Folder 11: Colonial Architecture

Contains a handwritten manuscript about American Colonial Architecture.

Folder 12: Conversation Between Two Boys

Contents include a handwritten short story by Caperton Burnam.

Folder 13: The Cross: The Missionary Dynamic

Contains a handwritten manuscript titled "The Cross- Missionary Dynamic," Chapter 6- A Review.  Presumably, the manuscript is a peer review of a piece of a larger work that is yet to be determined.

Folder 14: Early Homes of Madison County

Contents include the complete handwritten manuscript entitled Early Homes of Madison Co., which Mrs. Caperton read before the Boonesborough D.A.R. Chapter in January, 1930. Includes a typescript of the manuscript from the Dorris Museum Collection (Accession # 1542)

Folder 15: European Porcelain

Contains the handwritten manuscript for an essay entitled European Porcelain, which Mrs. Caperton read before the Woman's Club of Richmond and Versailles, KY in 1932 and 1933 respectively.

Folder 16: The Evolution of Artistic Furniture

Contains the handwritten manuscript for an essay entitled The Evolution of Artistic Furniture, which Mrs. Caperton read before the Richmond and Georgetown, KY Woman's Club chapters in 1908.

Folder 17: Exiles

Contains a handwritten manuscript entitled Exiles.

Folder 18: Fabrics: Oriental Rugs and Tapestries

Contains a handwritten manuscript entitled Fabrics: Oriental Rugs and Tapestries, which Mrs. Caperton read  on 23 Mar 1933, before the Art and Literature Dpt.[sic] of the Woman's Club of Richmond, KY.

Folder 19: First Christian Church Centennial Celebration, 7 Dec 1944

Contains handwritten notes and typed manuscript that Mrs. Caperton wrote in preparation of the Centennial Celebration of the First Christian Church.  Her essay was eventually bound and published, however, Mrs. Caperton would not see the final product, which was released shortly after her death.

Folder 20: Fort Boonesborough

Contains a typed manuscript about Fort Boonesborough.  The manuscript has multiple handwritten notes that detail the national monument movement that Mrs. Caperton took part in with others, such as the Boone Family Association and regional and national congressmen.

Folder 21: A Fox Hunt

Contains a handwritten essay that Caperton Burnam wrote as a youth.  Details a fictional Fox Hunt that took place in 1950.

Folder 22: Franklin D. Roosevelt Poems

Contains two poems about President Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency.  They are both prime examples of the reactionary literature that both Republicans and Democrats produced during Roosevelt's presidency.

Folder 23: Gaius Julius Caesar, 4 Oct 1909

Contains a handwritten essay by Mary James Caperton.

Folder 24: George Eliot: Her Character and Writings

Contents include a brief handwritten manuscript about the life of George Eliot of Warwickshire, England.

Box 34

Barcode: 31234013798028

Folder 1: Great Men [Then and Now]

Contents include a handwritten manuscript that details the great men of 19th Century America, including Alexander Campbell, Alexander Hamilton, and other early American elites.

Folder 2: Greek Architecture: the Parthenon, 2 Dec 1909

Contains a handwritten manuscript entitled Greek Architecture: the Parthenon. Mrs. Caperton read the essay before the Art and Literature Department of the Richmond, Kentucky Woman's Club on 2 Dec 1909.

Folder 3: The Haunted Castle

Contains a short story by Caperton Burnam that is entitled The Haunted Castle; from an unknown date.

Folder 4: Historic Halls of the 18th Century, 2 Dec 1909

Contents include a handwritten manuscript entitled Historic Halls of the 18th Century

Folder 5: Jamie Caperton Miscellaneous

Contains two short writing exercises by a young Jamie Caperton.

Folder 6: Location of Our National Capital, The, 11 Jun 1928

Contains a handwritten manuscript that was read before the Boonesborough D.A.R. Chapter on 11 Jun 1928.

Folder 7: Miniatures, 1 Apr 1915

Contains a handwritten manuscript about Miniatures that Mrs. Caperton read before the Art Club of Richmond and the Woman's Club of Georgetown, Kentucky in 1906.

Folder 8: Minor American Poets, 10 Feb 1908

Contains a handwritten manuscript entitled Minor American Poets, which Mrs. Caperton read before the Richmond, Kentucky Woman's Club on 10 Feb 1908.

Folder 9: Motorcycle Ramble thru Western Europe, A

Contains an 81 page handwritten manuscript that a 21 year old Albert Lacy Russel wrote in Jul-Aug 1923.

Folder 10: Mural Paintings of the Old Masters

Contains a short research inquiry into the mural paintings of the Sistine Chapel and other well known European cathedrals.

Folder 11: Muslim World (outline), The

Contents include a brief outline about the history of the Muslim world; by Jamie Caperton.

Folder 12: Natural Resource Conservation

Contains a handwritten manuscript about "Conservation of our Natural Resources", which Mrs. Caperton read before Art and Literature Departments of the Richmond, KY Woman's Club on 16 Nov 1933.

Folder 13: Patriotism of Women

Contents include  a handwritten manuscript entitled "Patriotism of Women", by unknown author, however, the script appears that it may have been written by a younger Mrs. Caperton.

Folder 14: The Phelps Family

The materials include a handwritten manuscript about a variety of topics that relate to the founding of the U.S.  The folder description retains the original file name as it was processed upon receiving the donation, however, it is difficult to draw a connection to the Phelps Family.

Folder 15: Poems

Contents include poems that were written by a  variety of authors, including Mrs. M.C. Kellogg, Mrs. Katherine Caperton, John Coghlan and Minerva Phelps Jennings.

Folder 16: What it Means to be a Parliamentarian

Contains a short but quaint and thorough analysis that Minerva Phelps Jennings wrote about the art and meaning of parliamentarianism.

Folder 17: Pioneer Men

Contains a handwritten manuscript about "Pioneer Men and Pioneer Women", which Emma de Jarnette delivered before the Woman's Club of Richmond, KY in Feb 1914.

Folder 18: Study of the Bible (outline)

Contents include a detailed outline for a unknown bible analysis that, based on the script, Jamie Caperton or Mrs. Caperton authored.

Folder 19: What I Remember

Contains a typed manuscript entitled What I Remember; written by Lucia F. Burnam

Folder 20: William Shakespeare

Contains a writing exercise about Shakespeare that Jamie Caperton wrote as a young student; dated 21 Nov 1909.

Folder 21: Women's Club Banquet Toast

Contains the handwritten toast that Mrs. Caperton delivered to the Richmond, KY Woman's Club celebration that was held in honor of George Washington's birthday anniversary on 20 Feb 1908.

Folder 22: Gospel According to John, The

This typed and bound manuscript was written by Katherine Phelps Caperton, and presented to Dr. Franklin U. Tinder, Pastor of the First Christian Church, Richmond, KY. The manuscript highlights both her interests in religion and history.

Series 24: Photos

Contents include all surviving photos that were processed.

Box 34

Barcode: 31234013798028

Folder 22: Photos

1990-014-003-028

Folder 23: Photos

1990-014--029

Folder 24: Photos

1990-014-030-055

Folder 25: Photos

1990-014-056-080

Box 35

Barcode: 31234013798036

Folder 1: Photos

1990-014-081-136

Folder 2: Photos

1990-014-137-163

Folder 3: Photos

1990-014-164-200

Folder 4: Photos

1990-014-201-218

Folder 5: Photos

1990-014-219-253

Folder 6: Photos

1990-014-254-279

Folder 7: Photos, 1920-1942

Folder 8: Greeting Card Photos

Contents include all the greeting cards that had unique photographs incorporated into their format. The items were separated from the remaining greeting cards because of their authentic photographic representation of each sender's Christmas greeting card.

Series 25: Publications

The Publications Series contains numerous bound publications, pamphlets, brochures, and other related documents that the Caperton's acquired while traveling.  Most are related to traveling in England and abroad, or across the Southern United States, however, there are others that cover subjects that range from toys and antiques to political organizations and events.

Box 36

Barcode: 31234013798044

Folder 1: Antiques and Toys

Contents include three brochures for dealers in toys and antiques; including Tryon Toy-Makers and Wood Carvers, the Waldhorn Co. Inc, and W. Williamson and Sons.

Folder 2: Associations, Leagues, and Societies

Includes publications and pamphlets from the numerous societies and associations that Mrs. Caperton showed interest in, including, but not limited to, the Cecilian Club, the Filson Club, Kentucky Historical Society, and the Woman's Club

Folder 3: Bound Travel Guides

Contains an interesting selection of publications that were bound into a red book cover; presumably, they are related to one of Mrs. Caperton's trips to the United Kingdom.  The items included in the binding are Jamieson's Illustrated Guide to Edinburgh Castle, a Graphic Guide to Edinburgh, a Guide to the Tower of London and, interestingly, a U.S. Savings Bond pamphlet.

Folder 4: A Corner in Celebrities by Alice Trabue, 1922

This volume, signed by the author, has a notation by Caperton on page 46 regarding the Frankfort residence of Anthony Rollins Burnam.

Folder 5: Daughter of the American Revolution 1/2

Contains years books, ceremony pamphlets, D.A.R. Constitution and Bylaws, and other D.A.R. related pamphlets and publications.

Folder 6: Daughter of the American Revolution 2/2

See previous folder description.  Items of interest include a D.A.R. Magazine, issue No. 3, Vol. LVI, and other D.A.R. organization publications and documents.

Folder 7: England Guides 1/2

Contents include the travel guides, pamphlets and other related documents that Mrs. Caperton brought back from her trips to England.  Items include, but are not limited to, bound publications entitled The Story of Montacute and its House, Harbert's Pictorial Guide to the Canongate Churchyard, or Madame Tussaud's Exhibition

Folder 8: England Guides 2/2

See previous folder description.  Items of interest include bound copies of Alden's Guide to Oxford, About and Around Tewkesbury, and an Oxford City Motor Bus Route Guide.

Folder 9: Europe Guides

Contains travel guides for European destinations.  Items were issued by organizations such as the Italian State Tourist Department or other private tourist companies and organizations.

Box 37

Barcode: 31234013798051

Folder 1: Historic Locations

Contains pamphlets and brochures for a variety of U.S. historic locations, including the Taft Museum, Historic Williamsburg, VA and The Hermitage, the Home of General Andrew Jackson.

Folder 2: Hotel, Restaurants, and Miscellaneous

Contents include documents, pamphlets and publications that are associated with either hotels or restaurants, or other miscellaneous topics.

Folder 3: Huguenots

Contains two items, a short history of French Huguenot colonization near the mouth of the St Johns River (1562-1565) and a bound issue of The Huguenot, Publication Number 10.

Folder 4: Hound of Heaven, The, 1914

Contains a bound pamphlet entitled The Hound of Heaven, written by Francis Thompson.

Folder 5: Individuals

Contains pamphlets and documents that focus attentions on individuals; including, but not limited to, Daniel Boone, Dr. William Holmes McGuffey, George Rogers Clark and Robert E. Lee.

Folder 6: Modern U.S. Cities Guides

Contents include pamphlets and bound publications about modern U.S. cities and their available tourist activities. Cities include, but are not limited to, Charlestown, SC, Philadelphia, PA, Richmond, KY and New Orleans, LA.

Folder 7: Publication Announcements

Contents include pamphlets and publications that were issued by publishing houses to announce upcoming book releases.

Folder 8: Republican National Committee

Contains a wide array of Republican National Committee pamphlets and publications that are associated with Herbert Hoover and the 1928 and 1932 Presidential Election Campaigns.

Folder 9: Theodore Roosevelt

Contents include a small brochure titled "Theodore Roosevelt's Nine Reasons Why a Man Should Go to Church", a bound publication titled "Theodore Roosevelt: A Biographical Sketch and Excerpts from his Writings and Addresses", and the 1926, Vol. 2, Spring Issue of the Roosevelt House Bulletin.

Folder 10: Universities

Contains publications and pamphlets that are related to various universities, colleges and other academic institutions, including, but not limited to, Berea College, Wellesley College, University of North Carolina.  Many items are publications that were dedicated to individuals who made extensive contributions to furthering a particular school's mission; i.e. in memorium statements.

Folder 11: Woman's Club

Contents include publications from the U.S. and England based Woman's Clubs. Includes manuals, year books and short history publications.

Series 26: Speeches

Box 38: Speeches

The Speeches Series includes all the identified speeches that were given by a variety of orators, including but not limited to the Caperton and Burnam Family members and other regional and national figures.  Some are handwritten or typed, while still others are typed with handwritten notes.  For additional handwritten items, that can technically be considered speeches, see the Personal Writings Series.  The items created by Mrs. Caperton in both series underscore her position and authority on a variety of topics.

Barcode: 31234013798069

Folder 1: A. Wayne Cook

Contains a typed draft of an "address of Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, First Vice President, Wakefield National Memorial Association, at the Presentation Ceremonies of Wakefield, the Birthplace of George Washington

Folder 2: Pattie A. Clay Infirmary Campaign

Contains a handwritten speech that Mrs. Caperton delivered while stumping for the Pattie A. Clay Infirmary Campaign.

Folder 3: Cecilian Club

Contents include two handwritten speeches that Mrs. Caperton delivered to the Cecilian Club on unknown dates.

Folder 4: Katherine Caperton Miscellaneous

Contains undated, untitled and titled, and other speeches from Mrs. Caperton's notes collections.

Folder 5: Hon. Will R. Wood

Contains a typed speech that Hon. Will R. Wood of the House of Representatives delivered on 23 Jun 1922.  The speech glorifies the United States Steel Corporation and its achievements and future.  Of special interest to labor historians.

Series 27: Weddings

The Weddings Series consists of the calling cards and attendance records from the Jamie Caperton and Paul Burnam wedding.

Box 38

Barcode: 31234013798069

Folder 6: Jamie and Paul Burnam

Folder 7: Burnam Wedding Guestbook

Contents include the guestbook for Jamie and Paul Burnam's wedding, as well as a few relevant wedding invitations from other related parties.

Series 28: World War I

The World War I Series contains correspondence and other WWI related documents.  Materials include correspondence from Paul Burnam to Jamie Burnam, Paul Burnam's Service documents, and a few advertisements and other related materials.  When compared to the WWII Series that follows in the collection, the WWI Series is much smaller in volume and content.

Box 38

Barcode: 31234013798069

Folder 8: Correspondence

Correspondence consists mainly of communications between Jamie and Paul Burnam, however, there are a few letters that Private John G Phelps sent to Mrs. Caperton while he served over seas.

Folder 9: Documents

Contains a limited number of WWI related documents.

Folder 10: Paul Burnam Service Documents

Contains War Department documents that relate to Paul Burnam's military service with the U.S. Army during WWI.  Also contains a handwritten note that explains how his discharge papers were included in the bound letters volume from the WWI era.

Series 29: World War II

The WWII Series contains WWII related documents, correspondence, and a Munitions Depot folder that includes letters of protest from Mrs. Caperton and other elite Madisonians, such as Emma Watts.  The latter demonstrates an overwhelming protest movement against the Munitions Depot, which ultimately resulted to little more than the War Department's complete rejection of local protests.  Caperton and Rollins Burnam both served during the war. While Caperton served under the Pan-American initiative that enlisted Pan-Am workers into supporting roles for the armed forces, Rollins held the rank of Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps.  Caperton was released from technically released from Pan-Am duties and officially appointed as Ensign AVS U.S. Naval Reserves in January, 1944, whereas Rollins Burnam enlisted prior to graduation from Yale.  The correspondence contains very interesting and telling information about on and off duty behaviors and activities during the war.  The correspondence also highlights the close nuclear relationships that  Rollins, Caperton, and their Grandmother maintained during the uncertain war years.

Box 38

Barcode: 31234013798069

Folder 11: Correspondence to Paul Burnam, Jun 1942 - Dec 1945

Contains correspondence, primarily, from Caperton to his father, Paul Burnam.  IN particular, the correspondence from

Folder 12: Correspondence to Katherine Caperton, 1941 - 1945

Contains letters that Caperton and Rollins Burnam wrote to their Grandmother during WWII era.  The folder begins with an interesting letter that Caperton Burnam sent to his Grandmother detailing his plans and motivations to get more involved in the war effort.  Caperton left the Harvard Business School to work for Pan-American, where he later served as a U.S. Navy Reserves Officer for Allied efforts during the war.  Caperton was stationed first in Newfoundland for a short time, and then he left for Foynes, Ireland. In 1944 he was then transferred to a Dakar, Africa outpost for a short time and he later returned to Ireland for his final days in service.  Rollins, on the other hand, was stationed in the Pacific Theater with the USMC 4th Division during the closing years of the war.

Folder 13: Correspondence to Jamie Burnam, Jan 1942 - Aug 1943

Contains correspondence between Caperton his Mother, Jamie Burnam.  In a letter dated 29 Jan 1942, Caperton gives his Mother a detailed explanation of why he needed to leave Harvard School of Business and how he got involved with the Pan-American Airlines war efforts.  The correspondence contains incredible insights into the all too common Mother-Son concerns and communications during WWII.

Folder 14: Correspondence to Jamie Burnam, Sep 1943 - Sep 1945

Contains wartime correspondence from both Caperton and Rollins Burnam. Of special interest, are the Mar 1945 letters from Rollin, who participated in the efforts to take Iwo Jima, and the very ironic letter explaining that Caperton and Rollins were together when they received word that their Grandmother had passed away (22 Jul 1945).  Primarily, the correspondence relates to demobilization and other events during the final years of WWII.

Folder 15: Correspondence to Jamie Burnam, Oct 1945 - Mar 1945

Contains wartime correspondence from both Caperton and Rollins Burnam. The correspondence primarily relates to demobilization actions, personal inquires about family and the reintegration process,  and other relevant global and local events from the final years of WWII.

Folder 16: Documents

Contains a few wartime advertisements that promote U.S. war bonds and other WWII literature that supported active Allied war efforts.

Folder 17: Munitions Depot Protest, 1941

The contents in the Munitions Depot Protest Series include typed and handwritten correspondence from concerned local Richmond citizens that expressed passionate reservations about the construction of the Munitions Depot that has been a controversial issue in Madison County since its construction during the war.  The letter heads and recipients include The Richmond Daily Register, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and the U.S. War Department.  The War Department essentially concluded that there was no stopping its construction because the Richmond site and "facilities existing there satisfied the particular military requirements for an installation of that nature." (28 Nov 1941)

Series 30: Miscellaneous Legal/Oversized

The Miscellaneous Legal and Oversized Series contains all the reprocessed materials that were otherwise difficult to incorporate within the standard sized boxes that contain the remainder of each of the Series.  Each folder title contains the relevant Series that should be referred when examining the materials in the Miscellaneous Legal/Oversized Series.

Box 39

Barcode: 31234013798077

Folder 1: Baby's Life, Anthony Rollins Burnam

Contents include a bound baby book, entitled Baby's Life, for Anthony Rollins Burnam, and a few childhood drawings, poems and memorabilia.

Folder 2: D.A.R., Membership Applications and 1920 Report

Contains D.A.R. membership applications for Jane White Woods and Bessie Stone Miller, and a 1920 D.A.R. Boonesborough Chapter Report with Mrs. Caperton's handwritten draft.  See D.A.R. Series for the remaining regular sized materials.

Folder 3: Documents, Advertisements/Flyers

Contents include all oversized advertisements and flyers.  See Documents Series for remaining materials.

Folder 4: Documents, Biographies (Col. Caperton, Minerva Russel Jennings)

Contents include typed and handwritten biographies or sketches for Col. Caperton and Minerva Phelps Jennings, some handwritten notes, and a funeral announcement for Col. Caperton.  See Funeral Series for similar materials.

Folder 5: Documents, First Christian Church

Contents include note cards that detail Col. Caperton possessions, which were displayed for a First Christian Church event, as well as other handwritten notes about the Phelps-Caperton connections to the founding of the First Christian Church, Richmond, KY.  See Documents Series for additional Church related materials.

Folder 6: Documents, Government/Political

Contains miscellaneous materials that are related to government and political activities.  Topics include prohibition and the KY Anti-Saloon League, Frank Jennings political platform, as well an item that encourages the purchasing of Japanese Government bonds during the Russo-Japanese War.

Folder 7: Personal Writings, An Ideal Voyage, n.d.

Handwritten manuscript entitled An Ideal Voyage; written by a young Katherine Phelps

Folder 8: Personal Writings, The Dawn of Reason, n.d.

Contains two handwritten manuscripts entitled The Dawn of Reason; written by a young Katherine Phelps.

Folder 9: Personal Writings, Dream of Fair Women, A, n.d.

Contains a handwritten manuscript entitled  A Dream of Fair Women; written by a young Katherine Phelps.  There is a small handwritten note in Mrs. Caperton's script that details how she had sent a copy of the manuscript to her sister, Minerva Phelps Jennings, in 1925.

Folder 10: Personal Writings, Estill's Defeat, R.T. Durrett, n.d.

Contents include a typed copy of R.T. Durrett's Estill's Defeat, which Durrett presented to Col. Caperton at an unknown date.

Folder 11: Personal Writings, Heraldry

Contents include a typed manuscript with handwritten notes by an unknown author; titled Heraldry.

Folder 12: Personal Writings, Jackson Campaign

Contains a handwritten manuscript by an unknown author, however, based on the handwriting samples from the WWII Series the work may have been written by a young Rollins Burnam.

Folder 13: Personal Writings, William Shakespeare, Jamie Caperton, 8 Oct 1909

Contents include a handwritten manuscript by a young Jamie Caperton; see Personal Writings Series for another Shakespeare work she wrote while attending Bartholomew School.

Folder 14: Publications, Church Materials

Contains two copies of History of the First Christian Church of Richmond, Kentucky, which was Mrs. Caperton's final major work before her death in 1945.  Unfortunately, she had passed away before seeing the final publication.

Folder 15: Publications, Ocean Liner Materials

Contains Cunard Ocean Liner ephemera publications from Caperton and Burnam family trips abroad, numerous luggage tags from Cunard, White Star Lines and other travel companies and liners, as well as a Aug 1926 Passenger List and menu (11 Aug 1926) for the S.S. Leviathan.

Folder 16: Publications, Passport Materials

Contains State Department pamphlets, and blank affidavit forms and applications that are related to U.S. passport acquisitions.

Folder 17: Speeches, Col. Caperton, 5 Oct 1909

Contains handwritten notes and the two typed speeches that Col. and Mrs. Caperton each delivered during the celebrations that were held for the unveiling of the historical marker that the D.A.R. Boonesborough Chapter erected at the Fort Boonesborough site on 5 October 1907.

Folder 18: Speeches, Col. Caperton, c. Oct 1907

Contents include the handwritten notes that Col. Caperton prepared before writing the speech that can be found in the previous folder in the collection

Folder 19: Speeches, Judge George Blackburn Kinkead, 7 Oct 1907

Contains a typed copy of the speech that Judge Kinkead delivered at Fort Boonesborough on 7 Oct 1907.  Kinkead presented the copy to Col. Caperton after the unveiling of the Boonesborough Monument.

Series 31: Family Evidence

The Family Evidence Series contains numerous bound volumes of family records, genealogy research, land records and sentimental correspondence.  Mrs. Caperton was very adept at documenting her Phelps-Caperton lineage; something that the series reflects quite well.  While An Accumulation of Evidence, Vols. I - III reveal Mrs. Caperton's talents, interests, and research methods, the remaining materials in the series capture the overall legacy of her family and self.

Katherine Phelps Caperton's An Accumulation of Evidence: Family Records, Vols. I-III are perhaps the most valuable and telling items in the Caperton/Burnam Family Papers. An Accumulation Vols. I -III diligently documents Caperton's ancestors and descendants, and their social and cultural accomplishments and memories.

Extensive investigations into the volumes and the remaining collection of family papers reveal that Mrs. Caperton rarely missed an opportunity to document the moments in her life that held distinct personal or social value. Consequently, An Accumulation allows for a better understanding of Madison County and other Kentucky elites and the events that influenced their particular worldviews. The volumes represent not only Mrs. Caperton's intellectual pursuits but also her social and spiritual legacy. Based on the notes that are found within the collection as a whole and, more specifically, details within the Old Letters and Documents Series, researchers will find that Mrs. Caperton found solace in preserving her and her husband's social, political and religious positions in both the local and national narratives.

The content within the volumes cover a wide range of topics besides the most obvious genealogical studies. They are an incredible resource for looking into the ways in which like-minded contemporaries dealt with events such as World War I and II, the 19^th Amendment and Prohibition, and other major (or minor) national and global developments. The typed and bound manuscripts are a genuine culmination of Caperton's historical interests, diligent record keeping and the corresponding historical account that resulted from such methods. Mrs. Caperton's astute note taking, the resulting memories, both accurate and proposed, and, the corresponding events that are documented in the volumes create a snapshot of the lives of Madison County, Kentucky elites and the prominent values that were held dear to their hearts and actions.

Based on an informal interview with Kathy (Burnam) Flood, a Caperton/Burnam descendant and collection donor, the volumes also represent the life that Mrs. Caperton lived after the passing of her beloved husband; a life of honoring her cultural heritage and late husband's lasting mark of the community. Upon the death of Col. Caperton in April 1909, Mrs. Caperton, under doctor's recommendations, threw herself into her historical and genealogical pursuits to not only grieve and avoid senseless idleness, but to also document a rapidly changing world that, in her own words, transitioned during her lifetime from one without autos or telephones to one with technologies and developments that would never cease to amaze; or in some cases frustrate and perplex.

Each volume also contains extensive holographic notes on the opposing pages of each typed manuscript page, which only goes to show that Mrs. Caperton was never truly satisfied with her pursuits and found genuine pleasure in learning and disseminating U.S., Kentucky, Western and Global historical narratives. The topics in the holographic notation provide additional details on a particular subject or person or they simply fill in additional blanks that she felt were valuable to the narrative she constructs throughout the works.

Overall, the materials in the series demonstrate a robust willingness to document her family's history.  The series also includes a postcard album and a few scrapbooks that contain clippings about a variety of topics, such as, but not limited to, Phelps and Caperton genealogy, local and regional events, and other personalized articles and documents.

Box 40

Barcode: 31234013798085

Folder 1: An Accumulation of Evidence, Volume 1 Index

Contains the handwritten index that Mrs. Caperton prepared for Volume I of her three part family history.

Folder 2: An Accumulation of Evidence, Volume 1

Typed manuscript by Katherine Phelps, a genealogy of the families of Phelps, Caperton, Russell, Jennings and Burnam. The frontispiece is a photo of the author and it is illustrated throughout with photographs.  First portion is a narrative of the author's family--particularly her father Thomas Phelps and her mother Sallie W. Cobb. It contains information pertaining to relatives, friends, and local history (particularly social history) of interest pertaining to Madison County and environs. Verso of first 70 leaves contains documented holographic genealogical notes pertaining to the Phelps family in the author's hand.  Second section of manuscript is a biography of Colonel James W. Caperton (1824-1909) and family. 73 leaves. Included are details of the altercation between Colonel Caperton and G.L. Pittman in 1847 which led to the latter's death (31-32). Most leaves are annotated on the verso by notes written by Katherine Phelps Caperton, dated, February 20, 1936, re: the family and family heirlooms (including furnishings, silver, china, photographs, clothing, textiles, etc.) at Blair Park or Amberley. In addition, it includes an account of her contributions to the church and missionary enterprises.  Pages 51- Other materials appended to the Caperton biography include Caperton family genealogical material derived from sources outside the family including individuals and publications, and genealogies of Albert Lacy Russel, Rice Hooe, Susan Catherine Erskine, and Dr. Alexander Erskine (39 leaves).  Of particular note is Katherine's description of cousin-in-law James Estill III, an extremely handsome man, who went to Louisville and bet his farm on the races in 1840 between a Tennessee horse and a Kentucky horse. "His affairs became so embarrassed due to his losses at betting on this occasion that 'Woodstock' had to be sold and he removed with his wife and family and a large number of slaves to Missouri." James Estill later went to California during the gold rush (1849) leaving his family in Richmond with his sister Mrs. William H. Caperton. He did not strike it rich. He ran for governor of California, but lost. His daughter, Betty, married the son of Commodore Garrison in N.Y. The entire Estill family removed to N.Y.C. after the death of James Estill III. (3-4, second section).

Folder 3: An Accumulation of Evidence, Volume 2

Typed manuscript by Katherine Phelps Caperton. Phelps family genealogy containing the pedigree of Katherine Phelps Caperton's father, Thomas Phelps (1838-1908) and the history of the Phelps family of Virginia and Maryland.   Also included are biographical sketches of Fountain Turner and his wife Elizabeth Phelps (24 leaves), of Charles D. Phelps (5 leaves), and of the Groshart Family (2 leaves).

Box 41

Barcode: 31234013798093

Folder 1: An Accumulation of Evidence, Volume 3

Typed manuscript by Katherine Phelps Caperton. Biographical and genealogical information on the Estill, Rodes, Taylor, Crossthwaite, Cobb, Park, Dillingham, Harris, Mills, Simmons and Van Swearingen families. Contains 283 heavily annotated pages.

Folder 2: Curtis Field Burnam Biography

Contains a bound biography entitled In Memoriam: Curtis Field Burnam.  The biography contains extensive annotated notes by Katherine Caperton.  The notes detail additional information about Burnam and her grandchildren, Caperton and Rollins Burnam.  As per the script on the inside cover, the biography was given to Rollins Burnam on his 7th birthday (13 Jul 1928).  Also contains a five page typed story detailing Burnam's involvement with the 1904 dispute over the legal and social consequences of white and black people being taught together in the same room.

Folder 3: Phelps Family Scrapbook

Contains pages about Katherine Phelps Caperton's academic performance as a youth, news clippings about various Phelps relatives, and other clippings that detail prominent Kentucky citizens and the events that elevated their respective status in the community and region.  Based on the handwritten notes in the scrapbook, it appears that Mrs. Caperton put together its contents.

Box 42

Barcode: 31234013798101

Folder 1: Mrs. Thomas Phelps Scrapbook

Contains a worn scrapbook that is made up primarily of news clippings and magazine articles.  An inscription on the inside cover of the scrapbook reads the following, "Scrapbook made by my Mother, Mrs. Thos. Phelps (Sarah Winifred Cobb) from periodicals in her home."

Folder 2: Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Field Burnam, Golden Wedding Reception Book

Contents include the handwritten attendance record from Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Field Burnam's Golden Wedding Anniversary (including the gifts they received) and Sarah Rollins Burnam's funeral ( 13 May 1903).

Folder 3: Post Card Album

Contains a postcard album that documents Mrs. Caperton's trips abroad (1910, 1914, 1926, 1932)

Folder 4: Post Card Collection

Contents include all the loose postcards that were processed.

Box 43

Barcode: 31234013798119

Folder 1: Old Letters and Documents, Volume I, 1811 - 1900

9 items including letters, documents (wills, contracts, deeds, surveys), clipped signatures, checks, invitations, funeral notices, etc., 1811-1900

Of special note are:

ALS Daniel Breck, Richmond, June 16, 1821. Letter of introduction for Peter Taylor from Breck to his brother Dr. Samuel Breck in Alabama. Judge Breck was a leading Madison County politician during the ante-bellum period. 

ADS. Will of Samuel Crossthwaite, May 7, 1834, Warren County, Kentucky, in which he designates that all of his Negro slaves be freed after his death with the exception of Charity who is to wait on his wife and to be freed only after her death. He states further that "I am desirous that all my slaves, of their own free will, should go to Liberia when set free but I do not intend to control their wishes or force them to go if it is not their wish to do so." Document is in two pieces.

ADS. James W. Caperton's license to practice law in the Inferior and Superior Court of Kentucky, March 3, 1845. Signed by James Simpson and Samuel Lusk.

Fragments from the diary of Thomas Phelps (1838-1908), Dec. 8-12, 1856 while a student at Georgetown College.

ALS. W.J. Landrum to Col. J. W. Caperton, Lancaster, Feb. 19, 1895. Letter from Judge Landrum forwarding an old photograph of Judge W.H. Caperton (1788-1862) including recollections of his demeanor on the bench.

ALS. John Boyle to Colonel James W. Caperton, Frankfort, Oct. 30, 1863. Caperton's commission as Colonel of the 72d Regiment, Kentucky Militia.

ALS. D.W. Lindsay to Colonel James W. Caperton, Frankfort, February 9, 1864. Inspector General of Kentucky ordering Caperton to show evidence that he has formed his regiment.

ALS. Thomas Phelps to his father-in-law, Richard Cobb, Richmond, Dec. 14, 1869. Discusses his cattle. He is shipping Cobb's calf with the help of Amos Deathridge. He provides the calf's pedigree including Brutus Clay's Bourbon grand dam, imp. Iona. etc.

Funeral invitation for Eliza Caperton, wife of Col. William H. Caperton, May 20, 1871.

First National Bank Stock certificate, 1872. S. P. Walters, president, W. M. Irvine, cashier.

Valentine card w/envelope. Edmund Lyne Shackelford to Miss Kate Phelps, n.d. (1880s).

First National Bank Stock certificate, 1881. S.P. Walters, president, W. R. Letcher, cashier.

Invitation to Washington's birthday celebration sponsored by literary societies at Central University, 1883.

Kate Cobb Phelps' report card from the Barthomew English and Classical School, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 4, 1886.    Announcement of the graduation exercises for the 1886 class, Bartholomew School, Cincinnati, 1886.

Wedding invitation. Mary Blythe Harris to Cassius M. Clay, Jr., Dec. 6, 1888 at Blythewood.

ALS. Martha Estill Craig to Aunt Mary, Vienna, Austria, September 17, 1890. Lengthy letter re: her travels in Prussia and Austria. Describes Bremen, Berlin, and Vienna. Provides a description of the German royal family. She writes, "We saw a great deal of the Kaiser and his family, as it were. He is really good looking but arrogant and almost rude to the people. What puppets kings and generals seem to us. And what fools the people are to stand their assumed power."

First National Bank Stock certificate, 1890. Colonel James W. Caperton, president, William M. Irvine, vice president. 

ALS. Cassius M. Clay to James W. Caperton, White Hall, October 16, 1890. Congratulates him on his marriage to Kate Cobb Phelps, and invites the newly weds for a visit.

ALS. Colonel James Caperton to Katherine Caperton, Chicago, Illinois, October 29, 1893. Relates details of his visit to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.

Folder 2: Old Letters and Documents, Volume II, 1890 - 1905

Contains materials from many of Mr. and Mrs. Caperton's social contacts, ca. 1890-1905, including letters and documents, cancelled checks, receipts, invitations, telegrams, etc. (56 pieces)

Of special note are:

ALS. John Hooe Russel to Mrs. Thomas Phelps (Aunt Sallie), Huntington, W. Va., July 19, 1900. Sympathy letter. Notes Colonel Caperton's fall from his buggy. President of Huntington Bank.

ANS. Thomas Phelps to Clerk of Madison County Court, Richmond, May 7, 1901. Authorization for his daughter Minerva Park Phelps to marry John Hooe Russel.

ALS. John Hooe Russel to Mary Jane, Huntington, W. Va., May 23, 1901. Re: his recent marriage.

ALS. Albert Russel Erskine to John and Minerva Russel, St. Louis, May 10, 1901. Congratulations on their recent marriage. Erskine (1873-1933) later became president of the Studebaker motor car manufacturing company (1915-1933). He committed suicide in 1933 when the company experienced financial woes and went into receivership.

ANS. Catherine McCreary to Katherine Caperton, n.p., Sep. 18, 1901, Accepts invitation to social gathering. Wife of governor James B. McCreary.

ALS. James W. Caperton to Cassius W. Clay, Richmond, July 1, 1901. Caperton writes: "Zack White is here and I attended to that business for you. I am so glad to know you are getting better every day. You are entitled to peace, quiet, and safety. I will see to it that you have it."

TLS. Augustus E. Willson to James W. Caperton, Louisville, May 19, 1903. Thanks Col. Caperton for his support on behalf of his candidacy for Governor of Kentucky.

ALS. Christine S. Bredin to Katherine Caperton, East Orange, New Jersey, November 18, 1903. Lengthy letter from former classmate at Bartholomew School. She discusses her work as an illustrator with Century and Harper's magazines and her portrait painting for the Rockefeller family. In addition, she provides details of her commute to her studio and her pricing structure. Excellent content! Bredin (1860-1934) studied at the Cincinnati Academy of Art and the Academy Colarossio in Paris. She later taught at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

ALS. Edward Echols to Katherine Phelps, Staunton, Virginia, May 3, 1894. Thanks Katherine for a wonderful visit in Richmond. Echols (1849-1914) served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (1898-1902) and in the Virginia legislature. He was the son of John Echols, brigadier general, C.S.A.

ALS. John Hooe Russel to Katherine Phelps, n.p., March 19, 1895. Re: birth of John Hooe Russel, Jr.

ALS. John Hooe Russel to Katherine Phelps, Huntington, W. Va, Sep. 26, 1895. Family letter.

ALS. John Hooe Russel to Katherine Caperton, Huntington, W. Va., Oct. 1, 1895. Writes of his concern about his wife Nettie's (Katherine's sister) health. (Nettie died of tuberculosis in November, but not before she was returned from Richmond to Huntington via C.P. Huntington's private car.)

ALS. John Hooe Russel to James W. Caperton, Huntington, W. Va., Aug. 25, 1895. Announces that he will be arriving in Richmond on Aug. 27.

ALS. Mary Burnam Bennett to Katherine Caperton, April 15, 1896. Damascus, Syria. On her marriage tour, describes her trip to the Holy land.

ALS. Delia Claiborne Buckner to Katherine Caperton, n.p., April 29, 1897. Thanks Katherine for her letter and the magazines. Wife of Simon Bolivar Buckner.

ALS. Delia Claiborne Buckner to Katherine Caperton, Rio P.C., Hart Co., July 10, 1897. Thanks Katherine for the photographs of Woodlawn.

ALS. Adelaide Everheart to Katherine Caperton, Atlanta, Georgia, October 29, 1897. Everheart agrees to paint portrait of Caperton's deceased daughter. Well-known Atlanta artist and illustrator Everheart (1865- ) was Katherine's classmate at Bartholomew School. She received her training at the Cincinnati Art Academy and at the Art Studio League in New York City.

ALS. Cary G.G. McCormack to Katherine Caperton, Richmond, Va., June 8, 1898. Re: genealogy of Taylor family. McCormack was the sister of author Ellen Glasgow.

Folder 3: Old Letters and Documents, Volume III, 1900 - 1910

Letters and documents to the Capertons, 1900-1910. (96 pieces)

Of particular interest are:

AN. Theodore Roosevelt to James W. Caperton, Nov. 14, 1904. Thank you note. Written by White House staff member.

TN. Larz Anderson to Mr. (Thomas) Phelps, Indian River, n.d., Conveys a bottle of whiskey. Anderson was US ambassador to Belgium and Japan.

ALS. Martha Estill Craig to James W. Caperton, Shrewsbury, N.J., June 28, 1905. In lengthy family letter, explains that they can't come to Kentucky because they are financially embarrassed.

ALS. Brutus J. Clay to James W. Caperton, Berne, Switzerland, Sep. 3, 1905. Congratulates Caperton on his acquisition of Blair Park and welcomes him as a neighbor. Cannot locate a suitable house in Berne so has to commute to Geneva. Requests a $1000 loan to meet expenses. Clay was appointed US Minister to Switzerland on March 3, 1905.

ANS. Mary B. Clay to James W. Caperton, Richmond, Nov. 3, 1906. Requests a loan of $1500 for one of her sons. Invitation to the 72d birthday of Justice John Marshall Harlan, June 1, 1905.

ALS. Brutus J. Clay to James W. Caperton, Geneva, Switzerland, July 7, 1906. Proposes to pay the interest ($60) on his $1,000 note in October and then pay the note off in January 1907. Invites the Capertons to vacation in Switzerland.

ALS. Brutus J. Clay to James W. Caperton, Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 25, 1906 Inquires if the two $1000 notes due Jan., 1906 have been paid in full. Wants the Capertons to come to Switzerland.

(2) Stock certificates for Richmond National Bank, James W. Caperton, president, June 29, 1907.

Stock certificate for the First National Bank of Richmond, W. R. Letcher, cashier, W.R. Walters, president, June 23, 1882.

TLS. George B. Kinkead, Lexington, Kentucky, September 14, 1907. Agrees to speak at the unveiling of the DAR sponsored monument at Boonesborough.

TLS (fragments) Anderson Chenault Quisenberry to Katherine Caperton, Hyattsville, Md., Oct. 31, 1907. Family letter including Quisenberry's recollections of her father. Quisenberry was a well known Kentucky historian.

ALS. Katherine P. Caperton to sister (Mrs. Frank E. Jennings), n.d. (spring, 1907), n.p. (Richmond). Provides details of successful vote on local option election won by dry forces. Discusses attempts by temperance side to get voters to the polls in bad weather and describes how over 1,000 students sang "My Country Tis of Thee," on the courthouse steps causing people to weep.

Program. Madison Female Institute, June 13, 1881. Katie Phelps is cast as Lady MacBeth in "Dream of Shakespeare Women."

Funeral program for James E. Cantrill (1838-1908), April 7, 1908. CSA, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky.

Program, Madison Female Institute, May 21, 1908. Pupils' recital including Miss Jamie Caperton.

TNS. James B. McCreary to Mr. and Mrs. James W. Caperton, October 27, 1908. Thanks them for their expression of sorrow.

ALS. Sallie Stone Turner to Kate Caperton, Columbia, Missouri, Nov. 23, 1908. Thank you letter re: her visit to Kentucky. Turner was Kate's cousin and was the wife of William J. Stone, governor of Missouri, U.S. Senator, and advisor to Woodrow Wilson.

Folder 4: Old Letters and Documents, Volume IV, 1908 - 1913

This volume is mostly correspondence related to the life and death of James W. Caperton.

Folder 5: Old Letters and Documents, Volume V, 1914

Correspondence to and from Jamie and Katherine Caperton during their trip to England in 1914. (Approximately 57 pieces)

Items of note:

U.S. Passports issued to Katherine and Mary J. Caperton, August 14, 1914 at the U.S. Embassy in London. Signed (stamped signature) by Walter Hines Page, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Britain's involvement in World War I began only ten days before (August 4, 1914).

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mrs. Thomas Phelps, aboard the White Star Lines ship S.S. Cedric, May 21, 1914. On voyage to the UK writes that "The number of life boats has been doubled since the Titanic disaster."

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mrs. Thomas Phelps, aboard the S.S. Cedric, May 27, 1914. Provides details of her voyage and discusses the identity of some of her fellow passengers.

ALS. Theodore Lierhammer to Jamie Caperton, London, June 3, 1914. Agrees to work with her, especially since she was recommended by Mr. Henschel. Sets an appointment for Friday at 2:30 and asks her to bring a song. Lierhammer (- 1937) was a Polish baritone Lieder singer who was a professor of voice at the Royal Academy of Music and later at the Vienna Academy. Ms. Caperton's recommendation came from Sir George Henschel (1850-1934), German born British baritone of Polish descent. He was also a pianist and became the first conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1881.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mother and Sister, London, June 5, 1914. Describes visit to Buckingham Palace and other tourist attractions in London.

Religious Service Program. Westminster Abbey, June 7, 1914. Heading reads: "Not to be taken away at Morning or Afternoon Service."

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mrs. Thomas Phelps, London, June 9, 1914. Relates visit to Houses of Parliament. Mentions Jamie's lessons with Messrs. Lierhammer and Henschel.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mother and Sister, London, June 12, 1914. Relates details of visit to the Royal Academy of Art.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mother and Sister, London, June 15, 1914. Tells of tour of Kensington Gardens, etc.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mother and Sister, London, June 22, 1914. Discusses additional sight seeing activities including celebration of King George V's birthday. Letter includes official program of "The Trooping of the Colour."

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mrs. Thomas Phelps, London, June 24, 1914. Relates meaning of Alexandra day (Queen Alexandra Rose day, fund raising event begun in 1912) and visit to Victoria and Albert Museum.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Sister, London, June 27, 1914. Relates additional details of activities while in London.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mrs. Thomas Phelps, London, July 3, 1914. Tells of boat races on the Thames.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mrs. Thomas Phelps, London, July 10, 1914. Re: Their visit to Hampton Court.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mrs. Thomas Phelps, Edinburgh, August 2, 1914. Lengthy letter relates details of their adventures in the Lake District and in Scotland.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mrs. Thomas Phelps, London, August 4, 1914. Arrived in London yesterday. Aware of war news and are attempting to book passage home like many other Americans.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mrs. Thomas Phelps, London, August 5, 1914. Going to American Express Office to contact her to let her know of their safety and to get more money. Mrs. Robertson is inundated with people fleeing from France and the continent. She turned 30 away yesterday. She promises to take care of us until we sail. The papers this morning say that Germany has declared war on England. The people believe that Germany has been spoiling to fight Britain for a long time. They have booked passage on the Adriatic, a White Star Line Ship, scheduled to sail from Liverpool on September 17. The editor of one of the papers has called the situation "Armageddon."

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mama and Sister, London, August 7, 1914. States that before obtaining first class accommodations on the Adriatic for their September sailing, she had turned down earlier passage in steerage on the Mauritania and 2d class on the Cedric.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mrs. Thomas Phelps, London, August 12, 1914. She heard that the Lusitania, which recently arrived, was chased during the entire passage. Her lights were turned out at night to keep her from being recognized.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to her Sister, London, August 12, 1914. "I feel sure England will win when the naval battle does come--but one never knows."

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mrs. Thomas Phelps, August 15, 1914. Thanks her mother for the cable and the $500. Some American friends are returning to the states in steerage on an American Line ship. They are afraid to take a vessel of another nationality. A man who just recently arrived on the White Star Line ship Baltic reported that their ship was chased by a German cruiser for two days.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to her Sister, August 18, 1914. Reports that the White Star Line has offered them passage on the Baltic sailing on Sep. 10 She has also been alerted by a friend that they must cancel their passage on the Olympic on August 22, so she plans to be at the office to see if she can acquire those accommodations. Says, "I do not believe that there is the remotest possibility of a German invasion. . . I know it is imperative that we Americans get away as quickly as possible."

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mrs. Thomas Phelps, August 21, 1914. Provides the "good news" that they are now booked on the White Star Line ship Arabic, a ship of 14,000 tons which is to sail for Boston on August 25. They have their passports and are ready to sail.

ALS. Katherine Caperton to her Sister, August 20, 1914. Relates several stories of Americans escaping the continent of still having family trapped there.

ALS. Eleanor Nixon Elever (?) to Jamie Caperton, August 1914. Friend still awaiting her passage to the US wishes Jamie "Bon Voyage" and expresses how much she will miss her. States that Mrs. Robertson becomes more pessimistic every day and is sure that she will get into an argument with the two Schaeff boys who are supporters of the Kaiser. Accompanied by caricatures of Jamie's ship bristling with guns and an image of a new German life preserver (a woman with a string of bratwurst).

ALS. Katherine Caperton to Mama and Sister, August 31, 1914. On board the Arabic just off the coast of Newfoundland. Relates details of passage. Expects that the Germans will be in Paris by the time she reaches port.

Folder 6: Old Letters and Documents, Volume VI, 1916 - 1918

Jamie Caperton's marriage to Paul Burnam, Katherine Caperton's Colonial Dames papers, the death of Mrs. Thomas Phelps and the arrival of Caperton Burnam Jamie's first child. (Approximately 60 pieces)

Items of note:

ALS. Delia C. Buckner to Katherine Caperton, Washington, D.C., April 21, 1915. Expresses her disappointment that Katherine will not be attending the DAR Congress in Washington and that she and Bolivar (Simon Bolivar, Jr.) will not be able to see her. Congratulates her daughter Jamie on her upcoming wedding. Written on mourning stationery (Simon Buckner, Sr. died on January 14, 1914).

ALS. J. Addison Smith to Katherine Caperton, Murfreesboro, Tenn, Feb. 5, 1918. Lengthy letter conveying his condolences at the death of her mother. Smith ( - 1920) was a well known Presbyterian minister who served in Maryland, Missouri, and Tennessee.

Folder 7: Old Letters and Documents, Volume VII, 1918 - 1930

Caperton/Burnam family letters and documents including Katherine Caperton's Colonial Dames correspondence. (Approximately 143 pieces)

Items of note:

Certificate from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland acknowledging Paul Burnam's efforts on behalf of the fourth Liberty Loan Drive. n. d. (1918).

Paul Burnam's discharge papers, Camp Zachary Taylor, November 29, 1918.

ALS. Tony____ to Esther ____, London, July 11, 1922. Relates details of airline flight (from Brussels?) that took him over Ghent, Bruges, Calais and across the English Channel over Dover then to the Croydon Aerodrome. The aircraft hit a storm after passing over Dover. "The plane lurched, dropped, and then rose, rocking from side to side all the time--however there was no real danger as this is the way the best planes do in a storm." Describes his fellow passengers and tells how some of them vomited into cuspidors. Stating proudly that he did not get sick, he confessed that "the last part of the journey was not what you would call a joy ride." Airline service in the UK began in 1919. Croydon Aerodrome opened 29 March, 1920.

ALS. Minerva Caperton Jennings to Katherine Caperton, Jacksonville, Florida, Feb. 17, 1919. Discusses the sale of Blair Park.

ALS. Adelaide Everheart to Katherine Caperton, Decatur, Georgia, Feb. 7, 1919. She has finished the portrait of Colonel Caperton. She has also done a little watercolor and pen and ink sketch of Dreaming Creek Heights. She is saddened by the sale of Blair House and states, "Oh, Paul and Jamie what does anyone want with a modern house and furnace and $400,000 when they could live in lovely Blair Park?"

ALS. Mrs. Delia Claiborne Buckner to Katherine Caperton, Danville, Kentucky, Mach 26, 1919. Letter of friendship.

ALS. Adelaide Everheart to Katherine Caperton, Decatur, Georgia, March 11, 1919. The portraits and sketches have been sent. Hopes that the sketches will bring back old memories of good times for both Katherine and Minerva.

TLS. Vachel W. Anderson to Katherine Caperton, Cincinnati, Ohio, February 5, 1929. Family letter. Anderson (1864-1935) was an attorney and the former Director of the Barney and Smith Car Company, Dayton, Ohio.

TLS. Vachel W. Anderson to Katherine Caperton, Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 20, 1929. Family letter re: how Vachel became a family name, etc.

ALS. (Elizabeth Irwin Harrison?) to Katherine Caperton, "Clifton," October 5, 1926. Re: Mrs. Carter Harrison's 100th birthday. Mrs. Harrison, was the wife of Carter Bassett Harrison (1840-1905) a brother of president Benjamin Harrison.

AL (copy in Katherine's hand). Katherine Caperton to Albert Jennings, n.p. (Richmond), July 14, 1922. Re: Albert's (her nephew's) responsibility in choosing a wife. Cautions him not to marry beneath his station, etc.

ALS. Delia Claiborne Buckner to Katherine Caperton, The Puritan, April 22, 1926. Thanks her for the beautiful roses. Discusses her family.

TLS. Mrs. Winifred Reed to Katherine Caperton, Maysville, Kentucky, April 30, 1929. Asks for Katherine's assistance in revitalizing the Kentucky chapter of the DAR and requests that she join the board. State Regent of the DAR and wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stanley Forman Reed.

TLS. William Boone Douglas to Katherine Caperton, Washington, D.C., January 22, 1929. Relates conversation he had with Senator Alben Barkley the previous day re: a bill to support a National Park at Boonesboro.

TLS. Mrs. Winifred Reed to Katherine Caperton, Maysville, Kentucky, July 20, 1929. Pledges to obtain a DAR resolution to support the establishment of a National Park at Boonesboro.

ANS. Laura Clay to ______, n.p., June 16, 1941. "Affectionately your friend, Laura Clay." Daughter of Cassius Clay and women's suffrage advocate, Clay (1849-1941) died on June 29.

Box 44

Barcode: 31234013798127

Folder 1: Old Letters and Documents, Volume VIII, 1910, 1926

Letters, European trips 1910 (Katherine and Jamie Caperton) and 1926 (Katherine). (Approximately 88 pieces)

Items of note:

Katherine Caperton letters to her family (Jamie, Paul, and Caperton, Minerva, etc.) sailed on the Italian liner Columbo (built in 1917) on May 19. She wrote letters from Rome (June 4-14), from Nice (June 20), Paris (June 23-July 8), from London (July 11-26, Aug. 2), from Oxford (July 29), From Bath (Aug. 5), From Exeter (Aug. 8) and from the S.S. Leviathan (United States Lines formerly the German ship Vaterland built in 1914) (Aug. 13-15). Correspondence includes East Kent booklet with photogravure scenes, a Southern Railway timetable from London to Charing, etc., July 18th and Aug. 1 Westminster Abbey religious service bulletins.

Family and Colonial Dames Correspondence, 1926

Katherine and Jamie Caperton letters to Minerva Phelps Jennings, et al while on 1910 European trip--sailed on Italian ship Italia (letters May 27-28), Rome (June 5-9), Florence (June 11), Venice (June 19), Naples (June 20), Munich (July 1), Amsterdam (July 4), Brussells (July 10), and London (July 17). Also includes religious service bulletins from Metropolitan Tabernacle (London) and from the Cathedral Church of Christ (Canterbury, July 21, 1910).

ALS. Katherine Caperton to her sister Minerva Phelps Jennings, "Woodlawn", June 17, 1900. Relays information that "Grandpa" Phelps passed away on June 15.

Folder 2: Old Letters and Documents, Volume IX, 1930 - 1936

Correspondence mainly to Katherine Caperton, 1930-1936 re:  family, friends and genealogy activities (Colonial Dames, etc).  (Approximately 110 pieces)

Correspondents include Henrietta Clay, Mrs. Samuel Wilson, Mary Harris Clay, and Florence Cantrill.

Folder 3: Old Letters and Documents, Volume X, 1937 - 1945

Correspondence mainly to Katherine Caperton, 1937-1945 re:  family, friends, and genealogy activities (Colonial Dames, etc.).  (Approximately 141 pieces)

Correspondents include Alice Trabue, Florence Cantrill, Albert J. Russel, Elodie Helm Lewis, Henrietta Clay, Mrs. Frederick Wallis (Maureen Clay Wallis), and Mrs. John Cotton Englehard.

Box 45

Barcode: 31234013798135

Folder 1: Old Letters and Documents III (large), Caperton, 1910 - 1941

Correspondence, etc. 1910-1941. (Approximately 247 pieces)

Items of note:

Invitation and program for the unveiling of the monument to commemorate the establishment of the town of Louisville, sponsored by the Colonial Dames, November 7, 1913, Governor McCreary speaker.

Bulletin for the Metropolitan Tabernacle (London), July 5, 1914.

Program for the laying of the corner stone for the Sunshine Ballard Cabin, Berea College, May 21, 1921. Governor Morrow speaker.

Letters, telegrams and receipts re: Jamie and Katherine Caperton's return voyage at the onset of WWI. 8 pieces.

Program for the Anglo-American Peace Centenary Ball, Royal Albert Hall, June 10, 1914.

ALS. Edith Ramsey to Katherine Caperton, Toronto, Ontario, March 3, 1918. 8 p. Newsy letter relating her family's involvement in wartime activities. "I think it is splendid of the Americans to enter the War and fight for us and only wish they had done so sooner, but I feel sure President Wilson acted for the best in not entering sooner. I wish they would hurry and get over, tho' I daresay there are more at the front than we know of -- states that she volunteers with others to make hospital shirts and pyjamas (sic) for any hospital that needs them, etc.

TLS. J.A. Sullivan to Paul Burnam, Richmond, Ky., July 17, 1920. Sullivan relates how he and Judge Burnam (Paul's father) had been instrumental in the effort to establish normal schools at Bowling Green and Richmond (WKYU and EKU). Sullivan, an attorney, legislator and judge was also responsible for the 1908 School District bill (the "Sullivan Bill") requiring counties to establish high schools in Kentucky.

TLS. Samuel M. Wilson to Katherine Caperton, Lexington, April 10, 1925. Writes to thank her for her articles and her interest in Lexington's upcoming sesqui-centennial celebration, etc.

TLS. Samuel M. Wilson to Katherine Caperton, Lexington, May 23, 1928. States that it is too late to get legislation regarding "old Fort Boonesborough" through Congress at this time, but will do whatever he can to aid passage of a bill during the next term. Bill (H.R. 3658) to establish the Fort Boonesboro National Monument in the state of Kentucky introduced by Mr. Walker.

TLS. Lewis L. Walker to Katherine Caperton, Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 1929. Agrees to amend Fort Boonesboro Bill "by inserting that the monument shall be near the original Fort, and in Madison County." Walker (1873-1944) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 8th District, Kentucky.

TLS. Ralph Gilbert to Katherine Caperton, Washington, D.C., January 7, 1931. Re: Katherine's idea to use the model of bronze buffaloes similar to those adorning the Dumbarton Bridge in Washington. Gilbert (1882-1939) was a member of Congress, 8th District, Kentucky.

ALS. (in pencil) J.A. Sullivan to Paul Burnam, Richmond, November 23, 1928. He has learned that "a few of our people" are concerned that the defeat of Congressman Ralph Gilbert by Lewis Walker may delay or adversely affect the erection of a monument at Boonesboro. Though Walker is a Republican, Sullivan indicates that he is a good man and should support the project, etc.

TLS. William Boone Douglass to Katherine Caperton, Washington, D.C., December 6, 1928. Expresses concern for the Boonesborough monument project because of the defeat of representatives Gilbert and Chapman. He states further, "Of course you understand that the B.F.A. (Boone Family Association) is strictly non-political. Further than being pledged to white supremacy and restricting membership to persons of pure Caucasian blood -- which excludes persons of Indian blood as well as person of Negro blood -- a provision of our Constitution, we restrict our work to history and science."

TLS. Samuel M. Wilson to Katherine Caperton, Lexington, July 11, 1929. Thanks her for her invitation to come to Boonesborough. He accepts noting that he and his wife "are both always interested in everything done to preserve the historic spot and to commemorate the valiant pioneers who there helped to lay the foundations of the Blue Grass Commonwealth."

TLS. R.C. Ballard Thruston to Katherine Caperton, Louisville, July 12, 1929. Send his regrets. President, The Filson Club.

TLS. Winifred E. Reed to Katherine Caperton, Maysville, Kentucky, Oct. 28, 1929. Sends letters from the DAR supporting legislation on behalf of the Boonesborough monument.

TLS. Herman L. Donovan to Katherine Caperton, Richmond, January 15, 1930. Thanks Katherine for her advice regarding a curtain display depicting Boonesborough in EKU's new auditorium. Suggests that the DAR might be able to subsidize a bronze tablet to the memory of Daniel Boone. President, Eastern Kentucky University.

TLS. Winifred E. Reed to Katherine Caperton, Maysville, February 26, 1930. Invites to the state DAR conference in Owensboro to give a tribute for her good friend Mrs. C.D. Chenault. Bill (H.R. 11754) to establish the Fort Boonesboro National monument in Madison County, in the State of Kentucky. Introduced by representative Walker, April 18, 1930.

TLS. Lewis L. Walker to Katherine Caperton, Washington, D.C., April 29, 1930. Enjoyed her recent visit to Washington and pledges handle the monument matter as best he can.

TLS. (carbon copy signed) Clarence E. Woods to W.F. O'Donnell, Richmond, Ky., May 2, 1930. Responds to an account of Dr. O'Donnell's address at EKU lamenting the fact that we do not always appreciate the contribution which our own communities make to the welfare and work of the world by providing a long list of the contributions made by Richmond and Madison County persons including Laura Clay, Jerry A. Sullivan, Judge John G. Goodloe, and Judge James Caperton, and Judge Curtis F. Burnam, etc.

TLS. Helen Keller to Katherine Caperton, Forest Hills, N.Y., December 27, 1930. Requests support for the American Foundation for the Blind. Renowned pioneer supporting causes on behalf of the blind. Large bold signature.

TLS. Ruby Laffoon to Katherine Caperton, Frankfort, Ky., February 19, 1934. Katherine has been appointed as a member of the state commission for the bi-centennial anniversary of Daniel Boone's birth. Invitation to Katherine Caperton from Governor Ruby Laffoon for the dedication of the Pioneer Monument of the West by "The Honorable Franklin Delano Roosevelt," Harrodsburg, Ky., November 16, 1934.

TLS. Maude Ward Lafferty to Katherine Caperton, Lexington, Sep. 16, 1936. Tells Katherine that she enjoyed seeing her old carriage and driver at the Stanford Sesquicentennial parade, etc. Author of The Lure of Kentucky, etc.

TLS. Maude Ward Lafferty to Katherine Caperton, Lexington, January 15, 1937. Thanks Katherine for a written piece sent to the Woman's Club.

TLS. Maude Ward Lafferty to Katherine Caperton, Lexington, December 3, 1936. She is pleased with the work of Katherine and the Madison County committee re: The Woman's Club survey to list Kentucky's art treasures.

TLS. Maude Ward Lafferty to Katherine Caperton, Lexington, November 23, 1936. Has received no list of art treasures as yet from Madison County. She encourages Katherine to form a committee to assist her in locating them.

Circular (mimeographed) "Emergency Call! Urgently needed by Kentucky's Flood Sufferers." Quickly prepared plea for clothing, food, utensils, containers, first aid supplies, and candles for those affected by the 1937 Ohio River flood (January, 1937).

TLS. John Bakeless to Katherine Caperton, New York, N.Y., Sep. 22, 1938. Inquires if she is related if she is connected to the Captain Caperton for whom Daniel Boone was commissary during the West Virginia campaign in the 1790s, etc. Bakeless (1894-1978) was the author of Daniel Boone: Master of the Wilderness.

TLS. Elizabeth Simpson to Jamie Caperton Burnam, Lexington, July 29, 1938. Thanks her for sharing her mother's manuscript and states, "Your mother has written all the old places so delightfully I'd almost be afraid to try to do them in my series." Author of Bluegrass Houses and Their Traditions (1932).

ALS. Ben Hardin Helm to Jamie Caperton Burnam, Lexington, n.d. (1940). Thanks her for the loan of an issue of Harper's Magazine. Sends her "one of ideas of who killed the business of the country and brought the greatest depression the U.S. has ever known." Attached is Helm's poem attacking FDR and pencil cartoon of the president shooting a chicken representing business.

Son of Confederate General and Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law. Wendell Willkie campaign certificate. August 22, 1940. Thank you for her campaign contribution.

TLS. Marion Ross to Katherine Caperton, Sayre College, Lexington, July 9, 1940. Requests information on the slave "Monk" who rescued his master's body at Estill's Defeat. States further that "Col Hart, who was at Boonesborough had a slave with him named Jack, and the Gibsons, here, who were grandchildren of Hart, always kept up with Jack's descendants, in fact until Mrs Harrison Foster died, Lizzie Shelton, one of them was her maid." Ross was the daughter of James Mulligan owner of Maxwell Place in Lexington.

TLS. Thomas and Stella Young to Dear Friends (Katherine Caperton), Tokyo, Japan, November 1, 1940. General letter describing difficulties being experienced by missionaries in Japan under the current regime. Tells of formation of a United Church of Christ in Japan, and how missionaries are being encouraged to leave the country by American officials, etc.

The following two items are loose in the back of the volume:

TLS. Helen Keller to Katherine Caperton, New York, N.Y., August 10, 1942. Sends a plea for funds to support the American Foundation for the blind. "I write to you on behalf of my blind fellows. At this critical time, their grief is not lack of sight but the hindrances which balk their longing to share in America's struggle for justice and decency."

TLS. Keen Johnson to Katherine Caperton, Frankfort, August 11, 1942. Sends copy of "Kentucky in Retrospect" on the state's 150th anniversary.

Folder 2: Old Letters and Documents (large), Caperton, 1845 - 1910

Correspondence, telegrams, cancelled checks, legal documents, etc., 1849-1910. (Approximately 169 pieces)

Items of note:

Will (contemporary copy by James Grinstead, Fayette County, Ky) of James Estill, September 10, 1846 bequeathing his estate including slaves to several family members.

Two stock certificates for the First National Bank of Richmond, signed by W. Irvine, treasurer and W.P. Walters, president, April 1, 1871 and January 6, 1872. 150 shares.

Memorial Service Program in honor of President William McKinley, Assassinated September 6, 1901, Christian Church, Richmond, Ky. Col. J.W. Caperton and Major C. F. Burnam both gave eulogies in McKinley's honor.

Circular advertising the public auction of Whitehall, Cassius M. Clay's home, October 23, 1903. Brutus J. Clay, agent for the heirs, Richmond, Ky. Depicts vignette of home, Courier-Journal Ink.

TLS. D.R. Francis to Col. James W. Caperton, St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 8, 1904. Francis, the President of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis World's Fair), in reply to Caperton's request that he give a position at the fair to Laura Estill Francis, the widow of the letter's uncle.

TLS. Louis Lunsford Bristow to Thomas Phelps, Georgetown, Ky., September 19, 1906. Georgetown city Judge requests favor for his father-in-law professor J.J. Rucker of Georgetown College.

TLS. William Goodell Frost to James W. Caperton, Berea, Ky., January 26, 1907. Letter re: the Frosts' travels through eastern Kentucky to visit students' families. Frost (1854-1938) was president of Berea College.

ALS. James B. McCreary to James W. Caperton, Richmond, Ky, July 28, 1902. Discusses trip east with his wife who is in poor health. McCreary (1838-1918) was governor of Kentucky and served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

TLS. Clarence E. Woods to James W. Caperton, Washington, D.C., January 28, 1904. Re: His uncle Rev. Neander Woods book on the Woods-McAfee families. C.E. Woods, who became mayor of Richmond in 1905, was the editor of the Richmond Climax. In 1900 Woods shot and killed French Tipton, the editor of the Richmond Pantograph, in self-defense.

TLS. James B. McCreary to James W. Caperton, Richmond, Ky., Feb. 26, 1904. McCreary explains his support of the building of the Panama Canal as he noted, "I was not entirely satisfied with some of the methods, relating to the action of Panama, but I could not allow the conduct of a few men to prevent me from giving my aid to the enterprise which I have been advocating for years."

TLS. D.R. Francis to James W. Caperton, St. Louis, Mo., February 25, 1904. States that Mr. J. Taylor White, recommended by Caperton, has been awarded a place on the Jefferson Guard of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

TLS. D.R. Francis to James W. Caperton, St. Louis, Mo., February 29, 1904. States that Mr. W. B. Feland, recommended by Caperton, has been awarded a place on the Jefferson Guard of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

TLS. William Goodell Frost to James W. Caperton, Berea, Ky., Nov. 12, 1904. Asks Caperton for a donation to Berea College.

TLS. Desha Breckinridge to James W. Caperton, Lexington, Ky., December 1, 1904. Thanks him for his letter to W.C.P. Breckinridge, who was unable to open it before his death, "we having saved the mail from him for some six weeks to keep him from worrying in any way."

ALS. William O. Bradley to James W. Caperton, Louisville, Ky, Dec. 2, 1904. Expresses dismay that he is unable to endorse Caperton for appointment as Collector of the 8th Internal Revenue District of Kentucky because he has already nominated another. Bradley (1847-1918), was Governor of Kentucky (1895-99) and served in the U.S. Senate.

ALS. Brutus J. Clay to James W. Caperton, Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 12, 1905. Thanks Caperton for wiring him the $1000 loan. Tells of getting settled and of his activities. States that he is looking forward to having the Caperton's as neighbors when he returns.

TLS. Andrew J. Cobb to Mrs. James W. Caperton, Atlanta, Georgia, April 16, 1907. Re: Jesse Cobb and Cobb family. Cobb (1857-1925) was the presiding justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.

TLS. A.C. Quisenberry to James W. Caperton, Hyattsville, Md., Dec. 13, 1907. Re: Rev. James Quisenberry inscription upon the memorial stone at Boonesboro.

TLS. William O. Bradley to James W. Caperton, Louisville, Ky., Oct. 14, 1907. "I do hope that you people will have a candidate for the Legislature as I have no doubt he will win. I do not know whether the time is yet out for putting a candidate on by petition, but do not think it is. I like Sullivan, but am opposed to any man being elected to the Legislature who will vote for Beckham."

TLS. Augustus E. Willson to James W. Caperton, Louisville, Ky., Nov. 14, 1907. Thanks Caperton for his hospitality in Richmond and states that "I hope I shall have your counsel, help, and support in the very serious duties which are before me." Willson (1846-1931) was Governor of Kentucky 1907-1911.

TLS. James B. McCreary to Elizabeth P. Caperton, Washington, D.C., March 6, 1908. "I am satisfied that Kentucky's rank in illiteracy among the States will be greatly reduced by the splendid efforts made by the Kentucky Confederation of Women's Clubs . . ."

TLS. Lizzie Rodes Lewis to Katherine P. Caperton, Georgetown, Ky., July 25, 1908. "The whole of this past week we have all been in the throes of the local option fight; the children parading and singing for days, and all day long. But how can decent people circumvent the unscrupulousness born of saloon keeping! The first count gave the victory to the wets, by one vote; and many irregularities--to name it mildly--are known, so we are still hopeful that the official count may reverse it. You and cousin James, who have so recently gone through with the same fight, realize the nervous strain. (re: temperance)

ALS. William O. Bradley to James W. Caperton, Louisville, Ky., May 2, 1908. Apologizes for seeking Caperton's support to nominate Fairbanks for president. "I appreciate your long friendship and would do anything rather than forfeit it."

TLS. George Long to Dear Sir: (copy sent to many recipients), Louisville, Ky, February, 1909. Requests personal letter to the governor to pardon defendants in trials surrounding the assassination of Governor Goebel.

TLS. Clarence E. Woods to Katherine P. Caperton, Richmond, April 21, 1909. Long letter paying tribute to James W. Caperton upon his death.

Folder 3: Caperton/Phelps Wills and Deeds, Vol. I, 1754 - 1909

Bound contents begin with Col. Caperton's license to practice law and his commission paperwork (30 Oct 1863). Vol. I is primarily made up of all the necessary materials that were required to prove the validity of Col. Caperton's estate. There are two last wills and testaments (1902,1909) and correspondence that relates to the execution of his will.  Final estate settlement ledgers for the years 1909-10, 1912, 1914, 1916, 1918, and 1919-21, a list of Col. Caperton's material possessions upon his death, and other county court records regarding his estate are also included.

Folder 4: Caperton/Phelps Wills and Deeds, Vol. II, 1754 - 1909

Wills and Deed, 1754-1900 Caperton/Phelps (Approximately 43 pieces)

Items of note:

Deeds for the three sons of Peter Taylor (1746-1812) -- Dr. William C. Taylor, Judge Peter W. Taylor, and Creed Haskins Taylor and deeds to Samuel Phelps (1788-1852) by the three Taylor brothers.

Sketch of the Phelps family of Madison County, Ky. Several Phelps family deeds including those of Rocky Hill and Dreaming Hill Heights Katherine Phelps Caperton's graduation essay read at the commencement exercises of the Bartholomew School, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1886.

The writings of Thomas Phelps while at Georgetown College and Jamie Caperton.

TLS. Samuel M. Wilson to Katherine Phelps, Lexington, May 16, 1925. Indicates that he will include her "charming paper" entitled "At Tea Party At Boonesborough, 1776" in the Lexington Sesquicentennial celebration literature.

TLS. Herman L. Donovan to Katherine Caperton, Richmond, March 22, 1939. Re: the application of James J. Neale at the Model High School.

Series 32: Oversized

Box 47

Barcode: 31234013798200

Folder 1: An Accumulation of Evidence, Original Inside Cover Lithograph

Contents include a lithograph print of the Phelps Estate in England. As per the handwritten note on inside cover of An Accumulation of Evidence Vol. I, " the photograph

Folder 2: Postcard Scrapbook, England Trip

Contents include a black coverless postcard album that  is in poor condition.  Based on the identifying markers and postcard subject matter, the album traces a 1914 European trip that Mrs. Caperton took with her daughter, Jamie Caperton.

Folder 3: Postcard Scrapbook (c. Mrs. Thomas Phelps, Mrs. Katherine Caperton, or Mary James Caperton)

Contents include a black postcard album that contains a mix of domestic and international destinations.  Postcards are primarily of U.S. destinations, however, a few elite Europeans and international destinations are found throughout.  Most of the postcards with identifying markers are from 1914, and addressed to Mary James Caperton.  Nonetheless, the album's creator is difficult to confidently determine.

Folder 4: Postcard Scrapbook, 1910 Trip Abroad

Contents include a leather-bound postcard album from a trip that Mrs. Caperton, Mrs. Thomas Phelps (Sallie Winifred Phelps), and Jamie Caperton took to Europe in 1910, shortly after the deaths of both Col. Caperton and Thomas Phelps.

Box 49

Barcode: 31234013798226

Folder 1: G. Franco and Co. Advertisement

Contents include a onion skin advertisement for G. Franco and Co., a Venetian, Florentine and Roman specialty company.

Folder 2: The Youth's Companion, 20 Oct 1910

Contains a 20 Oct 1910 edition of The Youth's Companion, a Perry Mason and Co. publication from Boston, MA.

Folder 3: The Youth's Companion, 7 Dec 1899

Contains a 7 Dec 1899 edition of The Youth's Companion, a Perry Mason and Co. publication from Boston, MA.

Folder 4: Broadsides, Posters and Miscellaneous Oversized

Contents include numerous local Madison County, and a few National, broadsides that detail a variety of topics, from Commissioner Sales Flyers to First Christian Church announcements.

Folder 5: D.A.R. Certificates and Bartholomew Clifton Diploma

Contains D.A.R. applications for Mrs. Zenaida Embry Arbuckle, descendant of Capt. Peter Evans, and Mary James Caperton Burnam, descendant of Captain Archibald Woods, and Katherine Phelps Caperton's State Vice Regent certificate.  The folder also contains Mary James Caperton's Bartholomew-Clifton Diploma.

Folder 6: Oversized Original Photos, An Accumulation of Family Records

Contents include a rendering (portrait) of Mrs. Caperton, signed by Benjamin, 1910, and a still photograph of Albert Lacy Russel reading a book in an unidentified parlor.

Folder 7: Potato Patch and Bristol School Photos

Contains two mated photographs of the 1917 Suffrage Potato Patch, Madison County, Richmond, KY, and a June 1912 class photo from The Bristol School, Washington D.C.  The latter contains a numbered names list on the back that match handwritten markers on the photo; identifying a young Mary James Caperton and friends.

Folder 8: Oversized American Flag

Contains an oversized American Flag that accompanies the servicemen flag that can be found in previous box in collection.

Box 50

Barcode: 31234013798184

Folder 1: Album, Magazine Cutouts, 1 May 1911

Contains a green memorabilia album that Mary James Caperton created in May 1911 out of magazine cutouts.  Subject matter includes European Monuments and Architecture, Classical Roman and Greek artwork and sculptures and other related materials.

Folder 2: Greeting Card Scrapbook, Ms. Emma Watts

Contains a Christmas greeting card scrapbook that Ms. Emma Watts created. Based on a small handwritten note in Mary James Burnam script the scrapbook was presented to Kathy Burnam, daughter of Mary James Caperton Burnam, and an undetermined date.

Folder 3: Service Flag

Contains the active servicemen flag that hung in Blair Park during World War I.  Contents include a handwritten note detailing Paul Burnam's service in the Field Artillery Corps, Officers Training School, Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, KY.

Folder 4: Miscellaneous Copies

Contents include photo copied pages from Thomas Phelps's diary.

Folder 5: Photograph of Unidentified Group

Unidentified group photo; White Sulphur Springs Resort.

Folder 6: Unidentified Bride in Wedding Dress

Contents include a photograph of a bride in wedding dress.  Potentially either Minerva Phelps or Katherine Phelps, however, difficult to determine with existing photo collection comparison.

Folder OS 1: Newspapers, 1907 - 1945

Contains all the full-sized newspaper clippings, issues and pages that were processed. They include various issues from The Cincinnati's Enquirer, Daily Register, The Lexington Herald, Madison County Post, The Richmond Climax, and the Sunday Herald Post/Leader, as well as a few smaller magazine inserts from the N.Y. Times and other indistinguishable news outlets.

Barcode: 31234013798234

Folder OS 2: Maps

Contents include three full-sized maps. The first, entitled Cook's Tours in the British Isles, contains a handwritten route in crayon that, presumably, traces one of Mrs. Caperton's tours of the English countryside. The second, entitled Map of the Principal Events in the Life of George Washington was created by the Standard Oil Co. of Pennsylvania for the Bicentennial Celebration of Washington Birthday. The final item, entitled Plan Monumental, Paris and Versailles, contains a tourist map of the monuments of both Paris and Versailles.

Barcode: 31234013798242

Folder OS 3: Broadsides, 1893

An advertising poster for the Robert Mitchell Furniture Company in Cincinnati, OH and a poster advertising the sale of seven tracts of land for the estates of Alexander Tribble and Nancy Broaddus. (2 items)

Barcode: 31234013798259

Folder OS 4: Blue Prints

Contents include three blueprint drafts for the bronze Fort Boonesborough Memorial Bridge historical marker, and a family tree for the Caperton lines that is handwritten onto standard blueprint paper. The bridge marker materials detail the proposed casting for the marker, complete with a rendition of the fort, inscribed historic information about the sight and its settlers, and, details on the fort's relevant historical significance. The blueprints were commissioned by the Boonesborough D.A.R. Chapter and created by the Cincinnati MFG Company, c. 1931. (Map Drawer # 01/04)

Barcode: 31234013922669

Series 33: Books

Contains the bound publications and books that were donated at a later date.  Contents include family bibles, red bound books of pamphlets that were bound by Berea College; and, based on the notes on the inside covers of most of the books they were a part of Mrs. Caperton's personal library.  All the red books contain handwritten notes and clippings about a variety of topics.  All materials that were found within the books were retained in their original arrangements to preserve the provenance of the series.

Special Note: Due to a later donation by a Burnam descendant, the Journal Series, Series 15, is continued into Boxes 55-56.

Box 52

Barcode: 31234013798218

Folder 1: Family Bible

Contents include a black leather bound Bible with Katherine Phelps Caperton embossed on the front cover; publisher unknown. The item contains extensive handwritten notes and inspirational comments that reveal Mrs. Caperton's religious convictions and lifestyle.  The cover and binding are  in poor condition and should be handled with care.  The new clippings and other related paper scraps and clippings were retained to preserve the item's provenance.

Folder 2: Family Bible

Contents include a Holy Bible, published by the American Bible Society, 1851.  A note on the inside cover comments that the Bible was presented to Col. Caperton by a Johnson cousin; first name is indistinguishable. The Bible retains the clippings and other documents that were found within during processing.

Folder 3: Pocket Sized New Testament

Contains a small pocket sized New Testament that was published by the Pocket Testament League; Mrs. Caperton signed and dated the back cover in 1933.

Box 53

Barcode: 31234013798143

Folder 1: Testament and Psalms

Contains a standard size New Testament; published by the American Bible Society in 1897.  A handwritten inscription on the inside front cover reads "To my dear husband Col. James W. Caperton, January 1st 1898."

Folder 2: Biographical Sketch of Doctor A.W. Rollins

Contains a book titled Biographical Sketch of Doctor A.W. Rollins; published in 1876 by C.R. Barns, Publisher, St. Louis, MO.  A handwritten inscription on the inside front cover reads "Presented to Thompson Burnam by his affectionate Uncle James S. Rollins, La Grange, MO June 27th 1879."

Folder 3: Stevenson, Vol. II

Contains a red hardcover book with an embossed title on the spine that reads Stevenson, however, the actual contents cover a wider range than just a Stevenson publication. The materials included in the book, which is designated Vol. II, are indexed on the inside back cover and are consequently itemized below. Annotated and personal notes are found throughout.

Item 1: Brief History: Daughters of the American Revolution, by Mrs. Adlai E Stevenson

Item 2: 22 Oct 1908

Official Program for the Banquet of Lexington and Bryan Station Chapters, 12th Annual State Conference, at the Country Club Lexington, KY, 22 Oct 1908.

Item 3

D.A.R. Magazine, Feb 1932. The Bicentennial of George Washington.

Item 4

The Boonesborough Chapter Year Book, 1930 and 1932.

Item 5

The Boone Family Association Incorporated, 1931.  Item includes a small invitation styled pamphlet that contains an engraving of King John Signing the Magna Charta on 19 Jun 1215, designed by J. Lonsdale and painted by J. Backler, and a handwritten letter from William Boone Douglas.

Item 6

Harrod's Old Fort, 1791, written by Willard Rouse Jillson; published by The Kentucky State Historical Society, 1929.

Item 7

State Yearbook, Kentucky D.A.R., 1918.

Item 8

Official Souvenir Program of Sesqui-Centennial Jubilee Celebration of Lexington, Kentucky, 31 May - 6 Jun 1925, published by the Citizens' General Committee, 1925.

Item 9

Programs for the Nationwide Celebration in 1932 of the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington, Fourth Edition, Issued  by the U.S. George Washington Bicentennial Commission, Washington, D.C.

Box 54

Barcode: 31234013798150

Folder 1: Shelby, Vol. III

Contains a red hardcover book with an embossed title on the spine that reads Shelby, however, the actual contents cover a wider range of topics rather than just a Shelby related publication. The materials included in the book, which is designated Vol. III, are indexed on the inside back cover and are consequently itemized below.  Annotated and personal notes are found throughout.

Item 1

Index to The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 23, 1925.

Item 2

Department of State Archives, Madison County Tax Lists, 1792. Published in KSHS Register, Vol. 23, No. 68, May, 1925.

Item 3

A Partial List of Those at Fort Boonesborough, Compiled by Mrs. James Caperton (Katherine Phelps), Richmond, KY, 15 Jan 1925.

Item 4

The Ohio Company of Virginia, 1748-1798, written by Samuel M. Wilson.  Off-printed from Kentucky Law Journal, Vol. XIV, Nos. 3 and 4, 1926.

Item 5

The First Land Court of Kentucky, 1779-1780. An Address Delivered by Samuel M. Wilson before the Kentucky State Bar Association at Covington, KY on July 6, 1923.

Item 6

A Partial List of Those at Fort Boonesborough, Compiled by Mrs. James Caperton (Katherine Phelps), Richmond, KY, 15 Jan 1925.

Item 7

A Symposium of Tributes to Lexington, On the Occasion of the Sesqui-Centennial Anniversary of its Birth, Edited by Samuel M. Wilson, Published under the auspices of the General Committee, Lexington, KY, 1925.

Item 8

Reminiscences of the Fayette Bar by an Old Lawyer who Recalls the Impressions they Made on Him in his Youth, An Address by Hon. George Blackburn Kinkead of Lexington, KY, Before the Kentucky State Bar Association, held at Lexington, April 5, 1928.

Item 9

Address of George Blackburn Kinkead delivered at Boonesboro [sic.] Fort, Upon the Unveiling of a Monument in Memory of the Kentucky Pioneers, Erected under the Auspices of the Boonesboro Chapter D.A.R., October 5, 1907.

Item 10

Susan Hart Shelby, A Memoir by S.M.W., Lexington, KY, 1923

Folder 2: Phillips, Vol. IV

Contains a red hardcover book with an embossed title on the spine that reads Phillips, however, the actual contents cover a wider range of topics rather than just a Phillips related publication. The materials included in the book, which is designated Vol. IV, are indexed on the inside back cover and are consequently itemized below.  Annotated and personal notes are found throughout.

Item 1

The Phillips Bulletin, Volume XIV, Number 2. January 1920.

Item 2

"Drake", His Majesty's Theatre, August 19, 1914.  Complete theatre program for Drake, a play that was "put on at His Majesty's Theatre to keep up morale in London, the first [sic] weeks of the World War."

Item 3

A Summer Abroad, by Minerva Park Phelps, 1900.

Item 4

The Filson Club, Its Future, 1926. Building Campaign literature  that resulted from R.C. Ballard Thurston's proposal to donate his library, collections and $50,000 to the Filson Club if a location can be found, complete with fireproof room, and secured via an endowment.

Item 5

Oration by Curtis F. Burnam, LL. D. On the Occasion of the Laying of the Corner Stone of Library Building, June 6 1905. Published by Berea College, 1905.  Item also includes a Masonic Temple sponsored dinner invitation to honor Hon. Curtis F. Burnam's 87th Birthday Celebration.

Item 6

The Boone Bulletin, Vol. I, No. 4, June 1928.

Item 7

Official Program for the Pageant of Kentucky's Historical Past, written by Mrs. W.T. Lafferty, Chairman of History, Kentucky Federation of Women's Club.  In preparation  of The Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Kentucky's First Permanent Settlement (16 June 1924). Published under the auspices of The Kentucky Pioneer Memorial Association, 1924.

Folder 3: Harris, Vol. VI

Contains a red hardcover book with an embossed title on the spine that reads Harris, however, the actual contents include The Colonial Virginia Register. The materials included in the book, which is designated Vol. VI, are indexed on the inside back cover and are consequently itemized below.  A few annotated and personal notes are found throughout.

Item 1

The Colonial Virginia Register, 1901.  Compiled by William G and Mary Newton Stauard, published by Joel Munsell's Sons Publishers, 1902.

Box 55

Barcode: 31234013798168

Folder 1: Taylor

Contains a red hardcover book with an embossed title on the spine that reads Taylor, however, the actual contents cover a wider range of topics rather than just Taylor related publications. The materials included in the book are indexed on the inside back cover and are consequently itemized below.  Annotated and personal notes are found throughout.

Item 1

Yearbook of The Taylor Family Association, Inc., Vol. I, 1924-26.

Item 2

Yearbook of The Taylor Family Association, Inc., Vol. II, 1927-29.

Item 3

Virginia Wills Before 1799, written by William Montgomery Clemens, Editor of the Genealogy Magazine.  Published by The Biblio Company, Inc., 1924.

Item 4

Harris Family of Virginia from 1611 to 1914, written by Thomas Henry Harris. Unknown publisher.

Item 5

Reed Genealogy, 1500-1926, written by Mrs. Charles Richard Whitaker, nee Harriet Katherine Reed. Published by Dixie Printing Company, Southern Pines, N.C., 1926

Item 6

The Dillingham Family, author and publisher unknown.

Item 7

Cobb or Cobbs Family, excerpt from unknown William and Mary Quarterly publication.

Folder 2: Journals Series (cont.), Vol. I, 1928-1935

Box 55, Folders 2 thru 5, and Box 56 folders 1 thru 3, are a continuation of the Journals Series. The journals were donated after processing and were consequently inserted at the end of the collection. In particular, B55-f.2 contains a green bound "Year Book" notebook titled, Journal and Notes Volume I, 1928-35. The Journal contains various genealogical and research notes that Mrs. Caperton recorded, as well as personal notes and comments, and reminders.

Folder 3: Journals Series (cont.), Vol. II, 1935-1938

Box 55, Folder 3 contains a green bound "Year Book", titled Journal and Notes, Vol. II, 1935-1938.The Journal contains various genealogical and research notes that Mrs. Caperton recorded, as well as personal notes and comments, and reminders.

Folder 4: Journals Series (cont.), Vols. IV and VIII, 1939-40, Feb 1943 - Aug 1943

Contains a small blue American Surety Co. datebook titled, Journal and Notes Volume IV, 1939-40, and a larger black spiral bound Account Book titled, My Journal, Vol. VIII, Feb 1943 - Aug 1943. Both Journals contain various genealogical and research notes that Mrs. Caperton recorded, as well as personal notes and comments, and reminders.

Folder 5: Journals Series (cont.), Vols. IX and X, Aug 1943 - Jan 1944, 1 Jan 1944 - 23 Nov 1944

Contains two blue spiral bound Desk Diaries titled, My Journal, Vol. IX, Aug 1943 - Jan 1944, and My Journal, Vol. X, 1 Jan 1944 - 23 Nov 1944 respectively. The Journals contain various genealogical and research notes that Mrs. Caperton recorded, as well as personal notes and comments, and reminders.

Box 56

Barcode: 31234013798176

Folder 1: Journals Series (cont.), 1945

Box 56 folder 1 contains a black leather bound "Year Book" with the inscription, "My Journal, 1945" on the inside cover. In particular, "The Business Year Book" contains various genealogical and research notes that Mrs. Caperton recorded, as well as personal notes and comments, and reminders. This is the last and final journal that Mrs. Caperton recorded before her death. The final entry details her and her daughter's final preparations for her anticipated passing.

Folder 2: Journals Series (cont.), Five Year Diary, 1 Jan 1935 - 6 Sep 1936

Contains a small red leather "Five Year Diary" with the inscription, "The records in this five year diary begin- 1935" on the back of the cover page. In particular, the journal (or diary) contains various genealogical and research notes that Mrs. Caperton recorded, as well as personal notes and comments, and reminders.

Folder 3: Journals Series (cont.), Address Book

Contents include the page inserts for a black leather bound address book that Mrs. Caperton kept all her contact information for family and friends. There are occasional notes that accompany certain entries, including the continuous address changes that Caperton and Rollins Burnam experienced while serving in World War II.

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[Series 16: Land Documents],
[Series 17: Legal],
[Series 18: Newspaper Clippings],
[Series 19: Newsletters],
[Series 20: Oil Investments],
[Series 21: Organizations],
[Series 22: Personal Notes],
[Series 23: Personal Writings],
[Series 24: Photos],
[Series 25: Publications],
[Series 26: Speeches],
[Series 27: Weddings],
[Series 28: World War I],
[Series 29: World War II],
[Series 30: Miscellaneous Legal/Oversized],
[Series 31: Family Evidence],
[Series 32: Oversized],
[Series 33: Books],
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