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Box 1

Barcode: 31234013795412

Folder 1: Stacy Family Correspondence and Receipts, 1870-1905

Item 1: Letter from Patrick White to Eliza Stacy, 9 Mar 1870

Love letter with drawings. (From Dorris Museum, N.72)

Item 2: Account between J.B. McCoy and William Stacy & Son, 21 Nov 1900

Account for driving staves from Balls Fork on Troublesome Creek to Jackson, KY (From Dorris Museum, N.68.3)

Item 3: Receipt from William Stacy & Son to Lexington & Eastern Railway Co., 22 Oct 1901

Receipt marked PAID for transportation of freight (From Dorris Museum, N.68.2)

Item 4: Letter from Adam Campbell to Jasper Stacy, 30 Sep 1905

Letter describing a survey done on land and includes amount due for payment of said, Napier Patent and Holiday Patent. (From Dorris Museum, N.86)

Folder 2: Perry County, Kentucky Deeds, 1846-1899

Item 1: DS John Holliday, 24 Sept 1846

Deed from John Holliday to Trudy (?) Davis for land in Perry County, KY (From Dorris Museum, N.52.11)

Item 2: DS Philip Williams, 16 Oct 1871

Deed from Philip Williams to William Stacy in Perry County (From Dorris Museum, N.112.1)

Item 3: DS Fayette Hewitt, 14 May 1883

Deed from Fayette Hewitt to Walter Holliday for land in Perry County, KY. (From Dorris Museum, N.111)

Item 4: DS W.W. Baker, 18 Nov 1883

Deed from W.W. Baker to William Stacy for land in Perry County, KY. (From Dorris Museum, N.52.12)

Item 5: DS J.M. Wooten and his wife Elizabeth Wooton and Nicholas Williams and his wife Anney Williams, 26 Mar 1890

Deed from J. M. Wooton and wife Elizabeth Wooton and Nicholas Williams and his wife Anney Williams to William Stacy fro land in Perry County, KY. (From Dorris Museum, N.52.9)

Item 6: DS Harrison Williams and Elizabeth Williams, his wife and Nicholas Williams & Anna Williams, his wife, 14 Jan 1891

Deed from Harrison Williams and Elizabeth Williams, his wife and Nicholas Williams and Anna Williams, his wife to William Stacy for land in Perry County, KY. (From Dorris Museum, N.112.2)

Item 7: DS Walter W. Holliday & Louisa Holliday, his wife, Grant Holliday & John L. Holliday, 24 Mar 1899

Deed from Walter W. Holliday & Louisa Holliday, his wife, Grant Holliday & John L. Holliday to William Stacy for land in Perry County, KY. (From Dorris Museum, N.52.13)

Folder 3: Stereocards - International

Item 1: A terrible volcanic explosion - Mont Pelee in Eruption, June, 1902, Martinique, 1902

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 2: An earthly Paradise, famous Vale of Cashmere, watered by the winding Jhelum, India, 1902

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 3: Diorite statue of King Khafre, builder of the Second Pyramid at Gizeh, Cairo, Egypt, 1904

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 4: Kingston after the fearful earthquake - W . From Soutar Tower down Harbor St., Jamaica., 1906

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 5: The Pool of Siloam, outside of Jerusalem (John ix : 1-7), 1900

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 6: Christian Street - motley Life in the Holy City's bazaar district - Jerusalem, Palestine, 1900

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 7: Garden of Gethsemane and Mount of Olives, from the eastern wall - Jerusalem, Palestine, 1908

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 8: Throw your head back and look up one of the Big Trees, Stanley Park, V, 1900

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Folder 4: Stereocards - United States

Item 1: Landscape, undated

Country field, writing on the back of stereocard

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 2: Store Fronts on a city street, undated

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 3: A half-mile of pork - Armour's great packing-house, Chicago. Ill., 1894

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 4: The Pride of Mormons- The Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1901

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 5: Fathoming the depth of vanished sea- Grand Canon of Arizona from Hance's Cove, 1908

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 6: From Washington Monument (E.) over Agricultural Grounds to the Capitol, Washington, U.S.A., 1903

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 7: From Ferry Bldg. Tower up Market St., after the greatest of modern disasters, San Francisco, Cal, 1906

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 8: Yosemite Falls from Glacier Point Trail, Yosemite Valley, Cal, 1901

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 9: A Little Farmer Girl and a Splendid Pair of Herefords, 1903

Bull and cow on a stock farm in Kansas.

Folder 5: Stereocards - Daily Life

Item 1: Consider the lilies how they grow - Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these, 1901

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 2: Unidentified Family Group, undated

People standing for portrait with goat.

Item 3: The Afternoon Tea Party, undated

Creator: Polychrome Stereo View, Reproduced from Original Stereoscopic Photograph

Item 4: Junior class carrying the traditional daisy chain - graduation exercises, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1906

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 5: A Knight of Labor, 1899

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 6: Good Night, 1901

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 7: The story that led to the land of nod, 1901

2 cards.

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Folder 6: Stereocards - War

Item 1: American Soldiers entrenched at Pasay - awaiting orders to fire - Philippine Islands, 1899

Spanish American War

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 2: Fighting from Stone Wall Defenses - Washington Volunteers - Taguig Philippines, 1899

Spanish American War

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 3: Chinese who paid War's penalty at South Gate immediately after Allies entered the City -Battle at Tientsin China, 1901

City was renamed Tianjin

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 4: Reserves a waiting orders to advance - during an assault of the Russian forts - siege of Port Arthur, 1905

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 5: The Horrors of modern war - a trench filled with Japanese dead - in a Russian fort, Port Arthur, 1905

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publishers

Item 6: Expecting an attack from Russian cavalry - alert Japanese near Tehling, Manchuria, 1906

Creator: Underwood & Underwood Publisher

Folder 7: Photographs, 1800s

Item 1: Unidentified man, undated

Item 2: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 3: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 4: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 5: Unidentified man, undated

Item 6: Unidentified man, undated

Item 7: Unidentified man, undated

Item 8: Unidentified man, undated

Item 9: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 10: Unidentified man, undated

Item 11: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 12: Unidentified man, undated

Item 13: Unidentified girl, undated

Item 14: Unidentified man, undated

Item 15: Unidentified girl, undated

Item 16: Unidentified boy, undated

Item 17: Unidentified man and woman, undated

Item 18: Two unidentified men, undated

Item 19: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 20: Unidentified man, undated

Item 21: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 22: Unidentified Group of men, undated

Item 23: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 24: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 25: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 26: Unidentified man, undated

Item 27: Unidentified woman and child, undated

Item 28: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 29: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 30: Unidentified man and woman, undated

Item 31: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 32: Unidentified man, undated

Item 33: Unidentified man and woman, undated

Item 34: Unidentified man, undated

Item 35: Unidentified men, undated

Item 36: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 37: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 38: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 39: Unidentified woman, undated

Creator: Archer, D.J., Columbus, OH

Item 40: Unidentified man, undated

Creator: Stevens, T.J., Maysville, KY

Item 41: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 42: Unidentified man, undated

Item 43: Unidentified man, undated

Item 44: Unidentified man, undated

Item 45: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 46: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 47: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 48: Unidentified man, undated

Item 49: Unidentified man, undated

Item 50: Unidentified man, undated

Item 51: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 52: Unidentified woman, undated

Creator: Bryan, C.H., Mt. Sterling, KY

Item 53: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 54: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 55: Unidentified man, undated

Item 56: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 57: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 58: Unidentified man, undated

Item 59: Unidentified child, undated

Item 60: Unidentified boy, undated

Item 61: Unidentified man, undated

Item 62: Mary A. Whaler, undated

Item 63: S. Ally Britton, undated

Item 64: Martha A. Chandler, 1866

Creator: Cooper, Mrs. B., Maysville, KY

Item 65: James C. Ricketts & William Britton, undated

Item 66: Alice Ricketts, undated

Item 67: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 68: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 69: Two unidentified women, undated

Item 70: Unidentified man, undated

Item 71: Unidentified girl, undated

Item 72: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 73: Unidentified man, undated

Item 74: Unidentified man, undated

Item 75: Unidentified girl, undated

Item 76: Unidentified man, undated

Item 77: Unidentified man, undated

Item 78: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 79: Unidentified man, undated

Item 80: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 81: Unidentified girl, undated

Item 82: Unidentified man, undated

Item 83: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 84: Unidentified woman, undated

Item 85: Unidentified boy, undated

Item 86: Unidentified Civil War Soldier, ca. 1863

Item 87: Unidentified boys, undated

Item 88: Unidentified boy, undated

Creator: Schlegel, J.L.

Item 89: Unidentified Man, undated

Creator: Schlegel, J.L.

Item 90: Unidentified Man, undated

Item 91: Unidentified Man, undated

Creator: Shull & Rue, Richmond, KY

Folder 8: John Taylor's Scrapbook, 1876-1878

This scrapbook was created by Postmaster John Taylor of Richmond, KY and consists of news clippings pasted over a book titled Report of the Commissioner of Patents. Many of the articles are related to politics; however, he also included clippings on medical remedies; the Freedman's Bureau; various statistics around the state, country and world; the case of James H. Arnold who killed Robert E. Little; the Hill-Evans Feud in Garrard County, and the Sanders and Ballard fight on Second Street in Richmond to name just a few.

Box 2

Barcode: 31234013795420

Folder 1: Perry County, Kentucky Land Grants

Item 1: DS Elhanan Fugitt, Marchant Fugitt & Polly Fugitt, his wife, John B Fugitt & Betty Fugitt, his wife, Francis Combs & Rudyann Combs, his wife, 29 Dec 1892

Deed from  Elhanan Fugitt, Marchant Fugitt & Polly Fugitt, his wife, John B Fugitt & Betty Fugitt, his wife, Francis Combs & Rudyann Combs, his wife to William Stacy for land in Perry County, KY (From Dorris Museum, N.52.10)

Item 2: DS James Clark, 14 Feb 1837

Grant to John Holiday, Troublesome  Creek, Perry County, KY (From Dorris Museum, N.52.6)

Item 3: DS Charles A. Wickliffe, 20 Sep 1839

Grant to Hardain Williams, Second Creek, Perry County, KY (From Dorris Museum, N.52.5)

Item 4: DS Charles A. Wickliffe, 17 Jul 1840

Grant to James Williams, Second Creek, Perry County, KY (From Dorris Museum, N.52.4)

Item 5: DS William Owsley, 1 Jul 1845

Grant to James Campbell, Second Creek, Perry County, KY (From Dorris Museum, N.52.1)

Item 6: DS William Owsley, 12 Jul 1847

Grant to Nicholas Williams, Troublesome Creek, Perry County, KY (From Dorris Museum, N.52.2)

Item 7: DS John Crittenden, 6 Apr 1850

Grant to Harvey Owens, Second Creek, Perry County, KY (From Dorris Museum, N.52.3)

Item 8: DS Preston H Leslie, 22 May 1871

Grant to John Holiday, Troublesome  Creek, Perry County, KY (From Dorris Museum, N.52.8)

Item 9: DS Preston H Leslie, 2 Nov 1872

Grant to John Holiday, Troublesome  Creek, Perry County, KY (From Dorris Museum, N.52.7)

Box 3

Barcode: 31234013795438

Item 1: Madison County, Kentucky Civil War Centennial Scrapbook, 1962

Box 4: Artifacts

Barcode: 31234013795446

Tray 1

Item 1: Kentucky Education Association Meeting Ribbon, 1899

Ribbon is very fragile.

Tray 2

Item 1: Clay's Ferry Seal Press

Accession # 1574

Item 2: Model of the Roark and Memorial Science Buildings

The Industrial Arts Department made the model. Accession # 204.

Item 3: Mozart's (Dog) Collar, 1960s

This is the collar of Eastern's 1960s unofficial mascot, Mozart.

Format: physical object

Tray 3

Item 1: Madison County Courthouse Decorative Plate

Accession #1836.3.

Item 2: University Building Decorative Plate

Accession #554.

Item 1: Daniel Boone, 1934

Sculpture of Daniel Boone carved by Bert Mullins of Berea, KY from the last standing sycamore tree at the site of Fort Boonesborough. (On display in the Reading Room.)

Box 5

Barcode: 31234013795453

Folder 1: Annual Announcement of the Kentucky School of Medicine, 1860

(Dorris Museum #N.56.)

Folder 2: J.C. Oldham Insurance Policy, 1912

Accident and health insurance policy. (Dorris Museum #69.2.9.)

Folder 3: Arrest Warrant for Emily McKey, 1893

For concealing the birth of a child in Knox County, KY. Document notes that McKey is African American. (No Dorris Museum # noted)

Folder 4: Kentucky Teacher's Certificate for Everett Dedman, 1919

First class, 4 year certificate for Washington County. Document noted Dedman's grades in each subject. The certificate is updated on the back to teach in other counties. (Dorris Museum #N.102)

Folder 5: Sanford Fillmore Bennett, 1896

Manuscript copy of the the words of "The Sweet Bye and Bye" along with a news article about Bennett and an envelope. (Dorris Museum #N.113.1)

Folder 6: Richmond Telephone Company, 1890s

Two lists of names and telephone numbers, early one sheet versions of a telephone directory. Also a news clipping about a telephone exhibit. (Dorris Museum #N.17.1 & 2)

Folder 7: Deposition of Yelverton Peyton, 1797

A deposition taken in regard to a land case by John Kinkead. (no Dorris Museum # noted)

Folder 8: Letter from French Tipton to Fannie Lee Oglesby, 1897

He had been writing to her asking questions of her grandmother about her grandfather. The letter mentions Kit Carson and talks about sharing information for the Madison County history he is writing. (Dorris Museum #N.99)

Folder 9: Art Prints, 1920s

Three prints, two are possibly circus women, one has a tambourine and the other, by Gene Pressler, is wearing a very sheer, highly decorated dress. (Dorris Museum #74.13.3 & 4) The other is a ship under full sail titled "A Fair Wind and Following Sea" by Tyler. (no Dorris Museum # noted)

Folder 10: Extraordinaire Europaeische Zeitung, 1759

Small format newspaper written in German and French. Title translation is "Extraordinary European Times." (no Dorris Museum # noted)

Folder 11: Speeches

Item 1: To Form a More Perfect Union

Typed speech by Shelton Phelps. (no Dorris Museum # noted)

Item 2: On the causes and effects of Anger, 1824

Speech given to the Transylvania Whig society by A.B. Trotter. (no Dorris Museum # noted)

Folder 12: Legal Questions

Notation on the reverse says No. 9, Vol. II, Chapter 12. (no Dorris Museum # noted)

Folder 13: Birth Night Ball, 1838

Invitation on silk to Rebecca Baker for a ball honoring George Washington's birthday. Held at Col. Sager's assembly room in Lancaster. Arrangement committee was J. McClelland, Daniel T. Bobst, Joseph Lilly, Henry Shultz, Francis Lilly, Robert Barnett, Abel Stuckey. (Dorris Museum #255)

Folder 14: Tickets for the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893

Three tickets, two for general admission, one for Manhattan Day on October 21, 1893. (Dorris Museum #54.1.2, 3 & 4)

Folder 15: Palmer's Penmanship Budget, 1901

Includes a number of ornate fonts at the end. (no Dorris Museum # noted)

Folder 16: United States Department of the Interior, 1959

Certificate acknowledging the gift of a gavel made from the last sycamore at Booneborough. (Dorris Museum #982)

Folder 17: Perry's Expedition to Japan Woodcuts, 1856

9 woodcuts from the 1st volume of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan." Plates are titled "Bay of Wodowara," "Delivering of the American Presents at Yohuhama," Japanese Soldiers at Yokuhama," "Dinner given to the Japanese Commissioners on Board USSF Powhatan," "Delivery of the President's Letter," "Bridge of Cut Stone and Entrance to a Temple, Simoda," "Simoda from the American Graveyard," "Entrance to a Temple at Hakotadi," and "Public Bath at Simoda." (Dorris Museum #881 and N.104.1 through 9)

Folder 18: Daniel Boone, 1882

Various pamphlets and articles about Daniel Boone (Accession # N.37 on one item. No other items are numbered.)

Folder 19: Record of Madison Agricultural Society, 1837-1840

These are the records of the fair organization and they document judges for each event as well as the premium winners in each class. Also includes the printed constitution of the organization. (Dorris Museum #1541)

Folder 20: Typescript of Madison Agricultural Society, 1837-1840

Folder 21: Belle H. Bennett Memorial, ca 1922

A fundraising flyer for a Belle H. Bennett Memorial Church in Richmond, KY. (no Dorris Museum # noted.)

Folder 22: Chenault Family Papers, 1859-1866, 1897

Documents relating to the estate of Josiah P. Chenault of Lincoln Co., KY. Also a letter from C.O. Chenault to William Chenault answering questions about their family which was from Lynchburg, VA. (Dorris Museum #N.40-1a-f, N.40.2)

Folder 23: M.G. McQuary Diary, 1851-1858

Pocket Diary of a young man from Pulaski County, KY with brief notations on daily activities. Includes notes on the weather, farm work completed, days that he attends the family's store, events attended and more. Based on census records he is likely Milton Green McQuary. Includes a bound photocopy. (Dorris Museum #N.30)

Folder 24: Note to the Paymaster of the 7th Regiment, 1836

Paymaster is to pay Thomas C. Howard for four days service. (Dorris Museum #N.68.1)

Folder 25: Henry B. Hays Scrapbook, 1859-1880

Most of the clippings in this volume are related to Henry Blake Hays, coal merchant in Pittsburg, PA. It includes many news clippings about the Civil War, obituaries for a number of men, and articles about labor problems in the coal mines in the late 1870s. There is also a manuscript poem by Bob Sprout titled "The Riot" which is about the coal mine strike and Daniel Risher. Three photographs taken by L.B.H. form a panorama of the Hays & Bro. Coal Mine with coal tipples on the Monongahela River and a railroad bridge in the background. Includes a bound photocopy. (Dorris Museum #585)

Box 6

Barcode: 31234013795461

Folder 1: Record of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of Madison County, KY, 1867-1872

These records document the Stanford to Richmond, KY branch of the Louisville & Nashville Rail Road including putting a vote forward for Madison County residents and the repayment of the bond issue. Includes a bound photocopy. (Dorris Museum #1534)

Folder 2: Record of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of Madison County, KY, 1873-1874

These records document repayment of the Stanford to Richmond, KY branch of the Louisville & Nashville Rail Road bond issue. Includes a bound photocopy. (Dorris Museum #1535)

Folder 3: Madison County Library Company Records, 1841-1863

Includes circulation records from 1841-1848 and library board minutes from 1856-1863. Includes a bound photocopy. (Dorris Museum #1422)

Folder 4: Madison County Railroads Scrapbook, 1872-1879

Scrapbook includes news clippings about the Elizabethtown & Paducah (E & P) Railroad; the L & N branch from Stanford to Richmond, KY; the Richmond, Irvine and Three Forks railroad; as well as railroads in Missouri. Some articles discuss the difference between narrow and broad guage rails, some discuss state debt and others show population statistics, but the bulk of the clippings relate to railroads. Included is a bound photocopy. (Dorris Museum #1615.13)

Box 7

Barcode: 31234013795479

Folder 1: Coal Scrip

(Dorris Museum accession #1687)

Item 1: Benedict Coal Corporation

St. Charles, VA, consists of six coins in denominations of 5 cents, ten cents, twenty-five cents, fifty cents, one dollar, and five dollars.

Item 2: Black Star Coal Corporation

Alva, KY, consists of two coins in denominations of one cent and five cents.

Item 3: Blue Diamond Coal Co.

Bonny Blue, VA, consists of three different versions of one cent coins.

Item 4: Creech Coal Co.

Twila, KY, consists of one twenty-five cent coin.

Item 5: Crummies Creek Coal Co.

Crummies, KY, consists of eleven coins in two sets. One set is aluminum and coins are in denominations of one cent, ten cents, twenty-five cents, fifty cents, and one dollar, with the value of one coin illegible. The other set is a heavier metal and coins are in denominations of five cents, ten cents, twenty-five cents, fifty cents, and one dollar.

Item 6: C.E. Flanery Store

Consists of five coins in denominations of five cents, ten cents, twenty-five cents, fifty cents, and one dollar.

Item 7: Harcrow Mines

Consists of five coins in denominations of five cents, ten cents, twenty-five cents, fifty cents, and one dollar.

Item 8: Harlan Collieries Co.

Consists of one five cent coin.

Item 9: High Splint Coal Co.

Consists of two coins in denominations of one cent and five cents.

Item 10: Koppers Stores, Inc.

Consists of one one cent coin.

Item 11: Mary Helen Coal Corporation

Consists of two coins in denominations of five cents and ten cents.

Item 12: Oglebay Norton Co.

Kayford, WV, consists of one five cent coin.

Item 13: Perkins-Harlan Coal Co., Inc.

Liggett, KY, consists of two coins in denominations of one cent and five cents.

Item 14: Southern Mining Co.

Colmar, KY, consists of one five cent coin.

Item 15: Virginia [illegible] Coal Co.

Consists of one fifty cent coin.

Item 16: Wilson-Berger Coal Co.

Grays Knob, KY, consists of five coins in denominations of five cents, ten cents, twenty-five cents, fifty cents, and one dollar.

Item 17: Yocum Creek Coal

Evarts, KY, consists of one five cent coin.

Item 18: Inter-Mountain Coal and Lumber Co.

This is a ticket book with ten dollars of scrip in various values.

Folder 2: Druggist Almanacs, 1883-1898

Includes: Hazeltine's Pocket-Book Almanac (1883), Hostetter's Illustrated United States Almanac (1888, 1896-1898), The Peruna Almanac (1896). (Accession #s N.27.5-10)

Folder 3: Insurance Company Almanacs, 1880-1895

Includes: The Agricultural Insurance Company's Almanac (1880), Maryland Life Insurance Company Almanac (1887, 1895) and New York Life Insurance Company Almanac (1886). (Accession #s N.47.1-4 and 1898-1, 3, 4)

Folder 4: Miscellaneous Almanacs, 1854-1932

Includes: Presbyterian Almanac (1854), Untitled (1859), Ladies Birthday Almanac (1896, 1900) and the Telephone Almanac (1932). (Accession #s N.27.1-3, 11-12)

Folder 5: Songbooks, 1880

Includes: St. Cecilia's Day: A Cantata (undated), Song of the Bell: A Cantata (undated), The Songs of Bonnie Scotland (undated), New Life for Our Sunday School (1880), Untitled Hymns (undated, mostly by John Campbell), and Untitled Dance Music (undated). Several volumes are in the Sol-fa or solfege style of music notation. (Accession #s N.26.1-6)

Folder 6: Lewis Walter Photo Album, 1934

Photographs and notes documenting the art and home furnishings collection of Lewis Walter of Louisville.

Folder 7: Memoirs and Biographies, 1888

Includes: Memoir of Thomas H. Patoo (undated and incomplete), Lovejoy: An Address Delivered by Thomas Dimmick (1888 and possibly incomplete), and Elijah P. Lovejoy, Martry (undated). (Accession #s N.95, N.94.1-2) Also typescripts of "Autobiography of Rev. James B. Finley" and "Autobiography of William Parks" (African American). The originals of these items have not been located.

Folder 8: Political Treatises and Speeches, 1898, 1922

Includes: Message of the President of the United States Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress [State of the Union Address of William McKinley] (1898), Biennial Message of Governor Edwin P. Morrow (1922), Footprints of the Flock by J.G. Garvis (1922). (Accession #s 1048, 1344?, 1154?).

Folder 9: Religious Tracts, 1950

Includes: The Pew Speaks to the Pulpit by Osso W. Stanley (1950).

Folder 10: Kentucky Court of Appeals: Green Clay and Higgason Grubbs vs. James Estill Heirs, 1820

Typescript of a record from the Kentucky Court of Appeals regarding land ownership. (Accession # 1733)

Folder 11: Lincoln Tree, 1941-1942

Includes photographs, negative, a sketch and letter about the Lincoln shaped growth on a maple tree beside the Madison County Courthouse. (Accession #s 1066, 1067, 1068)

Folder 12: Receipts, 1821-1878

Various receipts for taxes, a wagon, a saddle and farm goods. (Accession #s 50.1, N.79.1-5)

Folder 13: Math Books, 1874-1885

Includes: Practical Plane Geometry (1874) and Linear Perspective (1885). (Accession #s N.26.7-8)

Folder 14: Drawings

Includes an ink drawing of a Celtic Knot that is painted.

Folder 15: Fabric from John Brown's Trousers

Striped fabric with two brass buttons alleged to be from John Brown's trousers (of Harper's Ferry).

Folder 16: Scrap of a Bedcover, 1791

Hand-woven bedcover that belonged to Mrs. John Proctor.

Folder 17: S.A.D. Jones Documents, 1886

Includes a teaching contract for Jones (1886), a deposition in the court case Commonwealth vs. J.M. Bowman, S.A.D. Jones and R.F. Harkin on S.A.D. Jones, Judge of Barbourville City Court letterhead (after 1890) and a list individuals present at the hearing (after 1890). (Accession #s N.103, N.83.3)

Box 8

Barcode: 31234013795487

Folder 1: Account Books, 1845-1879

Item 1: Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book, 1888-1889

Shows agricultural notes regarding paying help and goods sold and shopping lists for dry goods. (No accession number)

Item 2: Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book, 1879

Debits and credits for various farm goods and supplies. (Accession #s N.88.1)

Item 3: Account Book with Marbled Paper Cover, 1845-1846, 1899

Seems to be a store account book, but includes a list of names at the back dated 1899. (Accession #s N.88.2)

Folder 2: Advertising Items

Includes blotters, note sheets and cards from various Madison County, KY businesses such as Burnam and Bennett Distilleries, E. C. Wines and Co., and The Kentucky Register. (Accession #s 1626.309, 69.2.2-4, 6, and 1 item with no number)

Folder 3: Bank Notes and Checks

Blank checks from the Northern Bank of Kentucky and M.M. Pool and Co. (Accession #s N.29 and 1801)

Folder 4: Berea College, 1930-1931

Various publications about the college. (No accession #s noted)

Item 1: Berea College and Allied Schools Present their Seventy-fifth Anniversary Pageant, 1930

Item 2: Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Founding of Berea College, 1931

Item 3: Print showing Boone Tavern

Folder 5: Bible Record Typescripts

Typescripts and copied family Bible records for the Robert Barker (died 1645) and John Davies (children born 1709-1716).

Folder 6: Boone County, 1959

Pamphlet titled "History of Boone County: The Civil War." (no accession # noted)

Folder 7: Bourbon County, 1939

Includes a Duncan Tavern brochure and "Historical Scrapbook: Bourbon County, Kentucky." (no accession #s noted)

Folder 8: William Jennings Bryan

Brochures from Bryan Memorial University and a booklet titled "Fighting to Death for the Bible," by William Jennings Bryan. (no accession #s noted)

Folder 9: Central University

Includes a booklet on the consolidation of Central University and Center College, a letter regarding the consolidation and a booklet about James Venable Logan. (Accession # 549)

Folder 10: Churches

Item 1: The Centennial Year Celebration of the Church of Christ, Union, 1953

Union Church in Berea, KY. (Accession # R.353)

Item 2: Sketch of Mount Horeb Presbyterian Church, 1952

Commemorating the 125th anniversary in Lexington, KY.

Item 3: Grace Methodist Church, 1950

Centennial Program for a Jacksonville, IL church.

Item 4: Part of the Published Records of Midway Church

For a church in Midway, GA.

Item 5: Minutes of the ... North District Association Primitive Baptist, 1925

One hundred and twenty-third annual session.

Folder 11: Civil War Centennial, 1962

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Richmond. (Accession # 70.1.2)

Folder 12: Correspondence, 1877, 1920

Two letters. One to A.R. Burnam from Lucy Hayes of Bighill regarding a bank deposit (1920). The second is in French written from Anna in St. Petersburg to 'Mon cher amie" (1877). (Accession # not noted on the first letter, N.69 on the second.)

Folder 13: Eastern Kentucky University

Pages relating to the inauguration of Herman L. Donovan and to the Granny Richardson Schoolhouse. (No accession #s noted.)

Folder 14: Education, 1908, 1931

Kentucky School Journal (1931) and Normal School Bulletin from Western (1908). (No accession # noted)

Folder 15: Elmendorf Farm

Photo booklet about the farm. (No accession # noted)

Folder 16: Fashion Magazines, 1890-1893

The Delineator (No accession # noted)

Folder 17: Stephen Foster Story, 1962

(No accession # noted)

Folder 18: Sectional Lines, a Toast by William Goodell Frost, 1895

(No accession # noted)

Folder 19: Rules for Croquet

(No accession # noted)

Folder 20: Gibson Hospital, 1901-1936

Includes blank prescription forms, inventory of linens, class notes from Dr. Gibson, correspondence, lawsuits and receipts. (Accession #s 69.2.1, 7, 10, 12, 14-15)

Folder 21: Greeting Cards

Includes get well, Easter, Christmas and Valentines cards. The Easter card is hand painted, and the Valentines are ornate, 19th century cards. (Accession #s 1859.13-14, N.101.1, others have no number noted)

Folder 22: The Home Decorator, 1933-1934

Two booklets on paint colors by Sherwin Williams. (No accession #s noted)

Folder 23: Kabundi of the Kongo by Dr. Vincent

African folklore written down by a missionary who used to be the pastor at the Presbyterian Church at Paint Lick, KY. (No accession # noted)

Folder 24: Kentucky Lakes

Brochures on Dewey Lake and Lake Cumberland. (No accession # noted)

Folder 25: The Kentucky Olympians, ca 1950

Booklet about the University of Kentucky players who were on 1948 gold medalist Olympic basketball team. (No accession # noted)

Folder 26: Kentucky State Historical Parks, 1877, undated

Flyers, booklets and brochures about Blue Licks, Boonesborough and Bryan's Station. (No accession #s noted)

Folder 27: Kentucky State Medical Association, 1937

Program from the Samuel David Gross Memorial Meeting at Eastern. (no accession # noted)

Folder 28: Kentucky Tourist Brochure and Map, 1937

(Accession # 602, no number noted on map)

Box 9

Barcode: 31234013795495

Folder 1: Loose Pages

Two loose pages from books. One about sanitary regulations for cholera and the other a discussion about the Alien and Sedition Act. (Accession # N.115.4 and the other has no number noted)

Folder 2: L&N Railroad

A Postcard, a ticket, and a booklet about the L&N. (Accession #s 62.2.1, R345)

Folder 3: Laurel County, KY Info Series, 1942

Brochures with articles about McNitt Massacre, Sublimity Springs, and Laurel County historical monuments. (No accession #s noted)

Folder 4: Law Booklets, 1959

Includes "The 1958 Lawyer and his 1938 Dollar."

Folder 5: Souvenir Program from the Lexington Sesqui-Centennial, 1925

(No accession # noted)

Folder 6: Madison County Historical Society

Programs from Society events including the dedication of the Daniel Boone mural by Bert Mullins, the Madison County Sesqui-Centennial and the Civil War Centennial Pageant. (Accession # 1392, no number noted on two items)

Folder 7: Madison County, KY Post Offices and Place Names

Typescripts with information on post offices in the county including the postmasters and beginning and closing dates. Also one with additional place names found on topo maps. (No accession #s noted)

Folder 8: Madison County/Richmond, KY

Maps and other materials on Richmond and Madison County events and a city directory. (No accession #s noted)

Folder 9: Mercer County, 1927-1975

Includes "Harrod's Old Fort," "Harrodsburg's Old Tablets," and "A Study for the Restoration of Old Mud Meeting House." (No accession #s noted)

Folder 10: Middlesboro, KY

Includes "The Story of the Pinnacle" and an untitled volume in German describing the resources of the town and opportunities for immigrants. (Accession #s N.87.1-2)

Folder 11: The Peoples Choice

Booklet from the Sears Book Club.

Folder 12: Politics, 1912, 1940

Programs from the National Progressive Convention (1912 and includes a ticket) and the Democratic Convention (1940), plus a Nixon bumper sticker. (Accession #s N.96.1-2, R318)

Folder 13: Renfro Valley, 1947, 1962

Two keepsake booklets.

Folder 14: John C. Sparrow, 1944-1969

Photographs, service record and citations relating to the military career of Colonel Sparrow, 1935 Eastern garduate. (No accession #s noted)

Folder 15: Swift's Silver Mine

Undated, unauthored typescript.

Folder 16: Transylvania College

Program for the 175th anniversary of the school and another for the inauguration of president Frank A. Rose. (No accession #s noted)

Folder 17: Transylvania Company

A copy of Kentucky Progress Magazine devoted to the Transylvania Company and early Kentucky pioneers. (No accession number noted)

Folder 18: Vietnam War POWs

Photograph, poem, news clippings and correspondence relating to Craig Dix and Thomas Amos. (Accession # 73.8)

Folder 19: Joel J. Walker Devisees Lawsuit

Typescript of an amended petition for a case that was brought after Mary Walker's death. (Accession # 1738)

Folder 20: War of 1812 Commemorative Booklets

Includes the Perry's Victory Memorial and the Lake Erie Sesqui-Centennial and a new article about the Battle of River Raisin. (No accession #s noted)

Folder 21: War-Time Changes in the Occupational Status of Negro Workers, 1945

Published by the National Vocational Guidance Association. (No accession # noted)

Folder 22: Wilderness Road - The Play, 1956-1958

Brochures advertising the play. (No accession #s noted)

Folder 23: World's Panama Exposition, 1915

Leaflet No. 2. (No accession # noted)

Folder 24: Your Kentucky Government, 1943-1947

Overview of what was happening across the state. (Accession # R351)

Folder 25: Chinese Photographs, 1895

Item 1: Manchu Woman in Full Costume, ca 1900

Item 2: Manchu Horseman, ca 1900

Item 3: Section of the Great Wall of China, ca 1900

This section is northwest of Beijing and shows the ruins of a large fortress adjacent to the wall.

Item 4: USS Petrel (PG-2) at Miuchwang, China, 1895-12-25

The ship is inside a mud fort and the deck is covered with a large tent. There are Christmas trees on top of the masts.

Item 5: Soldiers from the USS Petrel (PG-2), 1895-12-25

Soldiers are within the mud fort surrounding the USS Petrel in image 4.

Folder 26: The Reveur, 20 Jan 1738

Printed in Edinburgh, Scotland by R. Fleming for A. Kincaid.

Folder 27: Speech of Hon. D.T. Disney of Ohio, 1854

Delivered in the House of Representatives on the disposition of the public domain. His use of public domain is referring to public lands.

Box 10

Barcode: 31234013924830

Folder 1: Cours de Pratique, 1772

Medical school notes of Gerald Dufour for a course taught by M. Bauther at the University of Montpellier. Written in French. Water damaged. Found in an abandoned house in Lee County, KY. (Accession No. N.173)

Folder 2: Green Branch Frugal Intelligencer

Valedictory speech on education for a school in Madison County, Kentucky. (Accession No. 1814)

Folder 3: Tates Creek Church Typescripts, 1852, 1860

Typescripts regarding building the church in 1852 and an 1860 membership list. (Accession No. 1768)

Folder 4: Methodist Church Quarterly Conference Minute Book, 1811-1844

Typescript of the Madison County Conference Minute Book. It lists names of churches and various church members. This body was also responsible for licensing pastors and those individual decisions are noted in the minutes. (Accession No. R.248)

Folder 5: The War Pictorial, 1917

Two issues of a World War I magazine published by the Illustrated London News & Sketch. (Accession No. 1715)

Folder 6: Cecil Fogg Daily Pocket Remembrancer Typescript, 1864

Fogg was a soldier in Company B, of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. This diary details where he was and what was happening during 1864. He spent his time that year in Chattanooga, TN, then went to Virginia. He ended the year in a hospital in Annapolis, MD.

Folder 7: Peyton Family of Kentucky and Virginia

Folder 8: Chinese Prints, 1928

Sent to Dr. Dorris Christmas 1948 by Kuo-Chou Wu. He states that the prints are old Chinese art that was printed by the Commercial Press in Shanghai.

Folder 9: Civil War Publications, 1960-1962

Includes the program from the One Hundredth Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of Perryville (Accession NO. 1312), and Civil War Engagements, Skirmishes, etc. in Kentucky, 1861-1865 (Kentucky Historical Society, Research Contribution No. 2).

Folder 10: Captain John Wilson Biography

(Accession No. N.45)

Folder 11: Baseball Board Game Instructions

Folder 12: Mary Luxon School Records, 1879

Folder 13: Diary of Edward P. Lander, 1863-1864

Lander was the bugler in Company, 9th Illinois Cavalry during the Civil War. This item is a typescript of his diary detailing his daily activities. He seems to be in Tennessee most of this time period. (Accession No. R.42)

Folder 14: Blue Licks Battlefield Monument, 1928-1942

Documents the 1928 celebration at Blue Licks and includes copies of speeches, prayers and planning. Includes some information about later events as well.

Folder 15: Columbia Male and Female High School, 1857

Lists board of trustees and teachers' names and fees for the upcoming session.

Folder 16: The American Flag

Instructions for displaying and respecting the American flag.

Folder 17: Garden of Remembrance (Berlin, Germany)

Photographs from the Garden which is in memory of Russians killed in Germany. (Accession No. R.141)

Folder 18: Hancock Taylor's Grave, Map to

Hand drawn sketch of the location of Taylor's grave on Taylor's Fork.

Folder 19: Sessional Records of the Church of Silver Creek, 1818-1891

Typescript of minutes with a brief history of the church.

Folder 20: Members of Kentucky Adjutant General's Staff, 1912

Photographs of William Thalheimer, Rudolph F. Vogt and Charles B. Norton, all members of the Kentucky Adjutant General's Staff under Governor James B. McCreary's second term as governor.

Folder 21: List of Shorthorn Cattle, 1881-1894

List of cattle names and dates of birth. Many of these cattle belonged to William Alexander Harris of Linwood Kansas and many carry Linwood in the name.

Folder 22: Program from the Dedication of Ashland, 1950

Home of Henry Clay.

Folder 23: Cripple Creek, Colorado, 1893-1945

Includes a map of Cripple Creek (accession no. 44), a photograph which shows the intersection of Third and Bennet Avenue (accession no. 1644), two views of the town from above, and two images of miners.

Folder 24: Postcards

Item 1: Shocking Hemp in Kentucky

Item 2: Lincoln Marriage Temple

Item 3: Lock and Dam No. 3, Louisa, KY

Item 4: John James Audubon Portrait

Item 5: First Needle Dam Built in USA, Louisa, KY

Item 6: Mount Vernon Fife and Drum Corps

Item 7: Mallory and Wendell Buildings, Mystic, CT

Item 8: Oldest House, Aviles Street, St. Augustine, FL

Item 9: Fountain of Youth and Cross, St. Augustine, FL

Item 10: Old City Gates, St. Augustine, FL

Item 11: Indian Burial Ground, St. Augustine, FL

Item 12: The Oldest School House in US, St. Augustine, FL

Item 13: Casket of Pedro Menendez, Founder of St. Augustine, FL

Item 14: Fountain of Youth, St. Augustine, FL

Item 15: The Oldest School House in US, St. Augustine, FL

Item 16: The Oldest School House in US, St. Augustine, FL

Interior view with wax figures.

Item 17: The Fireplace, Oldest School House, St. Augustine, FL

Item 18: Fort Oglethorne, Frederica, Saint Simons Island, Brunswick, GA

Postcard is printed Oglethorne, but should be Oglethorpe.

Item 19: Road to Frederica, Saint Simons Island, Brunswick, GA

Item 20: Old Vault in Spanish Burial Grounds, Frederica, St. Simon's Island, GA

Item 21: Oglethorpe Monument, St. Simons Island, GA

Item 22: Ruins of Old Spanish Mission near St. Mary's, GA

Item 23: Ruins of Barracks, Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, GA

Item 24: Wesleys Oak, Frederica, St Simons Island

Item 25: Christ Church, Frederica Street

Item 26: Azalea Pool, Wormsloe Gardens, Savannah, GA

Item 27: Oglethorpe Monument, St. Simons Island, GA

Item 28: Lanier's Oak, The Marshes of Glynn

Item 29: Azaleas and W.J. Derenne Georgia Library, Wormsloe Gardens, Savannah, GA

Item 30: Private Cottages and Beach, St. Simons Island

Item 31: Johnny Reb's Charcoal Broiler

Item 32: Johnny Reb's Charcoal Broiler

Interior view.

Item 33: Fountain of Time, Washington Park, Chicago

Item 34: George Rogers Clark Memorial, Vincennes, IN

Item 35: The Little Brown Church in the Vale, Nashua, IA

Item 36: South Front, Mt. Clare, Carroll Park, Baltimore, MD

Item 37: Old Witch Jail Attic Roof, Salem, MA

Item 38: Portico over Plymouth Rock and Plymouth Hotel, Plymouth, MA

Item 39: Old Witch Jail Dungeon, Salem MA

Item 40: Howland House, Oldest House in Plymouth, MA

Item 41: Governor Bradford's Monument, Plymouth, MA

Item 42: Portico over Plymouth Rock and Memorial to the Pilgrim Mothers of the Mayflower, Plymouth, MA

Item 43: Mark Twain Statue in Hannibal, MO

Item 44: The Taft, New York, NY

Item 45: The Red Wagon Country Store, Chatham Center, NY

Item 46: Main Stairway in Museum at Mills State Park, Staatsburg, NY

Item 47: Cannon Point, Sutton Place, New York, NY

Item 48: The Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, NY

Item 49: Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY

Item 50: Trent Chapter Room, Old Barracks, Trenton, NJ

Item 51: Gaither Chapel, Montreat College, NC

Item 52: Lake Susan, Montreat, NC

Item 53: Assembly Inn, Montreat, NC

Item 54: Gaither Hall, Montreat College, NC

Item 55: Gaither Hall, Montreat College, NC

Item 56: Lake and Mountains, Montreat, NC

Item 57: Lake Susan and Mountains, Montreat, NC

Item 58: Restored Blockhouse, Fort McKeen, Mandan, ND

Item 59: Fort Watson, Near Manning, SC

Item 60: Old Powder Magazine, Charleston, SC

Item 61: Splitting Shingles, Great Smoky Mountains, TN

Item 62: Robinson's Drug Store, Dayton, TN

Item 63: Masonic Grand Lodge, Waco, TX

Item 64: Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Salt Lake City, UT

Item 65: Bronze Cast Typifying Mormon Hand-Cart, UT

Item 66: The Blue Spruce, Utah State Tree

Item 67: State Flag of Utah

Item 68: Pioneer Memorial Building, Salt Lake City, UT

Item 69: Pioneer Museum, Salt Lake City, UT

Item 70: Utah, We Love Thee, State Song

Item 71: Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City

Item 72: Seagulls on Great Salt Lake, UT

Item 73: Sego Lily, the State Flower of Utah

Item 74: Great White Throne, Zion National Park, UT

Item 75: The Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City, UT

Item 76: Pioneer Memorial Building, Salt Lake City, UT

Item 77: The Eagle Gate, Salt Lake City, UT

Item 78: Wren Building of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Item 79: Franciscan Monastery, Washington, DC

Item 80: West Springs Street Gardens, Edinburgh

Item 81: Camsail Bay and Castle Rosneath

Item 82: Rosneath Castle and Bay

Item 83: Edinburgh at Sunset

Item 84: The Scott Monument, Edinburgh

Item 85: East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh

Item 86: Kerrera Sounds from the Hills, Oban.

Item 87: Six Views of Inverness

Item 88: John Knox's House, Edinburgh

Item 89: In St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh

Item 90: An Old Maid is a Maid

Item 91: Ain't a Fella a Perfect Jackass

Item 92: Beef Cattle Cartoon

Item 93: Doghouse Cartoon

Item 94: Pony Express Centennial Spoons

Item 95: That's All Water is Good For

Item 96: Some Chicken Sandwich by Heck

Item 97: Abraham Lincoln

Item 98: Rocks and Faraglioni

Item 99: View of Capri from Massa

Item 100: S. Michele Villa

Item 101: S. Michele Villa

Item 102: The Faraglioni

Item 103: The Sky Blue Grotta

Item 104: Siren's Rocks

Item 105: The Little Coast and the Faraglioni

Item 106: Views of Beautiful Arlington, VA

Booklet with several postcards.

Item 107: Historic City of America, Natchez, MS

Booklet with several postcards.

Folder 25: Wells and Park Family Records, 1832-1893

Materials include a bill of sale for two enslaved people (a 22 year old woman named Phona and a 3 year old boy named Anstead), letters, receipts and IOUs. Several documents are for Shipton Park.

Folder FPF 1: Papal Document, 1319

Written in Latin, this document is a missive from Pope John XXII.

Barcode: 31234013795503

Folder FPF 2: Petition to the Legislature of Kentucky, 30 Aug 1792

This document is a petition from the residents in and around the town of Boonesborough. Thirty-three men pledged land and money as incentive to locate the Kentucky state capitol at Boonesborough. These men include many of the early settlers such as John Holder, William Calk, Samuel South, Green Clay, William Irvine, Higgason Grubbs, Peter Evans, James French and William Bush.

Barcode: 31234013795511