Townsend Room Scrapbook Collection, 1867-1941 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Townsend Room Scrapbook Collection, 1867-1941

Extent: 1.75 Cubic Feet

Date Acquired: 09/05/2003

Subjects: Authors, American--Kentucky., Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College (1930-1948), Poets, American - Kentucky

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection of scrapbooks appears to have been created by Mary Floyd, dean of the Crabbe Library. There are a number of letters addressed to John Wilson Townsend and to Mary Floyd. It isn't clear if the Townsend letters came from the Townsend Papers or another source. The Kentucky Pictures scrapbook was created by Floyd's American History students in 1926. The remaining volumes are arranged thematically by the following topics: Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College Kentucky Art & Artists, Kentucky Homes, Kentucky History, Kentucky Poets-Men, Kentucky Writers-Men, Kentucky Writers and Kentucky Personalities. The scrapbooks are mostly news clippings with some photographs, correspondence and ephemera included. They cover the entire state and include many subjects beyond the narrow topics above.

It is recommended that the user refer to the Name Index to the Townsend Room Scrapbooks to find specific information. This is only available in a digital format and can be accessed by clicking on the green arrow.

Subject/Index Terms

Authors, American--Kentucky.
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College (1930-1948)
Poets, American - Kentucky

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Related Materials: John Wilson Townsend Papers For more information please see http://findingaids.eku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=153&q=.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Item 1: Name Index to the Townsend Room Scrapbooks],
[All]

Box 5

Barcode: 31234013791411

Item 1: Kentucky Writers - Women, Vol. 1, 1909-1938: This volume includes numerous letters to John Wilson Townsend and Mary Floyd from the authors represented. There are also photographs, news clippings, published and manuscript poetry, and pamphlets which contain biographical information about the authors and promote books. There are also photographs of a number of the women covered in this volume and a piece of sheet music, "Kentucky: State Song" written and composed by a Kentucky woman and spproved as the state song in 1926.
Item 2: Kentucky Writers - Women, Vol. 2, 1932-1941: The bulk of this volume is news clippings, however there are letters to Mary Floyd from Elizabeth Madox Roberts and Anne B. McGee responding to invitations to speak.
Item 3: Kentucky Personalities, 1936-1939: News clipping about Kentuckians from all walks of life.

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[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Item 1: Name Index to the Townsend Room Scrapbooks],
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