Lambert/Harrison Family Papers, 1851-1965 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

By Alisha Ashby

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Collection Overview

Title: Lambert/Harrison Family Papers, 1851-1965

Extent: 2.34

Date Acquired: 09/13/2002

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Lambert/Harrison Family Papers highlights the lives of several members of the family but focuses on Dean Warren Lambert. The collection features an emphasis on Dean's interest in politics, military affairs, foreign language, history, and the many clubs and organizations that he was involved with. This emphasis can be seen in his correspondence, his collected publications, his photos, and his personal writings. Lambert was invested in his community - he wrote histories of Berea and participated in various community groups and clubs, such as the Berea Players or the Bluegrass Boys' State.

Regarding other members of the Lambert/Harrison family, Dean's mother (May Harrison), aunt (Elizabeth "Bessie" Harrison), and grandfather (John G. Harrison) are present in correspondence, memorandum books, collected publications, financial papers, and educational papers.

Collection Historical Note

Dean Warren Lambert was born in 1927 in Fairfax, South Dakota, but was raised in Berea, KY by his mother, May Harrison. He went on to get his bachelor's degree from Berea College in 1948. He received his masters degree and doctorate degree from University of Kentucky. He worked for the Berea Citizen paper and served as a clerk for Hon. Francis Case (State Representative - South Dakota). Finally, he joined Berea College as a history faculty member in 1953 where he specialized in Russian history and U.S. Civil War history. Dean was involved with many clubs and organizations such as Bluegrass Boys’ State, the Berea Players, the Berea Cemetery Association, and he was a founding member of the Madison County Civil War Roundtable. In 1995, Dean published When the Ripe Pears Fall: The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky, a history of the Civil War in Richmond, Kentucky. This work is also available in our archives. Dean passed away in 2002 and is buried in Berea, KY.

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Acquisition Source: Hayes, John William

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Financial Series],
[Series 3: Newspaper Series],
[Series 4: Organizations and Clubs],
[Series 5: Personal Writings],
[Series 6: Photographs],
[Series 7: Publications],
[Series 8: Subject Series],
[All]

Series 8: Subject Series

Box 6

Barcode: 31234014261463

Folder 1: Camp Piomingo, 1950

Includes materials related to Dean's time working summers with Camp Piomingo. Includes instructions to staff, staff board meeting questions, advertisments for people interested in working for the camp, and an empty "My Vacation at Camp" booklet.

Folder 2: Certificates, 1878-1962

Includes certificates, most of which belong to Dean. The first certificate belongs to J.G. Harrison, his teaching certification. Other certificates belong to Dean, related to his education and club/organization involvement.

Folder 3: Education, 1898-1950

Contains materials related to education. Includes some written report cards for May Harrison, Dean's mother. Remaining materials include report cards and Dean's Office Time Sheets for Dean.

Folder 4: Bessie Harrison Education, Undated

Contains a book belonging to Bessie Harrison during her time at Berea College. The book, "Public Speaking for Normal and Academy Students" is heavily annotated, with some class notes in between the pages. The date has been lost to damage, but can be read as "Sept 18, 191_"

Folder 5: Events/Invitations, 1878-1949

Includes invites and event programs for: club/organization meetings (literary societies, YMCA, alumni groups), wedding invites, concert programs, commencement programs, church programs, and local playbills.

Folder 6: Events/Invitations, 1950-Undated

Includes invites and event programs. Includes church programs, commencement programs, a foreign language conference program, invitation to class parties, program for the Mock Republican Convention, programs for plays, a prom, and a Russian circus program

Folder 7: Foreign Language, Undated

Includes papers and index cards written in foreign languages. Most of the material is Russian. Dean had a particular interest in foreign languages.

Folder 8: Letterpress Halftones, Undated

Includes 12 letterpress halftone prints of various US military planes and navy ships. Ships: U.S.S Ammen, U.S.S. Gansevoort, U.S.S. Salt Lake City, U.S.S. Mullany, P.T. 105, U.S.S. Minneapolis, and U.S.S. Saratoga. Aircrafts: "Buccaneer", B-26 "Marauder" Medium Bomber, P-51 "Mustang", "Mariner", and "Avenger". These images were pulled from a photo album which was in poor condition.

Folder 9: Memorandum Books, 1865-1901

Includes 8 memorandum books, primarily filled out by John G. Harrison and Howard Harrison. These were used for a variety of purposes - to keep track of debts owed, to keep track of correspondence, to track the weather, to use as a diary, and to note the family births and deaths.

Folder 10: Memorandum Books, 1905-1915

Includes 7 memorandum books, primarily filled out by John G. Garrison or his wife. These were used for a variety of purposes - to keep track of debts owed, to track correspondence, to track the weather, or to note the births and deaths in the family. The later books in this folder belong to Dean and primarily track his spending and his bank deposits.

Folder 11: Memorandum Books, 1916-Undated

Includes 8 memorandum books. These were used for a variety of purposes. Most the books in this folder track debts owed, family births and deaths, and farm information. Several of the memorandum books in this folder bear no recognizable date.

Folder 12: Military Papers, 1949-1952

Includes papers related to Dean's time in the military. Includes: personal history statement, division patches, correspondence regarding his desire to transfer to intelligence, draft notice, appointment of leadership, and Berea College transcript.

Folder 13: Postcards

Item 1: Natural Bridge Kentucky and Surrounding Country, Undated
Item 2: "The Sphinx," Daniel Boone's Cave, Undated: Nicholasville, "In Old Kentucky"
Item 3: Monticello, Undated: The text at the bottom of the postcard reads: "Jefferson's Honeymoon Lodge, The Slave Quarters and the Old Water Stump, Monticello Shop, and the Rest Room"
Item 4: Exterior View of Danforth Chapel, West Side, Undated
Item 5: The Hourglass, 1917: Great Onyx Cave, KY. Photo by L.P. Edwards
Item 6: The Lady of the Cave, Undated: The Lady of the Cave, New Entrance to Mammoth Cave. Includes a photo of a small mummified body, with an explanation of the legend under the photo.
Item 7: Grave of Judge John Rowan, 1923: The text at the bottom of the postcard front is damaged. Without the damage, it reads: "Grave of Judge and U.S. Senator John Rowan at My Old Kentucky Home (Federal Hill) said to have inspired Foster's 'Massa's in the Cold, Cold, Ground'." The picture depicts Judge John Rowan's gravesite.
Item 8: My Old Kentucky Home Dedication, 1923: The text at the bottom of the postcard reads: "Young Bardstown women who acted as sponsors at the dedication of My Old Kentucky Home, July 4, 1923. They are wearing dresses of the period 1852 when Foster wrote his immortal lyric, 'My Old Kentucky Home'."
Item 9: Fee Memorial Union Church, Undated: Berea, Kentucky
Item 10: My Old Kentucky Home, 1923: The text at the bottom of the postcard reads: "View of the park surrounding My Old Kentucky Home (Federal Hill) looking towards Bardstown, Kentucky"
Item 11: Jefferon's Nail Factory, Undated: The text at the bottom of the postcard reads: "Ruins of Jefferson's Nail Factory at Monticello. This was one of the first nail factories in America"
Item 12: Floyd Collins in Crystal Cave, Undated: The text at the bottom of the postcard reads: "Examining bones discovered in adjacent cave, Cave City, KY."
Item 13: Phelps-Stokes Chapel, Undated: Berea College, Berea, Kentucky.
Item 14: The Gorge Anglin Falls, Undated: Near Berea, Kentucky
Item 15: View from East Pinnacle, Berea, Kentucky, Undated
Item 16: My Old Kentucky Home, 1923: The text at the bottom of the postcard reads: "Wing of My Old Kentucky Home (Federal Hill), built in 1793, two years before the main home was built - four rooms - first law office of Judge Rowan, bedroom, kitchen, and smokehouse."
Item 17: State Capitol, Undated: The front of the postcard has damage on the image. State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Item 18: Frozen Niagara, 1931: Front of postcard: "Frozen Niagara, New Entrance - Mammoth Cave, KY". The back of the postcard has correspondence but was glued into a scrapbook, the correspondence being unrelated to the collection.
Item 19: Exit of Corkscrew, Interior of Cave, Undated: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 20: Onyx Pillars, New Entrance, Undated: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 21: Elbow Crevice, 1898: Mammoth Cave, KY. Ben Hains, Cave Photographer.
Item 22: A Tunnel of Trees to My Old Kentucky Home, 1923: "A tunnel of trees leads to My Old Kentucky Home"
Item 23: Onyx Stalactites, Stalagmites, and Columns, Undated: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 24: Frozen Niagara, Undated: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 25: Fairy Grotto, 1892: Mammoth Cave, KY. Ben Hains, Cave Photographer.
Item 26: Formations in Violet City, 1908: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 27: Chimes in Violet Springs, Undated: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 28: Barn - Berea, KY, Undated: Postcard has moderate damage. Top corner likely originally said Berea College, but has been lost to damage.
Item 29: Martha Washington's Statue, Undated: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 30: Olives Bower, Growing Stalactite, Undated: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 31: Onyx Ball and Pit, Undated: Diamond Caverns, Glasgow Junction, KY
Item 32: Jenny Lind's Arm Chair, Undated: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 33: The Cliff Dwellers, Undated: Diamond Caverns, Glasgow Junction, KY
Item 34: Office and Entrance, Diamond Caverns, Undated: Glasgow Junction, KY
Item 35: The Hanging Paradise, Undated: Diamond Caverns, Glasgow Junction, KY
Item 36: The Captiol Dome, Undated: Diamond Caverns, Glasgow Junction, KY
Item 37: Cleopatra's Hall, Undated: Diamond Caverns, Glasgow Junction, KY
Item 38: The Beauty Parlor, Undated: Diamond Caverns, Glasgow Junction, KY
Item 39: Nabob's Vineyard, Undated: Diamond Caverns, Glasgow Junction, KY
Item 40: The Onyx Hay Stack, Undated: Diamond Caverns, Glasgow Junction, KY
Item 41: Diamond Caverns R.R. Depot, Undated: 1.5 miles north of Glasgow Junction, KY
Item 42: Bridal Altar, Undated: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 43: Entrance: Looking Out, Undated: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 44: Salt Petre Vats, 1812-1814: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 45: Underground Dining Room, Undated: Seats 500 people. Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 46: Aladdin's Walk, Undated: Diamond Caverns, Glasgow Junction, KY
Item 47: Echo River, Undated: 360 Ft. Underground, Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 48: Cathedral Domes, Undated: 200 feet in height, 60 feet in width. New entrance to Mammoth Cave, KY.
Item 49: West Lunette, The Treaty of Wataga, Undated: Bottom text of postcard reads: "The Cherokee Indians selling Kentucky to the Transylvania Land Company"
Item 50: Bowman Field, Louisville, KY, Undated
Item 51: Monticello, Undated: Text reads: "Monticello - Original Jefferson Tables with a Double-Swining Door invented by Jefferson"
Item 52: Boone Tavern, Undated: Berea, KY
Item 53: The Frozen Waterfalls, Undated: Diamond Caverns, Glasgow Junction, KY
Item 54: Party Going Out, 1908: Mammoth Cave, KY
Item 55: Entrance to Sand Cave, icicles hanging down, Undated: Cave City, KY
Item 56: The "Bridge" in Kentucky, Undated: Natural Bridge State Park, KY
Item 57: Lover's Leap Overlook, Undated: Natural Bridge State Park, KY
Item 58: Ladies' Hall, Berea College, Undated: Berea College, Berea, Kentucky.
Item 59: Oversized "Confederate" Postcard, 1961: A larger postcard meant to mimic the appearance of a certificate adding Dean to the "Confederate Air Force"

Folder 14: Miscellaneous, Undated

Contains miscellaneous materials: lantern design plans, advertisements, auto insurance for Bessie, a school workbook belonging to May, Will of Martha Jane Harrison, application instructions for scholarships and grants, miscellaneous drawings, and a desk sign belonging to Dean.

Box 7

Barcode: 31234014261471

Folder 1: Sample Ballots, 1894-1925: Contains two Madison County sample ballots for the years 1894 and 1925
Folder 2: The Berea Players: "I Remember Mama", Feb-50: Contains the draft for a review by Dean of the show "I Remember Mama" performed by the Berea Players
Folder 3: American Legion Minutes, Oct-62: Contains the minutes for the American Legion at the 27th Annual National Boys' State Conference
Folder 4: Malmedy Trial Affidavits, 1948: Contains copies of the affidavits made by former German soldiers after WW2, regarding the Malmedy Trial which addressed the treatment of these soldiers by Americans. See the correspondence in Box 1, Folder 2. Note that these affidavits are entirely in German.
Folder 5: Cumberland Hall Floor Plans, Undated: Contains copies of the floor plans of Cumberland Hall at Berea College when Dean was a student. Many of the floor plans are marked with men's names in each room
Folder 6: Boys' State Attendance Sheets, Undated: Likely attendance sheets for Boys' State gathered from various staff members tasked with reviewing the boys' eligibility for return (each sheet marked with "G.A.P' and "Worthy? Y/N")
Folder 7: History of John G. Fee/Berea College, Undated: Draft written by Dean. History of John G. Fee and Berea College.

Folder OS1

Barcode: 31234014261489

Folder 1: Oversized Folder, Undated: Contains three Bluegrass Boys' State group photographs (large), a certificate presented to Dean by the governor, and a large reenactment sign made by Dean for the Confederate Calvary Brigade