POL. Politics

Scope and Contents The Marshall papers span the 1810's through 1960's, with the bulk of the material covering the business and personal interests of the 1930's through 1960's. Included in this collection are papers related to the Marshall family, especially John Marshall, Sr.; personal correspondence, mainly between family members; diaries, logs, and clippings of hobbies, especially fishing; and the business reports and correspondence of the Puritan Cordage Mills, where Marshall served as Chairman of the...

Content Description This 677 linear foot collection documents Romano (Ron) Mazzoli’s personal life as well as his political career. This collection comprises 633 boxes, or just over 677 linear feet, and is divided into fourteen series. A detailed description of each series is available in the Series Description Note. The collection dates primarily from the mid-1960s through the mid-1990s, when Congressman Mazzoli was in (or seeking) office, although there is earlier material that documents his childhood and...

Scope and Contents The papers of the Metropolitan Louisville Women's Political Caucus (MLWPC) date 1975-81 and 1987-95. These papers detail the depth of political concern of this organization, showing how its members reach beyond local female candidacy issues, into local, state, and national human rights issues. The MLWPC papers show political concern for equality problems, domestic violence, sexual harassment, and other such matters. The scope of these papers, seen through the eight series,...

Scope and Contents These are the papers of Lois Morris (1919-1989), former Louisville alderman and civil rights leader.The papers of Lois Walker Morris, dating from 1920 to 1988, were donated to the University of Louisville shortly after her death by Dr Ralph Morris, her husband. The papers provide an overview of Morris' interests and activism especially in regard to African-American women. The largest series is titled "Politically Active Organizations" (3.75 linear feet) concerning groups of which...

Summary

The collection contains chapter newsletters for the Jefferson County, Kentucky, branch of the National Organization for Women. Also present are meeting notices, some agendas, articles, and letters to editors concerning upcoming meetings.

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Eleven notebooks belonging to and created by Louie B. Nunn while attending the University of Louisville School of Law. Nunn graduated in the class of 1950.

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Photographs of steam locomotives, articulated locomotives, and diesels. Most if not all have information about the train printed on the back.

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There are two single sheets, one a copy of an editorial, the other the mock-up of a newspaper front page.

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These papers consist of clippings, reports, minutes, correspondence and reference materials related to a proposed merger of Louisville and Jefferson County. There are also materials on merger proposals dating from the 1950s and files related to downtown redevelopment.