Com. Community (Non-University) Manuscript Collections

Content Description This collection consists of a small amount of personal papers including some related to the missing-in-action status of the donor’s first husband, while the rest is correspondence and memorabilia from servicemen serving in the military during World War II, including from the donor’s brother, step-brother, brother-in-law, and first husband. The personal papers are arranged by topic. The correspondence is arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the sender.

Scope and Contents Mike Ward represented Kentucky's third district in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997. These files concern efforts to prevent the Naval Ordnance Station in Louisville from being closed.

Scope and Contents Teka Ward, a graduate student in history pursuing her Masters Degree (1993), conducted 45 oral interviews on the creation of the Actors Theater in the 1960s and events within the company during the 1970s and 1980s. These interviews were conducted over a two year period and were with directors, board members, actors, stagehands, Theater critics and patrons. The tapes were turned over to the University of Louisville Archives in 1990. The material collected by Ms. Ward as background to and for her...

Content Description This collection contains personal and professional writing, consisting of the personal journals of Hal M. Warheim (formerly known as Harold M. Warehime), and published and unpublished writing consisting of scholarly manuscripts, poems and sermons.

Content Description The collection includes term papers, Warwick's publications and research materials, and materials for his History of Civilization course. Included is an outline and guide for teaching history courses, which also refers to one course co-taught by Warwick and history professor Laurence Lee Howe. There are also materials from Dr. Warwick’s time serving in the army during World War II.

Content Description The papers of Henry Watterson are preserved on microfilm and include letters, telegrams, editorials, speeches, newspaper clippings, family history, photographs and Watterson's autobiography. This collection records the newspaper editor's career and documents, through his editorials and correspondence, his stand against protective tariff, his objection to the Civil Service Act, endorsement of the Gold Democrats in 1896, his opinions on William Jennings Bryan, the rift and subsequent...

Content Description This collection contains sound recordings from WAVE Radio during the period 1938-1959. They are stored on more than 360 metal/vinyl based 16" and 12" discs (there is one 10" disc, as well). The collection also includes scripts that would have been used in conjunction with the discs in radio broadcasts. Topics covered include politics (local, state, and national, including local and state campaign ads); "man on the street" interviews about taxation and expressway construction; historical pieces,...