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Yancey Altsheler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1976_068-UA
Scope and Contents The Yancey Altsheler papers span the years from 1911 to 1975. The papers are contained in 21 boxes and each series is arranged chronologically. The last 8 boxes are comprised of newspaper clippings. The material consists mainly of income tax records, minutes, and correspondence with various professional and social organizations. Some folders contain handwritten research notes spanning decades and covering a wide range of topics pertaining to his interests at that time....
Dates: 1911-1975

Louisville/Jefferson County Public Schools directories

 Collection
Identifier: 1998_107-UA
Scope and Contents

Jefferson County and the City of Louisville maintained separate school districts until they were merged in 1975. These are directories of school officials, individual schools, and all faculty and staff, preceding the merger.

Dates: 1944-1974

Henry A. Triplett legal files

 Collection
Identifier: 1981_032-UA
Content Description

The files include correspondence, memoranda, reference materials, demographic data, briefs, pleadings, and other materials generated in defense of the Louisville city school board in the desegregation suit brought against the board in the early 1970s. Triplett served as the attorney for the Louisville city schools during the desegregation lawsuit and subsequent merger of the city schools with the Jefferson County public school system.

Dates: 1972-1978

Richard Walker papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1980_101-UA
Content Description

This collection contains printed material, publications, notes, news clippings, and correspondence related to Walker's job as a UPI reporter covering events in Louisville during this time. There are also taped interviews and tapes of speeches and rallies in Louisville in the mid-1970s. The bulk of the collection relates to the issue of desegregation and busing of the Louisville/Jefferson County School System. Due to the small size of the collection, it was not organized by series.

Dates: 1975-1978