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Special edition, celebrating 125 years of publication, is dated September 19, 1993. This issue tells the publishing history of the paper, profiles some of the people associated with it, and recounts events since its beginning.

Scope and Contents The papers primarily consist of letters between Agnes Snyder and John Crume, youthful friends who later married. Her letters were written during her student years at the University of Louisville to Crume, who was overseas in the European theater of World War II, and as a foreign service trainee following the war. Other materials include clippings of many stories Agnes Crume wrote as a reporter for the Louisville Courier-journal; personal correspondence of the Crumes, and her father, Herbert...

Content Description The Keith L. Runyon papers date from 1953 to 2005, with the bulk of the material dating from 1972 to 1999. Most of these papers relate to Runyon's career as Editor of Opinion Pages of the Courier-Journal, including correspondence with editorial writers, book reviewers, cartoonists, writers and would-be writers. Correspondence also covers Runyon's work with the professional society, The National Conference of Editorial Writers. The collection includes Runyon’s own writings, some dating...