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Lyman T. Johnson papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2004_076-UA
Summary The Lyman T. Johnson Papers consist of twenty boxes of material totaling approximately 23.50 linear feet. There are biographical and topical files, clipping and reference files, audio and video tapes, yearbooks, photos, plaques and awards, and diplomas. The news clippings—originally found in three-ringed binders--are frequently stapled to sheets of scrap paper which in some cases are themselves historically significant. The clippings reach back to the 1930s but the bulk hails from the 1950s...
Dates: 1930-1995
Found in: University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections

Kentucky Civil Liberties Union/ACLU of Kentucky Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1979_189-UA
Scope and Contents Consists of KCLU/ACLU of KY board minutes, topical office files, litigation files, committee/board of directors meetings, and an extensive collection regarding women's rights. Includes records from the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. Also included is an FBI file on Kentucky civil libertarians. Also present is a record of committee work generated by Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau and Carl Wedekind from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Initial donation was processed in...
Dates: 1939-2019; Majority of material found within 1956-2019
Found in: University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections

Lois Morris papers

 Collection
Identifier: 57K
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...
Dates: 1920-1988
Found in: University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections

Earle E. Pruitt papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1988_012-UA
Scope and Contents These papers include a number of routine personal and financial documents and give a glimpse of Pruitt's entire life. The bulk of the collection illustrates his wartime service with UNNRA. The variety of letters, telegrams, UNRRA bulletins, requisition forms, displaced persons registration forms and temporary duty (TDY) orders provide an excellent overview of that experience.Other materials give an insight into Pruitt's experiences with local public housing, particularly Beecher...
Dates: circa 1925-1956
Found in: University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections

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