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Isaac Wolfe Bernheim papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1981_042_B-UA
Scope and Contents Louisville philanathropist Isaac Bernheim, a native of Germany, emigrated to the United States in 1867, followed within two years by his brother Bernard. Isaac and Bernard established the Bernheim Brothers Distillery in Paducah, Kentucky. In 1888 they moved the company to Louisville where Isaac became known as a civic leader in the local Jewish community and in the city of Louisville. His philanthropic works included the establishment of Bernheim Forest, a vast nature preserve south of...
Dates: 1852-1971
Found in: University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections

Craik-Lord Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1981_099-UA
Scope and Contents Letters, clippings, a photo, legal records, and miscellany documenting the lives of descendents of James Craik, physician to George Washington. Among them were prominent clergymen James Craik and Charles Ewell Craik of Louisville, both deans of Christ Church Cathedral in and active in the national Episcopal church in the nineteenth century. Also Nathan and Samuel Lord, Louisville businessmen. Some of the records concern activities of the Lord and Stitzel families in operating the Stitzel...
Dates: 1818 - 1950s
Found in: University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections

Distillery reference collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1973_510-UA
Content Description Consists of materials (apparently) acquired in the process of conducting oral history interviews with individuals connected to the distilling industry. Many were collected by Tom Syvertson, who conducted many of the interviews. Includes a permit to move a wine cellar from 1920, fact sheets and information on the distilling industry, both national and local. Contains numerous pamphlets on local distilleries and their history, including the Medley Distilling Company, a history of the "Old...
Dates: 1920-1986
Found in: University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections

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Bernheim Brothers Distilleries 1
Bernheim, Isaac W. (Isaac Wolfe), 1848-1945 1
Brown-Forman Distillers Corporation 1
Christ Church Cathedral (Louisville, Ky.) 1
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Craik-Lord Family 1
Distillers Feed Research Council (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1
Isaac W. Bernheim Foundation 1
Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. 1
Lord, Nathan S., 1831-1885 1
Medley Distilling Company 1
Ochs, George H. 1
Stitzel Distillery 1
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