Women

Scope and Contents

The Ruddell family papers document the lives of a Louisville family with correspondence, financial and legal documents, journals, and scrapbooks. Some of the correspondence includes letters to Ruddell's mother from her uncle, a Union soldier in the Civil War. Also present are letters to Ruddell's friends and family serving abroad during World War II. The financial and legal documents include estate and inheritance papers, deeds, bank statements, and insurance policies.

Content Description

The Patsie E. Sloan papers document her police service and her role as a PTA leader. They also include a report on the 1937 Ohio River flood and her 1937 student paper, "A Study of the Louisville Division of Police." A small portion of the collection relates to Sloan's son, John Steward Sloan, and her other children.

Scope and Contents These are the papers of Mary Katherine Bonsteel Tachau, Ph.D., noted constitutional historian and professor. The collection dates from 1950 to 1990, with the bulk dating from 1965 to 1990. This collection of 24.25 linear feet documents Tachau's teaching career at the University of Louisville, her professional activities, and her scholarly contributions.The papers of Mary Katherine Bonsteel Tachau (1926-1990), noted constitutional historian and professor of history, were donated...