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Louisville (Ky.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

Geography 550 - Greater Louisville student papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1985_036-UA

Geography 550: Louisville Neighborhoods student papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1986_027-UA

History of the Ohio Falls cities and their counties (microfilm)

 Collection
Identifier: 1973_455-UA
Content Description

Consists of two volumes: v. 1. General history; History of Jefferson County, Ky.; The history of Louisville. -- v. 2. Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky.; General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind.; New Albany and Floyd County.; Clark County, and Jeffersonville. Originally published: Cleveland, Ohio, L. A. Williams & co., 1882. Microfilmed by University Archives in 1974.

Dates: 1882

Humanities 305 student papers

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 1980_102-UA

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

Carl E. Kramer papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1992_100-UA
Scope and Contents The Carl E. Kramer papers were given by Kramer to the University of Louisville Archives in 1992. The files cover the years 1962-1990, with the bulk concentrating on the period from 1964-1985. They document his academic, professional, business, and civic interests. His interest in history of the Kentuckiana area and in community development issues are the major thrust of the papers.The collection has been divided into four major series: I. Personal Records, II. Academic/teaching...
Dates: 1962-1990

Louisville Museum of History Science Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1994_008-UA
Scope and Contents

The papers date from 1800 to 1981. Much of it appears to be associated with Lucien Beckner's tenure as curator of the Museum. Series III contains some of Beckner's personal writings.

Dates: 1800-1981

Louisville Survey Central & South Report

 Unprocessed Material — Box Originals of items filed in Louisville reference files
Identifier: 1973_632-UA

Louisville survey reports

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2021_040
Content Description Four volumes of a series of survey reports produced under the supervision of the City of Louisville's Landmarks Commission. Each volume covers an area or areas within the city, although the approach is not uniform. The East report includes information about specific neighborhoods, while the others provide more general histories of the area. A history, titled "Two Centuries of Urban Development" and authored by local historian Carl Kramer, constitutes a large portion of the South/Central...
Dates: 1977-1980

Elva Lyon's student papers collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1973_023-UA
Content Description 35 volumes of 15 groups of papers prepared in Freshman Composition classes taught by the editor Elva Lyon during 1937-1942. Editing took place from 1946-1952. They are divided into 24 series. The objective of the assignments was to record facts not recorded previously concerning historical Louisville with an emphasis on specific neighborhoods or institutions. Picture postcards, newspaper photographs and home-made snapshots of the localities are included in the books. Each has a map and each...
Dates: 1937-1952