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Letter, 27 January 1919
Clara to Corporal Louis J. Discher, Co. F, 120 Infantry, 30 Division, American Expeditionary Forces.
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Louisville's Southern Exposition
The Southern Exposition, held in Louisville from 1883-1887, was driven by the city’s need to succeed in a competitive national economy. The Exposition…
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Continuity of Care: Transforming Jewish Hospital for Modern Louisville, 1945-1980
Jewish Hospital opened in 1905 as a charitable institution with a joint mission of patient care and education. Funded entirely...
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Letter from Samuel Sevey, Jr. to E. Smith, 2 February 1819
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Letter from Richard Taylor to Edmund Taylor, 15 November 1834
A letter of 15 November 1834 from Richard Taylor to Edmund Taylor describing the escape of John Taylor and an enslaved man named Toney from the…
Letter from D. McNaughtan to John Brunton, 24 March 1840
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