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A map of the State of Kentucky and the Tennessee Government, 1796

Map published in Jedidiah Morse's American universal geography. Shows rivers, creeks, towns, forts, Indian boundaries, and the southern boundary of a…

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Violins of Hope in the Ohio Valley

In October 2019, the Filson Historical Society joined with 30 community partners and venues to host a two-week visit in...

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Ivey Watkins Cousins Negative Collection

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Ivey W. Cousins, a native of Danville, Va., retired as a leaf tobacco buyer and dealer in 1944 and moved to Louisville, Ky. While living in his…

The Filson Historical Society's Digital Projects highlight digitized and born-digital materials from the Filson's collections.

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Committee for a Jewish Army letter to Tom Wallace, May 14, 1943

Letter from the Committee for a Jewish Army of Stateless and Palestinian Jews to Louisville Times Editor Tom Wallace. The letter is signed by S.…

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New Zionist Organization of America letter to Tom Wallace, May 4, 1945

The first page of this document is a letter date May 4, 1945, from Col. Morris J. Mendelsohn to Louisville Times editor Tom Wallace. Mendelsohn…

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Hebrew Committee of National Liberation

Letter from the Hebrew Committee of National Liberation to Louisville Times Editor Tom Wallace. The letter is signed by Secretary General S. Merlin.…

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The Bulletin, November 1941

The November 1941, vol. 19, no. 19 issue of The Bulletin, a World War II era newsletter of the Louisville Section of the National Council of Jewish…

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The Bulletin, February 1942

The February 1942, vol. 20, no. 20 issue of The Bulletin, a World War II era newsletter of the Louisville Section of the National Council of Jewish…

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The Bulletin, April 1941

The April 1941, vol. 18, no. 18 issue of The Bulletin, a World War II era newsletter of the Louisville Section of the National Council of Jewish Women…

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