Browse Collections (85 total)
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Women's Suffrage
Materials from the Filson's collections concerning the United States Women's Suffrage movement.
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Kentucky Whiskey Jug Collection
Today food can be stored and transported in a wide variety of plastic and glass containers. In the 18th and 19th centuries, however, options were…
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World War I Posters, 1917-1919
Seven days after America entered the war, President Woodrow Wilson issued Executive Order 2594, creating the Committee on Public Information. Led by…
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Camp Zachary Taylor Collection
In 1917, nearly three thousand acres of farmland and open fields outside of the city of Louisville, Kentucky were transformed into an active military…
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William Hession Photograph Collection, 1946-1959
These images are from a collection of photos donated to the Filson that in part document areas of Louisville, Kentucky, razed by urban renewal. They…
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Stow Family Photograph Collection, 1850-1910
This small photographic collection documents the family of Uzziel Hayward Stow (1809-1890) and Catharine Manser Stow (1811-1899) of Switzerland…
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Kentucky COVID-19 Poster Project, 2020
The Kentucky COVID-19 Poster Project at the Filson Historical Society was inspired by the COVID-19 Poster Project, a bold and innovative collecting…
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The Sanders-Bullitt Family Papers
A reworking of the Bullitt family papers to highlight the people enslaved by the Bullitt family on the Oxmoor plantation and the Cottonwood plantation…
Contributors: Johansen, Emma
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Helen Humes Papers and Photographs, 1940s-1980s
This collection consists of material related to the career and personal life of Louisville jazz and blues singer Helen Humes. Professional material…
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First American West, 1750-1820
Drawing from many historical collections at the Filson Historical Society, First American West incorporates maps, diaries, letters, ledgers, and…
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Grossman Chapman Klarer Architects Inc. Architectural Drawings
The digital collection features records of Grossman Chapman Klarer Architects Inc.'s projects that won Kentucky Society of Architects (AIA Kentucky)…
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Museum Collection
The collection consists of digitized artifacts and artwork from the Filson Historical Society's Museum Collection.
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Samuel Plato Collection
Samuel Plato (1882-1957) was a prominent African-American architect and builder. He designed and built a wide variety of buildings including Greek…
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Jewish Community of Louisville Photograph Collection
This collection consists of photographs relating to the Jewish community of Louisville, Kentucky. Most of the photographs document activities, events,…
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Exhibit records
Graphics and other materials created by Filson Historical Society staff in the process of curating exhibitions.