Browse Collections (107 total)
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B’nai B’rith. Louisville Lodge No. 14 (Louisville, Ky.) Records, 1860-1921
View the items in B’nai B’rith. Louisville Lodge No. 14 (Louisville, Ky.) Records, 1860-1921Collection consists of early organizational records of two Jewish fraternal lodges in Louisville, both independent orders of B’nai B’rith: the Har…
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Geneva H. Bell Textile Collection, circa 1960-1980s
View the items in Geneva H. Bell Textile Collection, circa 1960-1980sThe textiles of Geneva Howard Bell (1905-2013) became a part of The Filson’s museum collection in mid-2015. Geneva was the wife of Dr. Jesse B. Bell,…
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Henry Clay letters, 1797-1851
View the items in Henry Clay letters, 1797-1851Henry Clay was one of Kentucky's most prominent political figures. He was born in Virginia in 1777 but moved to Lexington, Kentucky to practice law in…
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Ethel and William Clemons Oral Histories
View the items in Ethel and William Clemons Oral HistoriesOral history interviews with Ethel Clemons and William Clemons, a married Black couple, conducted by Teresa C. Klasen at the Clemons's home in…
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Ivey Watkins Cousins Negative Collection
View the items in Ivey Watkins Cousins Negative CollectionIvey 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…
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D. X. Murphy & Bro. Architectural Collection, 1854–1949
View the items in D. X. Murphy & Bro. Architectural Collection, 1854–1949D. X. Murphy & Bro., Architects was a Louisville architectural firm. It grew out of the firm of architect Henry Whitestone, an Irish immigrant best…
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Discher Family Papers, 1917-1921
View the items in Discher Family Papers, 1917-1921Papers are primarily composed of family letters to Louis Discher, a soldier serving in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. The…
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Edwin H. Ferguson Residence Architectural Collection, 1902
View the items in Edwin H. Ferguson Residence Architectural Collection, 1902Edwin Hite Ferguson (1852-1924) was a Louisville industrialist who made his fortune in the cottonseed oil business. His company, the Kentucky Refining…
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Carrie Douglas Dudley Ewen Paper Doll Collection
View the items in Carrie Douglas Dudley Ewen Paper Doll CollectionThis unique collection of hand drawn and painted paper dolls was created by Kentucky artist Carrie Douglas Dudley Ewen. Ewen was born in Flemingsburg,…
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Edwin Finch: The World at War, circa 1943
View the items in Edwin Finch: The World at War, circa 1943Among the Filson’s cartoon collections, the World War II era is best documented in the work of Edwin Finch. Finch was born in 1895 in Norwood, Ohio…
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Fontaine Talbot Fox III Sketches and Photographs, ca. 1890-1950
View the items in Fontaine Talbot Fox III Sketches and Photographs, ca. 1890-1950Fontaine Talbot Fox III, creator of the famous Toonerville Trolley, was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1884. He started his career as a reporter for…
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Frank B. Russell Scrapbook, 1870-1977
View the items in Frank B. Russell Scrapbook, 1870-1977On August 7, 1895 Lilian M. Stitzel married Frank B. Russell. Lilian, born in 1873, was the daughter of Philip Stitzel, who, in 1910, sold a…
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Stratton O. Hammon Architectural Collection, 1929-1996
View the items in Stratton O. Hammon Architectural Collection, 1929-1996Stratton Owen Hammon (1904-1997) was a Louisville architect who gained national recognition after starting his own business in 1929.
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Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company Collections
View the items in Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company CollectionsMammoth Life and Accident Insurance, Co. (1915-1992) was one of the largest Black-owned and operated companies in Kentucky's history. Four individuals…
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Bourbon labels, 1850s, 1934-1949
View the items in Bourbon labels, 1850s, 1934-1949Selection of bourbon bottle labels from two collections.
Henry Miller Scrapbook, 1850s (Mss. M647a): A scrapbook of samples of engravings used by… -
Jasper D. Ward Architectural Drawings
View the items in Jasper D. Ward Architectural DrawingsThe digital collection features records of Jasper D. Ward's projects that won AIA Kentucky awards.Detailed floor plans of extant public buildings were…
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Jewish Family and Career Services interviews, 2001-2018
View the items in Jewish Family and Career Services interviews, 2001-2018Summaries of 206 interviews with Jewish community members in Louisville, Kentucky, conducted by Jewish Family and Career Services volunteers.…
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Jewish Hospital (Louisville, Ky.) Records, 1905-2008
View the items in Jewish Hospital (Louisville, Ky.) Records, 1905-2008The collection consists of the records of Jewish Hospital, which opened in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1905. The papers, dating from 1905 to 2008,…
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Wyncie King Caricatures, ca. 1920
View the items in Wyncie King Caricatures, ca. 1920Wyncie King was a noted caricaturist and political cartoonist of the early 20th century. Born in Covington, Georgia in 1884, King got his start in…
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Walter H. Kiser Drawings Collection, circa 1934–1942
View the items in Walter H. Kiser Drawings Collection, circa 1934–1942Walter H. Kiser (1902-1980) was an artist born in New Albany, Indiana. After graduating from New Albany High School, he was awarded a scholarship at…