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  • "To Move Mountains" is a two-page typescript of Rev. Benjamin D. Berry's sermon on the Civil Rights Movement delivered on July 10, 1966 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Exterior site plans for Jasper Ward's Alice Lloyd Science Building project.

  • Page 14, Section 2 of the The Louisville Defender published on Thursday, February 11, 1965 that appears to be an ad taken out by the Mammoth Life and Insurance Company for its 50th anniversary under President Junius E. Hankins.

    Please note that the Filson Historical Society does not have insurance policy records for Mammoth Life. Requests for their insurance policy records should be made to Kemper Life Insurance Company at 1-800-777-8467.
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  • All We are Saying documentary (15 minutes, 32 seconds) directed by Rev. Al Shands, III. The film documents the March Against Death, a major anti-Vietnam War protest march and gathering that took place in Washington, DC, on November 13-15, 1969. The film includes footage of Pete Seeger leading protesters in song at the Peace Service in Washington National Cathedral.

    Rev. Alfred Rives Shands, III (1928-2021), known most often as “Al,” was an Episcopal priest, film producer, author, art collector, and philanthropist who lived in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born in Washington, D.C., and lived with his parents in North Carolina and Delaware as a child. Shands received a BA in English literature from Princeton University and a master’s in divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary, where he was ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1955. In 1967, Shands met and married Mary Norton Ballard in Washington, D.C. In 1969, Al started Alfred Shands Productions, Inc., a documentary production company which he operated until 1983. The Shands moved to Mary's hometown of Louisville in 1970.

    Credits
    (c) 1970 Alfred R. Shands
    Camera: George Voellmer, Albert Ihde, Terry Proch, Sandra Bradley
    Editor: Sandra Bradley
    Sound: Curt Wittig

    Sponsors of the film:
    Clergy and Laity Concerned about Viet Nam Inter-faith Committee
    Union of American Hebrew Congregations
    Executive Council of the Episcopal Church
    National Association of Laymen (Catholic)
    Produced with the cooperation of the Rev. Philip E. Wheaton, Director of Inter-American Communication and Action

  • Associated Press announcement of the death of Robert Worth Bingham III following a car accident.

  • The letter written from Benjamin D. Berry Jr. to his Brothers and Sisters in Christ is a one-page typescript asking the members of Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Kentucky) to begin a type of service where members meet in rotating homes to discuss non-religious topics.

  • The first of a two-part interview with Roosevelt Chin (1933-2007), a lifetime worker at the Cabbage Patch Settlement House in Louisville, Kentucky. Interview conducted by Keith Cardwell. The interview duration is one hour and thirty-four seconds. Chin describes his college years and the transition from being a full-time student to accepting a full-time leadership position at the Cabbage Patch Settlement House. Chin describes the various theatrical productions and parties that he helped organize at the Cabbage Patch. Chin describes the innerworkings of the Sewing School. Chin opines on how the changes in school bussing schedules brought about a low period for the Cabbage Patch. Chin describes the process by which Black people were integrated into the Cabbage Patch in the late 1950s. Chin describes the years of declining health in the life of the founder of the Cabbage Patch, Louise Marshall (1888-1981). Chin details the responsibilities to Miss Marshall which were put upon him and other Cabbage Patch staff members who were close to Miss Marshall during her final years. Chin describes the conflicts between board members and staff members of the Cabbage Patch after Miss Marshall became inactive in the early 1980s.

  • The second portion of an interview with Roosevelt Chin (1933-2007), a lifetime worker at the Cabbage Patch Settlement House in Louisville, Kentucky. Interview conducted by Keith Cardwell. The interview duration is one hour exactly. Contains racial slurs. Chin recounts a time when he was young and tried to walk to the Cabbage Patch, only to get lost in the city. Chin describes the Protestant founder of the Cabbage Patch, Louise Marshall (1888-1981), and recalls her lack of trust of Catholics. Chin recalls his negative experiences with Lloyd Redman (d. 2013), an athletics coach at the Cabbage Patch. Chin describes his early jobs at the Cabbage Patch and at Miss Marshall’s home, as well as his early impressions of Miss Marshall. Chin describes the conflicts between himself and other staff members, namely Charles Dietsch (1932-2020) and Jim Cooksey (d. 2015), after Miss Marshall became inactive in the early eighties. Chin discusses the establishment of a new board and the hiring of executive director Tracy Holladay at that time. Chin describes how the Cabbage Patch got its name in the early 1910s, as well as the settlement house’s connection to famous author Alan Hegan Rice (1870-1942). Chin describes the impact that the Cabbage Patch and Miss Marshall had upon himself and his entire family. Chin briefly describes the daycare and the well-baby clinic. Chin briefly details the Cabbage Patch as it existed in the 70s and the impact of the summer program director Rod Napier upon various activities at that time.

    For the first portion of the interview, see https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/7008

  • Transcript of an oral history interview with Roosevelt Chin (1933-2007) conducted by interviewer Sloane Graff in the spring of 2002. Chin discusses his parents's immigration to the United States and their lives as Chinese restaurant owners in Louisville, Kentucky. He recounts his childhood association with Cabbage Patch Settlement House and his later paid work there, beginning in 1953.

  • Newspaper of the Louisville, Kentucky, Jewish Community Center and National Council of Jewish Women's Club 60. The publication includes an article beginning on page 3 that details the youth, immigration, and subsequent settling of Jewish Frenchman Jacques Wolff (1903-1977) in the United States. Includes his service in the French army, and his personal losses to the German army and the Holocaust, after which he was able to work in wholesale business in Louisville, Kentucky. Jacques was the husband of Denise Wolff, one of the founders of Club 60.

    Pages 6-8 are missing from the original version in the Filson's collection.

  • Photograph of Robert Worth Bingham III standing at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.

  • Black and white photograph of the Jewish Community Center swimming pool in Louisville, Kentucky. People are gathered in and alongside the pool, sunbathing, swimming, and socializing.

    This item is included in the Bricks and Mortar, Soul and Heart: The Evolution of Louisville's Young Men's Hebrew Association and Jewish Community Center 1890-2022 digital exhibit at: https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/exhibits/show/ymha-jcc-louisville/dutchmans-lane-1955-present

  • Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony on 3600 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, as construction of the new Jewish Community Center begin.

    This item is included in the Bricks and Mortar, Soul and Heart: The Evolution of Louisville's Young Men's Hebrew Association and Jewish Community Center 1890-2022 digital exhibit at: https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/exhibits/show/ymha-jcc-louisville/dutchmans-lane-1955-present

  • Pauline Pearson being honored for JCC and Community work, ca. 1963, Norbert Friedman, Alex Berman, Lewis Cole, Pauline Pearson, Samuel Steinfeld, Joseph Kaplan, Morris Kling.

  • Drawing of the facade of Neighborhood House.

  • Drawings of the exterior of Portland Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Content note: some imagery and language that stereotypes Indigenous people. Brochure for the Jewish Community Center of Louisville's summer boarding camp called Camp Tall Trees in Meade County, Kentucky. The brochure explains the camp's purpose: "Camp Tall Trees offers your child an opportunity to learn how to work together with youngsters and adults, learn good sportsmanship, and make new friends. / The camp program stresses activities which normally are not available to children in the city. / Camp aims are achieved through supervised programs, including hiking, camp-craft, arts and crafts, cookouts, overnight trips, swimming, archery, sports, games, cabin activities, special programs, and horseback riding."

  • Brochure for the Jewish Community Center of Louisville's 1968 summer camps: Camp Ben F. Washer, Camp Ricarree, and Junior Camp.

  • Advertisement poster for the Jewish Community of Louisville's new summer boarding camp in Meade County, Kentucky, named Camp Ben F. Washer. The brochure explains the camp's purpose: "Camp Ben F. Washer offers your child an opportunity to learn how to work together with youngsters and adults, learn good sportsmanship, and make new friends. / The camp program stresses activities which can only be enjoyed in a rural atmosphere. / Camp aims are achieved through supervised programs, including hiking, camp crafts, arts and crafts, cookouts, overnight trips, swimming, boating, archery, sports, games, cabin activities, special programs, and horseback riding."

  • The "List of Plymouth Church Members Present at June 8 Meeting" is a one-page document of the 148 members that were present at the meeting for Plymouth Congregational Church, Louisville, Kentucky.
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