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  • https://filsonhistoricalimages.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/014pc38.jpg

    Color photograph of Helen Fay Lew (1926-2017) relaxing with her four children and their family dog Holly, a border collie. Helen and her husband Calvin (1925-2008) were married in 1949 in Seattle, Washington. The couple moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1958, when Calvin joined the faculty of the University of Louisville’s School of Medicine, where he founded the Biomedical Aging Research Program. Once their four children were grown, Helen founded the Crane House in 1987 to celebrate and share Chinese culture throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
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    Color photograph of Margaret Webb Thompson (1926-1981), standing on the left, posing next to a horse named Dandy and an unidentified woman. A granddaughter of the founder of Glenmore Distilleries, Margaret grew up as a member of Louisville’s high society. She attended Louisville Collegiate School, Mills College, and Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia. She made her debut in 1946 and was a member of the Spinsters Cotillion Club and the Junior League of Louisville. Margaret married Cincinnati doctor Ernes Lovell Becker in 1949 at the Highlands Presbyterian Church. The couple moved to Richmond, Virginia, and eventually New York. They had three children, James, Frank, and Margaret.
  • MssBA_P738_F10.pdf

    The Plymouth Settlement House Board of Directors Minutes is a 66 page document that details proceedings of the Board of Directors' meetings and Executive Board's meetings that occurred from January 26, 1967 to January 28, 1971 in Louisville, Kentucky. The document also includes two letters from the Indiana-Kentucky Conference of the United Church of Christ to the ministers of the Indiana-Kentucky Conference.
  • MssBA_P738_F09_009.pdf

    The "Plymouth Settlement House Relevance for the 70's" is a 61-page booklet that details the policies and objectives of a settlement house operated by Plymouth Congregational Church in the Russell neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. The booklet also describes the services, programs and organizations for children and their families and senior citizens, summer camps, financial and governmental aid, sports and recreation, and education. The estimated budget for many of the programs and church are documented.
  • MssBA_P738_F08_026.pdf

    The proposed program is a two-page typescript, themed "A Thrust That's New for '72!" for Plymouth Congregational Church in the Russell neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. The program intends to reactivate all inactive members, add 50 or more new members, develop a broad program for the church youth, establish a system of visitation for inactive members, organize a year-round stewardship program, build a community outreach program, and appoint a Task Force to help coordinate the program.
  • MssBA_P738_F08_017.pdf

    The annals of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, Louisville, Kentucky, is a six-page typescript recording the events of the church and its members from December 1969 to November 30th, 1970.
  • MssBA_P738_F08_030.pdf

    The 1973 Proposed Slate of the Plymouth Congregational Church is a list of the proposed candidates for election from the annual meeting held on December 13, 1972, in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • MssBA_P738_F08_023.pdf

    The "Summary of Suggestions made by members of Plymouth Church at a workshop on March 27, 1971" is a three-page typescript depicting the wants of the members under the following topics: stimulating greater involvement of current members, reactivating inactive members, and bringing in new members.
  • MssBA_P738_F06_001.pdf

    The Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ Centennial Year book is a 70-page volume documenting the history of the historically Black church and centennial celebration in the Russell neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. The book includes pictures and descriptions of the current and former members and leadership of the church, individual committees and their members, and organizations and photos of participants. Former politicians and national church leadership's letters are included, congratulating the Plymouth on its centennial year. The book narrates the community involvement of the members, music, contributions (both individual and collective), and stained glass windows. The book ends with advertisements and congratulatory notes from local businesses and organizations.
  • MssAR_W259_015AR3_f33_1975_037.jpg

    Various details for the recital hall, audio/visual room, and other equipment for for Jasper Ward's recital and music building project at the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • MssAR_W259_015AR3_f33_1975_034.jpg

    Room finish and door schedules for Jasper Ward's recital and music building project at the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • MssAR_W259_015AR3_f33_1975_027.jpg

    Section, elevation, and details drawings of various interior locations for Jasper Ward's recital and music building project at the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • MssAR_W259_015AR3_f33_1975_011.jpg

    Elevation and section drawings for Jasper Ward's recital and music building project at the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • MssAR_W259_015AR3_f33_1975_003.jpg

    Topographical drawings of the site and site plans for Jasper Ward's recital and music building project at the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • MssAR_W259_015AR3_f33_1975_043.jpg

    Section and detail drawings for Jasper Ward's recital and music building project at the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • MssAR_W259_015AR3_f33_1975_001.jpg

    Aerial drawings of the Kentucky School for the Blind campus in Louisville, Kentucky. These drawings are part of Jasper Ward's work on the recital hall and music building.
  • ALCScienceBuilding_006.jpg

    Elevation drawings of Jasper Ward's Alice Lloyd Science Building project.
  • ALCScienceBuilding_02_04_42.pdf

    Undated description of Jasper Ward's Alice Lloyd Science Building project on a brochure and reports from February 1968 planning meetings.
  • MssAR_G878_015AR3_bx9_r119_001.jpg

    Architectural drawings of the Miles Residence in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • 021PC1_JCC Orchestra Rehearsal ca. 1975.jpg

    Rehearsal of the Jewish Community Center Orchestra, circa 1975
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