Briney, Melville Otter, 1899-1986

Columnist for the Louisville Times and author.

From the description of Melville Otter Briney : papers, 1858-1948. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46737468

From the description of Melville Otter Briney : miscellaneous papers, 1958. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46737466

Melville Otter Briney was a Louisville author and columnist for the Louisville Times. Her weekly column, "Old Louisville," recounted stories of people, events, and places in Louisville history and often drew upon memories of her childhood on St. James Court. Her husband, Russell Briney, was a reporter for the Courier-journal.

From the description of Photograph collection, ca. 1890-ca. 1979. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46737469

Melville Wortham Otter Briney, born in Louisville in 1899 to one of the city's most prominent families, was a columnist for the Louisville Times from 1949-1962. As a writer, Briney's columns focused on reflections of Old Louisville from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Relying on her memories and the papers of her maternal grandparents, Briney's wrote on topics such as Christmas traditions, the Cyclone of 1890, and her grandmother's travels in Europe. She died in Louisville in 1986.

From the description of Melville Otter Briney papers, 1855-1986. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 70900924