Lexington Public Library records, ca. 1900-1946.

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Lexington Public Library records, ca. 1900-1946.

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This is a collection of papers relating to the Lexington, Ky. Public Library, which were gathered by Samuel M. Wilson.

.8 cubic ft. (ca. 500 pieces)

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Lexington Public Library (Lexington, Ky.)

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The Lexington Library Company (sometimes Association), was incorporated by the Kentucky state legislature in 1800. The company was formed of shareholders purchasing five-dollar shares and was the result of efforts begun in the mid-1790s to establish a collection to be used by Transylvania Seminary students. By 1800, however, the library's function was to serve the reading needs of its shareholders only. A "free" public library was authorized by the legislature in 1898 an...

Wilson, Samuel M.

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The Dudley Oil and Gas Company was first incorporated in 1903 with its main headquarters located in Wilmington, Delaware. According to its minutes, the company's purpose was to transact business "...relating to the production and sale of oil land or leases, petroleum oil or gas..." Within Kentucky, Dudley Oil and Gas focused much of its activity in Lee County and established an office in the city of Lexington. Judge Samuel M. Wilson of Lexington served as secretary to the company and collected t...