English family papers, 1884-1986 1893-1986 (bulk dates).

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English family papers, 1884-1986 1893-1986 (bulk dates).

These are the papers of folk singer and actor, Logan Eberhardt English, his father, Logan B. English, and grandfather, Frederick W. Eberhardt, both Baptist clergymen. English was commissioned by the Actor's Theatre of Louisville (Ky.) to write a play about Kentucky emancipationist, Cassius M. Clay. His unfinished typescripts of drafts and revisions are in the collection.

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Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903

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Cassius Marcellus Clay was born to Sally Lewis and Green Clay, one of the wealthiest planters and slaveholders in Kentucky, who became a prominent politician. He was one of six children who survived to adulthood, of seven born. Clay was a member of a large and influential political family. His older brother Brutus J. Clay became a politician at the state and federal levels. They were cousins of both Kentucky politician Henry Clay and Alabama governor Clement Comer Clay. Cassius' sister Elizab...

Eberhardt, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1864-1951

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English, Woodson, 1845-1915.

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English, Logan Berry, 1882-1962.

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English family.

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Folk singer, poet and actor, Logan Eberhardt English was born in Paris, Ky. and lived in Bourbon County. His father, a well-known civic leader and Baptist minister, was Logan B. English. His maternal grandfather was Frederick W. Eberhardt, also a Baptist clergyman. Logan E. English attended Georgetown College and Yale University Drama School. He is noted for composing and performing folk songs, and for his poetry. From the description of English family papers, 1884-1986 1893-1986 (bu...

Larue family.

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