Lexington Public Library Lexington miscellany collection, 1800-1943.

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...

Williams, William

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Leavy, Samuel.

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Leavy, John F.

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Bradford, Daniel, 1787-1851

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McMurtry, John, 1939-....

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Trotter, James

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Pettit, Katherine, 1868-1936

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Biographical note: Katherine Pettit was born in Fayette County, Kentucky and attended the Sayre School in Lexington from 1885 to 1887. In 1902 she established the Hindman Settlement School in Knott County, Kentucky with her colleague, May Stone. In 1913 Pettit founded the Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County. From the description of Papers, 1902-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917741 ...

Williams, T. W. (Thomas W.), -1931

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Whaling merchant, of New London, Conn. From the description of Data Book, 1815-1846. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 70953351 Thomas W. Williams was a merchant in New London, Connecticut, in the early 19th century. From the description of Thomas W. Williams papers, 1800-1835. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122598103 ...

Scott, R. B. Y. (Robert Balgarnie Young), 1899-

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Drawings made by Robert Scott based on photographs taken by Ray Wimberly. From the description of Brownsville, Texas Prints 1970. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 466172235 Robert Scott was a farmer at Oak Hill, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pa. From the description of Robert Scott account book, 1865-1870. (Millersville University Library). WorldCat record id: 50849826 Epithet: Dean of Rochester British Librar...

Clay, John M., Mrs.

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Barr, Thomas C., Jr., 1931-2011

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Elkhorn Canal Co.

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Leavy, William A., 1796-1877?

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Biographical note: William A. Leavy was the son of early Lexington, Kentucky storekeeper, William Leavy (1755-1831). Following education at Transylvania University's grammar school and academy (1803-1811), Leavy entered into his father's dry goods business. He served as a member of the Transylvania Board of Trustees for various terms between 1821 and 1838. In 1873 he wrote a history entitled "A Memoir of Lexington and its Vicinity," comprised of his remiminscences of the city's early development...

Transylvania Seminary

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Todd, Lyman Beecher.

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