Stuart Butler Papers, 1966-2006.

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Stuart Butler Papers, 1966-2006.

Includes organizational records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera related primarily to Stuart Butler's interests in caving and environmental activism. The collection includes maps, guides, and information related to caving in and around Kentucky, and the records of a number of area environmental organizations, including the Cumberland Chapter of the Sierra Club and the Buckley Hills Audubon Society. The collection also contains records from Butler's non-environmental or caving activities, including work for Habitat for Humanity and Woodford County Civil Defense.

6 cubic feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7562322

The Filson Historical Society

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National Speleological Society.

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Fruit of the Loom (Firm)

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Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980

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Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and professor of law. From the description of William O. Douglas papers, 1801-1980 (bulk 1923-1975). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068743 William O. Douglas was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. His nearly thirty-seven year tenure as a Supreme Court justice was the longest in the history of the court. From the guide to ...

Sierra Club. Cumberland Chapter

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Butler, Stuart, 1931-2006

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Born in Middleboro, Massachusetts in 1931, Stuart Butler moved to Versailles, Kentucky in 1958, where he spent the rest of his life. Although he was employed as an engineer by Texas Instruments until 1991, Butler was also an avid caver and environmental activist. As a member of a local caving "grotto," Butler led countless trips into caves across Kentucky, including a number of exploratory expeditions for state and local governments, aimed at a better understanding of the region's karst landscap...