Dudley family : papers, 1861-1971.

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Dudley family : papers, 1861-1971.

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Papers include family letters written by Joseph and Charles Dudley while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, by Carrie Dudley Ewen while traveling in Europe in 1927-1928, letters regarding Bruce Dudley's career as sports editor for the Courier-Journal and president of the Louisville Baseball Club and Louisville Colonels; three diaries and a scrapbook kept by Lula Kenner Dudley; Civil War muster rolls and army records; Grand Army of the Republic records; and a memoir of slavery days.

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The Filson Historical Society

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