Arthur Younger Ford papers, 1868-1937.

Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.)

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Democratic Party (Ky.)

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Campaign officials In 1920 Mrs. Mary Shelby Wilson chaired the Kentucky Women's Democratic Convention and was president of the National Democratic Victory Club of Lexington. Judge Samuel M. Wilson began his political career supporting William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson, but he was most active in the elections of 1920 and 1924 as state campaign chairman. Subsequently he was less active in the campaigns of Al Smith and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. From the...

Beckham, John Crepps Wickliffe, 1869-1940

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Governor of Kentucky, U.S. senator, educator. From the description of Letter, 1904. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34122343 J.C.W. Beckham served the Commonwealth of Kentucky as governor from 1900-1906, being elected by special session and then serving a full term. In 1915, he was elected as United States Senator and served in this capacity until 1921, when he lost his reelection bid. From the description of J.C.W. Beckham letter : 1918. (Kentucky...

Bradley, William O. (William O'Connell), 1847-1914.

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Smith, Milton Hannibal, 1836-1921.

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Lillard, Ephraim Thomas, 1847-1921.

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Woodson, Urey, 1859-1939

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Newspaperman, politician. Woodson was born in Madisonville, Ky. He had a long and varied dual career in newspaper publishing and in politics. He was editor and publisher of the OWENSBORO MESSENGER from 1888 to 1929, when he "retired" from the newspaper business. He was very active in the Democratic Party at both the state and national levels for an even longer period of time. He actively supported the careers of William Jennings Bryan, William Goebel and Alben Barkley in...

Fairleigh, David W., d. 1924.

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Ford, Arthur Younger, 1861-1926.

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Arthur Younger Ford, a graduate of Brown University, was the seventh president of the University of Louisville. He was the University's first full-time president from 1914 until his death in 1926. Among Ford's accomplishments as president were acquiring Belknap Campus and securing the Louisville City Hospital as a teaching clinic for the Medical Department. Prior to his work at the University of Louisville he was employed as a journalist, first for the Kentucky Inquirer (1884-1889), and then as ...

Johnston, J. Stoddard (Josiah Stoddard), 1833-1913

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Josiah Stoddard Johnston, lawyer, journalist, and political figure was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Feb. 10, 1833. After the death of his parents, Johnston moved with his brothers to Kentucky to live with relatives. Upon receiving his law degree from Yale, he moved to Arkansas where he became a successful cotton farmer. He returned to Kentucky in 1859, settling in Scott County to farm. During the Civil War, Johnston became a distinguished officer in the Confederate Army. After the war, he ...

Goebel, William, 1856-1900

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Kentucky lawyer, politician and governor. From the description of William Goebel Assassination : records, 1900. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49234335 From the description of William Goebel assassination records, 1900. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49234334 ...

Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904

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William Campbell Preston Breckinridge was a Confederate Colonel and later a representative to the Kentucky legislature. From the description of Broadside, 1862 July 17. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49342682 Lawyer and editor of Lexington, Kentucky. Confederate soldier and United States congressman. From the description of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge : papers, 1884-1888. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49419...

Filson Club

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Historical society and independent research library in Louisville, Kentucky. From the description of Scrapbook, ca. 1890. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49221709 Historical society and independent research library of Louisville, Kentucky. From the description of Tornado of 1890 accounts, 1890. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49221710 Historical society and independent research library. From the des...

Thompson, P. B. (Philip Burton), 1845-1909

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Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

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Willson was Mayor of Louisville and practiced law with John Marshall Harlan. From the description of Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931 1872 September 5 Letter. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49223976 Louisville lawyer, and governor of Ky., 1907-1911. From the description of Augustus Everett Willson : papers, 1865-1921. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49479318 Augustus E. Willson was governor of Kentucky bet...

Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914

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American poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Louisville, to Miss Greene, 1914 Nov. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129671 From the description of The Vikings : autograph poem signed, 1886 Aug. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270135829 Poet and author of Louisville, Kentucky. From the description of Madison Julius Cawein : miscellaneous papers, 1889-1916. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46764382 ...

Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson, b. 1834.

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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company

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The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company was a railroad that served the southeastern part of the United States. From the description of Employee Pass, 1899 March 4. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49251564 Chartered in 1850 and also known as the L & N Railroad and Old Reliable. It was a small regional railroad until after the Civil War when it underwent expansion into a major Midwestern and Southern area railroad stretching from Louisville, to ...

Blackburn, Joseph C. S. (Joseph Clay Stiles), 1838-1918

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Lawyer, politician, U.S. senator and governor of the Panama Canal Zone. From the description of Joseph C.S. Blackburn : papers, 1875-1898. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46726237 Blackburn was an American politician who served in the United States Senate. From the description of Letter, 1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80814187 ...

Ballard, Charles Thruston, 1850-1918.

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Powers, Caleb, 1869-1932

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Congressman, legislator, statesman. Caleb Powers was born near Williamsburg in Whitley County, Kentucky, on February 1, 1869. He attended several public schools in Kentucky, including Union College in Barbourville, the University of Kentucky in Lexington, and Centre College in Danville. He eventually graduated from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. After attending West Point from 1890-1891, Powers studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1894. He served as ...

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...

McCreary, James B. (James Bennett), 1838-1918

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James Bennett McCreary (July 8, 1838 - October 8, 1918) was born in Richmond, Kentucky, the son of Dr. Edmund R. and Sabrina (Bennett) McCreary. During the Civil War, McCreary served with John Hunt Morgan in the 11th Kentucky Cavalry. He served as Governor of Kentucky from 1875-1879 and 1911-1915. He served in the US House of Representatives from 1884-1897. He also served in the US Senate 1903-1909. In 1914, McCreary ran for the US Senate, but lost. He died in Richmond in 1918. From ...

Mildred J. Hill

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Barr, John Watson, 1826-1907.

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Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921

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Journalist, author, and politician. From the description of Papers of Henry Watterson, 1857-1983, (bulk 1882-1921). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071676 American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Louisville, KY, to Hon. D. A. Wells, 1887 Oct. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270660897 Watterson was the editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal. From the description of Autograph letters signed from Henry Watters...

Lindsay, Daniel Weisiger, b. 1835.

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Marshall, John, 1855-1925

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Chemist; Dean of Faculty of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania (1892-1902). From the description of Letter : Philadelphia, 1896 January 23, to Dr. English. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122384392 ...