R.C. Ballard Thruston : papers, 1885-1945.

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R.C. Ballard Thruston : papers, 1885-1945.

Papers include correspondence, 1929-1942, regarding the Ballard and Ballard Co.; letters of Frances Thruston Ballard discussing family and routine matters; notes about early Jefferson County courthouses, marriages, and census; abstracts of marriage laws in Hening's Statutes of Virginia; and a notebook containing the history of the Ballard Mills. Also include are Thruston's 10 May-23 July 1873 travel journal kept while touring Europe; and 13 Jan.-25 Apr. 1920 journal kept while touring Japan, China, and Manila.

0.5 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7605430

The Filson Historical Society

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Thruston, R. C. Ballard

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Louisville geological engineer, researcher, historian, collector, and president and benefactor of The Filson Club. From the description of Correspondence, 1940-1942. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49324775 From the description of R.C. Ballard Thruston : papers, 1885-1945. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49324781 From the description of Report, [18--?]. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49324782 ...

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...

Ballard, Frances, 1826-1896.

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Bloom, Isadore Nathan.

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Ballard, Andrew Jackson, 1815-1885.

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Louisville lawyer, Kentucky state legislator, and U.S. circuit and district court clerk. From the description of Andrew Jackson Ballard : Papers, 1848-1896. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46719441 ...

Ballard and Ballard Co. (Louisville, Ky.)

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