Papers, 1924-1952.

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Papers, 1924-1952.

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Correspondence spans 1942-1943. April 1942 letters are from Walton to her husband, Russell T. Walton, who is in the U.S. military during World War II. They deal with marriage plans, family, and friends. August 1942 through 1943 letters from Arthur E. Hopkins to Walton are of primary importance and focus on national politics, the Republican Party, the New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie, Kentucky politics, Happy Chandler, Wilson W. Wyatt, World War II, and Mexico. Other items include military documents, cards, photographs, newspaper clippings, a 1924 program from the 150th anniversary celebration of the founding of Kentucky, and Russell Walton's will.

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