xt71ns0kt87q https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt71ns0kt87q/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt71ns0kt87q/data/2008ms007.dao.xml Fitch, Frank 1867-1873 0.25 Cubic feet The Frank Fitch Notebooks span from 1867 through 1873. During this period Frank Fitch, along with his brother Fred, built a furnace in Estill County Kentucky. The seven notebooks in this collection serve as documentation of the construction of that furnace. collections English University of Kentucky This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed.  Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically.  Physical rights are retained by the owning repository.  Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws.  For information about permissions to reproduce or publish, contact the Special Collections Research Center. Frank Fitch Notebooks Engineering--Kentucky. Engineers--Kentucky. Iron foundries--Kentucky--Estill County. Iron industry and trade--Kentucky--Bath County. Notebooks--United States Frank Fitch Notebooks text Frank Fitch Notebooks 1867 1867-1873 2013 true xt71ns0kt87q collection true 2008ms007 
     
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 Frank Fitch Notebooks		 2008ms007 
 
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 Frank Fitch Notebooks  1867-1873 
 
 
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 Frank Fitch Notebooks 
 
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                     The Frank Fitch Notebooks span from 1867 through 1873. During this period Frank Fitch, along with his brother Fred, built a furnace in Estill County Kentucky. The seven notebooks in this collection serve as documentation of the construction of that furnace. 
 
 Fitch, Frank 
 
 1867-1873 
 
 In operation from 1869 through 1874, Fitchburg Furnace of Estill County Kentukcy was designed by Frank Fitch, constructed by Sam Worthley, and financed by a group of New England businessmen. Fitchburg's twin furnaces, Chandler and Blackstone, were named for two of the project's investors. One of three iron furnaces in Estill County, and one of dozens in the larger Hanging Rock region of northeast Kentucky and southeast Ohio, Fitchburg Furnace produced railroad wheels and rails. During its 1868 construction a town of 2,000 developed around Fitchburg Furnace, but when the Furnace ceased operations in 1874 the town slowly dissipated. 
 Andy Mead "All About the Fitchburg Furnace" The Lexington Herald Leader, August 10, 2009, http://www.kentucky.com/2009/08/10/889103/historic-furnace-to-get-stimulus.html 
 
 
 The Frank Fitch Notebooks consist of seven notebooks spanning from 1867 through 1873. These document the construction of the furnace Frank Fitch built with his brother, Fred. They include rough sketches of the furnace, maps of the area around the furnace, lists of supplies, and financial information. The collection also contains several pieces of ephemera as well as materials from an exhibit about Frank Fitch and the furnace. 
 
 
 
 Collection is open to researchers by appointment. 
 
 
 2008ms007: [identification of item], Frank Fitch notebooks, University of Kentucky Archives. 
 
 
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 The intellectual rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections. 
 
 
 
 Engineering--Kentucky. 
 Engineers--Kentucky. 
 Iron foundries--Kentucky--Estill County. 
 Iron industry and trade--Kentucky--Bath County. 
 Notebooks--United States 
 
 
 
 
 Notebook 
 
 1 
 1 
 1867 
 
 
 
 Notebook 
 
 1 
 2 
 1868 
 
 Scope and Contents note 
 The 1868 Frank Fitch notebook suffered damage and is now being housed in two parts. This is the first of those two parts. 
 
 
 
 
 Notebook 
 
 1 
 3 
 1868 
 
 Scope and Contents note 
 The 1868 suffered damage and is now housed in two parts. This is the second of those two parts 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 4 
 Notebook 
 
 1870 
 
 
 
 1 
 5 
 Notebook 
 
 1871 
 
 
 
 1 
 6 
 Notebook 
 
 1872 
 
 
 
 1 
 7 
 Notebook 
 
 1872-1873 
 
 
 
 1 
 8 
 Diary From Brierfield, Alabama 
 
 1904 
 
 
 
 1 
 9 
 Materials from Exhibit on Frank Fitch and Fitch Furnace 
 
 
 
 
 2008 
 
 
 
 2 
 1 
 Pocket Book of Mechanics and Engineering 
 
 1866 
 
 
 
 2 
 2 
 Ledger Book 
 
 1901-1930 
 
 
 
 2 
 4-6 
 Copies of the Fitch Family Scrapbook on cd 
 
 undated 
 
 
 
 2 
 7 
 Scanned images used for exhibit on Frank Fitch and Fitch Furnace 
 
 undated 
 
 
 
 3 
 1 
 Magnifying Glass 
 
 undated 
 
 
 
 3 
 2 
 Magnifying Glass 
 
 undated