xt71rn30375r https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt71rn30375r/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt71rn30375r/data/87m16.dao.xml unknown 1878-1985 0.4 Cubic feet 1 box The Spencer family papers contain diplomas, certificates, printed materials and photographs of the family and descendants of Kentuckian Benjamin F. Spencer. 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. Spencer family papers African American business enterprises African Americans--Education. African Americans--Kentucky--History Educators. Spencer family papers text Spencer family papers 1878 1878-1985 2012 true xt71rn30375r collection true 87m16 
     
         87m16 
         
             
                 Spencer family papers, 1878-1981
                     87M16 
                 
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                 University of Kentucky Special Collections 
                 
                     Special Collections 
                     Margaret I. King Building, North 
                     Lexington, KY, 40506-0039 
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                     SCLREF@LSV.UKY.EDU 
                 
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             Spencer family papers 
             87M16 
             
                 University of Kentucky Special Collections 
             
             
                 
             
             
                 0.4 Cubic feet 
                 1 box 
             
             1878-1985 
             The Spencer family papers contain diplomas, certificates, printed materials and photographs of the family and descendants of Kentuckian Benjamin F. Spencer. 
         
         
             Conditions Governing Access note 
             Collection is open for research. 
         
         
             Conditions Governing Use note 
             Copyright has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. 
         
         
             Preferred Citation note 
             [Identification of item], Spencer family papers, 1878-1986, 87M16, Special Collections, University of Kentucky Libraries. 
         
         
             Immediate Source of Acquisition note 
             Gift, 1986. 
         
         
             Biographical note 
             Spencer family patriarch, Benjamin F. Spencer (born in 1854) was born a slave in Kentucky. He was taught to read along with his master's son. After emancipation, Spencer became what is believed to be the first African American to be granted a teaching certificate in what had been a slave state. After teaching for six years, Spencer left that profession and opened a boot shop in Frankfort, Kentucky. This enterprise was maintained by Spencer family descendants into the 20th century. The Spencer family has continued the tradition of academic pursuits established by Benjamin Spencer. 
         
         
             Scope and Contents note 
             The Spencer family papers contain diplomas, certificates, printed materials and photographs of the family and descendants of Kentuckian Benjamin F. Spencer. The original certificate, signed and dated in Scott County, Kentucky in 1878 is among the Spencer family papers. There is one original albumen print photograph (circa 1880) and several other family photographs of Benjamin F. Spencer, the family boot shop, and his descendants. A clipping from the DETROIT FREE PRESS (1963) provides a history of the family. 
         
         
             Arrangement note 
             Collection is arranged by format. 
         
         
             Spencer family. 
             Spencer, Benjamin F., 1854-? 
             African American business enterprises 
             African Americans--Education. 
             African Americans--Kentucky--History 
             Educators. 
             Frankfort (Ky.) 
             Scott County (Ky.)--History. 
             Shoe stores 
         
         
             
                 
                     Photographs 
                     I. 
                     1900s-1980s 
                 
                 
                     
                         Ben F. Spencer Jr., in the shoe shop, seated on the stool. Original and reproduction. 
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                         1 
                         1 and 9 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Sue Spencer's grandmother, Mammie. Reproduction. 
                         1 
                         1 
                         2 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Benjamin F. Spencer III in the shoe shop, on the left. Reproduction. 
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                         1 
                         3 and 10 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Group portrait of seven African American women and one Caucasian man, unidentified. Reproduction. 
                         1 
                         1 
                         4 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Four men working in the shoe shop. 
                         1 
                         1 
                         5 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Portrait of Julia Spencer. 
                         1 
                         1 
                         11 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Portrait of Benjamin F. Spencer and his wife, Sue. 
                         1 
                         1 
                         12 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Portrait of John Carol Spencer. 
                         1 
                         2 
                         13 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Portrait of John Murphy Spencer. 
                         1 
                         2 
                         14 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Portrait of Anna Mary Wolfe. 
                         1 
                         2 
                         15 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Portrait of Robert Keith Stone. 
                         1 
                         2 
                         16 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Portrait of Michael Spencer. 
                         1 
                         2 
                         17 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Portrait of Debora Allen Million. 
                         1 
                         2 
                         18 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Portrait of William H. Stone. 
                         1 
                         2 
                         19 
                     
                 
             
             
                 
                     Papers 
                     II. 
                     1878-1985 
                 
                 
                     
                         Teacher's Certificate for Ben F. Spencer, Scott County. Colored Common School. Original and reproductions. 
                         1 
                         1 
                         6-7 
                         1878 March 16 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Teacher's Grade Certificate for Julia M. Spencer, Frankfort Colored Public School, Franklin County, Kentucky. 
                         1 
                         1 
                         8 
                         1902 July 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Certificates (photocopies). 
                         1 
                         3 
                         20-30 
                     
                 
                 
                     
                         Transcript of an oral history interview with John C. Spencer of Detroit, Michigan. Spencer Family History. 
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                         4 
                         31