Finding aid prepared by Greg Seltzer
Bowmar family papers
1866-1934
University of Kentucky Special Collections
The collection is arranged by material type. The correspondence has been arranged chronologically within the folder with undated items coming at the end of the folder.
Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
56M297 : [identification of item], Bowmar family papers, 1866-1934, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
0.45 Cubic feet
1 box
Bowmar family.
The Bowmar family papers consist of correspondence, records, and legal documents relating to the Woodford Sun Company and the Woodford Sun newspaper in Versailles, Kentucky.
The Bowmar family owned the Woodford Sun newspaper from the late-1870s until 1942. The newspaper was based in Versailles, Kentucky, and was a consolidation of two other papers, the Woodford Weekly and the Midway Sun. Those two papers were consolidated by Reverend Benjamin Deering, who briefly owned the Woodford Weekly in the 1870s.
The Bowmar family papers consist of correspondence, records, and legal documents relating to the Woodford Sun Company and the Woodford Sun newspaper in Versailles, Kentucky. Members of the Bowmar family involved with the Woodford Sun Company included A.A. Bowmar, D.M. Bowmar, and Marie Bowmar. Also included are a book of a child's drawings and some wedding announcements.