John Wilson Townsend papers, 1808-1915, 1908-1936
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- John Wilson Townsend papers, 1808-1915, 1908-1936
- Creator
- Townsend, John Wilson, 1885-1968.
- Extent
- 1M53M120: 1 volume (42 leaves), 1M54M51: 1 volume, 1VF63M160: 28 pieces, 1M73M3: 200 leaves, 1F50M-55: 1 reel
- Subjects
- Allen, James Lane, 1849-1925.
- Barbour, Ambrose, 1822-1852.
- Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury), 1876-1944.
- Solomon, William, 1775-1854.
- Townsend, John Wilson, 1885-1968.
- Historians.
- Lexington (Ky.)--History.
- Kentucky--History.
- Scrapbooks
- Arrangement
- Organization is by accession number. Arrangement varies within accessions.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Historian. John Wilson Townsend graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1906. Soon after he began writing books and articles about Kentucky history. His second wife was Grace Cole.
- Scope and Content
- These accessions contain the papers of Kentucky historian, John Wilson Townsend. Letters to his second wife, Grace Cole, were written before their marriage in 1915 (1VF63M160). A scrapbook contains clippings and memorabilia relating to William "King" Solomon, hero of the 1833 cholera epidemic in Lexington, Kentucky, and author James Lane Allen (1M54M51). There is a typescript by Townsend entitled "A forgotten Kentucky essayist: Ambrose Barbour, 1822-1852," (1M53M120), and a draft of an unpublished biography of Irvin S. Cobb (1M73M3). The microfilm (1F50M-55) is a copy of the scrapbook.
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