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         1997MS136 
         
             
                 Desha Breckinridge papers, 1860-1943
                     1997MS136 
                 
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                 University of Kentucky Special Collections 
                 
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                     Lexington, KY, 40506-0039 
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             Desha Breckinridge papers 
             1997MS136 
             
                 University of Kentucky Special Collections 
             
             
                 
             
             
                 11.03 Cubic Feet 
                 25 boxes, 1 item 
             
             1860-1943 
             Desha Breckinridge (1867-1935) was the publisher and editor of the 
                 Lexington Herald  and married famous suffragist Madeline McDowell Breckinridge. His papers consist of correspondence, financial and business records, speeches, and photographs, which document his career at the 
                 Lexington Herald ; his personal relationships with family and friends; and his interests in horse racing, politics, and mining. 
         
         
             Biographical note 
             Desha Breckinridge (1867-1935) was the son of Issa Desha Breckinridge and William C. P. Breckinridge. He attended Princeton University and the University of Virginia. He joined the Kentucky bar in 1893 and practiced in his father's Lexington, Kentucky, law firm, Breckinridge & Shelby until 1900. During the Spanish-American War he was an aide de camp to his uncle Major General J. C. Breckinridge. He became the publisher of the 
                 Lexington Herald  in 1897 and its editor in 1904. Additionally he served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1920, 1928, and 1932. Breckinridge married Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, a nationally recognized advocate for women's rights and social causes, in 1898. Madeline died in 1920, and Desha Breckinridge married Mary Frazier Lebus in 1929. His siblings included Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, Eleanor Breckinridge Chalkley, and Mary Curry Breckinridge. 
         
         
             Scope and Contents note 
             The Desha Breckinridge papers consist of correspondence, financial and business records, speeches, and photographs. His extensive correspondence with family, friends, and associates illuminates his business and personal relationships as well as highlights his interests in Democratic politics and horse racing. He corresponded often with his sister Sophonisba, Jouett Shouse, Thomas R. Underwood, and his father W.C.P. Breckinridge. His business and financial papers contain insurance policies, contracts, brokerage accounts, checks, and deposit slips. In particular, they document his involvement with the 
                 Lexington Herald  and in mining, especially with a Montana company that mined vermiculite and asbestos. Finally, the papers contain family photographs and realia; papers relating to W.C.P. Breckinridge's estate; and a gold pendant given to John C. Breckinridge in 1860. 
         
         
             Arrangement note 
             Collection is arranged by format. 
         
         
             Preferred Citation note 
             1997MS136: [identification of item], Desha Breckinridge papers, 1860-1943, University of Kentucky Special Collections. 
         
         
             Conditions Governing Use note 
             The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections. 
         
         
             Conditions Governing Access note 
             Collection is open to researchers by appointment. 
         
         
             Breckinridge, Desha, 1867-1935 
             Breckinridge, Madeline McDowell, 1872-1920 
             Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston, 1866-1948 
             Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904 
             Lexington Herald. (Firm) 
             Shouse, Jouett, 1879-1968 
             Underwood, Walter W. 
             Correspondence. 
             Horse racing--Kentucky. 
             Kentucky--History--19th century. 
             Lawyers--Kentucky. 
             Newspapers--Kentucky. 
             Vermiculite 
         
         
             
                 
                     First National Bank account book of W.C.P. Breckinridge 
                     1 
                     1 
                     1902-1904 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Webster Pronouncing Dictionary 
                     1 
                     2 
                     1899 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Checkbook 
                     1 
                     3 
                     1935-1936 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Explanatory summary of the Kentucky Income Tax Act 
                     1 
                     4 
                     1936 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Programs 
                     1 
                     5 
                     1937-1940, undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Kentucky Derby program 
                     1 
                     6 
                     1939 May 6 
                 
             
             
                 
                     World Outlook 
                     1 
                     7 
                     1940 September 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Annual Report, Montana Power Company 
                     1 
                     8 
                     1941 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                         From a Japanese Prison,  Samuel Heaslett 
                     1 
                     9 
                     1943 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Plaque: 
                         The Optimist Creed 
                     1 
                     10 
                     undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Shoe buckle 
                     1 
                     11 
                     undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Box with key and lock of hair 
                     1 
                     12 
                     undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Great Southern Refining Company 
                     2 
                     1 
                     1920, undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Brokerage account, W. L. Lyons 
                     2 
                     2 
                     1929 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Brokerage account, W. L. Lyons 
                     2 
                     3 
                     1930 January - 1930 April 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Brokerage account, W. L. Lyons 
                     2 
                     4 
                     1930 May - 1930 December 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Brokerage account, W. L. Lyons 
                     2 
                     5 
                     1931 
                 
             
             
                 
                     J. J. B. Hilliard & Son 
                     2 
                     6 
                     1929 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Coggeshall and Hicks 
                     2 
                     7 
                     1929 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Brokerage, Western Union/telegram copies 
                     2 
                     8 
                     1929, 1931 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Insurance policies 
                     2 
                     9 
                     1899-1935 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Insurance policies 
                     2 
                     10 
                     1907-1908 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Insurance policies 
                     2 
                     11 
                     1923-1929 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Insurance policies 
                     3 
                     1 
                     1930-1931 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Insurance policies 
                     3 
                     2 
                     1930-1936 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Insurance policies 
                     3 
                     3 
                     1932-1935 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Thomas R. Underwood insurance (originals and copies) 
                     3 
                     4-5 
                     1932-1937 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     4 
                     1 
                     1932 March 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     4 
                     2 
                     1932 April 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     4 
                     3 
                     1932 May 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     4 
                     4 
                     1932 June 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     4 
                     5 
                     1932 July 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     4 
                     6 
                     1932 August 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     4 
                     7 
                     1932 September 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     4 
                     8 
                     1932 October 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     4 
                     9 
                     1932 November 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     4 
                     10 
                     1932 December 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     5 
                     1 
                     [1932] 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     5 
                     2 
                     1933 January 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     5 
                     3 
                     1933 February 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     5 
                     4 
                     1933 March 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     5 
                     5 
                     1933 April 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     5 
                     6 
                     1933 May 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     5 
                     7 
                     1933 June 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     5 
                     8 
                     1933 July 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     5 
                     9 
                     1933 August 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     6 
                     1 
                     1933 September 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     6 
                     2 
                     1933 October 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     6 
                     3 
                     1933 November 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     6 
                     4 
                     1933 December 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Sweepstakes tickets 
                     6 
                     5 
                     1932-1933 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     6 
                     6 
                     [1933] 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     6 
                     7 
                     1934 January 1 - 1934 January 15 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     7 
                     1 
                     1934 January 16 - 1934 January 31 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     7 
                     2 
                     1934 February 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     7 
                     3 
                     1934 March 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     7 
                     4 
                     1934 April 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     7 
                     5 
                     1934 May 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     7 
                     6 
                     1934 June 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     7 
                     7 
                     1934 July 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     8 
                     1 
                     1934 August 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     8 
                     2 
                     1934 September 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     8 
                     3 
                     1934 October 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     8 
                     4 
                     1934 November 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     8 
                     5 
                     1934 December 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     8 
                     6 
                     [1934] 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Child labor 
                     8 
                     7 
                     [1934] 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     8 
                     8 
                     1935 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Library of Congress 
                     8 
                     9 
                     1930 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Miss S.P. Breckinridge 
                     8 
                     10 
                     1926 September - 1931 December 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Miss S.P. Breckinridge 
                     8 
                     11 
                     1932 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Miss S.P. Breckinridge 
                     8 
                     12 
                     1933 January - June 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Miss S.P. Breckinridge 
                     9 
                     1 
                     1933 July - December 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Miss S.P. Breckinridge 
                     9 
                     2 
                     1934 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Miss S.P. Breckinridge, copies 
                     9 
                     3 
                     1931-1934 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Miss S.P. Breckinridge 
                     9 
                     4 
                     undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Jouett Shouse 
                     9 
                     5 
                     1923-1927 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Jouett Shouse 
                     9 
                     6 
                     1929 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Jouett Shouse 
                     9 
                     7 
                     1930 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Jouett Shouse 
                     10 
                     1 
                     1931 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Jouett Shouse 
                     10 
                     2 
                     1932 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Jouett Shouse 
                     10 
                     3 
                     1933 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Jouett Shouse 
                     10 
                     4 
                     1934-1935 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Jouett Shouse, copies 
                     10 
                     5 
                     1926-1934 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Jouett Shouse 
                     10 
                     6 
                     undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Income tax, copies 
                     11 
                     1 
                     1916-1929 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Income tax 
                     11 
                     2 
                     1929 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Income tax 
                     11 
                     3 
                     1930 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Income tax 
                     11 
                     4 
                     1931 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Income tax 
                     11 
                     5, 7 
                     1935 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Income tax 
                     11 
                     6 
                     1934 
                 
             
             
                 
                     First National Bank and Trust Co. 
                     11 
                     8 
                     1929-1930 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Second National Bank deposits, Mt. Horab Church fund 
                     11 
                     9 
                     1932 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Special account 
                     11 
                     10 
                     1924-1926 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Security Trust Co. 
                     11 
                     11 
                     1930 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Security Trust Co. deposit slips 
                     11 
                     12 
                     1932 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Financial 
                     11 
                     13-14 
                     1925-1930 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Financial 
                     11 
                     15 
                     1933 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Financial, Breckinridge and Shouse 
                     11 
                     16 
                     1930-1932 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Breckinridge and Shouse 
                     12 
                     1 
                     1930 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Fayette National Bank deposit slips, Breckinridge and Shouse 
                     12 
                     2 
                     1931 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Fayette National Bank deposit slips, Breckinridge and Shouse 
                     12 
                     3 
                     1932 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Fayette National Bank deposit slips, Breckinridge and Shouse 
                     12 
                     4 
                     1934 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Breckinridge and Shouse receipts (originals and copies) 
                     12 
                     5-6 
                     1933 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Fayette National Bank 
                     12 
                     7-8 
                     1928-1931 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Fayette National Bank, deposit slips 
                     12 
                     9 
                     1930-1931 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Fayette National Bank, deposit slips 
                     12 
                     10 
                     1932-1933 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Receipts, horse accounts 
                     12 
                     11 
                     1930-1933 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Financial statements, copies 
                     12 
                     12 
                     1917-1921, undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Financial 
                     12 
                     13 
                     1930-1931 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Financial 
                     12 
                     14 
                     1928-1934 
                 
             
             
                 
                     General 
                     12 
                     15 
                     1905-1929, undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     W.C.P. Breckinridge, civil war involvement (original and typed copies) 
                     13 
                     1 
                     1862 
                 
             
             
                 
                     General, contracts from unmarked envelope 
                     13 
                     2 
                     1898-1904, undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Executor of Estate of W.C.P. Breckinridge 
                     13 
                     3 
                     1904 December - 1905 February 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Executor of Estate of W.C.P. Breckinridge, insurance 
                     13 
                     4 
                     1905-1906, 1927 
                 
             
             
                 
                     W.C.P. Breckinridge, general 
                     13 
                     5 
                     1860,1898-1905, undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Newspaper from envelope marked W.C.P. Breckinridge 
                     13 
                     6 
                     1925 January 22-29 
                 
             
             
                 
                     From envelope marked W.C.P. Breckinridge 
                     13 
                     7-8 
                     1879,1921,1924, undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Information on W.C.P. Breckinridge 
                     13 
                     9 
                     1925 
                 
             
             
                 
                     Wallet and contents 
                     13 
                     10 
                     1902-1903, undated 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     14 
                     1 
                     1901-1920 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     14 
                     2 
                     1921-1922 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     14 
                     3 
                     1923 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     14 
                     4 
                     1924 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     14 
                     5 
                     1925 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     14 
                     6 
                     1926 January - 1926 March 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     14 
                     7 
                     1926 April - 1926 June 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     14 
                     8 
                     1926 July - 1926 December 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     14 
                     9 
                     1926 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     14 
                     10 
                     1927 January - 1927 June 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     15 
                     1 
                     1927 July - 1927 December 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     15 
                     2 
                     1928 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     19 
                     1 
                     1929 January - 1929 June 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     19 
                     2 
                     1929 July - 1929 October 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     19 
                     3 
                     1929 November - 1929 December 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     19 
                     4 
                     [1929] 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     19 
                     5 
                     1930 January 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     19 
                     6 
                     1930 February 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     19 
                     7 
                     1930 March 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     19 
                     8 
                     1930 April 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     19 
                     9 
                     1930 May 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     19 
                     10 
                     1930 June 
                 
             
             
                 
                     
                     19 
                     11 
                     1930 July