xt7g7940sc12 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7g7940sc12/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7g7940sc12/data/59m114.dao.xml National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.. circa 1954 0.25 Cubic feet 1 box The National Society of Colonial Dames of America descriptions of old Kentucky houses consists of typed reports of houses built as early as the eighteenth century. 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. National Society of Colonial Dames of America descriptions of old Kentucky houses Historic buildings--Kentucky. Housing--Kentucky. Housing. Organizations--United States. National Society of Colonial Dames of America descriptions of old Kentucky houses text National Society of Colonial Dames of America descriptions of old Kentucky houses 1954 circa 1954 2012 true xt7g7940sc12 collection false 
     
         59m114 
         
             
                 National Society of Colonial Dames of America descriptions of old Kentucky houses, circa 1954
                     59m114 
                 
                 Finding aid prepared by Alison Sperry 
             
             
                 
                     
                 
                 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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             National Society of Colonial Dames of America descriptions of old Kentucky houses 
             59m114 
             
                 University of Kentucky Special Collections 
             
             
                 
             
             1 
             1 
             
                 0.25 Cubic feet 
                 1 box 
             
             circa 1954 
             The National Society of Colonial Dames of America descriptions of old Kentucky houses consists of typed reports of houses built as early as the eighteenth century. 
             
                 National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.. 
             
         
         
             Arrangement note 
             The National Society of Colonial Dames descriptions of old Kentucky houses is a single folder of typed reports that are unbound. Within the folder, descriptions are arranged alphabetically by Kentucky county. 
         
         
             Preferred Citation note 
             59M114 : [identification of item], National Society of Colonial Dames of America descriptions of old Kentucky houses, circa 1954, University of Kentucky Special Collections. 
         
         
             Historical note 
             The National Society of Colonial Dames (NSCD) is an organization founded in 1890 in which members are a descendant of someone who came to reside in an American colony prior to 1750. The mission of NSCD is to promote national heritage through historic preservation. There are many chapters throughout the country. 
         
         
             Scope and Contents note 
             The National Society of Colonial Dames of America descriptions of old Kentucky houses consists of typed reports of descriptions of houses built as early as the eighteenth century. These reports indicate the original land owners, original homeowners, when the home was built, size of the house, number of rooms, features of the house, and any modifications to the homes. In many of the reports, the person responsible for the compilation of information is listed, as well as when it was written. Some of the descriptions indicate that several of the Kentucky homes were built and/or owned by prominent people such as George Washington and Colonel Abner Gaines. The majority of the reports were written in 1954. 
         
         
             Conditions Governing Access note 
             Collection is open to researchers by appointment. 
         
         
             Conditions Governing Use note 
             The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections. 
         
         
             Historic buildings--Kentucky. 
             Housing--Kentucky. 
             Housing. 
             Organizations--United States.