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Title

A. H. Tarvin scrapbook

Date

1920-1939

Repository

University of Kentucky Special CollectionsLexington, Kentucky 40506

Arrangement

Arranged somewhat chronologically.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], A. H. Tarvin scrapbook, 1920-1939, 154M-124, Special Collections, University of Kentucky.

Extent

1 reel (partial)

Biography/History

Journalist, author. A. H. Tarvin, who was apparently a writer in Louisville, wrote columns and articles for the Louisville Herald Post and the Louisville News and Enquirer, many of which are contained in this scrapbook.

Scope and Content

The collection is composed of news clippings concerning Kentucky and national politics, the theater in Louisville, Kentucky, trivia about Louisville and its history and baseball. Included are articles on Kentucky politics and a substantial collection about the 1920 Senatorial campaign of Richard P. Ernst (1858-1934), who defeated J. C. W. Beckham (1869-1940) in a campaign noted for its attempts to appeal to first-time women voters.

Subjects

• Tarvin, A. H, fl.1920-1930.
• Ernst, Richard P, 1858-1934.
• Beckham, John Crepps Wickliffe (J. C. W.), 1869-1940.
• Herald-Post (Louisville, Ky.)
• Louisville News and Enquirer (Ky.)
• Kentucky--Politics and government.
• Elections--Kentucky--1920.
• Women--Suffrage--Kentucky.
• Journalism--Kentucky.
• Baseball--Kentucky.
• Authors.
• Journalists.
• Louisville (Ky.).
• Clippings