Lois Howard Gray family papers

Abstract

The Lois Howard Gray family papers (dated 1795-2012, undated; 41 cubic feet; 47 boxes, 1 folder) comprise correspondence, genealogy files, photographs, artifacts, financial and legal documents, printed material, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks that document the Howard and Gray families of Barren County, Kentucky.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Lois Howard Gray family papers
Date
1795-2012, undated (inclusive)
Extent
41 Cubic Feet
Subjects
Family archives.
Physicians -- Kentucky -- Barren County
Rural health care
Tuberculosis -- Hospitals.
Women and the military -- United States
World War, 1914-1918.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 -- China
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by subject and format into 12 series.
Finding Aid Author
Processed by Sarah Dorpinghaus. Encoded by Megan Mummey.
Preferred Citation
2014ms0233: [identification of item], Lois Howard Gray family papers, 1795-2012, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
Lois Howard Gray (1920-2012) was the daughter of Dr. C.C. Howard and Julia Franklin Howard. Lois attended Transylvania University, graduating in 1940, and later earning a Masters of Arts degree in Art Education from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University. During World War II, Lois served in the U.S. Navy as a WAVES officer from 1943-1946. She founded her own interior design business and was the co-founder of Gray Construction with her husband, James Norris Gray (1917-1972). In addition to her businesses, she was an active board member for many organizations including the Kentucky Women's Leadership Network, the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce, Transylvania University, Kentucky Educational Foundation, the Governors' Scholars program, the Kentucky Arts Council, the Kentucky Center for the Arts, and the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Lois married James Norris Gray following World War II; they had six children, including Julia Gray Navolio, Howard Gray, Jim Gray, Franklin Gray, Elisabeth Gray McKeachie, and Stephen Gray.
Lois' father, physician Carl Clifford Howard, (1888-1971) was born to Dr. Thomas S. and Queen Lanford Howard at Summer Shade, Kentucky. Howard attended the University of Louisville School of Medicine, graduating in 1911. In 1914, he opened the first hospital and in 1915 he opened the first medical laboratory in Glasgow, Kentucky. Howard served in the United States Army Medical Corps during World War I, joining in 1917. Following World War I, Howard brought new medical methods and practices to the region including blood transfusion, ambulances, and penicillin. Additionally, Howard was instrumental in the development for a State Tuberculosis Hospital in Glasgow and helped set up a Country Doctor Fund to encourage young people to become doctors in rural areas. He married Julia Franklin (1885–1968), a school teacher, in 1914; they had four daughters, including Carolyn Saunders Howard McKinley (1923-2017), Mildred Langford Howard (1916-1975), Mary Lloyd, and Lois Howard Gray (1920-2012).
The Howards trace their lineage back to the Mulkey family, who established the Old Mulkey Meetinghouse, the oldest log meetinghouse in Kentucky (built around 1804).
Scope and Content
The Lois Howard Gray family papers (dated 1795-2012, undated; 41 cubic feet; 47 boxes, 1 folder) comprise correspondence, genealogy files, photographs, artifacts, financial and legal documents, printed material, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks that document the Howard and Gray families of Barren County, Kentucky. The collection largely consists of the papers of Lois Howard Gray, documenting her civic and artistic activities - including her enlistment in the WAVES during World War II - as well the activities of her immediate family, most notably her parents, Dr. Carl Clifford Howard and Julia Franklin Howard. The papers also include photographs and other papers relating to James Norris Gray's experiences training Chinese troops during World War II.
Additonally, the collection contains expansive family history files maintained by Julia Howard and her sister-in-law Bess Howard. They include a significant number of original documents and photographs that date back to the late 18th century. Families documented include the Howards, Grays, Mulkeys, Franklins, Breeds, and Crenshawes.

Restrictions on Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment
Use Restrictions
The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.

Contents of the Collection

Julia Howard family history files, 1795-2000s, undated

Scope and Contents

These comprise family trees, census information, narrative writings, and other genealogy research data gathered by Julia Franklin Howard. Also included are Julia's narrative writings and some original family documents. Many folders are not further divided due to the mixed subject matter of the material. For example, a single letter may touch upon different families, different generations, various anecdotes, and/or family trees.

General research files, undated

  • Box 1, folder 1-2
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Includes materials relating to multiple families and 2 notebooks with Julia's research and writings. One notebook also includes some writings and drawings.

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Marriage and birth records, 1830s-1960s

  • Box 1, folder 3
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Appear to have been cut from Bibles.

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Legal and financial documents, deeds, correspondence, 1760-1885

  • Box 1, folder 4
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Includes a slave bill of sale.

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Military records, 1843-1863

  • Box 1, folder 5
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Receipts, 1830s-1880s

Franklin family, 1863-1875

  • Box 1, folder 6
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Saunders family, 1830s-1880s

  • Box 1, folder 7
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Crenshaw family and others, 1846-1873

  • Box 1, folder 8
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Ledgers, 1795-1837

Loose ledger pages, 1795-1798

  • Box 1, folder 9
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Appear to document constable, surveyor, sheriff, and clerk election votes and oaths in an unidentified Kentucky county.

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Inventory of the goods of John Courts, 1818

  • Box 1, folder 10
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Inventory and sales of estate of Joseph Clarke, 1824-1826

  • Box 1, folder 11
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"Money received by James Cummings (?) belonging to the estate of E. Guill (?) deceased in 1825", 1825

  • Box 1, folder 12
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Joseph W. Barclay accounts ledger, Glasgow, Kentucky, 1829-1830

  • Box 36
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"Licenses and Road Docket for 1837", 1837

  • Box 1, folder 13
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The Early History of Barren County by C.C. Simmons (Glasgow, KY), undated

  • Box 2, folder 1
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Includes a list of the First Kentucky Brigade soldiers from Barren County.

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Crenshaw family, 1920s-1940s, undated

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Also includes information on the Twyman, Dearing, Slemmons, Waggener, Saunders, Thompson, and other families.

Family trees, 1930s

  • Box 2, folder 2
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Correspondence, 1920s-1940s

  • Box 2, folder 3
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Publications and newspaper clippings, undated

  • Box 2, folder 4
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Eubank family, 1920s-1960s

  • Box 2, folder 5
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Also includes information regarding the White and Baird families.

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Everett family, 1940

  • Box 2, folder 6
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Franklin and Langford families, 1932-1939

  • Box 2, folder 7
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Gaines family, 1916-1973

General, 1940s

  • Box 2, folder 8
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Includes hand-painted Gaines family coat of arms by Lois Howard Gray.

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Publications and data compilations, 1967, 1973, undated

  • Box 2, folder 9
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Howard family, 1935, undated

Family trees and notes, 1935, undated

  • Box 2, folder 10
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Howard family Bible, undated

  • Box 40
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Obediah Howard and Priscilla Breed, undated

  • Box 2, folder 11
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Publications and typed narrative notes, undated

  • Box 2, folder 12
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Miscellaneous, 1935, undated

  • Box 2, folder 13
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Includes correspondence and newspaper clippings.

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Jennings family, 1932

  • Box 2, folder 14
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Old Mulkey Meeting House, 1931-1950, undated

  • Box 2, folder 15
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Includes newspaper clippings, materials from the dedication ceremony, and information regarding the Mill Creek Church.

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Newspaper article on Mulkey meeting house re-dedication, 1931

  • Box 34
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Owen family, 1918-1944

  • Box 2, folder 16
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Includes information regarding the Owen family Bible.

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Owen family Bible, undated

  • Box 40
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Saunders family, 1920s-1960s, undated

Scope and Contents

Also includes information regarding the Crenshaw, Eubanks, and Twyman families.

Family trees and notes, undated

  • Box 2, folder 17
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Narrative histories and notes, undated

  • Box 2, folder 18
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Correspondence, 1920s-1960s

  • Box 3, folder 1
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Framed book page featuring information and illustration on M. Laurence Saunders, circa 1600s

  • Box 36
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Waggener and Garnett families, 1930s-2000s

Narrative histories and notes, undated

  • Box 3, folder 2
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Correspondence, 1940s-1960s

  • Box 3, folder 3
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Miscellaneous, 1930s-2000s

  • Box 3, folder 4
  • Box 34
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Bess Howard family history files, 1812-1988, undated

Scope and Contents

These comprise family trees, narrative writings, and other genealogy research data gathered by Bess Howard. Some materials were given to Bess by Olean Garrett and include her notes and correspondence. Also included are Bess's narrative writings and original family documents. Many folders are not further divided due to the mixed subject matter of the material. For example, a single letter may touch upon different families, different generations, various anecdotes, and/or family trees.

General research files, undated

  • Box 3, folder 5
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Includes binder of newspaper clippings, photographs, and other materials (all photocopies).

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Deeds and other legal documents, circa 1812-1885

  • Box 3, folder 6
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Regarding Eubank, Depp, and other families.

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Eubank family receipts, 1819-1897

  • Box 3, folder 7
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Mulkey family legal documents, 1838-1884

  • Box 3, folder 8
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Barren County, Kentucky, 1936, undated

  • Box 3, folder 9
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Includes Early Settlement of Barren County, histories of Cave City and Barren County courts, An Historical Journey Through Barren County, Kentucky by C. Clayton Simmons, and more.

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Boone family, 1931-1945, undated

  • Box 3, folder 10
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Breed, Avery, Chism, Gist, et al. families (2 folders), 1930s-1970s

  • Box 3, folder 11-12
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Bess Howard's notes from original envelope: "Breeds, Averys, Chisms, Gist, Gist and Pennington notes, Palmer line, Dennison line, Payson line (Phillip Elliott), Jacksons- London to Maryland, Stonington, Conn. Gravestone inscriptions."

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Depp family, 1940s-1960s

  • Box 4, folder 1
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Gray family, 1955, 1986

  • Box 4, folder 2
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Includes stain removal guide with "Gray and Biggers" (Glasgow, KY) stamp and Gray family tartan. More information on Gray tartan located in oversize box 36]

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Howard family, 1930s-1988

General research files, 1930s-1970s

  • Box 4, folder 3
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Heraldry, undated

  • Box 4, folder 4
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Howards of England, undated

  • Box 4, folder 5
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Howards of Maryland, 1930s-1960s

  • Box 4, folder 6
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Includes information on the history of Stonington, Conn. and pictures of graves. Also includes information on George Howard.

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Stephen Breed Howard and Priscilla Howard Scott, 1940s-1960s

  • Box 4, folder 7
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Obediah and Priscilla (Breed) Howard, 1950s-1980s

  • Box 4, folder 8
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Christopher and Rebecca (Hayes) Howard, 1930s-1970s

  • Box 4, folder 9
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Eliza Lewis, undated

  • Box 4, folder 10
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Thomas S. Howard family, undated

  • Box 4, folder 11
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C.C. Howard family history written by Julia F. Howard, Mary Lou Cray, and Bess Howard, undated

  • Box 4, folder 12
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Howard Gray's family tree, undated

  • Box 36
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Information from Canada, 1987-1988

  • Box 4, folder 13
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Mostly from Ruth Berdine, Alberta.

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Information from Spokane, Washington, 1987

  • Box 4, folder 14
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Mostly from Verna Uebelacker.

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Information from Texas, 1986-1988

  • Box 5, folder 1
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Mostly from Mildred Chambers.

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Kentucky Cousins: The Good family of Barren County, Ky by Cecil E. Goode, 1967

  • Box 5, folder 2
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Langford and Walker families, 1940s-1970s

  • Box 5, folder 3
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McDougal family, 1968, undated

  • Box 5, folder 4
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Means family, 1931-1941

  • Box 5, folder 5
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Metcalfe County, Kentucky, undated

  • Box 5, folder 6
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Morehead and Payne families, 1930s-1980s

  • Box 5, folder 7
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Includes correspondence from various family members and information on John Morehead.

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Mulkey family and meeting house, 1930s-1970

General research files, 1930s-1960s

  • Box 5, folder 8
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"Mulkey 1641-1970" scrapbook, 1970

  • Box 5, folder 9
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Old Mulkey Meeting house, 1930s-1960s

  • Box 5, folder 10
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Includes articles on restoration, member lists, program from 1931 dedication ceremony, postcards, information regarding Mill Creek Church.

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Philip Mulkey, 1940s-1960s

  • Box 5, folder 11
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Jonathan Mulkey, 1940s-1960s

  • Box 5, folder 12
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Summer Shade, Kentucky, 1961-1981

  • Box 6, folder 1
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Includes reproduction of an 1887 Summer Shade Institute program.

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Todd and Edwards families, 1964

  • Box 6, folder 2
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Walbert, Leah Ann family history, 1971

  • Box 6, folder 3
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Miscellaneous, 1935-1988, undated

  • Box 6, folder 4
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Includes information regarding the Biggers, Strange, Crenshaw, Bradshaw, and Downing families. Also includes a history of "Old Vaughn Home or 'Allen's Inn'."

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Carl Clifford Howard, 1913-2008, undated

Biographical / Historical

Physician Carl Clifford Howard (1888-1971) was born to Dr. Thomas S. and Queen Lanford Howard at Summer Shade, Kentucky. Howard attended the University of Louisville School of Medicine, graduating in 1911. In 1914, he opened the first hospital, and in 1915 he opened the first medical laboratory in Glasgow, Kentucky. Howard served in the United States Army Medical Corps during World War I, joining in 1917. Following World War I, Howard was instumental brining new medical methods and practices to the region including blood transfusion, ambulances, and penicillin. Additionally, Howard was instrumental in the development for a State Tuberculosis Hospital in Glasgow and helped set up a Country Doctor Fund to encourage young people to become doctors in rural areas.

He married Julia Franklin in 1914; they had four daughters, including Carolyn, Mildred, Mary Lloyd, and Lois.

Biographies, awards, and tributes, 1917-2000, undated

General, 1917, 1962-2000

  • Box 6, folder 5
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Includes his 1917 certificate for appointment to local board of Barren County.

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Awards, 1955-1962, undated

  • Box 6, folder 6
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"Dr. Howard: An Old-Timer With Ideas That Are New," The Courier-Journal Magazine, 1949

  • Box 34
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"Our Vanishing Country Doctors," The Courier-Journal Magazine, 1947

  • Box 34
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"Dr. CC Howard Day" / 50 years of service award, 1962

Newspaper clippings, 1962

  • Box 6, folder 7
  • Box 34
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Telegrams and correspondence, 1962

  • Box 6, folder 8
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Napkins, 1962

  • Box 6, folder 9
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Obituaries and funeral program, 1971

  • Box 6, folder 10
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"Dr. Howard chosen Person of the Century…" Glasgow Daily Times, 1999

  • Box 34
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KET Kentucky Life recording transcript, 2000

  • Box 6, folder 11
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Features section on C.C. Howard.

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"50 Years Down Memory Lane with Dr. C.C. Howard" keepsake, undated

  • Box 45, folder 10
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Tales From Kentucky Doctors, by William Lynwood Montell, includes biography of C.C. Howard, 2008

  • Box 44
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World War I, 1917-1919, undated

Scope and Contents

Many items in this series have been previously photocopied. Copies are paired with their original. In some cases more than one photocopy is present.

Official documents and correspondence, 1917 September-1918 December

  • Box 6, folder 12
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Includes identification card.

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Official documents and correspondence, 1919 January-April, undated

  • Box 6, folder 13
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Includes reports and special orders.

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Inspection slips, circa 1918

  • Box 7, folder 1
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Financial records, 1918-1919

  • Box 7, folder 2
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Patient rosters, 1919 March-April

  • Box 7, folder 3
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Includes roster listing C.C. Howard with a duodenal ulcer.

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Medical information and notes, 1917, undated

  • Box 7, folder 4
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Includes a copy of Medical War Manual No. 4- Military Orthopedic Surgery.

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Newspaper clippings, 1918-1919

  • Box 7, folder 5
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Includes armistice issue of The New York Herald and "Vivid Description of A Surgeon's Life in U.S. Army Hospital" from The Glasgow Republican.

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Writings, circa 1918

  • Box 7, folder 6
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Includes "My Life at the Front" and other narratives and notes.

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Correspondence, 1917-1919, undated

C.C.H. to Julia and Mildred Howard, 1918 August-November

  • Box 7, folder 7
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C.C.H. to Julia and Mildred Howard, 1918 December-1919 January

  • Box 7, folder 8
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C.C.H. to Julia and Mildred Howard, 1919 February-March, undated

  • Box 7, folder 9
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Julia and Mildred Howard to C.C.H., 1918 August-October

  • Box 7, folder 10
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Julia and Mildred Howard to C.C.H., 1918 November

  • Box 7, folder 11
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Julia and Mildred Howard to C.C.H., 1918 December, 1919 February

  • Box 8, folder 1
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C.C.H. to Queen Langford, 1918 October, undated

  • Box 8, folder 2
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Queen Langford to C.C.H., 1918 August-November

  • Box 8, folder 3
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C.C.H. to Bess Howard, 1918 September-December

  • Box 8, folder 4
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Bess Howard to C.C.H., 1918 August-November

  • Box 8, folder 5
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C.C.H. to miscellaneous family, 1918 May-1919 February

  • Box 8, folder 6
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Includes correspondence to Banks Howard.

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Friends and miscellaneous family to C.C.H., 1918 February-November, undated

  • Box 8, folder 7
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence from Banks Howard and Julia Franklin Howard's mother.

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C.C.H. to miscellaneous, 1918

  • Box 8, folder 8
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Miscellaneous to C.C.H., 1917 December-1918 July

  • Box 8, folder 9
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Miscellaneous to C.C.H., 1918 August-1919 February, undated

  • Box 8, folder 10
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1918

  • Box 8, folder 11
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Includes correspondence not to or from C.C. Howard. A 1918 letter from E.R. Lafferty to Thomas Miller includes a newspaper article describing Camp Greenleaf in Oglethorpe, Georgia, which was the main training camp for doctors.

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Blank postcards, circa 1918

  • Box 8, folder 12
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Photocopy of Mark Stiebling's publication (as labeled in original housing), undated

  • Box 8, folder 13
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Miscellaneous, 1918-1919

  • Box 8, folder 14
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Includes map "Verm. Abt 2, Runbild Nr. 243, aufgenommen am 2.7.18 mit der Schutzengrabenkammer Nr. 3". Also are photocopies of all WWI documents made for Dianne Watkins, The Kentucky Museum and Library, WKU, 1990.

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Financial records, 1913-1978, undated

Expense and accounts ledger, 1913-1935

  • Box 9, folder 1
Scope and Contents

Includes information regarding patients.

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Miscellaneous financial records, 1914-1948, 1973

  • Box 9, folder 2
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Includes an equipment inventory for Maplewood Infirmary.

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Wallet and contents, circa 1916, 1938

  • Box 9, folder 3
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Correspondence, 1928-1967

  • Box 9, folder 4
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Includes letter from Vice President Humphrey.

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Writings and notes, undated

  • Box 9, folder 5
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Professional and civic activities, 1932-1964, undated

Research articles, 1940, undated

  • Box 9, folder 6
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Speaking engagements, 1940, 1959, 1961, undated

  • Box 9, folder 7
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Southeastern Surgical Congress, 1937-1953

  • Box 9, folder 8
Scope and Contents

Includes assembly program and attendee confirmation correspondence.

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McDowell stamp, 1959

  • Box 10, folder 1
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Rural Kentucky Medical Scholarship Fund, 1959, 1963

  • Box 10, folder 2
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Delegate to the Constitutional Revision Convention clipping, 1964

  • Box 34
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Miscellaneous, 1932, 1947

  • Box 10, folder 3
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Clinics and hospitals, 1944-1995, undated

Howard Clinic, 1944, 1951, 1995, undated

  • Box 10, folder 4
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"Howard Clinic Closing After Nearly 50 Years of Service" Glasgow, Ky, Republican article, 1995 September 22

  • Box 34
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Tuberculosis Hospital, 1944-1961, undated

  • Box 10, folder 5
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McKee, Kentucky, Medical Center, 1960

  • Box 10, folder 6
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Includes photograph.

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Medical ephemera, 1910s-1950s

  • Box 10, folder 7
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Includes 1923 calendar with medical advertisements and weather calendar from Dr. Miles Medical Company.

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Miscellaneous, 1960s, undated

Miscellaneous, undated

  • Box 10, folder 8
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Includes newspaper article on C.C. and Julia Howard's golden wedding anniversary.

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Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1960s

  • Box 45, folder 11
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Julia Franklin Howard, 1876-1964, undated

Honors and celebrations, 1947-1964, undated

Newspaper clippings, 1964 and undated

  • Box 10, folder 9
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Include articles regarding her wedding and anniversary. Also includes her obituary.

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State Mother of the Year award, 1947

  • Box 10, folder 10
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"This Is Your Life" Glasgow PTA program, 1955

  • Box 10, folder 11
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"This is Your Life" memorial scrapbook, 1955

  • Box 35
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Childhood ABC book, circa 1887

  • Box 10, folder 12
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Education and teaching, 1910-1947

  • Box 10, folder 13
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Teachers College Heights publication, Vol. 10, No. 6, Bowling Green, Ky. "Learn Kentucky" issue (3 copies), 1928 October

  • Box 34
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Artwork, undated

  • Box 10, folder 14
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Correspondence, 1917-1962

1917-1919

  • Box 10, folder 15
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Does not include letters to or from C.C. Howard

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1921, 1928-1929

  • Box 10, folder 16
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Condolence letters regarding the death of her mother, 1928 April-May

  • Box 11, folder 1
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1930-1938

  • Box 11, folder 2
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1940-1948

  • Box 11, folder 3
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1959-1962

  • Box 11, folder 4
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Organizations, 1913-1957

American War Mothers - meeting minutes, 1954-1957

  • Box 11, folder 5
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American War Mothers - membership and officer rosters, 1951-1956

  • Box 11, folder 6
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American War Mothers - miscellaneous, 1913-1957

  • Box 11, folder 7
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Daughters of the American Revolution - programs and yearbooks, 1938-1955

  • Box 11, folder 8
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Daughters of the American Revolution - newspaper clippings, 1940-1955

  • Box 11, folder 9
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Daughters of the American Revolution - miscellaneous, 1922-1954

  • Box 11, folder 10
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Includes Julia Howard's application based on Thomas Saunders.

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Garden Club, 1934, 1948

  • Box 11, folder 11
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Homemakers Association - talks, undated

  • Box 11, folder 12
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Julia F. Howard's remarks and writings on various homemaking topics, including "What Makes a House a Home?," "Homemakers as Citizens," and "Heritage of the American Home."

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Homemakers Association - miscellaneous, undated

  • Box 11, folder 13
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Includes meeting minutes and other administrative papers.

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Kentucky Medical Association Women's Auxiliary, 1934-1942

  • Box 11, folder 14
Scope and Contents

Includes journals with articles regarding Jane Todd Crawford and Ephraim McDowell memorials. Also includes newspaper clipping on the address C.C. Howard delivered at the 1934 Kentucky State Medical Association meeting to raise funds for a Jane Todd Crawford memorial.

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Parent Teacher Association - meeting minutes and annual reports, 1941-1944

  • Box 11, folder 15
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Parent Teacher Association - informational brochures, 1935-1944

  • Box 11, folder 16
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Parent Teacher Association - bulletins and convention programs, 1935, 1944

  • Box 12, folder 1
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Parent Teacher Association - Health Program and Health Committee, 1942-1945

  • Box 12, folder 2
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Parent Teacher Association - miscellaneous, 1939-1945

  • Box 12, folder 3
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and other administrative information.

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Writings, undated

"The Bells of All Ages", undated

  • Box 12, folder 4
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"Early Sunday Schools of Barren County", undated

  • Box 12, folder 5
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"Histories of Barren County Pioneer Physicians," compiled by Julia Franklin Howard, undated

  • Box 12, folder 6
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"History of the First Presbyterian Church", undated

  • Box 12, folder 7
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"How the School Can Help the Home", undated

  • Box 12, folder 8
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"Nature", undated

  • Box 12, folder 9
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"Pioneer Doctor of Barren County, Henry Miller, M.D.", undated

  • Box 12, folder 10
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Includes notes.

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"Social Culture", undated

  • Box 12, folder 11
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"Why Study Latin", undated

  • Box 12, folder 12
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Miscellaneous, undated

  • Box 12, folder 13
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Diaries, 1939, 1940-1968

  • Box 12, folder 14
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Travels, 1920s-1930s

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Includes brochures, maps, postcards, ticket stubs, and more.

Buffalo, New York, 1920s

  • Box 12, folder 15
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Niagara Falls, New York, 1920s

  • Box 12, folder 16
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Toronto, Canada, 1920s

  • Box 13, folder 1
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Century of Progress World's Fair scrapbook, 1933

  • Box 13, folder 2
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Other travels, 1920s

  • Box 13, folder 3
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Includes materials regarding France and California.

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Topical files, 1876-1963, undated

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Includes publications, articles, and other materials relating to topics of interest.

Agriculture, 1910s-1930s

  • Box 13, folder 4
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Art and imagery, 1880s-1960s

  • Box 13, folder 5
  • Box 34
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Children, mothers, wives, 1900s-1930s

  • Box 13, folder 6
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Cooking and recipes, 1900s-1910s

  • Box 13, folder 7
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The Courier-Journal Magazine issues, 1947-1949

  • Box 34
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Education, 1910s-1930s

  • Box 13, folder 8
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Fashion and patterns, 1870s-1930s

  • Box 13, folder 9
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Glasgow and Barren County, Kentucky, 1910s-1940s

  • Box 13, folder 10
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Glasgow newspaper issues, 1928-1937

  • Box 34
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Includes issues of the Glasgow Republican, the Glasgow Times, and The Daily News.

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History, 1920s-1940s

  • Box 13, folder 11
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Kentucky news, 1890s-1910s

  • Box 13, folder 12
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Kentucky Progress Magazine, published by the Kentucky Progress Commission, 1932, 1935-1936

  • Box 14, folder 1
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Life lessons, 1920s

  • Box 14, folder 2
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Maps of Europe, 1920s

  • Box 34
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Medicine and doctors, 1910s-1951

  • Box 14, folder 3
  • Box 34
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National Geographic, 1919 December, 1929 December

  • Box 14, folder 4
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Prayers (handwritten and newspaper clippings), 1961, 1963, undated

  • Box 14, folder 5
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Poems and cartoons, 1910s-1930s

  • Box 14, folder 6
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Politics, 1926, 1945

  • Box 14, folder 7
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Prohibition, 1920s

  • Box 14, folder 8
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Race relations and slavery, 1950, undated

  • Box 14, folder 9
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Religion, 1910s-1960s

  • Box 14, folder 10
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Sheet music and lyrics, undated

  • Box 14, folder 11
  • Box 34
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Short stories, 1940s-1950s

  • Box 14, folder 12
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Social news (national), 1900s-1930s

  • Box 14, folder 13
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Miscellaneous, 1876-1952, undated

  • Box 14, folder 14
  • Box 34
Scope and Contents

Includes copies of McCalls, Life, Holland's, and Collier's. Also includes a March 1876 issues of the New York Ledger and a United Nations poster.

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Event programs, 1928-1957

  • Box 14, folder 15
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Wallet and contents, 1930s-1960s

  • Box 14, folder 16
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Miscellaneous, 1959, undated

  • Box 14, folder 17
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Bess Howard, 1908-1980, undated

Biographies, memorials, and tributes, 1975, undated

  • Box 15, folder 1
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Awards, recognitions, and certificates, 1916, 1953, 1964

  • Box 15, folder 2
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Correspondence, 1934-1976

  • Box 15, folder 3
Scope and Contents

Includes brief correspondence from John F. Kennedy and Harry Truman.

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Calling cards, circa 1900s-1920s

  • Box 15, folder 4
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Financial records, 1908-1910, 1950, 1975

  • Box 15, folder 5
Scope and Contents

Includes inventory that was part of Bess's will.

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Barren County Clerk, 1937-1965, undated

Elections

  • Box 15, folder 6
Scope and Contents

Bess was Barren County Clerk from 1922-1954. Includes souvenir pencils and comb.

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Newspaper clippings, 1937, 1939, undated

  • Box 15, folder 7
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Article on courthouse construction, 1965

  • Box 34
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Courthouse dedication, 1965

  • Box 15, folder 8
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First Christian Church, 1942-1980, undated

Bulletins and directories, 1942-1980

  • Box 15, folder 9
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Golden Rule Gazette, 1944 June-December

  • Box 15, folder 10
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Golden Rule Gazette, 1945 January-August

  • Box 15, folder 11
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Golden Rule Gazette, 1951 March, undated

  • Box 16, folder 1
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Honorary President certificate, 1969

  • Box 16, folder 2
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Daughters of the American Revolution, 1921, undated

  • Box 16, folder 3
Scope and Contents

Includes application, notes, and D.A.R publication.

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"Observing 100 Years of Progress," Glasgow Daily Times special issue, 1965

  • Box 34
Scope and Contents

Covers Glasgow, Kentucky, history from 1865-1965 in sixteen sections.

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Miscellaneous, 1952, undated

  • Box 16, folder 4
Scope and Contents

Includes song lyrics, address book, newspaper clipping, and brief writings/notes.

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Mildred Howard, 1935-1965, undated

Correspondence received, 1935, 1937

  • Box 16, folder 5
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Correspondence received, 1938-1965, undated

  • Box 16, folder 6
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Correspondence sent, 1935-1939, undated

  • Box 16, folder 7
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American University at Cairo, 1961-1962

Correspondence from Mildred to C.C. and Julia Howard, 1961 January-June

  • Box 16, folder 8
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Correspondence from Mildred to C.C. and Julia Howard, 1961 July-1962 July

  • Box 16, folder 9
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Newspaper clippings, 1961-1962

  • Box 16, folder 10
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"Mr. Luck" typescript, undated

  • Box 16, folder 11
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Miscellaneous, 1931-1959, undated

  • Box 16, folder 12
Scope and Contents

Includes schoolwork, clippings regarding a play Mildred directed, application for Children of the American Revolution, letter to Julia regarding Mildred's first days at the University of Texas.

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Lois Howard Gray, 1920-2012, undated

Biographical / Historical

Lois Howard Gray (1920-2012) was the daughter of Dr. C.C. Howard and Julia Franklin Howard. Lois attended Transylvania University, graduating in 1940, and later earning a Masters of Arts degree in Art Education from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University. During World War II, Lois served in the U.S. Navy as a WAVES officer from 1943-1946. She founded her own interior design business and was the co-founder of Gray Construction with her husband, James Norris Gray. In addition to her businesses, she was an active board member for many organizations including the Kentucky Women's Leadership Network, the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce, Transylvania University, Kentucky Educational Foundation, the Governors' Scholars program, the Kentucky Arts Council, the Kentucky Center for the Arts, and the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence.

Lois married James Norris Gray following World War II; they had six children, including Julia Gray Navolio, Howard Gray, Jim Gray, Franklin Gray, Elisabeth Gray McKeachie, and Stephen Gray.

Biographies and tributes, 1997, 2012

  • Box 17, folder 1
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Awards and achievements, 1940-2000, undated

Scope and Contents

Mostly newspaper clippings and articles.

Miss Transylvania, circa 1940

  • Box 17, folder 2
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Kentucky Women's Leadership Network 1996 class newspaper article, 1996

  • Box 34
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Barren River Area Development District (BRADD) award, 1997

  • Box 17, folder 3
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Junior Achievement Bluegrass Business Hall of Fame award, 1997

  • Box 17, folder 4
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Morrison Medallion (Transylvania University), 1997

  • Box 17, folder 5
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University of Kentucky Construction Management Lifetime Achievement Award, 1998

  • Box 17, folder 6
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National Businesswoman of the Year, undated

  • Box 17, folder 7
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Miscellaneous, 1981-2000, undated

  • Box 17, folder 8
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Education, 1924-1942, undated

Schoolwork and certificates, 1930s

  • Box 17, folder 9
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Spelling book used by Mildred, Lois, and Carolyn Howard, 1924

  • Box 17, folder 10
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Louisville Courier-Journal spelling bee, 1932

  • Box 17, folder 11
Scope and Contents

Lois Howard won first place. Includes copy of award check, congratulatory correspondence, and a newspaper clipping.

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Spelling bee article in the Louisville Courier-Journal, 1932 April 24

  • Box 34
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Ward-Belmont School catalog, circa 1936

  • Box 34
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Milestone, Ward-Belmont School yearbook, 1937

  • Box 17, folder 12
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Crimson, Transylvania College yearbook, 1939

  • Box 17, folder 13
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Miscellaneous, 1931-1942, undated

  • Box 17, folder 14
Scope and Contents

Includes program brochures and articles about Lois's instructors.

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Financial records, 1946-1983, undated

Wills and testaments, 1973, 1983

  • Box 17, folder 15
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Wallet, undated

  • Box 29
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Contents of wallet, 1946-1979, undated

  • Box 17, folder 16
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs.

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Correspondence, 1935-2002, undated

Between Lois and Julia Howard, 1936, 1939

  • Box 18, folder 1
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General, 1935-1942

  • Box 18, folder 2
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General, 1984-2002, undated

  • Box 18, folder 3
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Writings and notes, undated

  • Box 18, folder 4
Scope and Contents

Includes handwritten recollections of Great Depression.

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Professional and civic activities, 1943-2010, undated

W.A.V.E.S., 1943-2004

  • Box 18, folder 5
Scope and Contents

Includes newspaper clippings and articles.

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Life magazine issue with W.A.V.E.S. article, 1943 March 15

  • Box 34
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"There'll always be an England" calendars, 1944, 1945

  • Box 34
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Glasgow Garden Club annual programs, 1949-1956

  • Box 18, folder 6
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Framed Kentucky Colonel certificate, 1982

  • Box 37
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Gray Construction Company, 1985-2010

  • Box 18, folder 7
Scope and Contents

Includes newspaper clippings and annual meeting information. Also includes "Building on a Legacy: Documenting 50 years of Gray Construction 1960-2010."

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Newspaper clippings on early Gray Construction Company projects, 1962-1963, 1971

  • Box 34
Scope and Contents

Includes articles on Uptowner Motel, Glasgow, Kentucky.

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Miscellaneous, 1977-2004, undated

  • Box 18, folder 8
Scope and Contents

Includes information on the Horse Cave Theatre, Civil War monument at Vicksburg, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the 53rd anniversary celebration of the Doolittle Raiders.

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Travels, 1930s-1980s

  • Box 18, folder 9
Scope and Contents

Includes blank postcards and brochures.

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Artwork, 1950s-1960s, undated

Howard family Christmas cards, 1950s-1960s

  • Box 18, folder 10
Scope and Contents

Illustrated by Lois.

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Gray family Christmas cards, 1950s-1960s

  • Box 18, folder 11
Scope and Contents

Illustrated by Lois.

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Breed and Howard families coat of arms, undated

  • Box 19, folder 1
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Abstract, undated

  • Box 37
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Buildings, undated

  • Box 19, folder 2
  • Box 37
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Cartoons, advertisements, and other illustrations, undated

  • Box 19, folder 3
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Designs and illustrations, undated

  • Box 37
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Floral, undated

  • Box 19, folder 4
  • Box 37
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Figures, undated

  • Box 37
Scope and Contents

Includes portrait of Julia Carden Gray.

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Landscapes, undated

  • Box 19, folder 5
  • Box 37
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Landscapes with buildings and structures, undated

  • Box 37
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Miscellaneous, undated

  • Box 19, folder 6
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Nautical, undated

  • Box 19, folder 7
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Other's artwork, undated

  • Box 19, folder 8
  • Box 37
Scope and Contents

Includes drawings from the 1997 Gray family Thanksgiving.

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Portraits, figures, and clothing, undated

  • Box 19, folder 9
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Still life, undated

  • Box 19, folder 10
  • Box 37
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Sketchbooks, undated

  • Box 19, folder 11
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Topical files, 1920-2002, undated

Thomas Clark (2 folders), 1988-2002

  • Box 19, folder 12-13
Scope and Contents

Includes articles and correspondence.

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Joe Downing, 2000s

  • Box 19, folder 14
Scope and Contents

Includes cards and images of Joe Downing and his artwork.

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Miscellaneous newspaper clippings regarding friends and interests, 1940s-2000s

  • Box 19, folder 15
Scope and Contents

Individuals mentioned include Jane Goodman, Jim Whiteside, Percy Bushong, Russell E. Doughtery, and more.

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Miscellaneous oversize magazine and newspaper clippings regarding interests, 1962- 2004, undated

  • Box 34
Scope and Contents

Includes articles on the 60th anniversary of D-Day, history of Kentucky, design, and more.

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Issue of The New York Times in decorative case, 1920 September 10

  • Box 36
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Miscellaneous, 1920s-2000s

  • Box 20, folder 1
Scope and Contents

Includes engagement announcement, a silhouette of Lois, a "Vote for Chandler, Democratic nominee for Governor" flier, and more.

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Lois Howard Gray funeral guest register, 2012 March

  • Box 44
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Carolyn Howard McKinley, 1932-2003, undated

School notes and exams, 1932-1947

  • Box 20, folder 2
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Correspondence, 1940

  • Box 20, folder 3
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Washington, D.C. trip, 1940 August

Brochures and menus, 1940 August

  • Box 20, folder 4
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Postcards, 1940 August

  • Box 20, folder 5
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Senate reports, 1940 August

  • Box 20, folder 6
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Miscellaneous, 1940 August

  • Box 20, folder 7
Scope and Contents

Includes ticket stubs and notes from trip.

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Clinical records, 1948-1949

  • Box 20, folder 8
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Psychiatric social histories, 1948-1949

  • Box 20, folder 9
Scope and Contents

Includes patient reports, notes, and informational literature.

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Clinico-pathological conference and other medical records, 1949-1950

  • Box 20, folder 10
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Newspaper clippings, 1967, 2003, undated

  • Box 20, folder 11
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Other family, 1814-1999, undated

Brown family, 1929-1960

Scope and Contents

Mostly includes correspondence and receipts.

Mrs. Alfred Brown, 1945-1960

  • Box 20, folder 12
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Alyne F. Brown, 1938-1957

  • Box 20, folder 13
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Mrs. Alyne F. Brown, 1938-1960

  • Box 20, folder 14
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Copeland family, 1929-1930

  • Box 20, folder 15
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Crenshawe family - homemade book labeled "Family Papers", 1812-1937, undated

Autograph of President Richard Nixon, undated

  • Box 42, folder 1
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[Bagley, London] receipt of payment from Thompson Crenshaw, 1823 October 12

  • Box 42, folder 2
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[Cabbenip], George court summons, 1818 February

  • Box 42, folder 3
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Crenshaw, H.A. deed, 1865 May 10

  • Box 42, folder 4
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Crenshaw geneaology, undated

  • Box 42, folder 5
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Crenshaw, John deed, 1812 November

  • Box 42, folder 6
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Crenshaw, John last will and testament, 1818 April 26

  • Box 42, folder 7
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Crenshaw, Thomas slave lease to Thompson Crenshaw, 1826 January 2

  • Box 42, folder 8
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Crenshaw, Thompson accounting records, circa 1827-1856

  • Box 42, folder 9
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Crenshaw, Thompson letters, 1838-1850

  • Box 42, folder 10
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Crenshaw, Thompson release of land, 1821 August 20

  • Box 42, folder 11
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Crenshaw, Waller letters, 1829-1838

  • Box 42, folder 12
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Crenshaw, William letters, 1829, 1843

  • Box 42, folder 13
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Crenshaw, W.J. letters, 1855-1856

  • Box 42, folder 14
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Empty envelopes addressed to Mrs. C.C. Howard, 1932, 1937

  • Box 42, folder 15
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Handwriting practice sheet, undated

  • Box 42, folder 16
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Hays, Jasper and wife - Church of Christ Letter of Good Standing from Church Clerk G.J. Franklin, 1884 January 18

  • Box 42, folder 17
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[Lehne, J.S.] letter, 1857 December 25

  • Box 42, folder 18
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Milne, Mary letter of introduction, 1858 August 28

  • Box 42, folder 19
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[Nevel], John land grant, 1815 April 5

  • Box 42, folder 20
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[Oterg], Isaac and Elizabeth's children, undated

  • Box 42, folder 21
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Piece of a letter referencing Church of Christ, undated

  • Box 42, folder 22
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[Slave deed to Thompson Crenshaw], undated

  • Box 42, folder 23
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Waggoner, Richard powers of attorney appointing Thompson Crenshaw, 1829, 1834

  • Box 42, folder 24
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Waggoner, Richard [Jr.] letters, 1829-1835

  • Box 42, folder 25
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Waggoner, Richard Sr. letters, circa 1819

  • Box 42, folder 26
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Waggoner, Thomas letters, 1816, 1856

  • Box 42, folder 27
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Empty book binding, undated

  • Box 43
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Franklin family, 1881-1951, undated

Franklin family Bible, undated

  • Box 39
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Martha (Mattie) J. Franklin (Alyn Franklin Brown's sister), 1900-1946

  • Box 20, folder 16
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and some financial records.

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W.W. Franklin, 1881-1951

  • Box 20, folder 17
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, financial records, newspaper clippings, and National Saddle Horse Breeders Association registers.

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W.W. Franklin, Jr. funeral notice, 1890 April 8

  • Box 45, folder 9
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Miscellaneous, undated

  • Box 21, folder 1
Scope and Contents

Includes obituary of Garland T. Franklin and wedding announcement of Luther Garland Franklin.

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Garrett, Olean, 1966-1986, undated

Correspondence, circa 1979-1987

  • Box 21, folder 2
Scope and Contents

Mostly regarding family history research, but also includes birthday cards and Daughters of the American Revolution certificate.

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Poems written for various Howard family events, undated

  • Box 21, folder 3
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Howard family reunions, 1966, 1986

  • Box 21, folder 4
Scope and Contents

Includes thank you notes and planning information.

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Gray family, 1937-1968, undated

James Norris Gray - newspaper articles, 1950s-1960s

  • Box 34
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James Norris Gray - Sphinx, The Citadel military college yearbook, 1937

  • Box 21, folder 5
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James Norris Gray - World War II correspondence, 1945

  • Box 45, folder 2
Scope and Contents

Includes a letter from Secretary of the Navy Forrestal after his discharge and a brief of SACo.

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S. H. Shen letter to James Norris Gray, 1948

  • Box 45, folder 3
Scope and Contents

Letter from a friend in China, asking for help to leave China.

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James Norris Gray - book - Kentucky Tobacco Patch, by Virgil Steed, 1947

  • Box 45, folder 17
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James Powell Gray - World War II ration book, 1943

  • Box 45, folder 7
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Mrs. James Powell Gray postcards, 1957-1961

  • Box 45, folder 8
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Julia Carden Gray Navolio (2 folders), 1948, 1968

  • Box 21, folder 6-7
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence from friends and family while in Port Angeles, Washington, June-August 1968 as well as her birth certificate.

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Franklin Gray school work, undated

  • Box 21, folder 8
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Jim Gray, 1965, undated

  • Box 21, folder 9
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"The Univox Complete Teaching Machine" box set, undated

  • Box 41
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Gray family bible, 1877

  • Box 44
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Assorted, 1814-1999, undated

Hargrove, Margaret, 1948, undated

  • Box 21, folder 10
Scope and Contents

Includes DAR application and the Glasgow high school 1948 commencement address.

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Howard, Thomas S., 1874-1879, 1894, undated

  • Box 21, folder 11
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, receipts, memorial card (broken), obituary, and stock certificate.

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Howard, Queen Langford, 1878-1933

  • Box 21, folder 12
Scope and Contents

Mostly correspondence from friends and family, especially her sister Florida. Also includes her obituary.

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Langford family, 1814 (?), undated

  • Box 21, folder 13
Scope and Contents

Includes newspaper articles and letter to Mary Langford from J.H. Langford.

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Lessenberry, Mary Lloyd Howard, 1927-1947

  • Box 21, folder 14
Scope and Contents

Includes schoolwork and correspondence.

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Vaughn, Ellen, 1892-1893, undated

  • Box 21, folder 15
Scope and Contents

Includes newspaper articles and correspondence.

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Miscellaneous, 1943-1999, undated

  • Box 21, folder 16
Scope and Contents

Includes pressed flowers, unidentified locks of hair, and more.

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"Sue B." diary, 1893

  • Box 45, folder 1
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Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1950s-2008

  • Box 45, folder 12
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Miscellaneous genealogy, undated

  • Box 45, folder 13
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Gray, Howard, Black family Christmas cards, 1940s

  • Box 45, folder 14
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Photographs, 1800s-2004

C.C. Howard photographs, 1918-1962

World War I - studio portraits of C.C. Howard, circa 1918

  • Box 22, folder 1
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World War I - soldiers and overseas scenes, circa 1918

  • Box 22, folder 2
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World War I - home front, circa 1918

  • Box 22, folder 3
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Julia and Mildred, mostly at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

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World War I - large group of soldiers, circa 1918

  • Box 38
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World War I - X-ray of rifle bullet wound, circa 1918

  • Box 36
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Framed studio portrait of C.C. Howard, 1950s

  • Box 36
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Dr. Howard Day / 50 years of service award, 1962

  • Box 22, folder 4
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Miscellaneous, 1910s-1960s

  • Box 22, folder 5
Scope and Contents

Includes studio portraits and slides.

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Julia Franklin Howard photographs, 1890s-1970s

"This is Your Life" memorial scrapbook photographs, 1890s-1950s

  • Box 22, folder 6
Scope and Contents

Photographs were removed from album for preservation purposes. Each photo has a bracketed number on the back (ex. [1]) that corresponds to its location in the scrapbook. This is to allow the scrapbook to be recreated without exposing photographs to long-term risk.

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Western State University - framed photograph of Julia with classmates, 1910s

  • Box 36
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Western State University - snapshots of Julia and classmates, 1910s

  • Box 22, folder 7
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Photograph album of friends and family, 1910s

  • Box 22, folder 8
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Studio portraits, 1910s-1960s

  • Box 22
  • Box 36
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Glass mounted portrait, 1911

  • Box 22, folder 9
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Miscellaneous, 1890s-1970s

  • Box 22, folder 10
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Bess Howard photographs, 1900s-1970s

Studio portraits, 1920s-1960s

  • Box 22, folder 11
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Bess as Barren County Clerk.

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Golden Rule Sunday School class retreat to sulfur well, 1950s or 1960s

  • Box 22, folder 12
Scope and Contents

Bess Howard launched the Sunday School program at First Christian Church in Glasgow, KY.

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Miscellaneous, 1900s-1910s

  • Box 22, folder 13
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Bess Howard as a teacher.

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Miscellaneous, 1930s-1960s

  • Box 22, folder 14
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of bell choirs, Roy W. Roberson, and Reverend, E. Clayton Goodman.

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Oversize photographs, 1930s, 1960s

  • Box 22, folder 15
Scope and Contents

Includes studio portrait and photograph of Bess with other women (likely other employees at the Barren County Courthouse) with the deed indexes.

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Slides and negatives, 1940s-1970s

  • Box 22, folder 16
Scope and Contents

Slides includes portraits of Bess and C.C. Howard, and Bess and Mulkey Cemetery. Negatives include portrait and family dinner at C.C. Howard's home.

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C.C. Howard family photographs, 1910s-1960s

Snapshots, 1910s-1960s

  • Box 23, folder 1
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Studio portraits, 1910s-1930s

  • Box 23, folder 2
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C.C. Howard family photographs, 1930s-1960s

  • Box 36
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Those pictured include the Gray, McKinley, and Lessenberry families, along with C.C., Julia, and Mildred Howard.

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Photograph album, 1920s-1930s

  • Box 23, folder 3
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Howard sisters - Mildred, Lois, Carolyn, and Mary Lloyd, 1920s-1940s

  • Box 23, folder 4
Scope and Contents

Includes studio portraits and snapshots.

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Mildred Howard photographs, 1910s-1950s

Snapshots, 1910s-1950s

  • Box 23, folder 5
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs taken during WWI while C.C. Howard was overseas.

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Studio portraits, 1910s-1950s

  • Box 23, folder 6
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Childhood photograph album, 1910s-1920s

  • Box 23, folder 7
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Mildred and her family and friends with her handwritten captions. Compiled by her at the age of 12.

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Lois H. Gray photographs, 1920s-2004

School photographs, 1928-1940

  • Box 23, folder 8
Scope and Contents

Includes pictures from Transylvania Day, Transylvania University graduation, and class pictures.

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Studio portraits, 1920s-1990s

  • Box 23, folder 9
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Miscellaneous snapshots, 1920s-1950s

  • Box 23, folder 10
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Lois and friends as well as photographs of unidentified individuals.

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World War II - WAVES, 1943-1945

  • Box 23, folder 11
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World War II - WAVES studio portraits, circa 1943

  • Box 36
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World War II - miscellaneous, circa 1942-1945

  • Box 23, folder 12
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World War II Memorial Dedication, Washington, D.C., 2004

  • Box 23, folder 13
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Lois Gray, Howard and Cassandra Gray and family, Jim Gray, Al and Martha Helen Smith, and others.

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Travel - Mount Vernon, 1943

  • Box 24, folder 1
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Travel - trip photograph album and loose prints, 1945

  • Box 24, folder 2
Scope and Contents

Individuals pictured include Lois H. Gray, Mildred Howard, Ruth Bennett, Lois Johnson, Mary Crites, and more. Places pictured include Annapolis, Quebec, Montreal, Washington, D.C., Broadmoar, Hollywood Beach, and more.

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Travel - unidentified miscellaneous, undated

  • Box 24, folder 3
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Wedding, 1947

  • Box 24, folder 4
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Mary Mitchell's birthday, late 1970s-early 1980s

  • Box 24, folder 5
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Fairway house, Lexington, Ky., 1990s-2000s

  • Box 24, folder 6
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80th birthday party, Idle Hour Country Club, Lexington, Ky., 2000

  • Box 24, folder 7
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Photograph collage boards (5), 2000

  • Box 37
  • Folder 1
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Art opening, 2002

  • Box 24, folder 8
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Miscellaneous snapshots, 1970s-2000s

  • Box 24, folder 9
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs from gathering at First Christian Church (1970s), party at Lois's Glasgow home (1980s), Barren County Health Department ribbon cutting ceremony 1996), NAWBO award ceremony (1997), memorial garden at First Christian Church (1990s), and miscellaneous photographs of friends.

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CD containing digitized photographs and documents, 2000s

  • Box 24, folder 10
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"Driving Miss Gray" photograph memory book compiled by "Butch", 2000s

  • Box 45, folder 15
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Family photograph album, 1950s-1980s

  • Box 45, folder 16
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Carolyn Howard McKinley photographs, 1930s-1950s

  • Box 24, folder 11
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs from Carolyn and George McKinley's wedding in 1952.

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Mary Lloyd Howard Lessenberry photographs, 1930s-1940s

  • Box 24, folder 12
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Mary Lloyd with Lucky.

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Gray family photographs, 1930s-2000s

James Norris Gray, 1930s-1950s

  • Box 25, folder 1
Scope and Contents

Includes pictures with Mary Lloyd Howard Lessenberry and unidentified others. Also includes photograph of Jim and Mary Lou Gray (James Norris's parents) with unidentified others and photographs relating to the Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO) from WWII.

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James Norris Gray - World War II photographs, 1944

  • Box 45, folder 5
  • Box 46, item 1-100
  • Box 47, item 1-27
Scope and Contents

Consists of James Norris Gray's photographs from China during World War II. They are from behind Chinese Communist lines where guerillas were being trained for a planned occupation of mainland China by Allied armies. The photographs depict Kunming in the mountains and show its inhabitants, guerillas training, and the general landscape.

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James Norris Gray - World War II photograph album, 1944

  • Box 45, folder 6
  • Box 47, item 28-80
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Photograph album dismantled for preservation purposes. Photographs kept in natural order.

Consists of James Norris Gray's photographs from China during World War II. They are from behind Chinese Communist lines where guerillas were being trained for a planned occupation of mainland China by Allied armies. The photographs depict Kunming in the mountains and show its inhabitants, guerillas training, and the general landscape.

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Studio portraits, 1950s-1970s

  • Box 25, folder 2
  • Box 36
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Includes multi-photograph frame with pictures of the Gray family children. Also includes photograph of Julia Carden Gray.

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Snapshots, 1950s-1960s

  • Box 25, folder 3
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Includes pictures of C.C. and Julia, James Norris, Lois, Julia Carden, Howard, George Franklin, and Jimmy Gray. Includes slides.

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Franklin, Lisa, and Jimmy Gray (framed), 1970s

  • Box 25, folder 4
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Snapshots, 1980s-1990s

  • Box 25, folder 5
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Includes photographs from family get-togethers and a photograph of Lois Gray, Jim Gray, Cassandra Gray, and Barbara Bush.

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Jim Gray and Kathy Binders wedding, circa 1985

  • Box 25, folder 6
  • Box 36
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Grandchildren and great-grandchildren, 1980s-2000s

  • Box 25, folder 7
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Keturah Bess Howard Gray with Priscilla Navolio (framed), early 1980s

  • Box 25, folder 8
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117th Kentucky Derby album, 1990s

  • Box 36
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Howard family reunion at the Mulkey meeting house, 1986

  • Box 25, folder 9
Scope and Contents

Includes snapshots of various family members and large group photographs.

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Family history photographs, 1800s-2000s

Daguerreotypes (2 folders), mid-1800s

  • Box 26, folder 1-2
Scope and Contents

From Lois, not Bess. 5 daguerreotypes depicting unidentified people.People are unidentified.

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Julianne Browning Saunders framed photograph (Julia Franklin Howard's grandmother), early 1800s

  • Box 41
Scope and Contents

Includes Lois Howard Gray's recollections.

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Henry Shields Saunders framed photograph (Julia Franklin Howard's grandfather), early 1800s

  • Box 41
Scope and Contents

Includes Lois Howard Gray's recollections.

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Susan Francis Saunders Franklin and Garland Thompson Franklin (Julia Franklin Howard's parents) (framed), mid-1800s

  • Box 26, folder 3
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Thomas S. Howard, mid-late 1800s

  • Box 26, folder 4
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Includes photographs of his home in Summer Shade, KY and of his parents Harman and Cansada Howard) and siblings (Roxie, Johnny, Roy, and Victoria).

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Queen Langford, mid-late 1800s

  • Box 26, folder 5
Scope and Contents

Includes photograph of her brother.

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Lucy Mayfield Howard and Amy Howard, mid-1800s

  • Box 26, folder 6
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Mulkey family, mid-late 1800s

  • Box 26, folder 7
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Includes photographs of G. Hayes Mulkey and family, and John Newton Mulkey.

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Oakley Dewey Howard, 1880s-1960s

  • Box 26, folder 8
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Neili (?) Howard Depp, 1890s

  • Box 26, folder 9
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Eliza Lewis, 1920s

  • Box 26, folder 10
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Eliza Lewis is the last surviving slave of Harmon Howard.

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Framed drawing of unidentified family, 1900s

  • Box 35
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Barren County Courthouse and Main Street, Glasgow, KY, circa 1860

  • Box 26, folder 11
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Summer Shade, Kentucky, 1900s-1910s

  • Box 26, folder 12
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Summer Shade, Kentucky, school, 1900s-1910s

  • Box 26, folder 13
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Mulkey meeting house, 1920s, 1980s

  • Box 26, folder 14
Scope and Contents

Includes reproduction of 1920s photograph with possible the original descendents of Mulkey's founders.

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Nolynn Baptist Church and cemetery, 1966

  • Box 26, folder 15
Scope and Contents

Near Hodgensville, Ky, Alexander McDougal and Hannah Done McDougal are buried here.

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Free Town, 1986

  • Box 26, folder 16
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John Crenshaw house, 2000s

  • Box 26, folder 17
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L.M. Taylor photograph album, 1900s-1950s

  • Box 27, folder 1
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L. M. Taylor was a cousin of Bess and C.C. Howard. Includes photographs from Holly, Colorado; Ranton, New Mexico; and Kentucky. Possibly given to Lois by her cousin Margaret Hargrove. Photographs include Margaret Hargrove, Mary Langford, Florence, Allan, Lee Edison, and the Howard sisters (Mildred, Lois, Carolyn, Mary Lloyd). L.M. Taylor could possibly be a daughter of A.C. and Florida Langford Taylor, whose gravestones appear in the album.

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Miscellaneous unlabeled, 1850s-1900s

  • Box 27, folder 2
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Miscellaneous unlabeled, 1910s-1920s

  • Box 27, folder 3
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Miscellaneous labeled, 1880s-1960s

  • Box 27, folder 4
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of John Wells, Pearl Jewell, Pete Depp, Angie Eads, Ray Eads, Marian Williams Fulks, and more.

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Miscellaneous negatives, undated

  • Box 27, folder 5
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Audiovisual material, 1989-2000, undated

"Glasgow Medical Association, Honoring Retired Physicians," VHS tape (3 copies), 1996 January 31

  • Box 27
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"Kentucky Leadership Women's Network, Speaker: Dr. Helen Irving," VHS tape, 1995 September

  • Box 27
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"Gray Family Archives," VHS tape

  • Box 27
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"Dr. C.C. Howard," VHS tape, undated

  • Box 27
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"Gray Construction," VHS tape, 1989

  • Box 27
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Unlabeled VHS tapes (2), undated

  • Box 27
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Jim Gray interviewing Lois H. Gray, 2 micro-cassette tapes, 2000 June 28

  • Box 28
Scope and Contents

Second cassette seems to only have a few seconds of content on it. Tapes are stored in players.

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"Lois Gray Autobiography" CD sets, Parts 1 and 2 (3 copies), 1995 October 5

  • Box 28
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"Lois Gray Autobiography," CD, 1998

  • Box 28
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CD with recordings of Lois Gray talking about her life (8.7 hours total), 1995-1998

  • Box 28
Scope and Contents

Dates of recordings: October 5, 1995; August 26, 1995; November 1995; May 26, 1996; 1998.

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Artifacts, 1910s-2004, undated

C.C. Howard, 1917-1964, undated

Pins, 1936-1964, undated

1940 Democratic National Convention delegate, Chicago, 1940

  • Box 28
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Kentucky State Medical Association - "Past President" pins with charm chain, 1936-1941

  • Box 28
Scope and Contents

Pins for following conferences: Richmond 1937, Louisville 1938, Bowling Green 1939, Lexington 1940, Louisville 1941, plus 3 American Medical Association pins- St. Louis 1939, ASC 1939, Kansas City 1936.

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Kentucky State Medical Association - Lexington, Councilor, Past President, 1945

  • Box 28
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Kentucky State Medical Association - Louisville, 1947

  • Box 28
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Kentucky State Medical Association - C.C. Howard pin, Kentucky State Medical Association Distinguished Service Award, undated

  • Box 28
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Southeastern Surgical Congress - Dr. C.C. Howard, Speaker, 17th Annual Assembly of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, Buena Vista Hotel, Biloxi, Miss., 1949 May 23-26

  • Box 28
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Southeastern Surgical Congress - "Lady," 18th Annual Assembly of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC (likely Julia Howard's), 1950 March 6-9

  • Box 28
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Southeastern Surgical Congress - Dr. C.C. Howard, Glasgow, KY, Pres. Elect 18th Annual Assembly of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC, 1950 March 6-9

  • Box 28
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Southeastern Surgical Congress - Dr. C.C. Howard, President 19th Annual Assembly of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, 1961 or 1964

  • Box 28
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University of Louisville School of Medicine 50 year anniversary pin, undated

  • Box 28
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Loose CCH charm, undated

  • Box 28
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Silver coin, possibly Greek, undated

  • Box 28
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World War I items, circa 1917-1918

Camera, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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Canvas bucket, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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Canvas roll up case with many pockets, empty except for brush, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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Child's shoes- wooden, heeled, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 30
Scope and Contents

Box labelled "Baby shoes sent to Mildred from Daddy Doc while in World War I"

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Hatchet, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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Hammer, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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Tin water canister, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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Razor kit (no contents), circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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Wooden pipe, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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Anti-dimming stick for gas mask canister, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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In-spool emergency kit canister, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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Eyeglass in case (broken), circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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Ground glass syringe, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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Sewing kit, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 28
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Wooden box containing scope, circa 1917-1918

  • Box 41
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Lois Howard Gray, 1940s-2004, undated

Awards, 1947-2004, undated

Transylvania University Morrison Medallion, LHG '40, 1947

  • Box 29
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Tim Lee Carter Distinguished Service Award, 1997

  • Box 29
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Junior Achievement Award Laureate, 1997

  • Box 30
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NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) Winner's Circle, 1997

  • Box 29
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NAWBO, Lexington Chapter, to James Gray Construction, 1998

  • Box 29
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Murray State University medallion "For strengthening the cultural heritage of the commonwealth and for friendship to MSU, Dec 9, 2000", 2000 December 9

  • Box 29
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Oak Award, Transylvania University, 2004

  • Box 29
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Transylvania University Third Century Founders, undated

  • Box 29
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Graduation tassel (black), undated

  • Box 29
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Clothing, hats, and pins, 1940s, undated

Navy pins (2), 1940s

  • Box 28
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Located in box 28 in small note card box labeled "Daddy Doc" with C.C. Howard's pins.

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Wallet

  • Box 29
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WAVES hat, 1940s

  • Box 29
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Brown feathered hat, undated

  • Box 30
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Seersucker hats (2), undated

  • Box 30
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Fur cape, undated

  • Box 30
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Assorted family items, circa 1910s-1940s, undated

Bess Howard's signature stamp, undated

  • Box 29
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Box that contained Bess Howard's collection of calling cards (not hers) and small photographs, undated

  • Box 29
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Kodak camera purchased by Julia Franklin when she was a teacher at Cora Hill, KY, circa 1910

  • Box 30
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James Norris Gray - patch with message written in Chinese and translation, 1940s

  • Box 45, folder 4
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Notice says: "We, U.S. Army, here come to aid China in the war effort. Soldiers and civilians one and all should rescue and protect this person." It was used to deliver a message to Chinese civilians that the bearer is friendly and needs assistance.

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Painted paper fans (2), undated

  • Box 30
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Children's clothes, undated

  • Box 31
  • Box 32
  • Box 33
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Pajamas, undated

  • Box 31
  • Box 32
  • Box 33
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Shirts, undated

  • Box 31
  • Box 32
  • Box 33
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Underskirts, undated

  • Box 31
  • Box 32
  • Box 33
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Lace, undated

  • Box 31
  • Box 32
  • Box 33
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Collars, undated

  • Box 31
  • Box 32
  • Box 33
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Children's bonnets, undated

  • Box 31
  • Box 32
  • Box 33
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Bibs, undated

  • Box 31
  • Box 32
  • Box 33
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Fabric: table cloths, curtains, etc., undated

  • Box 31
  • Box 32
  • Box 33
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Runners, doilies, etc., undated

  • Box 31
  • Box 32
  • Box 33
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