Bowmar family papers
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Bowmar family papers
- Date
- 1866-1934
- Extent
- 0.45 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Newspaper industry--Kentucky--Lexington--1860-1900
- Newspapers--Ownership.
- Small business--Kentucky--History.
- Arrangement
- The collection is arranged by material type. The correspondence has been arranged chronologically within the folder with undated items coming at the end of the folder.
- Preferred Citation
- 56M297 : [identification of item], Bowmar family papers, 1866-1934, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The Bowmar family owned the Woodford Sun newspaper from the late-1870s until 1942. The newspaper was based in Versailles, Kentucky, and was a consolidation of two other papers, the Woodford Weekly and the Midway Sun. Those two papers were consolidated by Reverend Benjamin Deering, who briefly owned the Woodford Weekly in the 1870s.
- Scope and Content
- The Bowmar family papers consist of correspondence, records, and legal documents relating to the Woodford Sun Company and the Woodford Sun newspaper in Versailles, Kentucky. Members of the Bowmar family involved with the Woodford Sun Company included A.A. Bowmar, D.M. Bowmar, and Marie Bowmar. Also included are a book of a child's drawings and some wedding announcements.
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.
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