Bill Kephart collection on Wheelwright (Ky.)

Abstract

The Bill Kephart collection on Wheelwright (Ky.) (dated 1978-1980, undated; 1.35 cubic feet; 3 boxes) consists of records relating to three interrelated organizations and illustrates the roles they had in the transfer of ownership of the town from Mountain Investment to the citizens of Wheelwright, Kentucky.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Bill Kephart collection on Wheelwright (Ky.)
Date
1978-1980, undated
Creator
Kephart, Bill, (F. W.)
Extent
1.35 Cubic feet
Subjects
Coal mines and mining--Kentucky--Floyd County
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by subject and organized into four series: Wheelwright History, Kentucky Housing Corporation; Wheelwright Board of Trustees, and Wheelwright Advocate (Vol. 1).
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Deana Thomas
Preferred Citation
88m7: [identification of item], Bill Kephart collection on Wheelwright (Ky.), 1978-1980, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
Wheelwright, Kentucky, located in southern Floyd County, was owned and operated from 1911 until 1966 by three coal companies: Elk Horn Coal, Inland Steel, and Island Creek Coal. In 1966 Island Creek sold the town properties, but not the mines, to the Mountain Investment Company.
F. W. "Bill" Kephart was born May 14, 1927, in Phillips, Oklahoma, and served in the United States Coast Guard from 1945-1946. He attended Columbia College in New York City from 1947-1948 and received his Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from Oklahoma State University in 1950. He did graduate work at Episcopal Theological Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky, and at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He was employed at the Research Group in Atlanta, Georgia, as a trainer in planning and community organization for the Office of Economic Opportunities from 1971-1975. He was a consultant and trainer for the Kentucky Housing Corporation in Frankfort, Kentucky, from 1975-1980. He also published the Well-Seasoned Kentuckian, a monthly tabloid for senior citizens in 1979-1980 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Kephart was also employed at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill from 1981-1992 as manager of River Operations and Special Projects and served as the Captain of Shakertown’s Dixie Bell Riverboat.
Scope and Content
The Bill Kephart collection on Wheelwright (Ky.) (dated 1978-1980, undated; 1.35 cubic feet; 3 boxes) consists of records relating to three interrelated organizations and illustrates the roles they had in the transfer of ownership of the town from Mountain Investment to the citizens of Wheelwright, Kentucky. These organizations include the Kentucky Housing Corporation, a state agency which executed the purchase of the town; the Planning Advisory Committee (or Commission), a group of local volunteers and professional planners who were instrumental in building renovations, jail reconstruction, and revision of zoning laws; and the Wheelwright Board of Trustees, the official governing body, who acted upon the recommendations of the Planning Advisory Committee. The collection is organized into four series and contains operating records for the Kentucky Housing Corporation and the Wheelwright Board of Trustees, documents pertaining to Wheelwright's history, and issues of the Wheelwright Advocate.

Restrictions on Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Use Restrictions
Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.

Contents of the Collection

Wheelwright History, undated

Background materials, undated

  • Box 1, Folder 1
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Kentucky Housing Corporation, 1978-1980, undated

Correspondence, 1978 December 12-1979 June 8

  • Box 1, Folder 2
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Wheelwright project log, 1979 February-1980 June

  • Box 1, Folder 3
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Social impact study for Wheelwright Rehabilitation Project, 1979 April 27

  • Box 1, Folder 4
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Community Opinion survey, 1979 July

  • Box 1, Folder 5
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Purchase of Wheelwright, 1979 July 19-August 3

  • Box 1, Folder 6
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Meeting minutes, 1979 November 8-1980 June 2

  • Box 1, Folder 7
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Agendas, 1979 November 28-1980 June 4

  • Box 1, Folder 8
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Basic development plan, 1979 October-1980 February 6

  • Box 1, Folder 9
Scope and Contents note

See also Box 2, Folder 11.

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Comprehensive plan for the commercial district, undated

  • Box 1, Folder 10
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Zoning ordinances and building regulations, 1979 August 31-1980 May 7

  • Box 1, Folder 11
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Jail - renovation planning, undated

  • Box 1, Folder 12
Scope and Contents note

See Box 2, Folder 6 for final grant application and related materials.

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Jail - blueprints and specifications, undated

  • Box 1, Folder 13
Scope and Contents note

See Box 2, Folder 6 for final grant application and related materials.

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Miscellaneous, undated

  • Box 1, Folder 14
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Source materials for planning, undated

  • Box 1, Folder 15-16
Scope and Contents note

This folder includes demographic data on Kentucky counties, Kentucky building codes and zoning regulations, federal labor standards, and local planning legislation.

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Wheelwright Board of Trustees, 1979-1980, undated

Operating Records, 1979-1980, undated

Duties and responsibilities, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 1
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Accounting procedures, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 2
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Ordinances, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 3
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Recommendations of Planning Advisory Committee, 1979 November 28-1980 May 7, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 4
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Grant Applications, undated

Community facility loan and water project, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 5
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Jail renovation, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 6
Scope and Contents note

See also Box 1, Folders 12-13.

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Neighborhood self-help program, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 7
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Community Development, undated

Employment, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 8
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Historic preservation, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 9
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Law enforcement, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 10
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Roads, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 11
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Wheelwright/Floyd County urban renewal plan, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 12
Scope and Contents note

See also Box 1, Folder 9.

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Miscellaneous, undated

City of Wheelwright stationery, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 13
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Resumes for consultants, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 14
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Wheelwright Advocate (Vol. 1), 1980, undated

No. 1, 1980 March 12

  • Box 3, Folder 1
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No. 2, 1980 March 26

  • Box 3, Folder 2
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No. 3, 1980 April 2

  • Box 3, Folder 3
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No. 5, 1980 April 9

  • Box 3, Folder 4
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No. 6, 1980 April 16

  • Box 3, Folder 5
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No. 7, 1980 April 23

  • Box 3, Folder 6
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No. 8, 1980 April 30

  • Box 3, Folder 7
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No. 9, 1980 May 7

  • Box 3, Folder 8
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No. 10, 1980 May 14

  • Box 3, Folder 9
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No. 11, 1980 May 21

  • Box 3, Folder 10
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No. 12, 1980 May 28

  • Box 3, Folder 11
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No. 13, 1980 June 4

  • Box 3, Folder 12
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No. 14, 1980 June 11

  • Box 3, Folder 13
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No. 15, 1980 June 18

  • Box 3, Folder 14
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No. 18, 1980 July 16

  • Box 3, Folder 15
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Related materials, undated

  • Box 3, Folder 16
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