Paducah City Council minutes
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Paducah City Council minutes
- Date
- 1833-1900 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Minutes.
- Municipal government -- Kentucky -- Paducah -- Records and correspondence.
- Arrangement
- Chronological arrangement.
- Preferred Citation
- M-751: [identification of item], Paducah City Council minutes, 1833-1900, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Paducah was founded in 1827 by explorer William Clark and was first governed by a Board of Trustees. In 1856 it was elevated to the status of a third-class city and the next year a City Council was formed to take the place of the Board.
- Scope and Content
- The Paducah City Council minutes (dated 1833-1900; 0.1 cubic feet; 7 reels) consist of the microfilmed meeting minutes of the Paducah City Council. The minutes begin during the era when Paducah was governed by a Board of Trustees. They record the Board and City Council's transactions of city business. The first book of minutes is not present in the collection.
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
Paducah, Kentucky, City Council minutes, books 2-4, 1833 June 17-1856 March 4
Paducah, Kentucky, City Council minutes, books 5-6, 1856 March 8-1870 November 14
Paducah, Kentucky, City Council index and minutes, book 7, 1870 June 6-1878 January 8
Paducah, Kentucky, City Council index and minutes, book 8, 1878 January 14-1886 May 10
Paducah, Kentucky, City Council index and minutes, book 9, 1886 May 24-1891 November 2
Paducah, Kentucky, City Council index and minutes, book 10, 1891 November 16-1896 December 7
Paducah, Kentucky, City Council index and minutes, book 11, 1896 December 21-1900 December 26
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