xt7g1j979c5d https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7g1j979c5d/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7g1j979c5d/data/199ms449.dao.xml unknown 1816-1951, undated 2.6 Cubic Feet 11 boxes collections 199ms449 English University of Kentucky The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.  Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Nancy Lewis Greene papers Manuscripts, American -- Kentucky. Authors -- Correspondence. Women authors, American -- Kentucky -- Lexington Editorials. Publishers and publishing -- Kentucky. Books -- Kentucky. Education -- Kentucky -- Lexington. Nancy Lewis Greene papers text Nancy Lewis Greene papers 1816 1816-1951, undated 2016 true xt7g1j979c5d collection false 199ms449 Greene, Nancy Lewis papers  Nancy Lewis Greene papers, 1816-1951, undated  199ms449 Nicole Priest, Qaaim Stainbeck University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center 2014 May 8 Special Collections Research Center Margaret I. King Building, North Lexington 40506-0039 SCLREF@LSV.UKY.EDU URL:  This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on  2016-11-07 17:13:51 -0500 . Description is in English Describing Archives: A Content Standard 
   
     
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       University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center 
     
     Nancy Lewis Greene papers 
     199ms449 
     
       2.6 Cubic Feet 
       11 boxes 
     
     1816-1951, undated 
     The Nancy Lewis Greene papers (dated 1816-1951, undated; 2.6 cubic feet, 11 boxes) comprise personal, family, and professional correspondence; drafts and writings; photographs; and notebooks documenting Greene's career as an author. 
   
   
     Conditions Governing Access 
 Collection is open to researchers by appointment.    
   
     Scope and Contents 
 The Nancy Lewis Greene papers (dated 1816-1951, undated; 2.6 cubic feet, 11 boxes) comprise personal, family, and professional correspondence; drafts and writings; photographs; and notebooks documenting Greene's career as an author. The material relates to her research interests, her creative process, and her writing career as well as Greene family history. Greene’s literary output is documented through her correspondence with publishers and professional contacts; research files; notebooks and drafts; and writings, including poems, short stories, letters to the editor, newspaper editorials, and Greene's novel  Ye Old Shaker Bells .  The research files focus on Kentucky, especially covering Shakers, Harrodsburg, Ky., and the Sayre School for Girls (Lexington, Ky.). There are also photographs of the Greene family and of historic buildings, including Sayre School.  Greene family history is documented in the collection through the medical notebooks of Dr. Francis M. Greene (Greene’s father) as well as correspondence to and from Francis, Greene's mother, Theodosia Greene, and her sister, Cora Greene. The collection includes considerable research on the topics that Greene was passionate about and the ones she eventually wrote books about. Her research and notes indicate that she was interested in Shakertown, for instance, because of the ways they worshipped and expressed their faith.  Country Estates of the Bluegrass  focused on her love of rural areas, as evidenced through letters she wrote the Lexington Herald about preserving those spaces. The Correspondence series includes letters from Greene's father, Dr. Francis M. Greene, to her mother, Theodosia Greene; letters to and from her sister Cora Greene; letters to and from publishers and libraries regarding her book,  Ye Old Shaker Bells, ; letters to the editor of Lexington and Florida daily newspapers such as the  Lexington Herald ; and letters to other friends and family.    
   
     Preferred Citation 
 1997ms449: [identification of item], Nancy Lewis Greene papers, 1816-1951, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.    
   
     Conditions Governing Use 
 The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.    
   
     Biographical note 
 Author Nancy Lewis Greene was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1882. Her father, Francis M. Greene, was a doctor and her mother, Theodosia Greene, was a homemaker. Nancy Lewis Greene attended Sayre School for Girls in Lexington and later wrote a history of the school. Greene frequently wrote about Shakertown and Harrodsburg. Additionally, she wrote a novel called  Ye Old Shaker Bells  in 1930 about life in Shakertown. She co-wrote  Country Estates of the Bluegrass  with author Thomas A. Knight in 1904. Additionally, she wrote many short stories and newspaper editorials for the  Lexington Herald . Greene was a distant cousin of Kentucky suffragist Laura Clay. Greene was never married nor did she have any children. She died in 1959 in Lexington. Sources: Clark County Chronicles.  Winchester Sun. Clark County, Ky., circa-1920.    
   
     Arrangement 
 Collection is arranged by format.    
   
     Harrodsburg (Ky.) -- History. 
     Manuscripts, American -- Kentucky. 
     Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 
     Authors -- Correspondence. 
     Women authors, American -- Kentucky -- Lexington 
     Editorials. 
     Publishers and publishing -- Kentucky. 
     Pleasant Hill (Ky.) -- History. 
     Photographs 
     Kentucky -- In literature. 
     Books -- Kentucky. 
     Education -- Kentucky -- Lexington. 
     Greene, Theodosia 
     Greene, Francis M., Dr. 
     Greene, Nancy Lewis 
     Sayre School (Lexington, Ky.) 
   
   Literary work Series I. 1865-1948, undated Scope and Contents The Literary work series comprises biographical writings about Nancy Lewis Greene that were included in books she wrote; newspaper clippings of letters to the editor; article drafts; research notes; poems; her  Bells of Shakertown  manuscript; and writing tablets in which she drafted correspondence. 1902-1919 1 1 1921-1929 1 2 1931-1939 1 3 Bells of Shakertown  manuscript undated 1 4 Book bios undated 1 5 Essays 1920-1948, undated 1 6-8 Manuscripts undated 1 9 Newspaper clippings
 1918, undated 1 10 Poems undated 1 11 Publications 1897-1933 1 11 Tablets 1865-1920 1 12-14 Research Series II. 1897-1951, undated Scope and Contents The Research series comprises news clippings, correspondence and general research information, such as magazines and brochures, about three locations Greene frequently wrote about: Shakertown, Ky., Harrodsburg, Ky., and The Sayre School, located in Lexington, Ky. Arranged in four subseries by subject (Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Ky.; Harrodsburg, Ky.; Sayre School for Girls; Magazines) and thereunder chronologically. Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Ky. Subseries A. 1921-1933, undated Shakertown research 1921-1930 2 1 Ye Old Shaker Bells  reviews 1930 2 3 Shakertown photographs 1933, undated 2 3 Ye Old Shaker Bells correspondence 1933, undated 2 4 Shakertown clippings 1930 2 5 Harrodsburg, Ky. Subseries B. 1927-1951, undated Harrodsburg correspondence 1927-1936 2 6 Harrodsburg clippings 1931-1934 2 7 Photographs 1951 2 8 Miscellaneous undated 2 9 Sayre School for Girls Subseries C. 1897-1954, undated Sayre correspondence 1914-1941 2 10 Sayre publications 1907-1954 2 11 Essays undated 2 12 Sayre clippings 1923-1947 3 1 Sayre advertisements 1924-1936, undated 3 2 Sayre photographs 1897-1933 3 3 Magazines Subseries D. 1897-1933 3 4 Correspondence Series III. 1892-1955, undated Scope and Contents The Correspondence series comprises letters to and from Nancy Lewis Greene's sister Cora; her father, Dr. Francis M. Greene; and her mother, Theodosia, about domestic activites. Also includes letters Greene wrote to government and military figures about subjects in which she was interested. Family correspondence Subseries A. 1892-1906 1892-1906 3 5 1907-1918 3 6 1919-1928 3 7 1930-1933 3 8 1936-1937 3 9 1938-1939 3 10 1940-1954 4 1 Correspondence from government Subseries B. 1909-1955, undated 4 2 Correspondence from military Subseries C. 1918-1919 4 3 Correspondence to organizations Subseries D. 1918-1954, undated 4 4 Notebooks Series IV. 1870-1944, undated Scope and Contents The Notebooks series comprises medical notebooks (mainly documenting billing and supplies) and journals belonging to Nancy Lewis Greene's father, Dr. Francis M. Greene; notebooks of jokes, unsent letters, and journal entries pertaining to her books and everyday life; and notebooks with poems and personal essays. Date books 1913, 1915 4 5 The Anderson-Greene Jokebook undated 4 6 Cora Greene journal 1918-1944 4 7 Composition notebook and journal 1886, 1929 4 8 Medical Code of Ethics 1880 4 9 Physicians' Visiting List 1870, 1898 5 1 Physicians' Memorandum 1908, 1910 5 2 Notebooks 1890-1942 5 3 Miscellaneous Series V. 1816-1947, undated Scope and Contents The Miscellaneous series comprises documents unrelated to Nancy Lewis Greene's publishing career or research. The series includes several folders of genealogical records and family papers from the early 19th century, her sister Cora's license to teach kindergarten in the Lexington (Ky.) Public Schools, receipts for hotels and printing costs, theatre playbills, and newspaper clippings concerning local Lexington events. Additionally, the series contains Greene's notes from meetings of the Women's Democratic Club. Genealogical records 1816-1898, undated 5 4 Greene family documents 1835-1899 5 5 Greene family documents 1923-1947 5 6 Receipts 1905-1941, undated 5 7 Women's Democratic Club Series XIII. 1920 5 8 News clippings, theater programs, legal documents, journal entries 1885-1946, undated 6 1-6 Photographs Series VI. 1898-1934, undated Scope and Contents The Photographs series comprises portraits of Nancy Lewis Greene, her sister Cora Greene, her cousin Laura Clay, and father Francis M. Greene as well as undientified portraits. Family Subseries A. 1905-1922, undated Oakwood, corner of living room undated 7 1 Scope and Contents On the back of photograph:  Corner of living room at Oakwoods, Pa. Home of Cousin Kate Maker Cora Greene and Virginia Hamilton 1920 February 3 7 2 Scope and Contents On back of photograph:  This is a miserable picture of Virginia. Cora [Greene] and Mrs. [Viginia] Hamilton 1920 February 3 7 3 Cora Greene and Mrs. [Virginia] Hamilton 1920 February 3 7 4 Nancy Lewis Greene, Patricia Hamilton, Mildred Wheeler 1922 June 4 7 5 Scope and Contents Taken in the garden at Kirklevington. Pat's 4th birthday. Nancy Lewis Greene, Mildred Wheeler 1922 June 4 7 6 Patricia Hamilton, 4 years old, Mildred Wheeler, 4 years old 1922 June 4 7 7 Scope and Contents Taken on Pat's birthday june 4, 1922 at Kirklevington. In the garden. Mildred Wheeler, Patricia Hamilton. Taken in the garden at Kirklevington by Dr. Wheeler 1922 June 4 7 8 Katherine Paul Maker undated 7 9 Scope and Contents On back of photograph:  Katherine Paul Maker on right. Grandaughter of Elizabeth Payne Lewis 'Aunt Bettie' McGrath. The one this side is Kate - with hat turned up on the side - she sends love to you. Oakwood, home of Lizze McGrath Maker and Kate Maker in Pennsylvania undated 7 10 Scope and Contents On back of photograph:  Walk to the mail box over which Pat (the Irish Setter) and I went each morning for the mail at 'Oakwood" home of Kate Maker in Pennsylvania. Don't you love the big old trees we, set for back from the Pike Oakwood, front of house undated 7 11 Scope and Contents On back of photograph:  'Oakwood' home of cousins Lizzie McGrath Maker and her daughter Katherine Paul Maker. Oakwood, back porch undated 7 12 Scope and Contents On back of photograph:  Home of Kate Maker, Near Norristown Pa. Daughter of Cousin Lizzie McGrath. Side view of house and kitchen entrance. Oakwood, dining room undated 7 13 Scope and Contents On back of photograph:  At Oakwood in Pa. Home of Kate Maker and Cousin Lizzie McGrath, her mother. View of the dining room. I see our cat on the chair. Logan Lewis 1905 8 1 Cora Green and Nancy Lewis Greene on porch of Rose Street Cottage 1917 8 2 Scope and Contents On back of photograph:  Cora L. Greene, Nancy Lewis Greene. Taken on porch of Rose Street Cottage. By Lieutenant Sapp. Dr. McClure, Nancy Lewis Greene, Cora L. Greene, Dean and Mrs. Lee and their children undated 9 1 Francis M. Greene Subseries B. undated 10 1-5 8 3-6 Landscapes Subseries C. circa 1917-1919, undated Photographic postcard,  At Sunset Tarpon Springs, Fla. undated 7 14 Benjamin H. Helm monument at Chickamauga undated 8 7 Scope and Contents On back of photograph:  One of the monuments erected by the Government at Chickamauga.  Monument reads  Benjamine H. Helm, Brg. Gen. C.S.A. Commanding Brigade. Breckinridge's Division, Mortally wounded here about 10 A.M. Sept. 20 1883. Log cabins undated 8 8 Monument to Confederate War Dead in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond’s Oregon Hill neighborhood undated 8 9 Scope and Contents On front of photograph:  Where Nature lent a helping hand to loving hearts in forming a beautiful memorial. (Confederate Monument) House and porch undated 8 10 Scope and Contents On front of photograph:  The Mansion upon it stood the ravages of time in soldi substantiability. Horses along Versailles road undated 8 11 Scope and Contents On the back of the photograph:  Fine thoroughbreds drinking from a little chrystal lake on Varsailles road. Farmland undated 8 12 Scope and Contents On back of photograph:  An exquisite view of a winding stream bordered by fragment mints and cresses. Cottage at Beaumont undated 8 13 Tree undated 10 6 Lake undated 10 7-9 High Bridge, Kentucky undated 10 10-11 World War I images of trench warfare and devastated landscapes circa 1917-1919 10 12-31 Laura Clay Subseries D. 1933, undated Laura Clay with book undated 8 14 Scope and Contents Copyright Gerhard Sisters, St. Louis. Laura Clay undated 8 15 Scope and Contents On back of photograph:  Cousin Laura Clay . Came with card:  Miss Laura Clay. Graduate of Sayre 1865. Internationally known leader Woman's Suffrage Movement. The first woman to receive a vote for the nomination for President of the United States by one of the major parties. This occurred at the National Democratic Convention in San Francisco Cal. in 1920. Laura Clay looking at book undated 9 3 Scope and Contents Copyrighted by Gerard Sisters, St. Louis. Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon and Laura Clay, acting as temporary chairman of the Kentucky Convention to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution 1933 November 27 9 4 Scope and Contents On front of photograph:  Gov. Ruby Lafoon handing gavel to Miss Laura Clay, temporary chairman of Kentucky convention to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment to the Federal Constitution. On back of photograph: Entire address of Laura Clay at the Kentucky Convention. Nancy Lewis Greene Subseries E. 1929-1934 Nancy Lewis Greene 1898 July 2 7 15 Scope and Contents On back of photograph:  Dear Cousin Laura. Nancy Lewis Greene at 187 North Mill, Lexington, Kentucky circa 1920s 7 16 Negative of Nancy Lewis Greene at 187 North Mill, Lexington, Kentucky circa 1920 7 17 Nancy Lewis Greene taken in doorway of the historic Gratz House, Lexington, Kentucky circa 1920s 7 18 Nancy Lewis Greene undated 7 19 Nancy Lewis Greene with horse undated 7 20 Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Mayfield, Miss Hasslock, Miss Nancy Lewis Greene, Miss Margaret B. Clark at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. undated 7 21 Head shot of Nancy Lewis Greene cut out and pasted on her calling card undated 7 22 Head shot, Nancy Lewis Greene 1934 7 23-25 Nancy Lewis Greene undated 7 26-30 Nancy Lewis Green, taken at guest house Shakertown 1933 7 31 Nancy Lewis Greene at Graham Springs Hotel, Harrodsburg, Kentucky 1929 7 32-36 Nancy Lewis Greene, taken in St. Augustine, Fla. undated 10 32 Portraits (identified) Subseries F. 1902-1941, undated Paulie Henisely 1941 7 37 Sarah Clay Garland undated 7 38 Negative of Sarah Clay Garland undated 7 39 John Beasley, elderly African-American man 1908 8 17-18 Hamilton Roberts 1908 July 1 8 19 Corey Sydnor Hall, College Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio Military Institute 1902 January 11 8 20 Fannie  and Betty Night 1936 Summer 8 21 Mary Leonard undated 8 22 Teddy  Lieutenant E.R. Sappe 1917 8 23 Baker P. Lee 1907 9 5 Russell B. McCoy undated 9 6 Master Dudley Wilson Ocvee, Florida undated 9 7 Charles Allen Thomas 1908 June 6 9 8 Closed and left in the keeping of an aged negro undated 9 9 8 16 Else Weinbert, New York City , hospital scene undated 10 33 Sal Poyntz, African-American man in a suit undated 10 34 Scope and Contents On back of photograph:  Sal Poyntz or Lewis, owned by Alpheus Lewis valet to young Ack Lewis. Before and after the Civil War. Horse Ornament and owner H. P. Headley, Lexington, Kentucky undated 10 35 Horse Sanders held by H. P. Headley undated 10 36 Portraits (unidentified) Subseries G. undated Tintype of unidentified man undated 11 1 Tintype of unidentified woman undated 11 2 Unidentified portraits undated 7 40-63 8 24-34 9 10 10 37-51 Viola Allen Patchen Wilkes Subseries H. undated 7 64-66 8 35-40 10 52-53