Edward L. Swift papers
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Edward L. Swift papers
- Date
- 1947-1983 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.2 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Photographs
- Printing -- Kentucky.
- Printing plants -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- University of Kentucky. Printing Plant
- Preferred Citation
- 2021ua023 : [identification of item], Edward L. Swift papers, 1947-1983, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Edward Lewis "Ed" Swift was the Director/Manager of the University of Kentucky Printing Services from 1948-1983. He was born in Cinncinnati, Ohio, on June 11, 1922, and lived in Winchester, Kentucky, his entire life. From 1940-1943, as a student at the university, he worked as a printer for the Kentucky Kernel. In 1943, he enlisted in the United States Army and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, serving in Beligum, Franc, and Germany. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge in the 75th Division. He returned to Kentucky and in March 1947 began working as a supervisor in the University of Kentucky Printing Division. In 1948, he was promoted to Director/Manager of variously, the Department of Printing, the Printing Plant, and Printing Services. He retired in March 1983. He married Ann Bryant Swift, and they had three daughters, Judy, Sarah Ann, and Marilyn. Ed Swift died on May 27, 2011.
- Scope and Content
- The Edward L. Swift papers (dated 1947-1983; 0.2 cubic feet; 1 slim document box and 1 oversize folder) comprise photographs, printed material, and the personnel record documenting the career of Edward L. "Ed" Swift, who worked in printing services at the University of Kentucky from 1940-1943 and from 1947-1983. The photographs include views of the printing department and printing staff in the Grehan/Journalism Building and in the new building on Bolivar Street.
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 the Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Biographical information and donor list of collection contents, 2021
Ed Swift personnel record, 1947-1983
Printing department/Printing Plant/Print Services photographs, 1948-1981
Candid color snapshots, Printing Services/Printing Department, at the time of Ed Swift's retirement, 1983
Head shot of Ed Swift, undated
College Business Management Institute class photographs, 1975-1976
Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper article about the Grehan/Journalism building, 1952 May
"Laying the Cornerstone" program for the Journalism Building/Grehan Building cornerstone ceremony, 1950 Sept. 19
"Our University" booklet; includes article about the Printing Department, 1966 September
"UK Profile" article in the Communi-K about Ed Swift, 1975 Oct. 13
Transparencies for color print of the University of Kentucky wildcat, undated
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