Samuel M. Wilson library records, 1900-1946
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Samuel M. Wilson library records, 1900-1946
- Creator
- Wilson, Samuel M. (Samuel Mackay), 1871-1946.
- Extent
- .4 cubic ft. (ca. 500 pieces)
- Subjects
- Wilson, Samuel M. (Samuel Mackay), 1871-1946--Library.
- Cakes and Ale Club (Lexington, Ky.)
- Book collecting.
- Books--Kentucky--Private collections.
- Collectors and collecting--Kentucky--Lexington.
- Private libraries--Kentucky--Lexington.
- Manuscripts--Kentucky--Private collections.
- Book collectors.
- Lexington (Ky.)--Clubs.
- Advertisements.
- Receipts
- Arrangement
- Chronological arrangement.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Attorney, historian. Wilson, a native of Louisville, Ky, studied law at Centre College and in the office of Judge Jere R. Morton and became a prominent lawyer in Lexington, Ky. He was known for interests in social issues and in history, particularly for his work with the Lexington Public Library and the Kentucky Historical Society. He collected books and manuscripts, and founded the Cakes and Ale Club in Lexington, which consisted of a group of men who shared Wilson's interests in book collecting and the like. Wilson bequeathed his large collection of books and manuscripts to the University of Kentucky library.
- Scope and Content
- This collection contains correspondence and other materials concerning the private library of Samuel M. Wilson, which was bequeathed to the University of Kentucky library. Included are book advertisements, receipts, and miscellaneous papers relating to Wilson's book collecting and, to a lesser extent, to the Cakes and Ale Club. Most of the letters are from book dealers.
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