Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Webb family letters
Abstract
The Webb family papers (dated 1921-1967; 1.13 cubic feet; 3 boxes) comprise letters from friends, family, and colleagues documenting everyday life and professional work in Kentucky.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Webb family letters
- Date
- 1921-1967 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 1.13 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Correspondence.
- Business correspondence
- Influenza.
- Detectives.
- Labor unions -- Kentucky.
- Medicine
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Arrangement
- The Webb family letters series is arranged by sender and recipient if they sent more than one letter. For those who only sent a single letter, or this collection only contains a single letter from them, it is placed in a various letters folder. Each folder then is arranged chronologically. There is a number written on the top right corner of each letter that corresponds to a number written on the bottom right of the letter's envelope. In a few folders, the number on the letter is written on the top left corner, instead of the top right, due to a lack of space on the top right corner of the letter.
- Preferred Citation
- 2003ms132.0003: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Webb family letters, 1921-1967, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Effie Webb of Louisville, Kentucky married Arch Webb in the 1920s and was with him until his death in 1953 of cancer. During her lifetime, she worked as a personal secretary for a private detective agency run by a Mr. McLean.
- American Letters collector Wade Hall (1934-2015) was a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Starting in 1962, he lived in Louisville, where he taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He held degrees from Troy State University (B.S.), the University of Alabama (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He served for two years in the U.S. Army in the mid-fifties. Dr. Hall was the author of books, monographs, articles, plays, and reviews relating to Kentucky, Alabama, and Southern history and literature. His most recent books include A Visit with Harlan Hubbard; High Upon a Hill: A History of Bellarmine College; A Song in Native Pastures: Randy Atcher's Life in Country Music; and Waters of Life from Conecuh Ridge.
- Scope and Content
- The Webb family papers (dated 1921-1967; 1.13 cubic feet; 3 boxes) comprise letters from friends, family, and colleagues documenting everyday life and professional work in Kentucky. The Webb family papers primarily contain letters from various people to Effie Webb of Louisville, Kentucky. Most of the letters sent to Effie are from her aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Some letters mention the presidential elections of 1932 and World War II. There are numerous letters from colleagues discussing their employer, Mr. McLean. This collection also contains a subseries of anonymous letters sent to Arch Webb. The letters provide detailed reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union and the American Federation of Labor in Kentucky, primarily in Louisville.
- The Webb family letters are part of the Wade Hall Collection of American letters, which includes correspondence and diaries from all over North America covering the time period of the Civil to Korean Wars. The materials were collected by Wade Hall and document everyday men and women.
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
Correspondence, 1924-1967
Marjorie "Peggy" Chapman letters to Effie Webb, 1924-1937
Ms. Weise letters to Effie Webb, 1924-1925
Mary Jane Ellis letters to Effie Webb, 1924-1953
Jo McDaniel letters to Effie Webb, 1924-1945
Mother Jena letters to Effie Webb, 1925
Frances Tumulty letters to Effie Webb, 1925-1926
Jennie Boyer letters to Effie Webb, 1925-1937
Emma Mercer letters to Effie Webb, 1926-1945
"Pop" letters to Effie Webb, 1926-1944
"Pop" letters to Effie Webb, 1945-1956
J. Robert Crume letters to Effie Webb, 1928-1929
William Caudill letters to Effie Webb, 1928-1937
Nina Harter letters to Effie Webb, 1935-1944
Ethel letters to Effie Webb, 1936
Julia Reid letters to Effie Webb, 1936-1944
Ede Kaspar letters to Effie Webb, 1936-1953
Helen Steinmetz letters to Effie Webb, 1936-1946
Mrs. G.W. Harris letters to Arch and Effie Webb, 1936-1944
P.J. Beane letters to Effie Webb, 1937
I.R. Harold letters to Effie Webb, 1937
H.B. "Steinie" Steinmetz letters to Arch Webb, 1937
Eleanor Dye letters to Effie Webb, 1937-1953
Arthur and Violet Boyer letters to Effie Webb, 1937-1956
Harry Draro letters to Arch and Effie Webb, 1940
Irene letters to Effie Webb, 1940-1946
Marie Mudd letters to Effie Webb, 1940-1946
Bertha E. Smith letters to Effie Webb, 1941-1946
Irma Hutchison letters to Effie Webb, 1944
Louise Harbinson letters to Effie Webb, 1944
Ida Johnston letters to Effie Webb, 1944
Avis letters to Effie Webb, 1944
Nora Marfleet letters to Effie Webb, 1945-1950
Billie Noe letters to Effie Webb, 1949
Johnnie and Louise letters to Arch and Effie Webb, 1949-1956
Niva Posey letters to Effie Webb, 1949-1950
Edith Van Shuren letters to Effie Webb, 1952
Roak and Robin Boyer letters to Effie Webb, 1956
Essie letters to Effie Webb, 1956-1960
William Ury letters to Effie Webb, 1961-1962
Grace MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1924-1928
Grace MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1936-1937
Grace MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1941-1943
Grace MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1944
Grace MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1945-1949
Grace MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1950-1956
Katie Bell letters to Effie Webb, 1936
Katie Bell letters to Effie Webb, 1935-1937
Katie Bell letters to Effie Webb, 1940-1941
Katie Bell letters to Effie Webb, 1942-1945
Katie Bell letters to Effie Webb, 1946
Katie Bell letters to Effie Webb, 1947-1953
Luther "Doc" MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1928-1947
Various letters to Effie Webb, 1921-1925
Various letters to Arch and Effie Webb, 1936
Various letters to Effie Webb, 1937
Various letters to Effie Webb, 1940-1943
Various letters to Arch Webb, 1942-1953
Various letters to Mr. and Mrs. McDaniels, 1943-1945
Various letters to Effie Webb, 1944
Various letters to Effie Webb, 1945-1948
Various letters to Effie Webb, 1950-1953
Various letters to Effie Webb, 1954-1967
Various letters to Effie Webb, circa 1944-1953
Various letters and notes by Arch and Effie Webb, circa 1924-1967
Central Labor Union activities, 1937-1945
Reports on active cases of a detective agency, 1937
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1937
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1938
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 January
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 February
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 March
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 April
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 May
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 June
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 July
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 August
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 October
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 November
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 December
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1940 January
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1940 February
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1940 March
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1940 April
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1941 April
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1942 May
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1945
Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, circa 1937-1945
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