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.
Finding Aid Author
Sarah Coblentz
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

  • Box 2, folder 1
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Ms. Weise letters to Effie Webb, 1924-1925

  • Box 2, folder 2
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Mary Jane Ellis letters to Effie Webb, 1924-1953

  • Box 2, folder 3
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Jo McDaniel letters to Effie Webb, 1924-1945

  • Box 2, folder 4
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Mother Jena letters to Effie Webb, 1925

  • Box 2, folder 5
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Frances Tumulty letters to Effie Webb, 1925-1926

  • Box 2, folder 6
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Jennie Boyer letters to Effie Webb, 1925-1937

  • Box 2, folder 7
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Emma Mercer letters to Effie Webb, 1926-1945

  • Box 2, folder 8
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"Pop" letters to Effie Webb, 1926-1944

  • Box 2, folder 9
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"Pop" letters to Effie Webb, 1945-1956

  • Box 2, folder 10
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J. Robert Crume letters to Effie Webb, 1928-1929

  • Box 2, folder 11
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William Caudill letters to Effie Webb, 1928-1937

  • Box 2, folder 12
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Nina Harter letters to Effie Webb, 1935-1944

  • Box 2, folder 13
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Ethel letters to Effie Webb, 1936

  • Box 2, folder 14
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Julia Reid letters to Effie Webb, 1936-1944

  • Box 2, folder 15
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Ede Kaspar letters to Effie Webb, 1936-1953

  • Box 2, folder 16
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Helen Steinmetz letters to Effie Webb, 1936-1946

  • Box 2, folder 17
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Mrs. G.W. Harris letters to Arch and Effie Webb, 1936-1944

  • Box 2, folder 18
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P.J. Beane letters to Effie Webb, 1937

  • Box 2, folder 19
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I.R. Harold letters to Effie Webb, 1937

  • Box 2, folder 20
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H.B. "Steinie" Steinmetz letters to Arch Webb, 1937

  • Box 2, folder 21
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Eleanor Dye letters to Effie Webb, 1937-1953

  • Box 2, folder 22
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Arthur and Violet Boyer letters to Effie Webb, 1937-1956

  • Box 2, folder 23-24
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Harry Draro letters to Arch and Effie Webb, 1940

  • Box 2, folder 25
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Irene letters to Effie Webb, 1940-1946

  • Box 2, folder 26
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Marie Mudd letters to Effie Webb, 1940-1946

  • Box 2, folder 27
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Bertha E. Smith letters to Effie Webb, 1941-1946

  • Box 2, folder 28
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Irma Hutchison letters to Effie Webb, 1944

  • Box 2, folder 29
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Louise Harbinson letters to Effie Webb, 1944

  • Box 2, folder 30
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Ida Johnston letters to Effie Webb, 1944

  • Box 2, folder 31
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Avis letters to Effie Webb, 1944

  • Box 2, folder 32
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Nora Marfleet letters to Effie Webb, 1945-1950

  • Box 2, folder 33
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Billie Noe letters to Effie Webb, 1949

  • Box 2, folder 34
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Johnnie and Louise letters to Arch and Effie Webb, 1949-1956

  • Box 2, folder 35
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Niva Posey letters to Effie Webb, 1949-1950

  • Box 2, folder 36
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Edith Van Shuren letters to Effie Webb, 1952

  • Box 2, folder 37
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Roak and Robin Boyer letters to Effie Webb, 1956

  • Box 2, folder 38
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Essie letters to Effie Webb, 1956-1960

  • Box 2, folder 39
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William Ury letters to Effie Webb, 1961-1962

  • Box 2, folder 40
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Grace MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1924-1928

  • Box 3, folder 1
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Grace MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1936-1937

  • Box 3, folder 2
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Grace MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1941-1943

  • Box 3, folder 3
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Grace MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1944

  • Box 3, folder 4
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Grace MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1945-1949

  • Box 3, folder 5
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Grace MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1950-1956

  • Box 3, folder 6
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Katie Bell letters to Effie Webb, 1936

  • Box 3, folder 7
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Katie Bell letters to Effie Webb, 1935-1937

  • Box 3, folder 8
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Katie Bell letters to Effie Webb, 1940-1941

  • Box 3, folder 9
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Katie Bell letters to Effie Webb, 1942-1945

  • Box 3, folder 10
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Katie Bell letters to Effie Webb, 1946

  • Box 3, folder 11
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Katie Bell letters to Effie Webb, 1947-1953

  • Box 3, folder 12
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Luther "Doc" MacNaughton letters to Effie Webb, 1928-1947

  • Box 3, folder 13
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Various letters to Effie Webb, 1921-1925

  • Box 3, folder 14
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Various letters to Arch and Effie Webb, 1936

  • Box 3, folder 15
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Various letters to Effie Webb, 1937

  • Box 3, folder 16
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Various letters to Effie Webb, 1940-1943

  • Box 3, folder 17
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Various letters to Arch Webb, 1942-1953

  • Box 3, folder 18
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Various letters to Mr. and Mrs. McDaniels, 1943-1945

  • Box 3, folder 19
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Various letters to Effie Webb, 1944

  • Box 3, folder 20
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Various letters to Effie Webb, 1945-1948

  • Box 3, folder 21
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Various letters to Effie Webb, 1950-1953

  • Box 3, folder 22
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Various letters to Effie Webb, 1954-1967

  • Box 3, folder 23
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Various letters to Effie Webb, circa 1944-1953

  • Box 3, folder 24
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Various letters and notes by Arch and Effie Webb, circa 1924-1967

  • Box 3, folder 25
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Central Labor Union activities, 1937-1945

Reports on active cases of a detective agency, 1937

  • Box 5, folder 1
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1937

  • Box 5, folder 2
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1938

  • Box 5, folder 3
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 January

  • Box 5, folder 4
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 February

  • Box 5, folder 5
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 March

  • Box 5, folder 6
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 April

  • Box 5, folder 7
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 May

  • Box 5, folder 8
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 June

  • Box 5, folder 9
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 July

  • Box 5, folder 10
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 August

  • Box 5, folder 11
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 October

  • Box 5, folder 12
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 November

  • Box 5, folder 13
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1939 December

  • Box 5, folder 14
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1940 January

  • Box 5, folder 15
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1940 February

  • Box 5, folder 16
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1940 March

  • Box 5, folder 17
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1940 April

  • Box 5, folder 18
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1941 April

  • Box 5, folder 19
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1942 May

  • Box 5, folder 20
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, 1945

  • Box 5, folder 21
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Reports on the activities of the Central Labor Union, circa 1937-1945

  • Box 5, folder 22
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