Minnie Sue Lane Durrum Stevens Nelson scrapbook

Abstract

The Minnie Sue Lane Durrum Stevens Nelson scrapbook (dated 1949-2004; 1.2 cubic feet; 1 box, 1 wrapped item) comprises a scrapbook which documents the softball career of Nelson and other female fast-pitch softball players throughout the Bluegrass region of kentucky, as well as her Hall of Fame plaque.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Minnie Sue Lane Durrum Stevens Nelson scrapbook

Date: 1949-2004, undated (inclusive)

Extent: 1.2 Cubic Feet

Subjects: Sports -- Kentucky.; Sports -- Women

Arrangement: Collection is arranged by format.

Finding Aid Author: Kaylee McMunn

Preferred Citation: 2023ms043 : [identification of item], Minnie Sue Lane Durrum Stevens Nelson scrapbook, 1949-2004, University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.

Repository: University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History: Minnie Sue Lane Durrum Stevens Nelson was born June 23, 1929, in Fayette County. She graduated from Versailles High School, attended UK, and later worked for over forty years for the state as a graduate accountant in human resources. A celebrated fast-ball pitcher, she was inducted into the KY Softball Hall of Fame in 1997. Collection contains a scrapbook, which includes baseball cards of Nelson and other female fast-pitch softball players throughout the Bluegrass region, as well as her Hall of Fame plaque.; Link to oral history interview: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7j7cssgq0gg

Scope and Content: The Minnie Sue Lane Durrum Stevens Nelson scrapbook (dated 1949-2004; 1.2 cubic feet; 1 box, 1 wrapped item) comprises a scrapbook which documents the softball career of Nelson and other female fast-pitch softball players throughout the Bluegrass region of Kentucky, as well as her Hall of Fame plaque. The scrapbook contents are arranged chronologically. Players and coaches featured at the front of the scrapbook include: Kathleen Hockensmith, June Smither, Bettie Childers, Lois Johnson, Minnie Sue Durrum, Elizabeth Douglas, Jean Belcher, Peggy McFadden, Louise (Allen) Lane, Pat Perdue, Ann Sayles, Margaret Winfrough, Pat Kent, Jean True, Rose Chasteen, Pauline Jackson, Dawn Brislan, Ella (Red) Flynn; Coaches: Noble McDougal, A.G. Perry, Dickie [?], Ike Wingate.

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 Libraries Special Collections Research Center.

Contents of the Collection

Scrapbook, 1949-2004, undated

Box 1, item 1

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Hall of Fame plaque, 1997

Item 1

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Abstract
Descriptive Summary
Collection Overview
Preferred Citation
Restrictions on Access and Use
Contents of the Collection

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