Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Osborne family photographs
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Osborne family photographs
- Date
- 1923-1937, undated (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.04 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- African Americans.
- Family.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.0911: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Osborne family photographs, 1923-1937, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- No biographical information available on Osborne family.
- 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 Osborne family photographs (dated 1923-1937, undated; 0.04 cubic feet; 59 photographs) comprises photographs that document the lives of the Osborne family members living in Kentucky in the early twentieth century. The photographs depict family, events, education, and the social lives of members of the African American community and Osborne family in Kentucky.
- The Osborne family photographs collection is 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
Unidentified man with five unidentified women, undated
Group of unidentified men and women in front of a brick building, undated
Blurry image of group of unidentified men and women, undated
Group photo of unidentified women, undated
Three unidentified young men, two boxing and third is refereeing, undated
Unidentified men and women, one woman in window sill behind group, undated
Unidentified young man in graduation regalia with five women beside him, undated
Three unidentified young men, two boxing and third is refereeing, undated
Portrait of Erie James Harder holding a guitar, 1937
Group photo of unidentified men and women in front of doorway of brick building, undated
Group photo of unidentified men and women in front of side of brick building, undated
Unidentified women in front of doorway of Morris B. Belknap Hall, undated
Group photo of unidentified men and women, undated
Five unidentified women and one man, undated
Unidentified man seated with nine women standing around him, undated
Unidentified man and nine women, undated
View of unknown brick building, undated
Unidentified man and five women, undated
Group photo of unidentified men, undated
Portrait of Helan Procter, note says "To Hugh - One of my very favorite people, Helan Procter", undated
Group of portraits of unidentified men and women, undated
Group photo of unidentified men and women, undated
Portrait of unidentified young woman in graduation regalia, undated
Unidentified man with two women, undated
Unidentified man behind a small table with goods on it, undated
Blurry group photo of unidentified women, undated
Group photo of unidentified men and women behind a small table with goods on it, undated
Wild vegetation, undated
Portrait of an unidentified young woman, note on back reads "Lots of Love, Memorie. I had this developed from a snapshot that was taken when Morgena was down. Not so clean but will give you a ruff [sic] idea", undated
Portrait of an unidentified young man, undated
Group photo of unidentified men and women, undated
Group photo of unidentified men and women, undated
Unidentified men and women standing in a circle facing inwards, undated
Unidentified men and women standing in a circle facing outwards, undated
Group photo of unidentified men and women, undated
Group photo of unidentified men and women, undated
Unidentified young child sitting in a chair in a field with a stuffed animal, undated
Two unidentified men and two women, undated
Portrait of an unidentified baby, undated
Portrait of an unidentified young woman, undated
Portrait of unidentified men and women in black robes, undated
Group photo of unidentified men and women in front of entrance to a building, undated
Portrait of an unidentified young woman, undated
Group photo of unidentified men and women, undated
Group photo of unidentified men and women, undated
Group photo of unidentified men and women, some standing on roof of house, note at bottom reads, "Annual convention Covington KY 7-23-37", 1937
Group photo of unidentified young men and women, undated
Photograph album, 1923-1929, undated
Page 1: Portrait of an unidentified young boy, caption reads "A gift in 1926", 1926
Page 2 [L]: Portrait of an unidentified woman, undated
Page 2 [R]: Group photo of unidentified young boys and girls, undated
Page 5 [L]: Portrait of an unidentified woman, caption reads "Miss Modest [illegible]", undated
Page 5 [center]: Portrait of an unidentified young woman, undated
Page 5 [R]: Portrait of an unidentified young man and woman, caption reads "All smiles", undated
Page 7 [L]: Portrait of an unidentified young girl, caption reads "Do you know who this is?", undated
Page 7 [R]: Unidentified young woman balancing on a log, 1923
Page 8: Group of unidentified children, one looking at camera, undated
Page 10 [L]: Unidentified young woman looking away from camera, undated
Page 10 [R]: Two unidentified women with a man and an infant, caption reads "Four generations", 1929 October
Page 11: Photo of unidentified young woman and young girl next to a post, undated
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