Kinkead family papers
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Kinkead family papers
- Date
- 1782-1930
- Extent
- 1.13 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Business records--Kentucky--Lexington.
- Court records--Kentucky--Fayette County.
- Land tenure--Wisconsin.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 72M27: [Identification of item], Kinkead family papers, 1782-1930, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The Kinkead family papers prominently feature George Kinkead and his father William Bury Kinkead, both of whom were Lexington attorneys. George Kinkead graduated from Princeton University in 1870 and after further study in his father's law office, was admitted to the bar in 1872. He practiced law to the time of his death in 1940. Other family members included Eleanor Talbot Kinkead, the novelist, and Elizabeth Shelby Kinkead, a local historian.
- Scope and Content
- The Kinkead family papers consist of diaries, account books, correspondence, and other papers that belonged to the Kinkead family of Lexington, Kentucky. The account books detail the family businesses, including a restaurant and bar, while the diaries were kept by William Kinkead in the late 1880s and the 1890s. The collection also contains his personal, legal, and business correspondence and documents. A folder relating to his tenure as a trustee of the State College (now the University of Kentucky), includes letters from James K. Patterson and W.C.P. Breckinridge.
- In addition, the collection contains a Fayette County Court record book for the years 1869 to 1884, receipts for taxes paid on property the Kinkead family owned in Wisconsin, and George Kinkead's business and legal papers. A folder labeled "John Brownlow land correspondence" records an investigation of land titles for property on the Ohio River, 20 miles below Big Bone.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open for research by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
Correspondence, 1782-1893
Scope and Contents note
The Correspondence series contains personal, legal, and business correspondence relating to the Kinkead family. The "John Brownlow land correspondence" folder records an investigation of land titles for property on the Ohio River, 20 miles below Big Bone.
John Brownlow's land correspondence, 1782-1795
Correspondence, 1862, 1886-1893
Speeches and correspondence, undated, 1887
Financial and legal papers, 1870-1930
Scope and Contents note
The Financial and legal papers series contains the financial transactions and deeds belonging to the Kinkead family. This includes tax records and receipts for land owned in Wisconsin, court case records, and documentation of money lent from Kinkead's children.
Wisconsin property financial papers, 1870-1894
General financial papers, 1886-1930
Legal papers, 1880-1890
Money advanced from children, 1888-1894
General, 1885-1895
Scope and Contents note
The General series consists of genealogy papers for the Kinkead family and pamphlets from the University of California and Indiana Law School. A folder relating to Kinkead's tenure as a trustee of the State College (now the University of Kentucky) includes letters from James K. Patterson and W.C.P. Breckinridge.
Genealogy, undated
Pamphlets, 1893, 1895
State College materials, 1885-1889
George B. Kinkead business statements, 1886-1919
Scope and Contents note
The George B. Kinkead business statements series contains the business and legal records kept by George Kinkead from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The statements are organized alphabetically by surname.
A-E, 1906-1918
F-K, 1906-1919
L-M, 1886-1919
N-W, 1889-1919
Business statements outside of Lexington, 1907-1918
Ledgers, 1869-1897
Scope and Contents note
The Ledgers series contains account books detailing the Kinkead family businesses, including a restaurant and bar, as well as a Fayette County Court record book and a farm book.
Account book, 1895-1897
Account book, with restaurant and bar, 1895-1897
Restaurant account book, 1895-1896
County Court record book, 1869-1884
Farm book, 1876-1894
W.B. Kinkead diaries, 1886-1893
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