Madison Female Institute
Organization
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Caperton/Burnam Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1993A005
Scope and Contents
Mrs. Paul (Mary James "Jamie" Caperton) Burnam inherited the papers from her mother and father Col. James W. and Katherine Phelps Caperton. The majority of the papers cover the years 1880-1940 and were primarily assembled by Katherine Caperton and her daughter Jamie Caperton Burnam. The records reflect Mrs. Caperton's interest in family genealogy and history. Most of the materials in the collection concern family matters. However, some legal and financial records of Col. Caperton have...
Dates:
1843 - 1980; Acquisition: 1990-10-02
Kunkel/Million Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2020A001
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the Kunkel Family Papers was compiled by Mabel Kunkel and consists of educational essays she wrote or materials she collected to use in the classroom. There is some personal correspondence scattered through the collection as well. Collected materials cover a wide variety of topics across the entire state of Kentucky and consist of state reports, brochures, pamphlets and more. A manuscript about Thoroughbred horses and horse farms of the Bluegrass is also included. However, most...
Dates:
1892 - 1996; Acquisition: 1984-11-16
Lilly Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1982A020
Scope and Contents
The Lilly Family Papers contain correspondence, photographs, legal material, publications, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and genealogical information. Much of the material in this collection deals with the many organizations with which the Lillys were involved, such as Democratic clubs, Daughters of the American Revolution, or the Gas Consumers' League. In addition to materials involving organizations, there is also an abundance of legal documents which attest to Grant Lilly's service as a lawyer...
Dates:
1780 - 1991; Acquisition: 1978-09-22
Madison Female Institute Collection
Collection
Identifier: 0010-004
Scope and Contents
Madison Female Institute was founded in 1857 to educate girls in the Madison County area. This collection contains some of their publications, course catalogs, financial records, and other legal documents which document the operations and educational priorities of the school.
The Madison Female Institute Collection is an artificial collection comprised of single items from various sources. Many of the materials came from the Dorris Museum collection and these are marked with the number...
Dates:
1857 - 1971
Townsend Room Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2016A047
Scope and Contents
This collection consists mostly of single items that were a part of the Townsend Room Collections that were purchased or donated. Some items still have the purchase information attached, and this was left in the enclosure. The subjects included in the collection include slavery, politics, business affairs, legal issues, family and genealogy. Because of the varied nature of the materials they were divided by type and inventoried individually.
Dates:
1794 - 1930
Watts Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2017A001
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, financial records and legal documents that were left in Elmwood at the time of Emma Watts' death. The collection spans three branches of the family (Parkes, Walker, and Watts) and covers nearly 150 years. The bulk of material is from 1878 and later and pertains to the Watts family; however, the Parkes family, particularly James B. Parkes, is well-represented within the collection. The Watts family owned thousands of acres of...
Dates:
1816 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1875 - 1960; Acquisition: 2000-04-20
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- Kentucky--Social life and customs--20th century. 3
- World War, 1914-1918. 3
- Agriculture--Kentucky. 2
- Education--Kentucky. 2
- Kentucky--Politics and government. 2
- Madison County (Ky.)--History. 2
- World War, 1939-1945. 2
- Authors, American--Kentucky. 1
- Boonesboro (Ky.) 1
- Gardens. 1
- Honor Societies. 1
- Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. 1
- Kentucky--History. 1
- Kentucky--Politics and government--1865-1950. 1
- Kentucky--Social life and customs--19th century. 1
- Madison County (Ky.) 1
- Madison County (Ky.)--History--19th century. 1
- Madison County (Ky.)--Social life and customs--19th century. 1
- Madison County (Ky.)--Social life and customs--20th century. 1
- Madison County (Ky.)--Surveys. 1
- Natural history--Kentucky. 1
- Politics, Practical 1
- Railroad companies--United States. 1
- Ranching. 1
- Religion. 1
- Richmond (Ky.)--History--Pictorial works. 1
- Slavery -- Kentucky 1
- Thoroughbred horse. 1
- Tourism--Kentucky 1
- Wilderness Road 1
- Women--Societies and clubs. 1