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Old Cane Spring Baptist Church Records
Olmsted Brothers Collection
This is an artificial collection composed of copies of correspondence between Eastern Kentucky University representatives and the Olmsted Associates of Brookline, Massachusetts regarding future building and landscaping plans for Eastern. The original records are housed at the Library of Congress and at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site which is part of the National Park Service. It also includes one surviving watercolor drawing of a plan of Eastern's campus.
Thomas D. Osborne Papers
Painting Collection
This is an artificial collection to bring together orphan paintings and drawings that have been found in the collections. All known information is noted in the item descriptions.
Stephen D. Parrish Papers
Virginia N. Parrish Papers
This collection contains mostly of genealogy research materials relating to the Parrish, Duerson, Cleveland, Crutcher, Phelps and Arnold families and photographs of the Parrish, Duerson, Bailey and Crutcher families to name but a few. Of note are class photos from Madison Female Institute and Model Laboratory School. With the exception of the photographs from France, they are very well identified and give a good look into the lives of typical young people in Richmond in the early 1900s.
John R. Pates Papers
John R. Pates was a conductor on the Richmond, Nicholasville, Irvine, and Beattyville Railroad (Riney-B) which was later purchased by the Louisville & Atlantic Railroad. These papers include a scrapbook, train time tables, correspondence and report cards for his son who attended Model School. The scrapbook is composed of many news clippings about the Riney-B railroad during the time he worked as conductor and superintendent.
Pattie A. Clay Hospital Collection
This is an artificial collection created to provide access to scattered items relating to the Pattie A. Clay Hospital.
Scrapbook on the History of Pattie A. Clay Hospital
This scrapbook documents the history of the Pattie A. Clay Infirmary/Hospital. The earliest document is the By-Laws from 1892 and it skips to 1921 when Mrs. Lackey started clippings news about the hospital from the local records. From that time fundraising appeals, expansion plans, reports, board membership, financial records and more making this an excellent resource for anyone interested in the history of Pattie A. Clay Hospital or hospitals in general.
Carl D. Perkins Congressional Papers
Carl D. Perkins (1912-1984) served eastern Kentucky as a US Representative between 1948 and 1984. His papers contain legal documents and correspondence related to his activities in Congress and focus heavily on coal mining, flood control, education, labor and the Appalachian Region.