African-Americans--Kentucky.

Scope and Contents The American Slavery Collection is an artificial collection compiled from a variety of sources including donations of individual documents and purchases. The thirteen original items in this collection consist of ten bills of sale, one receipt, one document relating to manumission and the autobiography of a former slave who lived in Madison County, KY as a "free black" prior to 1850. There is also one item, a receipt that is probably a handwritten copy made in the early twentieth century. The...

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The collection includes many candid photographs of African American community members showcasing everyday life as well as more formal portraits. Newspaper clippings include death and birth notices, community news, and advertisements for the Collins Funeral Home. Correspondence includes Father’s Day, anniversary, and thank cards as well as letters thanking him for his services and congratulating him on awards and recognitions. Most of the photographs are undated.

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31 items. 12 letters to JWT. 19 poems and news clippings by and about Cotter. Group photo from S. C. Taylor School (Lucien Howe and Frank Ernest Gannett on back).

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1 item. Letter to JWT. Biographical Sketch.

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2 items. Letters to JWT. Kentucky Black people in literature.

Scope and Contents The Henry Allen Laine papers are a collection of personal manuscripts from Henry Allen Laine, including original works by Laine. Also contained in this collection are various newspaper clippings of Laine's death and memorial service, Laine family photos and papers from Henry Allen Laine's daughter, Tommie Holland. Laine was very well educated and was a community leader making this collection important to anyone researching the lives of Kentucky African-Americans during the early-20th...

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8 items. 2 letters to JWT. Letter to Desha Breckenridge. 4 poems. 1 news clipping.

Scope and Contents The life of the James Rankin Mason family of Madison County, Kentucky is documented through the papers in this collection. Much of the correspondence deals with Civil War times. Reference is made to hiring black people, desertion and loneliness of soldiers. Parental concerns are voiced in correspondence as women try to raise children alone. Other correspondence mentions trials concerning an army discharge as well as other matters during the war years. Of particular interest is a letter from...

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2 items. Letters to JWT. Biographical sketch.

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12 items. Letters to JWT. Biographical sketch. News clipping. Poem "John Wilson Townsend". Phil Brown, negro politician.