Madison County (Ky.)--History--20th century.

Scope and Contents CASE (Citizen Action for a Safe Environment) was formed in December 1979 in Madison County, Kentucky to address recent incidents of mishandling toxic and hazardous materials including a cloud of gas from the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) which covered the community of Peytontown. Their aim was a three-fold program of education, service and action aimed at finding solutions of problems attributed to the BGAD with the goal of protecting the community from the dangers of hazardous materials....

Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence regarding the state acquisition of Cassius Marcellus Clay's estate from his descendants. Clay's estate is known as White Hall and is located in northern Madison County. The Capital City Heritage Commission, later renamed Kentucky Heritage Commission, was heavily involved on the state level trying to make White Hall a state shrine. Also found within this collection are various correspondence involving Senator John Sherman Cooper and his hard work of...

Scope and Contents The Carolina Broaddus Tipton Papers center upon James R. Tipton, who served in the US Army Air Corp during World War II. The collection consists of two folders and a scrapbook. The first folder contains certificates of merit earned by Tipton while a prisoner of war in Germany. The second is composed of correspondence, souvenir items, and an almanac. The correspondence includes letters from Tipton to his family while he was a POW at Stalag XVIIB. The scrapbook was compiled by James' mother so...

Scope and Contents The first part of this collection contains six letters (with typescripts and transcriber's footnotes) written by members of the Turner Family during and following the Civil War. The letters appear to have been dictated to and written by someone other than the author. These letters mainly refer to the health and activities of family and friends. These include letters from family members who served as "Buffalo Soldiers" - the name given to African-American soldiers during the Civil War. The...