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Jefferson County - Louisville After The 1937 Flood, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Jefferson County - Louisville After The 1937 Flood, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A Flood Relief Work Report written by the Works Progress Administration for Louisville after the 1937 flood.


Monroe County- General History, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey Jan 1939

Monroe County- General History, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of Monroe County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration during the late 1930s.


Muhlenberg County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project Jan 1939

Muhlenberg County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration during the late 1930s.


Kentucky - Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Alexander Gordon Wilson, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Kentucky - Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Alexander Gordon Wilson, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A collection of articles from the Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore Series by Gordon Wilson of Western Kentucky Teachers College acquired by the Works Progress Administration from middle and late 1930s.


Will The Arms Embargo Help Keep America Out Of War?, 1939, Hamilton Fish Jan 1939

Will The Arms Embargo Help Keep America Out Of War?, 1939, Hamilton Fish

World War II Era Documents, 1939-1945

A typed propaganda flyer entitled, "Will the Arms Embargo Help Keep America Out of War?", dating from circa 1939. Within, the National Committee to Keep America Out of Foreign Wars explains why the arms embargo must remain in place.


Greenup County - General History, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Greenup County - General History, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A brief historical survey of Greenup County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s.


Jackson Purchase - General History, Works Progress Administration, Robert M. Rennick Jan 1939

Jackson Purchase - General History, Works Progress Administration, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of the Jackson Purchase of Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s. Includes lists of community names, churches and cemeteries.


Bracken County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey Jan 1939

Bracken County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey

County Histories of Kentucky

A brief history of Bracken County, Kentucky written by the Workers Progress Administration's Historical Records Survey.


Breckinridge County, Works Progress Administration, Robert M. Rennick Jan 1939

Breckinridge County, Works Progress Administration, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

A collection of research materials on the history of Breckinridge County, Kentucky.


Daviess County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey Jan 1939

Daviess County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey

County Histories of Kentucky

A historic survey of Daviess County, Kentucky compiled by the Works Progress Administration.


Jassamine County - Post Offices & Place Names, Works Progress Administration, Robert M. Rennick Jan 1939

Jassamine County - Post Offices & Place Names, Works Progress Administration, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of post offices and place names in Jessamine County, Kentucky.


Rockcastle County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Robert M. Rennick Jan 1939

Rockcastle County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of Rockcastle County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration. Includes a list of post offices and place names.


Kentucky - Constitutional History, Works Progress Administration, Writer's Project Jan 1939

Kentucky - Constitutional History, Works Progress Administration, Writer's Project

County Histories of Kentucky

A constitutional history of Kentucky written by the Works Progress Administration. Includes a history of the seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.


Clark County - Slavery, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Clark County - Slavery, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of slavery in Clark County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s. Includes a brief article on Edward Boone, the brother of Daniel Boone.


Kentucky - Name Origin, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Kentucky - Name Origin, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of the origin of the place name "Kentucky" conducted by the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s.


Johnson County - Miscellaneous, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Johnson County - Miscellaneous, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

Loose materials on the history of Johnson County, Kentucky, includes fork stories and a historical survey on the lumber business.


Jefferson County - Long Run Association, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey Jan 1939

Jefferson County - Long Run Association, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey

County Histories of Kentucky

Transcripts of the Salem Association and Long Run Association meeting minutes, records and church histories of Jefferson County, Kentucky by the Works Progress Administration.


Mercer County - General History, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Mercer County - General History, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A brief historical survey of Mercer County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration during the late 1930s.


Mccreary County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Mccreary County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A brief historical survey of folk stories and folk ways in McCreary County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration during the late 1930s.


Wayne County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey Jan 1939

Wayne County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of Wayne County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration. Survey includes information on slavery, folklore and various other subjects related to the county.


Lawrence County - Brief History, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Lawrence County - Brief History, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A brief historical survey of Lawrence County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration.


Kentucky - State & National Forests, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey Jan 1939

Kentucky - State & National Forests, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of state and national forests in Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration.


Bell County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey Jan 1939

Bell County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey

County Histories of Kentucky

The Works Progress Administration's Historical Records Survey of Bell County, Kentucky circa 1936 to 1939.


Larue County - General History, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Larue County - General History, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A brief historical survey of LaRue County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration.


Hopkins County - General History, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Hopkins County - General History, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A brief historical survey of Hopkins County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration.


Magoffin County - Place Names, Works Progress Administration, Robert M. Rennick Jan 1939

Magoffin County - Place Names, Works Progress Administration, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of place names and post offices in Magoffin County, Kentucky.


Clay County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Clay County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of folk stories and folk ways in Clay County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s.


Kenton County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey Jan 1939

Kenton County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey

County Histories of Kentucky

A partial historical survey of Kenton County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration.


Estill County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration Jan 1939

Estill County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of folk stories and folk ways in Estill County, Kentucky conducted by the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s.


Kentucky - County Survey, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey Jan 1939

Kentucky - County Survey, Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of Kentucky counties conducted by the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s.