Law and legislation--Kentucky; Constitutions--Kentucky
Kentucky's third constitution, ratified by voters in 1850 is important historically as the first state charter for which complete record of the convention that drafted it was published, making it possible to research the intentions of the framers. ...
Law and legislation--Kentucky; Constitutions--Kentucky
Kentucky's third constitution, ratified by voters in 1850 is important historically as the first state charter for which complete record of the convention that drafted it was published, making it possible to research the intentions of the framers....
Transportation--Kentucky--History; Kentucky. Board of Internal Improvement--History
For a brief period of fifteen years, the Board of Internal Improvement occupied a place of prominence in the political and economic affairs of Kentucky. From its
creation in 1835, until the revision of the constitution in 1850, the board spent vast...
Streets; Stores & shops; Crowds; Banks; American Legion; Signs (Notices)
Address: Fourth Avenue and Guthrie Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Crowds teem in downtown Louisville during the American Legion Convention of 1929. Flags of the United States line the street as people in civilian clothes and military uniforms roam...
Portraits; Women; Partisan politics; Political conventions; Teapots
Sallie Aley (Mrs. Alvin T.) Hert of Louisville, Kentucky pouring tea, wearing a hat and floral print dress. The photograph has a few spots of discoloration. Attached to back of image: Ladies Of The G.O.P. Hour Tea; While the Wet-Dry issue burned...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); Baptist universities and colleges; African Americans--Education (Higher); Education; Women; Group portraits; African Americans; Baptists
The back of the photograph identifies the group of women as the Board of Baptist Women's Educational Convention, which was established by African American Baptist women in Kentucky in 1883 to raise funds to support State University, the first...
In light of western cultural trends toward individualism, the presence of altruistic marital attitudes and behavior is examined as a predictor of marital happiness. Most quantitative studies exploring correlates of marital happiness use the same...
Buildings; Government facilities; Courthouses; Historic buildings
Front of the Jefferson County Courthouse, Louisville, Kentucky, displaying statue of Thomas Jefferson. On back of image: "Presented by Louisville Convention & Publicity League. June 18, 1920. Stamp on back of image: Associated Photo Co....
Old U.S. Federal Building on Fourth Street in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a four-story building with a clock tower. Two pedestrians below. On back of image: "Presented by Louisville Convention & Publicity League. June 18, 1920." Stamp...
Buildings; Government facilities; Post offices; Customhouses
Old U.S. Post Office and Custom House on Fourth Street between Chestnut & Walnut Streets in Louisville, Kentucky. The post office is surrounded by wide sidewalks. On back of image: "Presented by Louisville Convention & Publicity...
Portraits; Women; Partisan politics; Political conventions
Sallie Aley (Mrs. Alvin T.) Hert of Louisville, Kentucky standing behind podium, speaking into NBC microphones. The top and bottom edges are warped. Attached to back of image: She Seconded Nomination Of Hoover; Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, of Louisville,...
Pendennis Club, social club in Louisville, located at Fourth and Walnut Streets. A light, two-story building with small balconies over the front door and bay window. On back of image: "The first club in social life of the city."...
Law and legislation--Kentucky; Law and legislation--Virginia; Constitutions--Kentucky; Constitutions--Virginia; Portraits; Lawyers; Judges; Legislators
Drawing on the varied collections of the Law Library, the initial offering of this digital collection features rare volumes of early Kentucky law books: William Littell's Statutes of Kentucky, which compile all the legal enactments relating to...
