Interviews (available as audio files and transcriptions), mostly conducted in the late 1970s, that document the many aspects of life in Louisville, particularly as experienced by African Americans. (more info)

308 photographs from the Appalachian, Bluegrass, and Western portions of Kentucky at the turn of the 20th century, and 69 views of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis, Missouri, 1904). (more info)

3815 images published in the Louisville Herald-Post newspaper (1925-1936) of people; business and industry; government; homes; places of worship; community organizations; parks; sports; and transportation in and around Louisville, Kentucky. (more info)

Gothic and heraldic bookplates designed by Louisville native (George) Ainslie Hewett (1880-1963) for notable Louisville residents, as well as for clients across the United States. (more info)

Dating from 1150 through 1867, these eighteen illuminated manuscript leaves represent Western European and Islamic cultures. Lesson plans available. (more info)

Images relating to Louisville, Kentucky, and environs from various small collections in the University of Louisville Libraries' special collections and archives. Currently includes the A.W. Terhune Collection and the Joseph & Joseph Collection. (more info)

Three atlases of Louisville and environs comprising 149 maps of Louisville and Jefferson County in 1876, 1884, and 1913, and 76 maps from the Lafon Allen Kentucky Maps Collection dating from 1635-1937, of Kentucky or including the area that would become Kentucky. (more info)

Images of people and places associated with the Louisville General Hospital School of Nursing, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, and University of Louisville School of Medicine in the late 19th and 20th centuries, along with early medical school catalogs. (more info)

Rare volumes of early Kentucky law books featuring legal enactments relating to Kentucky from its beginning as a district of Virginia and the debates of the convention that drafted Kentucky's third constitution. (more info)

Studio portraits of actors and actresses from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which document the cultural history of Louisville and of theater during this time period. (more info)

Louisville native and amateur photographer Claude C. Matlack (1878-1944) captured on film the formative years of Oneida Baptist Institute, a settlement school built by feuding mountaineers. (more info)

The photographs of Kate Matthews (1870-1956) depict tableaux vivants and scenes of everyday life in her community of Pewee Valley, Kentucky, at the turn of the 20th century. (more info)

The bulk of this collection dates to the period 1900-1940, but includes postcards from the late 19th century through the 1980s. It consists of 579 travel postcards and greeting cards. (more info)

756 stereographs showing city views, railroads, landmarks and scenic views, events, and disasters from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (more info)

Jean Thomas traveled eastern Kentucky taking snapshots of the mountain way of life. She was particularly interested in the music, crafts, and language patterns of the area. (more info)

This collection contains images relating to the University of Louisville and its history. It includes the building book, an online encyclopedia of current and historical campus structures. (more info)