Lexington Filter Center scrapbooks,
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Lexington Filter Center scrapbooks,
- Date
- 1950-1959 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.45 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Civil defense--Kentucky--Lexington.
- United States. Air Force--Officers.
- Volunteers.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically.
- Preferred Citation
- 59M39 : [identification of item], Lexington Filter Center scrapbooks, 1950-1959, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The Filter Center coordinated groups of volunteers whose duties were to report low flying planes or missiles which could not be spotted by radar. It was organized in 1950 as part of a national program. United States Air Force personnel supervised the operations.
- Scope and Content
- The Lexington Filter Center scrapbooks contain photographs of Air Force officers assigned to the Lexington center and instruction sheets with center procedures. There is also a historical sketch of the center by the scrapbook's compiler, Eleanor Parker Hopkins.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
Contact SCRC with questions.
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Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
Contact SCRC with questions.
Requests
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You may come across language in UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center collections and online resources that you find harmful or offensive. SCRC collects materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. These materials document the time period when they were created and the view of their creator. As a result, some may demonstrate racist and offensive views that do not reflect the values of UK Libraries.
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