Maye Combs Morrison scrapbooks
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Maye Combs Morrison scrapbooks
- Date
- 1935-1965 (inclusive)
- Creator
- Morrison, Maye Combs
- Extent
- 2 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Local history.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2019ms023: [identification of item], Maye Combs Morrison scrapbooks, 1935-1965, University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collection Research Center
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Maye Combs Morrison, born circa 1890, lived in Lexington, Kentucky. She was married to W. Wendell Morrison and for a time lived at 150 E. Bell Court in Lexington.
- Scope and Content
- The Maye Combs Morrison scrapbooks (dated 1935-1965; 2 cubic feet; 11 items) consists of eleven scrapbooks of Lexington, Kentucky newspaper clippings. The scrapbooks are labeled in a numeral sequence with the exception of scrapbook 9. There is not a scrapbook 9 in the collection. The scrapbooks consist of newspaper clippings. These newspaper clippings, many of which came from the "Lexington Herald" or the "Lexington Leader", detail weddings, obituaries, birth notices, crime reports, social events, politics, and other local issues. Pasted in the backs of the scrapbooks are clippings regarding African-Americans in Lexington. Most of these clippings concern the Charles Haggard funeral home and several legal issues regarding the funeral home.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the material in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
No. 1, 1936-1942
No. 2, 1942-1946,1950
No. 3, 1945-1947
No. 4, 1947
No. 5, 1948-1950, 1952
No. 6, 1949-1952,1954
No. 7, 1948-1949
No. 8, 1953-1960,1964-1965
No. 10, 1951-1962
No. 11, 1938
No. 12, 1935-1947,1951
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.
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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
No items have been requested.
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.
If you find description with problematic language that you think SCRC should review, please contact us at SCRC@uky.edu.
