Cecil Fletcher Holland papers
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Cecil Fletcher Holland papers
- Date
- 1862-1951
- Creator
- Holland, Cecil Fletcher, 1907-
- Extent
- 1.35 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Genealogy.
- Generals.
- Letters.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format, then chronologically.
- Preferred Citation
- 73M9: [identification of item], Cecil Fletcher Holland papers, 1862-1951, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Cecil Fletcher Holland was an author and biographer in the first half of the 1900s. His one published work is Morgan and His Raiders, a biography of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan. The book was published in 1942.
- Scope and Content
- The Cecil Fletcher Holland papers consist of the typescript and galley proofs of Holland's book, Morgan and His Raiders, a biography of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, and the research materials Holland amassed to write his book. These include correspondence between Holland and members of the Morgan and Basil W. Duke families, articles from history journals, photographic negatives of documents relating to Morgan, prints of photographs and portraits of Morgan family members, and transcripts of Morgan's correspondence and military directives. The collection also contains three original John Hunt Morgan broadsides from 1862.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in the collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
Morgan and His Raiders, 1937, undated
Scope and Contents note
The Morgan and His Raiders series includes the typescript, galley, and illustrations for Holland's book.
Morgan and His Raiders typescript, Ch. I-IX, undated
Morgan and His Raiders typescript, X-XIX, undated
Morgan and His Raiders galley, undated
Morgan and His Raiders illustrations, 1937, undated
Scrapbook, reproduction of letters and photographs, 1937, undated
Correspondence, 1937-1940
Scope and Contents note
The Correspondence series contains letters to and from Holland about research for his book, Morgan and His Raiders. Majority of the letters are between Holland and John H. Morgan, the grandson of C.C. Morgan.
, 1937 January 1 - August 31
, 1937 September 2 - Decemeber 13
, 1938
, 1939
, 1940
Research, 1862, 1938, 1951, undated
Scope and Contents note
The Research series contains typed copies of papers about General Morgan and Holland's notes.
Historical papers, undated
Printed materials, 1938, 1951, undated
Notebook, undated
Broadsides, 1862
Broadsides (2), 1862
Copies of broadsides, undated
Morgans Brigade, The Vidette. Extra., broadside, 1862 August 17
Williamson notebooks, undated
Scope and Contents note
The Williamson notebooks series contains transcripts of John Hunt Morgan letters, articles and stories from newspapers, and genealogical research on the Morgan family.
Notebook 1, undated
Notebook 2, undated
Notebook 3, undated
Notebook 4, undated
Notebook 5, undated
Notebook 6, undated
Notebook 7, undated
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.
Table of Contents
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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.
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