William Kinkead Shelby papers, 1890-1900, 1899-1900 (bulk dates)
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- William Kinkead Shelby papers, 1890-1900, 1899-1900 (bulk dates)
- Creator
- Shelby, William Kinkead, 1861-1900.
- Extent
- 1 volume; 3 pieces.
- Subjects
- Shelby, William Kinkead, 1861-1900.
- Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826.
- Johnson School (Lexington, Ky.)
- Education, Elementary--Kentucky.
- Right of property--Records and correspondence--Virginia--Big Stone Gap.
- Educators--Correspondence.
- Lexington (Ky.).
- Correspondence
- Logbooks
- Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Educator. William Kinkead Shelby, a great grandson of Isaac Shelby, was the principal of the Johnson School in Lexington, Kentucky for a short period of time.
- Scope and Content
- The material is comprised of a memorandum book and correspondence concerning a land transaction. The memorandum book, kept as a daily journal of the events in the school, lists such things as enrollment numbers, visitors to the school, disciplinary actions, and daily happenings. The correspondence (1890-1894) concerns a land transaction in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.
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