Eliza Rogers Collection on the Kentucky Mountain Club
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Eliza Rogers Collection on the Kentucky Mountain Club
- Date
- 1935-1987
- Extent
- 0.7 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Charitable organizations -- Kentucky.
- Arrangement
- This collection is arranged in folders chronologically and by subject.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The Kentucky Mountain Club was formed on December 31, 1929 by a group of people who were residents of eastern Kentucky counties. They wished to form an organization to aid in the care of different issues in 43 different counties that they deemed, "Mountain counties". In 1930, a women's division was created and within the division dues were established that would go towards a scholarship that would aid a student in one of the mountain counties, later the men's division would aid in the scholarship as well. The women also participated in charitable events, including visiting the sick, and sending presents for children in rural areas for Christmas. In 1944, the club was able to help set up tuberculosis hospitals in London, Paris, Madisonville, and Ashland, Kentucky. The club reached its height in 1953, with 1,546 members. By 1987, the Club expanded its aid to flood relief, a blood bank, a hearing aid bank, a hospital visiting program, and a library project.
- Source: 1935 and 1987 Kentucky Mountain Club yearbooks
- Scope and Content
- The Kentucky Mountain Club collection consists of twenty-five club yearbooks from 1935-1987. Missing years include 1938, 1945, 1948, 1961, 1963, and a gap between 1964-1987. The collection also includes newspaper articles from 1935-1945, concerning news of the Kentucky Mountain Club and brief histories of various Kentucky counties.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The intellectual rights to the materials belong to Special Collections and Digital Programs.
Contents of the Collection
Yearbooks (3), 1935-1937
Yearbooks (6), 1939-1944
Yearbooks (3), 1946-1949
Yearbooks (2), 1950-1951
Yearbooks (2), 1952-1953
Yearbooks (2), 1954-1955
Yearbooks (2), 1956-1957
Yearbooks (3), 1958-1960
Yearbooks (2), 1962-1987
Newspaper articles about club and Kentucky county histories, 1935-1945
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.
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.
