The Filson Club Historicai Society
The Papers of Mary Caperton Bingham
The papers of Maty Caperton Bingham, wife of Courier-Journal and Louisville Times publisher Bany Bingham, Sr., philanthropist, and patron of the arts.
For infonnation regarding literary and copyright interests for these papers, see the Curator of:Manuscripts, James J. Holmberg.
Size of Collection
15 cubic feet
Locator Number Mss. \A\B613c Scope and Content
Papers of Mary C. Bingham, wue of Courier-Journal and Louisville Times publisher Bany Bingham, Sr., assistant editor of the Courier-Journal, Book Page editor, philanthropist, and patron of the arts.
Collection contains correspondence, subject, a small group of Bany Bingham, Sr. 's correspondence, :financial records, and genealogical information on the Montague, LeFroy, and Caperton families in Virginia, as well as the Bingham and Hogg-Alves families in North Carolina. Papers span from 1850 to 1995.
Mary Bingham's correspondence files contain letters filed alphabetically by correspondents name. They include personal letters regarding her varied interests and personal fiiends and solicitation letters from charitable organizations across Kentucky and the nation. Also included are photocopies of Mary and Bany Bingham's correspondence while he was stationed in London and Guam during World War II.
Her subject files, filed alphabetically by the institution's or individual's name, include pamphlets, newsletters newspaper clippings and correspondence fonn organizations and individuals (see attached folder listing). They include the Council for Basic Education, the Courier-Journal, the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer, the Kentucky Bookmobile Project, Radcliffe College, her speeches to various organiz.ations and meetings, strip mining regulation, and the University of Louisville.
The :financial records include gift tax files, 1936-1987; federal and state income tax returns, 1924-1986; tax records for the Bingham Enterprises Foundation, 1971-1986; and :financial records for the Mary C. and Barry Bingham, Sr., Fmmdation, Inc., 1986-1989; and requests made to the foundation.
Collection also includes a small grouping of Barry Bingham, Sr. papers. They include his poetcy scrapbook; typed manuscripts of his unpublished novel "The Lonesome Road;" his thesis for distinction from Harvard; correspondence, 1936-1971, regarding his sister Henrietta Bingham; copies of the University of Louisville's oral history project interviews; and other miscellaneous items. Biographical Note
1904 Born in Richmond, Virginia, 24 December
1924 Enters Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1928 Graduated with honors from Radcliffe
1929 Accepts the Charles Norton Fellowship to study in Greece
1931 Weds Bany Bingham, son of Robert W. Bingham, publisher of the Courier-Journal and the Louisville Times, in Richmond, Virginia, 9 Jlllle. ca.1940- 1957 Editor of the Book Page for the Courier-Journal
1961-1973 Served on the National Advisocy Committee on Vocational Education
1986 Bingham family sells the newspapers and other family businesses
1988 Bany Bingham, Sr. dies, 15 August.
1995 Mary Bingham dies, 18 April Folder Listing
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1. Actors Theatre of Louisville 2. Albert, Jacques 3. Arnold Arboretum -- Board of Overseers (Harvard University) 4. Articles about Maty C. Bingham 5. Articles by Mary C. Bingham 6. Awards -- Louisvillian of the Year, 1987 7. Barzun, Jacques 8. Berea College, Berea (Ky.), 1961-1995 9. Billboards (MCB's opposition to them) 10. Bingham, Barry, Sr. - Correspondence and photos 11. Bingham, Barry, Sr. - Newspaper clippings 12. Bingham, Barry, Sr. - Poetry 13. Bingham, Barry, Sr. -- Remembering Barry Bingham 14. Bingham, Barry, Sr. -- Remembering Barry Bingham 15. Bingham, Barry, Sr. -- Remembering Barry Bingham 16. Bingham, Barry, Sr. --Barry Bingham: A Man ofHis Word 17. Bingham, Barry, Jr. 18. Bingham, Jonathan Worth, 1942-1964 19. Bingham, Worth 1932-1966 20. Bingham, Sarah Montague (Sallie)-- Correspondence 21. Bingham, Sarah Montague (Sallie)-- school correspondence 22. Bingham, Sarah Montague (Sallie) -- miscellaneous 23. Bingham, Sarah Montague (Sallie) - newspaper c~ 24. Bingham, Sarah Montague (Sallie) -- newspaper clippings 25. Bingham, Sarah Montague (Sallie) --Passion and Prejudice 26. Bingham, Sarah Montague (Sallie) -- Passion and Prejudice 27. Bingham, Maty Caperton 1904-1995 -- Biographical 28. Bingham, Maty Caperton 1904-1995 -- Book reviews by Maty C. Bingham 29. Bignham books --David L. Chandler's Binghams ofLouisville 30. Bingham books --Marie Brenner, House ofDreams 31. Bingham books -- Susan Tifft and Alex Jones, Patriarch, correspondence: 1986-1988 32. Bingham books --Tifft and Jones, Patriarch, correspondence, Apr.-Sept. 1989 33. Bingham books --Tifft and Jones, Patriarch, correspondence, Oct., 1989 34. Bingham books--Tifft and Jones, Patriarch, correspondence, Nov. 1989-1990 35. Bingham books -- Tiffi and Jones, Patriarch, docwnentation refuting accuracy 36. Bingham books --Tiffi and Jones, Patriarch, newspaper clippings
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38. Bingham books -- William E. Ellis, unpublished book on Robert W. Bingham 39. Bottle Bill (legislation in regarding returnable bottles) 40. Braden Case (Carl and Anne Braden) 41. Callahan, Edit (post cards, 1955-1%6) 42. Caperton family - genealogy 43. Caperton family -- Rose Caperton 44. Caperton family-- Helena LeFroy Caperton, 1878-1962 (Mrs. Clifford R. Caperton) 45. Caperton family -- Helena LeFroy Caperton, World War II correspondence. 46. Caperton family - Helena LeFroy Caperton, "Then Falls Thy Shadow" 47. Caperton family -- Helena LeFroy Caperton, "Then Falls Thy Shadow" 48. Caperton family -- Helena LeFroy Caperton, "Then Falls Thy Shadow" 49. Caperton family -- Helena LeFroy Caperton, "Then Falls Thy Shadow" SO. Caperton family - Arthur Caperton, aviator 51. Caperton family - Clifford Randolph Caperton (photograph) 52. Caperton family - Mrs. Jeffrey Arthw- LeFroy 53. Caperton family -- Henrietta Caperton McGregor (ballroom dancer) 54. Caperton family -- Gordon McGregor (husband of Harrietta) 55. Caperton family - Erin McGregor 56. Caperton family - Melinda Hamilton 57. Caperton family -- Sarah Caperton Dew 58. Caperton family-- Sarah Watson Montague LeFroy 1850-1942 59. Caperton family-- Sarah Watson Montague LeFroy 1850-1942 60. Caperton family- Correspondence, 1850-1899 (1ravel) 61. Caperton family -- Correspondence, 1900-1920 62. Caperton family -- Obituaries and memorials 63. Caperton family - Wedding book of John H. and Melinda Fox Montague 64. Caperton family-- "Artown's Manuscript," pp. 1-75 65. Caperton family -- "Artown's Manuscript," pp. 76-150 66. Caperton family -- "Artown's Manuscript," 151-218 67. Caperton family - "Autumn Gamer" (Artown's Manuscript, typed), pp. 1-65 68. Caperton family-" Autumn Gamer" (Artown's Manuscript, typed), pp. 66-118 69. Caperton family - "Autumn Gamer" (bound manuscript) 70. Caperton family -- Montague family
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71. Carter, Ernestine (Mrs. John Carter) -- correspondence, 1979-1981 72. Caudill, Hany -- Correspondence, 1960-1994 73. Commonplace Book, Items for 74. Community Fann Alliance 75. Conant, James B. - Correspondence, 1948-1961 76. Correspondence "A" Abramson, Jeny Abramson, Rudy Acheson, Dean Ackerly, Spafford Adams,Lois Adams, Sharon (Grassroots Outreach Program) Advertising Club of Louisville Agar,Herbert Ailamazyan, Alfred K. (Academician, University of Pereslavi-Zalessky, Russia) Alsop, Joseph American Civil liberties Union American Red Cross Anderson, Macy ( correspondence regarding the actress) Anonymous Appalshop, Inc. (Appalshop Festival) Apple, Inc. (Shakespear in the schools) Arden, Elii.abeth (N.Y. Salon) Ardery, Philip Armstrong, David (Jefferson County Judge Executive) Artistic Lighting, Inc. Asia Foundation Astor, :Michael Atkinson, Morgan Autremont, Ann W. Axton, W.F. 77. Correspondence "B" Balcer, Lisle Bank of New England Bank Street College of Education Barber, R.L. Barnett, Martha Barter Theatre (Abingdon, Virginia) Bellarmine College Bickel, Doris Owen (UofI., School of Music) Bingham Child Guidance Center Bingham Fellows Bird, Malcolm B. Birge, Judge Bingham Bollinger, Jesse Bomhard, Moritz Boone, George Street Boone, Joy Bale Boston Lyric Opera Company Braden, Anne Breathitt, Edward T. Breckenridge,Maiy Breeders' Cup (box seats) Bridgehaven (rehabilitation hospital in Louisville) Broadbent, Smith D., Jr. Brooks Sohoo1 Annual Fund Brown, Eli Huston, m Brown Foundation Brown, John Young, Jr. (Gov. of Kentucky) Brown, Owsley, m Brown, Sally Buckler, Warren (editorial writer for the Courier-Journal) Buckley, William F. Bundy, McGeorge (Special Asst. for National Security for J.F. Kennedy) Burt, Marlow (Kentucky Center for the Arts) Byrd, Harry F. 78. Correspondence, Calhoun to Clark Calhoun, Eunice Calhoun, Louise Canyon Ranch Cartwright and Butler Caras Coiporation Cathederal Heritage Foundation Caty, l\Ars. Rowland Cedar Lake Lodge (home for mentally retarded in LaGrange, Kentucky) Center for Women and Families Centre College, Danville (Ky.) Centwy Association (New York) Chambers, C.H. (Crossroads, Latin American Student Newspaper, Stuart, Florida) Chance Schoo~ Inc., Louisville (Ky.) Chandler, Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chase, Thurston Chatham, Mass. (Bingham's house at 84 Water Street) Cherry, Wendell (founder of Humana, Inc.) Chilton, W.E. m (publisher, Charleston Gazette, Charleston, W.Va.) Christies (Amsterdam) Churchill Downs Turf Club, Louisville (Ky.) Claremont University and Graduate Schoo~ Claremont (Calif.) Clark, Thomas Dionysius 1903- (Prof., Univ. of Kentucky) 79. Correspondence, Clarksville, Ind. to Cumberland College Clarksville Riverfront Foundation Clay, Grady Claybrook, Joan (Public Citizen Foundation) Clear Creek Beagles Clinton, William Jefferson (her letter to the president) Clowes, Molly (editorial writer for the Courier-Journal) Collins, Martha Layne (Gov. of Kentucky) Collis, John Columbia University, New York Combs, Bert T. (Gov. of Kentucky) Community Development Bank, Louisville (Ky.) Competition Project, Louisville {Ky.) Conservation Committee -- Conservation Fund Cooper, John Shennan (U.S. senator from Kentucky) Cooper, Lorraine (Mrs. John Shennan Cooper) Cornwell, Dorothea (Courier-Journal book reviewer) Cosmopolitan Club Cowan, J. Frederic (attorney general of Kentucky) Cox, Earl (Courier-Journal sportswriter) Crawford, Myrtle B. Cronkite, Walter (CBS News anchorman) 80. Correspondence, "D-G" Davenport, Gwen (Mrs. John A. Davenport) Daniels, Jonathan (writer) Davidson, Philip Davis, Billy M, Jr. (Courier-Journal photographer) Davis, James H. Democratic Leadership Council, Washington, D.C. Democratic National Committee Dickinson, Melvin Direct Marketing Association Dissentachik, Rachel Dixon, Lucile H. Dole, Bob (U.S. senator from Kansas) Down, Graham DuPont Manual High School "E" Eades, James S. (Eades Carriage and Wagon Shop, Mt. Eden, Kentucky) Eastern Airlines (Operations Department) Elliott, Osbourne Ellsworth, Whitney Ely, Edmund E. Emke, Jane Godchaux Encyclopedia Britannica English Speaking Union of the United States, New York, New York "F" F Street Club, Washington, D.C. Falls of the Ohio Interprative Center, Clarksville, Ind. Famsley, Nancy Farra, Georgina Farrar, John (Farrar, Straus, & Cudahy, Inc., New York) Fleischak.er, Leopold Fleischman, Blair Flood, Charles Bracelan Folger Shakespeare Library Ford, Wendell (U.S. Senator from Kentucky) Forgy, Lan-y Forward in the Fifth Francis, Dick Frazier, Harry and Jean Frazier, Owsley Friendly, Alfred, Jr. (Pres., Committee on American-Russian Relations) Frontier Nursing Sem.ce, Wendover (Ky.) Fuller, Helen (managing editor, New Republic) Gaines, Joan Gaines, John (Gainesway Fann) Galbraith, John Kenneth Gannett Foundation Gardner, John (The Carnegie Corporation) Gatz Carolyn Gethsemani, Abbey of Ghiglione, Loren (editor and publisher, Southbridge Evening News) Gilford, Phyllis and Sam Gill, George (publisher, Courier-Journal) Gleason, Jack Goheen, Robert F. (Mellon Fellowships in the Humanities) Gordon, Edward J. Gould, Beatrice Grafton, A. Wallace, Jr. Greater Louisville Swim F01mdation Gross, Patricia Guepin,Jean 1 Gusson, Mel f· Correspondence "H-J" Hall, John R. (CEO, Ashland Oil Company, Ashland, Kentucky) Hall, Livingmon (Concord Adademy, Concord (Mass.) Hall, Wade Ham.burger, Anna Hamilton, Yvonne (Hamish Hamilton Publishing Co., London) Hammond, Florence Harker, Donald (Mountain Association for Community Economic Development) Harpole, Kathryn L. Hamman, Pamela Hanis, Irving (The Outlook) Harwood, Richard (The Washington Post) Hassold, Ernest Hawpe, David (Editor, Courier-Journal) Hayfield Montessoni. School Headly-Whitney Museum, Lexington (Ky.) Heard, Alexander Hellenic Travellers Club Henderson, Halli.et (Leadership Louisville) Herny, Stephen L. (Jefferson County Commissioner) Hess Restorations Hilliard, Henning Hilliard, Lolly Hickman Hindman Settlement Schooi Hindman (Ky.) Historic Homes Foundation, Inc., Louisville (Ky.) Hotel Fairfax, Washington, D.C. Houghton, Nonis Houlihan, Robert F. Hospice of Louisville Humphrey, Hubert H. (U.S. senator from Minnesota) ''I" Ingraham, Barbara B. Internal Revenue Service International Press Institute Interscope Investments Incorporated Ireland, Kate Isaacs, Norman E. (editorial writer, Courier-Journal) "J" Jackson, Rev. K. Logan (Executive Director, Exodus Jackson, Lady (Barbara) Jackson, V.A. Jackson, Mary Jackson, Wes (The Land Institure) James, Margaret Jefferson Community College Jefferson County Medical Society Jefferson County Teachers Association Jewish Hosptial, Louisville (Ky.) Johnson, Harold F. Johnson, Lady Bird (Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson) Johnson, Maurice D.S. Johnson, Walter Jones, Brereton C. (Gov. of Kentucky) Jones, David (CEO, Humana, Inc.) Jones, Landis Jordan, W.K. Jmy, Jon (Actors Theatre of Louisville) Junior League of Louisville, Inc. 82. Correspondence "K" Kalb, Marvin (JohnF. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard) Karem, David and Ann Karen, Jeff Karzen, Jan Keller, W. Kelly, James D. (artist) Kelly, Robert M. Kelly, Right Rev. Timothy Kelly, Thomas C. (Archbishop. of Louisville) Kenan, Thomas S., ill Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, John Fit~erald 1917-1963 Kennedy, Ethel (Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy) Kentucky Association for Mental Health Kentucky Bicentennial Commission Kentucky Book Fair Kentucky Center for the Arts Kentucky Center for Public Issues Kentucky Citizens Law Center, Frankfort (Ky.) Kentucky Countiy Day Schoo~ Louisville (Ky.) Kentucky Department for libraries and Archives Kentucky Educational Television Kentucky Educational Foundation Kentucky Encyclopedia Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Local Governance Project Kentucky Opera Association Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Kentucky State University Kitner, Robert Klein, Bert W. Koerner, James (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation) Kroger Food Stores 83. Correspondence "L" Land Institute Lanier, Philip Leadership Louisville Foundation, Inc. League of Women Voters of Kentucky Legal Aid Society, Louisville (Ky.) Lelli, Toni and Flora Lewis, Marguerite liberty~ Inc., Frankfort (Ky.) Linklater, Kristin Lloyd, Norman Locust Grove (historic home in Jefferson County) Looking Glass Llbracy Louchhcim, Judy Louchhcim, Katy Louisville Bach Society Louisville Ballet (Alun Jones) Louisville Collegiate School Louisville Community Foundation Louisville Countcy Day School Louisville Development Foundation Louisville Diversisfied Sern.ces Louisville Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary 84. Correspondence "M" Mabon, Mazy Mabry, Ethel MacKinnon, Cyrus L. MacNeil, Robin Magidoff, Nila Maguire, John D. (president, Claremont University) Mahoney,Florence Mapother, John Marble Hill Nuclear Power Plant, Madison, Ind. Markel, Lester (Sunday Editor, New York Times) Marshall Foundation (George C. Marshall Foundation) Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia Martin, Galen Mazzoli, Romano McGee, Stanley P. McWhorter, George Melillo, Lawrence ( Architecture and urban Design) Mershon, Melissa Metz, Milton (talk show host, WHAS-Radio) Milbank, Helen Miller, J. hwin Miller, Lawrence K. Miller, Paul Minish, Virginia Moore, Carolyn Moore, Dervy (The Earl of Drogheda) Moreman, John Morton, Anne Morten Center, Louisville (Ky.) Mulder, John M. Museum of History and Science (now Louisville Science Center) ~ers, Joan 85. Correspondence "N" Nader, Ralph National Center for Family literacy National Committee to Support the Public Schools National Council for Civic Responsibility National Council of the Metropolitan Opera National Endowment for the Arts National library Week Natural Resources Development Committee National Review National Taxpayers Union Nature Conservancy, Kentucky Chapter Neuharth, Allen (Gannett Co.• Inc.) New Directions Prevention Services New YorkMagazine New York Times Newhouse, Nancy (Travel Editor, New York Times) Noe, Roger Norman, John C. Norton. Jane Norton Foundation (George W. Norton Foundation) Norton Hospital 86. Correspondence "O-P" Oddleifson, Eric Ohio River Bridge Ohnsted, Frederick Law (Frederick Law Ohnsted Papers) Oxford Properties, Inc., Louisville (Ky.) Oliphant, Bryan "P" Palmer, Roger (Brooks Schooi North Andover, Mass.) Palumbo, Peter Parker, Dorothy Parker, Hankins Pearson, David (Pearson Funderal Home) Peabody,J.Royden,Jr. Pell, William B. Perkins, Katherine Pfeiffer, John C. Pollock, Mary Herny Porter, Katherine Anne Portland Museum Potter, Eugenia K. Potter John Woods Powell, John President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped PRICE Prichard, Edward F. Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Pryor, David Ptacek, William (Louisville Free Public Library) 87. Correspondence "R" Raymond, Mrs. Coles W. Reed, Billy (Billy Reed Enteiprises) Rennie, Jean Tower Renfroe, Mr. and Mrs. Paul (lnterversity Christian Fellowship) Reston, James Replacements Ltd. Rhodes, Philip Ricksecker, Robert S. Riggs, Robert L. (Washington Bureau Chief, Courier-Journal) River Valley Club, Louisville (Ky.) River Fields, Glenview (Ky.) Rockefeller, Jay (U.S. senator from West Virginia) Rogers, Burton (Pine Mountain Settlement School) Roosevelt Institute Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884-1962 Rose,E.J.B. Rosenbaum, Robert A. Ross, Richard S. (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) Rotary Club of Louisville Rowe, Jun Rudd, Mason C. (Rudd Equipment Company) Runyon, Keith (opmon page editor, Courier-Journal) 88. Correspondence "Sa - Sl" Sachs, Morton Sackett, L. Hugh (Grton School, Groton, Mass.) St Christopher's School St. Martin Church Salisbury Cathederal Spine Trust Salk Institute Saturday Review Sawyer, Dianne Scenic Kentucky Schacter, Harry Schewey, Hubert (Bittner's) Schulman, Robert Scott, Stuart Sexton, Robert F. Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Shakespeare in Central Park, Louisville (Ky.) Shands, Alfred R. Shapiro, Charles Shea Communications, Louisville (Ky.) Sheehan, Margaret P. (Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services) Sloat, Lois Smith 89. Correspondence "Sm ot Sw" Smith, Albert Smith, Carolyn Smith, Hazel Smith, Lawrence Leighton (Conductor, Louisville Orchestra) Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville (Ky.) Spalding UIJivg-sity, Louisville (Ky.) Speed Art Museum (J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Ky.) Spraggens, Tom Stage One Childrens Theatre, Louisville (Ky.) Stegner, Douglas D. Steigman, Alex J. Stevens, Capt. C.B. Stewart, Albert D. and Monica Stickels, Tamara Still, James Stines, Steven Stites, James W. Stouffer Grand Beach Resort Stout, Kate (Nantucket Map and Legend) Stratford Hall Straus, Roger W. (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) Strickler, Woodrow M. Swigart, Richard 90. Correspondence "T" Tabor, John Tafel Motors, Inc., Louisville (Ky.) Tarr, Rodger L. Terkelson, Terkel Thomas, Samuel W. Thompson, Kenneth (White Burkett :Miller Center of Public Affairs, Univ. of Virginia) Thompson, Verna Tilford, John E. Todd, Rucker Toner, Gerald Train, Clark Tree, Marietta Trout, Allan Tyner, John 91. Correspondence "U-Z" United Nations Association of the United States, New York United States Army. Corps of Engineers United States Department of Health, Education, and We1fare (HEW) United States Enviromental Protection Agency United States Nuclear Regulatocy Agency University Press of Kentucky Updegraff, Nonnan C. Ursuline College, Louisville (Ky.) "V" Victorian Yuletide Weekend Vincenzo's (Restaurant, Louisville, Ky.) Virginia Historical Society, Richmond (Va.) "W" Wagemaker, Herb Wallace, Patty Frasher WHAS-Radio Wallace, Hemy Wallace, Thomas S. Waller, Willie Warburg, Edward Mortimer Monis Warburg, Mary Ward, Hemy Ward, Lucretia Ward, :Mike (U.S. congressman, 3rd District Kentucky) Washington Post Watson, Ray Watson, Sylvia Wayside Christian Mission Weil, Leo (Fulton Fish Market, Louisville, Ky.) Welling, Haniet Western Writers of America Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green (Ky.) Westgate, 1vfichael Wheatley Elementary Schoo~ Louisville (Ky.) White, Edward White House, Washington, D.C. Whitfield, Jon Williams, Haydn Willis, Jane Marlow Willkie, Helen Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (Wallis Simpson) Women's Club of Louisville Woman's National Democratic Club Woodrow Wilson Foundation Wyatt, Wilson (Mayor of Louisville) "Y" Young, William T. "Z" Zegart, Kenneth 92. Correspondence (miscellaneous found after Mrs. Bingham died) 93. Correspondence, 1927 94. Correspondence, 1928 95. Correspondence, 1929 96. Correspondence, 1930 (photocopies of material at Radcliffe) 97. Correspondence, Jan.-March 1931 98. Correspondence, April 1931 99. Correspondence, May-Dec. 1931 Box4
100. Correspondence, 1932-1937 101. Correspondence, 1938-1940 102. Correspondence, Jan.-Sept., 1942 103. Correspondence, Oct., 1942 104. Correspondence, Nov.-Dec., 1942 105. Correspondence, Jan.-Feb., 1943 106. Correspondence, March, 1943 107. Correspondence, April, 1943 108. Correspondence, May, 1943 109. Correspondence, June, 1943 110. Correspondence, July-Aug., 1943 111. Correspondence, Sept., 1943 112. Correspondence, Oct, 1943 113. Correspondence, Nov.-Dec., 1943 114. Correspondence, Jan.-Feb., 1943 115. Correspondence, March, 1944 116. Correspondence, April, 1944 117. Correspondence, May, 1944 118. Correspondence, June, 1944 119. Correspondence, July, 1944 120. Correspondence, Aug., 1944 121. Correspondence, Sept., 1944 122. Correspondence, Oct., 1944 123. Correspondence, Nov., 1944 124. Correspondence, Dec., 1944 125. Correspondence, March, 1945 126. Correspondence, April, 1945
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127. Correspondence, May, 1945 128. Correspondence, June, 1945 129. Correspondence, July, 1945 130. Correspondence, Aug.-Sept., 1945 131. Correspondence, Nov., 1947 132. Correspondence, June-July, 1949 133. Correspondence, Feb.-March, 1950 134. Correspondence, 1953 135. Correspondence, 1956 136. Council for Basic Education, 1956-1960 137. Council for Basic Education, 1961-1966 138. Council for Basic Education, 1973-1986 139. Council for Basic Education, 1987-1995 140. Courier-Journal -Book Page - Correspondence, 1955- 141. Courier-Journal -- Children's Books, 1956-1995 142. Courier-Journal -- Lee Segal, 1952-1982 143. Courier-Journal-- Literary Column, 1959-1960 144. Courier-Journal-- Sale, 1983-1986. 145. Courier-Journal -- Readers' Forum (Mrs. Bingham's letters to the Editor, 1989- 1994. 146. Death-- Wills and estate planning, 1969-1988 147. Death -- Wills and estate planning, 1989-1995 148. Death-- Arrangements 149. Death -- Mary Caperton Bingham's living will 150. Death -- Newspaper clippings regarding rvfrs. Bingham's death 151. Dutch EJm Disease, correspondence, 1980-1981 152. Dutch Elm Disease, correspondence, 1982-1993
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153. Education -- Miscellaneous, 1945-1955 154. Education -- Miscellaneous, 1956-1971 155. Education -- Miscellaneous, 1972-1992 156. Education -- National Advisoty Committee on Vocational Education, 1961-1967 157. Education -- National Advisoty Committee on Vocational Education, 1968-1973 158. Education - National Citizens Committee for Public Schools 159. Education -- Teaching Reading 160. Elm Tree Research, 1981 161. Episcopal Church -- Miscellaneous 162. Episcopal Church -- Society for the Preservation of the Book of Common Prayer, 1971-1975 163. Episcopal Church -- Society for the Preservation of the Book of Common Prayer, 1976-1977 164. Episcopal Church -- Society for the Preservation of the Book of Common Prayer, 1978 165. Episcopal Church -- Society for the Preservation of the Book of Common Prayer, 1979 166. Episcopal Church -- Society for the Preservation of the Book of Common Prayer, 1980-1981 167. Episcopal Church -- Society for the Preservation of the Book of Common Prayer, 1982-1994 168. Famsley, Charles P. --Articles 169. Filson Club Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky, 1988-1993 170. Filson Club Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky- Brennan House, 1988-1994 171. France, 1949-1950 -- travel and expense records 172. France, 1949-1950 - travel and expense notebooks 173. France, 1949-1950 -- travel, expense, and personal notebooks 174. Galbraith, John Kenneth 175. Gammar Gurton's Needle, 21 July 1969 Children's Theatre performance 176. Garden, 1971-1975 177. Garden, 1976-1995 178. Garden Club of America -- lvfiscellaneous, 1959-1989 179. Garden Club of America -- Margaret Douglas Award Award medal removed to the Filson Club museum 180. Garden Club of America -- Conservation Representative, Zone VII 181. Garden Club of America -- Medal Award Committee, 1974-1975 182. Garden Club of America -- Policy on Publishing Polluters Name 183. Garden Club of America-- "Power or Pollution," 18 April 1972
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184. Garden Club of America -- ''Reef Rescuers" 185. Garden Club of America-- "Sources ofEnergy" 186. Garden Club of America- "What Should the Role ofGCA Today?" 187. Garden Club of Kentucky 188. Glenview Garden Club -- Enviromental issues 189. Glenview Garden Club -- Enviromental issues, newspaper clippings 190. Glenview Garden Club -- Brennan House 191. Goals for Greater Louisville, 1990-1993 192. Harvard University, 1957-1994 193. Harvard University -- Fogg Fellows 194. Hatvard University-- Theatre Collection 195. Heinz Awards, 1993 196. Hochberg, Fred H., Research 197. Hochberg, Fred H., Research 198. Hochberg, Fred H., Research 199. Honoraiy Degrees 200. Humana and the Press 201. Insurance -- Miscellaneous 202. International Press Institute -- India 203. Kentucky Bicentennial Committee 204. Kentucky Bookmobile Project, 1952-March, 1953 205. Kentucky Bookmobile Project, April-Dec., 1953 206. Kentucky Bookmobile Project, Jan.-March, 1954 207. Kentucky Bookmobile Project, April-Dec., 1954 208. Kentucky Bookmobile Project -- Correspondence re: 17 Sept. 1954 meeting 209. Kentucky Bookmobile Project, 1955 210. Kentucky Bookmobile Project, 1956-1965 211. Kentucky Bookmobile Project -- Circulation, 1950-1953 212. Kentucky Bookmobile Project -- Circulation, Jan.-May, 1954 213. Kentucky Bookmobile Project-- Circulation, June-Dec., 1954 214. Kentucky Bookmobile Project -- Circulation, undated 215. Kentucky Bookmobile Project-- Reports :from the Counties, 1955 216. Kentucky Bookmobile Project -- Reports :from the Counties, 1955 217. Kentucky Bookmobile Project -- lvfiscellaneous Box8
218. Kentucky Bookmobile Project -- Newspaper clippings 219. Kentucky Bookmobile Project -- Certificates and Awards 220. Kentucky Enviromental Quality Commission, 1982-1995 221. Kentucky Citizens Law Center, 1989 222. Kentucky Irish American, 1993 223. Kentucky Resources Cmmcil -Thomas Fitzgerlad, 1984-1995 224. Lilly Cornett Woods 225. Louisville Free Public Library Foundation, 1987-1990 226. Louisville Free Public Library Foundation, Jan.-Sept., 1991 227. Louisville Free Public Library Foundation, 1991-1995 228. Louisville Orchestra, 1956-1993 229. Mary and Barty Bingham, Sr., Fund 230. Medical (Personal) 231. Menu Books, 1970-1991 232. Menus, 1976 233. Menus, 1977-1978 234. Menus, 1983-1987 235. Menus, 1990-1991 236. National Book Committee --Awards, 1960-1974 237. National Humanities Center, 1989-1994 238. National Planning Association, 1955 239. National Portrait Gallery, 1988-1992 240. Nature Conservancy, 1971-1975 241. New York Review of Books, 1963-1984 242. New York Times -- Articles regarding Yale (New Haven 9) 243. Open Court Publishing, 1981-1988 244. Open Court Publishing, 1989-1994 245. Open Space Mini Parks, 1966-1968 246. Open Space Mini Parks, 1969-1972 247. Papers --Barty Bingham, Sr., Papers 248. Patmos, Greece 249. Pearce, John Ed (Columnist, Louisville Courier-Journal) 250. Pesticides, 1969 251. Photographs -- originals removed to photographs and prints department 252. Portugal -- Correspondence and receipts, 1969-1971 253. Portugal- Correspondence and receipts, 1972-1980 254. Portugal -- Pamphlets 255. Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, 1991-1995
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256. Radcliffe College - Fund raising, 1948-1957 257. Radcliffe College -- Fund raising, 1958 258. Radcliffe College -- Fund raising, 1959 259. Radcliffe College -- Fund raising program, 1959 260. Radcliffe College -- Fund raising, 1960-1970 261. Rad.clitfe College -- Fund raising, 1973-1977 262. Radcliffe College -- Fund raising, 1978-1995 263. Radcliffe College -- Schlesinger Libraiy Advisory Board, 1967-1994 264. Radcliffe College -- Schlesinger Libraiy, Mary and Bany Bingham, Sr., Papers, 1980-95 265. Receipts and Orders 266. Red River Gorge Dam, 1967-1968 267. River Fields Incorporated, 1974-1989 268. St. Catherine's Schooi Richmond, Virginia, 1972-1994 269. Schlesinger, Arthur Meier, Jr., 1955-1991 270. Schlesinger, Andrew-- Correspondence, 1988-1992 271. Shakertown at Pleasant Hill (Ky.), 1971-1994 272. Solid Waste Dispos~ 1974 273. Speeches -- Mary C. Bingham - Miscellaneous, 1956-1989 274. Speeches -Mary C. Bingham--Miscellaneous, 1990-1994 275. Speech- Kiwanis Club, 11 Oct. 1944 276. Speech-- Kentucky Women's Action Committee -- "Dwnbarton Oaks Proposal" 277. Speech -- University of Louisville -- "Introduction of Archibald Macleish" 278. Speech -- Democratic Women's Clubs Conventions -- "Death of a Hero," 1952 279. Speech -- Kentucky Bookmobile Project -- "The Bookmobile at the Crossroads" 280. Speech -- Kentucky Bookmobile Project -- Speech to the Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee, 26 May 1955 281. Speech-Kentucky Bookmobile Project-- Cosmopolitan Club, 15 Jan. 1957 282. Speech - University of Kentucky -- "Editing a Book Page," 17 March 1959 283. Speech - Junior League - "Good Reading for Children," Nov., 1959 284. Speech -- The Kentucky Classical Association - "The Place of the Classics in Education," 18 Oct 1960 285. Speech-- Paducah and McCracken County League of Womens Voters -- "Our Schools at the Crossroads," 13 April 1961 286. Speech-- Council of Jewish Women and Y.W.C.A., 11 Oct. 1962 287. Speech-- Beautification League of Louisville and Jefferson County- "Strip Mining Legislation," 7 Nov. 1963 288. Speech -- Kentucky Legislature -- "Strip Mining," 26 Feb. 1964 289. Speech -- Glenview Garden Club -- "Sudsing Taps and Foaming Rivers," 1964 290. Speech -- Radcliffe Club of Cincinnati 291. Speech-- Garden Club of Richmond, Virginia, 12 Jan. 1972 292. Speech -- St. Catherine's Schooi Richmond, Virginia -- Outstanding Alumna Acceptance Speech, 21 April 1972 293. Speech -- Lexington Garden Club -- "Energy Sources," 15 March 1974 294. Speech-- Leadership Louisville, 21 Oct. 1991 295. Speech - Garden Club of America -- "Power or Pollution: The National Quandry," 18 April 1972 296. Speech - Louisville Community Foundation, 19 Nov. 1991 297. Speech- Younger Woman's Club of Louisville, 13 Jan. 1995 298. Speech - Rotary Club of Louisville -- Rotary Toast, 18 April 1995 299. Stevenson, Adlai, 1952-1990 300. Strip mining, 1961-1965 301. Strip mining, 1967-1969 302. Strip mining, 1970 303. Strip mining, 1971-1975
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304. Strip mining -- photographs and pamphlets 305. Strip mining -- Newspaper clippings 306. Templeton-Cotill, John A. -- Correspondence, 1973-Feb., 1992 307. Templeton-Cotill, John A. -- Correspondence, March 1992 - June 1992 308. Templeton-Cotill, John A. -- Correspondence, Aug. 1992 - 1993 309. Templeton-Cotill, John A. -- Correspondence, 1994-1995 310. Transylvania University, Lexington (Ky.) -- Bingham Fund for Academic Excellence, 1987-1989 311. Transylvania University, Lexington (Ky.)-- Bingham Fund for Academic Excellence, 1990-1995 312. UNESCO -- United States National Committee, 1962 313. University of Kentucky-- Faculty Scholars Program, 1990-1992 314. University of Kentucky-- Gaines Center for the Humanities, 1982-1993 315. University of Louisville, 1954-1989 316. University of Louisville, 1990-1995 317. University of Louisville -- School of Music, 1988-1990 318. University of Louisville -- School of Music, 1991-1995 319. Water Pollution, 1963-1970 320. Waterfront Development Corporation, 1987-1994 321. Waterfront-- Louisville Falls Fountain 322. Willis, Margaret 323. Wines -- Best Years, etc. 324. Young, William T. 325. Financial- Mary C. Bingham-- Federal and State Income Taxes, 1940-1961 326. Financial -- Bany and Mary C. Bingham-- Personal Property Tax (Intangibles), 1939- 1979 327. Financial -- Material used in preparing Bany Bingham, Sr.'s, 1946-1947 Gift Tax Deficiency Case 328. Financial-- Gift Tax Deficiency File --Bany Bingham, Sr., 1948-1949 329. Financial-- Gift Tax Returns -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1936-1947 330. Financial-- Gift Tax Returns -- Bany Bingham, Sr., 1948-1954 331. Financial -- Gift Tax Returns -- Bany Bingham, Sr., 1955-1960 332. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Bany Bingham, Sr., 1978 333. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham. Sr.. 1979 334. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1977 335. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1976 Box 11
336. Financial-- Gift Tax File -- Bany Bingham, Sr., 1975 337. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Bany Bingham, Sr., 1974 338. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1973 339. Financial-- Gift Tax File -- Bany Bingham, Sr., 1972 340. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1971 341. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Bany Bingham, Sr., 1970 342. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1969 343. Financial -- Gift Tax File - Bany Bingham, Sr., Jan. - July 1967 344. Financial-- Gift Tax File --Barry Bingham, Sr., Sept. - Dec., 1967 345. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., Jan.-Nov. 1966 346. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Bany Bingham, Sr., Dec., 1966 347. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1965 348. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1964 349. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1963 350. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1962 351. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1961 352. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1960 353. Financial -- Gift Tax File -- Barry Bingham, Sr., 1959 354. Financial -- Gift Tax Return -- Barry .and Mary Bingham, 1987
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355. Financial -- Gift Tax Returns -- Barry and Mary Bingham, 1961-1975 356. Financial - Federal Tax Returns -- Barry and Maty Bingham, 1972-1978 357. Financial- Federal Tax Returns - Barry and Mary Bingham, 1979-1986 358. Financial - State Tax Returns - Bany and Mary Bingham, 1980-1982 359. Financial -- State Tax Returns -- Barry and Mary Bingham, 1964-1980 360. Financial-- Federal Tax Returns -- Bany and Mary Bingham, 1964-1971 361. Financial-- Federal and State Tax Returns -- Barry and Mary Bingham, 1954-1963 362. Financial -- Federal and State Tax Returns -- Barry and Mary Bingham, 1945-1953 363. Financial -- Federal and State Tax Returns -- Barry and Mary Bingham, 1940-1944 364. Financial - Federal and State Tax Returns -- Bany and Mary Bingham, 1937-1939 365. Financial -- Federal and State Tax Returns -- Barry and Mary Bingham, 1924-1939 366. Financial - F.I.C.A Taxes - Barry Bingham, Sr., 1945-1982 367. Financial-- Stock Register, 1957 368. Financial- Ledger, 1957-1976 369. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. --Tax Reports, 1972-1983 370. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Financial records
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371. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Annual reports, 1971-1986 372. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, htc. -- Mee1ing, 27 March 1985 373. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, htc. -- Meeting, 12 June 1985 374. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Meeting, 20 Sept. 1985 375. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. --Meeting, 24 March 1986 376. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. --Meeting, 23 June 1986 377. Bingham Ent.erprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Meeting, 9 Dec. 1986 378. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. --Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1973 379. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1974 380. Bingham Ent.erprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1975 381. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1976 382. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1977 383. Bingham Ent.erprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. --Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1978 384. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1979 385. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1980 386. Bingham Ent.erprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. --Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1981 387. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1982 388. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. --Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1983 389. Bingham Enterprises Fotu1dation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1984 390. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1985 391. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. - Income Tax, 31 Dec. 1986 392. Bingham Ent.erprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. --Meeting minutes, 1951-1973 393. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -Meeting minutes, 1974-1980 394. Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc. -- Meeting minut.es, 1981-1985
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395. Mary C. and Bany Bingham, Sr., Foundation, Inc. -- Articles of Incorporation, 1986 396. Mary C. and Bany Bingham, Sr., Foundation, Inc. -- Objectives and Policies, 1986 397. Mary C. and Bany Bingham, Sr., Foundation, Inc. -- Tax Exemption Records, 1986 398. Macy C. and Bany Bingham, Sr., Foundation, Inc. -- Correspondence and requests, 1986-1987 399. Mary C. and Barry Bingham, Sr., Foundation, Inc. -- Correspondence and requests, 1986-1987 400. Bingham Family Foundation, 1988-1989 401. Bany Bingham's Poetry Scrapbook 402. "The Lonesome Road" by Bany Bingham, Sr. -- Chapters I to X 403. "The Lonesome Road" by Barty Bingham, Sr. -- Chapters XI to XVIII 404. "The Lonesome Road" by Barry Bingham, Sr. -- Chapers XI to XVIII 405. "The Lonesome Road" by Barty Bingham, Sr. -- Chapters I to X 406. "The Lonesome Road" by Barry Bingham, Sr. -- Chapters XI to XVIII 407. Thesis for Distinction -- "The Heyday of English Sentimental Comedy," by Barty Bingham, Sr., 1928 408. Barty Bingham, Sr. -- Appointment books, 1943-1946 409. Barry Bingham, Sr. -- Correspondence re: Henrietta Bingham, 1936-1962 410. Bany Bingham. Sr. -- Correspondence re: Henrietta Bingham. 1963-1967 411. BanyBingham, Sr. -- Correspondence re: Henrietta Bingham, 1968-1971, 1989 412. Barry Bingham, Sr. - "Miscellaneous dra~ 413. Barry Bingham, Sr. -- "Five Poems" July, 1921 414. Barry Bingham, Sr. -- University of Louisville Oral Histocy Project-- Correspondence, 1980-1981 415. Bany Bingham, Sr. -- University of Louisville Oral Histocy Project - Interview, 2 April 1975 416. Bany Bingham, Sr. -- University of Louisville Oral Histocy Project-- Interview with Wilson W. Wyatt, 12 May 1981. 417. Bany Bingham, Sr. -- University of Louisville Oral Histocy Project -- Interview, June- July, 1982 418. Bany Bingham, Sr. -- Interview with William Ellis, 17 Nov. 1983 419. Bany Bingham, Sr. -- Awards 420. Bany Bingham, Sr. - 14 Nov. 1986 performance of TheTempest at Bellannine College, Louisville, Kentucky 421. Bany Bingham, Sr. -- Newspaper clippings 422. Bany Bingham, Sr. -- Bingham genealogy 423. Bany Bingham, Sr. -- Hogg-Alves Family Reunion 424. Bany Bingham, Sr. - Hogg-Alves Family Reunion