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County Histories of Kentucky

The County Histories of Kentucky consist of photocopies of historical surveys of Kentucky counties written by the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration from 1936 to 1939.The collection includes typescripts, manuscripts, rare publications and oral histories on county and community histories written by regional and local authors. The surveys contain brief county histories, field reports, notes, preliminary and corrected drafts of essays, oral testimony, folklore and other miscellaneous materials. Added to the collection are county histories collected by researchers Stuart Sprague and Robert Rennick, special edition newspapers and other publications on county and community histories.

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Knott County - General History, Appalachian Heritage Magazine

Knott County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

Knott County - Miscellaneous, Works Progress Administration

Knott County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

Knott County - Raven, Estelean Hall

Knox County, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

Knox County - 75th Anniversary and Progress Edition, Corbin Daily Tribune

Knox County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration

Knox County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

La Rue County - Bicentennial Edition, Herald News

LaRue County - General History, Works Progress Administration

LaRue County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

Laurel County - Place Names, Works Progress Administration and Robert M. Rennick

Laurel County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

Lawrence County - Brief History, Works Progress Administration

Lawrence County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

Lawrence County - Post Offices & Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Lee County, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

Lee County - Post Offices & Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Leslie County, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

Leslie County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration

Leslie County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

Leslie County - Post Offices & Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Leslie County - Resettlement Project, 1967, Council of the Southern Mountains

Letcher County, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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