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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Mason County, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Mason County - Bicentennial Edition, Ledger Inependent

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Mason County - Capture of Maysville, Louisville Daily Democrat

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Mason County - Everett's Raid, Maysville Bulletin

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Mason County - Law Suits against Rebels, Louisville Daily Journal

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Mason County - Place Names, Various authors

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Mason County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Mason County - Raid on Maysville, Louisville Daily Journal

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Mason County - Rebel Raid on Maysville, Maysville Bulletin

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Mason County - Rebels rob Maysville Stores, Louisville Daily Democrat

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McCracken County - Paducah, John P. Dyson

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McCracken County - Place Names & Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick and Works Progress Administration

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McCreary County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration

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McCreary County - Post Offices & Place Names, Robert M. Rennick and Works Progress Administration

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McLean County - Bicentennial Edition, McLean County News

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McLean County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Meade County - Bicentennial Edition, Meade County Messenger

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Meade County - Post Offices & Place Names, Robert M. Rennick and Works Progress Administration

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Menifee County - Place Names, George Boswell

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

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Mercer County - General History, Works Progress Administration

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

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Metcalfe County - Bicentennial Edition, Edmonton Herald News

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Mingo County (West Virginia) - Special Edition, Williamson Daily News

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Monroe County - 50th Anniversary Edition, Tompkinsville News