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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Shelby County - Bicentennial Edition, Sentinel News

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

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Shelby County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Spencer County - General History, Works Progress Administration

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Spencer County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Taylor County - Bicentennial Edition, The News Journal

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Todd County - Allegree, Ida Lacy Kranz

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Todd County - General History, Robert M. Rennick

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Trigg County - General History, Works Progress Administration and Robert M. Rennick

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Trimble County - Bicentennial Edition, Trimble Banner

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Trimble County - General History, Works Progress Administration

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Trimble County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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

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Union County - Towns & Villages, Works Progress Administration

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Warren County - Bowling Green, Robert M. Rennick

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Warren County - Place Names, Jennie B. Cole, Mrs. H. M. Blackburn, and Dr. N. P. Allen

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Washington County - Lincoln Heritage Trail, Landmark Community Newspapers Inc

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Washington County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Wayne County - Buck Murder, Robert M. Rennick

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

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Wayne County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Wayne County - Slobaum's Well, Robert M. Rennick

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Webster County - General History, Works Progress Administration

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

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Whitley County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration

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

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Whitley County - General History, Works Progress Administration, Leonard Roberts, and Robert M. Rennick

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Whitley County - Historical & Nature Studies, Works Progress Administration, Pack Horse Librarians, and Joshua P. Sharp

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Whitley County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Wolfe County - Folklore, Works Progress Administration

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Wolfe County - Hazel Green, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Wolfe County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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

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Woodford County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick