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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Hickman County - General History, Works Progress Administration

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Hopkins County - Centennial Edition, Dawson Springs Progress

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Hopkins County - General History, Works Progress Administration

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Jackson County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Jackson Purchase - General History, Works Progress Administration and Robert M. Rennick

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Jackson Purchase - Place Names, Violetta Maloney Halpert, Lucie Swift, and Dorothy Clark Spence

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

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Jefferson County - Berry Boulevard Presbyterian Church, Louisville, Works Progress Administration

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Jefferson County - Bicentennial Edition, Jefferson Reporter

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Jefferson County - Churches, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Jefferson County - Long Run Association, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Jefferson County - Louisville, Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey

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Jefferson County - Louisville after the 1937 Flood, Works Progress Administration

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Jefferson County - Louisville Folklore, Works Progress Administration and Federal Writers' Project

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Jefferson County - Ohio Falls Counties, L. A. Williams & Co.

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Jefferson County - Place Names, Works Progress Administration

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Jefferson County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

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Jefferson County - Towns, Works Progress Administration

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Johnson County - Facts, Works Progress Administration

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

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Johnson County - Miscellaneous, Works Progress Administration

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Johnson County - Oil Production, Stuart S. Sprague

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Johnson County - Paintsville, Tommy Castle

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Johnson County - Riceville, Gary E. Blair

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Johnson County - White House, Willard Roger Murray