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The Lexington Public Library’s Digital Archives provide open access to researchers and students to learn more about the rich history of Lexington and Fayette County. It contains a fraction of the Library’s physical holdings, which are housed and available for reference in the Kentucky Room at the Central Library. New material is being digitized and added constantly, so there's always something new to find.
The archives have a simple keyword search, and it is possible to browse the collections by subject, area, or decade. The Lexington Public Library actively reviews and labels materials in our archives with statements that indicate how you may reuse the images, and what sort of permission, if any, you need to do so. Please check the information for each image to determine its legal status.
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Lexington, KY 40507
The Kentucky History collection contains Kentucky-related documents not specifically related to Fayette County.
Fayette County, Kentucky, has changed enormously since it was created in 1792. This collection contains documents about the people, places, and history of Fayette County.
The library has a variety of directories and yearbooks with local information.
The Kentucky Images collection contains postcards, photographs and slides of people, architecture, and locations in Kentucky and Appalachia.
The Community Collections consist of objects shared from local community residents and organizations. Individuals have lent items of local significance to the library to give the larger community awareness and access.
The Publications Collection contains runs of Kentucky newspapers and magazines.
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Everyone deserves a place to discover something new. The Lexington Public Library stands for free and open access to information. We’re a safe, welcoming space for neighbors to come together — opening the door so all Lexingtonians can find what they’re looking for.
The Hamilton Female College catalogs list the school’s Board of Trustees, faculty, alumnae, graduates that year, dire
Mountain Ballads for Social Singing contains 15 songs selected for the Vesper Hour gatherings at Berea Colle
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The Kentucky Chautauqua Assembly presented an annual event in Lexington’s Woodland Park with days of programming.
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The Fayette County Postcard collection contains images of well-known sites in Central Kentucky, such as Keeneland, Tr
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In 1917, the Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky hosted a series of speakers giving historical sketches on people and pl
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The Kentucky Room's collections contain Lexington's residential directories going back over 200 years, and are some o
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The Knowles Postcard Collection contains images of notable Kentucky locations, such as Ashland, Keeneland, and Mammot
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The Kentucky Rally Songs pamphlet contains 42 songs compiled and printed by the state chapter of the Woman’s Christia
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The Kentucky Progress Commission was formed in 1928 in order to draw tourism and business to Kentucky.
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Old Homes of the Blue Grass is a photographic review of historic homes in Kentucky’s Blue Grass region.
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The Lexington Public Library opened a Carnegie library in 1905.
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Illustrated Lexington Kentucky contains photographs, demographics, commerce and financial information about Lexington
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The Council of Defense books contain records for Fayette County’s Army soldiers, Navy sailors, Marines, and Army nurs
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Dunbar High School opened in 1923 at 545 North Upper Street as the only all-black high school in Lexington’s cit
The Kentucky Almanac was a regional almanac that began printing in 1788, at the office of John Bradford’s Kentuck
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The Kentucky Mountain Club was founded in 1929 as a social organization for residents of Lexington, Kentucky, who had
Major Henry Clay McDowell purchased the Ashland Estate from Kentucky University in 1882 with his wife, Anne Smith Cla
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The Lexington Musicians' Association is the local chapter of the American Federation of Musicians (Local 554-635) and
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Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill has existed outside of Harrodsburg for over 200 years, and is a popular site to visit
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In 1768, Lewis Craig and other members of the Spotsylvania Baptist Church were arrested for preaching without a licen
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The loose scrapbook pages were given to the library, since the original owner is not known.
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The Around the Town in Lexington, Kentucky magazine pamphlet contains advertisements for local attractions,
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The Knights o
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Old Kentucky Architecture is a comprehensive book by Rexford Newcomb that was published in 1940.
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