Tales from the Kentucky Room
Listen to stories of Lexington’s history told through the Kentucky Room archives.
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Digital Archive Search |
The library has a variety of directories and yearbooks with local information. In the library's current digital collection, there is a selection of residential and street directories, yearbooks, school directories, and organizational directories. These are all fully word-searchable.
Fayette County Schools & YearbooksThe collection contains yearbooks, class pictures, and graduation leaflets. |
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Dunbar High School (1923-1967)The Dunbar Echo was the magazine created by the students of Dunbar High School. Yearbook issues include students, alumni, faculty, sports, classes, photos, and clubs. |
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Morton SchoolThe Morton School was the city’s first public school in 1834, and was later a high school, then junior high, and today is a middle school. |
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Hamilton Female College CollectionThe Hamilton Female College catalogs list the school’s Board of Trustees, faculty, alumnae, graduates, directory of students, courses of study, and the members of each department. |
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Fayette County Street and Residential DirectoriesThe Fayette County directories contain local information regarding resident addresses, government and officials, schools, land ownership, businesses, and other local organizations. |