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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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The Lexington Public Library has made an effort to ensure that all of our digital collections are public domain, or that we have gotten approval from the copyright holders to display their work. Most - but not all - of these collections, to the best of our knowledge, have no known US copyright restrictions. Some items in the collection are under copyright but qualify for online display by libraries under Section 108(h) of United States Copyright Law. Some of the collections provided in the Library's Digital Archives are made available under an assertion of fair use, which does not necessarily apply to an individual's use of them.
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The materials in these collections are physically housed in the Kentucky Room at the Central Library and can be viewed during the Central Library's open hours.
For more information about a specific item, including any copyright restrictions on that item, please click on the information button:
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The Digital Studio provides people of all skill levels the tools for filmmaking, photography and digital art, music making, and media preservation.
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The Central Kentucky Cemeteries Maps are powered by Google Maps. Counties include: Fayette, Bourbon, Clark, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Montgomery, Nicholas, Powell, Scott, and Woodford.
The Kentucky History collection contains Kentucky-related documents not specifically related to Fayette County.
The Publications Collection contains runs of Kentucky newspapers and magazines.
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Read articles from magazines and journals, learn a new language, or locate a newspaper article. These resources can't be found with a search engine but are available for free with your library card.
The Kentucky Rally Songs pamphlet contains 42 songs compiled and printed by the state chapter of the Woman’s Christia
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Stories of Lexington's history told through the Kentucky Room archives.
The Kentucky Images collection contains postcards, photographs and slides of people, architecture, and locations in Kentucky and Appalachia.
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Learn more about Fayette County and our rich history with the Kentucky Room's Digital Archives. Search photo collections, historical newspapers and publications, and community collections with a simple search. New material is continually being scanned and added.
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Mariam interviews Shea Simanek Magnuson about the history of women’s suffrage in Kentucky.
Read the Lexington Herald-Leader in its original printed format, including pictures. Digital issues from January 1, 2016 to present.
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.
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Learn by doing. Get hands-on practice with cutting edge technology at our Digital Studio, Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab, and Makerspace on your own or learn from our expert staff during structured programs.
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Friends of the Lexington Public Library, Inc.
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Wonderful podcasts and walking tours have been created by our staff. Please enjoy!
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.
Old Kentucky Architecture is a comprehensive book by Rexford Newcomb that was published in 1940.
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The Around the Town in Lexington, Kentucky magazine pamphlet contains advertisements for local attractions,
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The Kentucky School for the Deaf, located in Danville, was created in 1822. The first class of students were
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 Pioneer Genealogy and Records Magazine published various articles about early Kentucky history as a quar
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The Kentucky Reporter was published from October 1817-April 1832, by William W. Worsley and Thomas Smith.
Illustrated Lexington Kentucky contains photographs, demographics, commerce and financial information about Lexington
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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 library's collection contains many non-local information directories.
The Kentucky Gazette was the first paper established west of the Allegheny Mountains, founded by John and Fielding Br
The Kentucky Mountain Club was founded in 1929 as a social organization for residents of Lexington, Kentucky, who had
The collection contains non-Fayette County school yearbooks and images, dating from 1878-1968.
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While the focus of content in the digital archive is Fayette County, many other counties are represented.
The Kentucky Progress Commission was formed in 1928 in order to draw tourism and business to Kentucky.
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The Kentucky Military Institute was a military preparatory boarding school from 1845 to 1971, chartered by the stat
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