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Description
The commencement pamphlet contains event program, the high schools seniors and the grammar school graduates for Fayette County in 1921.
Rights
The Lexington Public Library believes this item is in the public domain and has no known US Copyright restrictions; however, it may be subject to rights of privacy, publicity, or other restrictions.
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358
Parent Collection
Description
The program contains the event program, valedictorian biographical sketch, and the names and photos of the graduating class of Lancaster High School.
Rights
The Lexington Public Library believes this item is in the public domain and has no known US Copyright restrictions; however, it may be subject to rights of privacy, publicity, or other restrictions.
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1771
Parent Collection
Creator
Jacobs, Fern
Description
The program contains the event speakers, and the 1945 graduating class photos and directory from Lafayette High School.
Publisher
Lexington Business Forms
Rights
The Lexington Public Library believes this item is in the public domain and has no known US Copyright restrictions; however, it may be subject to rights of privacy, publicity, or other restrictions.
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1648
Parent Collection
Creator
duPont Manual High School
Description
The program for the 10 year reunion lists the event program, class officers, in memoriam, class graduates and their occupations, and local ads.
Rights
The Lexington Public Library believes this item is in the public domain and has no known US Copyright restrictions; however, it may be subject to rights of privacy, publicity, or other restrictions.
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500
Parent Collection
Advisory Board
Jason Hall is the Executive Director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky, the public policy voice of Kentucky’s four Catholic bishops. Prior to his time with the Conference, Jason served as Deputy General Counsel to the Kentucky State Senate Majority Leadership.
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Creator
St. Paul Catholic Church
Description
St. Paul Catholic Church is one of the oldest existing churches in Lexington. The records for the parish go back to 1854. The ledgers are part of the church's historical archive, and contain unique records for Lexington's history. Bishop Stowe, the bishop of the Lexington diocese, has given permission for ledger records 100+ years old to be made public. St. Paul Catholic Church marriage ledgers contain marriages over the years 1854 to 1925.
Publisher
St. Paul Catholic Church (print) and Lexington Public Library (digital)
Rights
This item is published with permission of St. Paul Catholic Church. The Library is permitted to records 100 years old and older. For records younger than 100 years, please contact St. Paul Catholic Church Office. Records 1909-1924 are believed to be in the public domain.
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401
Parent Collection
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Creator
St. Paul Catholic Church
Description
St. Paul Catholic Church is one of the oldest existing churches in Lexington. The records for the parish go back to 1854. The ledgers are part of the church's historical archive, and contain unique records for Lexington's history. Bishop Stowe, the bishop of the Lexington diocese, has given permission for ledger records 100+ years old to be made public. St. Paul Catholic Church marriage ledgers contain marriages over the years 1854 to 1925.
Publisher
St. Paul Catholic Church (print) and Lexington Public Library (digital)
Rights
The Lexington Public Library believes this item is in the public domain and has no known US Copyright restrictions; however, it may be subject to rights of privacy, publicity, or other restrictions. Though not required, we would greatly appreciate our collection users to credit us as the source. Please use the following statement, "Courtesy of the Lexington Public Library," and provide a link back to the item or collection on our Digital Collections site, www.lexpublib.org/digital-archives . Doing so helps us track how our collections are used and helps justify freely releasing more content in the future. Please contact the library at elibrarian@lexpublib.org for permission questions, collection information, and higher resolution image requests.
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440
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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room
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