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University Archives Researchers' Guide
Materials housed in the University Archives are maintained under controlled environmental conditions and strict security. Of particular importance is the John Wilson Townsend Kentuckiana book collection which contains nearly 25,000 volumes by Kentucky authors or about Kentucky or Kentuckians. Many are autographed first editions. An original collection of 1,700 volumes was purchased in 1930 from Mr. Townsend, a Kentucky man-of-letters, and forms the basis of the current collection. Through the years many genealogical materials of local and regional interest have been added to the Townsend collection. The University Archives was established in 1976. It contains a wide variety of materials that relate to the history of Eastern Kentucky University including: the official and personal papers of past Eastern presidents; minutes of the Board of Regents and Faculty Senate meetings; a complete set of University catalogs and Milestone yearbooks; faculty publications; files of the Eastern Progress newspaper; student government records; personal papers of faculty members; files from numerous offices and departments; campus photographs dating from 1906; films and videotapes of Eastern athletic events; and memorabilia donated to the university by members of the faculty, staff, and alumni groups. Finding Guides consist of inventories, collection descriptions, indexes, and lists. Most inventories have been cataloged in eQuest and are located on shelves at the rear of the Reception Room area. Inventories, many which can be found on the are folder title listings of collections that pertain to historical records of Eastern Kentucky University, personal papers of Eastern faculty and staff members and several Madison County families, and records of regional and statewide organizations such as the Kentucky High School Athletic Association and the Kentucky Academy of Science. All collection descriptions; indexes; and lists of nearly 3,000 oral history interviews, over 30,000 university photographic negatives, and a substantial film and video collection which have not been cataloged can be accessed through the section's computerized database or the home page. Microfilm and microfiche holdings consist of items such as the Draper Manuscripts, selected federal census records, a sizeable quantity of Madison County and selected county court records from counties that surround Madison from the 1780s to the 1920s, Kentucky Death Certificates through 1950, and the Eastern Kentucky University student newspaper, Eastern Progress. The microfiche cabinet contains copies of Kentucky Vital statistics, publications copied by the Lost Cause Press, and other items. Indexes to selected genealogical publications, Family and Local History files, Vertical files, the Oral History Center tape collection, maps, photographs, Eastern publications, Eastern faculty and staff publications, minutes of Eastern academic and administrative meetings, film and videotape collections, postcards [PDF], the Eastern Progress, and memorabilia are available. Special Collections maintains a collection of genealogical periodicals such as The Genealogical Helper, Kentucky Ancestors, and The Virginia Genealogist and a list of local and regional genealogists who assist in research. Information is also kept on the policies and holdings of state and national genealogical repositories such as the University of Kentucky Special Collections and Archives Department, the Kentucky Library at Western Kentucky University, the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, the Kentucky Historical Society, the Filson Club, the Library of Congress, and the National Archives. Links have been created on the section's home page to many of these institutions. II. Examples of Bibliographic and Footnote Citation Formats According to The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition. Bibliographies
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