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Metadata
Title |
Carridder Jones Photograph Collection |
Collection |
Carridder Jones Photograph Collection |
Catalog Number |
015PC55 |
Date |
ca. 1920 - 2002 |
Location |
Kentucky |
Collection Finding Aid |
Click to view Carrider Jones Photograph Collection Finding Aid |
Description |
This collection contains photographs related to the professional research done by Carridder Jones, a Kentucky playwright and historian, concerning the black hamlets of the inner bluegrass region, as well as African American communities in Jefferson County. Most of the historical photographs are copies of originals. This collection includes photographs relating to the black hamlets of Berrytown, Griffeytown, Harrod's Creek, Prospect, Jeffersontown, Newburg, and Petersburg, Kentucky. The majority of the photographs in this collection are copies which were given to Jones by descendants/family members of African Americans who resided in these areas. Many of these individuals have been fully identified by their family members. For example, Folder 1 contains members of Diana L. Dow's family, including her aunt Hattie Alethea Dow Miller and her grandmother America Mae Etta Dow. Carridder "Rita" Jones was born in South Carolina and lived in Indiana before moving to Kentucky. A playwright and historian, Jones's research has included African American communities in Kentucky, especially the black hamlets of Lexington and Louisville. Jones conducted oral history projects concerning these communities: "Black Hamlets in the Kentucky Bluegrass" and "Historic African American Neighborhoods in Jefferson County" (the latter in partnership with the Filson Historical Society). She has presented her research at conferences, programs, workshops, and as productions. Jones' play, "Black Hamlets in the Kentucky Bluegrass," was a finalist in the New York Drama League's New Works Project in 2002. Another of her plays, "The Mark of Cain," was chosen by the University of Louisville's African American theater program for the Second Annual Juneteenth Festival of New Works. She also adapted a play for the Oldham County History Center from "Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave". The resulting production, "Voice of the Fugitive", was presented at Actors Theatre of Louisville in 2009. Jones also founded two women's organizations: Women Who Write and the Kentucky Women's Book Festival. In addition, she served on the board of directors for the Kentucky Foundation for Women (KFW). In 2006, Jones received the KFW's Sallie Bingham Award, which recognizes Kentucky women who are leaders of feminist expression in the arts. She has published two books: A Backward Glance (2009) and Voices: From Historical African American Communities near Louisville, Kentucky (2015). Related Collections: Carridder Jones Added Photographs [017PC23] Carridder Jones Collection [Mss./A/J76] Carridder Jones Added Papers [Mss./A/J76a] Folder 1: .001-.009 - Photographs of the Dow and Jones families, who lived in Berrytown and Griffeytown. [Jefferson County, Louisville, KY] Folder 2: .010-.025 - Photographs of Dunbar and Merriwether families, as well as James T. Taylor, of Harrod's Creek and Prospect, Jefferson County, Kentucky. [Jefferson and Oldham Counties, Prospect, Kentucky] Folder 3: .026-.033 - Photographs of students at Jeffersontown School, as well as Alberta Wilson and her students as Central High School. [Jefferson County, Louisville, Kentucky] Folder 4: .034 - Photograph of the family of Earnestine Sharelle Lyons Logan, a descendent of Newburg/Petersburg. [Jefferson County, Louisville, Kentucky] The sample images used for this collection can be identified as: 015PC55.001 - William Edward and Dorothy Dow 015PC55.025 - Students at the Jefferson Jacob School, Prospect, Kentucky, ca. 1920 015PC55.032 - Alberta Wilson and her students at Central High School 015PC55.034 - The Lyons Family |
Search Terms |
African Americans Black history Dwellings Families Housing School children Schools |