Clay, William Hume and Genevieve Johnston Family Papers

Title

Clay, William Hume and Genevieve Johnston Family Papers

Description

The William Hume and Genevieve Johnston Clay Family Papers are a collection of personal papers from both the Clay and Johnston families. This collection is separated into 2 series. William Hume Clay is from Winchester, Kentucky and became a tenured professor in the EKU Social Science Department. Genevieve Johnston Clay was born in Tennessee but spent most of her life in Kentucky where she worked in the EKU Library. Her family is from South Carolina and includes several Presbyterian preachers. The first series includes the personal correspodence of William Hume Clay along with several unidentified photos of his family. The second series contains documents from the Pearson family, who were ancestors of Genevieve Clay. There are sermons and personal letters to members of the Pearson family. There are also multiple legal documents from the state of South Carolina including a summons for a law suit and a property deed.

Date

1790-1980

Format

correspondence
legal documents
photograph
program
news clipping
financial record

Language

eng

Type

text
image

Identifier

2023A003

Collection Tree

  • Clay, William Hume and Genevieve Johnston Family Papers