UNITED STATES 2.QJ 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 



Filson Club. 



Address. 202 E. Chestnut Street, Louisville, Ky. 

 President: R. T. Durrett. 



History. Organized May 15, 1884; incorporated Oct. 5, 1891. 



Ref. : American book clubs. By A. Growoll. p. 255-272. 

 Object. Collection, preservation and publication of the history of Kentucky and 



adjacent states, and cultivation of a taste for historic inquiry and study among 



its members. 



Meetings. Monthly, 1st Monday, July-Sept, excepted, at above address. 

 Membership. About 400 (annual dues, $3). Membership open only to citizens 



of Kentucky. 



Publications. 



FILSON CLUB PUBLICATIONS, no 1-21. Louisville, Ky., 1884-1906. fol. 

 Contents: no. i. John Filson, the first historian of Kentucky. By R. 

 T. Durrett. 1884. no. 2. The Wilderness road. By T. Speed. 1886. 

 no. 3. The pioneer press of Kentucky. 1787-1830. By W. H. Perrin. 

 1888. no. 4. Life and times of Judge Caleb Wallace. By W. II. 

 Whitsitt. 1888. no. 5. An historical sketch of St. Paul's Church, 

 Louisville, Ky. By R. T. Durrett. 1889. no. 6. The political be- 

 ginnings of Kentucky. By J. M. Brown. 1889. no. 7. The centenary 

 of Kentucky. Proceedings at the celebration by the Filson Club, 

 Wednesday, June I, 1892, of the looth anniversary of the admission of 

 Kentucky as an independent state into the Federal Union. Prepared 

 by R. T. Durrett. 1892. no. 8. The centenary of Louisville. By R. 

 T. Durrett. 1893. n - 9- The Political club, Danville, Kentucky. 

 1786-1790. By T. Speed. 1894. no. 10. The life and writings of 

 Rafinesque. By R. E. Call. 1895. no. ir. Transylvania university. 

 By R. Peter, and J. Peter. 1896. no. 12. Bryant's Station and the 

 memorial proceedings held on its site, Aug. 18, 1896. Prepared hy 

 R. T. Durrett. 1897. no. 13. The first explorations of Kentucky. 

 The journals of Dr. Thomas Walker, 1750, and Col. Christopher Gist, 

 1751. Ed. by J. S. Johnston. 1898. no. 14. The Clay family, pt. I : 

 The mother of Henry Clay, by Z. F. Smith, pt. 2 : The genealogy 

 of the Clays, by M. R. Clay. 1899. no. 15. The Battle of Tippecanoe. 

 By A. Pirtle. 1900. no. 16. Boonesborough, a pioneer town of Ken- 

 tucky. By G. W. Ranck. 1901. no. 17. The old masters of the Blue 

 Grass. By S. W. Price. 1902. no. 18. The Battle of the Thames. 

 By B. H. Young. 1903. no. 19. The Battle of New Orleans. By Z. 

 F. Smith. 1904. no. 20. The history of the Medical department of 

 Transylvania university. By R. Peter. Ed. by J. Peter. 1905. no. 21. 

 Lopez's expeditions to Cuba, 1850 and 1851. By A. C. Quisenberry. 

 1906. 



Distribution. 'Publications are intended for members only. Any left over 

 after members are supplied are exchanged with other associations, or sold 

 at $3 a volume. No. 1-6, 8 and 10, o. p. Printed list of publications sent 

 on application. 



