Maxine Toy Locke Bauer was born in Louisville, KY, the daughter of a Chinese immigrant. Her family owned several businesses in Louisville, including Chinese laundries and restaurants. Bauer created two scrapbooks that document her family history and gives researchers a look into the lives of Chinese immigrant families and their …
Category: Collections Corner
Collections Corner: The Notebooks of Dr. Samuel Johnson Hall
The SC&L team recently revisited 1200 manuscript collections, reviewing the descriptions and content notes and updating the subject headings to make these materials more easily accessible to our research public. One of the treasures that we uncovered was a small collection of materials pertaining to Dr. Samuel Johnson Hall of …