Kentucky Archives and Special Collections

The following links take users directly to home pages for special collections and archives in Kentucky. Please notify the list creator of any omissions or additions.

• Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore
  
  
• The Aviation Museum of Kentucky, Lexington
  
  
• Bellarmine University, Thomas Merton Center, Louisville
  
  
• Berea College, Berea
  
  
• Boyd County Public Library, Ashland
  
  
• Centre College, Danville
  
  
• Daviess County Public Library, Owensboro
  
  
• Duncan Tavern Historical Center (DAR), Paris
  
  
• Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond
  
  
• The Filson Historical Society, Louisville
  
  
• Georgetown College, Georgetown
  
  
• Henderson Community College, Henderson
  
  
• Jefferson County Department of Historic Preservation and Archives, Louisville
  
  
• Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville
  
  
• Keeneland Race Course, Lexington
  
  
• Kenton County Public Library, Covington
  
  
• Kentucky Baptist Convention, Louisville
  
  
• Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort
  
  
• Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, Military Records and Research Branch, Frankfort
  
  
• Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort
  
  
• Kentucky State University, Frankfort: Center of Excellence For The Study of Kentucky African Americans (CESKAA)
  
  
• Paul Blazer Library
  
  
• Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Department of Finance
  (includes Records Management Center), Lexington
  
  
• Lexington Public Library Central Library Kentucky Room, Lexington
  
  
• Louisville Free Public Library, Louisville
  
  
  • Main Library - Genealogy
    
    
  • Western Branch African-American Archives
    
    
• Mason County Museum, Maysville
  
  
• McCracken County Public Library, Paducah
  
  
• Morehead State University, Morehead
  
  
• Murray State University, Murray
  
  
• Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights
  
  
• Owensboro, Diocese of (Roman Catholic) Archives, Owensboro
  
  
• Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, Fort Knox
  
  
• Pikeville College, Pikeville
  
  
• Pratt, Don F., Museum, Fort Campbell
  
  
• Sons of the American Revolution Headquarters Library, Louisville
  
  
• Southeast Community College, Cumberland
  
  
• Spalding University, Louisville (within Facility description)
  
  
• Sullivan University, Louisville
  
  
• Transylvania University, Lexington
  
  
• Union College, Barbourville
  
  
• University of Kentucky, Lexington
  
  
• University of Louisville, Louisville
  
  • Ekstrom Library Special Collections
    
  • University Archives and Records Center
    
    
• Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green
  
  
  
  

This is a list of web pages devoted to archives and/or special collections. If an institution is not represented, it is usually because no such web page could be found. Some institutions which formerly mounted web pages about archival holdings may no longer maintain such resources.

In addition, most public libraries in Kentucky maintain genealogical resources, which may include unpublished materials. A list of links to public library websites by county is provided by the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

For more information about primary historical sources relating to Louisville and Kentucky, see the listing of other resources provided by the University of Louisville's University Archives and Records Center. For information on Louisville and Kentucky resources held by the University of Louisville Archives and Records Center, see our homepage.

Page originally designed by Mary Margaret Bell