Ms. Enslow was a Huntington, West Virginia journalist. Photographs and slides comprise a major portion of this collection. Many of the photographs were for use by the newspaper; there are also a great number of informal snapshots, family photographs, and photographs of Miss Enslow herself. Photographs of notable persons and old photographic portraits dating from the 19th century complete this part of the collection. The slides are primarily those which Miss Enslow took in Europe while she was tour director for the Huntington Publishing Company. Copies of many of her columns and articles are included, along with other items relating to her career as a newspaperwoman. Among her family and personal papers are family correspondence and family legal papers belonging to her father and grandfather. Books, personal mementos, and scrapbooks are also included. Correspondence from notable persons, from friends and family, and from her readers are a part of the papers, as well as correspondence relating to her newspaper and political activities.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Catherine Bliss Enslow Papers, 1890-1973. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Catherine Bliss Enslow Papers, 1890-1973.
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Singer Rosie Day, at one of the American Folk Song Festivals
Norman C. Mahan
Singer Rosie Day, at one of the American Folk Song Festivals, b&W Stamp on back : Norman C. Mahan, photographer, Ashland, Ky A 1958 "Columbus Dispatch" article stated that at age 82 she was the oldest ballad singer in Kentucky.
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Wee House in the Woods, Ashland, Ky
Norman C. Mahan
Wee House in the Woods, museum of Jean Thomas, Ashland, Ky, col. Caption on card states: Museum-home of Jean Thomas, The Traipsin Woman, founder of American Folk Song Festival held annually in adjoining woodland on second Sunday in June, located at 3201 Cogan Street, Midkland Heights, Ashland, Ky.
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The Enslow sisters: Catherine, Alice, and Constance
W. Archibald Wallace
The Enslow sisters, Catherine on left, Alice Heath in middle, Constance on right, b&W Stamp on back : Proofs are from unretouched plates, W. Archibald Wallace, 1022 1.2 4th Ave., Huntington, W.Va.
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Movie promotional photo of the Beatles for the movie "HELP"
Movie promotional photo of The Beatles, for the movie "HELP", b&w Stamp on front and written note states the movie was shown at the Tri-State Drive In Theater, Chesapeake, Ohio on Nov. 7, 1965.
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Aerial view of Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Aerial view of Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Ky., 1963 Travel Editor's tour of Ky., b&w Typed note reads: an aerial view of the village of Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, looking toward the high bridge over the Kentucky River and Lexington.
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Catherine Enslow at the 1963 Travel Editor's tour of Ky.
Catherine Enslow at the 1963 Travel Editor's tour of Ky., col.
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Center Family House, Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Center Family House, Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Ky., 1963 Travel Editor's tour of Ky., b&w Typed note reads: A group of visitors on the steps of the Center Family House, the largest of the five family houses constructed by the Shakers.
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Mu Pres Stewart Smith, Mr & Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller
Stewart Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller at MU, b&w Stamp on back states it was made Sept. 22, 1963 Smith was Pres of MU for 21 years.
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night photo of Belle of Louisville 1963 Travel Editor's tour of Ky.
Night photo of Belle of Louisville, 1963 Travel Editor's tour of Ky., col. Back reads: Belle of Louisville, owned by city of Louisville completes the last lap of one of the most historic races of the century.
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W.Va. Gov. Cecil Underwood, Mr & Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller
W.Va. Gov. Cecil Underwood, Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller, b&w Stamp on back states it was made Sept. 21, 1963 If that date is correct, Underwood was not governor at the time, he was in between terms.
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Jean Thomas & "American Mothers" group at Wee House in the Woods, 1963
Mahan of Ashland
Jean Thomas and mrs. E. H. Gartrell and "American Mothers" group in front of Wee House in the Woods, 1963, b&W Note on back reads: April 25, 1963, Mrs. E. H. Gartrell of Ashland, Ky a former American Mother is shown with several ladies who have held that honorable title for achievement in the USA. She is being greeted by Jean Thomas. Stamp on back says please credit Mahan of Ashland, Ky.
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Jean Thomas (far right) in her office, 1962
J. Burnett
Jean Thomas (far right) in her office, 1962, b&W Stamp on back states Hupco photograph by J. Burnett, June 1, 1962.
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LBJ political campaign in Huntington, W.Va., 1960
Jack Burnett
LBJ political campaign in Huntington, W.Va., 1960, b&w
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Jennings Randolph and Lyndon B. Johnston, 1960
Foster
Jennings Randolph and Lyndon B. Johnston, 1960, b&w Note on back reads: Jennings Randolph & LBJ Jennings Randolph of W.Va. was a member of the Democratic Party and was the last surviving member of the United States Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration. He was elected to the Seventy-third and to the six succeeding Congresses (1933-03-04-1947-01-03). While a congressman, he was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the District of Columbia (Seventy-sixth through Seventy-ninth Congresses) and the U.S. House Committee on Civil Service (Seventy-ninth Congress).
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Catherine Bliss Enslow & tour group aboard the Queen Mary, 1960
Walker Peck
Catherine Bliss Enslow & tour group aboard the Queen Mary, 1960, b&w Stamp on back states: Cunard liner Queen Mary, one of the world's largest and fastest liners, Arrival July 12, 1960 Catherine Bliss Enslow in center, directly behind life preserver
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Dedication of Fitzpatrick Yard, C&O yards, Russell, KY
Herbert Fitzpatrick (center) former board chairman of C&O RR at dedication of plaque at Russell, KY C&O yards, b&w Attached caption states this was April 30, 1959. M.I. Dunn was C&O VP of Operations Fitzpatrick's career with the C&o began in 1895, he was 86 years at this dedication.
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Letter from John F. Kennedy to Catherine Bliss Enslow, May 14, 1959 when Kennedy was a senator from Mass.
Letter from John F. Kennedy to Catherine Bliss Enslow, May 14, 1959 when Kennedy was a senator from Mass. Mentions the passing of the Kennedy-Ervin Labor Management Reform Bill.
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Dagmar at Tri-State Airport, 1959
Cazad
Dagmar boarding plane at Huntington Tri-State Airport, 1959, b&W
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One of the cottages, Greenbrier Hotel, 1958
HUPCO
one of the cottages, Greenbrier Hotel , 1958, b&W Note on back states this is the President's cottage at the Greenbrier.
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Catherine Bliss Enslow in front of Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1957
Catherine Bliss Enslow in front of Eiffel Tower, Paris, col. back reads: "3 Guesses!"
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Catherine Bliss Enslow & tour group on Air France tour, 1957
Catherine Bliss Enslow & Huntington Advertiser tour group on Air France tour, 1957, b&w Back has both Air France stamp and HUPCo stamp, with date, Sept. 10, 1957
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Huntington group at ship Queen Elizabeth, New York Harbor, 1957
Huntington group at the ship Queen Elizabeth, New York Harbor, 1957, b&w Note with photo reads: Huntington people visit the Queen Elizabeth Ship in N.Y. Harbor Left to right: Mrs. Taylor Morris, Mr. Howard Hawkins, Mrs. Floyd Stark, mrs Homer Fletcher, Jr. Mr & Mrs Marshall Hawkins, all of Huntington, Miss Jane Barrows, nrs. R. E. Kuhns of Charleston, W.Va. and W. Battell of the ships crew.
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Dagmar being interviewed by Catherine Bliss Enslow, 1957
Foster
Dagmar being interviewed by Catherine Bliss Enslow, 1957, b&W back reads: Dagmar & Enslow
