Guide to the Louise Avey papers MSS.2734

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Avey, Louise

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W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
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June 2010; updated November 2010

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Louise Avey Papers

Unit ID:: MSS.2734

Repository:: W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

Quantity:: 0.2 Linear feet

Dates:: 1926-1930

Abstract:: This collection consists of letters to Louise Avey congratulating her on her forthcoming marriage in 1926. She was the announcer for the market news on the Wichita, Kansas, radio station KFH at the time. The collection also contains newspaper clippings from various Kansas and Kentucky newspapers about her engagement and marriage.

Scope and Contents note

This collection consists of letters to Louise Avey congratulating her on her forthcoming marriage in 1926. She was the announcer for the market news on the Wichita, Kansas, radio station KFH. Many of the letters contain well-wishes from listeners of the radio station where she worked, but they also bemoan the fact that they won't get to hear her voice on the airwaves after her marriage. The collection also has a large number of newspaper clippings from various Kansas and Kentucky newspapers about Avey's engagement and marriage.

Preferred Citation:

Preferred Citation note

Louise Avey papers, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.

Acquisition Information:

Provenance

Gift of Wade Hall

Biographical/Historical note

Louise Avey was a noted trade and market announcer, as well as assistant secretary, for the Wichita Board of Trade's KFH Radio in her hometown of Wichita, Kansas, from 1919 until 1926. She married Jesse Noland Hawkins of Louisville, Kentucky on December 4, 1926.

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Correspondence - Incoming, July 10 - November 19, 1926 Box SC0036 Folder 2734.1

Letter from R. V. Gardner, Louisville, Kentucky, to J. N. Hawkins, Wilmington, North Carolina, July 10, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42539

Poem from Wichita, Kansas, to Miss Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, March 11, 1925 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42540

Letter from R. B. Waltermire, Wichita Board of Trade, Wichita, Kansas, to Whom it may concern, December 31, 1925 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42541

Letter from E. P. Saegesser, Bushton Oil Company, Bushton, Kansas, to Radio Station K. F. H., Wichita, Kansas, February 27, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42542

Wedding invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Otis Avey, Wichita, Kansas, to Mrs. Hawkins, June 9, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42543

Letter from Zebe, Puerto Castilla, Honduras, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 10, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42544

Letter from Juanita, Lexington, Kentucky, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 13, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42545

Letter from Friesen Grain Company, Orville White Grain Company, and Dewey Merchantile Company, Cheney, Kentucky, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 17, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42546

Letter from Robert Stoehr, The Home Insurance Company, New York City, New York, to Louise Avey, Wichita Board of Trade, Wichita, Kansas, November 18, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42547

Letter from Plains Chamber of Commerce, Plains, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita Board of Trade, Wichita, Kansas, November 18, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42548

Letter from Mr. and Mrs. George Chancel, Kaw, Oklahoma, to Louise Avey, Wichita Board of Trade, Wichita, Kansas, November 19, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42549

Letter from H. E. Hickerson, Hickerson Elevator, Sedgwick, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 19, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42550

Correspondence - Incoming, November 20- December 14, 1926 Box SC0036 Folder 2734.2

Letter from Ted and Lola Parrino, Brownsville, Texas, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 20, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42551

Letter from C. M. Wallace, The Alexander Milling Company, Winfield, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 20, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42552

Postcard from R. A. Falkenstein, Hitchcock, Oklahoma, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 20, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42553

Letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Cottrell, Cathcart and Cottrell Grain Company, Newkirk, Oklahoma, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 20, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42554

Letter from A. W. Steen, A. W. Steen and Son, Anthony, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 20, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42555

Letter from Hilda Johnson, Bridgeport, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 22, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42556

Letter from Mr. and Mrs. George Schultz, Trousdale, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 22, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42557

Letter from E. A. Wall, Wall-Rogalsky Milling Company, McPherson, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 22, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42558

Letter from T. H. Lough, Bayneville Co-Operative Equity Exchange, Bayneville, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 23, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42559

Letter from H. L. Reames, Farmers Union Co-Operative Exchange, Homestead, Oklahoma, to Radio Broadcasting Department, Wichita Board of Trade, Wichita, Kansas, November 23, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42560

Letter from E. I. Hull, The Harper Farmers' Union Co-Operative Business Association, Harper, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita Board of Trade, Wichita, Kansas, November 23, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42561

Letter from Elizabeth Enns, The Enns Milling Company, Inman, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita Board of Trade, Wichita, Kansas, November 24, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42562

Letter from J. A. Mayfield, The Liberal Elevator Company, Kingsdown, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Radio Station K. F. H., Wichita, Kansas, November 24, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42563

Letter from Mrs. J. D. Howard, Byron, Oklahoma, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 26, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42564

Letter from W. P. Medsker, The Plevna Grain and Supply Company, Plevna, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita Board of Trade, Wichita, Kansas, November 26, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42565

Letter from W. A. Appelgate, The Imperial Flour Mills Company, Harper, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 28, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42566

Letter from W. B. Richardson, Richardson and Leap Grain and Oil Company, Furley, Kansas, to Louise Avey, Wichita, Kansas, November 29, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42567

Wedding invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Otis Avey, Wichita, Kansas, December 4, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42568

Letter from Bessey Ross Moore, St. Louis, Missouri, to Louise and Jesse Hawkins, Louisville, Kentucky, December 14, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42569

Letter from Lexington, Kentucky, to Mrs. Jesse Noland Hawkins, Lexington, Kentucky, December 20, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42570

Invoice from The Niagara, Niagara Falls, New York, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Hawkins, Louisville, Kentucky, July 30, 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42571

Invoice from Hotel-Statler, Cleveland, Ohio, to Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Hawkins, Louisville, Kentucky, July 29-30, 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42572

Newspaper Clippings Box SC0036 Folder 2734.3

Church bulletin, First Christian Church, Louisville, Kentucky, May 29, 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42573

Newspaper clipping, She Wears Queen Victoria's Shawl, by Frances Q. Eaton, The Wichita Beacon, Wichita, Kansas, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42574

Newspaper clippings, concerning marriage of Louis Avey to Jesse Hawkins, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42575

Newspaper clippings, concerning engagement of Louis Avey to Jesse Hawkins, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42576

Newspaper clippings, concerning engagement of Louis Avey to Jesse Hawkins, November 21, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42578

Newspaper clipping, Visitor From Kentucky, The Wichita Beacon, Wichita, Kansas, February 20, 1929 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42579

Newspaper clippings, concerning Louise Avey, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42580

Newspaper clipping, Mrs. George R. Temple and daughter Corinne Avey, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42581

Newspaper clipping, On the Bridle Paths, The Wichita Beacon, Wichita, Kansas, October 26, 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42582

Newspaper clipping, Social Favorites, The Wichita Evening Eagle, Wichita, Kansas, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42583

Newspaper clipping, Holiday Calendar, The Lexington Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, December 26, 1926 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42584

Newspaper clipping, Lafayette Hotel Supper-Dance, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42585

Newspaper clippings, concerning reception for Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hawkins, circa 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42586

Newspaper clipping, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Hawkins, of Louisville, Honor Guests at Family Gathering, Paris, Kentucky, January 5, 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42587

Newspaper clipping, Beautiful Afternoon Reception, The Kentuckian-Citizen, Paris, Kentucky, January 1, 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42588

Newspaper clipping, The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky, January 2, 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42589

Newspaper clipping, Twentieth Century Ranching, The Wichita Beacon, Wichita, Kansas, May 29, 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42590

Newspaper clippings, concerning entertaining guests, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42591

Newspaper clipping, In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, circa 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42592

Newspaper clipping, The Jane to Betty Notes, circa 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42593

Newspaper clipping, Plan Parties Next Week for Visitor, circa 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42594

Newspaper clipping, Mrs. Hawkins Honored by El Dorado Hostesses, circa 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42595

Newspaper clipping, Claire Dewey Bids Guests to Bridge and Tea Saturday, circa 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42596

Newspaper clipping, Visitor is Honoree, March 19, 1929 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42597

Newspaper clipping, Many Courtesies are Extended to Mrs. J. N. Hawkins, Wichita Evening Eagle, Wichita, Kansas, February 19, 1929 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42598

Newspaper clipping, miscellaneous clippings, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42599

Newspaper clipping, The Cat's Meow, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42600

Newspaper clippings, concerning Louise Avey's radio station job, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42601

Newspaper clipping, Miss Betty Avey Weds Mr. George R. Temple, By Josephine Hull, Society Section, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42602

Newspaper clipping, Social Calendar Crowded for Holiday Visitors, Society Section, Wichita, Kansas, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42603

Newspaper clipping, Wichitans Spend Honeymoon in Thrilling Big Game Hunt in Wastes of Far North, Wichita, Kansas, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42604

Newspaper clipping, The North Star, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42605

Newspaper clipping, Newly Elected Officers of Jobs Daughters, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42606

Newspaper clippings, concerning scarlet fever, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42607

Newspaper clipping, Mrs. J. N. Hawkins is Honor Guest at Luncheon Today, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42608

Newspaper clipping, Miss Marcia Baker Bids Mrs. Hawkins' Intimate Friends, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42609

Newspaper clipping, Polly's Diary, by Polly Parsons, February 10, 1929 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42610

Newspaper clipping, Time Turns Back for High School Students, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42611

Newspaper clipping, We can't begin..., December 26, 1928 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42612

Newspaper clipping, Mrs. J. N. Hawkins Honor Guest at Informal Dinner, February 27, 1929 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42613

Newspaper clipping, Fuel for Zep Sent by Kentucky Concern, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42614

Newspaper clipping, Usual and Unusual!, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42615

Newspaper clipping, Named Secretary of Merchants' Exchange to Succeed Rippin, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42616

Newspaper clipping, Announce Personnel for Nuptials, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42617

Newspaper clipping, Visitors Are From Kentucky, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42618

Newspaper clipping, Invitations Issued for Jackman Christmas Dance, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42619

Newspaper clipping, Invitations to be Issued Sunday for Tea Dansant, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42620

Newspaper clipping, Dinner Bridge Saturday Evening for Newly Weds of Louisville, The Kentuckian-Citizen, Paris, Kentucky, February 23, 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42621

Newspaper clipping, Birth Announcement, Wichita Beacon, Wichita, Kansas, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42622

Newspaper clipping, Dorothy Dix Talks to Women, by Dorothy Dix, September 5, 1927 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42623

Newspaper clipping, Polly's Diary, by Polly Parsons, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42624

Newspaper clipping, Louisville Visitor in Bourbon Guest of Mr. and Mrs. Tollie Young, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42625

Newspaper clipping, One O'Clock Luncheon Bridge a Lovely Event of the Season, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42626

Newspaper clipping, Wichitan Makes Prize Kill, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42627

Newspaper clipping, Daily Markets for the Nation, by Louise Avey, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42628

Newspaper clipping, Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, of Louisville Honor Guests at Dinner Bridge, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42629

Newspaper clipping, Wichita Fashionettes, circa 1930 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/42630