Laura Miller Derry Papers
Housed at University Archives and Records Center, University of Louisville
Return to Women's Manuscript Collections Project
BIOGRAPHY
Laura Ellen (Miller) Derry was born near Horse Cave, Kentucky, on May 22, 1905. She was one of nine children of Robert Emmett and Cattie Lou (Rowntree) Miller. She studied at Rutgers University and New Jersey State Teachers College. She ultimately received an A.B. degree from Bowling Green (Kentucky) College of Commerce in 1933. Three years later Derry earned a LL.B. degree from the Jefferson School of Law in Louisville. She was one of five women in a class of 126.
Derry married Major Stephen Derry on August 12, 1944. The couple had one daughter, Portia Kay, born in 1948. After leaving military service, Stephen Derry opened a private engineering firm, headquartered in Florida.
Laura Derry was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1936 and practiced law in Louisville. During the first years of her practice she taught history and business education, opening her law office after classes ended. In 1937 Derry was admitted to practice in federal court. Derry became the first female to represent a defendant in a court-martial of the United States Army. The case was a 1944 rape trial of a Fort Knox soldier who faced a possible death sentence. The soldier was acquitted and the trial became a test case.
Derry became an accredited observer to the United Nations in 1946. She also served as a representative to the UN Relief and Rehabilitation Council meeting in 1946, and as a representative to the President's Highway Conference from 1945 to 1946. Derry was also a participant in the President's Highway Safety Conference in Washington, D.C., in 1956. In 1949 Derry compiled and edited theDigest of Women Lawyers and Judges. She conducted a national survey of women in public service in 1956 and a survey of women lawyers in public service in the United States the following year.
In 1957 Laura Derry was selected by the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., as one of seven United States attorneys to make a thirty-day tour of West Germany as guests as of the West German government. While in Europe, Derry along with other United States attorneys, was honored with an invitation by Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to a reception in the garden of Buckingham Palace.
Derry maintained membership in many organizations including the International Association of Women Lawyers, National Association of Women Lawyers, Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations, National Association of Parliamentarians, and the legal honorary Kappa Beta Pi. Derry held the office of president of the National Association of Women Lawyers in 1946 and served as an officer in the parliamentarian group as well.
Laura Derry maintained residences in Louisville and the Fort Lauderdale area of Florida. She also owned a farm near Leitchfield, Kentucky, where tenant farmers raised tobacco and trees.
She remained in practice in Louisville until 1990, just three years before her death at the age of 87. She was survived by her daughter, Portia Derry Brown, two brothers, John R. and Willie L. Miller and two sisters, Clara Miller Cobb and Cattie Lou Miller. Cattie Lou gained local prominence as a longtime official in Kentucky state government. She was the first woman to head a department in state government when she was appointed commissioner of the Department for Public Information by Governor Bert Combs in 1960. Cattie Lou Miller also served as an assistant to five governors and in three cabinet positions during her career.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The papers of Laura Miller Derry, an attorney in private practice, consists of eight series: Biographical, Correspondence, Literary, Clubs and Organizations, Stephen Derry/ Legal Reference Material, Financial/ Business, Reference/Scrapbook and Case Files. The collection (30.375 linear feet), dates from 1883 to 1992. The collection's bulk dates are 1937 to 1988.
The Biographical series (.34 linear feet) mainly consists of resumes that document Derry's education and career. It also contains a copy of her birth certificate. The Correspondence series (.16 linear feet) is composed of incoming and outgoing correspondence exchanged between Derry, family members, and friends. The Literary series (4.5 linear feet) is the work papers used by Derry while compiling and editing theDigest of Women Lawyers and Judges in 1949. Clubs /Organizations (2.5 linear feet) series contains newsletters, correspondence and materials relating to Derry's membership and offices in numerous social and professional organizations. The Stephen Derry/Legal Reference material (1.25 linear feet) pertains to the career of Derry's husband, relating to his firm, Stephen Derry Engineering, and his position as city manager in Madeira Beach, Florida. There are also legal references used by Derry in her law practice. The Financial/Business (3.75 linear feet) papers consists of correspondence, receipts for her law firm and her personal business records. Included in this series are papers pertaining to Derry's property in Kentucky and Florida. The Reference/Scrapbook series (5 linear feet) contains materials used by Derry when she began her career as a teacher. There are numerous newspaper clippings, materials and correspondence regarding her foreign travel in the group, as well as other memorabilia. Professional and personal photographs and Derry's certificates and degrees complete this series. The last series contains Laura Derry's case files from her private legal practice in Louisville, Kentucky. The case files are restricted for a minimum of fifty years from the date of accession.
The papers of Laura Miller Derry were donated to the University of Louisville Archives and Records Center by her daughter, Portia Derry Brown, in 1993. The collection was processed as part of the Women's Manuscript Collections.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
I. Biographical 1929- 1972
Box 1
This series (.34 linear feet) contains resumes of Derry's education and professional career, and a personal diary from 1929. There is also a copy of Derry's birth certificate and the birth registration of her daughter, Portia Kay Miller.
II. Correspondence 1938- 1987
Box 1 continued
This series (.16 linear feet) is composed of incoming and outgoing correspondence exchanged between Derry, family members and friends.
III. Literary 1947- 1967
Boxes 1- 4
These materials (4.5 linear feet) are the work papers used by Derry while compiling and editing the Digest of Women Lawyers and Judges from 1947 to 1967, with the bulk of the activity taking place from 1947 to 1948. Included are manuscripts, surveys by state, galleys, photographs, and other material. Also included are undated notes on speeches given by Derry.
IV. Clubs and Organizations 1939- 1985, n.d.
Boxes 5- 6
This series (2.5 linear feet) contains newsletters, correspondence, and materials relating to Derry's membership and offices in various clubs and organizations.
V. Stephen Derry/Legal Reference Material 1883 (1937) - 1983, n.d.
Box 7
This series (1.25) contains correspondence, business papers, newspaper clippings, and other material compiled or created by Stephen Derry and legal references also used by Laura Derry.
VI. Financial/Business 1928- 1988, n.d.
Boxes 8- 11
The financial/business series (3.75 linear feet) contains correspondence and other business papers of Laura Derry. Included are receipt books dating from 1937 to 1966, checkbook receipts, and Derry real estate and personal papers from 1927 through 1988, including undated papers. The bulk of the latter date from 1927 to 1938. There are also papers concerning the farm near Leitchfield, a house in Louisville, Laura Derry's property in Florida, financial investments, and other personal business matters, such as medical services receipts.
VII. Reference/Scrapbook 1917 (1924)- 1987, n.d.
Boxes 11- 14
This series (5 linear feet) includes correspondence regarding international travel, news clippings, and other personal materials of Laura Derry. A series entitled Personal/Teaching Records/Certificates, 1917 (1924)- 1983, n.d., contains Laura Derry's college degrees, a certificate to practice before the United States Supreme Court, personal and family photographs, and three videocassettes of an interview with Laura Derry conducted by University of Louisville law professor Kathleen Bean and other memorabilia.
VIII. Case Files 1931- 1988, n.d.
Boxes 15- 25
These are Laura Derry's files (13.75 linear feet) from her private legal practice in Louisville, Kentucky. These materials are restricted for a minimum of fifty years from the date of accession.
BOX LIST
Box 1
Biographical Materials
1. Resumes 1972
2. Record of Birth (copy of 1905) 1948, 1969, Birth registration Portia
3. Personal: Diary 1929
Correspondence
4. Derry Marriage 1944
5. Mrs. Artie Jane Bond 1960- 1963
6. Sister- Clara Maude Cobb 1939- 1950
7. Genealogy Request from Marie (Derry) DeLamar 1967
8. Portia, daughter 1967- 1978
9. Husband- Stephen Derry 1943- 1983
10. Mother Derry 1944
11. Sister- Cattie Lou Miller 1944- 1987
12. Brother- John (Jack) R. Miller 1970- 1974
13. Paternal Miller Family 1974- 1983
14. Father- Rob Miller 1942
15. Sister- Della (Dell) Miller 1938- 1944
16. Maternal Rowntree Family 1985
17. "Tap" C. B. Tapscott 1938- 1983
18. General 1954- 1987
19. General n.d.
Literary
MANUSCRIPT FOR DIGEST OF WOMEN LAWYERS AND JUDGES
20. Digest of Women Lawyers- Surveys 1957
21. Surveys- Connecticut 1947- 1948
22. Surveys- Idaho 1947- 1948
23. Surveys- Illinois 1947- 1948
24. Surveys- Illinois 1947- 1948
25. Surveys- Indiana 1947- 1948
26. Surveys- Iowa 1947- 1948
27. Surveys- Kansas 1947- 1948
28. Surveys- Kentucky 1947- 1948
29. Surveys- Louisiana 1947- 1948
30. Surveys- Maine 1947- 1948
31. Surveys- Maryland 1947- 1948
32. Surveys- Massachusetts 1947- 1948
33. Surveys- Michigan 1947- 1948
Box 2
Literary
DIGEST OF WOMEN LAWYERS AND JUDGES (continued)
1. Surveys- Minnesota 1947- 1948
2. Surveys- Mississippi 1947- 1948
3. Surveys- Oregon 1947- 1948
4. Surveys- Pennsylvania 1947- 1948
5. Surveys- Rhode Island 1946- 1947
6. Surveys- South Carolina 1947- 1948
7. Surveys- South Dakota 1947- 1948
8. Surveys- Texas (a- m) 1947- 1948
9. Surveys- Texas (n- z) 1947- 1948
10. Surveys- Tennessee 1947- 1948
11 Surveys- Utah 1947- 1948
12. Surveys- Vermont 1947- 1948
13. Surveys- Virginia 1947- 1948
14. Surveys- Washington 1947- 1948
15 Surveys- West Virginia 1947- 1948
16. Surveys- Wisconsin 1947- 1948
17 Surveys- Wyoming 1947- 1948
18. Surveys- Alaska 1947- 1948
19. Surveys- Canal Zone 1947- 1948
20. Surveys- Hawaii 1947-1948
21. Surveys- Puerto Rico 1947- 1948
Box 3
Literary
DIGEST OF WOMEN LAWYERS AND JUDGES (continued)
l. Photographs 1956
2. Corrected Proofs 1947- 1948
3. Corrected Biographies A- H 1947
4. Corrected Biographies A- H 1947
5. Corrected Biographies I- Z 1947
6. Lists and Indexes 1947
7. Articles and Books 1948
8. Interesting Facts 1947- 1948
9. Corrected Galleys 1947- 1948
10. Corrected Galleys 1949
11. Corrected Galleys 1949
12. Corrected Galleys 1948
13. Corrected Galleys 1949
Box 4
Literary
DIGEST OF WOMEN LAWYERS AND JUDGES (continued)
l. Corrected Galleys 1947- 1949
2. Corrected Galleys 1947- 1949
3. Corrected Galleys 1947- 1949
4. Corrected Galleys 1947- 1949
5. Corrected Galleys 1947- 1949
6. Corrected Galleys 1917- 1949
7. Corrected Galley Photographs 1947- 1949
8. Finished Manuscript 1949
9. Finished Manuscript 1949
10. Completed Books 1949
11. Miscellaneous 1950- 1955
12. Miscellaneous 1937- 1955
13. Miscellaneous 1956- 1967
14. Rubber Stamp from Digest of Women Lawyers and Judges
15. Speeches: General 1942- 1959
16. Speech: How Court Martial System Works & Suggestions to Improve n.d.
Box 5
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
1. American Association of University Professors 1950
Bulletin
2. American Bar Association 1961
Journals, correspondence
3. American Bar Association 1943- 1961
Journals. correspondence
4. American Bar Association 1959
Correspondence
5. American Society of Women Accountants 1959
Correspondence
6. Business and Professional Women's Club 1950- 1959
Roster
7. Business and Professional Women's Club 1954- 1960
Roster
8. Business and Professional Women's Club 1955
roster, programs
9. Business and Professional Women's Club 1954- 1960
Roster
10. Business and Professional Women's Club 1951- 1959
newsletter, The Cardinal
11. Business and Professional Women's Club 1955- 1959
Miscellaneous
12. Business and Professional Women's Club 1955- 1960
Roster, programs
13. Business and Professional Women's Club 1954- 1959
Correspondence
14. Business and Professional Women's Club 1959- 1960
Correspondence
15. Delta Kappa Gamma 1972
Correspondence
16. Who’s Who 1966- 1984
Directory Listings
17. Elderhostel 1985
Program
18. Further Education 1967- 1969
Correspondence, notes
19. Hart County Historical Society 1977
Newsletter
20. Harvard Law School 1961
Program of Instruction for Lawyers
21. International Federation of Women Lawyers 1947- 1961
Correspondence
22. Jefferson County Women Lawyers 1961
Correspondence
23. Jeffersontown Women's Club 1960
Correspondence
24. Kappa Beta Pi 1958
Directory, correspondence
25. Kappa Beta Pi 1960- 1979
Handbook, programs
26. Kappa Beta Pi newsletter issues 1948- 1963
27. Kappa Beta Pi 1959- 1962
Quarterly
28. Kappa Beta Pi 1947- 1963
Journals and a directory
29. Kappa Beta Pi 1948
Quarterly, December
30. Kappa Beta Pi 1947- 1963
Correspondence, notes
31. Kappa Beta Pi 1968
Quarterly, October
32. Kentucky Colonels 1946- 1978
Programs, correspondence
33. Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs 1941- 1961
Newsletter, programs
34. Kentucky Government Directory 1948
35. Kentucky Judicial System directories 1963, 1965
36. Kentucky State Bar Association Journals 1939- 1949
37. Kentucky State Bar Association Journals 1950- 1965
38. Kentucky Women Lawyers 1960- 1961
Correspondence
39. Legal Associations 1947
American Bar Association history
40. Lions Club 1967
Programs
41. Louisville Attorneys directory 1981
42. Louisville Bar Association 1942- 1959
Handbook, correspondence
43. Louisville Bar Association 1961- 1962
Directory
44. Louisville Bar Association 1952, 1960
Journals
45. Louisville Women's City Club 1957- 1960
Yearbook, correspondence
Box 6
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS (continued)
l. National Association of Parliamentarians 1949- 1952
correspondence, newsletter, programs
2. National Association of Parliamentarians 1949- 1952
Programs
3. National Association of Women Lawyers (N.A.W.L.) 1957
Correspondence, letterhead dummy and membership information.
4. N.A.W.L. 1941- 1956
correspondence, membership brochures
5. N.A.W.L. 1948- 1967
directories, constitution/bylaws, yearbook
6. N.A.W.L. 1970- 1981
directories, constitution/bylaws, yearbook
7. N.A.W.L.- survey- Women Lawyers in Public Office 1956- 1957
8. N.A.W.L.- survey- Women Lawyers in Public Office 1956- 1957
9. N.A.W.L.- biographical sketches 1956
10. N.A.W.L.- Financial Statements 1947- 1956
11. N.A.W.L.- Certificate of Life Membership 1964
12. N.A.W.L.- journals 1941- 1945
13. N.A.W.L.- journals 1946- 1950
14. N.A.W.L.- journals 1951- 1955
15. N.A.W.L.- journals 1956- 1962
16. N.A.W.L.- correspondence/endorsements 1944- 1950
17. N.A.W.L.- correspondence/endorsements 1951- 1952
18. N.A.W.L.- correspondence/endorsements 1953- 1954
19. N.A.W.L.- correspondence/endorsements 1955
20. N.A.W.L.- correspondence/endorsements 1956
21. N.A.W.L.- correspondence/endorsements 1957- 1958
22. N.A.W.L.- correspondence/endorsements 1959- 1960
23. N.A.W.L.- correspondence/endorsements 1961- 1962
24. N.A.W.L.- correspondence/endorsements 1963- 1968
25. N.A.W.L.- miscellaneous n.d.
26. National Federation of Business & Professional 1955
Women's Clubs, Correspondence
27. National Woman's Party 1941, 1971- 1972
Correspondence
28. Newsletter, People to People 1970
Legal and Governmental Goodwill Travel Program
29. Pilot's Club 1939- 1974
annual report, handbook, correspondence
30. President's Conferences 1949- 1958
Occupational and Traffic Safety
correspondence, programs, newsletter
31. Radio Program 1944
"Women of the Week in the War Effort"
Tribute to Laura Miller August 16, 1944
32. Shelbyville Business & Professional Women's Club 1955
speech concerning Federal Equal Pay Legislation
33. University of Louisville law alumni directory 1960
34. Who's Who of American Women 1956- 1958
Correspondence, title pages
35. Woman's Club 1956
correspondence, speech, clipping
36. Women Lawyers Association 1984
correspondence
37. Women in World Affairs 1949
correspondence, membership information
38. World Press Association 1959- 1960
correspondence
39. Young Women's Christian Association 1950, 1954
Correspondence
40. Younger Women's City Club 1944- 1962
correspondence, yearbook, programs
Box 7
STEPHEN DERRY (husband) and LEGAL REFERENCE MATERIAL
1. Military Records 1943- 1982
2. Papers as instructor 1946
3. Familial Matters & other correspondence 1946- 1956
4. Coal Mining: The Derry Company 1951- 1952
5. Correspondence: Business: General 1947- 1957
6. Engineering & Business: General 1957
7. Engineering & Business: General 1958
8. Booneville Water Works: Business/Testimony/Photos 1957- 1958
9. Business Correspondence 1960- 1967
10. Madeira Beach, Florida 1967- 1968
11. Newspaper Clippings 1945- 1960
12. Newspaper Clippings 1960- 1968
13. Engineering Specification Pamphlets n.d.
14. Miscellaneous (Stephen Derry) n.d.
15. Legal Reference Material: Public Speaking: notes 1937
16. Divorce Reference 1972
17. Kentucky Judicial Directories & Rules 1962- 1972
18. Criminal Law 1975- 1978
19. Supreme Court of Kentucky: Amendments 1980- 1983
20. Miscellaneous (Legal Reference Material) n.d.
21. Legal Books & Government Pamphlet: title pages 1883- 1942
22. Legal Books (L.M.D.'s handwriting in books) 1893- 1941
Box 8
Financial/Business
l. Address Book, Appointment, Calendar 1928
2. Appointment Book, Calendar Book 1954, 1964
3. Case Book 1948
4. Case Book 1948
5. Correspondence 1930- 1940
6. Correspondence 1941- 1942
7. Correspondence 1943- 1944
8. Correspondence 1945- 1950
9. Correspondence 1951- 1959
10. Correspondence 1959- 1969
11. Correspondence 1970- 1975
12. Correspondence 1985- 1987
13. Correspondence: Promissory Notes 1947- 1961
14. Correspondence: Miscellaneous n.d.
15. Louisville Water Company Report 1941- 1943
16. Account Receivable File Cards: Dr. A.D. Wilmoth 1941- 1945
17. Account Receivable File Cards: 1941- 1946
filed alphabetically by clients, includes miscellaneous cards
18. Office Docket 1946- 1947
19. Office Docket and some Miscellaneous Notes 1937- 1942
20. Lease: Kentucky Home Life Building 1959
21. Office Receipts 1960- 1963
22. Blank Legal Forms n.d.
23. Business Calling Cards n.d.
Box 9
Financial/Business
1. Receipt Books 1937- 1938
2. Receipt Books 1938- 1942
3. Receipt Books 1941- 1942
4. Receipt Books 1942- 1945
5. Receipt Books 1945- 1948
6. Receipt Books 1946- 1949
7. Receipt Books 1949- 1953
8. Receipt Books 1949- 1951
9. Receipt Books 1951- 1953
10. Receipt Books 1953- 1957
11. Receipt Books 1953- 1956
12. Receipt Books 1962- 1966
Box 10
Financial/Business
1. Kentucky Farm/Grayson County:
Leases, Agreements & Easements 1947- 1973
2. Kentucky Farm/Grayson County: Correspondence 1946- 1949
3. Kentucky Farm/Grayson County: Correspondence 1950- 1954
4. Kentucky Farm/Grayson County: Correspondence 1955- 1959
5. Kentucky Farm/Grayson County: Correspondence 1960- 1969
6. Kentucky Farm/Grayson County: Correspondence 1970- 1982
7. Kentucky Farm/Grayson County: Correspondence n.d.
8. Kentucky Farm/Grayson County: Federal Land 1948
Capability Photo
9. Kentucky Farm/Grayson County: 1954
United States Geological Survey Map
10. Kentucky Farm/Grayson County: Tax Assessments 1948- 1960
11. Kentucky Farm/Grayson County: Notice of 1948- 1977
Farm Acreage & Marketing Quotas
12. Kentucky/Jefferson County: 111 Garrett 1939
13. Florida Investments: Legal Papers/Correspondence 1959- 1982
14. Florida Investments: Correspondence 1971- 1986
15. Florida Investments: Correspondence n.d.
16. Real Estate: Utility: Kentucky: Louisville Gas & Electric 1953, 1973
17. Real Estate: Utility: Kentucky: Louisville 1953- 1974
Water Company
18. Real Estate: Utility: Florida Utilities 1981
19. Real Estate: Utility: Telephone 1972- 1986
20. Real Estate: Miscellaneous 1973- 1988
21. Personal: Investments: Stocks & Bonds 1984 (1927)
22. Personal: Insurance: Allstate 1965- 1982
23. Personal: Insurance: Allstate n.d.
24. Personal: Insurance: Colonial Penn Franklin 1984- 1987
25. Personal: Insurance: American Association 1984
of Retired Persons
26. Personal: Insurance: Union Fidelity Life 1983- 1985
27. Personal: Insurance: National Senior Citizens Group 1983
Insurance Trust
28. Personal: Insurance: Washington National 1941
Insurance Company
29. Personal: Insurance: Assorted Companies 1952- 1988
& Miscellaneous
30. Personal: Automotive: General 1963- 1985
31. Personal: Automotive: Accidents & Violations 1959- 1988
32. Personal: Automotive: Repairs 1973- 1974
33. Personal: Banking: Horse Cave Bank 1938- 1988
34. Personal: Banking: Horse Cave Bank: Account Sheets 1941- 1975
35. Personal: Banking: Citizens Fidelity & Trust Company 1973- 1974
36. Personal: Banking: Lincoln Building & Loan Association 1959- 1960
37. Personal: Banking: First National 1973- 1974
38. Personal: Banking: Greater Louisville 1981
39. Personal: Tax Work 1949- 1987
Box 11
Scrapbook/Reference
9. Churchill Downs "SHOW" Betting Stub 1974
10. Article; Sister, Cattie Lou Miller: 1957
Louisville Magazine Advertising Manager
11. Newspaper clipping: Sister, Cattie Lou Miller: 1951- 1959
Kentucky Governor's Administrative Assistant
12. Newspaper clipping: Sister, Cattie Lou Miller: 1960- 1965
Kentucky Commissioner of Public Information
13. Newspaper clipping: Sister: Cattie Lou Miller: 1965- 1986
Political Posts
14. Selection of Organizations Inviting Membership 1966- 1980
15. Foreign Travel: Guest Programs 1957
16. Foreign Travel: Address Book and Business Cards 1957
17. Foreign Travel: Report to Dr. Gertrude Thiry 1957
18. Foreign Travel: 1958- 1964
Dr. Jutta Schaller (German- American Trade)
19. Foreign Travel: Albertina Hasler 1957- 1958
20. Foreign Travel: Rabbi Dr. Leon Fram 1957
21. Foreign Travel: Brochures 1957- 1969
22. Foreign Travel: International Transport Companies 1957
2 3. Foreign Travel: 1957
Brochures, Menus, Photographs, Postcards, Business Cards
24. Foreign Travel: German Correspondence: General 1957- 1958
25. Foreign Travel: 1957
Invitation from Queen Elizabeth II &
Correspondence with British Friends
26. Foreign Travel: Correspondence with Italian Friends 1957
27. Foreign Travel: Correspondence to and from family 1957
28. Foreign Travel: Short Hand Notes & n.d.
Schedule/Trip Calculations
29. Foreign Travel: Mass Media Articles 1956- 1967
30. Poems, Ideas for a Book & a Television Sketch 1957
31. Portia, daughter miscellaneous 1948- 1984
32. Newspaper Articles 1936- 1938
33. Newspaper Articles 1940- 1949
34. Newspaper Articles 1950- 1959
35. Newspaper Articles 1960- 1969
36. Newspaper Articles 1970- 1979
37. Newspaper Articles: Death of President Eisenhower 1969
Box 12
Scrapbook/Reference (continued)
1. Newspaper Articles: 1965
American Bar Association's 88th Annual Meeting
2. Newspaper Articles: Hart County Herald 1958- 1965
3. Newspaper Articles: Miscellaneous n.d.
4. Newspaper Articles: Copies: Miscellaneous n.d.
5. Newspaper Articles: Record 1967, 1969
The newsletter for Ahrens Trade School
6. Newspaper Articles: The Current 1966
Newsletter for Central High School
7. Newspaper Articles: Cleveland Engineering 1944
Newsletter for the Cleveland Engineering Society
8. Newspaper Articles: The Journal 1946
Newsletter for the Cleveland Bar Association
9. Newspaper Articles: Penn State Alumni News 1944
10. Newspaper Articles: Events 1938, 1943
Newsletter for Young Women's City Club Louisville
11. Map: Germany 1957
12. Teaching Records: Pay Stubs 1970
13. Teaching Records: Personal Education 1924- 1942
& Qualifications
14. Teaching Records: Personal Papers & Credentials 1965- 1980
15. Teaching Records: Class Lists 1969- 1970
16. Teaching Records: Student Work 1970
17. Teaching Records: 1965- 1975
Teachers Union/Louisville Education Association,Retirement Information
18. Teaching Records: Miscellaneous 1965- 1975
19. Teaching Records: Louisville Public Schools Handbook: 1965
Policies & Procedures
20. Teaching Records: Book: Thomas Jackson Woofter, 1917
Teaching in Rural Schools
21. Certificates: Admittances to Practice Law 1936, 1937
22. Certificates: Admittance to Veterans Administration 1938
23. Certificates: Admiral, Cherry River Navy 1942
24. Certificates: Notary Public 1955- 1973
25. Certificates: American Bar Association 1956
26. Certificates: Jefferson County Board of Elections, 1962
Democratic Party Representative
27. Certificates: Who's Who Collection 1967- 1980
28. Certificates: Robert A. Taft Institute of Government 1968
29. Certificates: University of Louisville, 1969
Juris Doctor Degree
30. Certificates: Honorary Degree 1973
31. Certificates: Alumni Gift, Western Kentucky University 1983
32. Certificates: United States Diamond Imports 1981
33. Book: A History of Education of Women 1972
in the United States
Box 13
Scrapbook/Reference (continued)
1. Photographs 1965
2. Photographs 1946
3. Photographs n.d.
4. Photographs n.d.
5. Photographs 1936- 1952
6. Photographs 1913- 1970
7. Prints/Photographs/Poetry n.d.
8. Photographs n.d.
ALSO INCLUDED IN BOX 13: without a file folder
**Large photographs rolled 1938, 1944
**three videocassettes holding interview with Laura Miller Derry, conducted by Kathleen Bean, August 6, 1992
Box 14
Scrapbook/Reference (continued)
LARGE CERTIFICATES & PHOTOGRAPHS with MISCELLANEOUS
(Cards, Ribbons and Souvenirs)
Items numbered one through nine (1- 9) have been lain flat in oversize box, with item #1 on the bottom
1. University of Louisville, Bachelor of Law Degree 1950
2. Bowling Green College of Commerce, 1933
Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Education
3. Supreme Court of the United States, 1941
Certificate of Admittance to Practice
4. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Court of Appeals 1936
Certificate of Admittance to Practice
5. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Commission of Kentucky Colonel 1955
Issued by Governor Lawrence W. Wetherby
6. Photograph of 19th Biennial Convention Banquet 29 December 1923
of Phi Alpha Delta at the Wardman Park Hotel, Washington D.C.,
(found as padding in picture frame- behind- Photograph number #7 below )
7. Photograph of Women in Banquet (a few men) n.d.
with Laura Miller Derry (she may be at the head table in the photograph)
8. Picture of Love and Psyche, n.d.
(used as padding in picture frame for Photograph number #9)
9. Photograph of Laura Ellen Miller 1936
Graduation from Jefferson School of Law
10. Ribbons 1944- 1945
11. Apron, Kentucky Colonels Bar- B- Q, 1971
Autographed by Jane Withers
12. Name Badges 1938- 1980
13. City of Atlantic City- empty case n.d.
14. Army Patch n.d.
15. Cards (greeting) n.d.
Boxes 15-25
Case Files, 1931- 1988, n.d.
These are Laura Derry's files (13.75 linear feet) from her private legal practice in Louisville, Kentucky. These materials are restricted for a minimum 50 years from the date of accession.
Finding Aid Credits
Inventory prepared by Michele D. Collier, Graduate Assistant, and Paul A. Johnson, Graduate Assistant, University Archives and Records Center, University of Louisville, August 1996
A National Historical Publications and Records Commission Project