Collection Title: Wayne W. Freeman Papers
Series Number: MS69-07
Processed and Cataloged by: Dieter C. Ullrich
Date Listed: January 26, 2010
Date Span: 1951-1993
Size of Collection: 3.5 linear feet.
Number of Boxes: 5 legal sized document cases and 1 oversized box.
Type of Material: Correspondence, typescript speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera.
Condition of Material: Fair with some deterioration, fading and foxing with older materials.
Arrangement: Chronological arrangement.
Biographical / Historical Information: Wayne W. Freeman served as a Kentucky state senator for the First District from 1951 to 1967. He also served as a state representative for Graves County from 1936 to 1940. Freeman was born on December 25, 1912 near Symsonia, Kentucky. He graduated of Symsonia High School in 1933 and a received a bachelor’s degree in education from Murray State Teachers College (Murray State University) in 1936. He later attended Georgetown University Law School and the Jefferson School of Law (University of Louisville). He began practicing law in Mayfield, Kentucky in 1948. Freeman also served three terms as railroad commissioner and served as a delegate to the 1960 and 1968 Democratic National conventions. He died at age 83 in Mayfield.
Scope and Content: Collection consists of correspondence, newspapers clippings, typescript speeches and photographs collected and retained by former Kentucky state senator Wayne W. Freeman from 1951 to 1993. The bulk of the materials held in the collection date from 1957 to 1959. Included in the papers are subject files containing newspapers clippings on: the rebel Democrats in the state legislature; highway commission and road construction; the Ripper Bill; tax legislation; the 1958-1959 campaign for governor and lieutenant governor; and files on prominent state and national politicians.
Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Kentucky – Politics and government – 1951-
Politicians – Kentucky.
Political culture – Kentucky – History.
Freeman, Wayne W., 1912-1996
Additional Sources: Not applicable.
Research Notes: Open to the public for educational research. Reproduction restrictions may apply due to deteriorating conditions of the originals. Check for copyright restrictions.
