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1Title:  Lytle Davis, Collector, Papers     
 Creator:  Davis, Lytle 
 Dates:  1838-1885 
 Abstract:  Lytle Davis was born in Paris, Kentucky, and moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in the late 1950s. He is a collector of African American history documents. This collection focuses on documents related to American slavery. The collection consists of photocopies of bills of sale for slaves, a warranty for a slave and her children, checks, receipts, a will, and correspondence. The collection pertains to slavery in Kentucky before and during the Civil War, especially the sale and transference of slaves by John and Esther Hume, Robert Hume, Gano Henry, Sarah Ritchie, Thomas Parker, and John Gudgell. 
 Call #:  MS 4650 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Davis, Lytle, collector. | Slavery -- United States. | Slavery -- Kentucky. | Slaves -- Kentucky. | Slaveholders -- Kentucky. | Afro-Americans -- Kentucky. | Women slaves -- Kentucky.
 
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