Kentucky Licensed Professions: State Archived Files

If your ancestor was an architect, attorney, chiropractor, dentist, doctor, engineer, or nurse licensed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, archived licensure files may provide information not available elsewhere. Information on individuals currently holding a license to practice is not archived. All collections described below are held by the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

Kentucky State Board of Examiners and Registration of Architects: 
application files, 1930-1960

Summary: Records are arranged alphabetically by surname of applicant and reflect the professional preparation and work experience of the applicants. These files contain the applications and supporting documentation of architects registered in Kentucky. Many of the files are for persons who applied in 1930, the year the board was founded. Each application is accompanied by a photograph of the architect. Supporting documentation may include scholastic transcripts, other information on education and training, letters of recommendation, and information on previous employment. In many cases, files also include photographs showing examples of the applicant's work. In addition to the initial application, files contain information about subsequent renewals of registration. This series is made up of the inactive (retired) files of the board. Files are retired when registrations are not renewed. In most cases this occurs due to the retirement or death of the architect.

Kentucky Board of Bar Examiners: applications, 1922-1984

Summary: These records, arranged chronologically by date of examination and then alphabetically by surname of applicant, contain applications of persons desiring to take the Kentucky bar examination, reports of the board's Character and Fitness Committee on applicants' backgrounds, and results of past bar examinations. Included in the applications are transcripts of applicants' academic work, statements attesting to applicants' moral fitness, and information on any prior legal experience. Reports from the Character and Fitness Committee merely approve or disapprove certain candidates by name, but do not detail candidates' deficiencies at length. Also present are grade sheets and official lists of results (1928-1940) and a small quantity of application-related correspondence, concerned with the 1969 bar examinations.

Kentucky Board of Chiropractic Examiners: 1920-1925

Summary: These records consist of license applications, and lists of active chiropractors and chiropractic schools. Application forms include personal data on the applicant, as well as information on what chiropractic system he planned to follow. Also present are a list of active Kentucky chiropractors in 1922 and a list of schools specializing in chiropractic education.

Kentucky Board of Dental Examiners: 1886-1967

Summary: These are records of certification for those dentists either deceased or no longer practicing in Kentucky. The folders are arranged by certificate number and include numbers 23 through 3292. Each folder contains an index card showing dates of license renewal, any correspondence between the Board and the dentist in question, and in later years test results from the dental exam. Included with the test results are completed application forms containing vital statistics, grade transcripts, and in some cases photographs of candidates.

Kentucky State Board of Medical Licensure: 1907-1969

Summary: Arranged numerically by license number. This documents that all licensing and renewal requirements have been met by the physician. Each folder may contain license applications, diploma, ECFMG certificate, proof of graduation from medical school, proof of hospital training, proof of passing medical examination, and related correspondence.

Kentucky Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors: 1938-1966

Summary: These inactive master folders of registered Kentucky engineers and land surveyors are arranged alphabetically by last name of applicant and contain application forms, supporting materials, and copies of Board letters to registrants. The original application forms for registration contain the name, address, date, and place of birth of the applicant, whether he/she was a U.S. citizen and spoke English, and the length of time the registrant had been a resident of Kentucky. Also included are data concerning the registrants' academic preparation, some official transcripts of schools or universities attended, and evidence of professional experience in the field. Many folders have carbon copies of letters from the Board to the registrant, usually concerning pending examinations, and many contain photographs of the registrant as well.

Kentucky Board of Nursing 1914-1986

Summary: These records, arranged alphabetically, are license applications for registered and practical nurses. They include educational backgrounds of each applicant, a school transcript, and the applicant's test scores for the state board examination. A photograph of the applicant is attached to each application.

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