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Norphew, Marvin Ellis, 1924-2000 (Sc 977), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 
Western Kentucky University
Norphew, Marvin Ellis, 1924-2000 (Sc 977), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 977. Telegrams, 1945 (5), discharge papers, 1945-1948 (3), broadside, newspaper clipping. and photographs (2), pertaining to Muhlenberg County native Marvin Ellis Morphew’s World War II service, especially as a German prisoner of war.
Gardler, Francis Vincent, B. 1966 (Sc 978), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Gardler, Francis Vincent, B. 1966 (Sc 978), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 978. Paper written by Frances Vincent Gardler for a Western Kentucky University history class based on an interview with Lowell Hayes Harrison, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The paper focuses on Harrison’s World War II experiences.
Runner, William Taylor, 1890-1969 (Sc 989), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Runner, William Taylor, 1890-1969 (Sc 989), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 989. Certificate issued appointing William Taylor Runner as 2nd Lieutenant, Co. A, 3rd Infantry, in the Kentucky National Guard. His appointment was prior to 23 February 1914. Signed by Governor James B. McCreary.
Soldiers Of Empire: Indian Sepoys In And Beyond The Imperial Metropole During The First World War, 1914-1919, Andrew Tait Jarboe 
Northeastern University
Soldiers Of Empire: Indian Sepoys In And Beyond The Imperial Metropole During The First World War, 1914-1919, Andrew Tait Jarboe
History Dissertations
In late 1914, the British Empire deployed Indian soldiers (called sepoys) to Europe in a desperate bid to halt the advancing German army and thereby save the Empire. Although a variety of studies have explored the subject of Indian soldiers in Europe, few venture beyond their military contributions to the situation on the Western Front. In contrast, I devote considerable attention to the more "intimate frontiers" of the British and German Empires, especially British hospitals for wounded sepoys and German prison camps where captured sepoys were detained. Comparison of the policy and practice of British and German military authorities, vis-à-vis ...
Smith, Cooper Ray, 1887-1951 (Sc 983), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Smith, Cooper Ray, 1887-1951 (Sc 983), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 983. World War I letter written from France by Cooper Ray Smith to his sister Mackie Bennett, Bowling Green, Kentucky, discussing his trip to France, the end of World War I, and inquiring about events in Bowling Green.
Giesy, Henry H., D. 1864 (Sc 975), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Giesy, Henry H., D. 1864 (Sc 975), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 975. Civil War letters, 1862-1863 (3), written by Henry H. Giesy of Company F, 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he discusses war activities especially battles at Shiloh, Tennessee and in the Vicksburg, Mississippi area during the Civil War. Giesy was a brigadier general for the Union. Also related research data.
Matthews, James (Sc 957), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Matthews, James (Sc 957), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 957. Letter to James O. Fahling, Sr., Mundelein, Illinois, from James Matthews who is stationed in Vietnam. He describes a successful skirmish that his group of eight fought against a Vietcong column of thirty.
Spainhoward, William C., B. 1948 (Sc 960), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Spainhoward, William C., B. 1948 (Sc 960), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 960. Letter, 1970, of William C. Spainhoward, Henderson County, Kentucky, from Vietnam to his mother, detailing the treatment given to Vietnamese children during the Vietnamese Conflict; and notes on his interview by Barbara Smith, 1995, and Vietnam photos. Also notes on Smith’s 1995 interview with James T. Smith, Warren County, Kentucky, about his ETO service in World War II, etc.
Civil War, 1861-1965 - Military Service (Sc 2703), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Civil War, 1861-1965 - Military Service (Sc 2703), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2703. Circuit judge’s order, affidavit and statement relating to applications for discharge or exemption from military service in the U. S. Army. An underaged apprentice is discharged for enlisting without the consent of his master, one of three sons seeks exemption to care for aged parents, and an unnamed officer seeks a discharge due to poor health.
Staats, Abyram P., 1839-1931 (Sc 968), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Staats, Abyram P., 1839-1931 (Sc 968), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 968. Partial letter, 1862, written by Abyram P. Staats, a private in the 74th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers Infantry, while stationed in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He recounts how he shot his thumb off and the miseries of camp life. Discharge certificate, 1863, and photo included.
World War Ii, 1939-1945 - Letters (Sc 971), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
World War Ii, 1939-1945 - Letters (Sc 971), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 971. Photocopies of letters (2), written to Milwaukee, Wisconsin residents, chiefly concerning naval life in South America, 1944, and includes comments about bombing devastation and V-E Day celebrations in Europe.
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 - Relating To (Sc 952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 - Relating To (Sc 952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 952. Photocopy of script (31 p.) used from radio program “Our America” broadcast on WLW Cincinnati about John Hunt Morgan. Also original letter regarding script.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letters (Sc 956), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letters (Sc 956), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 956. Letters, 1861-1864 (3), written by three different soldiers, two being from Indiana. The letters from 1861 are from soldiers stationed in Virginia and mention battles and camp life. The letter from 1864 describes thinking that the war is almost over and describes Raleigh, North Carolina, and military affairs there.
Gunnon, John (Sc 948), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Gunnon, John (Sc 948), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 948. Pension certificate for illness issued to John Gunnon who was a Civil War private in Company F to the 34th Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteers.
Fox Family Papers, 1918-1986 (Mss 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Fox Family Papers, 1918-1986 (Mss 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 459. Chiefly military personnel records of Arthur Smith Fox, Hopkins County, Kentucky. Also includes information related to Mr. Fox’s father-in-law, William Bugg Kerr, and brief genealogical information about the Bowman Caffelt, and Hope families.
Dean, Jefferson, 1824-1864 (Sc 941), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Dean, Jefferson, 1824-1864 (Sc 941), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 941. Civil War letters (5), by Tennessee Confederate, Jefferson Dean, to his wife, Sophia. His regiment was stationed in southeastern Kentucky, then Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He describes his company’s activities in preparation for the Battle of Mill Springs and with Felix Zollicoffer’s forces at Johnson’s Island, where he died. Other items include war records and photos (5), concerning Dean and Johnson’s Island cemetery.
Godby, Allen Fogle, 1920-2004 (Sc 934), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Godby, Allen Fogle, 1920-2004 (Sc 934), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 934. Paper by Allen Fogle Godby titled, “W.W.II – Fifty Years Later” given to a Bowling Green, Kentucky High School assembly. Godby relates world conditions of that time period and records brief data about time spent in the Pacific Theater as a U.S. Army Air Corps sergeant. Godby did not see action on the fighting front.
Clark, William T. (Sc 939), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Clark, William T. (Sc 939), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 939. Letter, 28 November 1861, written by William T. Clark, Camp Nolin, Hardin County, Kentucky, to his aunt, Elisabeth Thompson, East Nottingham, Pennsylvania. He describes the setting up and moving out of a camp; estimates there are about 40 to 50,000 troops in the area; mentions Simon Bolivar Buckner’s presence in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
J. W. Cardwell & Company (Sc 2702), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
J. W. Cardwell & Company (Sc 2702), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2702. Blank agreements for the services of J.W. Cardwell & Company to procure contracts and make out claims of sundry persons for slaves in the military service of the United States. Includes the terms of compensation. One agreement is undated; the other is dated 1865 and references claims to be made in Warren County, Kentucky.
Barren County, Kentucky - History (Sc 930), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University
Barren County, Kentucky - History (Sc 930), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 930. Notes related to the early history of Barren County, Kentucky, and the establishment of the county seat, Glasgow. Also, copy of the record of the organizational meeting of Barren County’s Confederate Aid Society, 8 June 1872. Includes a list of the veterans and citizens who joined that day.
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