Chism Family Papers (Sc 603),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Chism Family Papers (Sc 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans including slave items (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 603. Chiefly business papers of the Chism family of Monroe County, Kentucky, with most of the papers being those of J. T. Chism (1810-1884). Includes slave items, 1808, 1856 (2); letters pertaining to the pork industry and trade, 1867-1880 (36); doctor’s letters containing medical instructions for patient and prescriptions, 1863-1864 (4); receipts for goods sold to Union forces, 1863-1864 (8); and miscellaneous items.
Radio In India:The Fm Revolution And Its Impact On Indian Listeners,
2012
India Today Group
Radio In India:The Fm Revolution And Its Impact On Indian Listeners, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr
Ratnesh Dwivedi
If you ask most people who invented Radio, the name Marconi comes to mind. Usually KDKA Pittsburgh is the response when you ask about the first Radio station. But are these really Radio's firsts? In the interest of curiosity and good journalism, we set out to determine if these were in fact Radio's firsts. Broadcasting began in India with the formation of a private radio service in Madras (presently Chennai) in 1924. In the very same year, British colonial government approved a license to a private company, the Indian Broadcasting Company, to inaugurate Radio stations in Bombay and Kolkata. The …
Robertson, Ewing M., 1811-1878 (Sc 549),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Robertson, Ewing M., 1811-1878 (Sc 549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 549. Letter, 7 April 1848, from Ewing M. Robertson, Mexico, to his father, John M. Robertson, Woodburn, Warren County, Kentucky. He advises his father how he wants the money spent that he is sending home; also, how to divide his money if he should not return.
Fenwick, John, 1890-1937 (Sc 552),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Fenwick, John, 1890-1937 (Sc 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 552. Letter written to Miss Florence Schneider, Bowling Green, Kentucky, probably by John Fenwick of Bowling Green, Kentucky, who was serving with the American Expeditionary Forces
in France. He gives brief but vivid descriptions of his experiences. Also includes information about Fenwick.
Wickersham Family Papers (Sc 560),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Wickersham Family Papers (Sc 560), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 560. Bound typescripts of 73 letters, 1861-1877, and an 1887 deed of the Wickersham family, Mercer County, Kentucky. The collection includes 53 Civil war letters, chiefly written to the family by brothers William, Jacob and George Wickersham, who served with Kentucky Union regiments. The majority of these letters are from William who prayed for peace and to be reunited with his family, but he died in 1863. Additionally, there are other family letters from 1863 to 1877.
Porter, John Marion, 1839-1884 (Sc 547),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Porter, John Marion, 1839-1884 (Sc 547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 547. Manuscript book of recollections concerning Porter family written by John M. Porter in 1872; clippings pertaining chiefly to Porter, 1870(?)-1884; certificate of his attendance and his ribbon from The Morgan Encampment, 1883; photo of Porter, lawyer and Commonwealth’s Attorney of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Gibson, Otis Edward, 1930-1959 (Sc 528),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Gibson, Otis Edward, 1930-1959 (Sc 528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 528. Letters and postcards from Gibson to his parents, Guy Lyons Gibson and Ruellma (Dowell) Gibson, Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, while he was stationed in Europe with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He describes his ocean crossing and relates his impressions of post-war Germany and England.
Clark, Samuel, 1870-1934 (Sc 526),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Clark, Samuel, 1870-1934 (Sc 526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans of items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 526. Samuel Clark, Bowling Green, Kentucky, was Captain of Co. B, 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish –American War. Papers include muster roll, roll call book, Clark’s discharge and pension papers, photo of Clark in uniform, Clark family genealogy, and miscellaneous items.
Yeager, Lyn Allison (Antrobus), 1915-2012 (Sc 522),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Yeager, Lyn Allison (Antrobus), 1915-2012 (Sc 522), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 522. Typescript copy of a paper entitled "Illinois and Alabama Meet in Kentucky" written by Lyn Allison Yeager while a resident of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Ginther Collection (Sc 464),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Ginther Collection (Sc 464), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 464. Photocopies of typescripted letters written by brothers William A. and Joseph Ginther to their father, George Ginther, brother David, and sister of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while serving in the Union Army with the Department of the Potomac.
Hines, James Davis, 1838-1911 (Sc 465),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Hines, James Davis, 1838-1911 (Sc 465), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 465. Compilation of Hines family genealogical data, 1795-1911; reminiscences of early Kentucky and Warren County history; Civil War participation of Hines family and John Hunt Morgan in the Confederate cause.
Ms-129: Burlew Letters,
2012
Gettysburg College
Ms-129: Burlew Letters, Rachel B. Hammer
All Finding Aids
This collection consists of letter written between Aaron E. Burlew, John W. Burlew, and Carrie Burlew, all siblings from Atkinsons Mills, Pennsylvania, during the Civil War.
"Sewing A Safety Net: Scarborough's Maritime Community, 1747-1765",
2012
Eastern Illinois University
"Sewing A Safety Net: Scarborough's Maritime Community, 1747-1765", Charles Foy
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
From 1747 to 1765 Scarborough created a safety net to keep its maritime dependents from becoming impoverished. A web of kinship connections that permitted sailors to move between land and sea as well as between maritime roles as they aged; the employment of maritime servants; the extensive hiring of elderly seamen; the use of the Seamen’s Sixpence after legislative reform in 1747 to develop locally operated seamen’s hospitals for the benefit of sailors and their families; and strong community support of the hospitals worked together to provide a social safety net that was, by eighteenth century standards, robust and effective.
Heard, Grant Davis, 1841-1910 (Sc 426),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Heard, Grant Davis, 1841-1910 (Sc 426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 426. Letters from Richmond, Virginia, July 1862, and near Gordonsville, Georgia, 21 April 1864, from Grant D. Heard to his father in Covington, Georgia. He laments the hardships of war, describes a meeting to censure the Governor of Georgia for his policies, and outlines the procedure for sending provisions. Heard served in the 53rd Regiment, Georgia Volunteers.
Reflections On The Atomic Bomb’S Effect On America Since Its Dropping On Hiroshima And Nagasaki,
2012
Union College - Schenectady, NY
Reflections On The Atomic Bomb’S Effect On America Since Its Dropping On Hiroshima And Nagasaki, Matt Grogan
Honors Theses
This thesis examines the issues and controversies that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused in the United States. Four chapters all deal with different periods in the history of these controversies. The first chapter deals with the actual decision to drop the bomb and the American public’s initial reactions, while the second chapter deals with subsequent reactions as the topic got more controversial. One of these topics include Henry Stimson’s article entitled “The Decision to Use the Bomb,” which attempted to justify the use of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The third looks at the beginnings of …
Hope, James (Sc 428),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Hope, James (Sc 428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 428. Union military pass issued in Franklin, Kentucky, to the James Hope family, enabling them to pass through the lines at will. Signed by J.H. Grider.
American Aid For German War Prisoners: Humanitarian Relief As Reconciliation Between Heritage And Patriotism,
2012
Union College - Schenectady, NY
American Aid For German War Prisoners: Humanitarian Relief As Reconciliation Between Heritage And Patriotism, Erica Fugger
Honors Theses
When Europe was thrown into conflict in 1939, German Americans feared treatment reminiscent of the discriminatory practices of World War I. Recent immigrants were in an especially difficult position, as they sought to remain loyal to their adopted country, while also desiring to assist those affected by the war abroad. In answer to this dilemma, Emil Auer, a native of Munich and naturalized resident of Buffalo, New York, formed a war relief organization in 1940. Initially focusing its efforts on the British Commonwealth camps established in Canada, the American Aid for German War Prisoners grew to assist Axis soldiers and …
Invisibly Wounded Warriors: The Psychological Repercussions Of War On American Soldiers,
2012
Union College - Schenectady, NY
Invisibly Wounded Warriors: The Psychological Repercussions Of War On American Soldiers, Maisy Bragg
Honors Theses
The demands that come with war can be both physically and mentally traumatizing and damaging to the soldier in many ways. These psychological injuries manifest themselves in what physicians call Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The purpose of this paper is to examine Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in American Soldiers by analyzing the training methods, human’s natural aversion to killing, pre-deployment medical exams, type of warfare, and treatment options provided in war; specifically the Civil War, World War I and World War II, Vietnam, and the Iraq War. By taking into account the history of PTSD as a disease, as well as these …
Prater?, Emily (Sc 427),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Prater?, Emily (Sc 427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 427. Union military pass issued to Emily Prater? in Bowling Green, Kentucky, by order of C. Maxwell.
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Compiler (Sc 2536),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Compiler (Sc 2536), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2536. List compiled by Ray B. Buckberry, Jr. of Warren County, Kentucky, World War II veterans interred in foreign cemeteries or recognized on “monuments to the missing,” based on records of the American Battle Monuments Commission. List provides name, rank, cemetery name and location.
