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Mary Sue Meuth, 1927-2014 (Sc 3040), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mary Sue Meuth, 1927-2014 (Sc 3040), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3040. Letter of missionary Sue Meuth in Indonesia to friends, particularly First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky. She describes the work there, expresses concern that the visas of local personnel will not be renewed, and includes a list of prayer requests for the mission. A personal note on the reverse reports news of her family.
Mitchell, William H., 1857-1951 (Sc 3042), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mitchell, William H., 1857-1951 (Sc 3042), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3042. Remarks of William H. Mitchell given at First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 11 October 1916, on presentation of a drinking fountain in memory of church member Ella C. Ragland.
Civil War - Brownsville, Kentucky (Sc 3039), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War - Brownsville, Kentucky (Sc 3039), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3039. Letter, 12 October 1861, to his father from an unidentified Confederate soldier in the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Battalion. He describes his march from Bowling Green, Kentucky to Brownsville, Kentucky, and camp conditions. He also comments on Union sentiment there as distinct from abolitionism; describes an alarm raised in camp when one of the men was fired upon while watering his horse at Green River; and praises his captain for his treatment of the men and for discouraging any celebration when citizens were asked to take …
Yancey, Clara Louise (Robertson) Keech), 1908-2004 (Mss 579), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Yancey, Clara Louise (Robertson) Keech), 1908-2004 (Mss 579), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 579. Correspondence, photographs, interviews and papers of Louisville, Kentucky native Clara Louise (Robertson) Keech Yancey. Includes papers and correspondence of her parents, Eugene and Clara Mae Robertson, brother James Thomas Robertson, husband William J. Keech, son William Robertson Keech, and family data.
Gorham, Fred Jaynes, 1878-1918 (Mss 583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gorham, Fred Jaynes, 1878-1918 (Mss 583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 583. Correspondence and papers of Fred J. Gorham and wife Ethelyn Gorham of Henderson, Kentucky, chiefly regarding Fred’s Spanish-American War and World War I service, his death, and Ethelyn’s receipt of military benefits thereafter. Some family correspondence and data is included.
Gerard, Camilla (Herdman), 1895-1977 (Sc 3034), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gerard, Camilla (Herdman), 1895-1977 (Sc 3034), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 3034. Letters (3) from Alvis H. “Al” Temple serving in the military during World War II in Tucson, Arizona (Click on "Additional Files" below for scans). Also includes an assortment of research notes related to the history of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Warren County, Kentucky - Guardian's Bond Books (Mss 587), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - Guardian's Bond Books (Mss 587), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 587. Guardian’s bond books for Warren County, Kentucky, from 1882 to 1890. Each bond includes the name of the appointed guardian, the name of the minor ward(s), those providing surety for the guardian, the date of the bond, the signatures of the guardian, those providing surety, and the court clerk and/or the deputy clerk. The relationship of guardian to ward is not noted. A complete list of guardians and wards is included.
Bridgeport School - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3031), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bridgeport School - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3031), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3031. Information about the Bridgeport School in southern Warren County, Kentucky, which was sold in 1928. Information includes census totals from 1909 to 1918, general physical condition, image of school in 1909, deeds.
J. W. Ford & Company - Hartford, Kentucky (Mss 595), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
J. W. Ford & Company - Hartford, Kentucky (Mss 595), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 595. Account books documenting the financial transactions of the J. W. Ford Company which operated several business interests in Ohio County, Kentucky. The chief industry documented in the account books is the Hartford Roller Mills, which was located near the Rough River in Hartford, Kentucky.
Edmunds And Willis Family Papers (Mss 549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Edmunds And Willis Family Papers (Mss 549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 549. Almost exclusively correspondence of the Edmunds and Willis families of Barren County, Kentucky. The Willis family correspondence (the bulk of the collection) is almost exclusively amongst females, so housekeeping, sewing, fashion, family matters are discussed frequently. Frank Willis, the family patriarch, does discuss farming with his daughters. Many of the letters are addressed to his wife, Laura (Edmunds) Willis, and a majority of those are from her daughters.
Warren County, Kentucky - Administrator's Bond Book (Mss 586), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - Administrator's Bond Book (Mss 586), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid (with name index) for Manuscripts Collection 586. Administrator’s bond book for Warren County, Kentucky. Bonds include name of the administrator, name of the deceased, date of application, and a witness’ signature.
Gaines Family - Business Records (Sc 3025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gaines Family - Business Records (Sc 3025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3025. Two account books of Squire C. Gaines, Fayette County, Kentucky, 1875-1878, recording time records, payments to laborers, haulage of stone and other details of work on the Cincinnati Southern Railway; unidentified notebook, 1873, with ideas and sketches for stories; unidentified account book, 1886-1887, recording expenses for individual laborers and merchandise.
Green River General Baptist Church - Ohio County, Kentucky (Sc 3027), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Green River General Baptist Church - Ohio County, Kentucky (Sc 3027), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3027. Minutes of the Green River General Baptist Church, Ohio County, Kentucky, from 10 December 1883 to 8 June 1901. Includes membership list.
Ground's Graveyard Burial Association - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3022), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ground's Graveyard Burial Association - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3022), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3022. Constitution of the Ground’s Graveyard Burial Association, Warren County, Kentucky, and related documents regarding condemnation proceedings to obtain a right-of-way to the Ground Cemetery. Includes two obituaries and a list of graves.
Berea Christian Church - Fayette County, Kentucky (Sc 3024), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Berea Christian Church - Fayette County, Kentucky (Sc 3024), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3024. Two passbooks of Farmers Bank of Kentucky, Georgetown, Kentucky, recording accounts of Berea Christian Church, Fayette County, Kentucky, 1873-1875, and Berea Church Sunday School, 1875-1878.
Ranney Family Papers (Mss 584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ranney Family Papers (Mss 584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 584. Information and photographs about the family of Charles and June (Carnegie) Ranney of Ohio County, Kentucky. Includes information about Charles’s days playing basketball in Ohio County as a youngster, his time as a teacher, and eventually his real estate career. Includes information about June’s interest in crafts, a ledger for a craft store, and photos of quilts and othertextile arts she produced. Genealogical information about the Ranney and Carnegie families is included.
Railroads - Barren County, Kentucky (Sc 3026), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Railroads - Barren County, Kentucky (Sc 3026), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3026. Circular addressed to James Guthrie, Louisville, Kentucky, 11 May 1850, inviting his attendance at a convention at Glasgow, Kentucky on 25 May to further a railroad project from Louisville, Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee. Bears the names of the citizens of Barren, Allen and Monroe counties on the Committee of Invitations.
Warren County Home Economists In Home And Community - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 582), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County Home Economists In Home And Community - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 582), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 582. Yearbooks, annual meeting information and sundry items related to the Warren County Home Economists in Home and Community organization started in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1955.
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Public Utilities (Sc 3021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Public Utilities (Sc 3021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text of various reports (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3021. Reports created by various agencies relating to the water, sewer and sanitary conditions of Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky. Includes a 1911 report on a proposed sewerage system, and on the public water supply with proposed improvements to the treatment thereof. Also includes various sanitary and water supply reports, 1909-1947, and two brief surveys of the public utilities of Smiths Grove, Kentucky.
Nocquet, Emilie, 1826?-1883 (Sc 3020), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nocquet, Emilie, 1826?-1883 (Sc 3020), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3020. Letters of Emilie Nocquet, Chicago, Illinois, to Catherine Gerard, Bowling Green, Kentucky. On 19 September 1865, she writes of her family in New Albany, Indiana, her husband’s business, and her affection for Catherine’s young daughter. On 22 February 1866, she relates further news of her family and husband, and wonders if Catherine has another baby; in light of her delicate health, she suggests that Catherine send her husband “trav[e]ling” and offers to help “give him a good whip[p]ing.”
Bowling Green Community Concert Association - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Community Concert Association - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3019. Letter to members listing 1970-1971 events for the Bowling Green Community Concert Association,Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes flyers relating to two of the concerts and press information for one of the performers. The Association disbanded at the conclusion of the season.
Riggs Refining Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3017), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Riggs Refining Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3017), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3017. Correspondence and papers relating to the business of the Riggs Refinery, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes correspondence between Henry W. Bradley and principal Edgar R. Riggs while the latter pursued business opportunities in Florida. Matters discussed include business transactions, collections, the Florida land boom, and the effects of a destructive storm in Bowling Green.
Winn Family Letters (Sc 3015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Winn Family Letters (Sc 3015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3015. Letters of the Winn family of Barren County, Kentucky. Includes letters of Confederate solider Marcus De Lafayette Winn, his parole, oath of allegiance and obituary, and letters to Winn from former Civil War comrades. Other letters convey family news. Includes some Winn genealogical data.
Jones, George Washington, 1812?-1885 (Sc 3014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, George Washington, 1812?-1885 (Sc 3014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3014. Account book, 1872-1875, of Warren County, Kentucky farmer and blacksmith George W. Jones. Loose items therein date from 1871-1945 and include memoranda relating to farming operations of another family member. Also included are designs for eight gravestones (click on "Additional Files" below for scans).
Campbell, David, 1793-1825 (Sc 3016), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Campbell, David, 1793-1825 (Sc 3016), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3016. Letter of David Campbell, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Samuel Davidson, Vandalia, Illinois, 2 February 1822. Obliged to pay the Postmaster General's accounts in silver coin, Campbell, the postmaster at Bowling Green, blames a shortage of available currency for his failure to repay a debt to Davidson's brother and discusses other forms of payment. Includes a 1982 letter explaining how Campbell's letter was discovered.
Crase, Donny G., 1930-2005 (Sc 3046), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Crase, Donny G., 1930-2005 (Sc 3046), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3046. Letters written to Donny Gene Crase chiefly from his girlfriend and future wife, Cinda Sparkman, and his parents in Letcher County, Kentucky. The letters discuss family matters and local happenings.
Tiffany, John, 1842-1862 (Sc 3013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tiffany, John, 1842-1862 (Sc 3013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3013. Letter, 25 February 1862, of John Tiffany, 10th Wisconsin Infantry, to his parents. Camped near Nashville, Tennessee, he describes forced marches, including from Bowling Green, Kentucky to Nashville; rain; sickness among his fellow soldiers; and the difficulty of reaching Nashville or receiving mail due to bridge burning by the Confederates. Footsore from marching, he promises to “settle with Jeff for this if we ever catch him.”
Cedar Bluff Female College - Woodburn, Kentucky (Mss 580), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cedar Bluff Female College - Woodburn, Kentucky (Mss 580), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 580. Two account books of Cedar Bluff Female College, Woodburn, Kentucky showing charges to students for books and supplies. One book includes general farm accounts of the college’s proprietor, William F. Whitesides of Simpson County.
Helm, Alban Foster, 1861-1936 (Sc 3012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Alban Foster, 1861-1936 (Sc 3012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3012. Diploma, 18 June 1884, of Alban F. Helm for completion of Teachers Course of Study, Seminary and Normal School, Morgantown, Kentucky; Teacher’s Certificate, 4 August 1888, of Alban F. Helm for common schools of Butler County, Kentucky.
Molesky, Constance H. And Gayle Wilson (Fa 858), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Molesky, Constance H. And Gayle Wilson (Fa 858), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 858. This collection includes a paper discussing the Shakers and the craftsmanship found in their furniture designs of the region and period. Concentrates on the Shaker community at South Union, but includes general information about Shakers and specific specimens from Pleasant Hill. Black and white photos of furniture are included in the collection. This project was conducted by Constance H. Molesky and Gayle Wilson for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.