Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 19 of 19
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Tichenor Collection (Mss 678), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tichenor Collection (Mss 678), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 678. Correspondence, papers and photographs of the Tichenor family of McLean County, Kentucky, and related families, especially Cherry, Short, and Hutchison. Much relates to the home front during World War II during the Navy service of high school teacher Thomas Cherry Tichenor.
Minton, John Dean, Sr., 1921-2008 (Mss 660), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Minton, John Dean, Sr., 1921-2008 (Mss 660), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 660. Letters written by John D. Minton, Sr. to his brother, Layton Minton, while both were in military service during World War II. The collection also contains a small amount of Minton family correspondence and some vocational agriculture notebooks kept by the brothers while in high school.
Hume, Glee, 1902-1998 (Mss 470), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hume, Glee, 1902-1998 (Mss 470), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 470. Letters written 1940-1946 to Glee Hume, a teacher at Burkesville High School, Cumberland County, Kentucky, by former students and relatives serving in various military service units around the world.
Hines, Warner Underwood, 1896-1949 (Sc 2680), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, Warner Underwood, 1896-1949 (Sc 2680), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2680. Certificate of appointment as Ensign in the U.S. Navy, issued to Warner Underwood Hines, 6 June 1919.
Emerson, James William, 1920-1978 (Sc 872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Emerson, James William, 1920-1978 (Sc 872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 872. Diary of James William Emerson, Covington, Kentucky, while he was enlisted in the United States Navy. He enlisted in 1941 and served as a machinist’s mate on the USS Stevenson. The diary dates from 1943-1944 and details his round trip journey from Cape Henry, Virginia to French Morocco. Other items include rank insignias (3), training certificate, discharge papers, newspaper clipping, biographical information, etc.
Hopkins, Larry Jones, 1933-2021 (Sc 832), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hopkins, Larry Jones, 1933-2021 (Sc 832), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 832. Remarks of U.S. Representative Larry Jones Hopkins on the occasion of the christening of the submarine USS Kentucky, and accompanying cover letter.
Austin, Larry Wayne, B. 1971 (Sc 855), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Austin, Larry Wayne, B. 1971 (Sc 855), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 855. Narrative account written by Larry Wayne Austin for a Western Kentucky University United States history
class, November 1990, of interview with T.J. Sullivan describing his work as a pilot and lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps before and during the Air Force bombing of Tripoli, Libya, in 1986. The bombing was in retaliation for terrorists’’ actions approved by President Muammar Gaddafi.
Hinton, Merri Lynne (Sc 852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hinton, Merri Lynne (Sc 852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 852. Paper titled “A Story about John Hunt: World War II Kentucky Veteran” written by Merri Lynne Hinton for a Western Kentucky University United States history class, November 1990. Based on interviews with Hunt of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Hoerter, Henry Charles, 1909-1959 (Sc 837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hoerter, Henry Charles, 1909-1959 (Sc 837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 837. Chiefly World War II letters written by Henry Charles Hoerter to his fiancée Alicia Mahoney while serving aboard the U.S.S. Barker, 26 October 1944-2 February 1945; Hoerter wedding photograph (photocopy), 7 June 1945; and related war items.
Twitchell, Jacob Paul, 1909-1971 (Mss 433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Twitchell, Jacob Paul, 1909-1971 (Mss 433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 433. Correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and publications including prose and poetry of Jacob Paul Twitchell, a native of Paducah. Includes World War II correspondence with his wife, Camille, and letters to family, friends, as well as with editors and publishers.
Elrod, Cecil Murray, 1923-2002 (Mss 352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Elrod, Cecil Murray, 1923-2002 (Mss 352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 352. Material related to Cecil Murray Elrod, chiefly about his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-21. Includes notes on planes and guns discussed during training, aviators flight log books, and other military papers. Also includes information about reunions of the Valley High School (Jefferson County, Kentucky) Class of 1943.
World War Ii, 1939-1945 - Letters (Mss 330), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
World War Ii, 1939-1945 - Letters (Mss 330), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 330. Letters written to parents, friends, faculty and staff of Western Kentucky University by students during their service in Word War II. Includes some press releases, newspaper articles and photos. Also includes a history and travel log of the USS Stevens.
Newman, Robert Mason, 1910-1988 & Frances Earlene (Holton) Newman, 1918-2012 (Sc 2278), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Newman, Robert Mason, 1910-1988 & Frances Earlene (Holton) Newman, 1918-2012 (Sc 2278), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2278. Miscellaneous papers, chiefly items related to Robert Mason Newman's retirement from the U.S. Naval Reserves and pre-marriage letters written to Frances Earlene Holton from her friends.
Toomey, Lawrence Otto, 1903-1992 (Sc 2212), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Toomey, Lawrence Otto, 1903-1992 (Sc 2212), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2212. Lawrence Otto Toomey's memoir titled "Duty in the Medical Corps Reserves, May 11, 1942-January 30, 1966," dealing chiefly with his service in the Pacific during World War II. Also includes a copy of his obituary.
Hall, Dorthie A. (Mss 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hall, Dorthie A. (Mss 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 295. Letters written to Dorthie A. Hall, student and editor of the "College Heights Herald" at Western Kentucky Teachers College, Bowling Green, Kentucky, during World War II. The male correspondents are all former students from Western, and they describe military life in their specific locations around the world. They all express devotion to Western and ask for details and comment about the school, sports teams, and the Bowling Green community.
Lewis, Norman Victor, 1917-1999 (Mss 215), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lewis, Norman Victor, 1917-1999 (Mss 215), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and correspondence address list (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 215. This collection consists almost exclusively of letters sent from Lewis to his girlfriend and subsequent wife, Bettie Gibson (Phelps) Lewis. They include courtship letters, correspondence documenting Lewis's World War II service and military life, and letters containing information about family matters.
Tinsley, Warren Landrum, 1922-1987 (Sc 1549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tinsley, Warren Landrum, 1922-1987 (Sc 1549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 1549. A typescripted reminiscence about Warren Landrum Tinsley's World War II experiences in the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, a typescript of a diary kept during his military service , and a typescripted reminiscence about his early church experiences in Logan County, Kentucky.
Schenck, Martin B., 1921-2004 (Mss 163), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Schenck, Martin B., 1921-2004 (Mss 163), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 163. Correspondence, clippings, oral interview, personnel records, etc. related to the military career of New Jersey native, Martin B. Schenck, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served on the U.S.S. Helena and on submarines and was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He later served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Torreyson, Charles Hail, 1902-1973 (Sc 1340), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Torreyson, Charles Hail, 1902-1973 (Sc 1340), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1340. World War II letters, 1944-1945, (27) written by Charles Torreyson to his wife Betsy, in Scottsville, Kentucky. He describes life in the Seabees, in Camp Pearcy, Virginia, and in New Guinea.