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Swift, Timothy Joe (Sc 1428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Swift, Timothy Joe (Sc 1428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1428. Paper written by WKU student Timothy J. Swift for a history class, based on an interview with Lorene Cooke, Edmonson County, Kentucky. She mentions Mammoth Cave, Green River and aspects of family life.
Guy, Sandra E. (Sc 1429), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Guy, Sandra E. (Sc 1429), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscript Small Collection 1429. Paper written by WKU student Sandra E. Guy for a history class, based on memories of her mother Genevieve Baxter Geary. She recalls her early teaching career in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in the 1940s.
Whitmore, David (Sc 1430), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Whitmore, David (Sc 1430), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscript Small Collection 1430. Paper written by WKU student David Whitmore for a history class, based on an interview with Hazel Bratcher. Living in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1937, she recalls the enormous flood and its impact on her and her family's lives.
Bertelson, Richard Iii, B. 1970 (Sc 1417), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bertelson, Richard Iii, B. 1970 (Sc 1417), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1417. Interview, conducted by Western Kentucky University (WKU) student Richard Bertelson, with Persian Gulf War veteran Everett James Stephens, LaGrange, Kentucky--a former WKU student--about his war experiences. Bertelson based his honors thesis on this interview.
Brizendine, Thomas Swearer, 1919-2016 (Sc 1397), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brizendine, Thomas Swearer, 1919-2016 (Sc 1397), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1397. World War II letters, 1941-1945, of Brizendine to his family in Greenville, Kentucky, concerning his military service with the United States Marine Corps in the South Pacific area. Includes associated items.
Kirtley, Brenda Joyce (Sc 1436), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kirtley, Brenda Joyce (Sc 1436), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1436. Paper written by WKU student Brenda J. Kirtley, for a history class, based on an interview with John Kirtley, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He focuses on the Depression of 1929 and World War II.
Ahart, Kelley Annette (Sc 1435), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ahart, Kelley Annette (Sc 1435), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1435. Paper written by WKU student Kelley A. Ahart, for a history class, based on an interview with Sherry Cowan, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She focuses on life as a teenager in the 1960s in Trigg County, Kentucky.
Suddath, Tony Losson (Sc 1425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Suddath, Tony Losson (Sc 1425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1425. Paper written by WKU student Tony Losson Suddath for a history class, based on an interview with his mother Geraldine Suddath, Todd County, Kentucky. She focuses on family life.
Baxter, David Mark (Sc 1434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Baxter, David Mark (Sc 1434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1434. Paper written by WKU student, David M. Baxter, for a history class, based on an interview with his grandmother Celia E. Baxter, Laurel County, Kentucky. She discusses everyday life as well as comments on the Depression of 1929.
Tackett, James Brent (Sc 1426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tackett, James Brent (Sc 1426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1426. Paper written by WKU James B.Tackett for a history class, based on an interview with his grandfather Maryland Tackett, Pulaski County, Kentucky. He comments on everyday life as well as Prohibition and the beginning of World War II.
Weedman, Edward Brent (Sc 1431), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Weedman, Edward Brent (Sc 1431), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscript Small Collection 1431. Paper written by WKU student Edward B. Weedman for a history class, based on an interview with his father, who recalls his growing up days in Grayson County, Kentucky.
Weber, Beth Ann (Sc 1433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Weber, Beth Ann (Sc 1433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscript Small Collection 1433. Paper written by WKU student Beth A. Weber for a history class, based on an interview with her father, Jim Weber. He discusses growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, focusing on the 1937 flood and the home front during World War II.
Holloway, Catherine Lee (Sc 1432), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Holloway, Catherine Lee (Sc 1432), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscript Small Collection 1432. Paper written by WKU student Catherine L. Holloway for a history class, based on an interview with Elizabeth Holloway, Logan County, Kentucky. She chiefly tells about growing up in Logan County in the 1930s and 1940s.
Price, Joseph Llewellyn, 1877-1949 (Mss 88), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Price, Joseph Llewellyn, 1877-1949 (Mss 88), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 88. Chiefly legal papers of Marshall County, Kentucky, attorney Joseph L. Price, during the time he practiced law in Benton, Kentucky, 1910-1922. Material related to Prices' work as the Food Administrator for Marshall County during World War I, and other World War I related materials are included also. Contents about the American Protective League in Box 1 have been scanned and added to this record (Click on "Additional Files" below).
Boyd, Alexander (Sc 1389), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boyd, Alexander (Sc 1389), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1389. Confederate soldier Alex Boyd’s letter to his sister Mattie, 8 January 1862, written while stationed at Bowling Green, Kentucky. He describes the design and construction of the fortifications on College Hill and the damage his comrades have inflicted on the town in light of the approach of Federal troops. He also describes incidents of military life, including the resignation of a commander, the requisitioning of private homes for hospitals, and the temporary detention of a Union sympathizer.
Warren College - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren College - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1406. Minutes and business papers pertaining to Warren College, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Louisville Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, organized the college for males. It was in operation from 1859 to 1879, and then was sold to Ogden College. An index accompanies the papers as well as associated data.
Pearce, James Anderson, 1777-1825 (Sc 1365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pearce, James Anderson, 1777-1825 (Sc 1365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1365. Letter, 6 August 1813, written by James A. Pearce, Louisville, Kentucky, to Armistead Morehead, Russellville, Kentucky, regarding land that Pearce had sold to the South Union Shaker Society in Logan County, Kentucky. Also data from Shaker Record "A" and a local history about this transaction.
History Of Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Logansport, Kentucky (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
History Of Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Logansport, Kentucky (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Compilation of various historical records from the Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Logansport, Butler County, Kentucky. Includes historical information, lists of leadership, and an annotated membership list. This document was prepared by several individuals at different dates, some as late as 1983.
Caswell, Samuel Lee, 1907-1991 (Sc 2503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Caswell, Samuel Lee, 1907-1991 (Sc 2503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2503. V-mail letter from S. Lee Caswell, serving in Italy during World War II, to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Jones, Upton, Kentucky, in which he inquires about his family.
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Dentists (Sc 178), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Dentists (Sc 178), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 178. Resolution of sympathy adopted by five Bowling Green, Kentucky dentists regarding the death of their colleague, William R. Desobry.
Barnett, D. L. (Sc 3148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barnett, D. L. (Sc 3148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3148. Letter, 2 September 1881, of D. L. Barnett to his niece Mrs. Mary F. Guest, Morley, Missouri. Writing on letterhead of the John Thixton Distilling Company, Owensboro, Kentucky, Barnett discusses payment of a debt owing to her, mourns poor crop yields and business prospects, and refers to the possibility of his returning home if “the house that I am as[s]igned to is not a going to Run this Season.”
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Militia Rolls, 1874-1875 (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Militia Rolls, 1874-1875 (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Militia rolls (two volumes) for Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, 1874, 1875. Names are listed in alphabetical order; no other information is provided.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Black Marriages, 1866-1872 (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Black Marriages, 1866-1872 (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Black Marriages, 1866-1872. Information include: names of bride and groom, witnesses, and minister along with marriage date and place of residence. An alphabetical index is located at the back of the volume.
Hornbeck, Mary Mahala (Allen), B. 1810? (Sc 3247), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hornbeck, Mary Mahala (Allen), B. 1810? (Sc 3247), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3247. Bullitt (County, Kentucky) Circuit Court documents relating to the fate of an enslaved woman and her daughter, ordered to be sold in a judgment against Mahala Hornbeck’s husband, Isaac. Mahala obtained an order restraining the sale and placing the slaves in the sheriff’s custody. She then posted bond and successfully bid to hire the slaves until her complaint was adjudicated. Includes a photocopy of the consent order conveying title to the slaves to Mahala and her children upon payment by a trustee of the purchase money …
Morehead, Charles Slaughter, 1802-1868 (Sc 583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morehead, Charles Slaughter, 1802-1868 (Sc 583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 583. Receipt signed by Charles S. Morehead to Charles Croghan for a note on Josiah Morin of Christian County for $600, on 300 acres of land, money to be collected by Morehead.