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Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2115), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2115. Sundry Warren County, Kentucky court records collected by Warren County Circuit Court judge, Robert Coleman. Includes a will, indenture, manusmission papers, bonds, etc. List of documents is included in the finding aid.

Pioneer Cemetery - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2107. Sexton's book for the cemetery, recording interments of both whites and African Americans from 1860-1863. Most entries state name, date of death, sex, age at death, and cause of death. A typescript is included, together with notes on the genealogy of the book owner's family.

Mckee, John, 1829-1882 (Sc 2101), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescripts of letters (attached as additional files) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2101. Two letters from John McKee, serving with the 37th Indiana Infantry, to his wife Sarah McKee in Hamilton, Ohio. He writes of his encampments near Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee, his reading, nearby guerrilla activity involving John Hunt Morgan, difficulties with mail, and the general condition of the countryside.

Spring Valley United Baptist Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Mss 288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 288. Minute books of Spring Valley United Baptist Church (formerly Pleasant Grove United Baptist Church), Logan County, Kentucky. Includes membership lists for white and black members. Typescripts, and name indexes for minute books included.

Smyrna Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Allen County, Kentucky (Mss 282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 282. Photocopies of the record books of Smyrna Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Allen County, Kentucky, consisting of business meeting minutes covering primarily 1840 to 1898, and membership lists.

Interview With Willie Williamson, Lisa Duke

Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement

Length: 79 minutes

Oral history interview of Willie Williamson by Lisa Duke

Mr. Williamson begins by describing his childhood in Grenada, Mississippi, one of nine children, playing baseball and attending Sunday school, and growing up in the Jim Crow South. He recalls how he first learned of Apartheid through a food drive for South African refugees where they learned of the efforts to expel South Africa from the United Nations, which persuaded him and his wife to become involved. He explains how this led him and others to establish the National Anti-Imperialist Movement for Southern Africa Liberation (NAIMSAL). He describes …

Covington, Dale (Sc 2034), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2034. Catalog for "Portrait of a Town: Cave City, Kentucky," a 2009 Kentucky Library & Museum exhibition featuring the photographs of William R. Reynolds, Jr. taken approximately 1908-1910. Includes images and descriptions of Cave City citizens (both white and African American), homes, churches, schools and businesses, as well as information about Reynolds, his family and home, early 20th century cameras and Kentucky photographers, and the development of Cave City.

Ralph Bunche Community Center Oral History Project (Fa 455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 455. Interviews with ten African Americans who attended the Ralph Bunche School in Glasgow, Kentucky. Informants provide history and other information related to the importance of the school in Glasgow's African American community.

Campbellsville - Taylor County, Kentucky Oral History Project (Fa 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 202. Project includes 22 interviews with African Americans concerning their lives as Taylor County, Kentucky residents. Interviews are on compact discs with interviewer's notes included. Topics discussed include: family life, when and why they live in Taylor County, childhood experiences, community involvement and personal opinions about Taylor County.

Ben Griffin Oral History Interview, Ben Griffin

Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project

This is a transcript of an oral history interview with Ben Griffin, a teacher and school administrator, in which he describes the conditions in segregated schools and discusses the events leading to integration, recounting some of the problems faced.

Sylvia Grinan Oral History Interview, Sylvia Grinan

Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project

Oral interview with Mrs. Sylvia Grinan who co-founded with her husband the Pan American Club in Tampa, Florida, an organization that represented Hispanic and non-Hispanic African-Americans. In this interview, Mrs. Grinan discusses some of the ways African-American Hispanics could be better represented in the community and forge better relationships with non-Hispanic African-Americans.

Bristow, Kentucky - Taxes, 1929 (Sc 1963), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1963. Account book listing taxpayer, amount of tax owed, and date paid for the Bristow, Kentucky area; includes a "colored" section.

Ralph Bunche National Historic District - Oral History Project (Fa 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 457. Oral interviews with thirty-one African Americans who had some association with the area included within the Ralph Bunche National Historic District in Glasgow, Kentucky. Interviewees discuss family history, social rites and customs, the importance of the church and the school, integration and segregation, as well as urban renewal.

Turner, Gregory A. (Fa 448), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 448. Paper: "Gene Townsend" written by Gregory A. Turner for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

James Hammond Oral History Interview, James A. Hammond

Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project

This is a transcript of an oral history interview with James Hammond. Hammond describes his involvement in the civil rights movement, working with the Young Adults for Progressive Action. Some of his major activities included boycotts, Head Start, employment training, and voter registration drives.

Bowling Green - City Taxes, 1877-1894 (Sc 1911), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1911. Receipts for city taxes collected (1877-1894) by Granville S. Hollingsworth, Bowling Green City Clerk; recapitulation sheet for tax receipts (1894).

Hines, George Lehman, 1851-1943 (Sc 1904), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1904. Correspondence, teacher's certificates from the Shelby County, Tennessee public schools, and other materials related to Hines's work and family.

Briley, Aimee (Fa 435), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 435. Documentary film (on DVD) about Jonesville, Kentucky, an African American community that was absorbed by Western Kentucky University via urban renewal, produced by Aimee Briley for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

G. V. Stewart Oral History Interview, Garland V. Stewart

Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project

G.V. Stewart, teacher and school principal, discusses the educational system and African Americans. He also describes his career in the schools and as a reporter.

Easterly, Jason & Tiffany Hatcher (Fa 387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 387. Interviews related to the history of race relations in and around Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee.

Garcia, Joseph A. (Fa 507), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 507. Paper: "Nine Years of 'Bloom County': Its Impact, Satrization [sic], Customs," written by Joseph A. Garcia for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. The paper focuses on folklore elements found in the comic strip.

Interview With Anne Evens, Beth Thenhaus

Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement

Length: 84 minutes

Oral history interview of Anne Evens by Beth Thenhaus

Ms. Evens begins by recalling her childhood memories, growing up in Evanston with two academic parents. She began her work in activism during high school, demonstrating for stricter gun control laws and against racism. She explains how she first learned about Apartheid South Africa as she learned about the struggle of Palestinian people in Israel and the economic ties between the two countries. She explains how she became involved in anti-Apartheid efforts on her first day of college when she was introduced to the South African Divestment Coalition, …

Warren Jolly Oral History Interview, Warren Jolly

Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project

Warren Jolly describes playing football at Middleton High School in the 1960s. He also provides commentary on local politics, discussing some of the African Americans running for office in Tampa or Hillsborough County.

Dalton, Susan (Fa 424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 424. Interviews conducted by Susan Dalton with George Offitt, Sr., Gene W. Brown, Monya Vance Pryor, and Ann Scharklet related to race and integration in Sumner County, Tennessee.

Bush, Brendan David (Fa 421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 421. Interview: "Dr. F. O. Moxley: Trailblazer" conducted by Bendan David Bush for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Mary Cash Oral History Interview, Mary Cash

Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project

This is a transcript of an oral history interview with Mary Cash, a nurse, in which she describes the Clara Frye Hospital, some of its medical equipment, and political conditions among the staff. The Clara Frye Hospital was at one time the only hospital in Tampawhere African Americans could be treated.

Hayden, James H., 1843-1937 (Sc 1010), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1010. Letter, 31 August 1926, written by James H. Hayden, Barren County, Kentucky, to Cora G. Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky in which he discusses family matters and relationships between mutual families.

Francisco Rodriguez, Junior Oral History Interview, Francisco A. Rodriguez

Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project

Civil rights attorney Francisco Rodriguez, Jr., discusses education and African Americans, mentioning his involvement with the NAACP's school desegregation lawsuits. He also comments on the Afro-Cuban community in Tampa.

Artistic Liberty And Slave Imagery: "Mark Twain's Illustrator," E. W. Kemble, Turns To Harriet Beecher Stowe, Adam Sonstegard

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People - Bowling Green, Kentucky Branch (Mss 249), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 249. Minutes of the Bowling Green, Kentucky branch of the NAACP, 1919-1927. Also includes membership lists and financial reports.