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Knott Family Papers (Mss 675), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Knott Family Papers (Mss 675), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 675. Papers and photographs of James Proctor Knott, Lebanon, Kentucky, and his wife Sarah "Sallie" (McElroy) Knott. Includes two journals of Sallie Knott covering the first eight years of their marriage (Click on "Additional Files" below to view typescripts), and miscellaneous papers of a related family, the Clarks.
Lincoln County, Kentucky - Wolf Scalps (Sc 3344), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lincoln County, Kentucky - Wolf Scalps (Sc 3344), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3344. Certificates issued to four individuals in Lincoln County, Kentucky for wolf scalps and heads.
Blair, Robert M., Et Al. (Fa 1260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Blair, Robert M., Et Al. (Fa 1260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1260. Student collection titled “Buggy Shed” in which Robert Blair, Kenneth Conrad, and Bernal Buis briefly describe the construction and function of several “buggy houses” throughout Kentucky. Collection includes photographs of outbuildings.
Wagner, Betty Ann, Et. Al (Fa 1250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wagner, Betty Ann, Et. Al (Fa 1250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1250. Student collection titled “Folk Architecture” in which students survey buildings and naturally occurring geological formations throughout several counties in Kentucky. Students researched barns, churches, shacks, restaurants, banks, and courthouses. Black and white photographs are included within the collection along with a brief description of each location. Some photos missing from collection.
Pennington, Brenda Kaye (Fa 1244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pennington, Brenda Kaye (Fa 1244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1244. Student folk studies project titled “Country stores in Lincoln County, [Kentucky]” which includes survey sheets with narrative descriptions of general stores in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of the building, its history, and photos.
Smith, Josephine (Fa 1230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Josephine (Fa 1230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1230. Student folk studies project titled: “Diminishing Culture,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of rural life including structures and implements in the Coldwater area of Lincoln County, Tennessee and in Madison County, Alabama. Sheets may include a photo and brief description of the structure or implement, use, history, and location.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 962), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 962), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 962. Project titled: [Student Collections: Dinner Bells] Includes survey sheets from student collections with brief descriptions of dinner bells in the Pennyroyal Region of Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, terms, and a photo of the dinner bell.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 961), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 961), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 961. Project titled: [Student Collections: Agricultural Implements] Includes survey sheets from student collections with brief descriptions of agricultural implements in Boyle County, Breathitt County, Hardin County, Lincoln County, and Taylor County in Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, terms, and a photo of the implement.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 958), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 958), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 958. Project titled: [Student Collections: Bridges] Includes survey sheets of descriptions of various type of bridges in the counties of Adair, Bourbon, Breathitt, Casey, Clark, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Hardin, LaRue, Lincoln, Marion, Mercer, Metcalfe, Montgomery, Nelson, Russell, Taylor, Washington in Kentucky, Connecticut, and Ohio. Sheets include a description, informant’s name, terms, and photos of bridges.
Bryant, Patty M. (Fa 862), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bryant, Patty M. (Fa 862), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 862. Paper: “The Poisonous Bite of the Blue Gummed [Negro].” Scholarly (chiefly from North Carolina) and local (chiefly from Mississippi) examples of the folk belief are provided. This project was conducted by Patty M. Bryant, a student at Western Kentucky University for a course in folk studies.
Smith, Selby E., 1895-1986 - Collector (Sc 2898), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Selby E., 1895-1986 - Collector (Sc 2898), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2898. Payroll of Captain Samuel Kirkham’s Company of Lincoln County, Kentucky militia. Lieutenant Henry Grider, later of Warren County, Kentucky, is among the names listed. This photocopy from Illinois Papers, Doc. 79, p. 1 was obtained from the Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia.
Bailey, John, 1748- (Lg 189), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bailey, John, 1748- (Lg 189), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 189. Copy of a land grant, 20 December 1804, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Bailey 473 ¼ acres in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Payne, William (Lg 171), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Payne, William (Lg 171), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 171. Original land grant, 22 April 1800, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Payne 200 acres in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Payne, William (Lg 148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Payne, William (Lg 148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 148. Original land grant, 2 December 1785, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to William Payne 500 acres in Lincoln County, Virginia.
Reynolds, George (Lg 130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reynolds, George (Lg 130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 130. Original land grant, 20 April 1784, by which Benjamin Harrison, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to George Reynolds, assignee of Bartholomew Fenton, 1000 acres in Lincoln County, Virginia.
Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 (Lg 146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 (Lg 146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Land Grant 146. Photocopy (negative) of a land grant, 4 April 1786, by which Beverly Randolph, Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to Patrick Henry, assignee of Peter Sanders, 500 acres in Lincoln County, Virginia.
Thomason Political Folklore Collection (Fa 774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomason Political Folklore Collection (Fa 774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 774. The Thomason Political Folklore Collection includes projects conducted by students from a number of counties in the state of Kentucky and few from nearby states. The collection includes information pertaining to those counties political oral traditions. This project was conducted by students at Western Kentucky University for class credit.
Campbellsville College - Campbellsville, Kentucky - Vernacular Architecture Survey (Fa 771), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Campbellsville College - Campbellsville, Kentucky - Vernacular Architecture Survey (Fa 771), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 771. Survey sheets containing photographs and descriptive narratives about barns, cribs, and cabins chiefly in central and western Kentucky, although some examples were included from as far away as Connecticut.
Logan, Benjamin, 1743-1802 And Ann (Montgomery) Logan, 1752-1825 (Sc 692), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Logan, Benjamin, 1743-1802 And Ann (Montgomery) Logan, 1752-1825 (Sc 692), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 692. Deed, 18 February 1785, from Benjamin Logan and his wife Ann Logan of Lincoln County, Virginia, to Richard Jackman of the same place, for one hundred acres in Lincoln County. In 1792, the county became part of Kentucky.
Helm, Thomas (Sc 19), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Thomas (Sc 19), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 19. Indenture between Thomas Helm, Clerk of the Lincoln County, Kentucky Court, and Edmond B. Taylor, regarding an apprenticeship for Rhoda, a free girl, mulatto, aged 13 years old. Taylor was to teach Rhoda the trade of spinning and weaving.
Slaughter Family Papers (Sc 402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Slaughter Family Papers (Sc 402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 402. Will, 1798; slavery bill of sale, 1810; militia commission, 1820; letters concerning Slaughter estate settlement, 1835-1843 (9); Mexican War claim, 1849; letters of recommendations for judicial appointments, 1853-1879 (7); Civil War notes and letters, 1861-1864 (4); and miscellaneous items. Selected items have been typescripted.
Shannon Family Letters, 1784-1968 (Sc 563), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shannon Family Letters, 1784-1968 (Sc 563), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 563. Three letters, 1784-1788, of Samuel and Jean Shannon, English’s Station, in what is now Lincoln County, Kentucky, and Nashville County, North Carolina, to son, Thomas, in Montgomery County, Virginia. The letters comment on travel difficulties, Native Americans, and the health of family members. Also Includes two letters giving Shannon family genealogy.
Scott, Charles, 1739-1813 (Sc 217), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scott, Charles, 1739-1813 (Sc 217), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 217. Appointment of Reuben Leach as Justice of the Peace for Lincoln County, Kentucky signed by Governor Charles Scott 15 July 1811. The seal of the state of Kentucky is affixed.
Lincoln County, Kentucky - Marriage Record, 1785 (Sc 1783), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lincoln County, Kentucky - Marriage Record, 1785 (Sc 1783), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1783. Copy of the 9 February 1785 permission for marriage granted by John Donelson to his daughter, Rachel, and Lewis Robards. Rachel Donelson Robards would later marry Andrew Jackson.
Hustonville Christian Church - Lincoln County, Kentucky (Mss 268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hustonville Christian Church - Lincoln County, Kentucky (Mss 268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 268. Photocopy of the record book of Hustonville Christian Church, Lincoln County, Kentucky, consisting of business meeting minutes covering primarily 1894 to 1944, and membership lists.
Temple Collection (Mss 55), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Temple Collection (Mss 55), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 55. Correspondence, 1931-1970 (33 items), chiefly of William Montgomery Temple, originally of Bowling Green, Kentucky, an autograph collector; his collection of papers of Kentucky governors, 1805-1951 (50); other autograph letters, 1715-1941 (17); and articles about Bowling Green, etc., (23).
Industrial Resources: Lincoln County - Stanford, Kentucky Library Research Collections
Industrial Resources: Lincoln County - Stanford, Kentucky Library Research Collections
Lincoln County
"Resources for Economic Development: Stanford-Lincoln County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Division of Research, Frankfort, Kentucky, June 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets and climate
Industrial Resources: Lincoln County - Stanford, Kentucky Library Research Collections
Industrial Resources: Lincoln County - Stanford, Kentucky Library Research Collections
Lincoln County
"Resources for Economic Development: Stanford, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Division of Research in cooperation with the Stanford/ Lincoln County Industrial Authority and the Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce, 1997. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets and climate.
Industrial Resources: Lincoln County - Stanford, Kentucky Library Research Collections
Industrial Resources: Lincoln County - Stanford, Kentucky Library Research Collections
Lincoln County
"Resources for Economic Development: Stanford, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Stanford/Lincoln County Industrial Authority and the Stanford/ Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce, 1995. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets and climate.
Industrial Resources: Lincoln County - Stanford, Kentucky Library Research Collections
Industrial Resources: Lincoln County - Stanford, Kentucky Library Research Collections
Lincoln County
"Resources for Economic Development: Stanford/Lincoln County, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Division of Research in cooperation with the Stanford/Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce, 1993. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets and climate