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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.
Baird, Henry Herring, 1902-1991 - Collector (Mss 279), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Baird, Henry Herring, 1902-1991 - Collector (Mss 279), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 279. Account books and other financial records related to Jenkins-Ryan Tobacco Company of Adairville, Kentucky. Also includes financial records associated with the farms and businesses operated by Thomas Henry Baird, Jr., as well as the 1941 monthly financial reports and a label from Scott Tobacco Company of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Moore, J. T. - Letters To (Sc 2063), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moore, J. T. - Letters To (Sc 2063), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2063. Letters (2), 1880-1881, sent to J. T. Moore, Morgantown, Kentucky, related to financial matters and the opening of the Home Telephone Company in Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1903.
Williams, Jefferson Huff, 1877-1941 (Sc 2057), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Williams, Jefferson Huff, 1877-1941 (Sc 2057), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2057. Letter, 9 July 1931, from Jeff H. Williams, President and Treasurer of the Evansville and Bowling Green Packet Company, to Roy L. Barkhan, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, providing ticket and schedule information. A map of the Green River region showing the route, along with railroad lines, is on the verso.
Farmers Tobacco Union (Sc 2042), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Farmers Tobacco Union (Sc 2042), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2042. Letter, 14 June 1928, to A. B. Bucher, Paulding, Ohio, from W. C. Rives, Farmers Tobacco Union, Paducah, Kentucky. The letter solicits orders for tobacco, provides prices, and includes an order card addressed to W. C. Rives Company, Paducah, Kentucky.
Gerard, John Claude, 1816-1899 (Sc 2027), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gerard, John Claude, 1816-1899 (Sc 2027), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2027. Business papers relating to John Claude Gerard and his Bowling Green, Kentucky cabinetmaking and undertaking establishment. Includes receipts for purchases of lumber and other goods and services, business licenses and Gerard family genealogical information.
Gerard, Martha Jane (Buchanan), 1869-1962 (Sc 2008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gerard, Martha Jane (Buchanan), 1869-1962 (Sc 2008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2008. Correspondence and genealogical material relating to an alleged inheritance from the estate of William Buchanan, a cousin of President James Buchanan. Includes a press statement to claimants issued by New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt that the estate was fictitious and pursuing claims would be fruitless.
Carosella, Roland Michael, 1920-2005 (Sc 2015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carosella, Roland Michael, 1920-2005 (Sc 2015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2015. Letter from Roland M. Carosella, a U.S. Army private stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky to his girlfriend, Marie Marzo, Buffalo, New York. He complains about a cancelled furlough and comments on mutual friends and Army life. Letter is on illustrated stationery that depicts scenes at Fort Knox. The envelope features an American flag with troops standing at attention.
Fennell, Charles, 1884-1959 (Sc 1979), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fennell, Charles, 1884-1959 (Sc 1979), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1979. Correspondence related to legal and business affairs of Charles Fennell, a Cynthiana, Kentucky lawyer, State Highway Commissioner, and Department of Conservation Commissioner. Includes a pencil-drawn profile of Fennell.
Buchanan, John, 1869-1965 (Sc 1981), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Buchanan, John, 1869-1965 (Sc 1981), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1981. Letter from John Buchanan, Louisville, Kentucky, to Allan M. Trout of the Louisville Courier-Journal relating to Colonel J. Stoddard Johnston's claim to have killed Tecumseh.
Sugar Creek Creamery Company - Louisville, Kentucky (Sc 1976), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sugar Creek Creamery Company - Louisville, Kentucky (Sc 1976), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1976. Letter from Sugar Creek Creamery Company, Louisville, Kentucky, soliciting cream for manufacture of Sugar Creek butter.
Porter, Elvis Hines, 1850-1935 (Sc 1950), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Porter, Elvis Hines, 1850-1935 (Sc 1950), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1950. Reference letter written by staff members of the "Bowling Green Democrat" for Elvis Hines Porter.
Smith, Edmond, 1843?-1863 (Sc 1915), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Edmond, 1843?-1863 (Sc 1915), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1915. Letter from Edmond Smith, serving with the 4th Indiana Artillery, to "Annie" describing his regiment's reception in Louisville, Kentucky and his reaction to negative comments besmirching his character. Written on letterhead with the word "UNION!" printed in red and blue ink along with an eagle holding a shield decorated with stars and stripes.
Gossadge, William Frederick, 1903-1987 (Sc 1800), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gossadge, William Frederick, 1903-1987 (Sc 1800), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1800. Note from Gossadge, Louisville, Kentucky, to “Professor and Family” reporting on the birth of his daughter Donna Lee Gossadge and his “sad lot” that she was not a boy.