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Gerard, John Claude, 1816-1899 (Sc 2027), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gerard, John Claude, 1816-1899 (Sc 2027), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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.
Jureka, Theresa L. (Sc 2025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jureka, Theresa L. (Sc 2025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2025. "Women and Work at the Turn of the Century: The Mrs. A. H. Taylor Dressmaking Company," M.A. thesis submitted by Theresa L. Jureka to WKU Department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies.
Centers, Janice Faye Walker (Sc 2024), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Centers, Janice Faye Walker (Sc 2024), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2024. "A Kentucky Dressmaker, Mrs. A. H. (Carrie) Taylor: An Examination of Her Role in Fashion at the Turn of the Century," M.S. thesis submitted by Janice Faye Walker Centers to WKU Department of Home Economics and Family Living. Includes typescripts of correspondence with descendants of Taylor and her customers.
Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917 (Sc 2019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917 (Sc 2019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2019. Minute book of the Mrs. A. H. Taylor Company, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes some financial information and related correspondence.
State Street Methodist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2010), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
State Street Methodist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2010), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2010. Monthly statement assessing amount due for "support of the Gospel," issued by State Street Methodist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky to Mrs. James A. Mitchell.
Martin, Tom (Sc 2006), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Martin, Tom (Sc 2006), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2006. Chiefly deeds, leases, and mortgages for land near the corner of 10th and Center Streets in downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky; includes a small survey map of the area done in 1945.
Webster, Pauline (Martin) Tabor, 1905-1992 (Sc 2009), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Webster, Pauline (Martin) Tabor, 1905-1992 (Sc 2009), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2009. Letter from Pauline Tabor Webster to David Helm, Bowling Green, Kentucky, postmarked 25 March 1991, with color photograph of Webster taken Christmas 1990. The letter refers to the upcoming birthdays of Webster and her sister, and compliments Helm's mother.
Graham, Robert Duke, 1900-1984 (Sc 1972), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Graham, Robert Duke, 1900-1984 (Sc 1972), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1972. Specifications from Ingram and Ingram, Architects and Engineers (Louisville, Kentucky) for a new residence to be built for Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Graham, 1716 Normal Drive, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Bowling Green, Kentucky - City Council (Mss 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky - City Council (Mss 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 276. Minute books of Bowling Green, Kentucky Board of Councilmen (1948-1967), Board of Aldermen (1952-1967), and Board of Commissioners (1967-1987).
Steele, Henry N., 1833-1865 (Sc 2309), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Steele, Henry N., 1833-1865 (Sc 2309), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2309. Diary kept by Confederate Henry N. Steele, a second lieutenant serving in the Warren Light Artillery, Warren County, Mississippi, from 17 August 1861 to 31 December 1861. Brief entries discuss troop movements and skirmishes in Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and especially southcentral Kentucky. He makes more in-depth comments about a skirmish at Woodsonville, Hart County, Kentucky on 17 December 1861.
St. Columba Academy - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1982), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
St. Columba Academy - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1982), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1982. Register of students of St. Columba Academy, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and its successor, St. Joseph's School. Register covers 1887-1890, 1898-1906, 1910-1936. Includes photocopy of grade record of Georgia Johnson.
Stickles, Arndt Mathis, 1872-1968 (Mss 209), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stickles, Arndt Mathis, 1872-1968 (Mss 209), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Correspondence, both personal and professional, as well as research material related to books and articles published by Stickles, a native of Indiana and a history professor at Western Kentucky University from 1908 to 1954. His most popular book was "Simon Bolivar Buckner: Borderland Knight."
State Street Methodist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1960), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
State Street Methodist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1960), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1960. Letter of agreement between the church's building committee and the architect, Reuben Harrison Hunt, regarding drawings and specifications for a new building; also includes information about financing the building project.
Hurley, Edwin Gray (Sc 1954), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hurley, Edwin Gray (Sc 1954), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1954. Two sermons delivered by Edwin Gray Hurley while he was pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Adams, George Blakey, 1911-1985 (Sc 1691), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Adams, George Blakey, 1911-1985 (Sc 1691), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1691. Jacob and Martha Van Meter's 1874 obituary and description of their joint funeral. Also, 8 February 1913 letter to George Blakey Adams, San Diego, California, from his aunt Lue M. Adams related to their Logan County, Kentucky ancestor George Blakey.
Delafield Baptist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Delafield Baptist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 266. Record books (3) of Delafield Baptist Church from 12 December 1893 to 21 October 1914. Entries consist chiefly of church business meetings.
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.
Pioneer Cemetery - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1949), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pioneer Cemetery - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1949), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1949. Correspondence and a news clipping related to the use of tombstones in a proposed sidewalk at Pioneer Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Hobson, John Adair, 1856-1939 - Postcards To (Sc 1923), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hobson, John Adair, 1856-1939 - Postcards To (Sc 1923), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1923. Postcards received chiefly by John and Idella Hobson, Greensburg, Kentucky. They contain details of the religious life and educational pursuits of family and friends. The pictures on the cards show views of several Kentucky communities as well as scenes from other states.
First Presbyterian Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky - Columbarium (Sc 1931), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
First Presbyterian Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky - Columbarium (Sc 1931), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1931. Records related to the inurnments of ashes at the columbarium owned by the Presbyterian Church.
Anderson, Opal Pauline, 1911-2007 (Sc 1936), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anderson, Opal Pauline, 1911-2007 (Sc 1936), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1936. Paper: "Auto Business of Bowling Green (1925-1928)" written by Opal Anderson.
Pyle, John William, 1839-1908 (Sc 1919), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pyle, John William, 1839-1908 (Sc 1919), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu
Bowling Green - City Taxes, 1877-1894 (Sc 1911), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green - City Taxes, 1877-1894 (Sc 1911), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
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).
Binzel, Philip Edward, 1893-1955 (Sc 1912), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Binzel, Philip Edward, 1893-1955 (Sc 1912), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1912. Monograms designed by Philip Edward Binzel, a Bowling Green, Kentucky jeweler, for members of his family. Also includes a copy of his obituary.
United Service Organization - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1908), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
United Service Organization - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1908), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1908. Record book containing lists of servicemen entertained by the Bowling Green, Kentucky U.S.O. (United Service Organization) office, and lists of volunteers for various functions.
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 250. Correspondence and business papers related to WKU librarian Margie Helm's role in the establishment of the Bowling Green Public Library, and her involvement in the Kentucky Bookmobile Project.
Hines, George Lehman, 1851-1943 (Sc 1904), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, George Lehman, 1851-1943 (Sc 1904), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
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.
Hardcastle, Mildred (Tucker), 1894-1994 (Sc 1899), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hardcastle, Mildred (Tucker), 1894-1994 (Sc 1899), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1899. Index to records of the Johnson Funeral Home, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1945-1957, compiled by Hardcastle.
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Churches - Presbyterian (Sc 1893), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Churches - Presbyterian (Sc 1893), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1893. A typed list of members of Bowling Green's Presbyterian Church from 1819 to 1888; includes membership, baptisms, ordinations, dismissals, etc.
Runner, Jesse J., 1895-1954 (Sc 1888), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Runner, Jesse J., 1895-1954 (Sc 1888), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1888. Paper: "Historical Sketch of Warren County (Before 1890)" written by Jesse J. Runner.