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Mclean College - Hopkinsville, Kentucky (Sc 3735), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mclean College - Hopkinsville, Kentucky (Sc 3735), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3735. Historical sketch by an unknown author of McLean College, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Chartered in 1849 as Belmont Institute for the higher education of women, the institution became coeducational when its name was changed to South Kentucky College, and subsequently to McLean College.
Hullett, Jessie Christine (Grimes), 1932-2019 (Sc 3734), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hullett, Jessie Christine (Grimes), 1932-2019 (Sc 3734), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3734. Two autograph books (1942-1944, 1944-1948) of Christine Grimes, Warren County, Kentucky. One includes names and residences of schoolmates.
Hardcastle, Mildred (Tucker), 1894-1994 (Mss 766), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hardcastle, Mildred (Tucker), 1894-1994 (Mss 766), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 766. Primarily genealogical research collected by Hardcastle. Families represented include Carpenter, Ford, George, Shobe, Stookey, Heyer, and Tucker. Includes a list of deaths in Warren County, Kentucky, for the year ended 1 June 1860, copied from an unknown source (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan).
Lambert, Bailey Jean, B. 2002 (Fa 1420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lambert, Bailey Jean, B. 2002 (Fa 1420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1420. Audio interviews by WKU student Bailey Lambert of residents of Bowling Green, Kentucky who suffered damage from the tornadoes that struck the city on 10-11 December 2021. One interview includes a transcript and two include an index/log. Also includes Lambert’s summary and reflections on the project.
Thompson, Madisyn Faith, B. 2002 (Fa 1425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thompson, Madisyn Faith, B. 2002 (Fa 1425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1425. Audio interviews by WKU student Madisyn Thompson of informants who discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives and their work at an assisted living center, a restaurant, and a preschool. One interview includes a transcript, and two include an index/log.
Thompson, Cassidy Hope, B. 2002 (Fa 1424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thompson, Cassidy Hope, B. 2002 (Fa 1424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1424. Audio interviews by WKU student Cassidy Thompson of her grandmother Elisabeth Martin, who discusses her ancestry and family, her childhood in Brazil, and her emigration to and life in the United States. Includes a transcript for one interview and an index/log for the second interview.
Cox, Cori Anne, B. 1998 (Fa 1418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cox, Cori Anne, B. 1998 (Fa 1418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1418. Audio interviews by WKU student Cori Cox of current and past employees and volunteers at the Simpson County (Kentucky) Historical Society regarding its role in the community, various projects, fundraising, history, museum and archive. Two of the interviews include transcripts, and two include an index/log.
Anderson, Kindle Mackenzie, B. 2002 (Fa 1415), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anderson, Kindle Mackenzie, B. 2002 (Fa 1415), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1415. Audio interviews by WKU student Kindle Anderson with two former students of Union High School, an African-American High school in Gallatin, Tennessee. The informants discuss race relations, athletics and other school activities, and the community at large. One interview includes a transcript, and the other includes an index/log. Also includes Anderson’s brief reflection on the project.
Houchens, Dylan Thomas, B. 1996 (Fa 1419), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Houchens, Dylan Thomas, B. 1996 (Fa 1419), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1419. Audio interviews by WKU student Dylan Houchens concerning the history of White Plains Baptist Church, Allen County, Kentucky. Two of the interviews include transcripts, and two include an index/log.
Bennett, Katelyn Shane, B. 2000 (Fa 1416), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bennett, Katelyn Shane, B. 2000 (Fa 1416), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1416. Audio interviews by WKU student Katelyn Bennett of members of the Fountain Square Players, a theater group in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Two of the interviews include transcripts, and three include an index/log. Also includes Bennett’s brief reflection on the project.
Markel, Abigail Joy, B. 2004 (Fa 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Markel, Abigail Joy, B. 2004 (Fa 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1421. Audio interviews by WKU student Abigail Markel of informants who discuss their experiences attending Western Kentucky University in the 1960s. Two of the interviews include transcripts, and two include an index/log. Also includes Markel’s summary and reflections on the project.
Gerard Undertakers, Bowling Green, Kentucky - Mt. Moriah Cemetery - Record Of Lots (Mss 577), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gerard Undertakers, Bowling Green, Kentucky - Mt. Moriah Cemetery - Record Of Lots (Mss 577), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Scan of Box 12, Folder 2, Manuscripts Collection 577. This is a record book of F. C. Gerard, Undertaker (later Gerard & Gerard), Bowling Green, Kentucky, recording lots in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, an African-American cemetery in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Entries show names by lot and section number of persons buried in the cemetery’s "old" and "new" ground as well as inside and outside "the circle."
Gerard Undertakers, Bowling Green, Kentucky - Funeral Register, 1888-1890 (Mss 577), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gerard Undertakers, Bowling Green, Kentucky - Funeral Register, 1888-1890 (Mss 577), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Scan of Box 12, Folder 1, Manuscripts Collection 577. This is a record book of funerals, 1888-1890, arranged by F. C. Gerard, Undertaker (later Gerard & Gerard), Bowling Green, Kentucky. Information recorded commonly includes name of deceased, date of death and burial, residence, place of burial, age, cause of death, and race.
Larkins, Sovern John, B. 1928 (Sc 3733), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Larkins, Sovern John, B. 1928 (Sc 3733), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3733. Letters, 1947-1948, to Sovern John Larkins, Princeton, Kentucky, written during his U.S. Army service with American occupation forces in post-World War II Japan. A fellow servicemen describes conditions on his return home to Louisville, Kentucky and his wife’s reaction to his news that he dated a Japanese girl; his mother sends a Christmas card; a Princeton pastor expresses his good wishes; and a former classmate from the University of Kentucky sends greetings. Includes a photograph of four unidentified servicemen, and additional data about Larkins supplied by his daughter, 2024.
Boone Family Letters (Sc 3731), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boone Family Letters (Sc 3731), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3731. Two letters, 1873 and 1908, from members of the Boone family of Louisville, Kentucky. William P. Boone writes his wife from Laconia, Indiana concerning a family farm, and Samuel H. Boone writes a cousin giving sources for discovering the literary work of his grandfather, John M. Harney.
Thompson, Archibald, 1736-1808 (Sc 3730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thompson, Archibald, 1736-1808 (Sc 3730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 3730. Journal of Archibald Thompson, a native of Ireland and a Revolutionary War veteran. He records many family births and marriages, his own family’s various relocations in Virginia and in Monroe (formerly Cumberland) County, Kentucky, and miscellaneous accounts and transactions. Includes a typescript and name index prepared by Sandra K. Gorin under the title “The Archibald Thompson Journal" (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan, made available with her permission).
Young, John Ellis, 1943-2013 (Sc 3732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Young, John Ellis, 1943-2013 (Sc 3732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3732. Genealogy, with narrative elements, of the Rowan family of Kentucky, prepared by John Ellis Young. Includes a letter to Randall Capps explaining the genealogy and referring to Capps’s own work, The Rowan Story: From Federal Hill to My Old Kentucky Home.
Hayes, Eugenia Mary (Blakey), 1905-1992 (Mss 764), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hayes, Eugenia Mary (Blakey), 1905-1992 (Mss 764), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 764. Primarily genealogical research collected by Eugenia Hayes on her ancestors in the Blakey, King, Morris, Cowherd and related families.
Hayes, Eugenia Mary (Blakey), 1905-1992 (Sc 3728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hayes, Eugenia Mary (Blakey), 1905-1992 (Sc 3728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3728. “A History of Old Gilead Church House,” by Eugenia Blakey Hayes, prepared for the church’s one-hundredth anniversary, 1860-1960.
Memorial High School - Hart County, Kentucky (Sc 3729), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Memorial High School - Hart County, Kentucky (Sc 3729), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3729. Directory of graduates, 1920-1969, of Memorial High School, located between Hardyville and Canmer in Hart County, Kentucky.
Hodges, Mary J. "Mollie" (Sc 3727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hodges, Mary J. "Mollie" (Sc 3727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3727. Letters of Mollie Hodges, Hart County, Kentucky, to her future husband Ambrose King, written during his Civil War U.S. Army service. She mourns their separation, mentions the Confederate presence near Burkesville, and recalls her visit to him in camp, where she found him in a sad state of mind. Distressed by his mood, she is anxious to keep up their correspondence.
Stringfellow, Jessie Eleanor, 1904-1980 (Sc 3726), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stringfellow, Jessie Eleanor, 1904-1980 (Sc 3726), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3726. Letter, 26 December 1926, to Jessie Stringfellow, Nashville, Tennessee, from “Boots.” He recounts his efforts to locate her during a visit to town, asks about recent flooding in Nashville, and describes a pin given to his girlfriend. He writes on letterhead of the Green River Fuel Company Incorporated, Mogg, Kentucky. The reverse provides information about the company and its product, “Green River Coal.”
Oetzel, Virgil Donaphin, 1911-1998 (Sc 3725), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Oetzel, Virgil Donaphin, 1911-1998 (Sc 3725), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3725. “Virgil Oetzel: HIs Life & Times in the Kentucky Hills,” a memoir by Virgil Oetzel. The Campbell County, Kentucky native recalls his family, childhood, activities and pastimes, farm work, schooling, church, memorable local personalities, the Depression years, marriage and children, encounters with hoboes, and a deep-sea fishing trip to Florida.
Petition - State Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3723), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Petition - State Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3723), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3723. Petition signed by property owners and residents in the vicinity of the 100 block of State Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky, opposing the proposed rezoning of land at 130-134 State Street from a light industrial to a heavy industrial district for use as an auto body and repair shop.
Royal Knights - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Royal Knights - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3721. Minute book of the Royal Knights, a men’s auxiliary club for the State Street Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Ladies Art Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 762), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ladies Art Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 762), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 762. Minute books of the Ladies Art Club, an African-American women’s club in Bowling Green, Kentucky, whose objectives included social and charitable activities and annual exhibits of sewing work.
Dent, Emory Gleason, 1878-1945 (Sc 3724), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dent, Emory Gleason, 1878-1945 (Sc 3724), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3724. Clippings, telegrams of sympathy to his widow, and funeral flower list relating to the death on 19 April 1945 of Bowling Green, Kentucky druggist, businessman and public servant Emory G. Dent.
George Washington Carver Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
George Washington Carver Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3720. Miscellaneous material relating to the George Washington Carver Club, Bowling Green, Kentucky, founded by Ashula P. Williams and her daughter Dolores (Williams) Moses to serve local children. Includes children’s activity plans; meeting agendas and budgets; and workshop invitations.
County Of Warren Public Judiciary Corporation - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3722), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
County Of Warren Public Judiciary Corporation - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3722), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3722. Articles of incorporation and minutes of one meeting of the County of Warren Public Judiciary Corporation, a non-profit corporation acting as agent for Warren County, Kentucky, in the planning and development of new judicial and correctional facilities. Includes a letter to a Louisville, Kentucky architectural firm inviting a proposal for the project.
Moses Family Papers (Mss 763), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moses Family Papers (Mss 763), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 763. Personal papers of the Moses family of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and of related Covington and Williams family members. Includes some materials relating to the Southern Queen Hotel, operated by the families to serve African American guests from 1945-1975.