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Rowan Family (Mss 69), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans of oversized items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 69. Correspondence, business and legal papers, clippings, etc., of John Rowan, Sr., 1773-1843, lawyer, judge, U.S. Representative and Senator, and owner of Federal Hill, Bardstown, Kentucky; and of John Rowan, Jr., 1807-1855, master of Federal Hill and U.S. charge d'affaires to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1848-1850. Federal Hill is more commonly referred to today as "My Old Kentucky Home."

Knisley, Clyde Vernon, Jr., 1918-1945 (Mss 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 84 and full text of selected letters (Click on "Additional Files" below). World War II letters of Greeneville, Tennessee native Clyde Vernon Knisley, Jr. written to his parents, documenting his fighter pilot training and his war experiences, 31 October 1941 to 15 January 1945, and diary kept in New Guinea, 25 February to 13 December 1943. Includes family's notification of his death, his awards, photographs, and related materials.

Warman, Jean, B. 1939 - Collector (Mss 116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 116. Desert Storm letters (33) from several Persian Gulf War service personnel, particularly Warman's son, Ron W. Hamilton, and a pen pal, Samuel Herrera. Includes promotional material and newspaper clippings related to Operation Orange Ribbon, a Cincinnati-based organization that demonstrated support for those serving in the war.

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 25, Number 4, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Traces Volume 30, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

Slavery - Bill Of Sale (Sc 1353), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1353. Bill of sale, Butler County, Kentucky, for an enslaved man, "Joe," sold to William Carson by Robert Thompson and Seth Carson.

Steele, Ira (Sc 1352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1352. Letter, 16 February 1862, written by Union soldier Ira Steele, stationed at Camp Glenbrook, Kentucky, to his brother Oliver Steele. He mentions the Green River; bridge burning; Bowling Green; the sending of some items to New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky; and describes camp life.

Ua3/9/5 Commemoration Ceremony Of September 11, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the commemoration of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC.

South Union Messenger (September 2002), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.

Tyler, Sara Elizabeth, 1910-2001 (Sc 1376), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1376. Paper entitled "Growing Up on State Street," in which Sara E. Tyler recalls her childhood days in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In addition to social life and customs, she relates much about the houses in the neighborhood. Also copy of a 2002 published article based on the paper.

Ku Klux Klan (Sc 1354), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1354. Paper titled "The Kloran, New Order Knights of the Ku Klux Klan...", which was found in an unoccupied Bowling Green, Kentucky house. It lists the procedures to become a member of the order.

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 25, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Traces Volume 30, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Wku Journalism

WKU Archives Records

Newspaper created by students participating in the Minority Journalism Workshop hosted by the WKU Journalism Department.

• Sebastian, Kandace. Shake Rag Preparing for Revival
• Clark, Ashlee. Concerts in Park Sizzling
• Byrd, Candice. Actor Relives Washington's Brave Legacy - Josephy Bundy
• Clark, Ashlee. Multi-faceted Clemette Haskins Returning to Start Foundation
• Davis, AnCharlene. Uncle Merv Aubespin Tells Students To Make a Difference
• Relerford, Patrice. Sullivans Share Success to Support Scholarships
• Long, Michelle. Teacher Trying to Draw Minorities into Profession - Leislie Godo-Solo
• Tucker, Harold. Army Sets Up Quarters on Hill
• Belcher, Tammy. Shake Rag Deserves Support
• Clark, Ashlee. Teach Black History Year Round …

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 25, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Traces Volume 30, Number 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

The L&N'S Battalion: The Story Of The 728th Railway Operating Battalion, Sponsored By The Louisville And Nashville Railroad Company During The Second World War, David Matthew Wilkins

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Supply by rail was an important component of Allied strategy during the Second World War. Special units, called Railway Operating Battalions, were set up by the United States Army to serve in this fashion. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad sponsored one unit, the 728th Railway Operating Battalion, which operated the important rail facilities around Cherbourg, France, a key allied port in the critical period after the Normandy Invasions.

South Union Messenger (April 2002), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 25, Number 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Traces Volume 30, Number 4, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

Kentucky Humanities Council Catalog 2002-2003, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Humanities Council Catalog

The Kentucky Humanities Council is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities committed to providing programs and services that facilitate an understanding and appreciation of Kentucky’s cultural heritage and future. The Council’s program catalog features scholars from across the Commonwealth who make presentations on a myriad of humanities topics. Later, costumed actors, who delivered dramatic monologues about Kentucky’s famous, infamous, and composite personalities, were added. The catalog has gone by various titles over the years: Kentucky Humanities Resource Center, Kentucky Humanities Council Speakers Bureau, Whole Humanities Catalog, and Humanities Catalog. This …

Richardson, Harry Blair, Sr., 1915-2002 - Letters To (Sc 1368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1368. Letters, 1930, written to Missouri native Harry Richardson concerning the initiation rites of the high school fraternity Phi Lambda Epsilon.

Taulman, James (Sc 1358), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1358. Letter, postcards, photos, clippings, etc., sent to James Taulman from Bowling Green, Kentucky childhood pen pal Carolyn Williams.

Teachers And Teaching - Ohio County, Kentucky (Sc 1356), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1356. Teacher's class book kept by Frances Hart, for the 1924-1925 school year, evidently as a Hartford [Kentucky] High School faculty member. The book lists domestic and social science classes taught as well as students' names.

Rau, Ernest, 1874-1962 (Sc 1366), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1366. Chiefly incoming business papers of Ernest Rau, a Bowling Green, Kentucky doctor, who served in World War I. Includes items relating to his service at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, and associated items, 1962, 1974 about Rau.

Gilchrist, Ellen Louise, 1935-2024 (Sc 1336), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscript Small Collection 1336. Letter written to Kentucky author Ellen L. Gilchrist from Paula Quinn, WKU journalism professor, after a scheduled interview did not materialize. Gilchrist's response is handwritten on the letter. Includes newspaper clipping about Gilchrist's presentation at WKU, and Quinn's explanatory letters, 2001.

First Baptist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1388), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1388. Annals of First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky, which consist of brief entries about significant activities or events. These records began to be kept at the time of the church's sesquicentennial celebration.

Baker, Jane Stark (Helm), B. 1942 (Sc 1355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below" for Manuscripts Small Collection 1355. Letter, 19 January 2000, written by Jane S. Baker, Glasgow, Kentucky, in which Baker recalls her aunt Margie Helm, who was an outstanding Western Kentucky University librarian.

Kentucky - Cavalry - 5th Regiment (Sc 1361), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1361. Record of the 5th Kentucky Cavalry, including its itinerary and officers. Includes a letter (first page only) pertaining to the document.

Byrd, Mary Rebecca, 1845-1935 (Sc 1362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1362. Autograph book belonging to Mary Byrd, Fredonia, Kentucky, which has names and addresses of several Fredonia residents. Includes attractive printed engravings.