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Whiteside Family Papers, 1797-2008 Dec 2008

Whiteside Family Papers, 1797-2008

NEARA finding aids

This collection includes both the Whiteside family Bible and a 27-page family genealogy study of the descendants of Thomas J. Whiteside. This includes information from the birth of Whiteside in Virginia on 24 March, 1797, and continues with information to 2008. The record contains marriage, birth and death information, lists of sources, and cemetery locations.

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Voices Unheard Project Collection, 1955-2008 Dec 2008

Voices Unheard Project Collection, 1955-2008

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The collection contains five videotaped oral histories, news clippings, and other materials.

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Afro-American Historical And Genealogical Society Records, 1995-2008 Dec 2008

Afro-American Historical And Genealogical Society Records, 1995-2008

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The collection consists of materials submitted by several contributors, including conference syllabi, publications, early minutes, and other material related to the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society in Arkansas.

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From Lakeport To Chicago Oral History Project, 2008 Dec 2008

From Lakeport To Chicago Oral History Project, 2008

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The collection contains oral histories and transcripts.

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Patricia Carolina Camberlen Papers, 1996-2008 Dec 2008

Patricia Carolina Camberlen Papers, 1996-2008

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This collection contains genealogical research on the Carolina, Archer, Smith, Foster, Miller, and other related families.

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Arkansas Department Of Health: Arkansas State Board Of Health Minutes, 1951-2008 Dec 2008

Arkansas Department Of Health: Arkansas State Board Of Health Minutes, 1951-2008

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The Arkansas Department of Health records contain Arkansas State Board of Health minutes from 1951 to 2008.

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Rita Scott Papers, 1951-2008 Dec 2008

Rita Scott Papers, 1951-2008

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This collection contains programs, photographs, books, and newspaper articles. There is material relating to President Barack Obama and President Bill Clinton. Much of the material is related to African American history, including items on the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Black heritage sites, and the historically Black Shorter College in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

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A Living History: The Arkansas Black Hall Of Fame Exhibit Video Grant Project, 2008 Dec 2008

A Living History: The Arkansas Black Hall Of Fame Exhibit Video Grant Project, 2008

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This collection contains one DVD and one brochure on "A Living History: The Arkansas Black Hall of Fame" permanent exhibit at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center.

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Hickman/New Dora Cemetery Preservation Association Grant Project Final Report, 2006-2008 Dec 2008

Hickman/New Dora Cemetery Preservation Association Grant Project Final Report, 2006-2008

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This collection is comprised of the Hickman/New Dora Cemetery Preservation Association grant project final report, documentation of the preservation project, and discs containing digital images of headstones and funeral programs of the individuals buried in Hickman/New Dora Cemetery.

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Memorial Garden Cemetery (Old Mound) Grand Project, 2008 Dec 2008

Memorial Garden Cemetery (Old Mound) Grand Project, 2008

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This collection is comprised of photographs taken during the unveiling of the Old Mound Cemetery historical marker in 2008. The Black History Commission of Arkansas (BHCA) was created by Act 1233 of 1991 and is composed of seven members appointed by the governor with approval of the Senate. The BHCA is charged with preserving the history of black Arkansans and black communities in Arkansas. This commission also encourages research of Arkansas’s black history and promotes teaching black history in Arkansas schools. Grants are awarded from the BHCA in a concerted effort to ensure Arkansas’s black history is collected and preserved.

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Alpine, Arkansas, Missionary Baptist Church Records, 1896-2008 Dec 2008

Alpine, Arkansas, Missionary Baptist Church Records, 1896-2008

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This collection contains lists of church members, minutes of meetings, church letters, associational letters, correspondence, financial records, historical information, and other related materials.

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Lonoke, Arkansas, High School Yearbooks, 1954-2008 Dec 2008

Lonoke, Arkansas, High School Yearbooks, 1954-2008

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This collection contains school yearbooks, 1954-2008.

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Women's Emergency Committee Anniversaries Collection, 1998-2008 Dec 2008

Women's Emergency Committee Anniversaries Collection, 1998-2008

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This collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, programs, and event planning materials from the 40th, 45th, and 50th anniversary celebrations of the Women's Emergency Committee.

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Pax Yearbook 2008, Subiaco Abbey And Academy Dec 2008

Pax Yearbook 2008, Subiaco Abbey And Academy

The Pax, 1927; 1946-2020

Yearbook of Subiaco Abbey and Academy for the 2007-2008 school year.

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Interview With Rich Arenberg By Brien Williams, Richard 'Rich' A. Arenberg Dec 2008

Interview With Rich Arenberg By Brien Williams, Richard 'Rich' A. Arenberg

George J. Mitchell Oral History Project

Biographical Note
Richard A. “Rich” Arenberg, the son of Bernard and Mary Arenberg, was born on October 16, 1945, in Norwich Connecticut. He was a campus activist during his undergraduate years at Boston University, and worked on some local campaigns, including the campaign of Tom Atkins, the first African American city councilor in Boston. He received a Ph.D. in political science also from Boston University and has a background in survey research. He worked as the issues director for Paul Tsongas’s first congressional campaign in Massachusetts and continued on Tsongas’s congressional and Senate staff until Tsongas retired from the Senate …

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Jones, Rich (Fa 332), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

Jones, Rich (Fa 332), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 332. Paper: "Folklore and Media Project on the 'Daily News' Newspaper Articles" written by Rich Jones for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

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Interview With Steve Hart By Brien Williams, W. 'Steve' Stephen Hart Dec 2008

Interview With Steve Hart By Brien Williams, W. 'Steve' Stephen Hart

George J. Mitchell Oral History Project

Biographical Note
Walter Stephen Hart was born January 17, 1955, in Washington, DC, to Peter William Hart and Mary Jane Strauss Hart; his parents were librarians. He attended Arizona State University, where he earned a degree in mass communications. He worked at a radio station in New Hampshire and covered the 1980 presidential primaries. He returned to school at Ball State, graduating with a degree in journalism and a minor in public relations, after which he moved to Maine, where his wife was working. He worked for Maine congressional candidate Phil Merrill in the 1982 primary, and after Merrill lost …

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Strobel, Robert Nelson, B. 1988 - Collector (Sc 1826), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

Strobel, Robert Nelson, B. 1988 - Collector (Sc 1826), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1826. 1846 business letter from Benjamin Warfield, Lexington, Kentucky to Micajah Smith, Harrison County, Kentucky; 18 September 1865 letter from Dan, New Orleans, to his sister Olive in [Massachusetts] discussing his military service; letter from J. Stoddard Johnston, Kentucky Secretary of State to his counterpart in Illinois, 9 August 1877.

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Sexton, Edward Vernon, 1925-2007 (Sc 1825), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

Sexton, Edward Vernon, 1925-2007 (Sc 1825), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1825. Documents, news clippings, ephemera, and correspondence related to Edward Vernon Sexton's military service in Word War II.

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Kirk, Ola Lee, 1902-1983 - Letters To (Sc 1816), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

Kirk, Ola Lee, 1902-1983 - Letters To (Sc 1816), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1816. Two letters written to Ola L. Kirk, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from U.S. Representative William H. Natcher, Washington, D.C. Also, one letter to Kirk from FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, Washington, D.C., related to a speaking engagement.

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Interview With Lee Lockwood By Brien Williams, Lee E. Lockwood Dec 2008

Interview With Lee Lockwood By Brien Williams, Lee E. Lockwood

George J. Mitchell Oral History Project

Biographical Note
Lee Enfield Lockwood was born February 17, 1946, in Cumberland, Maryland, to Sarah and Sam Enfield. She grew up in Houston, Texas, attending a local public elementary school and a private high school. She was graduated from Duke University in 1968 with a major in political science. She moved to Washington, DC, and was hired onto Senator Muskie’s staff. She worked for Muskie from 1969 to 1978, first sorting and reading the mail and eventually handling speech writing and legislation. She worked for Senator Mitchell when he was majority leader, handling correspondence in his Senate office from 1989-1993. …

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World War Ii, 1939-1945 - Relating To (Sc 1819), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

World War Ii, 1939-1945 - Relating To (Sc 1819), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1819. Five colorfully illustrated envelopes containing images and slogans related to the United States's involvement in World War II.

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Terry, John (Sc 1820), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

Terry, John (Sc 1820), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1820. Letter, 9 February 1853, from John Terry, Louisville, Kentucky to Thomas Green Moss, New Brighton, Pennsylvania discussing Moss's suffering from a medical ailment.

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Birchett, John A., B. 1949 (Sc 1821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

Birchett, John A., B. 1949 (Sc 1821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1821. Two 1970 letters from John A. Birchett, stationed in Vietnam, to his wife Patti in Lexington, Kentucky. He writes about his love for his wife and his desire to return home soon.

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Thompson, James Gaydon (Sc 1824), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

Thompson, James Gaydon (Sc 1824), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1824. Small notebook containing advice on military tactics and survival written by James Gaydon Thompson for a cousin, John Rye. The notebook is not dated, but Thompson mentions the Battle of Iwo Jima.

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Hill Hardware Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1822), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

Hill Hardware Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1822), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1822. Business papers that include a balance sheet for the company as of 1 June 1922 and a tentative budget for 1923 that outlines employee responsibilities and salaries.

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Meng, Yu (Sc 1823), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

Meng, Yu (Sc 1823), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid, full-text scan of paper, and interview (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1823. Project documenting the historic Scott Tobacco Company building in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Documentation includes photos, slides, and a taped interview with Danny Howell, president of Scott Tobacco. Also includes copy of a Scott Tobacco Company pocket notebook with facts about tobacco and the company's products.

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James, Ora Nadine (Doyle), 1913-1998 - Collector (Sc 1772), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

James, Ora Nadine (Doyle), 1913-1998 - Collector (Sc 1772), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1772. Warren County deed, 1842; first bill received by George D. James's grocery store, Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky, 1913; 1928-1931 autograph album and other items related to Brownsville High School; letter from Methodist minister Hoyt Parsley, Kyrock, Edmonson County, 31 October 1941; other miscellaneous items.

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Becchetti, Paul S., Jr., B. 1939 (Mss 235), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

Becchetti, Paul S., Jr., B. 1939 (Mss 235), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 235. Letters from Paul S. Becchetti, Jr. to his parents, Paul and "Doris" Becchetti of Poughkeepsie, New York. Majority of the letters written while he was serving as a medic with the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

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New Liberty Methodist Episcopal Church, South - Edmonson County, Kentucky (Sc 1806), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2008

New Liberty Methodist Episcopal Church, South - Edmonson County, Kentucky (Sc 1806), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1806. Register, 1879 to 1977, of the New Liberty Methodist Church located in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Register includes lists of members, pastors and baptisms. Information prior to 1879 has been copied into the book. A separate hand-written list of pastors is included.

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