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Inter-Agency Council - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2020

Inter-Agency Council - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3540. Minutes and notices of meetings of the Inter-Agency Council, Bowling Green, Kentucky, formed in 1976 to “establish a forum for better communication among agencies, clubs, organizations, involved in service delivery.” Minuted are presentations by various service organizations about their work.

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Crump, William, 1860-1915 (Sc 3541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2020

Crump, William, 1860-1915 (Sc 3541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3541. Miscellaneous business papers and correspondence of William Crump, Rocky Hill (Edmonson County), an Smiths Grove (Warren County), Kentucky. Includes leases of agricultural property; receipts; a wagon manufacturer’s warranty; his father’s medical license; accounts; stock certificates in the Warren County Fair Association and in a local telephone company; map relating to a sale of town lots in Smiths Grove; and letters relating to a niece’s investments and to the purchase of horses.

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Buchanan, John Ed, 1856-1908 (Sc 3542), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2020

Buchanan, John Ed, 1856-1908 (Sc 3542), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3542. Military papers relating to the Spanish-American War service in the 3rd and 29th regiments, Kentucky Infantry Volunteers, of John Ed Buchanan, Lebanon, Kentucky: his certificates of appointment as corporal; discharge certificates; and leatherette slipcover.

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Hunter Ledger - Hopkins & Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Deaths (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2020

Hunter Ledger - Hopkins & Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Deaths (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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The following listing of deaths from Hopkins County and Muhlenberg County, Kentucky was copied from a ledger started by William Finis Hunter (1865-1939) of Hopkins County, Kentucky and was continued by his daughter, Essie (Hunter) Hammond. Essie (Hunter) Hammond was born 3 October 1896 in Hopkins County, Kentucky and died 6 March 1995 in Greenville, Kentucky. The ledger was probably copied by Brenda (Collier) Doss prior to the death of Mrs. Hammond and came into the possession of Gail Miller around 1998.

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Martin, Jerry Wayne, B. 1935 (Sc 3535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2020

Martin, Jerry Wayne, B. 1935 (Sc 3535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3535. Two monographs by Dr. Jerry W. Martin, Bowling Green, Kentucky: “Reflections at the Wall,” presented at the Vietnam War Memorial, Washington, D.C. on 8 September 2001, and “A Bone Called Luz,” prepared in connection with a presentation to the EQB Club, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Gee, John Bugg, 1801-1878 (Sc 3539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2020

Gee, John Bugg, 1801-1878 (Sc 3539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3539. Contract, 1 January 1841, for the hire of “Emily” for twelve months, stipulating a payment of $9.00 to John B. Gee by John Carter and Herod Turner. The contract also stipulates the clothing to be provided to Emily during the summer and winter.

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Smith, James Leon, 1909-1992 (Sc 3537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2020

Smith, James Leon, 1909-1992 (Sc 3537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3537. Application, 1940, of James Leon Smith, Warren County, Kentucky, for a Social Security account number, with brochure and related correspondence; also contract, 1964, for Smith’s sale to Lee Housley of an interest in a Guernsey cow and her calves. Includes Kentucky Stat Board of Agriculture Health Certificate.

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Lioness Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 231), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2020

Lioness Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 231), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 231. Minutes, financial records, yearbooks, historical information, correspondence and sundry other items related to the Lioness Club of Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Bowling Green-Warren County Civic Council - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2020

Bowling Green-Warren County Civic Council - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3533. Minutes, correspondence, by-laws and sundry other documents related to the Bowling Green-Warren County Civic Council which was organized to create “a central committee for co-ordinating and promoting activities dedicated to community service.” Projects and programs undertaken by the organization are found in the minutes.

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Chautauqua Literary And Scientific Circle - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 700), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2020

Chautauqua Literary And Scientific Circle - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 700), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 700. Minute books, yearbooks, and sundry other items from the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, a women’s literary club in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Coleman, Jo Ann - Compiler (Sc 3532), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2020

Coleman, Jo Ann - Compiler (Sc 3532), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3532. Index of gravestones at Smiths Grove Cemetery, Smiths Grove, Kentucky, compiled by Jo Ann Coleman as of April 2009. Where available, data includes name of deceased, birth and death dates, inscription, and other information on the gravestone.

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Potter Orphan Home And School - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3531), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2020

Potter Orphan Home And School - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3531), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3531. Three grade books, one inscribed by teacher Charles Thomas Gentry, from Potter Orphan Home and School, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes photocopies of related pages from the school’s June 1963 bulletin.

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Henderson Plumbing Company - Henderson, Kentucky (Sc 3529), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2020

Henderson Plumbing Company - Henderson, Kentucky (Sc 3529), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3529. Undated letter of the Henderson Plumbing Company, Henderson, Kentucky promoting its services. The letterhead includes images of products used and a standard repair kit carried by servicemen. Attached to the letter is a sample of a fabric-reinforced washer for faucets.

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Norcutt, Ruth Annette, 1898-1921 (Sc 3530), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2020

Norcutt, Ruth Annette, 1898-1921 (Sc 3530), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3530. Letter, 8 April 1918, of Ruth Norcutt, Henderson, Kentucky, written to her brother Gilbert during his World War I military service. She reports on various family and friends, on a local parade to promote Liberty Bonds, and on hearing wounded soldiers recount their experiences at her church. She expresses hope that Gilbert may return home soon, but refers to talk of President Woodrow Wilson’s refusal to accept a negotiated peace. The letter includes a note from “Claude,” an employee of Ruth’s father’s plumbing company, reporting on …

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Sinnet, Edwin, 1827-1902 (Sc 3528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2020

Sinnet, Edwin, 1827-1902 (Sc 3528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below). Letter, 21 January 1862, written to his wife in Granville, Ohio, by Dr. Edwin Sinnet while serving as a surgeon with the 94th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. From Mill Springs Kentucky, he writes of the fate of the Confederate forces after the recent battle: their ill-advised attack from their winter quarters; their flight and abandonment of arms, equipment and horses; their burning of flatboats used to cross the Cumberland River; and the “bloody corpses” scattered across fields and roads. He tells of encountering a survivor still lying wounded on the battlefield.

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Ashby, Rickie Zayne, B. 1949 (Mss 699), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2020

Ashby, Rickie Zayne, B. 1949 (Mss 699), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 699. Rickie Z. Ashby, a native of Ohio County, amassed this material as he worked on various historical and genealogical research projects. The chief focus of the collection is the vigilante group known as the Possum Hunters, which operated in the first quarter of the twentieth century in various western Kentucky counties, chiefly Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio, and Daviess counties. Secondary emphasis is on other vigilante groups in southcentral Kentucky, including the Night Riders.

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A Forgotten Shade Of Blue: Support For The Union And The Constitutional Republic In Southeastern Kentucky During The Civil War Era., Howard Muncy May 2020

A Forgotten Shade Of Blue: Support For The Union And The Constitutional Republic In Southeastern Kentucky During The Civil War Era., Howard Muncy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis analyzes Southeastern Kentucky’s political and military support for the Union during the Civil War era. In the decades prior to the 1860 election, Kentucky developed deep social and economic ties with all sections of the country. After the secession winter that followed Abraham Lincoln’s presidential election, the statewide population divided and pockets of significant Confederate sympathies emerged. Kentucky’s southeastern counties aligned with the Union at the outbreak of the Civil War because of a strong national identity and the absence of a large slave population. As the war unfolded, Southeastern Kentuckians played an important role in the disruption …

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Rose, Jerry G., B. 1943 (Mss 695), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2020

Rose, Jerry G., B. 1943 (Mss 695), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 695. Correspondence and research material gathered by civil engineer Jerry G. Rose that related to the asphalt mining operation at Kyrock, Edmonson County, Kentucky. Also includes information about the use of the asphalt. Includes extensive publicity material produced by Kyrock and Gripstop Corporation.

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Elkton Motor Company - Elkton, Kentucky (Sc 3526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2020

Elkton Motor Company - Elkton, Kentucky (Sc 3526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3526. Letter, December 1939, from Elkton Motor Company, Elkton, Kentucky, wishing the recipient a Merry Christmas and suggesting the purchase of a new 1940 Ford V-8 as a family gift. The letterhead features a car wrapped as a Christmas present.

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Haskins, Lee Owsley, 1890-1964 (Sc 3525), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2020

Haskins, Lee Owsley, 1890-1964 (Sc 3525), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3525. Letters to Captain Lee Owsley Haskins, written by his family in Bowling Green, Kentucky during his World War I military service. His father describes his business activities, discusses his son’s plans after the war, and reports in November 1918 of the ebbing of the influenza epidemic and the Board of Health’s plan to “lift the Ban.” His mother refers to his recent surgery, and his sister writes of the arrival of a troop train in Bowling Green and the soldiers’ march downtown for canteen service.

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Melton, Cynthia I. "Sibbie," 1866-1923 (Mss 697), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2020

Melton, Cynthia I. "Sibbie," 1866-1923 (Mss 697), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 697. Postcards, chiefly addressed and inscribed to Cynthia Melton, Cairo, Kentucky. Physical limitations kept Melton confined to her community. Friends, family and acquaintances helped her explore the world from her mailbox.

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Duff Collection (Mss 692), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2020

Duff Collection (Mss 692), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 692. Correspondence, photos, diaries, and other family related memorabilia from the families of Michael Edward Jelley and his wife Laura Josephine (Duff) Jelley. Most of the material relates to Laura’s family, the Duffs of Jackson, Kentucky, and to Michael and Laura’s immediate family. The bulk of the collection consists of Laura’s diaries, correspondence, recipes, and scrapbook.

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Pro-Confederate Sympathy And Its Results In Northern Kentucky, Joel Shutt Apr 2020

Pro-Confederate Sympathy And Its Results In Northern Kentucky, Joel Shutt

Senior Honors Theses

During the Civil War, Kentucky was deeply divided in sentiment between Union and Confederate sympathies. Although these divides could be found anywhere, even within the smallest of towns, the population of some regions numerically favored one side or the other. Even so, there was always a vocal and active minority present, leading to political and even violent contention. This thesis seeks to understand the role that pro-Confederate sentiment played in northern Kentucky during the war. It will investigate how the region influenced the war and public sentiment statewide, and the nature of the conflict within. It will investigate geographic, social, …

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Anthony, Allen, 1930-2020 - Collector (Mss 696), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2020

Anthony, Allen, 1930-2020 - Collector (Mss 696), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 696. Correspondence and copies of research material collected by Dr. Allen Anthony for his book, Columbus, Kentucky As the Nation’s Capital: Legend or Near Reality? Also includes a holographic copy of the manuscript.

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Account Books, 1802-1888 (Mss 694), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2020

Account Books, 1802-1888 (Mss 694), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 694. Account books from various members of the Quarles, Thomson and Gaines families of Fayette County and Scott County, Kentucky. Includes detailed financial accounts for tenant farming in Kentucky and Mississippi, including a large hemp operation in Scott County; a general store in Fayette County; and a lumberyard in Scott County. Also includes an account of a small dairy operation from 1879.

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Patterson, Roland, 1872-1935 (Sc 3524), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2020

Patterson, Roland, 1872-1935 (Sc 3524), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text typescript (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3524. Letter to his parents, 22 July 1899, from Roland Patterson, teaching school and boarding with the Gerald family in Jennie, Barren County, Kentucky. His contemplative letter, written while sitting up with the family’s young son who is recovering from malaria, describes the family, his quiet surroundings, and opening his school.

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American Business Women's Association - Kentucky Colonel Chapter (Mss 693), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2020

American Business Women's Association - Kentucky Colonel Chapter (Mss 693), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 693. Minutes, financial papers, scrapbooks, programs, newsletters and various other organizational papers from Bowling Green, Kentucky’s Kentucky Colonel chapter of the American Business Women’s Association.

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Hebron, John L., 1842-1914 (Sc 3522), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2020

Hebron, John L., 1842-1914 (Sc 3522), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript for Manuscripts Small Collection 3522. Letter, 28 September 1861, to his mother from John L. Hebron, serving with the 2nd Ohio Infantry at Camp King near Covington, Kentucky. He describes his travel from Camp Dennison in Ohio, camping and drilling, and the shooting of an African American by a guard. He acknowledges receipt of a needle book and expresses a desire to procure oilcloth for a blanket. He reports on efforts to raise another company in Ohio, the treatment of the men by officers, and the absence of “secesh women” in that part of the state.

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Hemphill, William Ramsey, 1806-1876 (Sc 3521), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2020

Hemphill, William Ramsey, 1806-1876 (Sc 3521), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3521. Letter, 23 February 1872, of Reverend William Ramsey Hemphill, Lowell, Kentucky, to Robert Rennick, discussing the incorporation of the Associate Reformed Presbytery of Kentucky. He suggests Rennick investigate the power of the county or circuit courts to incorporate, and in the alternative prepare a bill for passage by the Kentucky General Assembly. He also suggests content for the bill, including incorporators’ names and corporate powers and restrictions.

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Williams, Michael Ann - Collector (Mss 691), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2020

Williams, Michael Ann - Collector (Mss 691), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 691. Research material, including news clippings, promotional material, interviews, reports and miscellaneous printed items related to John Lair and the operations and performers at Renfro Valley, Kentucky. Collected by Michael Ann Williams for a book she wrote about Lair and Sarah Gertrude Knott.

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