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Pate Family Correspondence (Sc 3697), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pate Family Correspondence (Sc 3697), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid, scans and typescripts of selected letters (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3697. Correspondence of the Pate family of Cloverport and “Brooks Bottom” in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, and of their relatives in the Ramsey and Brackin families (Ohio County), Butler family (Sumner County, Tennessee) and Benton family (Louisville, Kentucky). George L. Pate writes daughter Mary Jane (Pate) Ramsey of conflict with his son Samuel; of his grief over the death of another son in infancy; of the accidental shooting of a young man by his bride-to-be in 1863; and, in 1864, of an attack on …
Us 31e Heritage Corridor (Mss 727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Us 31e Heritage Corridor (Mss 727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 727. US 31E Heritage Corridor Resource Inventory, 21 March 2003, a report on historic resources in nine counties in Kentucky and Tennessee, prepared as part of a grant-funded project to identify sites along US 31E (the “Jackson Turnpike”) for heritage tourism. Also includes a proposal to develop an agricultural and recreational site on Green River Lake in Taylor County, Kentucky.
Bryant, Hal Farnsworth, 1888-1975 (Mss 716), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bryant, Hal Farnsworth, 1888-1975 (Mss 716), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 716. News items and features written for syndication by Bryant and his partner James M. Ross, both of the Lexington (Kentucky) Leader; correspondence and papers relating to Bryant’s subsequent career as a statistician with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Young Dairymen, Mammoth Cave Chapter (Mss 662), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Young Dairymen, Mammoth Cave Chapter (Mss 662), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans of scrapbooks (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 662. Scrapbooks (scanned copies only) and newsletters for the Young Dairymen, Mammoth Cave Chapter which was located in south central Kentucky and organized byH. Bland Dorris, Jr. The scrapbooks chiefly contain photographs of the group’s activities. Also included are the Chapter’s newsletters, 1982-1986.
Bush, Elkanah Turner, 1832-1900 (Mss 667), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bush, Elkanah Turner, 1832-1900 (Mss 667), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans of scrapbooks (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 667. Account book kept by Elkanah Turner Bush for a grocery/general store in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Subsequently the account book was used by John D. Read of Sumner County, Tennessee to record information about his Sumner County, Tennessee farm.
Edens, William Jeptha, 1898-1969 - Relating To (Sc 3404), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Edens, William Jeptha, 1898-1969 - Relating To (Sc 3404), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3404. Report of an interview conducted by WKU student Mary Helen Jenkins of William J. Edens, a former WKU agriculture professor and Arkansas State College president who was then serving as attaché with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The interview discusses his education and career, particularly as an agricultural advisor overseas.
Nunn, Louie Broady, 1924-2004 (Sc 3405), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nunn, Louie Broady, 1924-2004 (Sc 3405), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3405. Letter, 25 October 1971, to “Fellow Kentuckian” from Kentucky Governor Louie B. Nunn. Preparing to leave office, he provides a report on his administration’s accomplishments with respect to agriculture in the state. Much of the detail is set out in a report to Nunn from the Commissioner of Agriculture that is included with the letter.
Minton, John Dean, Sr., 1921-2008 (Mss 660), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Minton, John Dean, Sr., 1921-2008 (Mss 660), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 660. Letters written by John D. Minton, Sr. to his brother, Layton Minton, while both were in military service during World War II. The collection also contains a small amount of Minton family correspondence and some vocational agriculture notebooks kept by the brothers while in high school.
Pond, Noah Sherman, 1815-1892 (Sc 3203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pond, Noah Sherman, 1815-1892 (Sc 3203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full text of letters (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3203. Four letters, 1836-1837, of Noah S. Pond to his sister and brother-in-law in Washington, Connecticut. Writing from New Design, Trigg County, Kentucky, where he is working as a peddler, Pond describes many aspects of life in frontier Kentucky: changeable weather, agricultural practices and prices, lay preaching, voting, and the lives of slaves, who he believes are well treated and better off than the poor in the North. He describes selling to a Dutchman who dislikes “Yankees,” notes recent political developments, and finds Kentucky …
Ennis, William Franklin, Sr., 1856-1939 (Mss 614), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ennis, William Franklin, Sr., 1856-1939 (Mss 614), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 614. Journals with short entries about daily happenings and listings of farm expenses for William F. Ennis, a farmer, quarry owner, and businessman from Warren County, Kentucky. Also includes some poetry, weather information, and data about an unnamed individual conducting a school.
Agricultural And Industrial Development Board (Sc 2993), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Agricultural And Industrial Development Board (Sc 2993), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2993. Summary report for 1948 on the activities of the Agricultural and Industrial Development Board, an agency created by the Kentucky General Assembly in February, 1948 to survey, study and promote the state’s natural and man-made resources for future development.
Nourse, Charles Ewing, 1826-1866 (Sc 3000), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nourse, Charles Ewing, 1826-1866 (Sc 3000), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescripts of three Mexican War letters (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3000. Correspondence of Charles Ewing Nourse, Bardstown, Kentucky, and his wife Mary “Mollie” (Brown) Nourse. Three letters of Charles, serving in the 4th Kentucky Infantry during the Mexican War, describe military life, illness, Mexican cities, and encounters with the enemy. Mary’s father writes from Cadiz, Kentucky, of his work as a circuit judge, and an 1850 letter wishes Charles and Mary well on their marriage. Includes Mary’s letter to Charles with family news, and two verses, both probably by Charles; one …
Shelton Family Papers (Mss 527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shelton Family Papers (Mss 527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 527. Letters and compositions written by Butler County, Kentucky native Curran Ralph Shelton, while a student at Glasgow Normal School. Also includes a diary in which he records family, church, and local community happenings in 1891. Also includes several small diaries kept by Curran’s wife John Annie during the Great Depression.
Devine, Lillian K., 1895-1990 (Mss 463), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Devine, Lillian K., 1895-1990 (Mss 463), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 463. Farm ledgers for the Devine family farm in Grass Township, Spencer County, Indiana, as well as personal daily dairies of Lillian K. Devine, 1960-1981.
Carter, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 (Mss 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carter, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 (Mss 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 80. Correspondence, photographs, audiotapes, film, clippings, general office files, and records of legislative proceedings relating to the political career of Tim Lee Carter, U.S. Representative (Republican) for Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District, 1965-1981.
Porter, Roger Charles, 1887-1963 (Sc 1003), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Porter, Roger Charles, 1887-1963 (Sc 1003), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1003. Courtship letters (29) written by Roger Charles Porter of Warren County, Kentucky to his future wife, Nan Cole, during a summer she spent at Massey Springs, a Warren County resort operated by her parents. The Porters married 16 March 1911.
Roark, Ethel Elizabeth (Stagner), 1913-1992 (Mss 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Roark, Ethel Elizabeth (Stagner), 1913-1992 (Mss 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 105. Miscellaneous papers collected by Ethel Roark, Franklin, Kentucky. Includes a World War II letter; personal letters (4); Knights of Pythias certificate; general store ledger with a 1929 inventory; 1954 letter promoting legal alcohol sales in Simpson County; and 1965 farm diary.
Mcmurtry, Horace (Sc 2575), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcmurtry, Horace (Sc 2575), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2575. Paper titled: “Warren County, Kentucky,” written by Horace McMurtry. This paper discusses the geography, history, agriculture, and social life and customs of Warren County.
Dinning, J. Donald (Sc 2573), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dinning, J. Donald (Sc 2573), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2573. Paper titled “Brief History of Franklin and Simpson County, Kentucky” written by J. Donald Dinning, Lexington, Kentucky, in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Kentucky. Dinning’s paper discusses the creation of the two counties, early settlement and agriculture.
Smith, Leslie Shively, 1908-1997 (Sc 2568), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Leslie Shively, 1908-1997 (Sc 2568), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2568. Paper titled “An Abridged History of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky,” written by Leslie Shively Smith on 12 July 1962. This paper was written for a history class at Western Kentucky State College, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Royalty, John Miles, 1862-1939 (Sc 597), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Royalty, John Miles, 1862-1939 (Sc 597), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 597. Letters to John M. Royalty of Willisburg, Washington County, Kentucky, 1886-1928 (5); Washington County tax receipts, 1909-1938 (21); dog licenses, 1919-1927 (5); The Knights of the Maccabees of the World receipts, 1909-1912 (5); and miscellaneous items.
Smith, Charles F., 1954-1972 (Sc 2341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Charles F., 1954-1972 (Sc 2341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2341. Entry of Charles F. "Chuck" Smith for a Future Farmers of America Foundation, Inc. Proficiency Award in Soil, Water and Air Management. Includes a note from Smith's chapter advisor on his death in a traffic accident.
Ewan, A. Early (Sc 2427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ewan, A. Early (Sc 2427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2427. Letter from A. Early Ewan, Warren County, Kentucky county agriculture extension agent, to members of the Warren County Corn-Hog Production Control Association relating information about contracts to limit production of the commodities mentioned.
Brewton, John, 1774-1852 & Nancy (Burton) Brewton, 1784-1838 (Sc 2058), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brewton, John, 1774-1852 & Nancy (Burton) Brewton, 1784-1838 (Sc 2058), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2058. Letter, 27 October 1828, from John and Nancy Brewton, Woodruff, (Spartanburg District) South Carolina, to Drury and Mary Burton, Scottsville, Kentucky. They write of cotton and pork prices, family news, and the controversy over the Tariff of 1828. Includes ten-dollar Confederate bill.
Warren County, Kentucky - Census, 1850 (Mss 238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - Census, 1850 (Mss 238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 238. Two large volumes separated into fifteen subfolders representing various census schedules for 1850 in Warren County, Kentucky. Information about free and slave populations, deaths, agriculture, and industry in Warren County's two enumeration districts is included.
Edens, William Jeptha, 1898-1969 (Mss 232), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Edens, William Jeptha, 1898-1969 (Mss 232), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 232. This collection contains Edens' unpublished theses related to agriculture pedagogy (1930) and the development of the national farm loan associations in Warren County, Kentucky (1937), as well as a paper on the development and amenities of Bowling Green, Kentucky (1937). The collection also contains scrapbooks about Edens' work as an agricultural advisor in Saudi Arabia (1952), Indonesia (1956), and South Africa (1958). Also included are Edens' master's and doctorate diplomas from Cornell University.
Ford, Marion Conner, 1888-1940 (Sc 1720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ford, Marion Conner, 1888-1940 (Sc 1720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1720. Correspondence related to Marion Conner Ford's position as director of the Ogden Department of Science at Western Kenktucky State Teachers College and his involvement with the College's farms.
Winstead, Joe Everett, 1938-2019 - Collector (Sc 1690), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Winstead, Joe Everett, 1938-2019 - Collector (Sc 1690), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1690. Correspondence between Western Kentucky University students and members of Kentucky's congressional delegation related to air pollution and its potential effects on the state's agricultural economy.
Independent Strawberry Growers' Association - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1640), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Independent Strawberry Growers' Association - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1640), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1640. Minutes, membership lists, financial reports and sundry forms from the Independent Strawberry Growers Association, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes picking card with agreement to pick for season on back. Two related photographs from the Kentucky Library & Museum Collection are included as additional files.
Jenkins, James - Letter To (Sc 1562), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jenkins, James - Letter To (Sc 1562), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1562. Business letter from R.H. Short, New Orleans, to James Jenkins, Bowling Green, Kentucky, which discusses the sale of agricultural commodities. Includes a wholesale price list from New Orleans. Typescript is also included.