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Western Kentucky University

2007

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Military life

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Tinsley, Warren Landrum, 1922-1987 (Sc 1549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Tinsley, Warren Landrum, 1922-1987 (Sc 1549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 1549. A typescripted reminiscence about Warren Landrum Tinsley's World War II experiences in the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, a typescript of a diary kept during his military service , and a typescripted reminiscence about his early church experiences in Logan County, Kentucky.


Thomas Collection (Mss 31), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Thomas Collection (Mss 31), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 31. Manuscripts, letters, writings, etc., of the Thomas family of Bowling Green, Kentucky, including sermons and speeches of Frank Morehead Thomas, Methodist minister (1868-1921); and poems, essays and newspaper articles written by his mother, Elizabeth (Wright) Thomas (1842-1931). Full-text scans are available (Click on "Additional Files" below) for the Spanish-American War letters that Frank Thomas sent home to his family.


Jones, Edgar - Collector (Mss 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Jones, Edgar - Collector (Mss 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 17. Letters and papers of the Burnett family, (many Civil War letters), 1855-1920; the McKnight family; the Lamb family, 1863-1906; and the Flynn family, 1787-1897. These letters were in the possession of the Burnett family of Rising Sun, Indiana.


Kimbrough, William Joseph, Jr., 1930-2007 (Sc 1346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2007

Kimbrough, William Joseph, Jr., 1930-2007 (Sc 1346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1346. Chiefly letters written by William Joseph Kimbrough, Jr., to his Bowling Green, Kentucky parents, while serving in the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. Army in California and Japan. Also associated family data.


Stone, Richard Gabriel, Jr., B. 1937 (Mss 169), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2007

Stone, Richard Gabriel, Jr., B. 1937 (Mss 169), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 169. Drafts and proofs for two of Richard Gabriel Stone, Jr.'s books: "A Brittle Sword: The Kentucky Militia, 1776-1912" (1977) and "Kentucky Fighting Men, 1861-1945" (1982). Also includes oral interviews with nine Kentuckians who served in various branches of the military at varying times. Transcriptions or tape indexes are available.


Brown, John David, 1883-1961 (Mss 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2007

Brown, John David, 1883-1961 (Mss 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 170. Letters to Brown, of South Hill in Butler County, Kentucky, from family. Includes letters sent by his son while serving in the Navy during World War II and in subsequent military service; also includes letters from his daughter, Emma Martin. Some business correspondence and materials concerning the Mammoth Cave Production Credit Association are also part of the collection.


Jessamine County Middle School - Desert Storm Collection (Mss 166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2007

Jessamine County Middle School - Desert Storm Collection (Mss 166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 166. Correspondence between students at Jessamine County Middle School in Nicholasville, Kentucky, to soldiers serving in Operation Desert Storm. The project was supervised by eighth grade English teacher, Melinda D. Lewis. Most of the soldiers were serving in Saudi Arabia.


Schenck, Martin B., 1921-2004 (Mss 163), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2007

Schenck, Martin B., 1921-2004 (Mss 163), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 163. Correspondence, clippings, oral interview, personnel records, etc. related to the military career of New Jersey native, Martin B. Schenck, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served on the U.S.S. Helena and on submarines and was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He later served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.


Beasley, Robert, B. 1926 (Mss 162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2007

Beasley, Robert, B. 1926 (Mss 162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Mansucripts Collection 162. Letters written by Robert Beasley, Sr. to his wife, Louise (Buckles) Beasley while he is serving in the 84th U.S. Infantry Division during World War II. Beasley served chiefly in Germany, but also saw action in Belgium and France. He discusses Army life and relates war news to his wife in Caneyville, Kentucky.