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Elmwood Cemetery - Owensboro, Kentucky (Sc 3683), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below for Manuscripts Small Collection 3683. Listing of graves in Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Kentucky. Data consists of name, dates, and in some cases a brief description of the grave monument and/or its maker.

Stovall, Vickie Lynn (Smith) - Collector (Mss 732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 732. Genealogical research, narratives, clippings, photographs, and local history pertaining to the Bennett, Hunt, Taylor and associated families of Kentucky, primarily Butler, McLean, Muhlenberg and Daviess counties.

Hodges Lodge No. 297 - Whitesville, Kentucky (Sc 3596), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3596. By-Laws and Rules of Order of Hodges Lodge No. 297, Whitesville, Kentucky, adopted 13 January 1855.

Rowan Family (Sc 3592), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3592. Recording of a rebroadcast program first made in connection with Black History Month for radio station WOMI, Owensboro, Kentucky. Marilyn (Rowan) McKissic, speaking in character as her ancestor Mary (Munt) Rowan, tells the story of the Rowans of Owensboro, an African-American family whose members have maintained contact over a century of annual reunions.

Green Family Papers (Mss 674), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 674. Business and personal correspondence, as well as business records (chiefly invoices and statements from Louisville suppliers) for the Green family at Falls of Rough, Grayson County, Kentucky. Green operated a number of businesses, including saw mills, a grist mill, woolen mill, and a general store. He also operated a large farm raising tobacco and livestock, as well as a herd of Shetland ponies. Although his businesses are covered extensively in the correspondence and records, politics and local economic development is also discussed.

Rice, Bertha Eleanor (Adams), 1875-1948 (Mss 661), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 661. Genealogical research and correspondence files of Bertha (Adams) Rice, Russellville, Kentucky, mainly regarding the ancestry of Logan County, Kentucky families. Includes a large amount of data copied from deed, marriage, will, and court records of Logan and other Kentucky counties, and from published works.

Ohio River Survey (Fa 656), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 656. Kentucky Folklife Program project titled: “Ohio River Survey,” which includes interviews, tape logs, photographs and other documentation of folklife along the Ohio River in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Interviews may include a description of belief, traditional occupation, practice, craft, or tool, informant’s name, age, birth date, and address.

Simpson, Mickel Paul (Fa 1216), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1216. Student paper titled “Mailboxes in Folklore” in which Mickel Paul Simpson examines mailboxes through an artistic lens. The paper outlines Simpson’s journey across several counties and documents mailboxes with a definitive folk art aesthetic. Simpson gathered his information from mailbox owners, and the paper providesa brief description of each informant and a photograph of the mailbox.

Jarvis, Brenda (Fa 1199), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1199. Student paper titled “The Quilting Art” in which Brenda Jarvis interviews her mother, Jane Jarvis, about her experiences related to crafting quilts. The author provides a biographical summary of her mother and describes her early forays into quilt making. Jarvis also describes the social aspects of quilting, patterns as a reflection of certain lifestyles, the process of quilt construction, and the materials necessary to complete the final product. Included in the paper are color photographs of various quilting styles along with samples of quilting handiwork.

Leonard, William (Fa 1108), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives 1108. Student folk studies project titled: “Quilting,” which includes detailed descriptions of the traditional hand quilting process in Daviess County, Kentucky. Project includes photos with a brief description of pictured equipment, traditional practice, or quilt pattern.

Stuart, Linda (Fa 1047), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1047. Paper titled “Woodworking” in which Linda Stuart uses data she collected from Daviess County, Kentucky, woodworkers, chiefly family members. Collection includes a sheet of actual wood samples, as well as drawings and photos of tools, projects in process, and final products from woodworking projects. Stuart focuses on folklore related to wood and common wooden items found on a farmstead.

Vance, Edward Richard, 1833-1902 (Mss 612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 612. Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs and family papers of Richard Vance, a Warren County, Kentucky native and U.S. Army officer. After his Civil War service, Vance spent his career at several posts in the South and on the frontier until his retirement in 1892.

Potter, Hugh Oliver, 1905-1986 (Mss 602), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 602. Correspondence, research notes, book manuscripts, promotional material, and editorials related to Hugh O. Potter’s career as a radio broadcaster and his interests in Kentucky history, specifically Owensboro and Daviess County, and Abraham Lincoln. Includes one box of original legal documents (1783-1953) related to the Massie family of Daviess County.

Ashby, J. S. (Sc 3062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3062. Letter, 9 February 1843, of J. S. Ashby, Daviess County, Kentucky, to James M. Howard, Wayne County, Illinois. He replies to Howard’s request for money with a description of poor local economic conditions, including low prices for crops and horses, difficulty collecting debts, and even lack of money to pay for marriage licenses. He expresses his wish to marry and relates an anecdote about three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter, the last referring to bachelors.

Fulkerson, Joseph Gerald, 1923-2013 And Josephine (Woodward) Fulkerson, 1926-2016 (Sc 2995), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2995. Autograph album of Josephine (Woodward) Fulkerson, 1937; and “Memories West Louisville High School 1942-1992,” a souvenir booklet belonging to Joseph G. Fulkerson, with biographical data on the members of his 1942 high school graduating class.

Ua1c11/89 Jim Burton Photo Collection, Wku Archives

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Photographs and negatives taken by Jim Burton documenting life in western Kentucky primarily between the years 1975 and 1980. Venues include Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Owensboro, Madisonville, Cumberland County and Scott County.

Band Formations - Burton was hired by WKU band director to photograph half time performances. It was a freelance job paying $250 per winter semester which allowed him to pay his car insurance.

Bobby Sandige - Bobby was from Burton's hometown of Madisonville and was married in college. Besides being a full-time student, he worked full-time at an underground coal mine. Burton did a feature story on …

Kentucky Folklife Program - Artists (Fa 743), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 743. This collection contains information relating to the various artists involved with the Kentucky Folklife Program. Many of the artists included in this collection participated in programs offered at, but not limited to, the Kentucky Folklife Festival, Made to be Played Exhibit, apprenticeship programs, and survey or fieldwork that was conducted by the Kentucky Folklife Program. Artists included musicians (gospel, blues, bluegrass, banjo, thumbpicking guitarists, and singing) to traditional artists (painting, quilting, storytelling, basketmaking, and instrument making). The collection also includes musical groups and places relating to artists and art forms. The collection …

Ebelhar, Melissa (Sc 1262), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1262. Paper, “The Fairy Belle,” written by Melissa Ebelhar for a WKU history class. She discusses the service of her grandfather, Lucian D. Keller, Owensboro, Kentucky, as a waist gunner in the 392^nd Air Force Division in Europe during World War II.

Clements Family Papers (Mss 357), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 357. Correspondence, photographs and personal papers of the Clements family of Owensboro, Kentucky, primarily LaVega Clements his wife Margaret “Maggie” (Brown) Clements, and their descendants. Includes genealogical research on the Clements and associated families.

Slavery - Kentucky (Mss 45), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 45. Photocopy of Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves (1941), transcriptions of oral interviews which recount many aspects of being a slave in nineteenth century Kentucky. The interviews were conducted during the 1930s, part of a Federal Writers’ Project funded by the Works Progress Administration project and administered by the Library of Congress.

Turner, Bedford (Sc 2809), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2809. Letter, 2 January 1936, of Bedford Turner, minister of Settle Memorial Methodist Church, Owensboro, Kentucky, to Lawrence W. Hager, editor of the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. He thanks Hager for providing space in the paper to the church for publication of items of interest during 1935.

Sutherland And Read Family Papers (Mss 468), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 468. Correspondence, business, legal and miscellaneous papers of the Sutherland, Read and associated families of Hardin and Nelson counties in Kentucky. Includes records relating to the Sutherland distillery business, estate papers, and court and other records relating to land titles.

Orrahood, Marvin David, 1923-2000 (Mss 465), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only Manuscripts Collection 465. Correspondence, primarily professional, or Dr. Marvin David Orrahood, a pathologist practicing in Owensboro, Kentucky. Includes Parts I-IV of a family history and genealogy, "The Family of Marvin David Orrahood II and Aline Joyce Orrahood," and a list of Owensboro physicians (Click on "Additional Files" below for scans).

Daviess County High School - Owensboro, Kentucky (Sc 2699), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2699. Last will and testament of the Daviess County High School Class of 1939.

World War Ii, 1939-1945 - D-Day Reminiscences (Sc 908), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 908. Letters, 1993-1994, written by Kentucky veterans or family members and submitted to Kentucky Living magazine concerning the 6 June 1944 Normandy invasion. An article based on some of these letters was published in the June 1994 issue of the magazine. The collection does not include photographs, which were returned to the letter writers, and is also missing some enclosures.

Jones, Virginia, 1861-1937 - Letters To (Sc 890), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 890. Letters, 1885-1889 (13), written to Virginia “Jennie” Jones, New York City, from suitor lawyer Robert Scott Bevier, Owensboro, Kentucky, discussing their relationship, family, political aspirations, and timely topics. Also, letter, 1901, from future husband Peter Chapman Ritchie and letters, 1992-1993 (2) containing data about the letters.

Westernman, Robert - Collector (Sc 2675), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2675. Letters relating mostly to political campaigns for U S. president, Kentucky governor, and other offices. Includes letters soliciting support for developing the Abraham Lincoln birthplace farm into a national park. Also includes several letters and documents related to political affairs in Daviess County.

Ohio County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 825), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 825. Miscellaneous accounts and receipts relating to the Ohio County Court, 1873-1927; some are for the work on the courthouse and jail.

Mcbrayer, Kent - Collector (Sc 873), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 873. Letters, 1912, 1918, 1945 (4), written chiefly by or to Horn family members, Daviess County, Kentucky, collected by Kent McBrayer. All the letters are written by ones serving in the armed services and relate some information about military life. Also envelopes.

Ruff, Joseph Carl (Fa 166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 166. Project titled “African American education in south central Kentucky, 1920-1960.” Interviews with twenty-nine African Americans regarding their experiences as students and teachers in fourteen Kentucky counties.