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Cress, Mary Jane "Kit" (Firth), 1920-2010 (Sc 3491), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cress, Mary Jane "Kit" (Firth), 1920-2010 (Sc 3491), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3491. Alphabetical list of African Americans residing at the Shaker colony at South Union, Kentucky. Includes name and, where available, years referencing their residence, emancipation, departure or death. The list was compiled by Kit Cress as part of her research for the article “Black Shakers at South Union, Kentucky” in The Kentucky Review 12, no. 1 (Fall 1993): 79-95.
Mitchell, Samuel Williamson, 1833-1902 (Sc 3324), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mitchell, Samuel Williamson, 1833-1902 (Sc 3324), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3324. Letter, 24 December, 1856?, of Samuel W. Mitchell, Danville, Kentucky (where he graduated from Centre College in 1857 and from the theological seminary in 1860) to H. B. Craig, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Mitchell tells of his profitable resale to area Presbyterians of books purchased from an agent, and of meeting a “very fine” young lady. Describing Christmas in Danville, he notes the noisy firecrackers and the visibility of local African Americans, who uncharacteristically venture into the cold under the “impulse” of the liberty granted them during …
Davison, Learner Blackman, 1813-1898 (Sc 3301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Davison, Learner Blackman, 1813-1898 (Sc 3301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below") for Manuscripts Small Collection 3301. Letters of Reverend Learner Blackman Davison to his brother Dr. David Davison, Hawesville, Kentucky. The Methodist preacher writes cheerfully from Henderson and Hopkinsville of his travels as a circuit rider in Kentucky: his hosts along the way, including a family he found living “in the dirt”; his overworked horses; his popularity with African Americans, old women, and children; and the split of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He tells David of his intention to remain unmarried for a few more years, and to …
Old Union Church Of Christ - Sumner County, Tennessee (Sc 3216), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Old Union Church Of Christ - Sumner County, Tennessee (Sc 3216), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3216. Minute book of Old Union Church of Christ, Sumner County, Tennessee, also known as the Congregation Electa Cyrea. Includes an introductory narrative on the formation of the church, meeting minutes, members lists (white and African American), and lists of contributions and expenditures.
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 636), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 636), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 636. Correspondence and papers of Margie Helm, Auburn, Kentucky native and longtime Western Kentucky University head librarian, relating principally to her work for the Presbyterian Church. Also includes materials documenting her service on the Inter-Racial Commission of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Mss 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Mss 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 63. Business records, deeds, notes, receipts, surveys, agreements, bill of complaint, etc., 1800-85; account books, 1843-89; journals, 1865-1916; agreement book of probationary members, 1858-1904; and manuscript hymnals, 1844-86 (6) of the Shaker Society of South Union, Kentucky. Journals include censuses of members. Click on "Additional Files" below for a list of deaths at South Union "from the beginning to the present date January 1st, 1879," with addenda to 1892; and for a name index to Shaker Record C.
Vertrees, Peter, 1840-1926 (Sc 1282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Vertrees, Peter, 1840-1926 (Sc 1282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1282. Autobiography of Peter Vertrees, an African-American native of Edmonson County, Kentucky, who served as a cook in the Confederate Army, 6th Kentucky Cavalry. Afterward, he was an educator and Baptist minister, chiefly in Sumner County, Tennessee. Includes associated biographical data, and the autobiography of his third wife Diora.
Hopewell Baptist Church - Allen County, Kentucky (Mss 466), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hopewell Baptist Church - Allen County, Kentucky (Mss 466), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 466. Minutes, including lists of both white and African American members, of Hopewell Baptist Church, Allen County, Kentucky.
Martin, Grace Lee 1883-1968 (Sc 2718), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Martin, Grace Lee 1883-1968 (Sc 2718), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2718. Paper titled “Brief History of David’s Fork Baptist Church,” dated 1876, and transcribed by Grace Lee Martin, historian of the Bryan Station Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Lexington, Kentucky.
Suydam, Louise Twyman, 1915-1991 (Sc 833), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Suydam, Louise Twyman, 1915-1991 (Sc 833), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 833. Chiefly correspondence between Louise Twyman Suydam, Fort Pierce, Florida, and WKU Kentucky Building faculty concerning Suydam’s memories of Bowling Green during the 1920s, and biographical information about the Wright family. Includes a typescript copy of Suydam’s reminiscence, "The Best of Times?”
Shannon, Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1895 (Sc 561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shannon, Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1895 (Sc 561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (click on Additional Files) for Manuscripts Small Collection 561. Journal of a voyage from South Union, Kentucky to New Orleans, Louisiana, which was kept by Thomas Jefferson Shannon, a selling agent for and a member of the South Union Colony of Shakers. The pagination refers to the typed copy of the journal which is also indexed mainly by names and places.
Whitaker, Francis J., 1916-1994 (Mss 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Whitaker, Francis J., 1916-1994 (Mss 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 406. Correspondence, research notes and manuscript articles of Frances J. “Thomas” Whitaker, a Benedictine monk who lived and worked at St. Maur’s Priory, formerly the South Union Shaker Village in Logan County, Kentucky, from 1954-1988. He amassed a large collection of photocopied research material on the South Union community as well as other Shaker villages and museums in the United States. Also includes his research on various Catholic topics.
Baughn, Milton L. (Sc 644), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Baughn, Milton L. (Sc 644), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 644. Photocopies of notes compiled by Milton L. Baughn while writing his book A People Called Cumberland Presbyterians, which was published in 1972. The notes concern the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (African American) in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Korn, Mike (Sc 2516), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Korn, Mike (Sc 2516), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text transcription (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2516. Interview conducted by Mike Korn and a Mr. Starks with Reverend Earl J. Jackson, Bowling Green, Kentucky in reference to the religious and educational work of Reverend Henry David Carpenter.
Bell Family - Correspondence (Sc 97), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bell Family - Correspondence (Sc 97), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 97. Letters, 1831-1871, mostly incoming from relatives and friends, written chiefly to Caleb N. Bell, Methodist minister of Todd County, Kentucky. The letters contain mainly family news and religious comments. Also biographical information.
Presbyterian Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Presbyterian Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 316. Session books of the Presbyterian Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes session minutes and membership lists. An index of all members from 1819-1888 includes members of Bowling Green Cumberland Presbyterian Church from 1866-1884.
Thornton, Theresa Boyd (Sc 2210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thornton, Theresa Boyd (Sc 2210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2210. Paper: "A Church of Their Own", a history of Cecilia Memorial Presbyterian Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also includes a photograph of the church and notes from Thornton's interviews.
Shady Grove Baptist Church - Simpson County, Kentucky (Sc 2217), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shady Grove Baptist Church - Simpson County, Kentucky (Sc 2217), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2217. Compilation of membership data in minute book of Shady Grove Baptist Church, Simpson County, Kentucky. Includes member's name, date of admission and dismissal, and miscellaneous information. Both white and African American members are listed.
Sandy Creek Baptist Church - Butler County, Kentucky (Mss 313), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sandy Creek Baptist Church - Butler County, Kentucky (Mss 313), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 313. Minute books of Sandy Creek Baptist Church, Butler County, Kentucky. Includes minutes of church meetings and lists of both white and African-American members.
Munfordville Presbyterian Church - Munfordville, Kentucky (Sc 2197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Munfordville Presbyterian Church - Munfordville, Kentucky (Sc 2197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2197. Minute book of Munfordville Presbyterian Church, Hart County, Kentucky. Includes meeting minutes and membership lists of whites and African Americans.
Stony Point United Baptist Church - Clinton County, Kentucky (Sc 2190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stony Point United Baptist Church - Clinton County, Kentucky (Sc 2190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Record book of Stony Point United Baptist Church, Clinton County, Kentucky. Includes declaration of faith and rules of order, meeting minutes 1884-1899, lists of white and African American members 1871-1923, pledge lists 1919 and 1942, and correspondence from 1955.
Smiths Grove Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 967), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smiths Grove Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 967), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 967. Record Books 2 and 3 of Smiths Grove Baptist Church, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes minutes for 1849-1885 (Book 2) and 1885-1934 (Book 3). Also includes constitution, rules of decorum, lists of pastors and members, and historical sketches prepared in 1924 and 1985.
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church - Daviess County, Kentucky (Mss 299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church - Daviess County, Kentucky (Mss 299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 299. Minute books of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Daviess County. Includes minutes of meetings, 1838-1959, membership lists, and histories of the church.
Liberty Baptist Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Sc 688), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Liberty Baptist Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Sc 688), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 688. Minute book of Liberty Baptist Church, Logan County, Kentucky. Includes rules of decorum, minutes of meetings, and lists of white and African American members.
Little Muddy Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Butler County, Kentucky (Sc 612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Little Muddy Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Butler County, Kentucky (Sc 612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans of representative pages from minutes book as well as other documents (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 612. Record book of Little Muddy Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Butler County, Kentucky. Includes minutes of meetings and lists of white and African American members. A typescript of the record book includes a short historical note and a list of pastors from 1805-1932.
Mount Tabor Baptist Church - Barren County, Kentucky (Sc 2162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mount Tabor Baptist Church - Barren County, Kentucky (Sc 2162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2162. Minute book of Mount Tabor Baptist Church, Barren County, Kentucky. Includes articles of faith, minutes of meetings, and lists of white and African American members.
Statenfield Sabbath School - Barren County, Kentucky (Sc 1179), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Statenfield Sabbath School - Barren County, Kentucky (Sc 1179), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1178. Minute book of Statenfield Sabbath School, Barren County, Kentucky, from 1892-1898. Includes minutes of meetings and a list of pupils. Also includes a 1990 newspaper clipping about restoration efforts for Statenfield Black Baptist Church.
Beaver Dam Baptist Church - Edmonson County, Kentucky (Sc 620), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beaver Dam Baptist Church - Edmonson County, Kentucky (Sc 620), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 620. Record book of Beaver Dam Baptist Church, Rhoda, Edmonson County, Kentucky. Includes minutes of meetings and membership lists of whites and African Americans. Meetings frequently concern disciplinary actions against members.
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church - Barren County, Kentucky (Sc 1175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church - Barren County, Kentucky (Sc 1175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1175. Minute book of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Barren County, Kentucky. Includes minutes of meetings from 1804-1854 and members register of whites and African Americans. Also included is an 1863 letter describing the condition of the church.
Cane Springs Baptist Church Of Christ - Madison County, Kentucky (Sc 2157), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cane Springs Baptist Church Of Christ - Madison County, Kentucky (Sc 2157), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2157. Typescript of the minute books of Cane Springs Baptist Church of Christ, Madison County, Kentucky. Includes church covenant, meeting minutes 1838-1881 (pp. 10-49), 1803-1841 (pp. 50-96), 1883-1896 (pp. 97-112), and membership lists.