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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.
Estes, Joseph Richard, 1925-1999 (Sc 3160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Estes, Joseph Richard, 1925-1999 (Sc 3160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3160. Letters, 1961-1964, to “Friends in Christ” by Joseph R. Estes, recently the pastor of First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky, written to update them on his travel, family life and work teaching at the Baptist Theological Seminary, Zurich, Switzerland, and after his return to the United States. A 1994 letter, written for inclusion in the cornerstone of the new Bowling Green church building, reviews his career as its pastor.
Jones, Drucilla Montgomery (Stovall), 1907-2007 (Mss 493), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, Drucilla Montgomery (Stovall), 1907-2007 (Mss 493), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 493. Correspondence, chiefly from the Fort and Flowers families of Logan County, Kentucky, which includes prisoners of war correspondence from the Civil War. Also includes cemetery, church, and funeral home records, as well as news clippings about historic sites, people and events in Logan County.
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.
Lytle, Priscilla (Sc 539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lytle, Priscilla (Sc 539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 539. Paper written by Priscilla Lytle about the history of Georgetown College entitled “An Old College in a Young Country.” It may have been written for a class at Western Kentucky State Teachers College.
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.
Edmonds, Howell Nicholson, 1850-1923 (Sc 453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Edmonds, Howell Nicholson, 1850-1923 (Sc 453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below") for Manuscripts Small Collection 453. Letter, 9 February 1868, from Howell and John Edmonds, South Union, Kentucky, to their parents, in Tennessee, regarding their welfare. Howell and John were both enrolled at the school at South Union. Also a note informing the parents of the death of John, age 15, of spotted fever.
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.
Mcintire, Tandie Lewis, 1865-1947 (Mss 396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcintire, Tandie Lewis, 1865-1947 (Mss 396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 396. Correspondence to family, friends, and acquaintances of Tandie Lewis McIntire, Edmonson County, Kentucky. Collection contains educational material related to McIntire's career as a teacher in Edmonson County. Also includes tracts and pamphlets related to McIntire's involvement in religious organizations, particularly Baptist entities.
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.
Shakers (Sc 358), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shakers (Sc 358), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 358. Typed copy of letter written by Urban E. Johns, South Union, Kentucky, to Honorable McLean, Washington, D.C., regarding sheep husbandry in Logan County and South Union; a hymn (with words and music); reward certificates given to deserving pupils by teachers; and a list of members of the Brick House and the Square House, Union Village, Ohio, during the 1837-1867 period.
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.
Chesnut, Walter Lewis, 1916-2014 (Sc 2262), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chesnut, Walter Lewis, 1916-2014 (Sc 2262), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2262. Paper: "A History of Auburn Seminary" written by Walter Lewis Chesnut. The seminary, established by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1892, was located in Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky.
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.
Jackson, William Neel, 1899-1993 (Mss 136), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, William Neel, 1899-1993 (Mss 136), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 136. Papers and collected materials of William Neel Jackson, a Bowling Green, Kentucky native. The collection contains his personal and business correspondence and autobiographical materials. Also includes Warren Association of Baptists, 1890-1978 draft, Jackson family genealogy, and Warren County history.
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1318. Journal (111 p.), kept by Elder John Rees Cooper and others, detailing the daily activities at South Union, Kentucky, 1872-1878. Correspondence regarding the journal and its provenance is included. Pagination refers to the original journal.