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Tilford, Frances Lorene, 1904-1996 (Sc 3280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tilford, Frances Lorene, 1904-1996 (Sc 3280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3280. Letter, 18 July 1940, of Lorene Tilford, written from Shanghai, China, to Friends of the Lorene Tilford Circle, Bowling Green, Kentucky. She writes of her enjoyment of missionary work and describes activities at the Triennial Conference for Baptist Young People in progress in Shanghai. She also notes with regret the recent closing of the Burma Road, used to supply China in its conflict with Japan. Features illustrated stationery and envelope, and includes a souvenir bookmark from the Young People’s Conference.
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.
Stephens, Silas Emmett, 1874-1926 (Sc 3041), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stephens, Silas Emmett, 1874-1926 (Sc 3041), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3041. Two 1924 letters (1 partial) of Baptist missionary Silas Emmet Stephens to Pearl Holman, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Writing from China, he thanks her for a monetary gift, comments on her care of her aging mother, and briefly describes his work and some of his colleagues. Includes Stephens’ obituary.
Mary Sue Meuth, 1927-2014 (Sc 3040), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mary Sue Meuth, 1927-2014 (Sc 3040), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3040. Letter of missionary Sue Meuth in Indonesia to friends, particularly First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky. She describes the work there, expresses concern that the visas of local personnel will not be renewed, and includes a list of prayer requests for the mission. A personal note on the reverse reports news of her family.
Piercy, Jahue Louis, 1872-1961 (Sc 2843), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Piercy, Jahue Louis, 1872-1961 (Sc 2843), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscritps Small Collection 2843. Letters written by Jahue Louis Piercy, a Methodist minister from Barren County, Kentucky, to his sister and brother-in-law, Louis D. “Den” and Minnie Florence Barbour, of Eighty Eight, Kentucky. He writes while on a year-long world evangelism tour with Henry Clay Morrison. Two of the letters are sent from India and one from Naples, Italy. He describes the geography and culture of India.
Mansfield, Marietta, 1917-2003 (Mss 426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mansfield, Marietta, 1917-2003 (Mss 426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 426. Correspondence and genealogical research collected by Marietta Mansfield, a native of Warren County, Kentucky, and a Methodist minister that served various churches in Kentucky. The bulk of the collection relates to the Mansfield and Osborn(e) families of Kentucky and West Virginia. Includes letters written by Mansfield while serving as a missionary in India during the 1950s.
Craig, Garland, 1883-1924 (Sc 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Craig, Garland, 1883-1924 (Sc 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) Manuscripts Small Collection 601. Letter written by Garland Craig, to his father, James H. Craig, Cave City, Arkansas, from Kodiakanal, India, which describes life in India where Craig was servings as a missionary. The Craigs were originally from Greenville, Kentucky.
Woman's Missionary Society Of Hartford Baptist Church - Hartford, Kentucky (Sc 618), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Woman's Missionary Society Of Hartford Baptist Church - Hartford, Kentucky (Sc 618), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan of representative sample (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 618. Record book of the Woman’s Missionary Society of the Hartford Baptist Church of Ohio County, Kentucky, which contains the constitution, by-laws and amendments, treasurer’s records, lists of members, and minutes. Also includes letters from ministers’ wives, 1899, 1929 (2), and Sunday School lessons printed in Chinese, 1929 (2).
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.
Lackey, Patricia L., 1932-2014 (Sc 1903), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lackey, Patricia L., 1932-2014 (Sc 1903), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1903. Letters written by Patricia L. Lackey, Maun, Botswana, to Marjorie McClain, Bowling Green, Kentucky related to her missionary activities.
Caveny, Lynn (Daniel), B. 1964 (Sc 1760), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Caveny, Lynn (Daniel), B. 1964 (Sc 1760), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1760. Copies of e-mails from Lynn Daniel Caveny and Dennis Caveny relating to their missionary service in Uganda.
Garrott, June Rose, B. 1932 (Sc 1329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Garrott, June Rose, B. 1932 (Sc 1329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1329. Newsletter, 1987, from Garrott, Beijing, China, to Sara Tyler, Bowling Green, Kentucky, reporting on her work in China. In 1961 she accompanied her medical missionary husband, Hobson Sinclair, to China, but through the years she taught English to Chinese students. Also associated data, 1961-1987 (3).