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Williams, J. J. (Sc 2947), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Williams, J. J. (Sc 2947), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full text transcript (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2947. Letter, 13 January 1862, of Confederate soldier J. J. Williams to his wife Emeline. Writing from Bowling Green, Kentucky, he describes troop strengths and movements in the area, the destruction of railroads and blockading of roads by the Confederates, and an anticipated encounter with Union troops at Green River.
Brown Family Letters (Sc 2943), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brown Family Letters (Sc 2943), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2943. Letters of the Brown family of Cynthiana and Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Includes letters of Judge Henry O. Brown to his wife Lucy Ann while on circuit, a petition of Princeton, Kentucky citizens urging Judge Brown to relocate in order to serve their district, and a copy of a letter from Sally Doom, probably to her brother (and Judge Brown’s son-in- law) Charles Nourse, eloquently deploring Southern secession and slavery (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan). Also includes a photograph of three unidentified women and an infant.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Paducah, Kentucky (Sc 2940), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Paducah, Kentucky (Sc 2940), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (click on "Additional Files" below) of a letter from Manuscripts Small Collection 2940. Letter, 1 August 1864, of “Charlie” to Ellen “Nellie” Sherman. Serving with Company E, 132nd Illinois Volunteers at Paducah, Kentucky, he describes an encounter with Confederate guerrillas during a strenuous scouting mission, the strictness of General Paine, his new commander, toward both citizenry and soldiers, and the execution of “Captain Hess,” a guerrilla leader, for whom “no coffin” was provided. He expresses apprehension over retaliation against men taken prisoner, but also refers to a flag of truce in effect that morning.
Stahl Family Papers (Mss 562), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stahl Family Papers (Mss 562), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding Aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 562. Correspondence, genealogical material and photographs related to the Stahl family and allied families of Warren County and Butler County, Kentucky. Includes information about family members that came from elsewhere and moved elsewhere. Includes manuscripts of a Stahl family history, histories of Providence Knob Baptist Church and a history of churches in the Warren Association of Baptists.
Rouk, Hazel Elouise (Russ), 1917-2011 (Mss 563), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rouk, Hazel Elouise (Russ), 1917-2011 (Mss 563), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 563. Genealogical research (census data, pension papers, correspondence, pedigree charts, Bible records, etc.) and photographs collected by Hazel E. Rouk and her sister Merriel (Russ) Austin on the Russ family of Butler County, Kentucky, and associated families.
Jarvis, George P., B. 1843? (Sc 2913), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jarvis, George P., B. 1843? (Sc 2913), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2913. Letters of George P. Jarvis, serving with the 3rd Ohio Infantry. From Camp Jefferson, Ohio, he thanks his family for supplies but adamantly dispels rumors that his regiment and others lack food. He notes recruiting efforts and speculates on the length of the war, which he defies England (“John Bull”) to enter on the Confederate side. From Bowling Green, Kentucky, he expresses doubt that peace is near and refers to meeting family friends in the town.
Tuttle, Augustus Sherman, 1824-1888 (Sc 2915), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tuttle, Augustus Sherman, 1824-1888 (Sc 2915), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2915. Letter, 6 September 1863, of Augustus S. Tuttle, serving with the 36th Massachusetts Infantry near Nicholasville, Kentucky, to his wife. He describes his work with an ambulance corps and the location of some of his wounded and sick comrades, and expresses pessimism about his chances of visiting home. He also complains about his treatment in the corps, which included an accusation of smuggling. Referring to general antipathy toward recently deceased division commander General Thomas Welsh, he quotes another officer’s wish to stone the hearse carrying his …
Rasdall Family Papers (Mss 542), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rasdall Family Papers (Mss 542), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 542. Correspondence and papers of the Rasdall and Smith families of Smiths Grove, Kentucky, principally the two generations following Urias Rasdall (1812-1892), credited with platting the town of Smiths Grove. Includes research collected into a family history by Barbara Schan.
Smith, Elvin, Jr. - Collector (Mss 534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Elvin, Jr. - Collector (Mss 534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection MSS 534. Collected research of Elvin Smith, Jr. relating to the Civil War in Kentucky and consisting mostly of typescripted soldiers’ diaries and letters. Also includes compiled data on regiments stationed in Bowling Green, Kentucky and at Lost River Cave near Bowling Green, and lists of soldiers’ deaths at Bowling Green.
Potter, Thomas Corwin, 1841-1863 (Sc 2892), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Potter, Thomas Corwin, 1841-1863 (Sc 2892), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2892. Letter, 7 January 1862, of Private Thomas C. Corwin, Battery B, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, to his sister in Michigan. Writing from camp at Somerset, Kentucky, he reflects on the war’s duration and describes camp life, troop positions around Somerset, and local citizens’ fear of a coming battle. He also describes skirmishes with Confederate pickets and his hopes for an advance though Kentucky.
Payne, Selden H., 1841-1926 (Sc 2890), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Payne, Selden H., 1841-1926 (Sc 2890), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan of typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2890. Letter of Selden H. Payne, 18 January 1863, written from Camp Nelson, Kentucky to his sister Mary Hills in Eagleville, Ohio. He describes the troops, Confederate prisoners and wounded of the camp and recounts his travels, including nights spent at the Louisville depot, a “Negro prison” in Lexington, and the court house in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He also describes the injury and death of a comrade at the Louisville depot after he fell under the troop rail car, originally used to transport hogs.
Gossom, Magnolia (Rone), 1866-1948 (Sc 2885), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gossom, Magnolia (Rone), 1866-1948 (Sc 2885), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2885. Applications and membership certificates of Magnolia (Rone) Gossom and her daughter Grayce (Gossom) Bell in the Bowling Green, Kentucky chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy; membership certificate of Grayce (Gossom) Bell in the Samuel Davies Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Fort Williams - Glasgow, Kentucky (Mss 531), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fort Williams - Glasgow, Kentucky (Mss 531), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 531. Correspondence, research, historical and archaeological reports, contracts, budgets and other documents relating to the 1970s excavation and restoration of Fort Williams, a Civil War fortification at Glasgow, Kentucky.
Kirby, Carlisle Wilkins, 1890-1968 (Mss 530), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kirby, Carlisle Wilkins, 1890-1968 (Mss 530), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 530. Note cards, memoranda, and grave registration forms compiled by Carlisle W. Kirby and others for the Veterans’ Graves Registration Project in Warren County, Kentucky, a project created by the Works Progress Administration to identify the graves of war veterans from the American Revolution through World War I. Included are names, service data, and the name of the cemetery, where known. Also includes clippings from the (Bowling Green, Kentucky) Park City Daily News about local soldiers serving in the Korean War.
Carpenter Collection (Mss 525), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carpenter Collection (Mss 525), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 525. Correspondence, business and farm records, and genealogical data of the Carpenter family of Warren County, Kentucky, primarily Jonathan T. Carpenter, his son Luther M. Carpenter, and Luther’s children. Includes some correspondence and papers of members of the Tucker and Hardcastle families.