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Peckham, L. H. (Sc 3690), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Peckham, L. H. (Sc 3690), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3690. Letter, 23 May 1862, to “Anson” from L. H. Peckham, in camp at Fredericksburg, Virginia. He describes the massing of Union troops in the area in anticipation of a march on Richmond, and the construction of railroad, plank and pontoon bridges. He also remarks on the recent visit of President Lincoln, whose “smiling countenance was met with many cheers by our Troops here, but with dismay by the citizens.”
Sullivan, Jefferson M., 1836-1905 (Sc 3610), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sullivan, Jefferson M., 1836-1905 (Sc 3610), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3610. Letter, 17 August 1862, of Jefferson M. Sullivan, Atlanta, Illinois, written while serving with the 68th Illinois Infantry at Camp Stuart, Virginia. He speculates on his regiment’s future movements, recommends that his correspondent’s son stay out of the Army, remarks on his diet of green apples and peaches, and laments the failure of his wheat crop and the departure for war of the young men at home.
Perry Collection (Mss 676), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Perry Collection (Mss 676), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 676. Letters, papers, photographs and scrapbooks of the Perry family, principally Gideon Babcock Perry, rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Hopkinsville, Kentucky and his children, Reverend Henry G. Perry, Chicago, Illinois, and Emily B. Perry, Hopkinsville.
Johnston, Joseph E., 1875-1970 (Sc 3382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnston, Joseph E., 1875-1970 (Sc 3382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3382. Letters of Joe E. Johnston, Pleasureville, Kentucky, to Mary Ellen Richards, Franklin, Kentucky. He discusses his activities, his book Life Begins at Eighty, and his father, Captain I. N. Johnston, an escapee from Virginia’s Libby Prison during the Civil War. Includes clippings about Johnston and his father.
Scott Family - Letters To (Sc 3318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scott Family - Letters To (Sc 3318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3318. Letters to the Scott family of Ashland, Kentucky, chiefly to Sarah Asenath Scott from Fred Osborne, written from Clinchco, Virginia prior to their marriage. Fred refers to his work and health, their marriage plans, and a pending legal case. Other letters to Sarah are from childhood friends and classmates and friends of her mother. Includes a family letter to Sarah’s mother, and letters to her father from his sister and her children in Knoxville, Tennessee, which refer to farming operations and hopes for an improved economy under the new president, Franklin Roosevelt.
Weir Family Collection (Mss 651), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Weir Family Collection (Mss 651), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 651. Letters and papers of the Weir family of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and related members of the Rumsey and Miller families. Well-to-do merchants and farmers, the Weirs were leading supporters of the Union during the Civil War, providing advocacy, financial support, and military service. Includes full-text scans of a letter from the brother of steamboat pioneer James Rumsey defending his legacy as an innovator; James Weir's journal; James Weir's will; the annotated recollections of Edward Weir, Sr.; and two letters from former Weir slaves recolonized in Liberia (Click on "Additional files" below).
Faulkner, Richard C., 1792-1867 - Letters To (Sc 3242), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Faulkner, Richard C., 1792-1867 - Letters To (Sc 3242), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3242. Letters, 16 May 1818 and 4 July 1819 to Richard C. Faulkner, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, from a brother, possibly named Thomas. Writing from King and Queen County, Virginia, he laments his inability to sell a mill that was part of their father’s estate, refers to the settlement of the estate of another brother, John, and relates items of local news. The second letter answers Richard’s query about the price of slaves, makes observations about the local economy, and urges Richard to forward a deed for the mill, …
De Paepe, Duane - Collector (Mss 625), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
De Paepe, Duane - Collector (Mss 625), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 625. The Duane De Paepe Kentucky Cave Saltpetre History Research Collection, a collection of historical research, field notes, cave surveys, photographs, maps, reports, and scholarly writing on saltpetre mining in Kentucky, especially at Mammoth Cave. The collection was created under a research program sponsored by the Cave Research Foundation and the National Geographic Society in Kentucky, 1976-1980, and directed by De Paepe.
Faust, Burton Sherwood, 1898-1967 (Mss 620), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Faust, Burton Sherwood, 1898-1967 (Mss 620), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 620. Correspondence, research notes, drafts, photographs, reference works and bibliographic material of Burton S. Faust relating to his studies of the chemical, historical and cultural aspects of saltpetre and of spelean saltpetre mining in the United States.
Rice, Laban Lacy, 1870-1973 (Mss 605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rice, Laban Lacy, 1870-1973 (Mss 605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 605. Correspondence, writings, photographs, clippings, and papers of Laban Lacy Rice, a Webster, County, Kentucky native, educator, author, lecturer, poet, and president of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. Includes his scientific writing, principally on astronomy, relativity and cosmology, as well as fiction, poetry, and autobiographical writing. Also includes some correspondence and papers relating to his brother, poet and dramatist Cale Young Rice, and sister-in-law, author Alice Hegan Rice.
Mcreynolds, Benjamin, 1769-1845 (Mss 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcreynolds, Benjamin, 1769-1845 (Mss 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans of selected items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 603. Manuscript books of sermons, religious, medical and other writings created by Benjamin McReynolds, a Butler County, Kentucky Methodist minister. Includes family history and records of schools operated by McReynolds.
Yancey, Clara Louise (Robertson) Keech), 1908-2004 (Mss 579), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Yancey, Clara Louise (Robertson) Keech), 1908-2004 (Mss 579), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 579. Correspondence, photographs, interviews and papers of Louisville, Kentucky native Clara Louise (Robertson) Keech Yancey. Includes papers and correspondence of her parents, Eugene and Clara Mae Robertson, brother James Thomas Robertson, husband William J. Keech, son William Robertson Keech, and family data.
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 552. Personal and professional correspondence and papers of Margie Helm, Auburn, Kentucky native and longtime Western Kentucky University head librarian. Includes ancestral and family correspondence and papers, photographs, and genealogical research on the Helm, Carson, Porter, Blakey and related families.
Madison, Gabriel (Lg 399), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Madison, Gabriel (Lg 399), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 399. Original land grant, 1786 August 6, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to Gabriel Madison 2400 acres of land in Jefferson County, Virginia. Also typescript and photocopy.
Hines, Thomas (Lg 373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, Thomas (Lg 373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 373. Facsimile of a land grant, 1780 May 11, by which Thomas Jefferson, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to Thomas Hines, assignee of James Robinson, 1000 acres in Kentucky County.
Boone, Squire, Jr., 1744-1815 (Lg 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boone, Squire, Jr., 1744-1815 (Lg 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 367. Copy of a land grant, 1785 November 19, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to Squire Boone, assignee of Richard Brashear, 400 acres in Jefferson County, Virginia.
Boone, Squire, Jr., 1744-1815 (Lg 366), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boone, Squire, Jr., 1744-1815 (Lg 366), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 366. Copy of a land grant, 1785 November 19, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to Squire Boone, assignee of Richard Brashear, 500 acres in Jefferson County, Virginia.
Reynolds, William (Lg 396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reynolds, William (Lg 396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 396. Copy of a land grant, 1792 May 26, by which Henry Lee, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to William Reynolds 886 2/3 acres in south fork of Little Barren River.
Reynolds, William (Lg 397), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reynolds, William (Lg 397), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 397. Copy of a land grant, 1792 May 26, by which Henry Lee, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to William Reynolds 2000 acres on the east side of the south fork of Little Barren River.
Fennell, James (Lg 353), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fennell, James (Lg 353), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Land Grant 353. Photocopy of a land grant, 1786 May 5, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to James Fennell 100 acres in Jefferson County, Virginia.
Sutherland, John (Lg 355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sutherland, John (Lg 355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 355. Original land grant, 1786 July 10, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to John Sutherland 400 acres in Jefferson County, Virginia.
Anderson, Richard (Lg 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anderson, Richard (Lg 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Land Grant 346. Photocopy of a land grant, 1786 January 27, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to Richard Anderson 100 acres on the Ohio River.
Walton, George (Lg 349), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Walton, George (Lg 349), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 349. Copy of a land grant, 1784 December 2, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to George Walton 2,382 acres in Jefferson County, Virginia.
Drake, Louise (Carson), 1894-1979 (Mss 536), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Drake, Louise (Carson), 1894-1979 (Mss 536), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 536. Correspondence, notebooks, family histories, photocopies of wills, deeds, and other genealogical research of Louise (Carson) Drake of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes her roster of Revolutionary War soldiers who died in Kentucky.
Winkfield, John (Lg 335), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Winkfield, John (Lg 335), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 335. Copy of a land grant, 1786, March 20, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to John Winkfield 1000 acres in Fayette County, Virginia.
Rowsay, William (Lg 299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rowsay, William (Lg 299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 299. Original land grant, 1787, June 8, by which Beverly Randolph, Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to William Rowsay, assignee of Ludwick Brodie, 1200 acres on Cumberland River (Surveyed June 3, 1785).
Swearingen, Joseph (Lg 297), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Swearingen, Joseph (Lg 297), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 297. Original land grant, 1787, February 7, by which Edmund Randolph, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to Joseph Swearingen, 1200 acres on Little Mud Creek.
Croghan, William, 1754-1822 (Lg 288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Croghan, William, 1754-1822 (Lg 288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 288. Original land grant, 1792, May 24, by which Henry Lee, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to William Croghan, assignee of William Hessler, 200 acres on Russell’s Creek.
Swearingen, Joseph (Lg 296), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Swearingen, Joseph (Lg 296), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 296. Original land grant, 1787, February 7, by which Edmund Randolph, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to Joseph Swearingen, 1000 acres on Muddy Creek.
Rowsay, William (Lg 300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rowsay, William (Lg 300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 300. Original land grant, 1787, June 8, by which Beverly Randolph, Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to William Rowsay, assignee of Ludwick Brodie, 1200 acres on Cumberland River (Surveyed June 7, 1785).