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Dotson, Allene Dooley (Sc 2780), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dotson, Allene Dooley (Sc 2780), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2780. Paper titled "History of the Bowling Green Female Academy" written by Allene Dooley Dotson for a history class at Western Kentucky University.
Olson, Celia (Ross), 1854-1937 (Sc 1168), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Olson, Celia (Ross), 1854-1937 (Sc 1168), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1168.
Shepherd, Katherine A. (Sc 1156), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shepherd, Katherine A. (Sc 1156), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1156. Desert Storm letters (14) written by different servicemen to Katherine Shepherd, Campbellsville, Kentucky, who was preparing a presentation for the Campbellsville Junior High School about the service in the Persian Gulf War. Letters answer specific questions asked by Shepherd.
Harmon, Arlis Odell, 1905-1992 (Mss 153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harmon, Arlis Odell, 1905-1992 (Mss 153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 153. Poems, 1934-1991, obituaries, 1964-1990, written by Arlis Odell Harmon, a gospel song writer and enthusiast, of Allen County, Kentucky. Includes correspondence about gospel music, genealogical data, photos, etc.
Coombs Family Collection (Mss 349), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Coombs Family Collection (Mss 349), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 349. Correspondence, photographs, business records and miscellaneous papers of the Coombs, Robertson and related families of Warren and Simpson counties in Kentucky and of Alabama, Texas and Tennessee. Includes correspondence, personal papers and research of Elizabeth Robertson Coombs, librarian at the Kentucky Library, Western Kentucky University. Several documents from this collection have been scanned are available for viewing by clicking on the "Additional Files" below.
Plain & Simple: The Will To Live Sustainably In An Unsustainable World, Brandi Nichole Button
Plain & Simple: The Will To Live Sustainably In An Unsustainable World, Brandi Nichole Button
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Sustainability is a buzzword covering a variety of fields and subjects. For the purposes of my research sustainability is “the ability to keep going over the long haul. As a value, it refers to giving equal weight in your decisions to the future as well as the present” (Gilman 1). The sustainability movement refers to activists, educators and researchers who are dedicated to finding high quality ways of living in the world that are environmentally benign for all who are now living as well future generations to come (Gilman 1). This research focuses on three women who engage in voluntary …
Franklin Female College - Franklin, Kentucky (Sc 2720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Franklin Female College - Franklin, Kentucky (Sc 2720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2720. Bound typescript of the Board of Trustees minutes from the Franklin Female College, Franklin, Kentucky. (155 p.)
Mary Reed Cooke Music Club - Smiths Grove, Kentucky (Sc 2712), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mary Reed Cooke Music Club - Smiths Grove, Kentucky (Sc 2712), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2712. Yearbooks, programs and news clippings related to the activities of the Mary Reed Cooke Music Club of Smiths Grove, Kentucky.
Knox County, Kentucky - Motels (Sc 1012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Knox County, Kentucky - Motels (Sc 1012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1012. Letter, 1948, written by Maurice G. Howard, Corbin, Kentucky, to George Gosieki, Racine, Wisconsin, concerning Virgil Whyte’s “All Girl Band” staying at Howard’s motel while performing in the region. Also photocopy of recognition certificate, 1995, pertaining to the support Whyte’s band gave to World War II’s 50th anniversary remembrance program.
Mothers Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 113), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mothers Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 113), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 113. Organizational records including minutes, financial and attendance reports, yearbooks, and newspaper clippings related to the Mothers Club, a group of concerned mothers who formed the Bowling Green club in 1925 for educational purposes. The group formally dissolved in 1998.
Boaz, Peggy Bradley, B. 1951 (Sc 979), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boaz, Peggy Bradley, B. 1951 (Sc 979), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 979. Thesis titled, “The Oral Folk History Surrounding the Life of William Bernard ‘Big Six’ Henderson,” written by Peggy Bradley Boaz for Western Kentucky University’s Folk Studies Program, 1976. Also associated newspaper clippings, 1978, 1987 (2).
Word, Elizabeth, 1914-1995 (Sc 996), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Word, Elizabeth, 1914-1995 (Sc 996), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 996. Letters (19) to Elizabeth Word, Warren County, Kentucky, Home Demonstration Agent, from N. F. Elliott, University of Kentucky landscape professor; outlines for landscape presentations (13) by Word, and sundry materials related to landscape gardening.
Hines, Margaret Gates (Nicholls), 1878-1941 (Sc 669), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, Margaret Gates (Nicholls), 1878-1941 (Sc 669), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 669. History of the Current Events Club, formed in 1902, written by Mrs. Margaret (Nicholls) Hines, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes a typescripted 1931 newspaper article with club history.
Edmunds Family Papers (Mss 443), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Edmunds Family Papers (Mss 443), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 443. Correspondence, deeds, legal and other personal papers of the Edmunds family of North Carolina and Caldwell County, Kentucky. Includes genealogical data and papers of associated families, primarily the Cameron family of North Carolina.