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Edmonds, John Buell, 1945-2020 (Mss 742), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Edmonds, John Buell, 1945-2020 (Mss 742), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 742. Manuscript of Called, Justified, Glorified, and Gay: The Fictional Memoirs of Gospel Singer, Josephus Hezekiah Carson, by John Edmonds, a memoir based on the Bowling Green, Kentucky native’s life as a gay, African-American gospel singer. Includes a proposal for marketing the book, and several handwritten notes and lyrics. This material contains graphic sexual content.
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Collector (Mss 685), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Collector (Mss 685), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 685. Research material collected by Ray B. Buckberry, Jr. related to Ernest Hogan, an African American musician from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who is sometimes credited as one of the pioneers of ragtime music. He composed and wrote lyrics for numerous musical pieces for minstrel shows and published sheet music.
Bowling Green Community Concert Association - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Community Concert Association - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3019. Letter to members listing 1970-1971 events for the Bowling Green Community Concert Association,Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes flyers relating to two of the concerts and press information for one of the performers. The Association disbanded at the conclusion of the season.
Capitol Arts Center - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 538), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Capitol Arts Center - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 538), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans of some folders (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection MSS 538. Administrative papers, correspondence, financial records, fundraising material, minutes and membership lists for the Capitol Arts Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also includes information about performing and visual arts programming at the Center.
Crandall, Jean Degrace (Sc 1253), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Crandall, Jean Degrace (Sc 1253), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1253. Research materials collected by WKU student intern Jean Degrace Crandall in connection with a proposed Kentucky Museum exhibit on multiculturalism and popular music in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Bowling Green Music Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Music Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 457. Minutes, governing documents, yearbooks, programs for public concerts, membership information, various reports, and news clippings for the Woman’s Music Club, the Bowling Green Music Club and the Bowling Green Junior Music Club.
Bowling Green, Kentucky Musical Fund Society (Mss 460), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky Musical Fund Society (Mss 460), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 460. Minutes, financial records, governing documents and miscellaneous items of the Bowling Green Musical Fund Society, which was established in 1872 for “the cultivation of music and the social enjoyment of its members.”
Nelson, James S. (Fa 161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nelson, James S. (Fa 161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 161. This collection contains a master’s thesis entitled “Hillbilly Music and Early Live Radio Programming In Bowling Green and Glasgow, Kentucky: Country Music as a Local Phenomenon,” written by James Nelson in January 1994 for the department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies at Western Kentucky University. Also included is a cassette tape of old-time music from south central Kentucky entitled “Railroad Through the Smoky Mountains,” by Jim Bowles, as well as an obituary for Jonell F. Simunick.
Carpenter, Tom W. (Sc 247), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carpenter, Tom W. (Sc 247), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 247. Letter, 15 February 1895, to Mrs. Nellie Thomas, Bowling Green, Kentucky from Tom W. Carpenter, treasurer of the Methodist church, related to her $1.00 subscription for liquidating the indebtedness of the church and parsonage. Letter sent in Carpenter’s business envelope identifying him as an agent for various manufacturers of pianos and organs.
Travelstead, Chester Coleman, 1911-2006 (Mss 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Travelstead, Chester Coleman, 1911-2006 (Mss 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 281. Chiefly personal and professional correspondence, speeches, journal articles, reminiscences, and news clippings of noted educator Chester Coleman Travelstead. Of particular interest are the materials related to his 1955 dismissal from the University of South Carolina owing to his support of racial integration. Also includes correspondence and diaries of his mother Nelle (Gooch) Travelstead, long-time Western Kentucky University faculty member.
White, Arthur Carlton, Jr. (Sc 2314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
White, Arthur Carlton, Jr. (Sc 2314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2314. Paper: "Professor Franz Joseph Strahm" written by Arthur Carlton White, Jr. for an "American Music" class at Western Kentucky University.
Starr, Tommy - Collector (Sc 2095), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Starr, Tommy - Collector (Sc 2095), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2095. Promotional material, tour information and cue sheets related to bands playing in the Bowling Green, Kentucky area.
Marshall, Nancy Carol (Richey), B. 1959 (Sc 1653), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marshall, Nancy Carol (Richey), B. 1959 (Sc 1653), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1653. Paper titled: "The Higher Road" about the life of long-time Western Kentucky University music professor Nelle Gooch Travelstead. The paper was written by Nancy Marshall for a history class at Western Kentucky University.
Hogan, Ernest, 1865-1909 (Sc 1673), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hogan, Ernest, 1865-1909 (Sc 1673), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1673. Application to secure a Kentucky historical marker for Bowling Green, Kentucky native Ernest Hogan (Reuben Crowdus), considered to be the father of ragtime music. Includes 28 supporting letters and a photo of Hogan.
Autographs - Musicians (Sc 1321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Autographs - Musicians (Sc 1321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1321. Piece of paper containing autographs of band leader Kay Kyser and some of his band members, who performed at the Bowling Green, Kentucky Armory on 3 July 1936. Includes some biographical data.