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Greenwood Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Greenwood Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3452. Miscellaneous documents related to the history of Greenwood Baptist Church, Warren County, Kentucky.
Loving, Frances (Hoover), 1906-1982 (Sc 3339), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Loving, Frances (Hoover), 1906-1982 (Sc 3339), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3339. Letter, 19 August 1968, of Frances (Hoover) Loving, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to the editor of the Park City Daily News, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The former resident of Bowling Green deplores the recent bombing of a rural African-American church near the city and expresses the hope that law enforcement will solve the crime, stated in an attached clipping to be the sixth in the county in the past eighteen months. Copied to several state and national politicians, pastors, and Western Kentucky University faculty, the letter was published in the Daily News on …
Warren Association Of Baptists - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 652), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren Association Of Baptists - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 652), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 652. Documentation from the search for a Director of Missions led by the Search Committee of the Warren Association of Baptists headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Morgan, Nyla Margaret (Hammers) Moore, 1918-2017 (Mss 639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morgan, Nyla Margaret (Hammers) Moore, 1918-2017 (Mss 639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 639. Information collected by Morgan about Butler County, Kentucky history and historical organizations. Genealogical records related to Morgan, Moore, and Johnson families (particularly the children of Christopher Columbus “Lum” Johnson, 1847-1921), as well as allied families. Includes two boxes of material related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, particularly its women’s Relief Society.
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 636), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 636), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 636. Correspondence and papers of Margie Helm, Auburn, Kentucky native and longtime Western Kentucky University head librarian, relating principally to her work for the Presbyterian Church. Also includes materials documenting her service on the Inter-Racial Commission of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Presbyterian Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 623), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Presbyterian Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 623), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 623. Minutes, letters, resolutions, subscriptions and other documents relating to the early history of the Presbyterian Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky, including doctrinal schisms in 1837 and 1868 and the reunification of its congregation.
Plano Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3006), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Plano Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3006), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3006. Minutes of meetings of Plano Baptist Church, Warren County, Kentucky (also known as the United Baptist Church of Christ at Plano), 1897-1917.
Old Union Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 575), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Old Union Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 575), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 575. Minutes and membership lists of Old Union Church, Warren County, Kentucky (also known as the United Baptist Church at Union).
Religion - Letters Of Recommendation (Sc 1228), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Religion - Letters Of Recommendation (Sc 1228), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1228. Letters of recommendation of various individuals given by the following Baptist churches in Allen County, Kentucky: Bethel, 1836, 1861; Bethlehem, 1851; Liberty, 1852; and by Rocky Spring in Warren County, Kentucky, 1852.
Page, Evelyn Ellis (Pulliam), 1845-1928 (Sc 982), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Page, Evelyn Ellis (Pulliam), 1845-1928 (Sc 982), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 982. Affectionate letters from her sons to Evelyn Page of Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1905, 1913; letter regarding son Foster Page’s religious conversion; letter discussing rural life; and invitation to an egg fair, 1895.
Logan Presbyterial Executive Committee Minutes - Kentucky (Sc 734), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Logan Presbyterial Executive Committee Minutes - Kentucky (Sc 734), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan of one document only (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 734. Minutes kept by the Logan Presbyterial Executive Committee composed of ladies' auxiliaries from the Kentucky counties of Logan, Simpson and Warren.
Ku Klux Klan - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ku Klux Klan - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 639. Typescript notice issued by the Warren County Klan of the Ku Klux Klan of the realm of Kentucky concerning a scheduled meeting of their organization in the Opera House at Bowling Green that was canceled because of influence exerted by the Catholics and Jews in Bowling Green.
Kentucky Baptist Centennial Memorial Roll Book (Sc 614), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Baptist Centennial Memorial Roll Book (Sc 614), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 614. A book of certificates which were sold for one dollar each to raise money for the Kentucky Baptist
Centennial Memorial Fund. The buyers were members of the Providence Knob Baptist Church, Warren County, Kentucky. Many unsold certificates are in the book.
Shannon Family Papers (Sc 391), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shannon Family Papers (Sc 391), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 391. Warren County deeds of Shannon and Reid families, 1821-1872 (6); land lease of Samuel Reid, 1824; agreement for making bricks and erecting a building between Samuel Shannon, Sr. and his son, 1824; deed and miscellaneous papers of the Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church near Rockfield, Warren County, 1839-1882 (5); will of James Shannon, 1846; and miscellaneous receipts, 1843-1882 (3)—one for school tuition, 1844.
Union Grove Society Of The Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Union Grove Society Of The Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 409. Notice of Union Grove Society of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s formation at Shiloh meeting house, Warren County, Kentucky, which was sent to the moderator and members of the Logan Presbytery, requesting to be under their care. Signed by O.C. Carson, J.S. McCormick, and H.W. Stagner.
Korn, Mike (Sc 2516), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Korn, Mike (Sc 2516), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text transcription (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2516. Interview conducted by Mike Korn and a Mr. Starks with Reverend Earl J. Jackson, Bowling Green, Kentucky in reference to the religious and educational work of Reverend Henry David Carpenter.
Sublett Family (Sc 146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sublett Family (Sc 146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 146. Bill of Charles Sublett for tanning calf skin, 1808; tax receipt (fragment) to Charles Sublett, Warren County, Kentucky, 1817; promissory note signed by William Sublett, 1826; three notes on religious doctrine; scrapbook of articles and poems about Kentucky and Kentuckians compiled by Paul H. Murphy, 1932.
Smiths Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 2306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smiths Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 2306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2306. Letter of recommendation for Thomas H. Beard from Smiths Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Warren County, Kentucky, 7 February 1898.
Cooke, Bess Miller, 1889-1977 (Sc 2305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cooke, Bess Miller, 1889-1977 (Sc 2305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2305. Paper: "The History of Smiths Grove Baptist Church, 1812-1972" by Bess Miller Cooke. Includes typewritten and handwritten drafts.
Smiths Grove, Kentucky (Mss 321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smiths Grove, Kentucky (Mss 321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Fidning aid only for Manuscripts Collection 231. Information about Smiths Grove, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes material about the community's history, people, churches, schools, and events. Collection contains the original Board of Trustees minutes for Smiths Grove College, 1884-1901.
Ham, Tobias James, 1847-1935 (Sc 2273), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ham, Tobias James, 1847-1935 (Sc 2273), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2273. Ledgers (2) containing lecture notes of a religious nature prepared by Tobias James Ham, a native of Allen County, Kentucky. One ledger contains a brief biographcial note about Ham's call and early years in the ministry. Also includes a few associated items related to the family.
Presbyterian Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Presbyterian Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 316. Session books of the Presbyterian Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes session minutes and membership lists. An index of all members from 1819-1888 includes members of Bowling Green Cumberland Presbyterian Church from 1866-1884.
Christ Episcopal Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Christ Episcopal Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2219. Records of Christ Episcopal Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes lists of members 1867-1914, baptisms 1861-1917, confirmations 1861-1919, marriages and burials 1864-1919. Also includes lists of Russellville members 1880-1886, baptisms 1873-1885, confirmations 1876-1886, and deaths 1877-1885; and lists of Glasgow members 1880, 1893, confirmations and baptisms 1890-1899. Also includes historical notes and extracts from church convention proceedings 1831-1859 that relate to the Bowling Green church.
Mizpah Presbyterian Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 2198), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mizpah Presbyterian Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 2198), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2198. Record book of Mizpah Presbyterian Church, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes minutes of meetings, 1853-1908, membership lists, a 1951 historical sketch by Jennie B. Cole, and 1966 correspondence.
Three Forks Church Of Christ - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 771), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Three Forks Church Of Christ - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 771), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 771. Record book of Three Forks Church of Christ, Warren County, Kentucky, consisting primarily of membership lists. Meeting minutes consist mainly of notes of preachers and baptisms.
Pleasant Hill Methodist Episcopal Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 619), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pleasant Hill Methodist Episcopal Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 619), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans, including title page, one "Members names" page and representative contents (click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 619. Class book of Pleasant Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, Rockfield, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes membership lists, lists of pastors 1874-1880, and members of annual church conferences 1900-1906.
Rich Pond Church Of Christ - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 682), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rich Pond Church Of Christ - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 682), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 682. Record book of Rich Pond Church of Christ, Rich Pond, Warren County, Kentucky. Contains lists of members only.
Smiths Grove Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 967), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smiths Grove Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 967), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 967. Record Books 2 and 3 of Smiths Grove Baptist Church, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes minutes for 1849-1885 (Book 2) and 1885-1934 (Book 3). Also includes constitution, rules of decorum, lists of pastors and members, and historical sketches prepared in 1924 and 1985.
Bethany United Baptist Church Of Christ - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 2187), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bethany United Baptist Church Of Christ - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 2187), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2187. Minute book of Bethany United Baptist Church of Christ, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes constitution, rules of decorum, minutes of church meetings, and membership lists.
Providence Knob Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Providence Knob Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 305. Minute books of Providence Knob Baptist Church, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes minutes of meetings 1875, 1904-1907, 1919-1997, Sunday school reports, financial reports, and membership lists.