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Duncan, Kathryn Ann, B. 1931 (Sc 1418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Duncan, Kathryn Ann, B. 1931 (Sc 1418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1418. Baby book kept for Kathryn Ann Duncan, daughter of Claude W. Duncan, Jr. and Kathryn (Ham) Duncan, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also includes some newspaper clippings.
Crume, Charles Thomas, Sr., 1894-1981 (Sc 1441), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Crume, Charles Thomas, Sr., 1894-1981 (Sc 1441), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1441. Address book, 1909, kept by Crume, Bardstown, Kentucky, which evidently was his "little black book," containing addresses of young ladies, especially from Louisville and the central Kentucky area. Also, a humorous letter written to soldier "Joe," an "unfortunate married draftee," in Korea (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan).
Ward, John, 1838-1896 (Sc 1442), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ward, John, 1838-1896 (Sc 1442), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1442. Typescripted excerpts from New Yorker Ward's diary that he kept when visiting Kentucky in 1854. Disembarking at Louisville, he proceeds to Mammoth Cave (which he vividly describes) and then on to Lexington and Frankfort.
Tyler, Sara Elizabeth, 1910-2001 (Sc 1376), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tyler, Sara Elizabeth, 1910-2001 (Sc 1376), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1376. Paper entitled "Growing Up on State Street," in which Sara E. Tyler recalls her childhood days in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In addition to social life and customs, she relates much about the houses in the neighborhood. Also copy of a 2002 published article based on the paper.
Byrd, Mary Rebecca, 1845-1935 (Sc 1362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Byrd, Mary Rebecca, 1845-1935 (Sc 1362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1362. Autograph book belonging to Mary Byrd, Fredonia, Kentucky, which has names and addresses of several Fredonia residents. Includes attractive printed engravings.
Harris Family Papers (Mss 100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harris Family Papers (Mss 100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 100. Correspondence of the Harris family of Simpson County, Kentucky. Consists chiefly of World War I letters sent from two brothers, George DeWitt Harris and Downey L. Harris, to their parents, George Calvin Harris and Amanda J. Harris, of Franklin, Kentucky. George DeWitt Harris was injured in World War I and died at Epionville, France on 7 October 1918.
Hooks, Malinda (Cunningham), 1853-1948 (Sc 1440), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hooks, Malinda (Cunningham), 1853-1948 (Sc 1440), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1440. "Recollections and Thoughts", 1930, written for her family by Malinda Hooks, Trigg County, Kentucky. She writes of her childhood, family, and the Civil War. Includes her poetry and two unidentified photographs.
Edwards, Jason (Sc 1424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Edwards, Jason (Sc 1424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1424. Paper written for a history class by Jason Edwards, a WKU student, based on an interview with his mother Sue Edwards. She recalls events as they affected her during her youth in Grayson County, Kentucky, in the 1950s and 1960s.
Ahart, Kelley Annette (Sc 1435), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ahart, Kelley Annette (Sc 1435), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1435. Paper written by WKU student Kelley A. Ahart, for a history class, based on an interview with Sherry Cowan, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She focuses on life as a teenager in the 1960s in Trigg County, Kentucky.
Kirtley, Brenda Joyce (Sc 1436), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kirtley, Brenda Joyce (Sc 1436), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1436. Paper written by WKU student Brenda J. Kirtley, for a history class, based on an interview with John Kirtley, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He focuses on the Depression of 1929 and World War II.
Suddath, Tony Losson (Sc 1425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Suddath, Tony Losson (Sc 1425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1425. Paper written by WKU student Tony Losson Suddath for a history class, based on an interview with his mother Geraldine Suddath, Todd County, Kentucky. She focuses on family life.
Baxter, David Mark (Sc 1434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Baxter, David Mark (Sc 1434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1434. Paper written by WKU student, David M. Baxter, for a history class, based on an interview with his grandmother Celia E. Baxter, Laurel County, Kentucky. She discusses everyday life as well as comments on the Depression of 1929.
Weedman, Edward Brent (Sc 1431), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Weedman, Edward Brent (Sc 1431), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscript Small Collection 1431. Paper written by WKU student Edward B. Weedman for a history class, based on an interview with his father, who recalls his growing up days in Grayson County, Kentucky.
Weber, Beth Ann (Sc 1433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Weber, Beth Ann (Sc 1433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscript Small Collection 1433. Paper written by WKU student Beth A. Weber for a history class, based on an interview with her father, Jim Weber. He discusses growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, focusing on the 1937 flood and the home front during World War II.
Holloway, Catherine Lee (Sc 1432), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Holloway, Catherine Lee (Sc 1432), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscript Small Collection 1432. Paper written by WKU student Catherine L. Holloway for a history class, based on an interview with Elizabeth Holloway, Logan County, Kentucky. She chiefly tells about growing up in Logan County in the 1930s and 1940s.
Interview With Ray Scott Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Ray Scott Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Transcription of an oral interview done with Ray Scott, b. 1913, as part of a project entitled "A History of the Civilian Concervation Corps at Mammoth Cave National Park" (FA 81). Scott served with the CCC in California and Idaho prior to coming to Mammoth Cave. He discusses his work on the New Entrance Number 2 at Mammoth Cave and his later work as a photographer for CCC and for the U.S. Navy. The transcription for the second tape has been added under "Additional Files."
Shannon, Jasper Berry, 1903-1984 (Sc 1404), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shannon, Jasper Berry, 1903-1984 (Sc 1404), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1404. Speech entitled "The Living Past and the Future," given by Jasper B. Shannon to the Kentucky Cemetery Restoration Association, Lexington, Kentucky, focusing on death as society views it.