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MSS Finding Aids

2015

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Freedom Rides (Sc 2966), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2015

Freedom Rides (Sc 2966), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2966. “Official Application for Freedom Riders,” a parody application for civil rights activists intending to protest segregation in Southern interstate bus terminals, to be submitted to George Rockwell, Hell Raiders, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, asks for data such as “Address” (“Place where body can be sent”); “Do you bleed easily?”; “State how you prefer to defend yourself” (Fisticuffs, Hand Grenade, etc.); and “State your wish for the following” (Rope neck size, bullet caliber, coffin color, etc.)

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Green, Frank Henry (Sc 2946), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2015

Green, Frank Henry (Sc 2946), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text manuscript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2946. “Mammoth Cave Stories – Mammoth Cave National Park,” by Frank Henry Green. A guide at the park from 1975-1986 and 2008-2009, Green includes narratives of cave tours, stories about other guides, and anecdotes relating to his work. Includes illustrations.

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Kentucky Mothers Association (Mss 546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2015

Kentucky Mothers Association (Mss 546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 546. Records of the Kentucky Mothers Association, including board meeting minutes, correspondence, financial information, membership lists, reports, newsletters, publicity material, and information about programming and events. Also includes training material from the American Mothers, Inc. A PowerPoint presentation documenting the results of a strategic planning process for American Mothers Inc. can be accessed by clicking on "Additional Files."

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Hines, Clara Ursula (Wright) Nahm, 1904-1983 (Mss 561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2015

Hines, Clara Ursula (Wright) Nahm, 1904-1983 (Mss 561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 561. Personal diaries of Clara (Wright) Hines, Bowling Green, Kentucky, kept during her marriage to food critic Duncan Hines and after his death. Includes some correspondence, travel itineraries, and miscellaneous papers.

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Girls Club Of Bowling Green - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2933), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2015

Girls Club Of Bowling Green - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2933), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding Aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2933. Clippings from the Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, Kentucky) and Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) relating to the history and activities of the Girls Club of Bowling Green. Includes a letter of Elaine (Eakles) Goad outlining her involvement with the Club as a member and Director, and a clipping describing her wedding held at the Club.

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Wilson, Jewell Gladys (Benedict), 1908-1996 (Sc 2930), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2015

Wilson, Jewell Gladys (Benedict), 1908-1996 (Sc 2930), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2930. Correspondence of Gladys B. Wilson, Glasgow, Kentucky. Includes personal letters of Wilson, but many also relate to her genealogical and local history research and her work on behalf of the Barren County (South Central Kentucky) Historical Society.

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