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Rodes, Robert, 1824-1913 (Sc 504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rodes, Robert, 1824-1913 (Sc 504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 504. Autograph album of Constitutional Convention of Kentucky, 1890-1891, of delegate Robert Rodes of Warren County. Also includes a typescript of the album’s contents.
Neal, Mary Julia, 1905-1995 - Collector (Sc 502), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Neal, Mary Julia, 1905-1995 - Collector (Sc 502), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 502. Autographs and biographical sketches of the members of the Constitutional Revision Assembly of Kentucky, 1964-1965 solicited by Mary Julia Neal.
Thomas, Elizabeth (Wright), 1842-1931 (Sc 505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomas, Elizabeth (Wright), 1842-1931 (Sc 505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid,scan of typescript and and scan of selected pages from album (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 505. Autograph album of Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Wright) Thomas of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Jonson, Jeptha Crawford, 1833-1912 (Sc 503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jonson, Jeptha Crawford, 1833-1912 (Sc 503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 503. Autograph album of Constitutional Convention of Kentucky, 1890-1891, of delegate Jeptha Crawford Jonson of McLean County.
Cloud, Emma Lily (Barnes), B. 1929 (Sc 2490), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cloud, Emma Lily (Barnes), B. 1929 (Sc 2490), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2490. School autograph books (2), correspondence, and substitute teacher reports of Emma (Barnes) Cloud of Ohio County, Kentucky. Includes a letter and Christmas card from her future husband, Allen C. Cloud, written during his Air Force service.
Gordon, Maurice Kirby, 1878-1974 (Mss 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gordon, Maurice Kirby, 1878-1974 (Mss 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 306. Personal and professional papers of Madisonville, Kentucky attorney Maurice Kirby Gordon. Includes Gordon's legal files, personal and business correspondence, photographs, genealogical research, and collected manuscripts and autographs. Also includes materials relating to Gordon's involvement with the American Legion.
Franklin Female College - Franklin, Kentucky (Sc 501), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Franklin Female College - Franklin, Kentucky (Sc 501), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 501. Certificates of proficiency from the Franklin Female College, 1874 (4), of Maud McCutchen and autograph album of Maud Blair which she had while a student at the college, 1886-1888.
Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914 (Sc 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914 (Sc 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for and scan (Click on "additional files" below) Manuscripts Small Collection 210. Letter, 23 June 1866, from Simon Bolivar Buckner, New Orleans, to E. J. Mathews, New York, in reply to Mathews' request for an autograph.
Travelstead, Chester Coleman, 1911-2006 (Mss 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Travelstead, Chester Coleman, 1911-2006 (Mss 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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.
Sublett, William (Sc 2315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sublett, William (Sc 2315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2315. Certificate confirming William Sublett's appointment as a justice of the peace in Warren County, Kentucky, "occasioned by the death of John Heard." Signed by Governor William Owsley, Secretary of State Ben Hardin, and Assistant Secretary of State S.A. Mitchell.
Strange, Carrie, 1862-1940 (Sc 2110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Strange, Carrie, 1862-1940 (Sc 2110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2110. Autograph albums (2) kept by Carrie Strange of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Several of those autographing the album took artistic and literate license with their work. Also includes a pen & ink drawing of a young woman, dated 1908.
Oates, William C. (Sc 2088), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Oates, William C. (Sc 2088), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2088. Autograph album kept by William C. Oates, 1827-1933; appraisal information related to the Gerard-Bradley Funeral Home, 1988-1989; information about the apartment building at 1322-1324 Chestnut Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Marshall, Mabel Elizabeth, 1928-2014 (Sc 1962), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marshall, Mabel Elizabeth, 1928-2014 (Sc 1962), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1962. Autograph album kept by Mabel Elizabeth Marshall while in the 5th grade at Greenwood School, Warren County, Kentucky.
Sullivan Family Collection (Mss 267), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sullivan Family Collection (Mss 267), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 267. Correspondence and clippings relating to home economics extension agents Rowena I. Sullivan and Margaret (Sullivan) Berg. Includes genealogical information relating to the Sullivan and Rogers families.
Pickett, Sarah Nell, 1915-2000 (Sc 1836), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pickett, Sarah Nell, 1915-2000 (Sc 1836), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1836. Autograph album given to Sarah Nell Pickett, 18 June 1927, by Bartlett Allen and signed by family and friends in Joplin, Missouri.
Temple Collection (Mss 55), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Temple Collection (Mss 55), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 55. Correspondence, 1931-1970 (33 items), chiefly of William Montgomery Temple, originally of Bowling Green, Kentucky, an autograph collector; his collection of papers of Kentucky governors, 1805-1951 (50); other autograph letters, 1715-1941 (17); and articles about Bowling Green, etc., (23).
Mcreynolds Family Papers (Mss 56), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcreynolds Family Papers (Mss 56), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 56. Correspondence of Susannah and Thomas Phillips, and Mary J. (Phillips) McReynolds of Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky; McReynolds papers; manuscript booklets and autograph album; correspondence of Mary T. Moore and J.C. McReynolds relating to the collection; and biographical material.
Autograph Album (Sc 1664), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Autograph Album (Sc 1664), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1664. Autograph album kept by a girl named "Nellie" and signed by a number of her friends in Carterville, Missouri.
Elrod, Pamela Jean, B. 1959 (Sc 1652), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Elrod, Pamela Jean, B. 1959 (Sc 1652), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1652. Girl Scout autograph book and membership card for Pamela Jean Elrod, Valley Station, Kentucky. Also includes a card indicating completion of a basic canoeing course with the Red Cross and an "Eagle Guardian Pledge" issued by the Florida Audubon Society.
Knott Collection (Mss 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Knott Collection (Mss 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 53. Correspondence (business and family), business papers, speeches and drawings of J. Proctor Knott, 1830-1811, lawyer, congressman, and Kentucky governor, of Lebanon; family correspondence and business papers of Sarah (McElroy) Knott, 1833-1915; Civil War diaries and letters of Knott's mother (Click on "Additional Files" below for typescripts); letters of the Gibbs, McElroy and Chapman families chiefly of Marion and Warren Counties; clippings and photographs.
Autographs - Musicians (Sc 1321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Autographs - Musicians (Sc 1321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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.
Rankin, Frank Gilbert, Jr., 1906-1994 (Mss 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rankin, Frank Gilbert, Jr., 1906-1994 (Mss 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 176. Copies of Civil War remembrances of John S. Jackman and John M. Porter. Also, copies of materials related to other Civil War activities and to service in the Orphan Brigade and in Morgan's Cavalry.
Bullitt, William Grigsby, 1833-1901 (Sc 1533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bullitt, William Grigsby, 1833-1901 (Sc 1533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1533. Autograph album of the Constitutional Convention of Kentucky, 1890-1891, of delegate W.G. Bullitt of McCracken County. Includes autographs of delegates and stenographic staff. Many delegates include brief biographical information such as date and place of birth.
Douglas, Albert Ray, 1916-2009 (Mss 185), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Douglas, Albert Ray, 1916-2009 (Mss 185), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 185. Correspondence, clippings, programs, and directories collected by Douglas and his wife, Grace Fields Douglas, related to the Bowling Green High School classes of 1934 and 1935 and their respective 50th reunions in 1984 and 1985. Also included is a 1928 autograph album kept by Mr. Douglas.
Autographs - Collections - Albums And Books (Sc 1455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Autographs - Collections - Albums And Books (Sc 1455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1455. Autograph book, 1886-1888, of Daisy Adams, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Contains several colorful chromolithographs.
Richardson, Sarah "Sally" Pickett, 1944-2023 (Sc 1443), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richardson, Sarah "Sally" Pickett, 1944-2023 (Sc 1443), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1443. Autograph book, 1953-1954, of Richardson, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Smith, Ishmael H., 1820-1895 (Sc 1401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Ishmael H., 1820-1895 (Sc 1401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Mansucripts Small Collection 1401. Autograph book, 1882, of Kentucky state senator Ishmael H. Smith of Barren County, Kentucky. Fellow senators signed, and many wrote comments, in the autograph album.
Oakley, Bethel Beulah, 1903-1995 (Sc 1338), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Oakley, Bethel Beulah, 1903-1995 (Sc 1338), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1338. Business papers, letters (including some written by her elementary students), printed materials, etc., of Bethel B. Oakley, originally from Hopkins County, Kentucky. She taught in Webster County and Owensboro, Kentucky, and at Oakland City College, Oakland City, Indiana.
Byrd, Mary Rebecca, 1845-1935 (Sc 1362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Byrd, Mary Rebecca, 1845-1935 (Sc 1362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
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.
Middleton, Anna R., 1866?-1888 (Sc 1320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Middleton, Anna R., 1866?-1888 (Sc 1320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1320. Autograph book kept by Annie Middleton, Louisville, Kentucky, while attending the Baltimore Conservatory of Music. Also includes family data.