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Western Kentucky University

2021

Fayette County

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Gentry, Martha Beck "Mattie" (Spangler), 1862-1940 (Mss 733), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2021

Gentry, Martha Beck "Mattie" (Spangler), 1862-1940 (Mss 733), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 733. Journal, 1878-1880, of Mattie (Spangler) Gentry, Covington, Kentucky, chronicling her attendance at Lexington’s Hamilton Female College and at boarding school in Orléans, France; also her journal, 1889-1898, recording her life as a music teacher and her courtship and marriage. Includes photographs and a letter to Mattie in France from the president of Hamilton College (Click on "Additional Files" for typescript).


Thomson, Amelia Hubbard, 1859-1953 (Sc 3604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2021

Thomson, Amelia Hubbard, 1859-1953 (Sc 3604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3604. Journals (2 vol.) of Amelia Hubbard Thomson of Fayette County, Kentucky. Written for her nephew Dudley Hughes Bryant, they contain genealogical data, narratives, and anecdotes. Thomson recalls in detail her parents and ancestors, growing up at the family home, “Hurricane Hall,” and other aspects of life in Fayette County. Volume 1 includes an index at the back.


Bryant-Farnsworth Genealogy (Sc 3603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2021

Bryant-Farnsworth Genealogy (Sc 3603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Bryant, Hal Farnsworth, 1888-1975 (Mss 716), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2021

Bryant, Hal Farnsworth, 1888-1975 (Mss 716), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 716. News items and features written for syndication by Bryant and his partner James M. Ross, both of the Lexington (Kentucky) Leader; correspondence and papers relating to Bryant’s subsequent career as a statistician with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.