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Hall, Dorthie A. (Mss 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hall, Dorthie A. (Mss 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 295. Letters written to Dorthie A. Hall, student and editor of the "College Heights Herald" at Western Kentucky Teachers College, Bowling Green, Kentucky, during World War II. The male correspondents are all former students from Western, and they describe military life in their specific locations around the world. They all express devotion to Western and ask for details and comment about the school, sports teams, and the Bowling Green community.
Hamlett, Barksdale, 1908-1979 (Mss 292), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hamlett, Barksdale, 1908-1979 (Mss 292), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 292. Transcriptions of five interviews conducted with retired four-star general Barksdale Hamlett in which he reflects on his 34-year military career, including service in World War II, the Korean War, and on the Army's General Staff in Washington, D.C.
Pope, Jo Reba (Sc 2071), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pope, Jo Reba (Sc 2071), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2071. Photocopies of items from scrapbook kept by Pope, chiefly pertaining to the World War II service of Robert Fred Cope. Includes photos, birthday cards, Valentines, and information related to the light cruiser "U.S.S. Richmond."
Redmon, Chester C. (Sc 2070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Redmon, Chester C. (Sc 2070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2070. Brief World War II V-mail messges from Redmon, serving in the India-Burma Theater to family in Louisville, Ketnucky. Includes Christmas and Mother's Day greetings as well as two photos.
Schiess, Nancy (Sc 2062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Schiess, Nancy (Sc 2062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2062. Paper: "Influences On and Decision Factors of Women Entering World War II from Western Kentucky State Teachers College" written by Nancy Schiess for a Kentucky history course at Western Kentucky University.
Presbyterian Church (Bowling Green) - Veteran's History Project (Mss 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Presbyterian Church (Bowling Green) - Veteran's History Project (Mss 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 277. Personal histories of members of the Presbyterian Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky who were veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, Bosnia, the Persian Gulf War, or the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Includes biographical information and a narrative of the subject's military experiences. Audio interviews are also included on DVD.
Pitek, Michael Joseph, 1918-1945 (Sc 2047), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pitek, Michael Joseph, 1918-1945 (Sc 2047), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2047. Certificates, forms and correspondence related to the military service of Michael J. Pitek in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Also correspondence related to Pitek's death on 3 January 1945 and the burial of his remains in 1950.
Sherry, Luvicia Graham, 1877-1961 (Sc 2035), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sherry, Luvicia Graham, 1877-1961 (Sc 2035), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2035. Copies of "The Postal Bulletin," issued to employees of the U.S. Postal Service, and notes made by Miss Luvicia Graham Sherry, the postmaster at Alvaton, Kentucky, on various rules and procedures, including those relating to wartime.
Burchfield, Evelyn (Day), 1896-1990 (Sc 1973), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burchfield, Evelyn (Day), 1896-1990 (Sc 1973), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1973. Several letters written by Evelyn D. Burchfield, Davao, Philippines and a 190-page memoir of her life in the Philippines, chiefly during the World War II Japanese occupation; also includes an introduction (17 p.) to the memoir by friend Viola Crump.
Carosella, Roland Michael, 1920-2005 (Sc 2015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carosella, Roland Michael, 1920-2005 (Sc 2015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2015. Letter from Roland M. Carosella, a U.S. Army private stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky to his girlfriend, Marie Marzo, Buffalo, New York. He complains about a cancelled furlough and comments on mutual friends and Army life. Letter is on illustrated stationery that depicts scenes at Fort Knox. The envelope features an American flag with troops standing at attention.
Baird, Thomas Henry, 1933-2009 (Sc 2007), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Baird, Thomas Henry, 1933-2009 (Sc 2007), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2007. Narratives written by Thomas Henry Baird, a Bowling Green, Kentucky physician, describing hunting trips to Mozambique and northern New Mexico, and fishing trips to Quetico Provincial Park in northern Ontario, Canada.
Barlow Family Papers (Mss 259), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barlow Family Papers (Mss 259), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 259. Chiefly letters sent to Georgetown, Kentucky native James Edward Barlow, who was employed in the electrical engineering field. The letters are generally from friends inquiring about his work, health, and interests in electronics and photography. Also includes correspondence of his parents, Edward Calistis Barlow and Lily (Robertson) Barlow of Georgetown, Kentucky.
Jett, Oswald G., 1917-2003 (Mss 264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jett, Oswald G., 1917-2003 (Mss 264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 264. Oswald G. Jett's unpublished World War II memoir "As I Saw the War." It relates the Hancock County native's experience as a member of a litter platoon and as an ambulance driver in North Africa and Italy. Includes an obituary, magazine article by Jett, and photo.
Stickles, Arndt Mathis, 1872-1968 (Mss 209), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stickles, Arndt Mathis, 1872-1968 (Mss 209), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Correspondence, both personal and professional, as well as research material related to books and articles published by Stickles, a native of Indiana and a history professor at Western Kentucky University from 1908 to 1954. His most popular book was "Simon Bolivar Buckner: Borderland Knight."
Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1964), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1964), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1964. Immunization register, pay record, and railroad voucher related to the World War II military service of Stamps, of Bowling Green, Kentucky; also includes a note from a friend in Casablanca sending New Year's greetings.
Sexton, Alma Lorene (Smith), 1922-2002 (Sc 1947), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sexton, Alma Lorene (Smith), 1922-2002 (Sc 1947), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1947. Letter, 2 December 1943, written by Alma Lorene Sexton, Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky to her husband Earl Sexton who is in military service during World War II. She discusses Thanksgiving and expresses her concern for her husband's hygiene.
Sexton, William Earl, 1919-2004 (Sc 1930), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sexton, William Earl, 1919-2004 (Sc 1930), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1930. Letters written by Earl Sexton from various military posts to his wife Alma Sexton and their daughter Shirley in Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky during World War II.
Greene, Edward E., Jr., 1908-1980 (Sc 2250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Greene, Edward E., Jr., 1908-1980 (Sc 2250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2250. Military papers, news clippings, cartoons, V-mail, and ephemera removed from a scrapbook that documented Edward E. Greene, Jr.'s military service during World War II, chiefly in the Persian Gulf Service Command.
United Service Organization - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1908), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
United Service Organization - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1908), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1908. Record book containing lists of servicemen entertained by the Bowling Green, Kentucky U.S.O. (United Service Organization) office, and lists of volunteers for various functions.
Breeding, John Will, 1927-2001 - Collector (Sc 1902), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Breeding, John Will, 1927-2001 - Collector (Sc 1902), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1902. Letters sent to John W. Breeding, Rineyville, Kentucky from his brother Verlin Breeding and friend Walter D. Large describing military life in World War II; also letters from Breeding explaining the donation.
White, Vernon, 1915-2008 (Mss 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
White, Vernon, 1915-2008 (Mss 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 255. Correspondence, research notes, slides, and photographs related to Vernon White's interests: covered bridges, hominy holes, archaeology, and grave covers, chiefly in Kentucky. Also includes drafts of his books and information about the White family of White Mills, Hardin County, Kentucky as well as information about White's participation in World War II. To view a selection of illustrative material from the White Collection go to this website: http://www.wku.edu/library/dlsc/vernonwhite.php
Wheeler, Ernest Eugene, 1921-1944 (Mss 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wheeler, Ernest Eugene, 1921-1944 (Mss 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 210. Correspondence between Ernest Eugene "Gene" Wheeler and his fiance and future wife, Alma Blancett of Calhoun, Kentucky. The correspondence begins while Wheeler was a student at Western Kentucky State Teachers College and continues when he enters the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed on D-Day. Also contains Alma's 1945 diary.
Temple, Alvis Howard, 1904-1992 (Sc 2207), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Temple, Alvis Howard, 1904-1992 (Sc 2207), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2207. Biographical and genealogical material collected by Alvis Howard Temple, Bowling Green, Kentucky, in his efforts to join the Sons of the American Revolution. His SAR application was approved in 1976.
World War Ii, 1939-1945 - Letters (Sc 1870), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
World War Ii, 1939-1945 - Letters (Sc 1870), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1870. Letters written by "Chet" to his girlfriend "Dottie" discussing military life in Italy during the last years of World War II. The letter writer may have come from the Henderson, Kentucky area as several letters make references to places in that community.
Reamer, Ernest D., Jr., 1913-1965 (Sc 1845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reamer, Ernest D., Jr., 1913-1965 (Sc 1845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1845. Correspondence between Ernest D. Reamer, Jr. and his wife, Verna, while he was in the U.S. Army during World War II stationed at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky and Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.
Valenci, Joseph, 1914-1991 (Sc 1865), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Valenci, Joseph, 1914-1991 (Sc 1865), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1865. World War II letters, 1943-1945, sent from Joseph Valenci, California and the Pacific, to Virginia Fulcher in Owensboro, Kentucky discussing military life, his love of America, and his thoughts on the war. Includes printed material related to the Battle of Iwo Jima and Fulcher's 1991 letter with biographical data on Valenci.