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Houston Family Papers, 1821-1883 (Sc 1764), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2008

Houston Family Papers, 1821-1883 (Sc 1764), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1764. Chiefly the legal papers of the Houston family of Daviess, later McLean County, Kentucky. Includes deeds in Daviess, McLean, and Muhlenberg Counties and slavery bills of sale.


Farley, Seth, 1917-1999 (Sc 1701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2008

Farley, Seth, 1917-1999 (Sc 1701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1701. Correspondence related to Seth Farley's varied educational, civic, religious, and political interests. The Henderson County native was a professor in the Educational Leadership Department, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.


Bradley, Robert Michael, 1947-2006 - Collector (Sc 1663), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Bradley, Robert Michael, 1947-2006 - Collector (Sc 1663), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1663. Items from the Bradley and Gerard families, chiefly concerning their Bowling Green, Kentucky undertaking business. Includes information related to the funeral service of Martha "Mattie" Jane (Buchanan) Gerard.


Pearson Family Collection (Mss 222), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Pearson Family Collection (Mss 222), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 222. Correspondence of the Pearson family, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, chiefly letters from Carroll Pearson to his wife Patricia while he is in basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The collection also contains letters sent to Carroll from his parents and letters sent to Patricia from her parents and friends.


Hobday Collection, 1895-1991 (Mss 85), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Hobday Collection, 1895-1991 (Mss 85), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 85. Genealogical materials revolving chiefly around the Hobday family of Tennessee and Kentucky as researched and collected by Bob Law, Nashville, Tennessee.


Knott Collection (Mss 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

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.