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Annis, Lena Grey, 1897-1996 - Collection (Mss 275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Annis, Lena Grey, 1897-1996 - Collection (Mss 275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 275. Letters sent to Lena Grey Annis from family members and friends, chiefly related to farm and family life in Butler County, Kentucky in the mid-to-late-twentieth century.


Tichenor, Doris Ann (Annis), 1931-2011 (Sc 2050), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Tichenor, Doris Ann (Annis), 1931-2011 (Sc 2050), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2050. Paper (5 p.) by Tichenor titled "A Brief History of Borah's Ferry" (Butler County, Kentucky). Includes bibliography and photocopy of a 1908 photograph of buildings in Borah's Ferry vicinity.


Warren County, Kentucky - New Deal Programs, 1934-1935 (Mss 253), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2009

Warren County, Kentucky - New Deal Programs, 1934-1935 (Mss 253), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 253. Documents related to New Deal relief programs in Warren County, Kentucky and surrounding counties; correspondence of Ida Leighton Hodges, Bowling Green, Area Administrator of the Kentucky Emergency Relief Administration.


White, Vernon, 1915-2008 (Mss 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

White, Vernon, 1915-2008 (Mss 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

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


Hamilton, Andrew Graff, 1835-1895 (Sc 1858), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2009

Hamilton, Andrew Graff, 1835-1895 (Sc 1858), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1858. Information, chiefly published items, related to Hamilton's role in the escape of Union prisoners from Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia in 1864. Also, details concerning his 1895 death.


Blackburn, John W., 1914-1985 (Sc 1868), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Blackburn, John W., 1914-1985 (Sc 1868), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1868. Paper: "Butler County Boys in the Civil War" written by John W. Blackburn, which focuses on the Butler County, Kentucky members of the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (Union) and the engagements in which they fought.


Hunt, Jane (Sc 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2009

Hunt, Jane (Sc 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 84. Teacher's certificate of Miss Jane Hunt issued by the Common School Commissioner, Butler County, Kentucky.