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Briggs, Thompson (Lg 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Briggs, Thompson (Lg 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 22. Original land grant, 8 January 1811, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Thompson Briggs, 200 acres in Warren County.

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Hord, Edward (Lg 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Hord, Edward (Lg 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 24. Copy of land grant, 1 January 1812, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Edward Hord, assignee of Samuel Coker, assignee of Jesse Hughes, 200 acres in Warren County.

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Hord, Edward (Lg 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Hord, Edward (Lg 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 23. Copy of land grant, 1 January 1812, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Edward Hord, assignee of Samuel Coker, assignee of Andrew McFadin, assignee of Boitton Williams 200 acres in Warren County.

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Runner, William Elgin, 1839-1895 (Lg 32), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Runner, William Elgin, 1839-1895 (Lg 32), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 32. Original land grant, 9 December 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to W.E. Runner, W.M. Houchin, W.B. Thompson, assignees of John Fox, 200acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

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Houchin, W. M. (Lg 29), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Houchin, W. M. (Lg 29), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 29. Original land grant, 15 November 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to W.M. Houchin, W.B. Thompson, H.F. Curd, and D.B. Curd, assignees of O.G. Moore, 200 acres in Edmonson County.

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Houchin, W. M. (Lg 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Houchin, W. M. (Lg 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 41. Original land grant, 15 November 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to W.M. Houchin, W.B. Thompson, D.B. Curd, and H.F. Curd, assignees of John Maiden, 200 acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

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Religion - Letters Of Recommendation (Sc 1228), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Religion - Letters Of Recommendation (Sc 1228), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1228. Letters of recommendation of various individuals given by the following Baptist churches in Allen County, Kentucky: Bethel, 1836, 1861; Bethlehem, 1851; Liberty, 1852; and by Rocky Spring in Warren County, Kentucky, 1852.

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Thompson, Douglas (Sc 1265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Thompson, Douglas (Sc 1265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1265. Paper, described as a report from “an average American Joe,” written by Douglas Thompson for a WKU history class. He writes about his interview with Joe Neil Blair, who recounted his experiences in the Vietnam War. Includes Blair’s service record and his Bronze Star citation.

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Metcalfe County, Kentucky - Elections And Election Campaigns (Sc 1268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Metcalfe County, Kentucky - Elections And Election Campaigns (Sc 1268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1268. Unsigned letter, 5 November 1909, written to Bruce Taylor, East Fork, Kentucky, asking repayment of money loaned to Taylor for his unsuccessful political campaign.

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Bowling Green, Kentucky - Historic Houses - The Old Brick (Sc 1277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Bowling Green, Kentucky - Historic Houses - The Old Brick (Sc 1277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1277. Article, ca. 1961, written by Bob Dickey for a Bowling Green, Kentucky newspaper, about “The Old Brick,” a historic house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Noble A. Burford, Sr. and located at 3150 Smallhouse Road in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Houchin, W. M. (Lg 49), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Houchin, W. M. (Lg 49), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 49. Original land grant, 15 November 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to W.M. Houchin, W.B. Thompson, H.F. Curd, and D.B. Curd, assignees of W.E. Runner, 200 acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

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Wooton, Thomas Pryor (Sc 1261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Wooton, Thomas Pryor (Sc 1261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1261. Paper, “Iceland in World War II as Experienced by Jim Wooton,” written by Thomas Wooton for a WKU history class early in the 1990s. He relates Hopkins Countian Jim Wooton’s experiences during the Depression and World War II.

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Cobb, Rebecca (Sc 1266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Cobb, Rebecca (Sc 1266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1266. Paper, “Thistle Cottage,” written by Rebecca Cobb for a WKU restoration class, documenting the history of this 1912 house built in Greenville, Kentucky for coal magnate William Graham Duncan.

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Houchin, W. M. (Lg 37), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Houchin, W. M. (Lg 37), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 37. Original land grant, 15 November 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to W.M. Houchin, W.B. Thompson, H.F. Curd, D.B. Curd assignees of John Fox, 200 acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

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Curd, R. D. (Lg 47), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Curd, R. D. (Lg 47), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 47. Original land grant, 12 April 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to R.D. Curd, H.D. Curd, Willis C.Houchin, and W.B. Thompson, assignees of W.S. Wilson, 200 acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

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Reading, William (Lg 18), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Reading, William (Lg 18), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 18. Original land grant, 5 August 1813, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Reading, assignee of John Reading, 123 acres in Logan County.

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Houchin, W. M. (Lg 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Houchin, W. M. (Lg 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 43. Original land grant, 15 November 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to W.M. Houchin, W.B. Thompson, H.F. Curd, and D.B. Curd assignees of Benjamin B. Wilson, 200 acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

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Ashland Oil & Refining Company - Ashland, Kentucky (Sc 2791), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Ashland Oil & Refining Company - Ashland, Kentucky (Sc 2791), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2791. Orientation and information kit prepared by Ashland Oil & Refining Company, Ashland, Kentucky, for Mrs. James I. Maguire, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and other guests of its 1969 Kentucky Derby Party. Includes informational letters, full guest list, event schedules, taxicab vouchers, the company’s 1968 annual report, and horse racing-related publications.

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Bowling Green Music Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Bowling Green Music Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 457. Minutes, governing documents, yearbooks, programs for public concerts, membership information, various reports, and news clippings for the Woman’s Music Club, the Bowling Green Music Club and the Bowling Green Junior Music Club.

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Bowling Green, Kentucky Musical Fund Society (Mss 460), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Bowling Green, Kentucky Musical Fund Society (Mss 460), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 460. Minutes, financial records, governing documents and miscellaneous items of the Bowling Green Musical Fund Society, which was established in 1872 for “the cultivation of music and the social enjoyment of its members.”

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Winfrey, Charlie Ray, 1896-1980 (Sc 2790), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Winfrey, Charlie Ray, 1896-1980 (Sc 2790), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2790. Materials relating to the World War I service of Charlie R. Winfrey, Esto, Russell County, Kentucky. Includes postcards to his family, service and discharge record, operations history of the 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and newspaper articles and a photo of Russell County veterans of World War I.

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Benedict, Harrison, 1813-1900 (Sc 2789), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Benedict, Harrison, 1813-1900 (Sc 2789), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text of letter (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 2789. Letter, 30 March 1862 of Harrison Benedict, Scottsville, Kentucky, to his cousin David Selby in Jamestown, Kentucky. He reports on military activity in the area, including Confederate searches of his and his mother’s homes, the theft of guns, horses and wagons, and the destruction of bridges. He includes his wife Emily T. Benedict as a signatory to the letter.

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Oak Forest Union Church Cemetery - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 1205), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Oak Forest Union Church Cemetery - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 1205), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1205. Trust agreement between Naomi Davenport Willis, Bowling Green, Kentucky, “others interested in the preservation and upkeep of the Oak Forest Union Church Cemetery,” in Warren County, Kentucky, and the church trustees.

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Jriles, Benjamin Edward (Sc 1218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Jriles, Benjamin Edward (Sc 1218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1218. "Christmas 1893," a poem written by Benjamin Edward Jriles, of Henderson County, Kentucky, detailing his adventure of driving a buggy from his home in Cairo, Kentucky to Ridgway, Kentucky, to eat Christmas dinner.

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Mckinney, John, 1760?-1825 (Sc 1225), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Mckinney, John, 1760?-1825 (Sc 1225), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1225. Letter, 20 April 1785, written by John McKinney, Lexington, Kentucky (at that time still a part of Virginia,) to Captain John Brown, Augusta County, Virginia. He relates that he is recovering from a shot in his breastbone inflicted by Indians and discusses his land surveying activities.

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Gates, Thomas Minor, 1820-1860 (Sc 1204), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Gates, Thomas Minor, 1820-1860 (Sc 1204), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1204. Letter, 16 November 1853, of Thomas Gates to his brother Oliver from Steamport, Kentucky with business and family news, including the birth of a daughter; and satirical letter, 31 January 1859, written by Thomas and Lloyd W. Gates, Calhoun, Kentucky, to Messrs. Spratt, Bourn & Co., Louisville, Kentucky, discussing the state of the tobacco market.

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Monroe County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 1217), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Monroe County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 1217), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1217. Docket book, Monroe County, Kentucky, December 1832 - November 1838, listing judgments and warrants.

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Casebier, Gertrude, 1901-1996 (Sc 2785), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Casebier, Gertrude, 1901-1996 (Sc 2785), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2785. Two-page essay written by Gertrude Casebier titled "History of Shakertown in Mercer County, Kentucky." Includes brief bibliography.

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Webster, Pauline (Martin) Tabor, 1905-1992 (Sc 1192), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Webster, Pauline (Martin) Tabor, 1905-1992 (Sc 1192), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1192. Card from former Bowling Green, Kentucky madam Pauline Tabor Webster to David Helm in Bowling Green, promising to look for a catalog of her 1973 antiques sale and offering to send him an antique item as a gift.

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Cumberland College Association - Princeton, Kentucky (Sc 2787), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Cumberland College Association - Princeton, Kentucky (Sc 2787), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2787. Minutes for the Cumberland College Association, the governing board that operated Cumberland College in Princeton, Kentucky. The school was later moved to Lebanon, Tennessee.

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