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Logan, Leland Hallowell, 1905-1980 (Mss 744), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Logan, Leland Hallowell, 1905-1980 (Mss 744), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 744. Correspondence and papers of Bowling Green, Kentucky attorney Leland H. Logan. Includes some personal material regarding his law practice and draft status, diaries for 1944 and 1945, and a small group of files representing his legal work, especially for the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation.
Farmer Cultural Awareness Project (Fa 1388), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Farmer Cultural Awareness Project (Fa 1388), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1388. Audio interviews with farmers in the ten-county Barren River Area Development District (BRADD) of Kentucky regarding their experiences as farmers, conducted as part of a project to raise awareness and understanding among the non-farming public. Includes brief biographical data (Click on "Additional Files" below), interview transcriptions, and photographs.
Stovall, Vickie Lynn (Smith) - Collector (Mss 732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stovall, Vickie Lynn (Smith) - Collector (Mss 732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 732. Genealogical research, narratives, clippings, photographs, and local history pertaining to the Bennett, Hunt, Taylor and associated families of Kentucky, primarily Butler, McLean, Muhlenberg and Daviess counties.
Helm Family Papers (Mss 633), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm Family Papers (Mss 633), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 633. Correspondence, business papers, deeds, and miscellaneous records of the Helm family of Butler County, Kentucky, and related families.
Morgan, Nyla Margaret (Hammers) Moore, 1918-2017 (Mss 639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morgan, Nyla Margaret (Hammers) Moore, 1918-2017 (Mss 639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans of selected items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 639. Information collected by Morgan about Butler County, Kentucky history and historical organizations. Genealogical records related to Morgan, Moore, and Johnson families (particularly the children of Christopher Columbus “Lum” Johnson, 1847-1921), as well as allied families. Includes two boxes of material related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, particularly its women’s Relief Society.
Rouk, Hazel Elouise (Russ), 1917-2011 (Sc 3213), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rouk, Hazel Elouise (Russ), 1917-2011 (Sc 3213), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3213. Correspondence of Hazel Rouk, Stillwater, Oklahoma, related to the publication of her book Pioneer Families of Butler County, Kentucky.
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 636), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 636), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 636. Correspondence and papers of Margie Helm, Auburn, Kentucky native and longtime Western Kentucky University head librarian, relating principally to her work for the Presbyterian Church. Also includes materials documenting her service on the Inter-Racial Commission of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Mcreynolds, Benjamin, 1769-1845 (Mss 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcreynolds, Benjamin, 1769-1845 (Mss 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans of selected items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 603. Manuscript books of sermons, religious, medical and other writings created by Benjamin McReynolds, a Butler County, Kentucky Methodist minister. Includes family history and records of schools operated by McReynolds.
Matherly, Mary Ruth (Hinton), 1893-1985 (Sc 3068), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Matherly, Mary Ruth (Hinton), 1893-1985 (Sc 3068), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3068. Autobiographical sketch and diary entries by Mary Ruth (Hinton) Matherly, composed from 1972-1979. Orphaned at a young age, the Logan County, Kentucky native describes her youth, extended family and wedding, and reflects on growing older.
Helm, Alban Foster, 1861-1936 (Sc 3012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Alban Foster, 1861-1936 (Sc 3012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3012. Diploma, 18 June 1884, of Alban F. Helm for completion of Teachers Course of Study, Seminary and Normal School, Morgantown, Kentucky; Teacher’s Certificate, 4 August 1888, of Alban F. Helm for common schools of Butler County, Kentucky.
Upton, Larry Thurman, B. 1940 (Mss 553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Upton, Larry Thurman, B. 1940 (Mss 553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 553. Letters from Stella Minton to her daughter, Elizabeth Allen “Betty” Minton, about family matters, local happenings in Bowling Green and Warren County, church affairs in the local Mormon congregation, quilting, gardening, and cooking. Includes research notes by Larry Thurman Upton for his book Memory is a Wonderful Thing that goes over the history of the Upton family. In addition the collection contains information about the beginning of stock car racing at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Smith, Mary Woodrow (Wilson), 1913-2005 (Sc 2991), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Mary Woodrow (Wilson), 1913-2005 (Sc 2991), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2991. “Random Meanderings: The Rural School Years,” Mary W. Smith’s reminiscence of teaching in the rural schools of Butler County, Kentucky. Includes the author’s obituary.
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Mss 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 552. Personal and professional correspondence and papers of Margie Helm, Auburn, Kentucky native and longtime Western Kentucky University head librarian. Includes ancestral and family correspondence and papers, photographs, and genealogical research on the Helm, Carson, Porter, Blakey and related families.
Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 38, Numbers 1 & 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections
Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 38, Numbers 1 & 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections
Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter
This issue contains a topical Index to articles in the Longhunter 2001-2012 and a history of the Little Muddy church in Butler County, KY
Mckinney, William (Lg 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mckinney, William (Lg 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 459. Original land grant, 16 May 1823, by which John Adair, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William McKinney 17 acres on Richland Creek in Butler County, Kentucky.
Phelps, Julian River, 1801-1856 & Robert W. Raglin (Lg 400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Phelps, Julian River, 1801-1856 & Robert W. Raglin (Lg 400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 400. Original land grant, 1834 May 9, by which James T. Morehead, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Julian Phelps and Robert W. Raglin, assignees of Robert Morrison, 200 acres in Butler County, Kentucky.
Rouk, Hazel Elouise (Russ), 1917-2011 (Mss 563), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rouk, Hazel Elouise (Russ), 1917-2011 (Mss 563), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 563. Genealogical research (census data, pension papers, correspondence, pedigree charts, Bible records, etc.) and photographs collected by Hazel E. Rouk and her sister Merriel (Russ) Austin on the Russ family of Butler County, Kentucky, and associated families.
Anderson, Catherine (Simmons), D. 2008 - Collector (Mss 517), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anderson, Catherine (Simmons), D. 2008 - Collector (Mss 517), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 517. Chiefly letters written to James Preston Cherry while he was sick and in a Louisville hospital (1913), in school at the University of Kentucky (1915-1917), and while in military service during World War I (1917-1918). Also includes family information related to the Cherry, Phelps, Simmons and Anderson families.
Drake, Louise (Carson), 1894-1979 (Mss 536), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Drake, Louise (Carson), 1894-1979 (Mss 536), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 536. Correspondence, notebooks, family histories, photocopies of wills, deeds, and other genealogical research of Louise (Carson) Drake of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes her roster of Revolutionary War soldiers who died in Kentucky.
Helm, Moses (Lg 333), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Moses (Lg 333), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 333. Original land grant, 1824, October 26, by which Joseph Desha, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Moses Helm, assignee of Oliver C. Porter, assignee of Robert Morrison, 19 ½ acres in Butler County.
Bayons, Philips (Lg 339), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bayons, Philips (Lg 339), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 339. Original land grant, 1856, August 23, by which Charles S. Morehead, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Philip Bayons, assignee of John B. Smith, 34 acres in Butler County.
Dixon, William E. (Lg 338), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dixon, William E. (Lg 338), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
FInding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 338. Original land grant, 1820, June 20, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William E. Dixon, assignee of James A. Porter, 150 acres in Butler and Warren Counties.
Baxter, Neil, 1911-1994 (Sc 2899), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Baxter, Neil, 1911-1994 (Sc 2899), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2899. Letter to Hazel Russ Rouk, 1 September 1987, from Neil Baxter, Atlanta, Georgia. The Butler County, Kentucky native provides biographical and family data.
Baker, Walter Arnold, 1937-2010 (Mss 539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Baker, Walter Arnold, 1937-2010 (Mss 539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 539. This small collection contains material related to legislative matters of interest to Kentucky legislator and jurist Walter A. Baker, Glasgow, Kentucky. Also includes files about several trips abroad and family material.
Porter, Nathaniel (Lg 223), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Porter, Nathaniel (Lg 223), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 223. Original land grant, 7 June 1838, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Nathaniel Porter 85 acres in Butler County, Kentucky.
Porter, Thomas (Lg 192), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Porter, Thomas (Lg 192), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 192. Original land grant, 30 May 1825, by which Joseph Desha, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Thomas Porter 100 acres in Butler County, Kentucky.
Shelton Family Papers (Mss 527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shelton Family Papers (Mss 527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 527. Letters and compositions written by Butler County, Kentucky native Curran Ralph Shelton, while a student at Glasgow Normal School. Also includes a diary in which he records family, church, and local community happenings in 1891. Also includes several small diaries kept by Curran’s wife John Annie during the Great Depression.
Deweese Family Papers (Mss 504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Deweese Family Papers (Mss 504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 504. Materials collected by Ray Paul DeWeese and Carolyn DeWeese, a brother and sister. Most of the collection is photocopied material of writings about the DeWeese family and Butler County, Kentucky history.
Mt. Vernon United Baptist Church Of Christ - Butler County, Kentucky (Mss 507), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mt. Vernon United Baptist Church Of Christ - Butler County, Kentucky (Mss 507), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 507. Minutes, financial reports, membership lists, articles of incorporation, deeds, etc. for Mt. Vernon United Baptist Church of Christ in Butler County, Kentucky, now Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church.
Beauchamp, Hiram Jett, 1833-1881 - Relating To (Sc 2849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beauchamp, Hiram Jett, 1833-1881 - Relating To (Sc 2849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2849. Resolution of sympathy, 5 January 1881, by officers and members of the Bowling Green, Kentucky bar on the death of Hiram J. Beauchamp on 1 January 1881. Includes a sketch of Beauchamp’s life.