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Muir, John Wakefield, 1909-1991 (Sc 3399), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muir, John Wakefield, 1909-1991 (Sc 3399), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3399. Correspondence and associated material of amateur historian, collector and Bardstown banker John W. Muir. Most relates to Muir’s interest in John Rowan and his Bardstown, Kentucky home Federal Hill, and to Stephen Foster’s association with the property, thought to have been the inspiration for his song “My Old Kentucky Home.” Muir brings sources on Rowan to the attention of WKU faculty member Frances Richards, the author of a master’s thesis on Rowan. Also includes Muir’s correspondence with J. Winston Coleman regarding the Rowan-Chambers duel, and letters about his family and travel.
Muir, John Wakefield, 1909-1991 (Sc 3010), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muir, John Wakefield, 1909-1991 (Sc 3010), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3010. This collection includes John Wakefield Muir’s correspondence chiefly with Frances Richards, about the history of Nelson County, Kentucky, and the surrounding area. It includes news clippings and brochures. Muir discusses his job at the bank, his home, an historic Nelson Country property, and his historical collections.
Muir, John Wakefield, 1909-1991 (Sc 633), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muir, John Wakefield, 1909-1991 (Sc 633), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and sample of correspondence for Manuscripts Small Collection 633. Correspondence of John Wakefield Muir, Bardstown, Kentucky, and Mary (Taylor) Moore, Librarian of the Kentucky Library, Bowling Green, Kentucky, which contains much information about
the history of Bardstown and Nelson County.
Muir, Jasper W., 1823-1907 - Relating To (Sc 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Muir, Jasper W., 1823-1907 - Relating To (Sc 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 537. Compilation of writings related to Jasper W. Muir, prominent attorney and banker of Bardstown, Kentucky. Includes a paper written by friend John Michael Cooney, and one by his grandson John Wakefield Muir. Also, an 1896 newspaper article about Muir.