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Lissauer, Mildred Wallis (Potter), 1897-1998 (Sc 1206), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lissauer, Mildred Wallis (Potter), 1897-1998 (Sc 1206), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1206. Letters to Mildred Lissauer, Louisville, Kentucky, chiefly concerning an heirloom cradle she purchased; and letters to Lissauer’s son, Eugene R. Lissauer, Louisville, dealing with the results of an aptitude test.
Manar, Edna Earl (Moore), 1887-1972 (Sc 1189), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manar, Edna Earl (Moore), 1887-1972 (Sc 1189), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1189. Biographical sketch of Fred McCormick Manar written by his wife Edna Moore Manar, and an autobiographical sketch of Mrs. Manar. Both were natives of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Mr. Manar worked for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and Mrs. Manar was a homemaker.
Younglove, John Edwards, 1826-1917 (Sc 1186), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Younglove, John Edwards, 1826-1917 (Sc 1186), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1186. Incoming letter, 1879, to John Edwards Younglove, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from T. G. Younglove, Crescent, New York, responding to inquiry regarding Younglove genealogy; and J. E. Younglove’s letter, 1890, to T. M. Younglove, Hammondsport, New York, about the same subject.
Fonville Family (Sc 1117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fonville Family (Sc 1117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1117. Genealogy records, 1822-1945, removed from the Fonville family Bible. Also contains Hinton family records.
Harmon, Arlis Odell, 1905-1992 (Mss 153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harmon, Arlis Odell, 1905-1992 (Mss 153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 153. Poems, 1934-1991, obituaries, 1964-1990, written by Arlis Odell Harmon, a gospel song writer and enthusiast, of Allen County, Kentucky. Includes correspondence about gospel music, genealogical data, photos, etc.
St. Mary's Catholic Church - Franklin, Kentucky (Sc 1105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
St. Mary's Catholic Church - Franklin, Kentucky (Sc 1105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1105. Unpublished history (30p.) of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Franklin, Kentucky, written by Father John A. Lyons, Louisville. Lyons’ accompanying letter relates information about his paper.
Vick, Velma Gertrude (Brown), 1892-1978 (Sc 1099), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Vick, Velma Gertrude (Brown), 1892-1978 (Sc 1099), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1099. Letter, 8 April 1932, of Velma Gertrude Vick, Olmstead, Logan County, Kentucky, to “My dear Mrs. Smith.” She encloses some Fairfax family genealogical data and information related to Logan County artist Roberta McLean, who specialized in painting family coats of arms. Also, three newspaper clippings.
Orrahood, Marvin David, 1923-2000 (Mss 465), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Orrahood, Marvin David, 1923-2000 (Mss 465), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only Manuscripts Collection 465. Correspondence, primarily professional, or Dr. Marvin David Orrahood, a pathologist practicing in Owensboro, Kentucky. Includes Parts I-IV of a family history and genealogy, "The Family of Marvin David Orrahood II and Aline Joyce Orrahood," and a list of Owensboro physicians (Click on "Additional Files" below for scans).
Raymer, Lloyd Monroe, 1943-2012 (Mss 449), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Raymer, Lloyd Monroe, 1943-2012 (Mss 449), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 449. Genealogical reports and records generated by professional genealogist, Lloyd M. Raymer of Warren County, Kentucky, for clients across the country. Raymer specialized in research on Warren, Butler, Logan, Allen, and Simpson counties in Kentucky. Reports include genealogical information about specified families with the related reference sources properly cited. Files sometimes contain correspondence with clients, photocopies of source material, and pedigree charts.
Moses Helm (Cs 71 .H4773 2008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moses Helm (Cs 71 .H4773 2008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Full text of the book titled "Moses Helm" by Bob Law and Clyde Smith and printed by the authors in 1995 as a hardbound book. An "Errata Sheet" and two other files related to Moses Steele and John Alexander Steele are attached (click on "Additional Files" to open these items.)
Cain, Frank Davis, Sr., 1890-1953 (Mss 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cain, Frank Davis, Sr., 1890-1953 (Mss 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 127. Correspondence, reports and certificates of Madisonville engineer Cain. Includes information about Madisonville's Selective Service Board in World War II, the National Bituminous Coal Commission, and the 1940 Census.
Pace Family Papers (Mss 458), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pace Family Papers (Mss 458), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 458. Pace family documents (chiefly related to land transactions) including deeds, land grants, mortgages; as well as Bible records for the Pace and related families (click on "Additional Files" below for scans), and probate records. A significant portion of the collection documents the garden club activities of Lillian (Tynes) Pace and her efforts to have the Viceroy butterfly designated as the Kentucky state butterfly.
Fox Family Papers, 1918-1986 (Mss 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fox Family Papers, 1918-1986 (Mss 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 459. Chiefly military personnel records of Arthur Smith Fox, Hopkins County, Kentucky. Also includes information related to Mr. Fox’s father-in-law, William Bugg Kerr, and brief genealogical information about the Bowman Coffelt, and Hope families.
Fox-Walthall Letters (Sc 1007), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fox-Walthall Letters (Sc 1007), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only and scan (Click on "additional files" below) Manuscripts Small Collection 1007. Family letters of the Fox and Walthall families, chiefly of Mildred P. (Walthall), Joseph, Rachel M. and William S. Fox of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The collection includes family correspondence, Civil War letters, 1861-1862 (34), and courtship letters.
Burnam Family Papers (Sc 953), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burnam Family Papers (Sc 953), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 953. Letters, chiefly from John Q. Burnam, 1804-1891, to his son, James H. Burnam, 1840-1906, and wife Victoria Burnam in Fayetteville, Tennessee, discussing family genealogy. Also contains information about John’s connection with Freemasonry, and an advertisement pamphlet for an unusual gun used to attach signs to buildings.
Cleaver, Oscar Payne, 1905-1996 (Mss 106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cleaver, Oscar Payne, 1905-1996 (Mss 106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 106. Miscellaneous papers related to the military and civilian careers of Hart County, Kentucky, native Oscar Payne Cleaver, who was a lighting expert and was instrumental in the development of night vision equipment. Includes a brief reminiscence about his lighting work on the film “Gone With the Wind.”
Suydam, Louise Twyman, 1915-1991 (Sc 833), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Suydam, Louise Twyman, 1915-1991 (Sc 833), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 833. Chiefly correspondence between Louise Twyman Suydam, Fort Pierce, Florida, and WKU Kentucky Building faculty concerning Suydam’s memories of Bowling Green during the 1920s, and biographical information about the Wright family. Includes a typescript copy of Suydam’s reminiscence, "The Best of Times?”
Yeager, Josiah Harvey, 1785-1860 (Mss 420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Yeager, Josiah Harvey, 1785-1860 (Mss 420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 420. Chiefly legal and financial papers of Josiah Harvey Yeager, a lawyer, businessman, and minister of Hardin County, Kentucky. Yeager had extensive land holdings, thus the collection includes a number of deeds and survey information. Includes several slave bills of sale, 1817-1859, and a few items related to the Monin family. Also includes a Civil War military pass issued in Hardin County (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan).