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Carty, Wesley (Mss 187), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carty, Wesley (Mss 187), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 187. Correspondence, research, bibliography and notes of Wesley Carty, Chicago, related to a proposed biography of John C. Breckinridge. Includes correspondecne with John Winston Coleman, Jr., Avery Odelle Craven, and Jonathan Truman Dorris, as well as poetry by Virgie Hudson.
Jones, Edgar - Collector (Mss 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, Edgar - Collector (Mss 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 17. Letters and papers of the Burnett family, (many Civil War letters), 1855-1920; the McKnight family; the Lamb family, 1863-1906; and the Flynn family, 1787-1897. These letters were in the possession of the Burnett family of Rising Sun, Indiana.
Porter Family (Mss 15), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Porter Family (Mss 15), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 15. Genealogical material (typed copy) collected by John A. Porter for a book. Correspondence pertaining to same topic, 1906-1957. Legal papers of Butler (32), Livingston (1), and Logan (13) Counties--deeds, surveys, etc., 1799-1857. Typed copy of the Civil War experiences of John M. Porter.
Stovall, Henry Clay, 1845-1936 (Sc 1532), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stovall, Henry Clay, 1845-1936 (Sc 1532), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1532. Typescript (1972) of an interview done with Henry Clay Stovall of Logan County, Kentucky about 1934. He discusses being wounded at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, treatment for his wounds, and his other military service.
Hinton, John Littleton, 1844-1920 (Sc 1311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hinton, John Littleton, 1844-1920 (Sc 1311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1311. Civil War discharge for John L. Hinton, a member of Company A, 52nd Regiment, of Kentucky Mounted Infantry Volunteers. Hinton was from Allen County, Kentucky.
Sixty-First U.S. Colored Infantry (Sc 1515), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sixty-First U.S. Colored Infantry (Sc 1515), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1515. Partial account book (pp. 13-20, 170-184, 187-262) containing General Orders and Special Orders for the 61st U.S. Colored Infantry and the 2nd West Tennessee Infantry of African Descent. Also includes a letter written by Nellie Evans (Nov. 1865) to her cousin Jeff.
Allen, Robert (Sc 1414), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Allen, Robert (Sc 1414), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1414. Letter, 15 April 1863, written by Robert Allen from the hospital at Camp Dennison, Ohio, to his brother Henry. Allen has just arrived at Camp Dennison and he describes his accommodations.
Stone, Richard Gabriel, Jr., B. 1937 (Mss 169), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stone, Richard Gabriel, Jr., B. 1937 (Mss 169), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 169. Drafts and proofs for two of Richard Gabriel Stone, Jr.'s books: "A Brittle Sword: The Kentucky Militia, 1776-1912" (1977) and "Kentucky Fighting Men, 1861-1945" (1982). Also includes oral interviews with nine Kentuckians who served in various branches of the military at varying times. Transcriptions or tape indexes are available.
Thomas, Richard Curd Pope, 1872-1939 (Sc 1486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomas, Richard Curd Pope, 1872-1939 (Sc 1486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1486. Speeches made throughout Kentucky by Richard Curd Pope Thomas at various fraternal, civic, educational, and religious events. Also includes several poems written by John A. Logan. A patriotic speech given during the Spanish-American War is available as a full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below).
Perkins, Abraham S., 1820-1891 (Sc 1473), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Perkins, Abraham S., 1820-1891 (Sc 1473), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1473. Document prepared for Perkins and dated 23 September 1864 in which he provides a substitute, Thomas Esherwood Leslie, for service in the U.S. Army during the U.S. Civil War.
Dulaney Family (Sc 1466), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dulaney Family (Sc 1466), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1466. Letter, December 1855, written from Annie E. Dulaney to her brother, William L. Dulaney, in which she discusses her schoolwork and the approaching Christmas holiday. Also included (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan) is a sketch (1909) of Hiram W. Dulaney's service in the 9th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A) during the Civil War.
Rowlett, David Ezekiel, 1849-1919 (Sc 1450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rowlett, David Ezekiel, 1849-1919 (Sc 1450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1450. Letter written by David Rowlett of New Corner, Indiana, to Mrs. M. L. Emens, recalling the excellent female nurse he had while a patient in a Nashville, Tennessee hospital during the Civil War. Rowlett served in Co. B, 11th Indiana Volunteer Cavalry.
Mcelroy, Clarence Underwood, 1849-1928 (Mss 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcelroy, Clarence Underwood, 1849-1928 (Mss 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 73. Correspondence, legal and business papers, speeches and travelogs of Bowling Green, Kentucky attorney Clarence Underwood McElroy. Includes papers of law partner, Daniel Webster Wright; Skiles and Underwood families of Warren County; and the Trigg family of Barren County. Also includes some Warren County Court records relating to early town planning and to the county courthouse (Click on "Additional Files" below for scans).
Bush, Thomas (Sc 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bush, Thomas (Sc 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1421. Civil War letter written by Thomas Bush, Louisville, Kentucky, to his brother, commenting on the poor hospital care he is receiving for consumption. He notes his doctor's opinion that the man who enlisted him should be sent to the penitentiary.
Downing, Amos, B. 1839 (Sc 1423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Downing, Amos, B. 1839 (Sc 1423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1423. Letter, 10 March 1862, written by Amos Downing from Belmont, Missouri, to his brother Philip Downing, Portland, Maine, relating his military experiences since leaving Virginia on February 16. Has especially good comments about activities at Columbus, Kentucky.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Paducah, Kentucky (Sc 1422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Paducah, Kentucky (Sc 1422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1422. Letter, 6 November, to his mother from “Alvis”(?), probably serving with the 9th Illinois Infantry. From Camp Paine, Paducah, Kentucky, he writes of living conditions, a skirmish with Confederate forces, his hopes to experience a full battle, and his belief that the Confederates have better officers, but inferior soldiers.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Military Life (Sc 1420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Military Life (Sc 1420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1420. Letter written by Union soldier John (no last name), Camp Paint Creek, Kentucky, to his wife (no place noted), graphically describing marching from Winchester, Kentucky, to present camp. He mentions that Kentucky has the dirtiest soldiers he has ever seen.
Wood, Oscar (Sc 1413), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wood, Oscar (Sc 1413), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1413. Letter, 28 June 1864, written by Oscar Wood from Decatur, Alabama, to Mary Hanley, Cairo, Illinois. Wood writes of being stationed at Paducah, Kentucky with the 32nd Wisconsin Infantry in March, when Confederate General Nathan B. Forrest attempted to engage them in battle.
Atkinson, Elizabeth Ann (Chilton), 1808-1872 (Sc 1412), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Atkinson, Elizabeth Ann (Chilton), 1808-1872 (Sc 1412), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1412. Letter, 7 December, written by Elizabeth Atkinson, Smithfield, Virginia, to her son. She discusses the health of her husband and describes military activity in the vicinity, including theft and looting by Union soldiers, but expresses her desire to reside at home. She describes the effects of the war on local trade in food and livestock, expresses her fear that Richmond will be captured, and gives news of friends and family members. She also refers to the arrest of a “nephew,” possibly of her brother General Robert …
Jenkins, William M. (Sc 1398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jenkins, William M. (Sc 1398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1398. Civil War letters, 1861-1862, written by Union soldier William M. Jenkins, to his mother and sister describing the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia. Also, 1871 letter to his wife in New York detailing his activities on a business trip.
Githens, William Harrison, 1826-1904 (Sc 1364), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Githens, William Harrison, 1826-1904 (Sc 1364), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan, and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1364. Letter, 22 February 1862, written by U.S. Army surgeon William H. Githens, Birds Point, Missouri, to his wife describing conditions, especially in Cairo, Illinois, and mentioning the activity at Forts Holt and Payne across the river in Kentucky. He includes a sketch of these fortifications.
Goodnight Family (Mss 148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Goodnight Family (Mss 148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 148. Letters, legal papers, articles, and data on the Goodnight family, Franklin, Kentucky, and journal, 1868-1880 (102 p.) of Cumberland Presbyterian minister Thomas Mitchell Goodnight. Also includes letters from William Jennings Bryan, J. G. Carlisle, and William Goebel. A scan of Thomas Mitchell Goodknight's journal (Folder 7) has been scanned and is attached as an "Additional File"; click on the link at the bottom of this page.
Bonjour, Thomas L., 1842-1903 (Sc 1385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bonjour, Thomas L., 1842-1903 (Sc 1385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1385. Letter written from Atlanta, Georgia, by Thomas L. Bonjour, while serving with the 96th Illinois Regiment, to his father Frederick in Galena County, Illinois. He recounts some data about the Battle of Atlanta as well as personal concerns.
Steele, Ira (Sc 1352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Steele, Ira (Sc 1352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1352. Letter, 16 February 1862, written by Union soldier Ira Steele, stationed at Camp Glenbrook, Kentucky, to his brother Oliver Steele. He mentions the Green River; bridge burning; Bowling Green; the sending of some items to New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky; and describes camp life.
Kentucky - Cavalry - 5th Regiment (Sc 1361), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky - Cavalry - 5th Regiment (Sc 1361), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1361. Record of the 5th Kentucky Cavalry, including its itinerary and officers. Includes a letter (first page only) pertaining to the document.
Ellsworth, Oliver Carnell, 1842-1864 (Sc 1359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ellsworth, Oliver Carnell, 1842-1864 (Sc 1359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1359. Correspondence of Civil War soldier Oliver C. Ellsworth, Marion, Michigan, with family and friends. He served with the 22nd Michigan Infantry in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. Also includes a tintype of Ellsworth.
Lucas Collection (Mss 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lucas Collection (Mss 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 41. Journals, 1839, 1840-1843, 1854, (3); scrapbooks, ca. 1860s-1870s (3); Negro account book which lists purchases and sales of slaves, 1859; receipts, 1875-1897, concerning illness and funeral expenses, etc., of the Lucas family of Warren County, Kentucky.
Rowan, Rebecca (Carnes), 1813-1897 (Mss 71), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rowan, Rebecca (Carnes), 1813-1897 (Mss 71), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 71. Letters, 1855-1872 (37 items), of Mrs. Rowan, Bardstown, Kentucky, to lawyer William P. Boone, Louisville, Kentucky, which reveal Rebecca's struggles to maintain her family and farm after the death of her husband, John Rowan, Jr.; photocopies of Confederate Civil War letters from her son, William, 1861-1865 (6); and photos of May and Rebecca Rowan (3). Also news release and photos of donor and companions, 1976 (3).
Lewis-Starling Collection (Mss 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lewis-Starling Collection (Mss 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 38. Correspondence, Civil War military and personal papers, business papers, land records, scrapbooks, account books, clippings, and genealogical records of the Lewis and Starling families of Logan and Christian counties in Kentucky, and associated families.
Hooks, Malinda (Cunningham), 1853-1948 (Sc 1440), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hooks, Malinda (Cunningham), 1853-1948 (Sc 1440), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1440. "Recollections and Thoughts", 1930, written for her family by Malinda Hooks, Trigg County, Kentucky. She writes of her childhood, family, and the Civil War. Includes her poetry and two unidentified photographs.