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Hall, Dorthie A. (Mss 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hall, Dorthie A. (Mss 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 295. Letters written to Dorthie A. Hall, student and editor of the "College Heights Herald" at Western Kentucky Teachers College, Bowling Green, Kentucky, during World War II. The male correspondents are all former students from Western, and they describe military life in their specific locations around the world. They all express devotion to Western and ask for details and comment about the school, sports teams, and the Bowling Green community.
Jefferson, Belinda Coombs (Mcginley) - Collector (Mss 244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jefferson, Belinda Coombs (Mcginley) - Collector (Mss 244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescripts for two diaries from Manuscript Collection 244. Diary of Elizabeth Belle Coombs, 1904; diary of Pearl Coombs Moore, 1926-1927, while a student at Western Kentucky State Normal School; 1852-1853 Jefferson Medical College notes and thesis of Samuel W. Coombs; miscellaneous correspondence, receipts, and documents related to the Moore, Coombs, and Potter families of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Pope, Leemon (Sc 2085), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pope, Leemon (Sc 2085), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2085. Partial courtship letter, written from Galveston, Texas, possibly by Leemon Pope. He writes of his church attendance, his business associates and his success in his work at an insurance company.
Moore-Mulligan-Brown Collection (Mss 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moore-Mulligan-Brown Collection (Mss 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 219. This collection consists chiefly of correspondence of the Moore, Mulligan, Brown and Johns families, who are interrelated. The correspondence deals chiefly with family matters and events occurring in Trigg County, Kentucky and Allen County, Kentucky.
Obenchain, Margery C., 1887-1923 (Sc 2039), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Obenchain, Margery C., 1887-1923 (Sc 2039), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript for Manuscripts Small Collection 2039. Letter from Margery C. Obenchain, in Sulphur Springs, Missouri, to "Alice" in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She writes of recent social activities and travel, including a visit to the St. Louis World's Fair.
Logan, Leland Hallowell, 1905-1980 (Sc 1974), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Logan, Leland Hallowell, 1905-1980 (Sc 1974), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1974. Composition book containing thoughts and quotations kept by Leland Hallowell Logan, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He makes references to his father, U.S. Senator Marvel Mills Logan, his twenty-fifth birthday, and to his sweetheart.
Wolcott, Lucye, 1879-1928 (Sc 1977), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wolcott, Lucye, 1879-1928 (Sc 1977), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1977. Letter from Lucye Wolcott, South Carrollton, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky to a Mr. Atchison, describing her activities after his recent visit, including attendance at a watermelon feast.
Cargile, Georgia Love (Hendrick), 1904-2002 (Sc 1935), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cargile, Georgia Love (Hendrick), 1904-2002 (Sc 1935), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1935. Invitation to attend church sent to Minnie Love, 1896; greeting cards sent to Georgia Love (Hendrick) Cargile, 1992, 1999 (2).
Smith, Edmond, 1843?-1863 (Sc 1915), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Edmond, 1843?-1863 (Sc 1915), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1915. Letter from Edmond Smith, serving with the 4th Indiana Artillery, to "Annie" describing his regiment's reception in Louisville, Kentucky and his reaction to negative comments besmirching his character. Written on letterhead with the word "UNION!" printed in red and blue ink along with an eagle holding a shield decorated with stars and stripes.
Hines, George Lehman, 1851-1943 (Sc 1904), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, George Lehman, 1851-1943 (Sc 1904), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1904. Correspondence, teacher's certificates from the Shelby County, Tennessee public schools, and other materials related to Hines's work and family.
Wheeler, Ernest Eugene, 1921-1944 (Mss 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wheeler, Ernest Eugene, 1921-1944 (Mss 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 210. Correspondence between Ernest Eugene "Gene" Wheeler and his fiance and future wife, Alma Blancett of Calhoun, Kentucky. The correspondence begins while Wheeler was a student at Western Kentucky State Teachers College and continues when he enters the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed on D-Day. Also contains Alma's 1945 diary.
Willian, Ruth (Whitlow), 1886-1962 (Mss 243), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Willian, Ruth (Whitlow), 1886-1962 (Mss 243), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 243. Chiefly letters to Mildred Ruth Whitlow Willian from John Edwin Bruce Willian, both before and after their 1910 marriage.
Becker, Mary Catherine, 1836-1907 (Sc 1803), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Becker, Mary Catherine, 1836-1907 (Sc 1803), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and selected scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1803. Social invitations sent to Misses Mary Catherine and Louisa Becker, Russellville, Kentucky. The majority of the invitations to Mary are from Churchill Haden Blakey, Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky, whom she later married.
World War Ii, 1939-1945 - Letters (Sc 1870), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
World War Ii, 1939-1945 - Letters (Sc 1870), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1870. Letters written by "Chet" to his girlfriend "Dottie" discussing military life in Italy during the last years of World War II. The letter writer may have come from the Henderson, Kentucky area as several letters make references to places in that community.
Hale, Hansford Lee, 1898-1977 - Letters To (Sc 1877), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hale, Hansford Lee, 1898-1977 - Letters To (Sc 1877), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1877. Letters and invitations sent to Hansford Lee Hale, Willisburg, Washington County, Kentucky, some dealing with courtship.
Hamilton, Andrew Graff, 1835-1895 (Sc 1858), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hamilton, Andrew Graff, 1835-1895 (Sc 1858), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1858. Information, chiefly published items, related to Hamilton's role in the escape of Union prisoners from Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia in 1864. Also, details concerning his 1895 death.
Goff, William Lee, 1883-1965 (Mss 233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Goff, William Lee, 1883-1965 (Mss 233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 233. Chiefly letters from family and friends to Lee Goff, a Green County, Kentucky native, while he was working as a farm laborer in the Mid-West. The collection includes many courtship letters from various women.