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Underwood, Johanna Louisa, 1840-1923 (Sc 1722), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Underwood, Johanna Louisa, 1840-1923 (Sc 1722), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1722. Diary kept 10 December 1860 to 8 September 1862 by Johanna "Josie" Louisa Underwood, eldest daughter of a prominent pro-Union family in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She vividly records her thoughts and activities about Bowling Green's occupation by Confederate troops, the harassment of her family, strained friendships, and the destruction of her home.
Napier, Cora Jewell (Claypool) - Collector (Mss 228), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Napier, Cora Jewell (Claypool) - Collector (Mss 228), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscript Collection 228. Courtship letters (8) to Ermine Frazer, Adair County, Kentucky from Edmund Curd, Calloway County, Kentucky, 1833-1835; letters (7) to Ermine (Frazer Page, Barren County from her sisters, 1848-1852; letters (2) from John F. F. Jewell, Louisville to his wife Ann Elizabeth (Page) Jewell.
Gossom, Lelia Emmaline, 1865-1937 (Sc 1700), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gossom, Lelia Emmaline, 1865-1937 (Sc 1700), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1700. Photocopy of a daily diary kept by Lelia Emmaline Gossom, Bowling Green, Kentucky. She discusses shopping excursions downtown, courtship, fashion, and general community events. The handwriting is quite difficult to read.
Price Family Collection (Mss 226), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Price Family Collection (Mss 226), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 226. Chiefly courtship correspondence between Robert Yancy Price, Rockfield, Kentucky and his girlfriend and future wife, Virginia Eva Dalton, Scottsville, Kentucky. Also includes information about Price's death and subsequent letters sent to Virginia by friends and family members.
Howell Collection, 1906-1935 (Mss 193), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Howell Collection, 1906-1935 (Mss 193), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Postcards received by members of the Howell family, chiefly Charlie Howell, Bowling Green, Kentucky and his future wife Maud Howell, Cassaday, Warren County, Kentucky.
Hines Family Collection (Mss 91), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines Family Collection (Mss 91), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 91. War of 1812 letters, 1814-1815 (3), written by James Hines to his wife, also deeds and will; John Hines papers pertaining to selling and employing slaves, 1823-1840 (3); and correspondence, etc., 1856-1879 (27) of John Henry Hines, from Johnson's Island, an Ohio prisoner of war camp. The Hines family migrated from Virginia to Bowling Green, Kentucky. Various other family items are in the collection.
Bryan, Fannie Morton, 1870-1965 (Mss 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bryan, Fannie Morton, 1870-1965 (Mss 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 83. Diaries, 1889-1895, correspondence, 1885-1955, photographs, and related items of Fannie Morton Bryan, a Russellville debutante and school teacher. Includes Logan Female College records, 1860-1869, and Russellville Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1863-1889.
Givens, John Wesley Tyler, 1870-1967 (Mss 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Givens, John Wesley Tyler, 1870-1967 (Mss 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 202. Sermon notes, letters, genealogical and biographical information, and news clippings; letters related to his courtship and marriage. Includes two collections of poetry.
Gott Collection, 1922-1952 (Sc 1609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gott Collection, 1922-1952 (Sc 1609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1609. Chiefly post-World War II letters from Peggy Purves, London, England, to Warren County native John C. Gott in which she reveals working conditions, food shortages and her feelings for him; other Gott family correspondence included. Also, letter to Purves from a friend in New York, 1946, relating her impressions of the city.
Antrim, John (Sc 1589), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Antrim, John (Sc 1589), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1589. Letter, 20 June 1848, from John Antrim, Concordia, Meade County, Kentucky to Elizabeth Gage, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, commenting on his dry goods job and the community's social activities.
Horton, George Lewis, 1894-1957 (Sc 1569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Horton, George Lewis, 1894-1957 (Sc 1569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1569. Letter, 24 July 1923, from George L. Horton, Ashland, Kentucky to Clare Anderson, Cleveland, Ohio, concerning her upcoming visit to Ashland. Includes a colorful handkerchief printed with the nursery rhyme "Ride a cockhorse to Banbury Cross" that was enclosed with the letter.
Guthrie, J. J. (Sc 1554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Guthrie, J. J. (Sc 1554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1554. Letter from J.J. Guthrie, Paducah, Kentucky, to his cousin, Nannie T. Coleman, Cumberland County, Virginia, relating to courtship, family and friends.
Stagner, Virginia Benton, 1907-2002 (Sc 1555), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stagner, Virginia Benton, 1907-2002 (Sc 1555), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1555. Letters from Virginia B. Stagner, Richmond, Kentucky, to Erba Heckel, Vinita, Oklahoma, relating to suitors, fashion, bobbed hair, and other aspects of their friendship. Includes an enclosure letter from Stagner's sister Rowena.
Taylor Collection (Mss 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Taylor Collection (Mss 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 81. Incoming family and courtship letters of Dee Taylor of Butler and Warren Counties, 1880-1888 (38), and her daughter, Dixie Dee Taylor of Warren County, 1903-1913 (48). Also letters and receipt received by other family members and a Warren County rent bond, [1883?].
Dean, Sophia Leona, 1854-1948 - Letters To (Sc 1499), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dean, Sophia Leona, 1854-1948 - Letters To (Sc 1499), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1499. Courtship letters written by John W. Stipes and Mell F. Broeffle to Miss S.L. Dean of Polkville, Kentucky. Contains a reference letter for John W. Stipes written by William H. Hall, an engineer for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
Hobson, George Atwood, 1864-1958 - Letters To (Sc 1493), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hobson, George Atwood, 1864-1958 - Letters To (Sc 1493), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1493. Letters from Anna Perkins to her future husband, George Atwood Hobson, and one letter after their marriage (1942). Also included are customized Christmas cards sent to the Hobsons from the Mustion and Scott families. A paper about horses and horse racing in Kentucky by George Anna (Hobson) Duncan is included.
Bryant, A. J. (Sc 1487), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bryant, A. J. (Sc 1487), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1487. Correspondence between A.J. Bryant, while in Louisville, Kentucky, and his fiance and later wife, Martha Stewart, of Union Star, Kentucky. The letters concern courtship and everyday matters. Mr. Bryant is a carpenter working on building projects in Louisville; he obviously has gone to find temporary work because of the lack of projects in his home county.
Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1470), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1470), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1470. Chiefly incoming letters to William P. Stamps, Jr., while he served in the Air Force during World War II. Included are report cards, sympathy letters written to Stamps on the death of his aunt and guardian, Sallie Hills, letters from friends serving in World War II, and a small notebook of flower orders kept by Stamps while in the Air Force.
Tubb, Titus D. (Sc 1477), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tubb, Titus D. (Sc 1477), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1477. Letters from Titus B. Tubb to his girlfriend, Ashli Marie Miller, of Smiths Grove, Kentucky. The letters deal with courtship, religion, and Tubb's experiences in the U.S. Army during the Iraq War.
Beasley, Robert, B. 1926 (Mss 162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beasley, Robert, B. 1926 (Mss 162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Mansucripts Collection 162. Letters written by Robert Beasley, Sr. to his wife, Louise (Buckles) Beasley while he is serving in the 84th U.S. Infantry Division during World War II. Beasley served chiefly in Germany, but also saw action in Belgium and France. He discusses Army life and relates war news to his wife in Caneyville, Kentucky.
Love Family Papers (Mss 164), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Love Family Papers (Mss 164), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 164. Correspondence of George Matthew Love and Nora (Sullivan) Love of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and their children: Ruel, Margaret, and George Marshall Love, Sr. The bulk of the letters date from 1922 to 1949 and contain information about the family and local happenings in Bowling Green.
Simpson, George Franciscus, 1869-1934 (Sc 1367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Simpson, George Franciscus, 1869-1934 (Sc 1367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1367. Courtship letters, 1884, written by George F. Simpson, Louisville, Kentucky, to Amanda Park, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, expressing his delight in visiting with her as well as enjoying his profitable hunt for wild game. They married in 1885. Also genealogical data.
Crume, Charles Thomas, Sr., 1894-1981 (Sc 1441), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Crume, Charles Thomas, Sr., 1894-1981 (Sc 1441), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1441. Address book, 1909, kept by Crume, Bardstown, Kentucky, which evidently was his "little black book," containing addresses of young ladies, especially from Louisville and the central Kentucky area. Also, a humorous letter written to soldier "Joe," an "unfortunate married draftee," in Korea (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan).
Helm-Lucas Family Papers (Mss 146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm-Lucas Family Papers (Mss 146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 146. Chiefly family and courtship correspondence between James Helm, Butler County, Kentucky, and Virginia Lucas, Warren County, Kentucky. Their 1879 marriage rites were the first ones to be performed in Mammoth Cave. Includes associated items.
Roemer, Sarah Gentry (Sears), 1868-1943 (Mss 99), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Roemer, Sarah Gentry (Sears), 1868-1943 (Mss 99), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 99. Correspondence of Warren County, Kentucky native, Sarah Gentry (Sears) Roemer. Most of the correspondents are her family members. The collection includes a number of courtship letters and notes (1890-1891) from Charles Roemer, her future husband.
Jones, Howard Malcolm And Frances (Young) Jones Collection (Mss 103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, Howard Malcolm And Frances (Young) Jones Collection (Mss 103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 103. Papers collected by Howard Malcolm Jones and his wife Frances (Young) Jones of Glasgow, Kentucky. The collection contains the papers of several families from Barren County, Kentucky, including: Eubanks, Huggins, Jones, Smith, Warder, White and Young. Collection also contains information about Barren County history and includes some Barren County court records.