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Travelsted, Louise, 1897-1985 (Sc 3256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Travelsted, Louise, 1897-1985 (Sc 3256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3256. “The Travelsted Saga,” by Louise Travelsted, Bowling Green, Kentucky, a narrative of her family’s life in Warren County, Kentucky covering the years from her parents’ marriage in 1895 to 1968.
Vance, Edward Richard, 1833-1902 (Mss 612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Vance, Edward Richard, 1833-1902 (Mss 612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 612. Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs and family papers of Richard Vance, a Warren County, Kentucky native and U.S. Army officer. After his Civil War service, Vance spent his career at several posts in the South and on the frontier until his retirement in 1892.
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Mss 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Mss 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 63. Business records, deeds, notes, receipts, surveys, agreements, bill of complaint, etc., 1800-85; account books, 1843-89; journals, 1865-1916; agreement book of probationary members, 1858-1904; and manuscript hymnals, 1844-86 (6) of the Shaker Society of South Union, Kentucky. Journals include censuses of members. Click on "Additional Files" below for a list of deaths at South Union "from the beginning to the present date January 1st, 1879," with addenda to 1892; and for a name index to Shaker Record C.
Gorham, Fred Jaynes, 1878-1918 (Mss 583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gorham, Fred Jaynes, 1878-1918 (Mss 583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 583. Correspondence and papers of Fred J. Gorham and wife Ethelyn Gorham of Henderson, Kentucky, chiefly regarding Fred’s Spanish-American War and World War I service, his death, and Ethelyn’s receipt of military benefits thereafter. Some family correspondence and data is included.
Olson, Celia (Ross), 1854-1937 (Sc 1168), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Olson, Celia (Ross), 1854-1937 (Sc 1168), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1168.
Matlock Family Papers (Mss 450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Matlock Family Papers (Mss 450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 450. Personal papers, mostly tax receipts and deeds, of the Matlock family of Logan County, Kentucky. Includes some genealogical data and a journal of a trip to London kept by an Englishwoman whose relation to the family is unknown.
Rodes Collection (Mss 427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rodes Collection (Mss 427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 427. Correspondence, photographs, and business and personal papers, primarily of Robert Rodes, Sr. of Danville, Kentucky, and John Barret Rodes of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Robert Rodes's correspondence includes letters outlining his fear of an invasion of Bowling Green by Confederate forces, 1861 (Click on "Additional Files" below for typescripts). Also includes material related to Rodes ancestors and descendants, as well as to members of the Grider, Hines, Helm, Loving and associated families.
Galloway, John Marshall, 1844-1937 (Sc 519), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Galloway, John Marshall, 1844-1937 (Sc 519), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 519. Business papers of John M. Galloway, lawyer and judge of Bowling Green, Kentucky, which include petition for election to enable county to purchase railroad stock, 1889; 1890 stock certificates and a 1901 deposition related to Warren Deposit Bank; Peter Perkins’ will, 1891; judgeship certificate, 1903; newspaper clippings and photos kept by Mrs. Galloway, 1873-1930.
Strange Collection (Mss 42), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Strange Collection (Mss 42), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 42. Correspondence, 1864-1878 (8); journal, 1852-1883; scrapbooks (2); Manuscript: “House of Madison and McDowell in Kentucky,” 1888; family genealogical data; slave records; etc., of Agatha (Rochester) Strange, 1832-1896, a lifelong resident of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Reed, Margaret (Sc 344), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reed, Margaret (Sc 344), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 344. Letter written by Margaret Reed, Smiths Grove, Kentucky, to Mrs. Charles Porter, Bowling Green, Kentucky, declining her invitation to visit during the fair.
Fennell-Disher Collection (Mss 362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fennell-Disher Collection (Mss 362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 362. Letters of Mary Whitlock (Fennell) Disher, a teacher from Harrison County, Kentucky, and Isaac Clinton Disher, an engineer from Mason County, Kentucky, written in the 1930s during their courtship and marriage. Includes typescripts with family data, photos and other illustrative information. Also includes miscellaneous Fennell family correspondence.
Hagerman, Bettie (Robertson), 1867-1926 (Sc 116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hagerman, Bettie (Robertson), 1867-1926 (Sc 116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 116. Papers of Bettie Hagerman, Bowling Green, Kentucky, City Food Chairman of the Red Cross of Warren County, Kentucky, which relate to an endeavor to raise $10,000 by combining with the Fair Association and serving food contributed by donors.
Green County Agricultural And Mechanical Association - Greensburg, Kentucky (Mss 335), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Green County Agricultural And Mechanical Association - Greensburg, Kentucky (Mss 335), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 335. Treasurer’s book (1859-1860) and minute book (1859-1867) of the Green County Agricultural and Mechanical Association, Greensburg, Kentucky.
American Carriage Company - Cincinnati, Ohio (Sc 2342), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
American Carriage Company - Cincinnati, Ohio (Sc 2342), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Advertising leaflets and contract price sheet sent to J. O. Lewis, Rockfield, Kentucky, by American Carriage Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Includes leaflets from American Cart Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Also includes two letters (Click on "Additional Files" below for typescripts) from “Arthur” in St. Louis, Missouri, to “Alice” in Bowling Green, Kentucky, found with these documents. Arthur writes of family and friends and of visiting the St. Louis World’s Fair.
Obenchain, Margery C., 1887-1923 (Sc 2039), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Obenchain, Margery C., 1887-1923 (Sc 2039), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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.
Fisher, John A., B. 1936? (Sc 1966), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fisher, John A., B. 1936? (Sc 1966), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1966. Letters written by John A. Fisher from Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, Austin, Texas, and Louisville, Kentucky to his cousin, Louisa Josephine Ganter, describing his travel and giving family news. Included are two letters to Fisher from another cousin, Carrie F. Fisher.
Hobson, John Adair, 1856-1939 - Postcards To (Sc 1923), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hobson, John Adair, 1856-1939 - Postcards To (Sc 1923), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1923. Postcards received chiefly by John and Idella Hobson, Greensburg, Kentucky. They contain details of the religious life and educational pursuits of family and friends. The pictures on the cards show views of several Kentucky communities as well as scenes from other states.
Fair Hop - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1698), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fair Hop - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1698), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1698. Paper: "The Social Event of the Year: Bowling Green Kentucky's Annual Fair Hop, 1870s-1940s" written by Betsy Tyrie for a Western Kentucky University history class. Tyrie interviews participants and provides copies of news clippings and photos related to this popular formal dance.
Jackson Family Papers (Sc 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson Family Papers (Sc 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 105. Papers of the Jackson family of Bowling Green, Kentucky, which include: letter from W. C. Jackson, Lexington, Kentucky, to John S. Jackson, telling of his medical studies at Transylvania, 1825; blacksmithing bill, 1831; statement that B.J. Jackson paid his 1863 taxes; letter to F.W. Jackson relative to the Great Western Star Band's fees for playing at the Bowling Green Fair, 1872.
Goodhue, Grace Beecher, 1872-1958 (Sc 1758), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Goodhue, Grace Beecher, 1872-1958 (Sc 1758), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1758. Grace Beecher Goodhue's 1893 diary containing information related to her trips to Florida, Cuba and Chicago. Also, corollary information related to her father, Charles L. Goodhue; and minutes of the Wednesday Morning Club of Springfield, Massachusetts, of which she was a member, 1896-1901.