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Birchett, John A., B. 1949 (Sc 1821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Birchett, John A., B. 1949 (Sc 1821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1821. Two 1970 letters from John A. Birchett, stationed in Vietnam, to his wife Patti in Lexington, Kentucky. He writes about his love for his wife and his desire to return home soon.
Read, Samuel James, 1808-1889 (Sc 1678), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Read, Samuel James, 1808-1889 (Sc 1678), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1678. Letter to Dr. A. S. Walker, Allen County, Kentucky, 9 November 1862, from Samuel James Read relating to military supplies during the Civil War.
Mayer, Jacob Merritt, 1905-1984 (Sc 1774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mayer, Jacob Merritt, 1905-1984 (Sc 1774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1774. World War II letters from Jacob Merritt Mayer, serving as a doctor with U.S. forces in Europe, to his sister Marthanna (Mayer) Melton, Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky, and to his parents in Hazel, Calloway County, Kentucky.
Mayer, James Andrew (Sc 1775), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mayer, James Andrew (Sc 1775), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1775. World War II letters from James Andrew Mayer, serving as a doctor with U.S. forces in the Pacific, to his sister Marthanna (Mayer) Melton, Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky and to his parents in Hazel, Calloway County, Kentucky.
Cash, James H. (Sc 1776), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cash, James H. (Sc 1776), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1776. Two letters, 13 & 25 September 1944, from James H. Cash, Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky to Margaret Kennedy, Atlanta, Georgia. He briefly describes camp life and writes that he will soon be transferred to Ft. Benning, Georgia and hopes to visit her.
Flaherty, Terah Leonard, 1914-1983 (Sc 1750), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Flaherty, Terah Leonard, 1914-1983 (Sc 1750), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1750. Forms and correspondence related to Terah Leonard Flaherty's World War II service in the U.S. Army; his wife's Red Cross certificate; and a humorous "Confederate" army commission.
Mabe, Cleyon, 1926-2011 (Sc 1728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mabe, Cleyon, 1926-2011 (Sc 1728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1728. Letter, 27 August 1949, from Cleyon Mabe to his sister Vivian (Mabe) Bowman, Louisville, Kentucky, written during his military service in Korea.
Slone, Amanda Lynn - Collector (Sc 1730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Slone, Amanda Lynn - Collector (Sc 1730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1730. Two 1969 letters from Troy Damron, serving in Vietnam, to his sister-in-law Edith Sue (Slone) Blackburn, Regina, Kentucky. Also 1991 letter from Gerald Lee Thacker, serving in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm to his great-niece Amanda Lynn Slone, Regina, Kentucky.
Runner, Harold Wayne, B. 1930 (Sc 1727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Runner, Harold Wayne, B. 1930 (Sc 1727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1727. Two letters to family members from Warren County native Wayne Runner, serving in the military during the Korean War. He writes about his promotion to corporal and his plans for his return home.
Howard, William Barnett, 1837?-1863 (Sc 1668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Howard, William Barnett, 1837?-1863 (Sc 1668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1668. Letters from William Barnett Howard, serving with the 3rd Kentucky Regiment (C.S.A.) in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi to his family in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky. He provides a private's observations of daily camp life. Includes correspondence related to the letters and associated data.
Clark Family Papers (Sc 1619), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clark Family Papers (Sc 1619), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1619. Clark family correspondence, chiefly 1864-1865 letters from Confederate soldier Philip G. Clark, serving with the 28th Virginia Infantry, to his wife, Sarah, and children, near Roanoke, Virginia, commenting on the hardships faced by the troops and his desire to return home. Also, 1867 letter to Sarah Clark from her brother, George A. Mullen.
Covington, William Slaughter, 1897-1985 (Sc 1616), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Covington, William Slaughter, 1897-1985 (Sc 1616), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1616. Copy of August 1939 letter from Bowling Green native William S. Covington to his mother Lena (Kennedy) Nye, [Bowling Green, Kentucky] describing the difficulties he encountered in Europe just prior to the outbreak of World War II; letter, 30 June 1979, from Covington, Lake Forest, Illinois to Jane Morningstar [Bowling Green, Kentucky] commenting on the 1939 letter.
Welch, Jesse Earl, 1917-1973 (Sc 1615), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Welch, Jesse Earl, 1917-1973 (Sc 1615), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1615. World War II letters from Jesse Earl Welch to his wife in Gamaliel, Monroe County, Kentucky. He writes from a hospital about the loss of his leg.
Harper, J. (Sc 1612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harper, J. (Sc 1612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1612. Letter, 12 September 1862, from Harper, Cincinnati, Ohio to William Single discussing conditions in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. He expresses fervent pro-Union and anti-slavery sentiments.
Barret Family Papers (Mss 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barret Family Papers (Mss 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 46 and full text of European travel diary from 1883 (Click on "Additional Files" below). Collection includes World War I letters; European travel diary, 1883; notebooks; pictures; and miscellaneous papers of the Barret family of Louisville, Kentucky. Persons represented are Richard Montfort, 1854-1931; Henri (Barret) Montfort, 1861-1900; and their son, Barret Montfort, 1890-1962.
Boatman, John, 1842-1916 (Sc 1611), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boatman, John, 1842-1916 (Sc 1611), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1611. Letter dated 10 September 1861 from Union soldier John Boatman, Paducah, Kentucky, to his family in Paris, Illinois describing conditions in Paducah. Envelope imprinted with red and blue patriotic image of clasped hands and the phrase "Our hearts and hands for the Union."
Jones, George - Letters To (Sc 1564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, George - Letters To (Sc 1564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1564. Two letters to George Jones from Merlin (last name not given) describing life at Camp Taylor, a World War I training facility in Louisville, Kentucky. Includes a photo of Jones in uniform.