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Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 1221), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 1221), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1221. Letter, 25 January 1959, from Jesse H. Stuart to Mrs. Higgason explaining that his poem "Kentucky is My Land" is out of print and regretting that he cannot provide a copy.
Giles, Janice Meredith (Holt), 1905-1979 - Relating To (Sc 1172), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Giles, Janice Meredith (Holt), 1905-1979 - Relating To (Sc 1172), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1172. Photographs taken at the Giles House, Spout Springs, Adair County, Kentucky, on the occasion of the first autographing event by Dianne W. Stuart for Janice Holt Giles: A Writer’s Life.
Bland, Katherine "Kittie" (Sublett), 1860-1941 (Mss 485), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bland, Katherine "Kittie" (Sublett), 1860-1941 (Mss 485), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 485. Scrapbook of Katherine “Kittie” (Sublett) Bland, a resident of Simpson, Logan and Warren counties in Kentucky, containing mostly clippings of poems (a few composed by her), articles and obituaries.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 - Collector (Sc 2765), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 - Collector (Sc 2765), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2765. Program of The Sixth Annual Gathering of Authors, presented by the Paul Sawyier Public Library and held in Frankfort, Kentucky, on 24 August 2013. The program is autographed by the attending authors, some of whom include inscriptions to Dr. Lynwood Montell.
Brown, Phil (Mrs.) - Letter To (Sc 2759), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brown, Phil (Mrs.) - Letter To (Sc 2759), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2759. Letter, 24 September 1927, to Mrs. Phil Brown, Kansas City, Missouri, describing a trip to Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The unnamed writer describes visiting sites associated with Annie Fellows Johnston’s Little Colonel series and conversing with residents familiar with its characters. Includes photographs of the approach road to “The Locust,” home of the “Little Colonel,” and the Pewee Valley railroad station.
Meers, Nora (Sc 1040), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Meers, Nora (Sc 1040), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscritps Small Collection 1040. Two Southern dialect poems by Nora Meers, former Western Kentucky State Normal School student, titled,“Southern Lullaby,” and “Li’l Lizy Jane.” In 1912 Miss Meers was a member of the junior class.
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 1043), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 1043), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1043. Letter, 30 October 1974, from Jesse Stuart, Greenup, Kentucky, to English professor O.J. Wilson, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, regarding Stuart’s recent talk at WKU; Christmas card, 1975, from Stuart to WKU Library Director, Sara Tyler; and poetry magazine Seven, containing one of Stuart’s poems, 1968. The magazine is autographed by Stuart.
Book Review: Mediating Moms: Mothers In Popular Culture, Kristi Branham
Book Review: Mediating Moms: Mothers In Popular Culture, Kristi Branham
English Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Noe, James Thomas Cotton, 1864-1953 (Sc 1021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Noe, James Thomas Cotton, 1864-1953 (Sc 1021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1021. Published copy of James Thomas Cotton Noe’s poem, “Tip Sams of Kentucky, Patriot,” with added comments by Noe. Noe was honored as a Poet Laureate of Kentucky.
Marquess, Kathleen Caroline (Perkins), 1895-1973 (Sc 1018), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marquess, Kathleen Caroline (Perkins), 1895-1973 (Sc 1018), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1018. Booklet (39 pages) of poems and brief prose, Moments of Gladness, Madness and Sadness, published by Kathleen Caroline Perkins Marquess, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She records comments about many of her writings and includes letter written to Allan Trout, 1961. In letter she discusses the details of getting the booklet published.
Penn, Anna Ruth (Sc 1013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Penn, Anna Ruth (Sc 1013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1013. Receipt signed by school teacher (Anna) Ruth Penn, Gracy, Kentucky, and given to M.S. Hopson, a member of the School Board of Trustees, for payment. She requested payment of $4.50 for three months’ tuition. Penn was the mother of noted author, Robert Penn Warren. Also associated data.
Murdoch, Louise Saunders, 1872-1918 - Letters To (Sc 937), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Murdoch, Louise Saunders, 1872-1918 - Letters To (Sc 937), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 937. Congratulatory letters, 1918, written to Louise Saunders Murdoch, Buckhorn, Kentucky, concerning her recently published book, Almetta of Gabriel’s Run.
Speed, John Orville, 1871-1970 (Sc 933), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Speed, John Orville, 1871-1970 (Sc 933), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 933. Two poems; excerpt from Who’s Who in Poetry that included one of John Orville Speed’s poems; 1970 newspaper clipping about Speed, all found in an autographed copy of his 1962 book Anecdotes and Tall Tale in Rhyme. Speed was originally from Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, and was called the “Pennyrile Poet Laureate.”
Rice, Alice Caldwell (Hegan), 1870-1942 (Sc 943), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rice, Alice Caldwell (Hegan), 1870-1942 (Sc 943), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 943. Unsigned picture postcard, postmarked Cumberland, Maryland, and addressed to Rose Mehler, Lexington, Kentucky. The writer relates that their carnival was very successful and that their production of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch was quite a “unique feature.” Picture on postcard is of the cast and scenery of the play.
Thornton, James Bankhead, 1806-1867 (Sc 2696), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thornton, James Bankhead, 1806-1867 (Sc 2696), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2696. Letter, 9 February 1847, of lawyer James B. Thornton, Memphis, Tennessee, to John M. Thornton, Newport, Kentucky. He asks John to deliver a circular and notice about a book he has written to a bookseller in Cincinnati, Ohio. He also provides an update on the search for an estate heir and mentions his poor health.
Roberts, Elizabeth Madox, 1881-1941 (Sc 959), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Roberts, Elizabeth Madox, 1881-1941 (Sc 959), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below" for Manuscripts Small Collection 959. Letter, 9 September 1920, written by Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Springfield, Kentucky, to "Marjorie," evidently a fellow student at the University of Chicago. Roberts mentions the Poetry Club, the problem of finding suitable housing, and comments about fellow students Janet Loxley Lewis and Maurice Lesemann.
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 2686), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 2686), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2686. Letter of Jesse Stuart, 16 April 1960, to Elizabeth Coombs, librarian at the Kentucky Library, Western Kentucky University (then Western Kentucky State College). He recalls his first meeting with the college’s late president, Paul L. Garrett, and praises Garrett’s personal qualities and the breadth of his reading.
Giles, Janice (Holt), 1905-1979 (Sc 988), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Giles, Janice (Holt), 1905-1979 (Sc 988), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 988. Wills of Janice (Holt) and Henry Giles, Knifley (Adair County), Kentucky, including rights to Janice's books, royalties, papers, etc.
Caudill, Rebecca, 1899-1985 (Sc 991), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Caudill, Rebecca, 1899-1985 (Sc 991), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 991. Letters (2), written to Evelyn Thurman, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from Rebecca Caudill, Urbana, Illinois, discussing her and her husband’s writings and day-to-day activities and showing her friendship with Thurman, who later wrote a biography of Caudill.
Morton, David, 1886-1957 (Sc 684), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morton, David, 1886-1957 (Sc 684), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 684. Holograph poem entitled "Look With Love," by David Morton, a native of Elkton, Kentucky.
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 902), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 902), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 902. Letter written by Jesse Hilton Stuart, Greenup, Kentucky, to Elizabeth Cossey, Bowling Green, Kentucky, thanking her for her letter and stating that he has no materials to send her for a classroom display. Also envelope.
Cleaver, Oscar Payne, 1905-1996 (Mss 106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cleaver, Oscar Payne, 1905-1996 (Mss 106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 106. Miscellaneous papers related to the military and civilian careers of Hart County, Kentucky, native Oscar Payne Cleaver, who was a lighting expert and was instrumental in the development of night vision equipment. Includes a brief reminiscence about his lighting work on the film “Gone With the Wind.”
Mitchell, Bernice Margaret, 1903-2000 (Sc 893), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mitchell, Bernice Margaret, 1903-2000 (Sc 893), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 893. Correspondence of Bernice Mitchell, Burnside, Kentucky, concerning the book Burnside, Kentucky, 1890-1990: The First One Hundred Years, and her acquaintance with author Harriette Simpson Arnow.
Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 (Sc 883), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 (Sc 883), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 883. Letters, 1978-1984 (17), written by Robert Penn Warren in response to Kentucky poet Charles Semones’ letters, discussing mainly the poetry. Also letter, 1993, giving data about the Warren letters.
Blakey, Margoline (Pace), 1910-1999 (Sc 869), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Blakey, Margoline (Pace), 1910-1999 (Sc 869), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 869. Paper written by Margoline (Pace) Blakey titled “Alice Hegan Rice.”
Dean, Harry Moseley, 1884-1958 (Sc 2659), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dean, Harry Moseley, 1884-1958 (Sc 2659), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2659. A volume of Harry Moseley Dean's poetry compiled by Gayle R. Carver.
Dockery, Admiral Porter, 1885-1968 (Sc 2658), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dockery, Admiral Porter, 1885-1968 (Sc 2658), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2658. Compilation of Dockery’s poetry titled “Verse of a Traveling Showman” edited by Eldon Doyle Dockery.
White, Mary F. (Townsend), 1854-1933 (Sc 842), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
White, Mary F. (Townsend), 1854-1933 (Sc 842), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 842. Letters from Henry T. Coates and Company, Publishers, to Mrs. Alfred L. White, New York, regarding the use of a photograph of “the Rookery” in a fictional revolutionary war monograph entitled Pemberton, or 100 Years Ago, by Henry Peterson. Includes letter, 28 July 1898, from Lavalette Wilson, Haverstraw, New York, civil engineer and surveyor, questioning the place the leading character, Major André, lodged the night prior to his capture.
Hancock, Elizabeth Ann (Moore), B. 1924 (Sc 906), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hancock, Elizabeth Ann (Moore), B. 1924 (Sc 906), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 906. New Year’s greeting, designed using family members’ photos, of Elizabeth Ann (Moore) Hancock, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Constance Mills, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and data about each family member’s 1993 activities. Mrs. Hancock is the daughter of Kentucky author Janice Holt Giles.