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Mastrean, Dena (Sc 1068), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Mastrean, Dena (Sc 1068), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1068. Paper, “As Time Flies By, I Miss the Storm,” written by Dena Mastrean for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.


Renfrow, Damon (Sc 1073), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Renfrow, Damon (Sc 1073), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1073. Paper, “Spring Storm, ‘98,” written by Damon Renfrow for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.


Raymer, Sabra (Sc 1072), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Raymer, Sabra (Sc 1072), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1072. Paper, “An Unforgettable Day,” written by Sabra Raymer for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998 and the damage to her dormitory room.


Pendergraft, Jay (Sc 1071), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Pendergraft, Jay (Sc 1071), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1071. Paper, “The Storm,” written by Jay Pendergraft for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998 while he was in his off-campus apartment.


Scott, Mary Beth (Sc 1075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Scott, Mary Beth (Sc 1075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1075. Paper, “The Storm of 1998,” written by Mary Beth Scott for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.


Tucker, Rebecca (Sc 1077), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Tucker, Rebecca (Sc 1077), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1077. Paper, “Hailstorm of 98,” written by Rebecca Tucker for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing her reactions to a severe storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.


Williams, Jamie (Sc 1079), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Williams, Jamie (Sc 1079), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1079. Paper, “The Wrath of Hail,” written by Jamie Williams for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.


Thatcher, Monica (Sc 1076), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Thatcher, Monica (Sc 1076), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1076. Paper, “The Demise of Mr. Van,” written by Monica Thatcher for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998 and the resulting damage to her car.


Boyd, Nan (Sc 1049), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Boyd, Nan (Sc 1049), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1049. Paper, “AW HAIL!!,” written by Nan Boyd for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing her reaction to a severe storm that occurred in Bowling Green on 16 April 1998.


Borders, Jeff (Sc 1048), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Borders, Jeff (Sc 1048), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1048. Paper, “Spring Storm 1998,” written by Jeff Borders for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a severe storm that occurred on 16 April 1998 while he was recuperating from surgery at his home in Logan County, Kentucky.


Butler, Emily (Sc 1051), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Butler, Emily (Sc 1051), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1051. Paper, “Storm Story,” written by Emily Butler for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing her reaction to a severe storm that occurred while she was on campus 16 April 1998.


O'Reilly, Gregory, B. 1966 (Sc 1070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

O'Reilly, Gregory, B. 1966 (Sc 1070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1070. Paper, “The Storm,” written by Gregory O’Reilly for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998 and the resulting damage to his car.


Deaton, Jennifer (Sc 1057), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Deaton, Jennifer (Sc 1057), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1057. Paper, “A Day I’ll Never Forget,” written by Jennifer Deaton for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998 and the damage she saw on campus.


Boldrick, Stacy (Sc 1047), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2013

Boldrick, Stacy (Sc 1047), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1047. Paper, “The Storm,” written by Stacy Boldrick for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing her reactions to a severe storm that occurred on 16 April 1998 while she was in her campus dormitory.


Players' Guild - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2746), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2013

Players' Guild - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2746), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2746. Play programs, financial records, newsletters, season programs, post card announcements of plays, tickets, and casting calls of the Players’ Guild, an amateur theater group in Bowling Green, Kentucky.


Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 1043), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2013

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.


Moxley, Frank Otha, 1908-2004 (Sc 1036), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2013

Moxley, Frank Otha, 1908-2004 (Sc 1036), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1036. Notes of Howard E. Bailey, Western Kentucky University’s Dean of Student Affairs, taken during a 1998 interview with Frank Otha Moxley. Moxley relates his educational pursuits and career. Includes Bailey’s informational letter.


Christ Episcopal Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 464), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2013

Christ Episcopal Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 464), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 464. Correspondence, programs for special events, (particularly building projects and anniversaries) directories, minutes of annual vestry meetings, lists of church lay leaders, news clippings, etc. from Christ Episcopal Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky.


Duckett, Zula (Young), 1890-1974 (Sc 1035), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2013

Duckett, Zula (Young), 1890-1974 (Sc 1035), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1035. Chiefly letters to Zula (Young) Duckett), Warren County, Kentucky, from family and friends while she was a patient at Saint Joseph Infirmary, Louisville, Kentucky.


Fitch, Henry Dumesnil, 1874-1959 (Sc 2730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2013

Fitch, Henry Dumesnil, 1874-1959 (Sc 2730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2730. Copy of deed from Henry D. Fitch and other grantors, being the owners of certain lots at Main and State streets, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The grantors conveyed to each other certain land at the rear of the lots fronting on State Street for use as a private alleyway or passway. Includes survey and explanatory letter of Henry D. Fitch.


Jordan Family Papers (Sc 2733), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2013

Jordan Family Papers (Sc 2733), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2733. Miscellaneous papers of the Jordan family of Bowling Green, Kentucky: an autograph album of Bess Claypool; a letter relating to the Masonic record of Edward M. Jordan; a 1954 Masonic newsletter; and the 1960 constitution and by-laws of the Electrical Clearing House of Bowling Green, an association for the professional improvement of members of the electrical services industry.


Duncan, Kate (Clagett), 1892-1983 (Sc 2724), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2013

Duncan, Kate (Clagett), 1892-1983 (Sc 2724), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2724. Bound typescript of a book titled “Divided Way: The Story of the Presbyterian Church of Bowling Green, Kentucky.” Inscribed and with original photos.


Hardcastle, Mildred Tucker, 1894-1994 (Sc 2722), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2013

Hardcastle, Mildred Tucker, 1894-1994 (Sc 2722), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2722. Paper titled “Old Mulkey Meeting House,” about the church located Monroe County. The paper was inspired by the unveiling of a monument erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in honor of Joseph Gist on 21 October 1934. Hardcastle presented the paper at a meeting of the Samuel Daviess DAR chapter in Bowling Green, Kentucky in October 1934.


Burnam, John Quincy, 1804-1891 (Sc 1028), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2013

Burnam, John Quincy, 1804-1891 (Sc 1028), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1028. Paper written by John Quincy Burnam titled "Some Reflections and Thoughts Connected with the Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky," and a 1967 letter with information about Burnam.


Hodges, Ida Leighton, 1885-1949 (Sc 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2013

Hodges, Ida Leighton, 1885-1949 (Sc 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1028. Letters commending Hodges for a variety of civic activities, including her work as coordinator of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and Civil Works Administration in Bowling Green, Kentucky during the 1930s.


Holder, Earl, 1909-2005 (Sc 1026), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2013

Holder, Earl, 1909-2005 (Sc 1026), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1026. Transcription of a 1985 interview by Ray Buckberry with Earl Holder regarding the development of the dairy business in Warren County, Kentucky from 1926 to 1973.


Park City Hotel Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2013

Park City Hotel Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scans for Manuscripts Small Collection 1015. Promotional letter written by Park City Hotel owner, W. G. Thomas, related to the hotel and a listing of hotel guests for 1940.


Morningstar, Jane (Hines), 1904-1989 (Sc 2714), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2013

Morningstar, Jane (Hines), 1904-1989 (Sc 2714), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2714. Correspondence, news clippings, reference letters, and other miscellaneous research material related to prominent architects from Bowling Green, Kentucky, several of whom practiced elsewhere.


Bowling Green Warren County Bicentennial Commission (Mss 122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2013

Bowling Green Warren County Bicentennial Commission (Mss 122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 122. Correspondence, minutes, calendars, financial reports, and promotional material of the Commission which was created to oversee the bicentennial celebrations of Warren County, Kentucky (1 March 1997) and Bowling Green (1 March 1998).


Pace Family Papers (Mss 458), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2013

Pace Family Papers (Mss 458), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 458. Pace family documents (chiefly related to land transactions) including deeds, land grants, mortgages; as well as Bible records for the Pace and related families (click on "Additional Files" below for scans), and probate records. A significant portion of the collection documents the garden club activities of Lillian (Tynes) Pace and her efforts to have the Viceroy butterfly designated as the Kentucky state butterfly.