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Spicker, Maxwell Pryse, Jr., 1920-1985 (Sc 2794), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Spicker, Maxwell Pryse, Jr., 1920-1985 (Sc 2794), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2794. Letters of Maxwell P. Spicker, Jr., to his parents in Louisville, Kentucky, written during his U.S. Army service in World War II. He writes of his training and leisure activities at Fort Riley, Kansas, Seattle, Washington and Gainesville, Texas, and confidentially to his father of his request for an overseas assignment. Includes photographs of Spicker and fellow soldiers.

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Thompson, Douglas (Sc 1265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Thompson, Douglas (Sc 1265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1265. Paper, described as a report from “an average American Joe,” written by Douglas Thompson for a WKU history class. He writes about his interview with Joe Neil Blair, who recounted his experiences in the Vietnam War. Includes Blair’s service record and his Bronze Star citation.

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Wooton, Thomas Pryor (Sc 1261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Wooton, Thomas Pryor (Sc 1261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1261. Paper, “Iceland in World War II as Experienced by Jim Wooton,” written by Thomas Wooton for a WKU history class early in the 1990s. He relates Hopkins Countian Jim Wooton’s experiences during the Depression and World War II.

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World War I, 1914-1918 (Sc 1250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

World War I, 1914-1918 (Sc 1250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1250. Welcoming message, April 1918, from King George V, sent to Thomas Asbury Napier Scottsville, Kentucky. Napier’s son, Linus Pitts Napier, was among the U.S. soldiers who had arrived in Great Britain to assist the English in the war effort.

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Hoffman, Christopher (Sc 1269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Hoffman, Christopher (Sc 1269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1269. Letters written to his mother in Tompkinsville, Kentucky by Christopher Hoffman during his service in the Persian Gulf War. He describes everyday military life away from the front lines.

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Winfrey, Charlie Ray, 1896-1980 (Sc 2790), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Winfrey, Charlie Ray, 1896-1980 (Sc 2790), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2790. Materials relating to the World War I service of Charlie R. Winfrey, Esto, Russell County, Kentucky. Includes postcards to his family, service and discharge record, operations history of the 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and newspaper articles and a photo of Russell County veterans of World War I.

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Hunter, Sam (Sc 1207), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Hunter, Sam (Sc 1207), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1207. Desert Storm letters from Sam Hunter to his grandparents, Robert N. and Lillian Pace, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing his military experiences. Also includes a letter from Angela Lindsay to Lillian Pace telling about the war.

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Civil War, 1861-1865 - Soldiers From - Tennessee (Sc 1203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Civil War, 1861-1865 - Soldiers From - Tennessee (Sc 1203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1203. Applications for John Dill Paschal and Elisha Paschal for the Confederate States of America Roll of Honor and an application for Will J. Harris for the United Daughters of the Confederacy Cross of Honor.

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Clark, Tim (Sc 1208), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Clark, Tim (Sc 1208), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1208. Desert Storm letters from Tim Clark to his cousin, Rebecca Louise Spencer, Bowling Green, Kentucky, which tell of his military experiences.

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Rhoton, Fred, B. 1946 (Sc 1198), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Rhoton, Fred, B. 1946 (Sc 1198), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1198. Vietnam War letters, written by Fred Rhoton (of Clay County, Tennessee), to his aunt Ina Davis and family, Rockfield, Kentucky, describing his military experiences.

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Oliver, Michael, B. 1959 (Sc 1194), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Oliver, Michael, B. 1959 (Sc 1194), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1194. Desert Storm letters (2) from Michael Oliver to his wife Peggy Oliver, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also included is a poem by Oliver regarding his military experiences in Desert Storm and war photos (2).

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Harris, Christine Louise, 1914-2011 (Sc 1200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Harris, Christine Louise, 1914-2011 (Sc 1200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1200. World War II letters (5) written to Christine Louise Harris, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and to the Fifth Street Baptist Church, Bowling Green, where Harris was secretary.

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Tuttle, John William, 1838-1927 (Sc 1197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Tuttle, John William, 1838-1927 (Sc 1197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1197. “History of the Third Kentucky Volunteers” written by John William Tuttle, Wayne County, Kentucky, from a diary that he kept of his Civil War experiences. Includes associated data.

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Raabe, Sandra M. - Letters To (Sc 1171), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Raabe, Sandra M. - Letters To (Sc 1171), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1171. Desert Storm letters (8) written by four service people to Sandra M. Raabe, Cincinnati, Ohio. Also included is correspondence related to the donation of the collection to WKU.

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Thompson, John D. (Sc 1164), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Thompson, John D. (Sc 1164), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1164. Desert Storm letter written by John D. Thompson to a third grade class at Ascension School in Louisville, Kentucky, describing his war service in the United Arab Emirates.

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Wheeler, Talbot Wynn (Sc 1165), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Wheeler, Talbot Wynn (Sc 1165), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1165. Desert Storm correspondence (8) between Talbot Wynn Wheeler and Lisa Day Robertson of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also included are photographs (2) of Wheeler.

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Thomas, Clifton David (Sc 1163), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Thomas, Clifton David (Sc 1163), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Colleciton 1163. Desert Storm letters, cards, and newsletters (39) written between Clifton David Thomas and family members in Todd County and Bowling Green, Kentucky, while he served in the Persian Gulf War. Includes cassette tapes (2), of a telephone conversation between Thomas and his parents and a narrative about Thomas’ war experiences.

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White, Donna - Letters To (Sc 1166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

White, Donna - Letters To (Sc 1166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1166. Desert Storm letters (4) written by three Grayson County servicemen to Donna White's class at Grayson County Middle School, Leitchfield, Kentucky.

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Taylor, Robert (Sc 1162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Taylor, Robert (Sc 1162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1162. Desert Storm letter (1) written by Robert Taylor to Robert Robbins, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, describing living conditions and news about the war effort. They were both physicians and shared an office.

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Taylor, Jerome W. (Sc 1161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2013

Taylor, Jerome W. (Sc 1161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Desert Storm letters (4) written by Jerome W. Taylor to his brother Joe W. Taylor of Alvaton, Kentucky. One letter gives an interesting description of a makeshift, open-air church built in the desert.

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Hume, Glee, 1902-1998 (Mss 470), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Hume, Glee, 1902-1998 (Mss 470), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 470. Letters written 1940-1946 to Glee Hume, a teacher at Burkesville High School, Cumberland County, Kentucky, by former students and relatives serving in various military service units around the world.

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Goldlack, Ron (Sc 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Goldlack, Ron (Sc 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1137. Letters written by Ron Goldlack to his family during the Persian Gulf War.

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Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1151), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1151), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1151. Desert Storm letters (26) written by A. Todd Radford to this father Robert Radford and family in Louisville, Kentucky, discussing his war service in Saudi Arabia.

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Stahl, Albert C. (Sc 1157), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Stahl, Albert C. (Sc 1157), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1157. Desert Storm letter, post card and photograph sent by Albert C. Stahl to Robert Bradley, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing his war service in Saudi Arabia.

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Mize, Melinda - Letters To (Sc 1149), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Mize, Melinda - Letters To (Sc 1149), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1149. Desert Storm letters (8) and postcard sent to Melinda Mize, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by her brother Charles Wayne Mize and a friend James H. Davis. Also included are clippings with information about Charles W. Mize.

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Fledge, Chris R. (Sc 1135), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Fledge, Chris R. (Sc 1135), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1135. Letter sent from Chris R. Fledge to Linda Lee, Louisville, Kentucky, in which he talks about his family and military life during the Persian Gulf War.

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Howell, Timothy Keith (Sc 1144), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Howell, Timothy Keith (Sc 1144), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1144. Desert Storm letters (9) written by Timothy Keith Howell to the Snider family of Louisville and a letter from James C. Snider explaining the collection and providing information about Howell and his friends.

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Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1152), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1152), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1152. Desert Storm letters (9) written by A. Todd Radford to Mimi Bennett and Ruth E. Ernst, Louisville, Kentucky, and to the Women’s Club of Lyndon, Kentucky, thanking them for materials sent and describing war service in Saudi Arabia.

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Lindsey, Guy (Sc 1146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Lindsey, Guy (Sc 1146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1146. Desert Storm letters (2) and Christmas card sent to Patty Wimsatt’s first grade class at Oakland Elementary School, Oakland, Kentucky, from Guy Lindsey. Also included is letter from Wimsatt explaining the letters.

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Suddath, Michael Alan (Sc 1158), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Suddath, Michael Alan (Sc 1158), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1158. Desert Storm letters (6) and post cards (2) written by Michael Alan Suddath to his family in Louisville, Kentucky, discussing his war service in Saudi Arabia.

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