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Dotson, Dillingham (Lg 133), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dotson, Dillingham (Lg 133), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Mansucripts Land Grant 133. Original land grant, 25 November 1815, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Dillingham Dotson, assignee of Ephraim Thompson, 100 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Duncan, Kate Northcott (Clagett), 1892-1983 (Mss 520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Duncan, Kate Northcott (Clagett), 1892-1983 (Mss 520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 520. Correspondence, diaries, genealogical research, and Browning Club programs of Bowling Green, Kentucky native Kate (Clagett) Duncan. Includes her writings on the history of Bowling Green’s Presbyterian Church and some correspondence and papers of her husband, Carroll Allen Duncan.
Frazer, James (Lg 128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Frazer, James (Lg 128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 128. Partial land grant, 21 ? 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to James Frazer, assignee of William Stewart, assignee of Richard Raper 13 acres in Warren County.
Frazer, James (Lg 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Frazer, James (Lg 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 127. Partial land grant, 1 November 1811, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to James Frazer, assignee of William Stewart, assignee of John James, 45 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Clagett, Marjorie Elizabeth, 1900-2000 (Mss 513), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clagett, Marjorie Elizabeth, 1900-2000 (Mss 513), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 513. Correspondence and papers of Marjorie E. Clagett, a WKU faculty member who taught French from 1928-1964. Includes field notes and slides relating to her studies of flora in south central Kentucky, Great Britain and other habitats in the United States, and research materials relating to the history of the French in Kentucky. Includes correspondence, photographs and genealogical data of the Clagett, Northcott, Strange and associated families. Also includes notes (Click on "Additional Files" below) of a Northcott ancestor's encounter with Lost River Cave in Warren County during the Civil War.
Bowling Green Seminary - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Lg 117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Seminary - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Lg 117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 117. Original land grant, 21 July 1815, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to the Bowling Green Seminary 90 acres in Warren County, adjoining land of Martin Grider and William Chapline.
Warren Seminary - Warren County, Kentucky (Lg 118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren Seminary - Warren County, Kentucky (Lg 118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 118. Original land grant, 27 December 1816, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lt. Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to the Trustees of Warren Seminary 168 acres in Warren County, adjoining land of William Wingfield, Angus McDonald, John Dixon, and John Wingfield.
Sloss, John (Lg 125), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sloss, John (Lg 125), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 125. Original land grant, 4 June 1808, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Sloss, assignee of Margaret Stockton, late M. Sloss, 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky on both sides of the line dividing Warren and Logan counties in Kentucky.
Moore, George, 1771-1812 (Lg 119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moore, George, 1771-1812 (Lg 119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 119. Original land grant, 5 July 1803, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to George Moore, assignee of Henry Youngblood, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Martin, Jerry W. (Sc 2870), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Martin, Jerry W. (Sc 2870), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscipts Small Collection 2870. “A Morning Walk,” by Dr. Jerry W. Martin, a descriptive and contemplative essay about an outdoor excursion in winter at Sally’s Rock in Warren County, Kentucky.
Hays, Joseph Stephen, B. 1956 - Collector (Mss 510), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hays, Joseph Stephen, B. 1956 - Collector (Mss 510), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 510. Correspondence, business records, account books, and miscellaneous personal papers of members of the Allen, Barner, Savage and Mallory families of Edmonson, Hart and Warren counties in Kentucky.
Alexander Family Papers (Mss 505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Alexander Family Papers (Mss 505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only Manuscripts Collection 505. Correspondence, business and estate papers, deeds and miscellaneous records of the Alexander, Fontaine, Lucas, Graham and associated families, principally of Henry County, Virginia; Cumberland, Metcalfe and Warren counties in Kentucky; and Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Includes letters of Martha (Lucas) Graham written from Bowling Green, Kentucky during the Civil War (Click on "Additional Files" below).
Jfk Memory Project At Wku (Mss 491), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jfk Memory Project At Wku (Mss 491), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full text of remembrances (Click on Additional Files), photographs, and oral history interviews for Manuscripts Collection 491. Materials collected during a commemorative project related to a campaign visit John F. Kennedy made to Bowling Green, Kentucky in October 1960 and to his November 1963 assassination. The core of the collection is a set of remembrances that were sent into the Department of Library Special Collections, WKU about both events. Other items include oral history interviews (8), photos (36), contemporary news clippings as well as clippings about the project, a scrapbook of post-assassination clippings, and assorted other ephemera …
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Mss 496), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Mss 496), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 496. Indentures, deeds and financial records chiefly of John Hines of Warren County, Kentucky. Includes material related to the settlement of his extensive estate that was executed by his son, Pleasant Hines. Contains many receipts from Bowling Green businesses in the 1870s and an undated plat map of the city showing owners of lots 71-122.
Jeffrey, Jonathan David, B. 1960 (Sc 2847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jeffrey, Jonathan David, B. 1960 (Sc 2847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2847. Historic Farms Certificate Application, Kentucky Historic Resources Abbreviated Survey Form and supporting material, prepared by Jonathan D. Jeffrey to designate the Paschal Howell Farm, Warren County, Kentucky, a centennial farm. This designation is bestowed on farms that have been owned by the same family for one hundred years or more. Includes compact disc with 13 photographs.
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 449), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 449), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 449. Original land grant, 23 February 1820, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Burwell Jackson 165 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Harrison, William (Lg 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harrison, William (Lg 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 454. Original land grant, 30 April 1816, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Harrison 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 451), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 451), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 451. Original land grant, 20 June 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Burwell Jackson 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Marshall, William (Lg 456), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marshall, William (Lg 456), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 456. Original land grant, 30 November 1838, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Marshall 10 acres in Warren county, Kentucky.
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 455. Original land grant, 16 June 1817, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Hines 50 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 447), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 447), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 447. Original land grant, 5 June 1818, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Hines, assignee of David Young, 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Mcgown, Samuel & Gilbert Marshall (Lg 453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcgown, Samuel & Gilbert Marshall (Lg 453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 453. Original land grant, 6 July 1816, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Samuel McGown and Gilbert Marshall 135 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Marshall, William (Lg 450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marshall, William (Lg 450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 450. Original land grant, 30 November 1838, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Marshall 90 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 452. Original land grant, 20 June 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Burwell Jackson, assignee of John McGown, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 457. Original land grant, 9 July 1834, by which James T. Morehead, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Hines 23 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Kimbrough, Mary Alice (Sexton), 1907-1991 (Mss 495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kimbrough, Mary Alice (Sexton), 1907-1991 (Mss 495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 495. Letters written by Mary Kimbrough, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Clara Gregory and Mildred (Gregory) Pugh, Nashville, Tennessee, related to a rental property owned by Clara Gregory at 720 State Street in Bowling Green. The newsy letters contain information about maintenance to the property and remarks about current events in Bowling Green as well as comments about national affairs.
Gatewood, Fullington (Lg 110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gatewood, Fullington (Lg 110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Findind aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 110. Original land grant, 23 May 1815, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Fullington Gatewood, assignee of John Bobbett, assignee of William Shackleford, assignee of Ephraim Hubbard, Jr., 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky. Land grant reinforced by a Bowling Green newspaper.
Lucas, Robert Wilkins, 1786-1845 (Lg 112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lucas, Robert Wilkins, 1786-1845 (Lg 112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 112. Original land grant, 8 April 1816, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Robert W. Lucas, assignee of James Dunlap, 200 acres in Warren County.
Hinch, John (Lg 147), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hinch, John (Lg 147), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 147. Original land grant, 13 September 1813, by which Richard Hickman, Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Hinch, assignee of Henry Gorin, assignee of Samuel Cox, 80 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Skiles, Jacob, 1765-1816 (Lg 111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Skiles, Jacob, 1765-1816 (Lg 111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 111. Original land grant, 9 January 1815, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Jacob Skiles, assignee of Samuel Elridge, 115 acres in Warren County.