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Unity, Charity, And Fraternity: Father Michael Mcgivney And The Knights Of Columbus, Kathleen A. Bruno

Pell Scholars and Senior Theses

My thesis discusses the reasons for the creation of the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization, in 1881. I discuss why Father Michael McGivney, a Catholic priest in New Haven, Connecticut, believed that the organization was necessary to prevent Catholic men from joining the "secret societies" of the nineteenth century. I also explain the present-day Knights of Columbus and how McGivney's vision is carried out today through the Order.

Magruder-Clysdale Collection (Mss 284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 284. Correspondence of the Magruder and Clysdale families of Louisville, Kentucky, London, Ontario and Grand Bend, Ontario. The correspondence covers family matters and the progress of the Magruders' professional work and writing on Protestant theology and social issues. Includes photographs relating to the Clysdales and a related family, the Brighams.

Bethel Baptist Church - Allen County, Kentucky (Mss 256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 256. Record books of Bethel Baptist Church, Gainesville, Allen County, Kentucky. Includes brief business information about the church, acts of church discipline, and when people were admitted to membership. Also includes the church's "Rules of Decorum" and "Articles of Faith."

White Stone Quarry Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 298. Records of the White Stone Quarry Baptist Church, Warren County, Kentucky consisting of meeting minutes and membership lists.

Tackett, Kenneth Wayne, 1930-2016 (Sc 2083), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2083. Correspondence related to an article about Shakers that appeared in the Western Kentucky University "Alumni" magazine. Kenneth W. Tackett was born at Shakertown at South Union, Kentucky, and later lived in the Centre House (Centre Family Dwelling).

Spring Valley United Baptist Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Mss 288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 288. Minute books of Spring Valley United Baptist Church (formerly Pleasant Grove United Baptist Church), Logan County, Kentucky. Includes membership lists for white and black members. Typescripts, and name indexes for minute books included.

Piney Creek Baptist Church - Crittenden County, Kentucky (Mss 286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 286. Minute book of Piney Creek Baptist Church, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Includes constitution, membership lists, and minutes from 1884 to 1914.

Shiloh Presbyterian Church - Sumner County, Tennessee (Sc 1808), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1808. Minutes of the session of Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Sumner County, Tennessee, 1793-1886. Includes lists of members and decisions of the business meetings.

Smyrna Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Allen County, Kentucky (Mss 282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 282. Photocopies of the record books of Smyrna Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Allen County, Kentucky, consisting of business meeting minutes covering primarily 1840 to 1898, and membership lists.

South Union Messenger (Fall 2009), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.

Zoar Baptist Church - Allen County, Kentucky (Mss 245), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 245. Record books of Zoar Baptist Church, Allen County, Kentucky. Entries consist chiefly of church and Sunday school minutes.

State Street Methodist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2010), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2010. Monthly statement assessing amount due for "support of the Gospel," issued by State Street Methodist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky to Mrs. James A. Mitchell.

Center Baptist Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Mss 274), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 274. Records of Center Baptist Church, Logan County, Kentucky. Includes minutes of congregational meetings and membership lists. Indexes of the records for 1810 to 1877 are included.

Mount Pleasant Church Of Christ - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 272), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 272. Records of Mount Pleasant Church of Christ, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes minutes of congregational meetings, membership and financial records, and Sunday School records.

Macedonia Baptist Church - Lyon County, Kentucky (Mss 271), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 271. Two record books of Macedonia Baptist Church, Kuttawa, Lyon County, Kentucky, for 1902-1923 and 1938-1947. Entries consist chiefly of church business meetings and membership lists.

Berea Christian Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 270), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 270. Membership registers of Berea Christian Church, 1854 to 1895 (see scans under "Additional Files" below). Photocopy of deed to first church property included.

Hustonville Christian Church - Lincoln County, Kentucky (Mss 268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 268. Photocopy of the record book of Hustonville Christian Church, Lincoln County, Kentucky, consisting of business meeting minutes covering primarily 1894 to 1944, and membership lists.

Barren River Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 269. Photocopy of the record book of Barren River Baptist Church, Warren County, Kentucky, and a predecessor, Union Chapel Church, consisting primarily of business meeting minutes covering 1840-1968, and membership lists.

State Street Methodist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1960), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1960. Letter of agreement between the church's building committee and the architect, Reuben Harrison Hunt, regarding drawings and specifications for a new building; also includes information about financing the building project.

Hurley, Edwin Gray (Sc 1954), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1954. Two sermons delivered by Edwin Gray Hurley while he was pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Delafield Baptist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 266. Record books (3) of Delafield Baptist Church from 12 December 1893 to 21 October 1914. Entries consist chiefly of church business meetings.

Religion And Immigration, Old And New, Mark A. Granquist

Faculty Publications

Two great waves of immigration since the middle of the nineteenth century have had great impact on United States culture and religion. While there have been tensions and conflicts, the benefits to both the civil and religious communities continue to be striking.

Interview Of James Szczur, James Szczur, Christopher Spaman

All Oral Histories

Mr. James Michael Szczur was born in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, PA in 1947. He grew up in close proximity to both his grandparents. He was an only child of his parents, who were also born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Jim, as he was asked to be called during the interview, attended Catholic grammar and high school in Philadelphia. Upon completion of high school, he attended seminary for about 2 years in western PA. He left the seminary and returned home when his father suffered a heart attack. He was drafted into the army in 1968 during the …

Ms-106: J.G. Morris & Morris-Hay Family Diaries, Kate Boeree

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This collection contains 10 diaries ranging from 1827 to 1890, two of which are written by John Gottleib Morris and eight by M.A. Hay. These diaries contain church membership and donation records as well as Morris' personal thoughts on the ministerial profession, and his duty to the church. He speaks on personal matters like his marriage and his children who have died. One diary also includes his note on the formation of the Lutherville Female College.

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Interview Of Paul Joslin, F.S.C., Paul Joslin, Donna Sharer

All Oral Histories

Brother Paul Joslin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 3, 1946. He grew up in Colwyn, Delaware Country, Pennsylvania which is adjacent to southwest Philadelphia. He attended West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys where he was introduced to the Lasallian Christians Brothers. During the middle of Brother Paul’s junior year of high school, he became a Juniorate and on June 15, 1964 became a Novitiate in the Christian Brothers. Brother Paul studied Spanish at LaSalle University, then LaSalle College, as an undergraduate from 1965 – 1969. He earned a Masters degree in Spanish from Millersville University of Pennsylvania, …

Green River Association Of Baptists (Sc 1921), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1921. Scattered minutes of the association's meetings, 1800 to 1875; information sheets related to association's meetings, 1809-1937.

Camp Joy (Mss 251), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 251. Correspondence, minutes, financial reports, worship programs, by-laws, and policies related to the history of Camp Joy, a Baptist encampment in Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky.

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky - Covenant, 1830 (Sc 1922), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1922. Covenant, or constitution, for the Shaker community at South Union, Logan County, Kentucky. Includes signatures of those Shakers confirming this document. Original found in Shaker Record A, pp. 619-640.

Red River Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Mss 258), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 258. Copies of items related to the history of the church; items detailing the preservation efforts of the Red River Church Memorial and Cemetery Association; 1948 list of burials in the Old Red River graveyard.

Lackey, Patricia L., 1932-2014 (Sc 1903), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1903. Letters written by Patricia L. Lackey, Maun, Botswana, to Marjorie McClain, Bowling Green, Kentucky related to her missionary activities.