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Stephan, Geraldine, 1912-2003 (Sc 2087), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stephan, Geraldine, 1912-2003 (Sc 2087), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2087. Outline for a paper: "Social and Economic Problems of Bowling Green" written by Geraldine Stephan. Her only topic was transportation, and she discusses the railroad, bus, steamboat, and trucking lines that serviced Bowling Green, Kentucky as well as upcoming postal airline service. She notes the amount of fuel sold and the number of service stations located within the city in 1929.
Thirty-One W Garage (Sc 2052), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thirty-One W Garage (Sc 2052), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 2052. Account book of 31-W Garage (Thirty-One W Garage), 95 State Street, Bowling Green, recording charges for sales and service. Includes a customer receipt. An image of the scanned receipt is included as additional file.
Covington, Dale (Sc 2034), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Covington, Dale (Sc 2034), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2034. Catalog for "Portrait of a Town: Cave City, Kentucky," a 2009 Kentucky Library & Museum exhibition featuring the photographs of William R. Reynolds, Jr. taken approximately 1908-1910. Includes images and descriptions of Cave City citizens (both white and African American), homes, churches, schools and businesses, as well as information about Reynolds, his family and home, early 20th century cameras and Kentucky photographers, and the development of Cave City.
Gerard, John Claude, 1816-1899 (Sc 2027), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gerard, John Claude, 1816-1899 (Sc 2027), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2027. Business papers relating to John Claude Gerard and his Bowling Green, Kentucky cabinetmaking and undertaking establishment. Includes receipts for purchases of lumber and other goods and services, business licenses and Gerard family genealogical information.
Jureka, Theresa L. (Sc 2025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jureka, Theresa L. (Sc 2025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2025. "Women and Work at the Turn of the Century: The Mrs. A. H. Taylor Dressmaking Company," M.A. thesis submitted by Theresa L. Jureka to WKU Department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies.
Centers, Janice Faye Walker (Sc 2024), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Centers, Janice Faye Walker (Sc 2024), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2024. "A Kentucky Dressmaker, Mrs. A. H. (Carrie) Taylor: An Examination of Her Role in Fashion at the Turn of the Century," M.S. thesis submitted by Janice Faye Walker Centers to WKU Department of Home Economics and Family Living. Includes typescripts of correspondence with descendants of Taylor and her customers.
Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917 (Sc 2019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917 (Sc 2019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2019. Minute book of the Mrs. A. H. Taylor Company, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes some financial information and related correspondence.
Martin, Tom (Sc 2006), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Martin, Tom (Sc 2006), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2006. Chiefly deeds, leases, and mortgages for land near the corner of 10th and Center Streets in downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky; includes a small survey map of the area done in 1945.
Witten, Tempie Jane (Bell), 1901-1985 (Mss 261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Witten, Tempie Jane (Bell), 1901-1985 (Mss 261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 261. Correspondence, chiefly genealogical related; family files; research materials about Grayson County, Kentucky schools, churches, businesses, history, and personalities. Also includes items related to Witten's long career as a teacher in Grayson County schools.
Anderson, Opal Pauline, 1911-2007 (Sc 1936), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anderson, Opal Pauline, 1911-2007 (Sc 1936), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1936. Paper: "Auto Business of Bowling Green (1925-1928)" written by Opal Anderson.
Pyle, John William, 1839-1908 (Sc 1919), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pyle, John William, 1839-1908 (Sc 1919), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu
Runner, Jesse J., 1895-1954 (Sc 1888), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Runner, Jesse J., 1895-1954 (Sc 1888), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1888. Paper: "Historical Sketch of Warren County (Before 1890)" written by Jesse J. Runner.