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Whittle, Charles Edward, Jr., 1931-2012 (Sc 3698), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Whittle, Charles Edward, Jr., 1931-2012 (Sc 3698), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3698. Well-illustrated biographical volume on the life, career and family of Charles E. Whittle, Jr., a Brownsville, Kentucky native who served as a physics professor at Western Kentucky University and at Centre College, and as a senior scientist at Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Abdoo, Mary, 1913-1990 (Sc 3668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Abdoo, Mary, 1913-1990 (Sc 3668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3668. “The Elk Horn Coal Corporation,” by Mary Abdoo. The 1935 report examines Elkhorn coal as well as the corporation’s history, officers, and financial status. Includes a letter from the author outlining the company’s approval of the report.
Jillson, Willard Rouse, 1890-1975 (Mss 682), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jillson, Willard Rouse, 1890-1975 (Mss 682), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 682. Writings and supporting materials of Willard Rouse Jillson, State Geologist of Kentucky, author and historian. Includes manuscripts, page proofs, photographic negatives, and promotional pamphlets for his books.
Mammoth Onyx Cave - Relating To (Sc 3504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mammoth Onyx Cave - Relating To (Sc 3504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3504. Letter, 15 August 1922, of Charles A. Richardson, Assistant Geologist, Kentucky Geological Survey, to Dr. Harry B. Thomas, Horse Cave, Kentucky, regarding his recent study of the formations in Mammoth Onyx Cave, then owned by Thomas. He remarks on the “abundance of Mexican Onyx, or Onyx Marble” and the beauty of the stalactites and stalagmites. Includes a pamphlet by Leon Foster with his impressions of the cave, which was opened to the public in 1922.
Fenderson, Julia Katharine (Squires), 1905-1989 (Sc 3500), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fenderson, Julia Katharine (Squires), 1905-1989 (Sc 3500), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3500. “The Viewing of Halley’s Comet: 1910-1986, A Personal Remembrance by Julia Squires Fenderson as told to Charles Arterburn,” a reminiscence by Mrs. Fenderson, of Culver City, California, of her viewings of Halley’s Comet: first with her father in 1910 at a Catholic mission in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and again in 1986, at the Santa Monica (California) College Planetarium. Includes an explanatory e-mail from Charles Arterburn.
Thomson, Patrick Henry, 1819-1901 (Sc 3266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomson, Patrick Henry, 1819-1901 (Sc 3266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3266. Farm journal kept by Patrick Henry Thomson of Hurricane Hall, Fayette County, Kentucky. He records daily temperatures and farm operations, and makes occasional mention of his and wife Julia's activities. A loose item dated 10 November 1852 gives him notice of a meeting in regards to the recent fire at the county courthouse.
Solar Eclipse, 2017 (Sc 3152), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Solar Eclipse, 2017 (Sc 3152), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3152. Materials relating to the 2017 solar eclipse as experienced primarily in Bowling Green and Hopkinsville, Kentucky and vicinity. Includes viewing glasses, first day stamped covers, stickers, art work, photographs (in digital format), promotional materials, and impressions of the eclipse contributed as part of WKU’s Department of Library Special Collections’ “Tell Us About Your Eclipse Day” project. Also includes wristbands, handouts and volunteer information relating to an eclipse viewing event for schoolchildren held at WKU’s Smith-Houchens Stadium. Digital photographs are stored in the Photo Archives.
De Paepe, Duane - Collector (Mss 625), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
De Paepe, Duane - Collector (Mss 625), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 625. The Duane De Paepe Kentucky Cave Saltpetre History Research Collection, a collection of historical research, field notes, cave surveys, photographs, maps, reports, and scholarly writing on saltpetre mining in Kentucky, especially at Mammoth Cave. The collection was created under a research program sponsored by the Cave Research Foundation and the National Geographic Society in Kentucky, 1976-1980, and directed by De Paepe.
Faust, Burton Sherwood, 1898-1967 (Mss 620), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Faust, Burton Sherwood, 1898-1967 (Mss 620), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 620. Correspondence, research notes, drafts, photographs, reference works and bibliographic material of Burton S. Faust relating to his studies of the chemical, historical and cultural aspects of saltpetre and of spelean saltpetre mining in the United States.
Rice, Laban Lacy, 1870-1973 (Mss 605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rice, Laban Lacy, 1870-1973 (Mss 605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 605. Correspondence, writings, photographs, clippings, and papers of Laban Lacy Rice, a Webster, County, Kentucky native, educator, author, lecturer, poet, and president of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. Includes his scientific writing, principally on astronomy, relativity and cosmology, as well as fiction, poetry, and autobiographical writing. Also includes some correspondence and papers relating to his brother, poet and dramatist Cale Young Rice, and sister-in-law, author Alice Hegan Rice.
Floods - Louisville, Kentucky, 1937 (Sc 2882), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Floods - Louisville, Kentucky, 1937 (Sc 2882), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2882. “Notes on Radio Broadcasts” by an unknown author, recording damage and emergencies created by the Ohio River flood at Louisville, Kentucky.
Mcdaniel, Paul William, 1916-2004 (Mss 515), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcdaniel, Paul William, 1916-2004 (Mss 515), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 515. Writings and awards of Paul William McDaniel, nuclear physicist and graduate of Western Kentucky University. Includes typescripts of lectures delivered at Queensland University, a journal he kept while serving in World War II, and a copy of his Arthur F. Fleming Award. Also includes many letters of congratulations to him and a copy of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946.
Keeney, Sean Carpenter (Sc 1259), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Keeney, Sean Carpenter (Sc 1259), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1259. “My Experience of ‘Andrew,’” by Sean Keeney, Dade County, Florida, relating the effect on him and his family of Hurricane Andrew, which struck the area on 24 August 1992. Includes biographical data on Keeney.
Disher, John Lee, 1938-2019 (Sc 1183), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Disher, John Lee, 1938-2019 (Sc 1183), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1183. Letter from John Lee Disher of Summerville, South Carolina, to his sister Nancy Disher Baird, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo.
Kriss, Leslie, B. 1975 (Sc 1063), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kriss, Leslie, B. 1975 (Sc 1063), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Small Collection 1063. Paper, “The Scariest Day of my Life,” written by Leslie Kriss for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.
Johnson, Joni (Sc 1061), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnson, Joni (Sc 1061), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1061. Paper, “The Storm of ‘98,” written by Joni Johnson for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing her reaction to a severe storm that occurred on 16 April 1998 while she was in her campus dormitory.
Johnson, Joni (Sc 1061), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnson, Joni (Sc 1061), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1061. Paper, “The Storm of ‘98,” written by Joni Johnson for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing her reaction to a severe storm that occurred on 16 April 1998 while she was in her campus dormitory.
Boldrick, Stacy (Sc 1047), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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.
Edwards, Frank (Sc 1058), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Edwards, Frank (Sc 1058), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1058. Paper written by Frank Edwards for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing his reaction to a severe storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.
Lewis, Brandon (Sc 1064), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lewis, Brandon (Sc 1064), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1064. Paper, “The Spring Storm,” written by Brandon Lewis for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998. He helped move cars from a flooded campus parking lot.
Lewis, Brandon (Sc 1064), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lewis, Brandon (Sc 1064), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1064. Paper, “The Spring Storm,” written by Brandon Lewis for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998. He helped move cars from a flooded campus parking lot.
Mexic, Darren, B. 1979 (Sc 1069), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mexic, Darren, B. 1979 (Sc 1069), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1069. Paper, “April 16, 1998,” written by Darren Mexic for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.
Sandidge, Janice (Sc 1074), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sandidge, Janice (Sc 1074), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1074. Paper, “Spring Storm, ‘98,” written by Janice Sandidge for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing the reports of damage in Bowling Green and Edmonton, Metcalf County, resulting from the 16 April 1998 storm. She was visiting relatives in Missouri at the time.
Raymer, Sabra (Sc 1072), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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.
Justice, Angela (Sc 1062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Justice, Angela (Sc 1062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1062. Paper written by Angela Justice for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a severe storm that occurred 16 April 1998 while she was at home in the Nashville, Tennessee area.
Marana, Nick (Sc 1067), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marana, Nick (Sc 1067), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1067. Paper, “What Not to Do During a Tornado,” written by Nick Marana for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing his reaction to a severe storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.
Love, Margaret (Sc 1065), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Love, Margaret (Sc 1065), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1065. Paper, “A Frightening Experience,” written by Margaret Love for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing her reaction to a severe storm that occurred 16 April 1998.
Scott, Mary Beth (Sc 1075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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.
Whitehead, Kristy (Sc 1078), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Whitehead, Kristy (Sc 1078), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1078. Paper written by Kristy Whitehead for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.
Carroll, Elizabeth (Sc 1052), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carroll, Elizabeth (Sc 1052), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1052. Paper, “The Storm,” written by Elizabeth Carroll for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing her reaction to a severe storm that occurred 16 April 1998 while she was at home in the trailer she shared with her roommate.