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Camp Paradise - Calloway County, Kentucky (Sc 3322), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2019

Camp Paradise - Calloway County, Kentucky (Sc 3322), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3322. Letter, 7 June 1957, to a Mr. Hicks from Sid and Florence Jobs, owners and operators of Camp Paradise at Kentucky Lake, Calloway County, Kentucky, with suggestions on timely scheduling of a reservation. Includes a two-page mimeograph describing the Camp’s location, amenities, lodging facilities and rates; a color postcard of the camp, and black and white photographs of fishermen and of the Camp’s cottages.

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Thomas, Rick And Janet Thomas (Mss 621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Thomas, Rick And Janet Thomas (Mss 621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 621. Projects created by Rick Thomas, a guide at Mammoth Cave National Park, about various aspects of the Park's history and famous visitors to the Cave.

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Southern Kentucky Paddlers Society - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 619), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2017

Southern Kentucky Paddlers Society - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 619), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 619. Administrative papers and programming material from the Southern Kentucky Paddlers Society which was headquartered in Warren County, Kentucky, although some members came from adjoining counties. The group formed for educational, recreational, and conservation purposes in 1980 and disbanded sometime around 2009.

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Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 (Sc 2994), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2016

Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 (Sc 2994), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2994. “Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Overview of Six Quiet Walkways,” by Ray Buckberry and Arnold Franklin, a guide, with maps and color illustrations, to six walking trails in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Callan, Brennan J. - Compiler (Sc 2900), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2015

Callan, Brennan J. - Compiler (Sc 2900), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2900. Descriptive list compiled by Brennan J. Callan of mile markers on the Green River in Kentucky.

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Mammoth Cave National Park Association - Land Acquisition (Mss 503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2014

Mammoth Cave National Park Association - Land Acquisition (Mss 503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 503. Records related to the formation of the Mammoth Cave National Park Association and the acquisition of certain lands for Mammoth Cave National Park. Includes deeds, title abstracts, summaries of land acquisition, correspondence, and financial records. Click "Additional Files" below for an acreage map (Box 2, Folder 11).

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Nida, Thomas Wilson, 1949-2015 (Mss 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2014

Nida, Thomas Wilson, 1949-2015 (Mss 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 537. Journals and photographs documenting canoer Thomas W. Nida’s treks on rivers and streams in south central Kentucky. He records information about traveling companions, waterway conditions, as well as flora and fauna spotted.

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Russellville Gun Club - Russellville, Kentucky (Sc 1788), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2008

Russellville Gun Club - Russellville, Kentucky (Sc 1788), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1788. Ledger for the Russellville Gun Club containing the constitution and bylaws; membership list and list of honorary members; lists of scores, April-May 1886, April 27, 1887; and accounts Feb. 1886-June 1887. Also includes typescript of constitution and membership list (Click on "Additional Files" below).

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Kite, Thomas, B. 1818 (Sc 1723), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2008

Kite, Thomas, B. 1818 (Sc 1723), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1723. Journal of a trip taken by Thomas Kite from Cincinnati, Ohio through south central Kentucky, May-June 1847, focusing on a three-day visit to Mammoth Cave. Includes the text of an alternate version published anonymously in the Quaker magazine The Friend in 1847.

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