Taylor, Jerome W. (Sc 1161),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Taylor, Jerome W. (Sc 1161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Desert Storm letters (4) written by Jerome W. Taylor to his brother Joe W. Taylor of Alvaton, Kentucky. One letter gives an interesting description of a makeshift, open-air church built in the desert.
Hume, Glee, 1902-1998 (Mss 470),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Hume, Glee, 1902-1998 (Mss 470), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 470. Letters written 1940-1946 to Glee Hume, a teacher at Burkesville High School, Cumberland County, Kentucky, by former students and relatives serving in various military service units around the world.
Richard D. Dunphy: A Frank Request To Gideon Welles,
2013
Gettysburg College
Richard D. Dunphy: A Frank Request To Gideon Welles, Kevin P. Lavery
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
By January 1866, the war had concluded and the country’s divisions had begun to heal. Richard Dunphy, meanwhile, devoted himself to claiming his pension and his medal. When the Medal of Honor he had earned during the Battle of Mobile Bay was lost amidst the naval bureaucracy, Dunphy took it upon himself to write a letter directly to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles. He believed that Welles, who had been involved in the creation of the award, would be able to help obtain his well-deserved medal. This letter, owned by the Gilder Lehrman Institute, provides unique insight directly into …
Howell, Timothy Keith (Sc 1144),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Howell, Timothy Keith (Sc 1144), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1144. Desert Storm letters (9) written by Timothy Keith Howell to the Snider family of Louisville and a letter from James C. Snider explaining the collection and providing information about Howell and his friends.
Gutierres, Kelvin (Sc 1140),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Gutierres, Kelvin (Sc 1140), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1140. Desert Storm letter from Kelvin Gutierres to Carly Michelle Hobbs, an eight-year-old student at Foster Heights Elementary School in Bardstown, Kentucky.
Hart, Christopher (Sc 1143),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Hart, Christopher (Sc 1143), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1143. Desert Storm letters (2) from Christopher Hart to Brenda Bush and family, Elizabethtown, Kentucky discussing his training in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War.
Laduke, Edith S. "Edie" (Cornell), 1933-2021 - Letters To (Sc 1145),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Laduke, Edith S. "Edie" (Cornell), 1933-2021 - Letters To (Sc 1145), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1145. Desert Storm letters (2), greeting card, and post card, sent to Edie LaDuke, Louisville, Kentucky, by Pamela D. Malone Hubbard, Kevin Clenney, and Clifton David Thomas. Also included is biographical information about Hubbard and Clenney.
Lindsey, Guy (Sc 1146),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Lindsey, Guy (Sc 1146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1146. Desert Storm letters (2) and Christmas card sent to Patty Wimsatt’s first grade class at Oakland Elementary School, Oakland, Kentucky, from Guy Lindsey. Also included is letter from Wimsatt explaining the letters.
Scott, Kevin (Sc 1155),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Scott, Kevin (Sc 1155), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1155. Desert Storm letters (5) written by Kevin Scott to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Scott, Coronado, California, and to his Uncle Robert and Aunt Jane Walker, Cadiz, Kentucky. Also includes a travel account of this trip aboard a ship to the Persian Gulf in Spring 1989, and newspaper clippings about Scott.
Sanders, Richard "Richie" A., Jr., B. 1963 (Sc 1154),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Sanders, Richard "Richie" A., Jr., B. 1963 (Sc 1154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1154. Desert Storm letters (3) sent to Kentucky state senator Richard "Richie" Sanders, Smiths Grove, Kentucky, by servicemen.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 1160),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 1160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1160. Clippings from various Kentucky newspapers resulting from a Kentucky Building press release requesting donation of Persian Gulf War letters.
Dismore, Karen (Sc 1134),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Dismore, Karen (Sc 1134), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1134. Patriotic letter written by Karen Dismore to soldiers who served in the Persian Gulf War, and two notes explaining when and why she wrote the letter which was published in a number of newspapers.
Goldlack, Ron (Sc 1137),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Goldlack, Ron (Sc 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1137. Letters written by Ron Goldlack to his family during the Persian Gulf War.
Campbell, Ezell (Sc 1132),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Campbell, Ezell (Sc 1132), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1132. Letter sent from Ezell Campbell to Bertha H. Clay of Louisville, thanking her for sending a package through the Red Cross, and an explanatory note from Clay about how and why she sent the package.
Fledge, Chris R. (Sc 1135),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Fledge, Chris R. (Sc 1135), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1135. Letter sent from Chris R. Fledge to Linda Lee, Louisville, Kentucky, in which he talks about his family and military life during the Persian Gulf War.
Halloran, Shirley - Letters To (Sc 1141),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Halloran, Shirley - Letters To (Sc 1141), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1141. Desert Storm letters to Shirley Halloran, Cincinnati, Ohio, and newspaper clippings about a Catholic-led effort in Cincinnati to send letters and packages to soldiers.
Harper, Terrell, B. 1969 (Sc 1142),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Harper, Terrell, B. 1969 (Sc 1142), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1142. Desert Storm letters from Harper to David Baxter, a Western Kentucky University student, Bowling Green, Kentucky, discussing living conditions in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War.
Lude, Kirk (Sc 1147),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Lude, Kirk (Sc 1147), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1147. Desert Storm letters(4) written to Dawn E. Abbott, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by Kirk Lude, relating his war experiences. Also newspaper clippings regarding soldiers.
Padgett, David L. (Sc 1150),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Padgett, David L. (Sc 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1150. Desert Storm letters (7) written to Brenda Bush, Frankfort, Kentucky, by David L. Padgett. Also included is data about Padgett and his service in the Persian Gulf War and his subsequent employment.
Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1152),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1152), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1152. Desert Storm letters (9) written by A. Todd Radford to Mimi Bennett and Ruth E. Ernst, Louisville, Kentucky, and to the Women’s Club of Lyndon, Kentucky, thanking them for materials sent and describing war service in Saudi Arabia.
