Stahl, Albert C. (Sc 1157),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Stahl, Albert C. (Sc 1157), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1157. Desert Storm letter, post card and photograph sent by Albert C. Stahl to Robert Bradley, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing his war service in Saudi Arabia.
Suddath, Michael Alan (Sc 1158),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Suddath, Michael Alan (Sc 1158), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1158. Desert Storm letters (6) and post cards (2) written by Michael Alan Suddath to his family in Louisville, Kentucky, discussing his war service in Saudi Arabia.
Shepherd, Katherine A. (Sc 1156),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Shepherd, Katherine A. (Sc 1156), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1156. Desert Storm letters (14) written by different servicemen to Katherine Shepherd, Campbellsville, Kentucky, who was preparing a presentation for the Campbellsville Junior High School about the service in the Persian Gulf War. Letters answer specific questions asked by Shepherd.
Sullivan, Betty A. - Letters To (Sc 1159),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Sullivan, Betty A. - Letters To (Sc 1159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1159. Desert Storm letters (25) by several servicemen to Betty A. Sullivan, Falls of Rough, Kentucky. Also included are examples of newsletters (3) and copies of letters sent by Sullivan to servicemen during the Persian Gulf War.
Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1151),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1151), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1151. Desert Storm letters (26) written by A. Todd Radford to this father Robert Radford and family in Louisville, Kentucky, discussing his war service in Saudi Arabia.
Gordon, Tom (Sc 1138),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Gordon, Tom (Sc 1138), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1138. Desert Storm pictorial postcard with message from Tom Gordon to B.J. Senior of LaGrange, Kentucky.
Mize, Melinda - Letters To (Sc 1149),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Mize, Melinda - Letters To (Sc 1149), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1149. Desert Storm letters (8) and postcard sent to Melinda Mize, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by her brother Charles Wayne Mize and a friend James H. Davis. Also included are clippings with information about Charles W. Mize.
Rothman, Michael C. (Sc 1153),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Rothman, Michael C. (Sc 1153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1153. Desert Storm letter written about the U.S.S. Saratoga by Michael C. Rothman to his mother, Betty Gardner, Louisville, Kentucky.
Barnett, Charles Wesley (Sc 1131),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Barnett, Charles Wesley (Sc 1131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1131. Christmas card, photo of Charles Wesley Barnett, letters (2) written by Barnett, who was serving in the Persian Gulf War, to Michael Foster, a fourth grader of Bowling Green and his family, and an explanatory note from Connie L. Foster, Michael’s mother.
Goad, Kelly Parker (Sc 1139),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Goad, Kelly Parker (Sc 1139), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1139. Desert Storm letter from Kelly Parker Goad to his aunt, Pansy Page Allison and family, Ooltewah, Tennessee, describing living conditions at Saudi National Guard Compound; and letters from Allison providing biographical information about Goad.
Mccullough, Crystal - Letters To (Sc 1148),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Mccullough, Crystal - Letters To (Sc 1148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1148. Desert Storm letters (8) and Christmas card written by three servicemen to Crystal McCullough, Tullahoma Tennessee, and photographs (2) of two of the men. Also included is an outgoing letter from McCullough to an unnamed serviceman and a letter of explanation about the letters (11).
Damron, Danny Lee (Sc 1133),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Damron, Danny Lee (Sc 1133), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1133. Letters and a postcard sent from Damron to Becky Spradlin of Nicholasville, Kentucky. Also included is a photo of Damron, a water bottle label with Arabic captions and a riyal bill from Saudi Arabia.
Calm Before The Storm: Gettysburg’S African-American Community Before The Battle,
2013
Gettysburg College
Calm Before The Storm: Gettysburg’S African-American Community Before The Battle, Brian D. Johnson
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
African-Americans have always been a part of Gettysburg’s community fabric. Slaves belonging to Samuel Gettys, the area’s first settler, arrived as early as 1762 to build one of the first local taverns. Samuel’s son James, who founded Gettysburg in 1786, also owned slaves, including Sydney O’Brien. After her owner’s death, O’Brien obtained her freedom, and in purchasing a small lot along South Washington Street helped establish the borough’s African-American neighborhood. The free black community continued to grow over the first decades of the nineteenth century as Pennsylvania’s policy of gradual emancipation effectively ended slavery in the state by the 1840s. …
Her Bright Blazon Forever Unstained,
2013
Gettysburg College
Her Bright Blazon Forever Unstained, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Just a few lyrics today, nothing more, nothing less. Lyrics of joy. Lyrics of home. Lyrics of who we are as a nation. Might we never forget who we are again. [excerpt]
Recollections Of The Sc 1474,
2013
Bridgewater State University
Recollections Of The Sc 1474, Donald J. Smith
Veterans History Project Personal Narratives
Recollections of the subchaser 1474 of Donald J. Smith, OM 1/C USNR. Twelve-page recollections typed from his personal account by his wife Muriel L. Smith.
Richard D. Dunphy And The Prices And Prizes Of War,
2013
Gettysburg College
Richard D. Dunphy And The Prices And Prizes Of War, Kevin P. Lavery
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Like many immigrants during the mid-nineteenth century, Irishman Richard D. Dunphy served his new country in the Civil War, albeit not entirely willingly. The wounds he sustained during the war were grave, including the loss of both arms. He received some reward for his sacrifice from his country: a monthly pension, a Medal of Honor, and a notability lacked by other faceless coal heavers. As with other great conflicts, the war played a pivotal role in the lives of its participants, especially in the case of Richard Dunphy. [excerpt]
Richard D. Dunphy: A Veteran’S Struggle Echoing Into The Present,
2013
Gettysburg College
Richard D. Dunphy: A Veteran’S Struggle Echoing Into The Present, Kevin P. Lavery
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
When I first received the bundle of Richard Dunphy’s pension documents, I was prepared to begin research on an obscure figure lost to time. To my great surprise, the very first search I performed resulted in a handful of genealogy websites, several citations of his merit, and even a Wikipedia page. As I began research, it became clear that this coal heaver was not one of the faceless many who fought in the American Civil War, but rather a man of the age whose life told a timeless story of hardship and resolve. [excerpt]
Headrick, Victor Delano, 1921-2010 (Sc 1122),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Headrick, Victor Delano, 1921-2010 (Sc 1122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1122. Letter, 26 May 1945, from Headrick, a Monroe County, Kentucky native, to his sister Eva Ream, relating his World War II experiences as a transportation specialist in Europe. Includes genealogical data sheet.
Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1123),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1123. Postcard about a Bowling Green High School 1934 class meeting, 1937; newsletters (3), from the 87th Depot Repair Squadron, 1945; army ration card, 1945; miscellaneous papers related to Stamps’ release from the army, 1945; and a letter from a Moroccan friend, 1948.
A Life Cast Asunder: The Fate Of Sanford Pettibone,
2013
Gettysburg College
A Life Cast Asunder: The Fate Of Sanford Pettibone, Bryan G. Caswell
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
As the American Civil War entered its fourth summer in 1864, both Union and Confederacy delved ever deeper into their remaining reserves of manpower. Legions of men continued to enter the armed forces of their nations, reinforcing drastically undermanned units as well as forming regiments of their own. One such regiment was the 133rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Organized at Camp Butler, Illinois in May of 1864 and mustered in for only one hundred days, the 133rd Illinois was stationed at the Rock Island Arsenal, where its men guarded Confederate prisoners of war. Here the 133rd would remain until its men’s …
