Dean, Jefferson, 1824-1864 (Sc 941),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Dean, Jefferson, 1824-1864 (Sc 941), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 941. Civil War letters (5), by Tennessee Confederate Jefferson Dean, to his wife, Sophia. His regiment was stationed in southeastern Kentucky, then Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He describes his company’s activities in preparation for the Battle of Mill Springs and with Felix Zollicoffer’s forces at Johnson’s Island, where he died. Other items include war records and photographs concerning Dean and Johnson’s Island cemetery.
Gunnon, John (Sc 948),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Gunnon, John (Sc 948), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 948. Pension certificate issued to John Gunnon, a private in Company F, 34th Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers. Dated 28 January 1883, the certificate awards $4.00 per month to Gunnon commencing on 28 March 1865, and $6.00 per month from 22 March 1882, the pension being “for piles.”
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 - Relating To (Sc 952),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 - Relating To (Sc 952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 952. Photocopy of script (31 p.) used from radio program “Our America” broadcast on WLW Cincinnati about John Hunt Morgan. Also original letter regarding script.
Kerr, George Bain, 1874-1965 (Sc 922),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Kerr, George Bain, 1874-1965 (Sc 922), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 922. Carbon copy of letter, 20 April 1961, written by Ruth Thurston, Bowling Green, Kentucky, nominating George Bain Kerr for Kentucky Selective Service Father of the Year. Kerr was chairman of the local board and Thurston was clerk. Also, copy of Kerr’s 1965 obituary.
Russell, Jack M. (Sc 2692),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Russell, Jack M. (Sc 2692), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2692. Letter, 1 July 1898, of Jack M. Russell to Edward Ludlow Hines, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He complains about the difficulty of recruiting in Kentucky for the Spanish-American War, and expresses his eagerness to leave for Cuba.
Mccluskey, Terry Cleon, 1920-2002 (Sc 925),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Mccluskey, Terry Cleon, 1920-2002 (Sc 925), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 925. A 1942 note written by Marine Terry Cleon McCluskey to his mother, Mrs. James McCluskey, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Japanese claimed that all Marines had been killed in Tulagi in the Solomon Islands. To counteract this Japanese propaganda, a U.S. officer had the men write their families putting that location on the top of the page. Also, 1993 explanatory comments related to the note. Includes copies of newspaper clippings related to McCluskey’s war service in the Pacific.
Hagerman Family Papers (Sc 2693),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Hagerman Family Papers (Sc 2693), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2693. Enlistment papers signed by Lee Hagerman and Perry Hagerman at Bowling Green, Kentucky on 19 June 1864 for three years’ service in the United States Colored Volunteers. The papers were prepared by Captain A. G. Hobson and furnished to Mrs. Ruth Hagerman as owner of the services of the recruits.
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (April 2013),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (April 2013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Williams, Drura Mack, 1891-1954 (Sc 923),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Williams, Drura Mack, 1891-1954 (Sc 923), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 923. Typescript of 1943 letter written by Drura M. Williams while serving with the Army in Italy to Dr. and Mrs. Finis London, Woodburn, Warren County, Kentucky. He is complimentary of the Women’s Army Corps and discusses the time he spent in North Africa. Also, newspaper clipping related to the letter. The original letter may be found in MSS 330, Box 1, Folder 5.
Matthews, James (Sc 957),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Matthews, James (Sc 957), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 957. Letter to James O. Fahling, Sr., Mundelein, Illinois, from James Matthews who is serving in Vietnam. He describes a successful skirmish that his group of eight fought against a Viet Cong column of thirty.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letters (Sc 956),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letters (Sc 956), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 956. Letters, 1861-1864 (3), written by three soldiers from Indiana. Two are stationed in Virginia and describe recent battles and camp life. The letter writer from 1864 speculates that the war is almost over and describes Raleigh, North Carolina, and military affairs there.
The Ministry Of Economic Warfare: Anglo-American Relations 1939-1941,
2013
Liberty University
The Ministry Of Economic Warfare: Anglo-American Relations 1939-1941, Jonathan Davis
Masters Theses
An exploration of Anglo-American relations beginning in the interwar period to American involvement in World War II. This thesis explores the actions of the Ministry of Economic Warfare and how it affected Anglo-American relations before American commitment to the allied cause. It highlights the existing economic contention that existed between Great Britain and America before the conflict and acknowledges that the Britain and American alliance that is enjoyed today was not inevitable or necessarily desired by either nation. It demonstrates through the actions of the British Ministry of Economic Warfare the paradigm shift in Great Britain concerning the preservation of …
Communication Technology In The Military,
2013
Bridgewater College
Communication Technology In The Military, Jordan Diehl
Senior Seminars
No abstract provided.
The Octofoil, April/May/June 2013,
2013
College of the Holy Cross
The Octofoil, April/May/June 2013, Ninth Infantry Division Association
The Octofoil
The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.
Morale Maintenance In World War Ii Us Army Ground Combat Units : European Theater Of Operations, 1944-45,
2013
University of Richmond
Morale Maintenance In World War Ii Us Army Ground Combat Units : European Theater Of Operations, 1944-45, Kevin Kane
Honors Theses
This paper examines how both the Army as an organization and its small unit leaders attempted to maintain the soldiers’ morale in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Morale was critical to the Allied victory in the war, yet the morale of frontline GIs was often neglected. This occurred with such frequency that many combat soldiers suffered from a new category of wound known as “combat exhaustion.” Through an examination of what influenced combat soldiers’ morale, a clearer understanding of what the Army did well and how it failed to support combat GIs emerges, as does an …
The Spirit Of His Men: The Development Of The Lord Nelson Legend, 1805-1905,
2013
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
The Spirit Of His Men: The Development Of The Lord Nelson Legend, 1805-1905, Alexa M. Price
Honors Theses and Capstones
No abstract provided.
Spainhoward, William C., B. 1948 (Sc 960),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Spainhoward, William C., B. 1948 (Sc 960), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 960. Letter, 6 June 1970, of William C. Spainhoward, Henderson County, Kentucky, from Vietnam to his mother, detailing the treatment given to Vietnamese children during the Vietnamese Conflict; and notes on his interview by Barbara Smith, 1995, and Vietnam photos. Also notes on Smith’s 1995 interview with James T. Smith, Warren County, Kentucky, about his service in Europe during World War II, etc.
King, Stephen Lynn, B. 1954 (Mss 110),
2013
Western Kentucky University
King, Stephen Lynn, B. 1954 (Mss 110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 110. Correspondence, 1994-1997 (31); lists of Confederate soldiers in Bowling Green, Kentucky; and research materials, 1861-1997 (46); used by King in writing his book Confederate Dead at Bowling Green, Kentucky and Vicinity, 1997.
Schenck, William T. Y., 1844-1904 (Sc 2690),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Schenck, William T. Y., 1844-1904 (Sc 2690), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of letter (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2690. Letter, 22 March 1866, to a newspaper editor from Captain William Schenck, encamped near Bowling Green, Kentucky with the 119th Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry. He denies the editor’s claim that an outbreak of smallpox in the town was attributable to “careless Negro soldiers” and describes the measures taken to control the disease among his troops.
Tool Of Revolution, Piece Of The True Cross,
2013
Gettysburg College
Tool Of Revolution, Piece Of The True Cross, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
One of my former students, brilliant researcher and Gettysburg College Senior Lauren Roedner has been pulling together an exhibit from the private collection of Angelo Scarlato, displayed in the display cases in Gettysburg College's Special Collections. The exhibit,Slaves, Soldiers, Citizens: African American Artifacts of the Civil War Era opens officially on Monday. But I was able to sneak a quick peak on Wednesday night of the exhibit-in-progress. [excerpt]
