Helm, John, 1741-1825 (Sc 199),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Helm, John, 1741-1825 (Sc 199), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 199. Copy of John Helm's appointment as an ensign in the Bedford County, Virginia militia. Signed, 17 November 1775, in Williamsburg, Virginia by members of the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia.
Wright, George H. (Sc 196),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Wright, George H. (Sc 196), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 196. Oath of allegiance to the United States taken 12 June 1865 by Confederate soldier George H. Wright of McLean County, Kentucky, upon his release from the Union prison at Fort Delaware, Delaware.
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Initial Announcement,
2011
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Initial Announcement, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Long, Juliette Blanche (Underwood) Western, 1835-1909 (Mss 361),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Long, Juliette Blanche (Underwood) Western, 1835-1909 (Mss 361), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 361. “‘Betwixt,’ or A Story of the War, by a Kentucky Woman,” an unpublished memoir (290 pp.) by Bowling Green native Juliette Blanche (Underwood) Western Long of her experiences during the Civil War. The daughter of a Unionist family, Juliette married a supporter of the South who served in the Confederate Army.
Deupree Family Letters, 1865 (Sc 189),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Deupree Family Letters, 1865 (Sc 189), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 189. Letter, 30 May 1865, to James R. Deupree, Woodburn, Warren County, Kentucky from his sister-in-law, Sarah H. E. Deupree, Richmond, Virginia, and letter, 2 June 1865, to James R. Deupree from William L. Salmon, Henrico County, Virginia. They both relate to the death of James’s brother, Stephen, who was killed in an explosion while serving in the Confederate army. They also write of the effects of the war on everyday life in the Richmond area.
Morgan, Joseph Underwood, 1835-1892 (Sc 145),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Morgan, Joseph Underwood, 1835-1892 (Sc 145), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 145. Correspondence of Joseph Underwood Morgan, Logan County, Kentucky. He writes to Maria D. Noel (whom he would marry in 1866) of their families, mutual friends, and his social activities. While serving in the Confederate Army, he writes of military life, including the derailment of his troop train, and of the restrictions placed on him while aprisoner at Rock Island, Illinois. A final letter discusses their intentions to marry.
Sharp, Solomon Pollux, 1787-1825 (Sc 190),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Sharp, Solomon Pollux, 1787-1825 (Sc 190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 190. Notice, 30 January 1821, sent by Sharp to John M. Roberson [sic], paymaster of the 25th Regiment of the Kentucky Militia, directing him to settle his accounts with the commanding officers of the regiment at Vance’s Tavern in Bowling Green.
Rose, John W. (Sc 191),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Rose, John W. (Sc 191), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 191. Letter, 6 February 1862, of Confederate soldier John W. Rose, encamped near Bowling Green, Kentucky, to his mother and his cousin?, W. B. Mooningham, near Dixon Springs, Smith County, Tennessee. He relates information about food, food prices, and the fall of Fort Henry. Includes a printed poem, "To the Soldiers and Freemen of the South."
Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914 (Sc 186),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914 (Sc 186), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 186. Daily diary, 26 October to 4 November 1851, kept by Simon Bolivar Buckner while travelling on military duty from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Atkinson in the Kansas Territory. This record takes the form of ten letters to his wife, Mary, in which he comments on the countryside, the Indians, and the wildlife, vividly describing vast herds of buffalo.
Milburn, Blanche, 1901-1973 (Sc 2416),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Milburn, Blanche, 1901-1973 (Sc 2416), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below") for Manuscripts Small Collection 2416. Letter, 12 March 1918, to Blanche Milburn, Greenwood, Indiana from "L. G. B.," serving in the Ordinance Department at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky. He writes of military life, principally about an unauthorized absence from camp.
Bains, Samuel, 1783-1836 (Sc 183),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Bains, Samuel, 1783-1836 (Sc 183), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 183. Typescripts and photocopies of two 1813 letters written by Samuel Bains serving at Fort Strother and Fort Deposit in Alabama to his wife Christiana, Dixons Creek, Smith County, Tennessee, describing battles against the Indians and military life.
Payne Family Papers (Sc 136),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Payne Family Papers (Sc 136), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 136. Papers of the Payne family of Warren County, Kentucky, including letter from Civil War prison at Camp Douglas, Illinois; letter describing the death of Halley Payne; 1874 letter from a Glasgow teacher referring to unrest among African Americans; promissory note; remedies for piles and rheumatism; and a letter detailing with the prevention and treatment of cholera.
Kleijnen, Maria Jozefina, 1926-2010 (Mss 353),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Kleijnen, Maria Jozefina, 1926-2010 (Mss 353), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 353. Correspondence of Maria Jozefina "Mia" Kleijnen and her family in the Netherlands with the Grise family of Bowling Green, Kentucky. She writes of family matters, conditions in the Netherlands following World War II, and of Dutch life and customs. Also included are letters to the Grises from other European correspondents.
The Swiss At The Battle Of The Little Bighorn, 1876,
2011
Brigham Young University - Provo
The Swiss At The Battle Of The Little Bighorn, 1876, Albert Winkler
Faculty Publications
Twelve men born in Switzerland are known to have been in the Seventh Cavalry in June of 1876, at the time of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and seven of them participated in the battle. Five of these men were killed in the engagement. Much is known about the activities of some of these men, and John Lattman from Zurich left a good account of his experiences. The Swiss were slightly older than most of the men in the Seventh Cavalry, and they were about average in height as the other troopers. These Swiss showed much dedication to their …
Hobson, William Edward, 1844-1909 (Sc 180),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Hobson, William Edward, 1844-1909 (Sc 180), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 180. Petition, including typescript, signed by 21 citizens of Bowling Green, Kentucky, 16 October 1864, addressed to Major General Burbridge, requesting that Colonel William Hobson retain command of the Union troops stationed there.
Mcwhirter, James S., 1837-1862 (Sc 181),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Mcwhirter, James S., 1837-1862 (Sc 181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 181. Three letters written by James S. McWhirter from Bowling Green, Kentucky, January and February, 1862, to his sister Zellora near Gallatin, Tennessee, relating war activities and personal matters. McWhirter was stationed in Bowling Green with the 24th Regiment of the Tennessee Volunteers. Also, letter 10 April 1952, from Harry Jackson, Cleveland, Ohio, concerning his family relationship with the McWhirters.
Wiley, John R., 1842-1886 (Sc 131),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Wiley, John R., 1842-1886 (Sc 131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 131. Union Army discharge issued to John R. Wiley of Hamilton County, Ohio, and powers of attorney given by his sisters to Leroy F. Dudley, Bowling Green, Kentucky, pertaining to the settlement of Wiley's estate. A typescript of Wiley's obituary is included.
Flying Uav’S In Iraq,
2011
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Flying Uav’S In Iraq, Stephen Rayleigh
ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAV’s, are a growing reality and an important new weapon for today’s military. Hear what it was like to fly the RQ-7B “Shadow” UAV during Operation Iraqi Freedom from Stephen Rayleigh who spent a year in Iraq and has more than 1,000 hours experience flying them.
Raf Wings Over Florida: Memories Of World War Ii British Air Cadets,
2011
Purdue University
Raf Wings Over Florida: Memories Of World War Ii British Air Cadets, Will Largent, Tod Roberts
Purdue University Press Books
From 1941 through 1945, British cadets in the Royal Air Force trained in the United States through the Lend-Lease Act, President Roosevelt’s ingenious plan to help beleaguered Great Britain while maintaining the semblance of neutrality. This book tells the saga of two Florida training fields during this turbulent time. In their own words, British pilots tell of their Florida experiences. Many of them still in their late teens, away from home for the first time, pale and thin from years of rationing, these young men encountered immense challenges and overwhelming generosity during their training in Florida. Now retired, these former …
Rich, Louis Arnold, 1921-1944 (Sc 2409),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Rich, Louis Arnold, 1921-1944 (Sc 2409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2409. Letter of Louis Arnold Rich, a U.S. Army private from Tompkinsville, Kentucky, written to his wife from Winter General Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, during a long illness that resulted in his death in 1944. He complains about his surroundings, mentions his reading, and expresses his wish to be reunited with her.
