Dawson, Ella Mai (Randolph), 1892-1991 (Mss 397),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Dawson, Ella Mai (Randolph), 1892-1991 (Mss 397), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 397. Family correspondence, church materials, greeting cards and other personal papers of Ella Mai (Randolph) Dawson, a native of Logan County, Kentucky and resident of Clarksville, Tennessee. Includes voter registration and urban renewal materials relating to African Americans.
Durrett, Reuben Thomas, 1824-1913 (Sc 383),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Durrett, Reuben Thomas, 1824-1913 (Sc 383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 383. Photocopy of letter from Reuben Thomas Durrett, Louisville, Kentucky to Lyman C. Draper, Madison, Wisconsin, relative: to death date of Hancock Lee, Versailles, 1820, to Draper’s mailing of Governor Isaac Shelby’s papers to Durrett so that they could be used for writing a paper on Shelby for the Filson Club, and permission from the owner of the papers for their use.
Shelby, Edmund P., 1833-1917 (Sc 382),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Shelby, Edmund P., 1833-1917 (Sc 382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 382. Photostat of a letter written by Edmund P. Shelby, Lexington, Kentucky, to Richard Jouett Menefee, concerning disposition of original paintings done by Menefee’s grandfather, Matthew Harris Jouett, of Governor Isaac Shelby. Menefee was especially interested in locating Jouett’s works.
Heard, Grant Davis, 1841-1910 (Sc 426),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Heard, Grant Davis, 1841-1910 (Sc 426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 426. Letters from Richmond, Virginia, July 1862, and near Gordonsville, Georgia, 21 April 1864, from Grant D. Heard to his father in Covington, Georgia. He laments the hardships of war, describes a meeting to censure the Governor of Georgia for his policies, and outlines the procedure for sending provisions. Heard served in the 53rd Regiment, Georgia Volunteers.
Stayton, George Cowden, 1847-1931 - Letters To (Sc 2538),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Stayton, George Cowden, 1847-1931 - Letters To (Sc 2538), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2538. Letters (2) to George C. Stayton, Bowling Green, Kentucky, regarding business matters; also letters (3) from his sister Sarah Stayton, Scottsville, Kentucky, regarding the making of a dress and various weddings and courtships.
Prater?, Emily (Sc 427),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Prater?, Emily (Sc 427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 427. Union military pass issued to Emily Prater? in Bowling Green, Kentucky, by order of C. Maxwell.
Hope, James (Sc 428),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Hope, James (Sc 428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 428. Union military pass issued in Franklin, Kentucky, to the James Hope family, enabling them to pass through the lines at will. Signed by J.H. Grider.
Webb, Benedict Joseph, 1814-1897 (Sc 429),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Webb, Benedict Joseph, 1814-1897 (Sc 429), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 429. Statement and cover letter, 1871, to Richard Durbin, Big Reedy, Kentucky from Benedict Joseph Webb, assignee of J.C. Webb & Company, Louisville, Kentucky. Also, circular letter, 1872, from J.C. Webb announcing the opening of his wholesale and retail business in books and stationery.
Teachers And Teaching - Certification (Sc 423),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Teachers And Teaching - Certification (Sc 423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 423. Teacher's certificates for Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, issued to Nancy Jane Wood and Jane Hunt.
Enscore, James Albert, D. 1865 (Sc 2541),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Enscore, James Albert, D. 1865 (Sc 2541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2541. Letter of James A. Enscore, written to his family while serving with the 56th Illinois Regiment encamped near the Memphis Railroad in Tennessee. James mentions his recovery from illness and the arrival of his brother George, and asks for letters from family members. Both James and George were lost on the steamer General Lyon when it caught fire during a storm off Cape Hatteras on 31 March 1865.
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Compiler (Sc 2534),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Compiler (Sc 2534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2534. “An Aviation Heritage Park Salute to Those Warren County Veterans Who Lost Their Lives in Aerial Combat or Aviation Related Activities,” by Ray B. Buckberry, Jr. Contains biographical and service information on Warren County, Kentucky veterans who suffered aviation-related deaths from 1919-1969.
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Compiler (Sc 2536),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Compiler (Sc 2536), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2536. List compiled by Ray B. Buckberry, Jr. of Warren County, Kentucky, World War II veterans interred in foreign cemeteries or recognized on “monuments to the missing,” based on records of the American Battle Monuments Commission. List provides name, rank, cemetery name and location.
Robert Kerr And Company - Great Britain (Sc 424),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Robert Kerr And Company - Great Britain (Sc 424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 424. Business letter from Robert Kerr and Company, Liverpool, England, written on a ledger sheet, and addressed to Harbert A. Powell, Henderson, Kentucky, regarding tobacco shipments. Also, statement of Powell’s account is given.
Peace, Politics, And Vortex: The Cultural And Political Consequences Of Oregon's Only State Sponsored Rock Concert,
2012
Lawrence University
Peace, Politics, And Vortex: The Cultural And Political Consequences Of Oregon's Only State Sponsored Rock Concert, Kathryn J. Van Marter-Sanders
Lawrence University Honors Projects
As the 1960s drew to a close, mainstream America realized that the rebellious youth counterculture was not going to go away quietly. Meeting the problem head on as the authorities had in Kent State resulted in violent deaths and even more protests. This trend broke, possibly for the first time, at McIver Park in Portland, Oregon during the first ever state-sponsored rock concert. To make the concert, called ‘Vortex One,’ possible, Governor of Oregon Tom McCall, and The Family commune joined forces to create a peaceful alternative to possible violent opposition of the American Legion National Convention. The concert, however, …
"The People For Whom He Saved The Union": Ninety Years Ago In Dc,
2012
Gettysburg College
"The People For Whom He Saved The Union": Ninety Years Ago In Dc, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Reading the official Facebook page of one of my favorite history authors yesterday, I saw a pithy note about a "day of note." Ninety years ago this week, President Warren Harding dedicated the Lincoln Memorial at the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. [excerpt]
Meriwether Family Papers (Mss 44),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Meriwether Family Papers (Mss 44), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 44. Typed copies of personal and legal papers, 1791-1840 (43) of Charles Meriwether, a pioneer doctor of Christian County, Kentucky; family letters of Caroline Gordon Tate, author and educator, 1938-1947 (18); and family letters of newspaper columnist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (“Dorothy Dix”), 1930-1949 (13).
Durbin, Richard, B. 1811 (Sc 414),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Durbin, Richard, B. 1811 (Sc 414), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 414. License obtained by Richard Durbin, Edmonson County, Kentucky, to have a tavern in his house.
Tobacco (Sc 422),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Tobacco (Sc 422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 422. Printed circular letter from Campbell, McKee and Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, 4 January 1860, regarding tobacco, etc., on the New Orleans market; market circular, New Orleans, 26 May 1860; and circular letter from Pickett Tobacco Warehouse, Spratt, Bourn and Company, Louisville, Kentucky, December 1858, regarding an exhibition of tobacco for premiums.
Rollins, John W., 1800-1869 (Sc 413),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Rollins, John W., 1800-1869 (Sc 413), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 413. Letter from John W. Rollins, Rumsey, Kentucky, to Doctor Sterman about hiring a Negro boy (slave) from him to teach the trades of wool carding, millwright, and machine work.
Briggs, John M., 1798-1882 (Sc 412),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Briggs, John M., 1798-1882 (Sc 412), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 412. Deed for a lot located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Phineas D. Hampton, signed by John M. Briggs.
