Civil War, 1861-1865 - Papers (Sc 371),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Papers (Sc 371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid, scans and typescripts (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 371. Correspondence, 1862-1863 (8), and pardon, 1864, of Union soldiers from the Kentucky counties of Hopkins and McLean; official program for Soldiers’ Reunion in Evansville, Indiana, 1887; and words of a Union song.
Blackburn, Joseph Clay Stiles, 1838-1918 (Sc 373),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Blackburn, Joseph Clay Stiles, 1838-1918 (Sc 373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 373. Letters of Blackburn, 24 July 1884 to “My dear Genl” and 20 February 1889 to General Duncan S. Walker, New York City, regarding personal favors requested; and images (3) of Blackburn, a U.S. Congressman and Senator from Kentucky.
Kelly, Walter Mynatt, 1931-1994 (Sc 2506),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Kelly, Walter Mynatt, 1931-1994 (Sc 2506), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2506. Letters from Walter M. Kelly, serving in the Korean War, to his girlfriend Lois Bushman, Fort Worth, Texas, in which he talks about his family and interactions on the military base in Korea.
Brown, Archie Lee, 1897-1989 (Sc 2504),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Brown, Archie Lee, 1897-1989 (Sc 2504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2504. Letter, 10 February 1919, from Archie L. Brown, serving in France during World War I, to his father J. L. Brown, Rockport, Kentucky, in which he inquires about home.
Parnell, Willard Shelby, 1918-1984 (Sc 2507),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Parnell, Willard Shelby, 1918-1984 (Sc 2507), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2507. World War II service records for Willard Shelby Parnell, Perry County, Tennessee, and Jean Walker Sr., Wayne County, Tennessee. Includes discharge papers for both and several flight records for Walker.
Davenport, Bowman, Jr., 1927-2003 (Sc 2508),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Davenport, Bowman, Jr., 1927-2003 (Sc 2508), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2508. Letters from Bowman Davenport, Jr., while serving in the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to his mother Margaret L. Davenport , Bowling Green, Kentucky, in which he inquires about home and mentions his interactions on the military base.
Helm, Carrie (Fa 66),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Helm, Carrie (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 66. “Woodburn: A Memory Just Beneath the Surface”, an interpretive paper and interviews executed by Carrie Helm for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in 1989.
The Grizzly, February 23, 2012,
2012
Ursinus College
The Grizzly, February 23, 2012, Nick Pane, Liz Kilmer, Caroline Edler, James Noebels, Samantha Mascia, Lisa Jobe, Michael Schmidt, Sophie Zander, Sarah Bollert, Lauren Goldstein, Melissa Rutkowski, Anna Larouche, Anjali Patel, Victoria Cameron, Matthew Johnston, Shane Eachus
Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present
Dates for Charity Event Breaks Record • Student Curates New Berman Exhibition • MajorPalooza Highlights Options • Grenade Found on, Removed From Campus • Judge Scirica Speaks to Ursinus • Emery Finds Internship at Career Services Fair • "Two Artist Talks" • Sankofa Umoja Nia Revitalized • Opinion: How to be Both a Woman and Funny; Controversial YouTube Video Causes Laughter, Reaction • Swimming Sets New Standards at Championships • Men's Basketball Sets Off Triad of Seniors • Women's Track Poised for Championship Run
History Not Hokum: Learning From Specters,
2012
Gettysburg College
History Not Hokum: Learning From Specters, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
What are we to make of those who literally try to raise the dead at our nation's historical locations? Can ghost tours ever be a successful medium (pun intended) for interpretation? [excerpt]
Mcgready, James, 1758-1817 (Sc 370),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Mcgready, James, 1758-1817 (Sc 370), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 370. Letters (2), Henderson County, Kentucky, to Archibald Cameron, Shelby County, Kentucky. Concerns matters relative to the Presbyterian Church of which they were ministers and especially discusses the influence of Shakerism in Logan County, Kentucky.
Galloway, Ewing, 1881-1953 (Sc 2502),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Galloway, Ewing, 1881-1953 (Sc 2502), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2502. Correspondence of Ewing Galloway, a native of Henderson, Kentucky and the owner of a photography agency in New York City, with Mary Marks, a geography professor at Western Kentucky University, related to a gift of photographs made to the Kentucky Library & Museum at WKU. Also includes clippings, chiefly related to Galloway’s return to Henderson, Kentucky and the gift to WKU.
Hayes, Geraldine Alice (Page), 1928-2006 (Sc 369),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Hayes, Geraldine Alice (Page), 1928-2006 (Sc 369), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 369. Letter, 24 September 1992, written by Geraldine Hayes, Homestead, Florida, to her sister-in-law Mildred Gipson, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, describing the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Includes a recipe for “Andrew Stew,” and a letter, 1993, identifying the persons named in the earlier letter.
Alexander, C. Emmaline (Norman) Ballenger, 1826-1899 (Sc 2410),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Alexander, C. Emmaline (Norman) Ballenger, 1826-1899 (Sc 2410), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2510. Letter of C. Emmaline (Norman) Ballenger Alexander, written from Gallatin, Tennessee, to her granddaughter Lelia, presumably in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She mentions local social activities and refers to a recent fire in Bowling Green.
May, Gloria Miller (Binzel), 1929-2016 (Sc 2512),
2012
Western Kentucky University
May, Gloria Miller (Binzel), 1929-2016 (Sc 2512), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2512. Two letters from Gloria May (Mrs. Philip S. May, Jr.), Jacksonville, Florida, to Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky, with personal news. She also relates anecdotes about the shopping habits of Pauline Tabor, a Bowling Green madam, and the luxuries she afforded her employees.
Nicholls, Margaret Gates, 1868-1941 (Sc 2511),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Nicholls, Margaret Gates, 1868-1941 (Sc 2511), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2511. Notes of an address to teachers, remarking on the poor conditions in school buildings. The author is unknown; the notes were found in an envelope addressed to Margaret Nicholls, Calhoun, Kentucky.
York, John Thomas, 1926-1961 (Sc 2505),
2012
Western Kentucky University
York, John Thomas, 1926-1961 (Sc 2505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2505. Letter from John T. York, serving in the Korean War, to his sister Virginia York, Murl, Kentucky, in which he inquires about his family and briefly mentions a shelling at his camp.
Account Books (Sc 303),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Account Books (Sc 303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 303. Two account books, 1852-1855, of a general merchant, possibly at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Washington, William Armistead, 1800-1887 (Sc 368),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Washington, William Armistead, 1800-1887 (Sc 368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 368. Letter, 6 June 1883, written to a friend from Owensboro, Kentucky by William Armistead Washington. He tells of his attempts to overcome his ill health, recalls games of checkers and chess with members of the friend’s family, and mentions others of their mutual acquaintance.
Mcgoodwin & Parks? - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 302),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Mcgoodwin & Parks? - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 302), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 302. Ledger of sales, 1896-1898, of a grocer at Bowling Green, Kentucky, possibly the firm of McGoodwin & Parks.
Bridwell, Margaret (Morris), 1905-1973 (Sc 366),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Bridwell, Margaret (Morris), 1905-1973 (Sc 366), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 366. Letter to Mrs. E. H. Canon, Bowling Green, Kentucky, regarding information that Mrs. Canon had concerning silversmiths of the 1850 era. Also a paper about Asa Blanchard, an early Kentucky silversmith.
