Park City Coal Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 319),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Park City Coal Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 319. Collection consists of two of the coal company's account books, 1901-1902, and 1909-1910. Entries list the purchases of coal by individuals and businesses as well as company expenses and cash on hand.
"An Attentive Ear, A Watchful Eye, And A Calm Judicious Pen": William Samuel Johnson, The Colonial Agents, And The Transformation Of The British Atlantic World,
2010
University of Connecticut - Storrs
"An Attentive Ear, A Watchful Eye, And A Calm Judicious Pen": William Samuel Johnson, The Colonial Agents, And The Transformation Of The British Atlantic World, Allison Hopkins
Honors Scholar Theses
By looking at Great Britain and the American colonies in conjunction with the larger British Atlantic Empire, historians can better understand the political, social, and cultural transformations that occurred when transatlantic actors met. William Samuel Johnson is an example of an "ordinary" agent who nonetheless had extensive contacts with numerous British and American thinkers. While acting on Connecticut's behalf in London between 1767 and 1771, he sent reports back to Connecticut governors Jonathan Trumbull and William Pitkin on parliamentary proceedings while corresponding with the people who traveled around the Atlantic world during this critical period-merchants, seafarers, emigrants, soldiers, missionaries, radicals …
Rolling Fork United Baptist Church Of Christ - Larue County, Kentucky (Sc 616),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Rolling Fork United Baptist Church Of Christ - Larue County, Kentucky (Sc 616), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 616. Minute book of Rolling Fork United Baptist Church of Christ, Larue County, Kentucky. Includes principles of union, rules of decorum, minutes of meetings, and lists of pastors, deacons, clerks, and members, both white and African American. Notes on the church's history by Jacob A. Miller appear at the back of the minute book.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Poetry, [1862] (Sc 2264),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Poetry, [1862] (Sc 2264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2264. Thirteen poems relating to the Civil War, some to be sung to popular tunes of the era, copied on lined ledger paper. Some of the poems praise the Union forces in the Kentucky battles of Mill Springs and Perryville; others relate to Lincoln's 1860 election and to Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan.
Carroll, Elizabeth (Rodes), 1908-1984 - Collector (Sc 2255),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Carroll, Elizabeth (Rodes), 1908-1984 - Collector (Sc 2255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2255. Personal letters (2) written by John B. Rodes to his grandchildren Betsy and Sallie Carroll, all of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and a paper: "The Father of Bowling Green," written by Sallie Carroll about Robert Moore. Includes a letter explaining the contents of the collection from Elizabeth (Rodes) Carroll.
Van Winkle, Loretta (Sc 2253),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Van Winkle, Loretta (Sc 2253), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2253. Paper: "Josephine Calvert, 1864-1956, Bowling Green, Kentucky" written by Loretta Van Winkle for a history class at Western Kentucky University. The paper is a biographical look at Calvert, a lifelong resident of Bowling Green, and her family. The paper is based on a collection of family letters in the Kentucky Library & Museum, WKU.
Chenault, Effie Mai (Sc 2259),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Chenault, Effie Mai (Sc 2259), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2259. Items belonging to Effie Mai Chenault, including a letter from her brother while she was at Fanning Orphan School in Nashville, Tennessee, 1909; her report card from Bowling Green High School, 1912; and a letter and pamphlet related to the progress of Bowling Green High School, 1912.
The Grizzly, May 6, 2010,
2010
Ursinus College
The Grizzly, May 6, 2010, Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Michael Delaney, Ryan Collins, Jessica Neuman, Lisa Jobe, James Kilduff, Cory Kram, Elizabeth Mahoney, Zach Shamberg, Carly Siegler, Helen Ann Coin, Nick Pane, Shane Eachus
Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present
Students in Free Enterprise Wins Regional Competition • Ursinus Celebrates Student Artwork with Annual Exhibit • Students Volunteer with UCARE's Community Week • Gala to Benefit Education in Haiti • Ursinus Bike Share Goes National • Seniors Reflect on UC Memories • Senior Spotlight: UC Softball's Lauren Davis-Macedonia; Track and Field's Travis Youngs
Cheairs, Nathaniel Frances, 1818-1914 (Sc 2257),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Cheairs, Nathaniel Frances, 1818-1914 (Sc 2257), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2257. Portion of a deposition provided by Nathaniel Francis Cheairs in a claims case related to damages done to the property of Larkin F. Baker when a Civil War fortification known as Baker's Hill was constructed by Confederate forces on his property at Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1861. The original of this document is in the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Courts-Martial And Courts Of Inquiry (Sc 2265),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Courts-Martial And Courts Of Inquiry (Sc 2265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2265. Civil War General Orders no. 269 (printed) related to courts-martial of Kentuckians or those engaged in events that occurred in Kentucky.
Childress, Nellie J., 1883-1987 (Sc 2263),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Childress, Nellie J., 1883-1987 (Sc 2263), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2263. Letters (2) written by Nell Childress, Auburn, Kentucky, to her friends Louise Blakey and Margie Helm in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The 1962 letter describes the commemorative locomotive "The General" that visited Auburn during the Civil War centennial. The other letter discusses community events, particularly information about the Auburn Baptist Church.
Brashear, Kathleen, 1895-1986 (Sc 2260),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Brashear, Kathleen, 1895-1986 (Sc 2260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2260. Card, with picture of his home, sent by T.C. Cherry to teacher Kathleen Brashear, prior to the outbreak of World War II. Also, related correspondence and biographical material about Brashear.
Chesnut, Walter Lewis, 1916-2014 (Sc 2262),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Chesnut, Walter Lewis, 1916-2014 (Sc 2262), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2262. Paper: "A History of Auburn Seminary" written by Walter Lewis Chesnut. The seminary, established by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1892, was located in Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky.
Cheek, Martha (Butt), 1892-1987 (Sc 2258),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Cheek, Martha (Butt), 1892-1987 (Sc 2258), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2258. Postcard to Martha Cheek, Lexington, Kentucky, related to a 1948 luncheon of alumnae of Logan College, Russellville, Kentucky; typed compilation of Logan College alumnae, 1953.
Chesnut, Walter Lewis, 1916-2014 (Sc 2261),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Chesnut, Walter Lewis, 1916-2014 (Sc 2261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2261. Walter Lewis Chesnut's thesis, "A History of Logan Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church" presented to the faculty of the Cumberland Presbyterian Theological Seminary in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Divinity. Also, a separate supplemental history of the Presbytery, 1954-1988, written by Chesnut.
Campbell, Arthur L. (Sc 2254),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Campbell, Arthur L. (Sc 2254), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2254. Correspondence between Arthur L. Campbell and H.L. Mencken related to Campbell's newspaper column "How's Your English Today" and his requests for permission to quote Mencken in his column. Mencken's last two letters were written by his secretary owing to his poor health.
Chelf, Carl Philip, 1937-2011 (Sc 2256),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Chelf, Carl Philip, 1937-2011 (Sc 2256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2256. Transcript of an interview with Tim Lee Carter, former U.S. Representative of Kentucky's 5th Congressional district, by Dr. Carl P. Chelf, government professor at Western Kentucky University, 21 October 1982.
"Leave Town And Never Return": Case Studies Of Racial Cleansing In Arkansas, 1887-1937,
2010
Arkansas State University
"Leave Town And Never Return": Case Studies Of Racial Cleansing In Arkansas, 1887-1937, Guy Aubrey Lancaster
Student Theses and Dissertations
Sundown towns are those communities from which African Americans have been expelled at some time in the past and in which they were thereafter prevented from living, usually by means of violence or the threat of violence. These acts of expulsion, or racial cleansing, occurred primarily in an era known as the "Nadir" of race relations in America, stretching from about 1890 through the first few decades of the twentieth century. This dissertation constitutes a detailed examination of select instances in racial cleansing in Arkansas, contextualizing these events within developments in the localities themselves, as well as the region and …
African Americans In The Upper Cumberland Region (Fa 510),
2010
Western Kentucky University
African Americans In The Upper Cumberland Region (Fa 510), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 510. Collection features interviews with and about African Americans in the upper Cumberland region of Kentucky and Tennessee. The project was part of a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University taught by Lynwwod Montell.
"Two Days By Plane": America's First Transcontinental Passenger Airline And The Selling Of The Skies,
2010
Yale University
"Two Days By Plane": America's First Transcontinental Passenger Airline And The Selling Of The Skies, Sean Fraga
Kaplan Senior Essay Prize for Use of Library Special Collections
Transcontinental Air Transport, the first transcontinental passenger airline in the U.S., cut the time necessary to cross the continent in half—and, in doing so, opened a new age in passenger aviation. In its brief life, the airline also captured the possibilities of flight, the limitations of technology, the power of celebrity, and the promise of national integration.
