Mammoth Cave Collections In Manuscripts & Folklife Archives At Western Kentucky University,
2020
Western Kentucky University
Mammoth Cave Collections In Manuscripts & Folklife Archives At Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
This is a list of collections in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives holdings of WKU’s Department of Library Special Collections that contain materials relating to Mammoth Cave. Our collections include descriptions of the Cave by visitors and guides, operation of the Cave as a tourist attraction, archaeology at the Cave, and the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park.
World War I Collections In Manuscripts & Folklife Archives At Western Kentucky University,
2020
Western Kentucky University
World War I Collections In Manuscripts & Folklife Archives At Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
This is a list of collections in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives holdings of WKU’s Department of Library Special Collections that relate to World War I. Included are letters and diaries of soldiers and civilians, military records and papers, research projects, photographs, scrapbooks and other, mostly unpublished material. Our collections are particularly strong in documenting the experiences of Kentuckians at home and overseas, and of others who found themselves in Kentucky (most notably, at Camp Zachary Taylor, the Army training facility in Louisville) during the war and its immediate aftermath.
Church Records Collections In Manuscripts & Folklife Archives At Western Kentucky University,
2020
Western Kentucky University
Church Records Collections In Manuscripts & Folklife Archives At Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
This is a list of collections in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives holdings of WKU’s Department of Library Special Collections that consist of church records. Most of the churches are in Kentucky, but the collection includes a few records of churches in other states.
Shaker Collections In Manuscripts & Folklife Archives At Western Kentucky University,
2020
Western Kentucky University
Shaker Collections In Manuscripts & Folklife Archives At Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
This is a list of collections in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives holdings of WKU’s Department of Library Special Collections that relate primarily to the United Believers in the Second Coming of Christ, commonly known as the Shakers. Most of the collections relate to the Shaker society at South Union in Logan County, Kentucky, but materials relating to other societies are also included.
Morton, Lilith - Letters To, 1901-1902 (Mss 701),
2020
Western Kentucky University
Morton, Lilith - Letters To, 1901-1902 (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Letters addressed to Lilith Morton of Mortons Gap in Hopkins County, Kentucky, 1901-1902. Click on "Additional File" below to see more information about Lilith Morton and the letters.
Brewing History: How Local Option And Prohibition Altered The Texas Brewing Industry,
2020
Stephen F. Austin State University
Brewing History: How Local Option And Prohibition Altered The Texas Brewing Industry, Shelby Winthrop Dewitt
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The prohibition movement began decades before the Civil War but did not gain considerable support in Texas until the late nineteenth century. While local option elections and calls for statewide prohibition in Texas failed, national prohibition efforts culminated in the instatement of the Eighteenth Amendment in January 1919 and the Volstead Act in October 1919. This thesis details the prohibition issue through an analysis of eight larger, better-funded Texas breweries who used evolving social and political conditions to combat prohibition and grow their companies, laying the foundation for the Texas brewing industry. This thesis and subsequent digital exhibit provide a …
Publicly Accessible National Security Information Resources: An Untapped Treasure Trove,
2020
Purdue University
Publicly Accessible National Security Information Resources: An Untapped Treasure Trove, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
This presentation demonstrates the wide variety of publicly accessible U.S. Government national security information resources. It includes information on the U.S. constitutional foundations of national security policy, a recent annual defense spending bill, documents from the White House/National Security Council, Department of Defense, various military branches including professional military educational institutions, assorted U.S. intelligence agencies, congressional legislation, congressional committee reports on legislation, congressional committee hearings, and reports from congressional support agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office. It concludes by stressing the multiple benefits provided by having public access to these information resources.
The Good War?: Reinterpreting The Second World War In Contemporary Musical Theatre,
2020
Chapman University
The Good War?: Reinterpreting The Second World War In Contemporary Musical Theatre, Leana Sottile
SURF Posters and Papers
For years, American musicals have contributed to the mythologization of the Second World War and upheld ‘Greatest Generation’ nostalgia in mainstream war memory. For example, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific is effectively silent on the brutality and dehumanization of the Pacific Theater and exoticizes the experience of service members. In the past five years, the New York theatre scene has seen three shows that portray the Second World War more accurately and less romantically: Allegiance, Bandstand, and Alice by Heart. While none of these shows ran for longer than a few months in New York, in that short …
"Rebel Girls" Reevaluated: Gender In The Lives Of Three Wobbly Women,
2020
Brigham Young University
"Rebel Girls" Reevaluated: Gender In The Lives Of Three Wobbly Women, Jake Andersen
The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing
No abstract provided.
The "Science Of Motherhood",
2020
Brigham Young University
The "Science Of Motherhood", Bethany Morey
The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing
No abstract provided.
Immigrant Hospitals: Centers Of Charity And Agents Of Social Change,
2020
Brigham Young University
Immigrant Hospitals: Centers Of Charity And Agents Of Social Change, Elyse Slabaugh
The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing
No abstract provided.
Morton, Lilith - Letters To, 1897-1900 (Mss 701),
2020
Western Kentucky University
Morton, Lilith - Letters To, 1897-1900 (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Letters addressed to Lilith Morton of Mortons Gap in Hopkins County, Kentucky, 1897-1900. Click on "Additional File" below to see more information about Lilith Morton and the letters.
Republican Party - Estill County, Kentucky (Sc 3553),
2020
Western Kentucky University
Republican Party - Estill County, Kentucky (Sc 3553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3553. Miscellaneous correspondence relating to the activities of the Estill County, Kentucky Republican Committee. Topics discussed include the election of Governor Edwin Morrow, assessment of post-World War I political sentiment, investigation of political campaign expenditures, party publications, and the coming 1920 election. Also includes a blank form for polling voters in the county school districts.
Garrard, James, 1749-1822 (Sc 3557),
2020
Western Kentucky University
Garrard, James, 1749-1822 (Sc 3557), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3557. Appointment of Isaac Lansdale as Justice of the Peace for Washington County, Kentucky, signed by Governor James Garrard, 2 April 1799. The state seal of Kentucky is affixed.
Rider, Kessel Payne, 1911-1982 (Sc 3551),
2020
Western Kentucky University
Rider, Kessel Payne, 1911-1982 (Sc 3551), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3551. Correspondence and papers related to Louisville, Kentucky accountant Kessel P. Rider’s campaign for election to the city’s Board of Aldermen. Includes invitations to candidates’ events, congratulatory letters, and Rider’s Notary Public certificate.
Owsley, William, 1782-1862 (Sc 3556),
2020
Western Kentucky University
Owsley, William, 1782-1862 (Sc 3556), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3556. Letter, 9 February 1841, from William Owsley, Frankfort, Kentucky, to U.S. Representative John B. Thompson, Washington, D.C., asking Thompson’s assistance in securing an appointment as Indian agent for Samuel Tillett of Garrard County, Kentucky.
Greenville, Kentucky - First Map (Mss 701),
2020
Western Kentucky University
Greenville, Kentucky - First Map (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
First map of Greenville, Kentucky.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Index For 1850, 1860, 1870 And 1880 Census (Mss 701),
2020
Western Kentucky University
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Index For 1850, 1860, 1870 And 1880 Census (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Genealogical Records
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Index for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 Census compiled by Brenda Collier Doss.
Democratic Party - Jefferson County, Kentucky (Sc 3552),
2020
Western Kentucky University
Democratic Party - Jefferson County, Kentucky (Sc 3552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3552. Biographical data sheets for Democratic Party candidates for state and local offices in Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1953. Also includes a blank 1959-1961 roll call tally sheet for the Louisville Board of Aldermen.
Politicians - Kentucky (Sc 3558),
2020
Western Kentucky University
Politicians - Kentucky (Sc 3558), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3558. Miscellaneous letters, mostly to Kentuckians from their party officials, congressmen or senators regarding election campaigns, routine political matters or courtesies. Includes a letter from then-Senator Lyndon Johnson to the Chief Clerk of the U.S. Senate regarding Johnson’s 1955 surgery for kidney stones.
