Weldon, William R., B. 1827? (Sc 3457),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Weldon, William R., B. 1827? (Sc 3457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3457. Letter, 17 March 1849, of William R. Weldon, Elizabeth, Arkansas, to his parents and brother in Ballard County, Kentucky (Fancy Farm post office). He writes of his wish to hear news from home (including “how the Blacks are getting along”) since his departure five months earlier, reports his attendance at a “genteel” wedding, and suggests that his parents consider joining him in Arkansas. To his brother, he writes of his embarrassment at having to strip the clothing off an attractive young lady after her dress accidentally caught fire. He further remarks that …
Clarkson, Mona (Wimp), 1849-1910 (Sc 3458),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Clarkson, Mona (Wimp), 1849-1910 (Sc 3458), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3458. Letter, 2 May 1895, of Mona Clarkson, Big Spring, Kentucky, to her daughter Lady E. Clarkson. She offers encouragement to her daughter, who is taking voice lessons in Louisville, Kentucky, and urges her to protect her health. She discusses the sewing activities of several female friends and offers wardrobe planning advice. She also encloses a letter from a male friend of Lady’s regarding his return of a book.
Kelley, Oliver Hudson, 1826-1913 (Sc 3461),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Kelley, Oliver Hudson, 1826-1913 (Sc 3461), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3461. Letter, 1 July 1886, of O. H. Kelley, Carrabelle, Florida, with forms and instructions relating to organization of a Subordinate Branch of the Golden Sheaf, a proposed political offshoot of the Patrons of Husbandry (the Grange).
Hunt, Richard Baxter, 1817-1898 (Sc 3455),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Hunt, Richard Baxter, 1817-1898 (Sc 3455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3455. Letter, 15 March 1837, of Richard Hunt to his brother David B. Hunt in Brooklyn, New York. Employed by a merchant in Louisville, Kentucky, Richard writes of his economic prospects but laments leaving his friends and family behind, including a young lady. He encourages David’s entry into business and refers to their father, “Deacon Hunt,” and to Samuel, another brother. He also writes of his work at a “colored school” and the eagerness of the students despite a shortage of teachers. Referring to an earlier discussion …
New Deal, 1933-1939 - Relating To (Sc 3459),
2019
Western Kentucky University
New Deal, 1933-1939 - Relating To (Sc 3459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3459. Letter, 4 May 1943, of South Carolina Congressman H. P. Fulmer to E. M. Biggers, Houston, Texas, challenging Biggers to justify his “statement” concerning federal agencies created under the “Roosevelt New Deal Party”; and Biggers’ reply of 5 June 1943, a lengthy criticism of “these damnable Bureaus” as the creation of “fan-tailed theorists” and encroachments on American liberty. The two letters and a compilation of names of the “Alphabetical Agencies” (also included) are reproductions created by Biggers, the owner of a printing company, for public distribution.
West Kentucky Coal Company - Sturgis, Kentucky (Mss 670),
2019
Western Kentucky University
West Kentucky Coal Company - Sturgis, Kentucky (Mss 670), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 570. Accounting records, chiefly accounts payable, for West Kentucky Coal Company headquartered in Sturgis, Kentucky. Most transactions include receipts from a given vendor along with a summary voucher from West Kentucky Coal. Also includes some payroll records.
Lessons From The 1800s: Creating The Miss Porter's School Digital Archive,
2019
Kent State University
Lessons From The 1800s: Creating The Miss Porter's School Digital Archive, Deborah Smith
Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies
College preparatory (“prep”) schools have their roots in the New England region of the United States; many predate the nation's most illustrious colleges and universities. The archives at these schools contain items of importance to American history in the 1800s. However, few schools have trained archivists managing their physical collections and even fewer have created digital archives to increase access. Founded in 1848, Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut was one of the first independent schools devoted to the education of young women. This article reviews the creation of the Porter's digital archive in 2018 and examines issues specific to …
Dtb 004 Mattie C. Gulley 7-23-2019,
2019
University of South Alabama
Dtb 004 Mattie C. Gulley 7-23-2019, Mattie C. Gulley, Kern Jackson, James Craig
Down the Bay Oral History Project Interviews
In this interview, Mattie C. Gulley is interviewed by Kern Jackson and James Craig in her home. Ms. Gulley shares reflections and memories about living in the Down the Bay neighborhood of Mobile for decades. These include memories of the businesses which used to exist Down the Bay, particularly on Texas Street, and the impacts of urban renewal and the construction of I-10 on the neighborhood. She speaks of prominent elders in the community, and draws some contrasts between the Down the Bay she knew growing up and the present state of the community.
Obetz, Jeremiah H., 1843-1923 (Sc 3444),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Obetz, Jeremiah H., 1843-1923 (Sc 3444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of transcriptions (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3444. Letters of Jeremiah H. Obetz, Manheim, Pennsylvania, to his former employer Henry C. Gingrich, written during his service with the 9th Pennsylvania (Lochiel) Cavalry at Camp Dunham near Bowling Green, Kentucky, and at Camp Andy Johnson near Jeffersonville, Indiana. Obetz describes the pursuit of Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan, the death of a comrade, camp life, and his confidence that England could not interfere successfully against the Union. He also reports on the strength of fortifications at recently recaptured Bowling Green. Suffering from …
Index To Margery Jordan Pease Interview,
2019
Linfield College
Index To Margery Jordan Pease Interview, Melvin Van Hurck
Linfield University Public History Project: World War II as Experience and Memory
This index provides a time-stamped overview of the subjects discussed during an oral history interview with Margery (Jordan) Pease, Linfield College class of 1947.
Index To Virginia Haynes Yungen Interview,
2019
Linfield College
Index To Virginia Haynes Yungen Interview, Melvin Van Hurck
Linfield University Public History Project: World War II as Experience and Memory
This index provides a time-stamped overview of the subjects discussed during an oral history interview with Virginia (Haynes) Yungen, Linfield College class of 1947.
Index To Dorothy Buckingham Adkins Interview,
2019
Linfield College
Index To Dorothy Buckingham Adkins Interview, Melvin Van Hurck
Linfield University Public History Project: World War II as Experience and Memory
This index provides a time-stamped overview of the subjects discussed during an oral history interview with Dorothy (Buckingham) Adkins, Linfield College class of 1947.
Peace, Love, And Politics: How Woodstock Of 1969 Epitomized The Relationship Between Social Movements And Music,
2019
Ursinus College
Peace, Love, And Politics: How Woodstock Of 1969 Epitomized The Relationship Between Social Movements And Music, Jacklynn Ramsey
Politics Summer Fellows
This research analyzes the role that music plays in social movements in the United States, focusing on Woodstock of 1969 as a pivotal moment. By examining the 1969 Woodstock through an academic lens, I illustrate the intrinsic relationship that exists between music and politics, specifically through social movements. First, I explore the relationship that music and politics have had historically and extrapolate why they are interconnected. Then, I dissect two different movements, paralleling them from their roots to present day, analyzing the integral role that music has had in them. Those movements include the Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives …
Smith, Susan Alice "Sudie," 1892-1973 - Letter To (Sc 3454),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Smith, Susan Alice "Sudie," 1892-1973 - Letter To (Sc 3454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3454. Letter, 14 December 1912, from a beau named Claude at Princeton, Kentucky, to Miss Sudie Smith, Cerulean, Kentucky in which he discusses their friendship and correspondence and a recent illness he has experienced. On Princeton Hotel stationery.
Beach Bodies: Gender And The Beach In American Culture, 1880-1940,
2019
University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Beach Bodies: Gender And The Beach In American Culture, 1880-1940, Margaret Elena Depond
History ETDs
This dissertation argues that American beaches, within the world of leisure and pleasure, were significant contested spaces of social change and debate. Overtime, from about 1880 to 1940, social restrictions loosened at the beach, allowing men, women, and people of color to express themselves in ways that had been previously controlled, curtailed, or proscribed. The emergence of mass popular amusements at the beach attracted a wide array of the American population. Both working-class and middle-class Americans absorbed the culture of new beach attractions, such as amusement parks, piers, boardwalks, and bathhouses. In doing so, they interacted more with each other …
Sloss, Sara Elizabeth, 1922-2208 (Sc 3453),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Sloss, Sara Elizabeth, 1922-2208 (Sc 3453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3453. Paper titled “Indians,” written and illustrated by grade school student Sara Sloss of Simpson and Warren counties in Kentucky. The handwritten paper surveys the habitat and customs of native peoples in North and South America and their interaction with whites.
Receipt, 28 December 186[?],
2019
University of Mississippi
Receipt, 28 December 186[?], Mississippi Central Railroad Company (1897-1967)
Personal and Business Correspondence, 1861-1870 (Series 1.4)
No abstract provided.
Cotton Taxes,
2019
University of Mississippi
Cotton Taxes, Author Unknown
Personal and Business Correspondence, 1861-1870 (Series 1.4)
No abstract provided.
Mcdaniel, Sue Lynn (Stone), B. 1959 - Collector (Sc 3451),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Mcdaniel, Sue Lynn (Stone), B. 1959 - Collector (Sc 3451), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3451. Bible records from various families: Carter, Hurt, Ground, Zickefoose and Shoptow.
Greenwood Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3452),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Greenwood Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans of selected items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3452. Miscellaneous documents related to the history of Greenwood Baptist Church, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes articles from the (Bowling Green, Ky.) Park City Daily News, 26 August 1966, regarding the groundbreaking for a new church building, and an anniversary announcement for a former pastor, 8 July 2007.
