Clarke, Marcellus Jerome, 1844-1865 - Relating To (Sc 3393),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Clarke, Marcellus Jerome, 1844-1865 - Relating To (Sc 3393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3393. Clippings, some typescripted from unidentified sources, and letters about the identity and exploits of Confederate guerrilla “Sue Mundy,” the alias of Simpson County, Kentucky native Jerome Clarke. Topics covered include his family, career, burial place, the origin of the name “Sue Mundy,” and the resulting confusion over whether “Sue” was actually a woman. Also includes an abstract of the U.S. War Department’s record of his court martial.
Women Of The War: Female Espionage Agents For The Confederacy,
2019
Murray State University
Women Of The War: Female Espionage Agents For The Confederacy, Sarah Stellhorn
Steeplechase: An ORCA Student Journal
Although historians have frequently examined the role of women on the home front during the Civil War, women who contributed to the cause in more direct ways, such as espionage, are often neglected. An in-depth examination of specific females spying for the Confederacy, such as Rose O’Neal Greenhow and Belle Boyd, proves that their actions, both remarkable and uncharacteristic of women at the time, had a direct impact on the war. A vast network of spies and smugglers existed not only in the southern and border states but also throughout the North, even in Washington D.C. itself. This network was …
Review: Looming Civil War,
2019
Gettysburg College
Review: Looming Civil War, Olivia Ortman
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
In Looming Civil War, Phillips writes about the future, specifically, the one predicted by nineteenth-century Americans in the years preceding the Civil War. Challenging dominant narratives of the war, Phillips argues that nineteenth-century individuals were fully aware of a looming civil war and that many believed it would be a long, bloody, and disastrous conflict, not just a short excursion. As individuals looked to the uncertain future, they all made predictions unique to their race, religion, gender, and location. Some white southern elites saw the looming war as an Armageddon that would destroy civilized society, while abolitionists and slaves …
Grise, Finley Christopher, 1886-1973 (Sc 3389),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Grise, Finley Christopher, 1886-1973 (Sc 3389), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3389. Letters to faculty member Frances Richards from WKU dean Finley Grise. He thanks her for a contribution to a scholarship fund in his name and provides information about his deceased brother, a WKU alumnus. Includes two Christmas cards from Grise and his wife Mary, and Grise’s obituary and funeral program.
Bowling Green Welfare Home - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3390),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green Welfare Home - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3390), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3390. Two reports on the Bowling Green Welfare Home, 1023 Adams Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The first lists expenses from 1932-1934 and provides a short history and a list of residents. The second, by Marie Pennington, is dated 1936 and reports on the home’s history, personnel and finances, and describes a few of the welfare cases.
Clagett, John Henry, 1916-1970 (Sc 3388),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Clagett, John Henry, 1916-1970 (Sc 3388), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3388. Christmas cards to WKU faculty member Frances Richards from student John H. Clagett. The cards reflect Clagett’s service at the U.S. Naval Academy and at sea. Includes a notice for Clagett’s novel Buckskin Cavalier, clippings about his novels, and a copy of “The Lantern,” his short story published in Collier’s magazine.
Libraries - Woodford County, Kentucky (Sc 3391),
2019
Western Kentucky University
Libraries - Woodford County, Kentucky (Sc 3391), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3391. Collected research on the history of library services in Woodford County, Kentucky. Includes clippings, correspondence (particularly regarding the merger of the Woodford County Library and the Logan Helm Memorial Library), and historical narratives.
The Dog Case,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Dog Case, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)
Manuscripts and Books
Handwritten manuscript, undated, "The Dog Case".
What's Female Beauty But An Air Divine,
2019
University of Mississippi
What's Female Beauty But An Air Divine, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)
Manuscripts and Books
Handwritten manuscript, undated, "What's female beauty but an air divine".
Notes For Speaking,
2019
University of Mississippi
Notes For Speaking, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)
Manuscripts and Books
Handwritten manuscript, undated, "Notes for speaking," regarding the occasion of the Confederate reunion.
Biographical Account Of General W.S. Featherston For Goodspeed Publication,
2019
University of Mississippi
Biographical Account Of General W.S. Featherston For Goodspeed Publication, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)
Manuscripts and Books
Handwritten manuscript, undated. Biographical account of General W.S. Featherston for Goodspeed publication.
Notes On Situation For A Speech,
2019
University of Mississippi
Notes On Situation For A Speech, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)
Manuscripts and Books
Handwritten manuscript, undated, "Notes on situation for a speech," regarding congressional politics, currency, labor.
Memorandum Of Circuit During The War,
2019
University of Mississippi
Memorandum Of Circuit During The War, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)
Manuscripts and Books
Handwritten manuscript, undated, "Memorandum of circuit during the war,".
Salient Points Indicating The Line Of Discussion On Memorial Day,
2019
University of Mississippi
Salient Points Indicating The Line Of Discussion On Memorial Day, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)
Manuscripts and Books
Handwritten manuscript, undated, "Salient points indicating the line of discussion on Memorial day".
Biographical Account Of General W.S. Featherston,
2019
University of Mississippi
Biographical Account Of General W.S. Featherston, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)
Manuscripts and Books
Handwritten manuscript, undated. Biographical account of General W.S. Featherston.
Undated 19th Century Handwritten Recipes,
2019
University of Mississippi
Undated 19th Century Handwritten Recipes, Author Unknown
Clippings and Pamphlets
No abstract provided.
Secession Pudding,
2019
University of Mississippi
Andrew Brown Daybook 11,
2019
University of Mississippi
Andrew Brown Daybook 11, Andrew Brown
Daybooks, Invoices, Financial Records
No abstract provided.
Andrew Brown Daybook 10a,
2019
University of Mississippi
Andrew Brown Daybook 10a, Andrew Brown
Daybooks, Invoices, Financial Records
No abstract provided.
Andrew Brown Daybook 9,
2019
University of Mississippi
Andrew Brown Daybook 9, Andrew Brown
Daybooks, Invoices, Financial Records
No abstract provided.
