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Anderson, Richard (Lg 344), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Land Grant 344. Photocopy of a land grant, 1798 December 27, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Richard C. Anderson 1000 acres on the Ohio River.

Neff, Loraine Savage, 1899-1994 (Sc 2920), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and two examples (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2920. Stamp collages made by Fisherville, Kentucky native Loraine S. Neff. Includes an article by Neff based on her family history, an article about her stamp collages, and the introduction to her book Original Quilting Designs.

Brents, Samuel Van Buren, Sr., 1881-1959 (Sc 2919), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2919. Typescripts of historical sketches of Clinton County, Kentucky and the county seat, Albany, based on information gathered by Albany attorney Samuel V. Brents, Sr. Includes legends regarding the origin of the name of each.

Browning, James Clarence, 1914-1942 (Mss 556), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 556. Letters of U.S. Army officer J.C. Browning to his wife Lila (Hardcastle) Browning, written during his World War II military service. Browning was killed in North Africa on 8 November 1942. Includes letters of condolence to his wife, papers relating to his military service, and miscellaneous family cards and letters.

Interview With Janet Cotter, Janet Alexander Cotter

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Janet Cotter, member of the South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee.

Interview With Annette Brunson Sutcliffe, Annette Brunson Sutcliffe

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Annette Brunson Sutcliffe, 2010 South Carolina Mother of the Year.

Interview With The Daughters Of Marjorie Faucett Patterson, Lynne Trowbridge, Laura Timmons

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Lynne Trowbridge and Laura Timmons, daughters of Marjorie Faucett Patterson, 1995 South Carolina Mother of the Year.

Interview With Mary Kate Brearley Glasser, Mary Kate Brearley Glasser

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Mary Kate Brearley Glasser, 2008 South Carolina Mother of the Year.

Interview With Carolyn "Boo" Poole, Carolyn Poole

South Carolina Mother of the Year Oral History Archives

Interview with Carolyn Poole, member of the South Carolina Mothers Association and South Carolina Mother of the Year Selection Committee.

Greetings From The Civil War Intern!, Steven J. Semmel

Blogging the Library

Hello everyone! I would like to welcome you to Musselman Library’s intern blog. I’m Steven Semmel (the big goofy guy at the bottom of the current intern’s section) and I am the Brian C. Pohanka Civil War Institute intern at Special Collections for the summer of 2015. I will primarily be working with anything that deals with the Civil War in Special Collections. This includes diary transcriptions, digitizing, cataloging, creating displays, you name it! I am having a wonderful time so far this summer and currently working on transcribing three years’ worth of diary entries from Hoadley G. Hosford. Hosford …

Anderson, Catherine (Simmons), D. 2008 - Collector (Mss 517), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 517. Chiefly letters written to James Preston Cherry while he was sick and in a Louisville hospital (1913), in school at the University of Kentucky (1915-1917), and while in military service during World War I (1917-1918). Also includes family information related to the Cherry, Phelps, Simmons and Anderson families.

Phelps, Edwin Dolphus, 1948-2015 (Mss 557), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 557. Letters written by Edwin D. Phelps to his parents, Edwin Foch Phelps and Effie (Miller) Phelps, Bowling Green, Kentucky, while he is serving in the Vietnam War. Phelps discusses his training, his daily life and the activities of his unit.

Givens, Wayne, 1905-1971 (Sc 2918), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2918. U.S. Army discharge papers and certificate of Wayne Givens, Monroe County, Kentucky, 1945; photostat of death certificate of Wayne Givens, 1971. Also includes Statement of Personal history form of Givens’ wife, Mildred (Hagan) Givens, with data on education, employment, etc.

Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Sc 2917), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2917. Letters of artist Joseph Dudley Downing to Riley Handy, Kentucky Museum, WKU, regarding an exhibition of his work that opened at the museum on 28 March 1993. Downing discusses the content of the exhibition, associated printed matter and the return of unsold items, and provides background on the works “Isidore’s Door,” “Michael’s Door,” “The Window of Arthemise Fougerousse” and “The Chicken Bones.” Includes an unidentifed commentary on some of his paintings, and a list of 11 works to be exhibited.

Current Events Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 543), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 543. Minutes, yearbooks, administrative papers and program information relating to the Current Events Club, a ladies literary club in Bowling Green, Kentucky, that was founded in 1902.

Paving The Way To Scandal: History Repeats Itself, Michael J. Birkner

History Faculty Publications

Presidential candidate Marco Rubio of Florida enjoyed an assist this week managing the fallout from New York Times stories about his personal finances by an unlikely ally: Comedy Central host Jon Stewart, who dismissed the information as an example of “gotcha” politics, unworthy of current discussion. “How is this front page news?” Stewart said, calling the Times reports “inconsequential gossip.” [excerpt]

Jarvis, George Perry, 1842-1920 (Sc 2913), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2913. Letters of George P. Jarvis, serving with the 3rd Ohio Infantry. From Camp Jefferson, Ohio, he thanks his family for supplies but adamantly dispels rumors that his regiment and others lack food. He notes recruiting efforts and speculates on the length of the war, which he defies England (“John Bull”) to enter on the Confederate side. From Bowling Green, Kentucky, he expresses doubt that peace is near and refers to meeting family friends in the town.

Phelps, Edwin Dolphus, 1948-2015 (Sc 2916), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2916. “My Friend—Mr. Diddle,” a reminiscence by Edwin D. Phelps of WKU basketball coach E. A. Diddle. Includes an autobiographical sketch by Phelps.

Outdoor Art League Of Louisville - Louisville, Kentucky (Sc 2914), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2914. Form letter soliciting funds for the Zachary Taylor Memorial Lane Committee of the Outdoor Art League of Louisville. The letter, from committee chairman Mrs. Charles D. Greer, laments the neglect of the tomb of President Zachary Taylor near Louisville, Kentucky, and outlines the Committee’s intent to construct an entrance to a “Memorial Lane” leading from Brownsboro Road to the monument at the cemetery in which Taylor is interred.

Includes a rendering of the proposed entrance.

Tuttle, Augustus Sherman, 1824-1888 (Sc 2915), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2915. Letter, 6 September 1863, of Augustus S. Tuttle, serving with the 36th Massachusetts Infantry near Nicholasville, Kentucky, to his wife. He describes his work with an ambulance corps and the location of some of his wounded and sick comrades, and expresses pessimism about his chances of visiting home. He also complains about his treatment in the corps, which included an accusation of smuggling. Referring to general antipathy toward recently deceased division commander General Thomas Welsh, he quotes another officer’s wish to stone the hearse carrying his …