Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Mss 496),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Mss 496), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 496. Indentures, deeds and financial records chiefly of John Hines of Warren County, Kentucky. Includes material related to the settlement of his extensive estate that was executed by his son, Pleasant Hines. Contains many receipts from Bowling Green businesses in the 1870s and an undated plat map of the city showing owners of lots 71-122.
Moore, Robert B., 1860-1937 (Sc 2851),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Moore, Robert B., 1860-1937 (Sc 2851), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2851. Letter, 13 November 1896, of Robert B. Moore, Bowen, Kentucky, to Frank Powers, Grayson, Kentucky. Moore, a lumber dealer, reports an increase in business. He also describes himself as a “sound money” man who voted for William McKinley in the recent presidential election. Despite anticipating a “hot time,” he reports finding no disturbances at his local polling place.
One Year On: June 28th,
2014
Gettysburg College
One Year On: June 28th, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
A year ago, rebels swarmed the street. Now they don't. A year ago, the town was on edge. Now it's not. A year ago, time stood still. Now it rushes on. "The arrangements are in process of completion," the Adams Sentinel trumpeted, "for a handsome celebration at Culp's Hill." The town was organizing a grand picnic. The moment wasn't simply for the people of the borough so recently made famous by fate and bad luck. "There will be many strangers here," the newspaper's tight print reminded Gettysburgians, "and we hope that every one of our citizens will have a pride …
Beauchamp, Hiram Jett, 1833-1881 - Relating To (Sc 2849),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Beauchamp, Hiram Jett, 1833-1881 - Relating To (Sc 2849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2849. Resolution of sympathy, 5 January 1881, by officers and members of the Bowling Green, Kentucky bar on the death of Hiram J. Beauchamp on 1 January 1881. Includes a sketch of Beauchamp’s life.
Chelf, Frank Leslie, 1907-1982 (Mss 492),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Chelf, Frank Leslie, 1907-1982 (Mss 492), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 492. Correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, audiotapes, film and miscellaneous material relating primarily to the political career of Democrat Frank L. Chelf, who represented Kentucky’s Fourth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1944-1966. Includes Chelf’s voting record and bills, research and speeches related to his legislative interests.
Bates, James Preston, 1810-1877 - Relating To (Sc 2850),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Bates, James Preston, 1810-1877 - Relating To (Sc 2850), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2850. Resolution of sympathy of a committee of the Bowling Green, Kentucky bar on the death of James P. Bates on 30 November 1877. Includes a sketch of Bates’s life.
Annie Oakley, Gender, And Guns: The "Champion Rifle Shot" And Gender Performance, 1860-1926,
2014
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Annie Oakley, Gender, And Guns: The "Champion Rifle Shot" And Gender Performance, 1860-1926, Sarah Cansler
Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee
Sharpshooter Annie Oakley’s enormous popularity provides a means of understanding how the public, through the viewpoints of reporters and commentators, discussed and understood the connection between gender and celebrity at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. As a famous woman in an era rife with discussions about women’s rights and roles in society, Oakley’s popularity was inextricably related to ideas about gender. Oakley uniquely combined her talent at shooting, which many still viewed as a “man’s” sport, with her embodiment of appropriate feminine attributes like her clothing or mannerisms. Oakley’s performance of gender in the …
Spiller, Cora Jane (Morningstar), 1928-2020 - Collector (Sc 2848),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Spiller, Cora Jane (Morningstar), 1928-2020 - Collector (Sc 2848), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2848. Letter, 5 July 1926, of O. A. Roup to Roy Morningstar regarding a meeting with one L.T.Henderson who seeks to start a building trade journal in Louisville, Kentucky; also letter, 1 July 1946, to Jane Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky, regarding membership in the Bowling Green Country Club, dues notice, and her check.
Mcivor, Wilfred J., B. 1897? (Mss 506),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Mcivor, Wilfred J., B. 1897? (Mss 506), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 506. Personal patient ledger (1931-1932) of Dr. W.J. McIvor, a physician practicing at Moseley Hospital in Henderson, Kentucky. Includes an unidentified photograph of a woman and the cover of an 1897 book on writing and engrossing.
Jeffrey, Jonathan David, B. 1960 (Sc 2847),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Jeffrey, Jonathan David, B. 1960 (Sc 2847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2847. Historic Farms Certificate Application, Kentucky Historic Resources Abbreviated Survey Form and supporting material, prepared by Jonathan D. Jeffrey to designate the Paschal Howell Farm, Warren County, Kentucky, a centennial farm. This designation is bestowed on farms that have been owned by the same family for one hundred years or more. Includes compact disc with 13 photographs.
Slavery - Kentucky (Mss 45),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Slavery - Kentucky (Mss 45), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 45. Photocopy of Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves (1941), transcriptions of oral interviews which recount many aspects of being a slave in nineteenth century Kentucky. The interviews were conducted during the 1930s, part of a Federal Writers’ Project funded by the Works Progress Administration project and administered by the Library of Congress.
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 447),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 447), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 447. Original land grant, 5 June 1818, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Hines, assignee of David Young, 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Mcgown, Samuel & Gilbert Marshall (Lg 453),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Mcgown, Samuel & Gilbert Marshall (Lg 453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 453. Original land grant, 6 July 1816, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Samuel McGown and Gilbert Marshall 135 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Taylor, Richard (Lg 446),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Taylor, Richard (Lg 446), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 446. Original land grant, 16 October 1798, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Richard Taylor, assignee of Richard Farrell, assignee of Tarlton Woodson, 500 acres in the Gasper River district in Kentucky. Original land grant, 16 October 1798, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Richard Taylor, assignee of Richard Farrell, assignee of Tarlton Woodson, 500 acres in the Gasper River district in Kentucky.
Marshall, William (Lg 450),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Marshall, William (Lg 450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 450. Original land grant, 30 November 1838, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Marshall 90 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Marshall, William (Lg 456),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Marshall, William (Lg 456), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 456. Original land grant, 30 November 1838, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Marshall 10 acres in Warren county, Kentucky.
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 457),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 457. Original land grant, 9 July 1834, by which James T. Morehead, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Hines 23 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 451),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 451), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 451. Original land grant, 20 June 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Burwell Jackson 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 455),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 455. Original land grant, 16 June 1817, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Hines 50 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Wilson, Constant A. (Lg 448),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Wilson, Constant A. (Lg 448), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 448. Original land grant, 2 September 1817, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Constant A. Wilson, assignee of Singletary Allen, 40 acres in Logan County, Kentucky.
