Park City Hotel Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1015),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Park City Hotel Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans for Manuscripts Small Collection 1015. Promotional letter written by Park City Hotel owner, W. G. Thomas, related to the hotel and a listing of hotel guests for 1940.
Born In Slavery: One Grave In Chambersburg,
2013
Gettysburg College
Born In Slavery: One Grave In Chambersburg, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
A simple epitaph with amazing impact: "Born in Slavery, Died Feb 15 1908." Those words speak and speak loudly. Thomas Burl wanted it to be known for eternity that he was a slave. And he wanted it to be known that he wasn't when he died. That label defined his whole life. It defined who he was when he had the name "slave" forced on him when he was born. And it again defined him through its absence after 1863. [excerpt]
Williams Family Papers, 1923-1929 (Sc 2715),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Williams Family Papers, 1923-1929 (Sc 2715), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2715. Correspondence between James Barbour Williams, Michigan, with his parents, Margaret P.B. Williams and James H. Williams, Hartford, Kentucky. Letters discuss family matters and social activities in Hartford, as well as a mention of involvement with the Ku Klux Klan.
Martin, Grace Lee 1883-1968 (Sc 2718),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Martin, Grace Lee 1883-1968 (Sc 2718), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2718. Paper titled “Brief History of David’s Fork Baptist Church,” dated 1876, and transcribed by Grace Lee Martin, historian of the Bryan Station Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Lexington, Kentucky.
Mcreynolds, Benjamin, 1767-1845 (Sc 2713),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Mcreynolds, Benjamin, 1767-1845 (Sc 2713), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 2713. Typescript of a diary kept by Benjamin McReynolds about a trip taken with his wife Sarah “Sally” from Logan County, Kentucky to Bedford County, Virginia in 1823. Introductory material, maps, photos and annotations supplied by Raymond Dixon Stapleton.
Bush, William T. And William Thompson (Lg 440),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Bush, William T. And William Thompson (Lg 440), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 440. Land grant, 12 December 1826, by which Joseph Desha, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William T. Bush and William Thompson 800 acres in Hart County, Kentucky. Includes a survey of the land dated 26 November 1822.
Melton Family Papers (Mss 123),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Melton Family Papers (Mss 123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 123. Letters, receipts, legal and financial papers of the Melton family of Henderson County, Kentucky. Also includes data about the Lively, Poole, and Strum families of Henderson County.
Fire On The Mountain: A Forest Fire Ignored?,
2013
Gettysburg College
Fire On The Mountain: A Forest Fire Ignored?, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
There was a massive forest fire on the South Mountain at the edge of Adams County. It ripped through thousands of acres of woodland along the crest of the ridge. The undergrowth went up like a match. The spring up to this point had been unusually dry. And a fire started. [excerpt]
Carter, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 (Mss 80),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Carter, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 (Mss 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 80. Correspondence, photographs, audiotapes, film, clippings, general office files, and records of legislative proceedings relating to the political career of Tim Lee Carter, U.S. Representative (Republican) for Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District, 1965-1981.
Baker, Walter Arnold, 1937-2010 (Sc 2716),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Baker, Walter Arnold, 1937-2010 (Sc 2716), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2716. Correspondence of Kentucky State Senator Walter A. Baker with colleagues and constituents about various political issues.
Understanding The Civil War,
2013
Oglethorpe University
Understanding The Civil War, Charles O. Boyd
Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research
This paper examines why the American Civil War took place and what the modern significance of the conflict is. The paper demonstrates that slavery was indeed the main cause of Southern secession and debunks, one by one, the arguments against that view. It also argues that modern day tributes to the Confederacy are offensive and that the Civil War should be understood as part of a long struggle in the United States for equal rights.
Rewind: Good Morning To The Night,
2013
Gettysburg College
Rewind: Good Morning To The Night, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Today is a special day, a momentous day. It's a day I've thought about for a long time. A day for beginnings and a day for looking back. So I'm looking back for today's blog, to one of my favorite posts. It's simple and meaningful to me. It's about a place that has changed my life so much. And today the ripples from that place are changing it again. And it's wonderful. [excerpt]
Morningstar, Jane (Hines), 1904-1989 (Sc 2714),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Morningstar, Jane (Hines), 1904-1989 (Sc 2714), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2714. Correspondence, news clippings, reference letters, and other miscellaneous research material related to prominent architects from Bowling Green, Kentucky, several of whom practiced elsewhere.
Patriot, Pet, And Pest: America Debates The Dog's Worth During World War I,
2013
University of New Orleans
Patriot, Pet, And Pest: America Debates The Dog's Worth During World War I, Alison G. Laurence
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
During World War I, dogs held a contradictory place in American society. These animals functioned simultaneously as patriots, pets, and pests. This essay surveys the ways in which dogs either contributed to the war effort or seemed to subvert it through their uselessness as companion animals and their predation as feral ones. Ultimately, even worsening conditions on the homefront could not cause the American public as a whole to consider surrendering its affection for these animals, including the worthless ones. In the face of impending legislation that threatened to eliminate man’s best friend as a war measure, the American people …
Hearing His Voice: What Does "War" Have To Say?,
2013
Gettysburg College
Hearing His Voice: What Does "War" Have To Say?, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Lee is formulating his plan to move northward, to invade Federal territory once again and lean on the United States' popular will to fight. And War will see the fruits of that decision. He'll see it all. And we're still working to tell his tale, bit by bit. [excerpt]
Captain America: The Epitome Of American Values And Identity,
2013
Arcadia University
Captain America: The Epitome Of American Values And Identity, William Peitz
Senior Capstone Theses
n/a
Kentucky Federation Of Music Clubs (Mss 461),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Kentucky Federation Of Music Clubs (Mss 461), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 461. Constitution and by-laws, programs from annual conventions, news clippings, and a “traveling” scrapbook from 1946-1947 that documents activities of the Federation’s affiliate clubs.
Bowling Green Warren County Bicentennial Commission (Mss 122),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green Warren County Bicentennial Commission (Mss 122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 122. Correspondence, minutes, calendars, financial reports, and promotional material of the Commission which was created to oversee the bicentennial celebrations of Warren County, Kentucky (1 March 1997) and Bowling Green (1 March 1998).
Mary Reed Cooke Music Club - Smiths Grove, Kentucky (Sc 2712),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Mary Reed Cooke Music Club - Smiths Grove, Kentucky (Sc 2712), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2712. Yearbooks, programs and news clippings related to the activities of the Mary Reed Cooke Music Club of Smiths Grove, Kentucky.
Sockdologizing: Finally Laughing At The Lincoln Assassination,
2013
Gettysburg College
Sockdologizing: Finally Laughing At The Lincoln Assassination, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
I've taken solace in the fact that Abraham Lincoln died laughing. Sarah Vowell, in her riveting and powerful Assassination Vacation, speaks about how, "it is a comfort of sorts to know that the bullet hit Lincoln mid-guffaw. Considering how the war had weighed on him, at least his last conscious moment was a hoot." [excerpt]
