Southern Foundry Company - Owensboro, Kentucky (Sc 944),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Southern Foundry Company - Owensboro, Kentucky (Sc 944), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 944. Letter, 7 June 1910, written by M.F. Bransford of the Southern Foundry Company, Owensboro, Kentucky, to C.F. Krider, Paris, Tennessee, inquiring about furnishing ironwork under a contract Krider has received to construct Grove School Dormitory in Paris.
Dean, Jefferson, 1824-1864 (Sc 941),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Dean, Jefferson, 1824-1864 (Sc 941), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 941. Civil War letters (5), by Tennessee Confederate Jefferson Dean, to his wife, Sophia. His regiment was stationed in southeastern Kentucky, then Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He describes his company’s activities in preparation for the Battle of Mill Springs and with Felix Zollicoffer’s forces at Johnson’s Island, where he died. Other items include war records and photographs concerning Dean and Johnson’s Island cemetery.
Gunnon, John (Sc 948),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Gunnon, John (Sc 948), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 948. Pension certificate issued to John Gunnon, a private in Company F, 34th Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers. Dated 28 January 1883, the certificate awards $4.00 per month to Gunnon commencing on 28 March 1865, and $6.00 per month from 22 March 1882, the pension being “for piles.”
Allison, Samuel C. (Sc 945),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Allison, Samuel C. (Sc 945), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 945. Letter, 10 February 1852, written by Samuel C. Allison to his mother. He details his river trip, from Cincinnati past the falls at Louisville to Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, to Chestnut Bluffs (Dyer County), Tennessee. He is evidently in a small boat and is beset by trials encountered in river travel, including cold weather and ice.
Ahart, Frances (Shaw), 1850-1894 (Sc 946),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Ahart, Frances (Shaw), 1850-1894 (Sc 946), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 946. Letter, 30 September 1877, written by Frances (Shaw) Ahart, Hico, Calloway County, Kentucky, to "Brother & Sister" in LaGuardo, Wilson County, Tennessee relating family news. She signs as F.A. Shaw.
Pace, Langston (Lg 437),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Pace, Langston (Lg 437), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Land Grant 437. Original land grant, 15 February 1819, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Langston Pace, assignee of William Nunn, 50 acres in Cumberland County, Kentucky.
Patrick, William, 1763-1835 (Sc 947),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Patrick, William, 1763-1835 (Sc 947), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 947. Augusta County, Virginia citizen William Patrick’s will, written in anticipation of his travel to Kentucky. His siblings are listed.
Watt Family Deeds (Sc 949),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Watt Family Deeds (Sc 949), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 949. Deeds, 1855-1858, of the Watt family of Warren and Edmonson counties, Kentucky. Deeds are chiefly of John and Felix Washington Watt.
Hill, Jesse Murray, 1891-1961 (Sc 954),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Hill, Jesse Murray, 1891-1961 (Sc 954), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 954. Teacher’s certificate issued for the period 1909-1911, to J.M. Hill, Hardin County, Kentucky. Included are grades he earned in various subjects.
Taylor, Isaac (Lg 438),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Taylor, Isaac (Lg 438), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Land Grant 438. Original land grant, 16? September 1814?, by which Richard Hickman, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Isaac Taylor, assignee of James Galloway, 200 acres in Cumberland County, Kentucky.
In Their Footsteps, In Their Words: Special Section, 1864-1913,
2013
Colby College
In Their Footsteps, In Their Words: Special Section, 1864-1913
Colby Magazine
In Their Footsteps and In Their Words: Colby explores the second 50 years, 1864-1913.
Report Of Meeting With Chancellor And Provost,
2013
University of Denver
Report Of Meeting With Chancellor And Provost, Dean Saitta
John Evans Study: Supporting Materials
Meeting notes regarding formation of a John Evans study.
Cedar Bluff Female College - Woodburn, Kentucky (Sc 2695),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Cedar Bluff Female College - Woodburn, Kentucky (Sc 2695), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2695. Invitations to the 1886, 1887 and 1888 commencement exercises of Cedar Bluff College, a school for young ladies in Woodburn, Kentucky. The members of the graduating classes are listed, and the 1888 invitation includes the program for the event.
Thornton, James Bankhead, 1806-1867 (Sc 2696),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Thornton, James Bankhead, 1806-1867 (Sc 2696), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2696. Letter, 9 February 1847, of lawyer James B. Thornton, Memphis, Tennessee, to John M. Thornton, Newport, Kentucky. He asks John to deliver a circular and notice about a book he has written to a bookseller in Cincinnati, Ohio. He also provides an update on the search for an estate heir and mentions his poor health.
The Grizzly, April 4, 2013,
2013
Ursinus College
The Grizzly, April 4, 2013, Jessica Orbon, Sara Sherr, Alyse Reid, Caroline Sandberg, Shane English, Carly Siegler, Rosemary Clark, Vivek Reddy, Austin Fox, Sara Hourwitz, Sabrina Mcgettigan, John Parry, Megan Maccaroni, Jalel Guesmi, Allen Weaver
Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present
AFAC to Fund ESPN • No Tolerance for Open Containers • Staff Form Assembly • Transfer Students Offer Perspective on UC • Airband Event • Devoted Yet Battered Players • Blogging has Educational Benefits • Ursinus Students Celebrate World Water Month • Opinion: Seniors, Don't Freak Out About the Future; Extra-Curriculars an Important Part of Education • Ursinus Athletics Struggles • Concussions Affecting UC Athletics
We're Not Important: Historian In An Operating Room,
2013
Gettysburg College
We're Not Important: Historian In An Operating Room, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Sometimes, historians (both public and academic) seem to have this oddly overblown sense of self-worth. I'll admit that I'm prone to this every so often. I'm wont to note that historic sites are temples of democracy, that interpreters ultimately are in the business of creating citizens and saving America and that in defining the past we find the present and chart the course for the future. [excerpt]
Women's Monumental Fund (Sc 2694),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Women's Monumental Fund (Sc 2694), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2694. Certificate of The Women’s Monumental Fund Fund (no recipient named) acknowledging a contribution for the erection of a monument in Frankfort, Kentucky honoring Governor William J. Goebel. The monument was dedicated in 1910.
Burnam Family Papers (Sc 953),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Burnam Family Papers (Sc 953), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 953. Letters, chiefly from John Q. Burnam, 1804-1891, to his son, James H. Burnam, 1840-1906, and wife Victoria Burnam in Fayetteville, Tennessee, discussing family genealogy. Also contains information about John’s connection with Freemasonry, and an advertisement pamphlet for an unusual gun used to attach signs to buildings.
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 - Relating To (Sc 952),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 - Relating To (Sc 952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 952. Photocopy of script (31 p.) used from radio program “Our America” broadcast on WLW Cincinnati about John Hunt Morgan. Also original letter regarding script.
Ellis, Beulah (Collins), 1885-1975 - Telegrams To (Sc 951),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Ellis, Beulah (Collins), 1885-1975 - Telegrams To (Sc 951), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 951. Telegrams, 1937, n.d. (3), sent to Beulah Collins Ellis, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by her daughters Lena and Dot, as birthday and Mother’s Day remembrances.
