Chapline, Abraham (Lg 51),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Chapline, Abraham (Lg 51), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 51. Original land grant, 15 July 1786, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to Abraham Chapline, assignee of Christopher Roan, 1000 acres on Beaver Creek.
Reynolds, William (Lg 7),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Reynolds, William (Lg 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 7. Original land grant, 24 May 1792, by which Henry Lee, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted William Reynolds, 1,000 acres.
Mcguire, Robert (Sc 784),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Mcguire, Robert (Sc 784), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 784. Original artwork for pp. 20-21 of The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby, by Crystal Hubbard, with illustrations by Robert McGuire (New York: Lee & Low Books, Inc., 2008). The book was awarded WKU Libraries’ Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award in 2010.
Sloan, Melissa Jean, B. 1965? (Sc 791),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Sloan, Melissa Jean, B. 1965? (Sc 791), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 791. Paper entitled “The Amish Way of Life,” written by Melissa Jean Sloan for a Kentucky History class at Western Kentucky University, 31 March 1986.
Williams, Camilla Reynolds, 1923-2005 (Sc 790),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Williams, Camilla Reynolds, 1923-2005 (Sc 790), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 790. Photocopies of story written by Camilla Reynolds Williams entitled, “Ma Motley’s Robbery Tale,” 1863?, which supposedly occurred in Warren County, Kentucky. She won second place in the 1971 Kentucky Woman’s Club Folklore Contest for this entry. Also Hays family genealogical chart prepared by Joseph S. Hays.
Obenchain, Lida (Calvert), 1856-1935 (Sc 792),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Obenchain, Lida (Calvert), 1856-1935 (Sc 792), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 792. Letters, 1916-1929, written by Lida (Calvert) Obenchain (“Eliza Calvert Hall”), Bowling Green, Kentucky and Dallas, Texas, to Mrs. W.A. Lee, Russellville, Kentucky regarding suffrage work; and to Lee’s daughter Sophie providing information to assist in writing her master’s thesis on Obenchain. Includes a 1986 letter of Sophie (Lee) Anderson relating to the items.
Hay, Charles (Sc 651),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Hay, Charles (Sc 651), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 651. Compilation by Charles Hay of a chronology of events in the life of William Preston of Louisville, Kentucky, a congressman, minister to Spain, and brigadier general in the Confederate Army.
Turnpikes - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 654),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Turnpikes - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 654), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 654. Stock certificates of various turnpike companies in Warren County, Kentucky, issued to Warren County.
Includes typescript of 1891 newspaper article describing the state of turnpike construction in the county.
Enochs, Charles J., 1881-1945 (Sc 794),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Enochs, Charles J., 1881-1945 (Sc 794), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 794. Embalmer’s license issued in Missouri, 12 May 1906, and renewable certificate receipts, 1909, 1910 (2); and Kentucky embalmer’s license, 20 October 1908, and renewable certificate receipts, 1910-12 (3), of Charles J. Enochs.
On Larsen: Friends, Philosophers And Historians,
2013
Gettysburg College
On Larsen: Friends, Philosophers And Historians, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
It's been a melancholic week for me. My boss Katie's blog post on Tuesday set my mind spinning back to a friend we lost two years ago. When the Civil War Institute noticed some video footage of Larsen that's on YouTube, it only cemented those thoughts into my mind. The video started racing around the blagosphere, and the thoughts percolated. And the words used to describe Dave were daggers to my heart: "National Park Service historian." [excerpt]
Bibb, George Motier, 1776-1859 (Sc 789),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Bibb, George Motier, 1776-1859 (Sc 789), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 789. Letter written to a doctor by George Motier Bibb, Logan County, Kentucky, 26 August 1810, describing some Logan County, Kentucky farm land and buildings.
Shearer, Guy Cooper, 1909-1982 (Sc 566),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Shearer, Guy Cooper, 1909-1982 (Sc 566), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 566. Correspondence of Guy Cooper Shearer, lawyer and writer of Louisville, Kentucky, with the librarians of the Kentucky Library, Bowling Green, Kentucky, related to his publications. Also, handwritten manuscript and typescript of his essay “The Intranational War of the United States of America.”
Awbrey, Thomas, 1894-1973 (Sc 785),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Awbrey, Thomas, 1894-1973 (Sc 785), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 785. Incoming letters, clippings, etc., 1965(?)-1969(?) (54 items), of Thomas Awbrey, Fordsville, Kentucky, who was learning to read and write at age 71. His story received national press coverage in January 1966, which resulted in him hearing from people from throughout the nation. Also correspondence concerning collection, 1976-1986 (5 items).
Johnston, Josiah Stoddard, 1833-1913 (Sc 565),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Johnston, Josiah Stoddard, 1833-1913 (Sc 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 565. Letter written 16 June 1902 by Johnston, Louisville, Kentucky, to Mrs. J.H. Mallory, Bowling Green, concerning an article that he wrote about her first husband, Samuel Lawrence, for The Confederate Veteran, May 1902. Also includes biographical information from printed sources about Samuel Lawrence and John Helm Mallory.
Dean, Sophia Leona, 1855-1948 (Sc 788),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Dean, Sophia Leona, 1855-1948 (Sc 788), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 788. Letters, 1934-1941 (7), cards (2), and photos (5), chiefly from Mormon missionaries to Sophia Leona Dean, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Bowling Green Industrial Foundation - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 787),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green Industrial Foundation - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 787), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 787. Promissory note, signed 1 April 1940, by Emmons O. Pearson, Jr., and stock certificate issued by Bowling Green Industrial Foundation, 13 May 1943, to Pearson (1 share). Also included are newspaper clippings about the Bowling Green Industrial Foundation and its plans
concerning building and highway constructions.
Porter, William Logan, 1842-1937 (Sc 567),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Porter, William Logan, 1842-1937 (Sc 567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 567. Letter, 1 March 1935, from William Logan Porter, Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, to Cyrus Edwards, Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, concerning historical matters, especially the route of the old Lexington and Nashville Road through Allen and Barren Counties.
Pearce, John Ed., 1917-2006 (Sc 786),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Pearce, John Ed., 1917-2006 (Sc 786), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 786. Photocopy of Louisville Courier-Journal columnist John Ed Pearce’s speech given to the Chamber of
Commerce, Bowling Green, Kentucky on 7 January 1986. He discusses chiefly economic development and public education in Kentucky. Also letter of Pearce
concerning the copy of the speech.
Coleman Family Papers (Sc 650),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Coleman Family Papers (Sc 650), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 650. Photocopies of letters with family news and discussing the settlement of an estate, written by members of the Coleman family of Todd County, Kentucky to Collin and Elizabeth McKinney of Arkansas Territory, 1826-1835. Includes a genealogical chart.
Bells On Bobtail Ring: A Cold Day In Hell,
2013
Gettysburg College
Bells On Bobtail Ring: A Cold Day In Hell, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
"Snow and sleighing," are, a correspondent in the Franklin Repository opined in January of 1864, "delightful words to the young, and foolish, and careless." Still, the elder correspondent was keen to, "thank time! we have outgrown such follies." [excerpt]
