Morningstar, Cora Eliza (Gossom), 1866-1926 (Sc 2578),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Morningstar, Cora Eliza (Gossom), 1866-1926 (Sc 2578), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2578. Christmas diary kept by Cora Eliza (Gossom) Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Notations describe the weather, the Christmas dinner menu, and gifts received by Cora and her son Roy.
Mcmurtry, Horace (Sc 2575),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Mcmurtry, Horace (Sc 2575), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2575. Paper titled: “Warren County, Kentucky,” written by Horace McMurtry. This paper discusses the geography, history, agriculture, and social life and customs of Warren County.
Condict Family Letters (Sc 21),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Condict Family Letters (Sc 21), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 21. Letter written by Rebecca Condict, Warrick County, Indiana, to her sister, Mrs. Mary Condict, Ohio County, Kentucky, 1830, advising frequent bathing as a cure for sickness, and a letter written by Uzal Condict from McLennan County, Texas, to his wife Mary, describing his trip to Texas, 1859.
Egan, Charlotte P. (Grider), 1920-2014 (Sc 2569),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Egan, Charlotte P. (Grider), 1920-2014 (Sc 2569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2569. Letter of Charlotte (Grider) Egan, Sellersburg, Indiana, to Sue Lynn McDaniel and Sandra Staebell, WKU Special Collections Library and Kentucky Museum. She thanks them for publishing an article on her late sister, Dorothy Grider, in Landmark Report (Bowling Green, Kentucky) and comments on the recognition due her sister for her work as a commercial artist.
Helm, Thomas (Sc 19),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Helm, Thomas (Sc 19), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 19. Indenture between Thomas Helm, Clerk of the Lincoln County, Kentucky Court, and Edmond B. Taylor, regarding an apprenticeship for Rhoda, a free girl, mulatto, aged 13 years old. Taylor was to teach Rhoda the trade of spinning and weaving.
Account Book - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2570),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Account Book - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2570), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2570. Merchant’s account book, which includes accounts for merchandise due from early residents of Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky such as Benjamin Hampton, Jacob Skiles, George Moore, Robert Lucas and Solomon P. Sharp.
Teel, Jacob, 1777-1835 (Sc 20),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Teel, Jacob, 1777-1835 (Sc 20), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 20. Two manuscript music books written by Jacob Teel of Allen County, Kentucky, a Methodist minister And a music teacher; and a biographical sketch of Teel, which includes Napier family information, written by Johncy W. Weldon in 1933.
Dinning, J. Donald (Sc 2573),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Dinning, J. Donald (Sc 2573), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2573. Paper titled “Brief History of Franklin and Simpson County, Kentucky” written by J. Donald Dinning, Lexington, Kentucky, in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Kentucky. Dinning’s paper discusses the creation of the two counties, early settlement and agriculture.
York, George D., B. 1876 (Sc 2572),
2012
Western Kentucky University
York, George D., B. 1876 (Sc 2572), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2572. Manuscripts for a short book titled “Sweet Memories of Long Ago” written by Sergeant George D. York, Hartford, Kentucky. The book is based on real occurrences and memories at West Kentucky College, South Carrollton, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. York describes the town and its inhabitants in this story.
Interview With Pearl Perguson Regarding Her Life (Fa 154),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Interview With Pearl Perguson Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Pearl Perguson conducted by Kevin Eans for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Perguson discusses her life and times, including information about social life and reactions to national events in the small town of Horse Branch, Ohio County, Kentucky.
Smith, Leslie Shively, 1908-1997 (Sc 2568),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Smith, Leslie Shively, 1908-1997 (Sc 2568), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2568. Paper titled “An Abridged History of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky,” written by Leslie Shively Smith on 12 July 1962. This paper was written for a history class at Western Kentucky State College, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Wilson, John B., 1861-1943 (Sc 2571),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Wilson, John B., 1861-1943 (Sc 2571), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2571. Letter from John B. Wilson, Hartford, Kentucky to Mary Leiper Moore, Bowling Green, Kentucky, enclosing an article he wrote, titled “Lest We Forget”. This article covers the early settlement of Ohio County, including its early buildings, churches, and roadways. Also included is an article written by Wilson, titled “Fort Hartford”, concerning the settlement of Fort Hartford in Ohio County and complications with land titles.
Elkin, Gwendolyn, 1916-2009 (Sc 2596),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Elkin, Gwendolyn, 1916-2009 (Sc 2596), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2596. Holographic paper titled “Joel Tanner Hart” by Gwendolyn Elkin, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Biographical paper highlights Hart’s life, career and techniques as an sculptor.
Lytle, William (Sc 2605),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Lytle, William (Sc 2605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2605. Bound typescript paper titled “George H. Lorimer, a Study of Lorimer, the Magnificent” written by William Lytle. Paper details the life and career of Lorimer, editor of The Saturday Evening Post.
Hays, William Shakespeare, 1837-1907 (Sc 2603),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Hays, William Shakespeare, 1837-1907 (Sc 2603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2603. Chiefly typescript copies of letters from William Shakespeare Hays, Louisville, Kentucky, to Jess and Sue Barkley, Greenville, Kentucky, and a few selected poems. Poems include "Insured", "Sunday Morning", "Eli's Thanksgiving", etc. Also included is general biographical information about Hays.
Board Of Trustees - Bardstown, Kentucky (Sc 2567),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Board Of Trustees - Bardstown, Kentucky (Sc 2567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2567. Bound copy of the Board of Trustees record from Bardstown, Kentucky from 1782-1826. Copied from original papers by Sisters of Nazareth, Nazareth, Kentucky.
Fox, John William, Jr., 1862-1919 (Sc 2600),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Fox, John William, Jr., 1862-1919 (Sc 2600), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2600. Bound volume of letters chiefly from John W. Fox, Jr., New York City, to Micajah Fible, Louisville, Kentucky. Fox writes of topics including his career in journalism and mutual friends.
Mccullock, Sue R. (Sc 2566),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Mccullock, Sue R. (Sc 2566), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2566. Bound copy of “History of Owensboro, Kentucky,” compiled by Sue R. McCullock. This history includes the early settlement of Daviess County, important citizens, industry, organizations, and general information about Owensboro in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Towles, Susan Starling, 1861-1954 (Sc 2595),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Towles, Susan Starling, 1861-1954 (Sc 2595), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2595. Typescript article, poetry, and general information about Nancy Ann (Morgan) Hart, Fishdam Ford, Georgia,
Revolutionary War heroine. Also two poems which mention Hart written by poet, Lucian Lamar Knight, Atlanta, Georgia.
Cox, Samuel K., 1849-1925 (Sc 2597),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Cox, Samuel K., 1849-1925 (Sc 2597), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2597. Bound typescript diary of Captain Samuel K. Cox, Confederate Army, 17th Kentucky Infantry. The diary includes details about travel, camp life, and the capture of Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
