Greathouse Family Papers (Sc 635),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Greathouse Family Papers (Sc 635), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts 635. Papers of the Greathouse family of Hancock County, Kentucky. The papers include surveys, deeds, receipts, wills, business letters, etc., 1825-1869, and are chiefly of R.B., Susan, John, and William. Includes some papers of the Lewis family, 1823-1847.
Ku Klux Klan - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 639),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Ku Klux Klan - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 639. Typescript notice issued by the Warren County Klan of the Ku Klux Klan of the realm of Kentucky concerning a scheduled meeting of their organization in the Opera House at Bowling Green that was canceled because of influence exerted by the Catholics and Jews in Bowling Green.
Muir, John Wakefield, 1909-1991 (Sc 633),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Muir, John Wakefield, 1909-1991 (Sc 633), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and sample of correspondence for Manuscripts Small Collection 633. Correspondence of John Wakefield Muir, Bardstown, Kentucky, and Mary (Taylor) Moore, Librarian of the Kentucky Library, Bowling Green, Kentucky, which contains much information about
the history of Bardstown and Nelson County.
Clark, W. M. (Sc 2554),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Clark, W. M. (Sc 2554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2554. W. M. Clark's record book detailing his purchases and finances, including daily entries of purchases made and items sold. Items listed include hay, gasoline, animals, and food.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letter - Union Soldier (Sc 2550),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letter - Union Soldier (Sc 2550), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2550. Holographic letter from Union soldier named “Hank” at Camp Wood, Hart County, Kentucky, written to his brother and sister. Discusses his living conditions and asks about people he knows. Includes a printed image of General George B. McClellan.
Johnson, Marjorie (Brown), 1911-2001 (Sc 2553),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Johnson, Marjorie (Brown), 1911-2001 (Sc 2553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2553. Marjorie Johnson’s autograph book containing messages, reminiscences, and signatures from friends, acquaintances, and classmates from Rochester High School. Includes a few news clippings and a short list of teachers from Rochester High School, 1926-1929.
Richardson, Laura Elizabeth (Ferguson), 1908-1986 (Sc 2546),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Richardson, Laura Elizabeth (Ferguson), 1908-1986 (Sc 2546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2546. Laura Elizabeth Richardson’s notebook containing holographic notes about the history of quilting. Notebook includes hand executed quilt pattern images in ink, poems, definitions of quilting terms, and textile descriptions. Includes notes about the provenance of Richardson’s quilt collection and her furniture.
Clark, William B., B. 1797? (Sc 632),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Clark, William B., B. 1797? (Sc 632), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and one scanned page (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 632. Ciphering book kept by William B. Clark of Christian County, Kentucky, 25 August 1813 to 22 August 1814, and intermittently by others to 1819. Other entries include business accounts of Clark, a blacksmith, and family genealogy. The book was bound
with sheets from the Western Eagle, a newspaper printed in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and dated 12 February 1813. It was removed and added to the Special Collections Library. A loose item found in the book, 1834-1846, contains accounts of Clark.
Green, Jennie Scott, 1879-1965 (Sc 637),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Green, Jennie Scott, 1879-1965 (Sc 637), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 637. Photocopies of letters to Ellis Ford Hartford, Lexington, Kentucky, from Miss Jennie Scott Green, Falls of Rough, Kentucky, relative to her aiding Dr. Hartford with his historical research. She mentions the problems of invasion of privacy which she encounters and some incidents about the Sebastian family.
Causey, Alonzo M., 1870-1972 (Sc 622),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Causey, Alonzo M., 1870-1972 (Sc 622), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 622. Correspondence and clippings of letters written to newspaper editors and various people by Alonzo M. Causey of Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1935-1972 (39) and letter and press conference summary written in French and sent in reply to letter of Causey’s to Charles de Gaulle, 1966 (4). Click on "Additional Files" below to see Spanish-American War related material in this small collection.
Wilson, Ivan, 1889-1981 (Sc 625),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Wilson, Ivan, 1889-1981 (Sc 625), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 625. Photocopies of records – letters, lists, autobiographies – pertaining to Ivan Wilson of Hazel, Kentucky, an art teacher at Western Kentucky University for years and an artist, whose paintings were sold through the Kentucky Museum from 1955-1973. These transactions were handled and the records kept by Gayle Carver, Kentucky Museum curator.
Scott, John M. (Sc 630),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Scott, John M. (Sc 630), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 630. Photocopy of a survey, 15 December 1785, by which Scott recorded his claim for 2,663 acres on Skeggs Beaver Creek, Barren County, Kentucky, in fulfillment of his Virginia Revolutionary War land grant. Signed by Edmund Rogers. Also photocopy of sketch showing the location of the land.
Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records - Licenses, 1832-1878 (Sc 2549),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records - Licenses, 1832-1878 (Sc 2549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2549. Lists of licenses issued by Warren County, Kentucky for horses and jacks used for breeding purposes; taverns; persons selling playing cards; and coffee houses. Chronological lists include licensee, name of horse/jack, type of license, and fee.
Old Folks Home Card,
2012
University of North Florida
Old Folks Home Card
Eartha M. M. White Textual Material
Card: Old Folks Home, Miss Eartha M. M. White, Jacksonville, Florida. Undated.
Cosby, John Cooney, 1824-1881 (Sc 617),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Cosby, John Cooney, 1824-1881 (Sc 617), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text letter and photograph of John Cooney Cosby's grave (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 617. Letter written by John Cooney Cosby of Allen Springs, Warren County, Kentucky, to his sister, Mat P. Smock, relating family news.
Wright, Linda Sue (Sc 2548),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Wright, Linda Sue (Sc 2548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2548. Letter, 1959, written by Linda Sue Wright, Smiths Grove, Kentucky, to Martha Rasdall explaining that she had selected Rasdall as her "little sister" in the Future Homemakers of America chapter at North Warren High School.
Postwar Advisory Planning Commission Of Kentucky (Sc 611),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Postwar Advisory Planning Commission Of Kentucky (Sc 611), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan representative of folder materials (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 611. Letters (5), reports, and lists, regarding the membership, objectives, functions, and meetings of the Postwar Advisory Planning Commission. Beulah E. (Mrs. Bert R.) Smith of Bowling Green, Kentucky was a member of the public health sub-committee.
Travelstead, Nelle (Gooch), 1888-1974 (Sc 621),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Travelstead, Nelle (Gooch), 1888-1974 (Sc 621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 621. Letter from Nelle (Gooch) Travelstead, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Mrs. Joe Bryant Helm, Smiths Grove, Warren County, Kentucky, thanking her for coming to Bowling Green to play the piano for events.
Bay's Fork Association Of The Baptist Church - Kentucky (Sc 615),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Bay's Fork Association Of The Baptist Church - Kentucky (Sc 615), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 615. Index to minutes of Bay's Fork Association of the Baptist Church.
Lindeman, E. G. (Sc 610),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Lindeman, E. G. (Sc 610), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collecction 610. Letter written to Bethel Oakley, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, from E.G. Lindeman, giving information as requested about the Green River Chair Company of Livermore, Kentucky, of which Lindeman was treasurer.
