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Civil War - Brownsville, Kentucky (Sc 3039), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Civil War - Brownsville, Kentucky (Sc 3039), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3039. Letter, 12 October 1861, to his father from an unidentified Confederate soldier in the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Battalion. He describes his march from Bowling Green, Kentucky to Brownsville, Kentucky, and camp conditions. He also comments on Union sentiment there as distinct from abolitionism; describes an alarm raised in camp when one of the men was fired upon while watering his horse at Green River; and praises his captain for his treatment of the men and for discouraging any celebration when citizens were asked to take …

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Alexander, Fay Sherman, 1896-1972 (Sc 3038), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Alexander, Fay Sherman, 1896-1972 (Sc 3038), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3038. Letter, 3 June 1918, of Fay S. Alexander to his parents in Ashland, Ohio. Writing from Camp Taylor, Kentucky, he reports on a quarantine due to measles, his meals, leisure and exercise, and refers to arguments among his “jolly bunch” of comrades.

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Jackson, John G., 1818-1897 (Sc 3037), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Jackson, John G., 1818-1897 (Sc 3037), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 3037. Three letters, 1894-1895, of John G. Jackson, Hockessin, Delaware, to Mary Baily Fell, a relative of his wife Elizabeth. He describes his company’s failed attempt to sink an oil well in Kentucky due to “mischievous spirit influences,” and his hopes for a revival of the enterprise with the benefit of mediums who have identified nearby productive sites. He proposes a stock restructuring plan to reward her and others for their current investment and further contributions. (See scans under "Additional Files" below). Includes an 1891 receipt to Mary’s first husband, Jabez Baily, for his …

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Yancey, Clara Louise (Robertson) Keech), 1908-2004 (Mss 579), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Yancey, Clara Louise (Robertson) Keech), 1908-2004 (Mss 579), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 579. Correspondence, photographs, interviews and papers of Louisville, Kentucky native Clara Louise (Robertson) Keech Yancey. Includes papers and correspondence of her parents, Eugene and Clara Mae Robertson, brother James Thomas Robertson, husband William J. Keech, son William Robertson Keech, and family data.

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Call For Nominations; Staff Council Special Election, Greg Hackbarth Jul 2016

Call For Nominations; Staff Council Special Election, Greg Hackbarth

Staff Council

Call for nominations for special election to fill new positions on the WKU Staff Council.

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Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents Jul 2016

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Meeting regarding Global Health Administration certificate, distinguished professors, faculty emeriti, naming rooms and areas, audit, personnel actions, bonds and election of officers.

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Annual Retreat, Wku Board Of Regents Jul 2016

Annual Retreat, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Agenda and Challenging the Spirit action plan for use at annual retreat.

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Mcilvoy, Daniel Barnard "Doc," Jr., 1912-1998 (Sc 3036), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Mcilvoy, Daniel Barnard "Doc," Jr., 1912-1998 (Sc 3036), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3036. Materials relating to the World War II military service of Springfield, Kentucky native and Bowling Green physician Dr. Daniel B. McIlvoy in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Includes narratives of his military career with the 82nd Airborne Division, his daughter’s account of a trip to sites in Normandy, France connected with her father, and clippings relating to a biography of McIlvoy by Michel DeTrez, published in 2004 as part of The Way We Were series (available in the Kentucky Library Research Collections; D769.348 505th.T76 2004). Also …

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Gorham, Fred Jaynes, 1878-1918 (Mss 583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Gorham, Fred Jaynes, 1878-1918 (Mss 583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 583. Correspondence and papers of Fred J. Gorham and wife Ethelyn Gorham of Henderson, Kentucky, chiefly regarding Fred’s Spanish-American War and World War I service, his death, and Ethelyn’s receipt of military benefits thereafter. Some family correspondence and data is included.

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Ua80/1 Meeting Minutes, W Club Jul 2016

Ua80/1 Meeting Minutes, W Club

University Organizations

Meeting minutes for the July 2016 meeting of the W Club Board of Directors.

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Presidential Search Committee, Wku Board Of Regents Jul 2016

Presidential Search Committee, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Meeting of presidential search committee.

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Jones, A. B. (Sc 3033), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Jones, A. B. (Sc 3033), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3033. Letter, 21 May 1845, of silk merchant A. B. Jones to the postmaster at Bucklands Corners, Connecticut. Writing from Louisville, Kentucky, where intestinal illness has delayed his travel, he describes his treatment with brandy, mustard seed poultices, and morphine. He also mentions seeing “our cousins” in New Albany, Indiana, and the determination of the Southern Methodist Convention, then meeting in Louisville, to “separate from the free states.”

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Gerard, Camilla (Herdman), 1895-1977 (Sc 3034), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Gerard, Camilla (Herdman), 1895-1977 (Sc 3034), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 3034. Letters (3) from Alvis H. “Al” Temple serving in the military during World War II in Tucson, Arizona (Click on "Additional Files" below for scans). Also includes an assortment of research notes related to the history of Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Major, Jack M., 1904-1954 (Sc 3035), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Major, Jack M., 1904-1954 (Sc 3035), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3035. Cover letter, 27 May 1947, of manager A. B. Bridges with circular advertising the career and services of lecturer, humorist, and Paducah, Kentucky farmer Colonel Jack Major, “The Kentucky Colonel.”

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Dean, William T., Jr. (Sc 3032), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Dean, William T., Jr. (Sc 3032), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3032. Letter, 21 January 1849, of William T. Dean, Jr. to J. C. Stedman, Athens, Ohio, recounting his journey west to Bonaparte in Van Buren County, Iowa, where he is teaching. He describes his bouts with illness and his new surroundings. He also reports seeing 7-foot 8-inch Jim Porter, the “Kentucky Giant,” while in Louisville, Kentucky, and remarks on Porter’s size and on his gun and cane.

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Tillinghast, Joseph Leonard, 1790-1844 (Sc 3029), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Tillinghast, Joseph Leonard, 1790-1844 (Sc 3029), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full text typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3029. Letter, 14 October 1842, of Joseph L. Tillinghast, Providence, Rhode Island, to a Kentucky political committee. While declining their invitation to visit Frankfort for an event on 26 October, Tillinghast, a Whig and U.S. Representative, offers lengthy praise for the party’s work in the 27th U.S. Congress and pays homage to Henry Clay and Kentucky.

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Exhibition And Travel In Korea, David Marquez Jul 2016

Exhibition And Travel In Korea, David Marquez

Grant Reports

The objectives of my exhibition, reception and visit to Korea were met with success. My work was packed and shipped out to Korea by Western Kentucky University. Over a half ton of art work was sent to Korea. The work arrived in South Korea and was delivered on time, May 25, to allow for installation at the Gail Art Museum, Gyeonggi-Do. During the exhibition local art patrons and students from area schools attended the exhibition. The exhibition ran from May 27 through June 26.

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Desha, Joseph, 1768-1842 (Sc 3030), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Desha, Joseph, 1768-1842 (Sc 3030), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3030. Letter, 28 April 1830, of Joseph Desha, Cynthiana, Kentucky, to Adam Beatty, Washington, Kentucky. In response to Beatty’s inquiry, the former Kentucky governor writes that, despite facing personal financial loss, he is unable to advise on current debt relief measures directing Beatty to accept payments to “the Bank,” presumably the Bank of Kentucky, in discounted notes of the Bank of the Commonwealth.

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Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council Jul 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes for the July 13, 2016 meeting.

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Warren County, Kentucky - Guardian's Bond Books (Mss 587), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Warren County, Kentucky - Guardian's Bond Books (Mss 587), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 587. Guardian’s bond books for Warren County, Kentucky, from 1882 to 1890. Each bond includes the name of the appointed guardian, the name of the minor ward(s), those providing surety for the guardian, the date of the bond, the signatures of the guardian, those providing surety, and the court clerk and/or the deputy clerk. The relationship of guardian to ward is not noted. A complete list of guardians and wards is included.

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Bridgeport School - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3031), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Bridgeport School - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3031), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3031. Information about the Bridgeport School in southern Warren County, Kentucky, which was sold in 1928. Information includes census totals from 1909 to 1918, general physical condition, image of school in 1909, deeds.

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J. W. Ford & Company - Hartford, Kentucky (Mss 595), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

J. W. Ford & Company - Hartford, Kentucky (Mss 595), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 595. Account books documenting the financial transactions of the J. W. Ford Company which operated several business interests in Ohio County, Kentucky. The chief industry documented in the account books is the Hartford Roller Mills, which was located near the Rough River in Hartford, Kentucky.

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Warren County, Kentucky - Administrator's Bond Book (Mss 586), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Warren County, Kentucky - Administrator's Bond Book (Mss 586), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid (with name index) for Manuscripts Collection 586. Administrator’s bond book for Warren County, Kentucky. Bonds include name of the administrator, name of the deceased, date of application, and a witness’ signature.

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Meeting Agenda, Wku Staff Council Jul 2016

Meeting Agenda, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Agenda for meeting held July 13, 2016.

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Meeting Minutes, Wku Council On Academic Deans Jul 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council On Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding Learn & Earn Program, visiting scholars and part-time faculty salaries.

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Edmunds And Willis Family Papers (Mss 549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Edmunds And Willis Family Papers (Mss 549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 549. Almost exclusively correspondence of the Edmunds and Willis families of Barren County, Kentucky. The Willis family correspondence (the bulk of the collection) is almost exclusively amongst females, so housekeeping, sewing, fashion, family matters are discussed frequently. Frank Willis, the family patriarch, does discuss farming with his daughters. Many of the letters are addressed to his wife, Laura (Edmunds) Willis, and a majority of those are from her daughters.

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Green River General Baptist Church - Ohio County, Kentucky (Sc 3027), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Green River General Baptist Church - Ohio County, Kentucky (Sc 3027), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3027. Minutes of the Green River General Baptist Church, Ohio County, Kentucky, from 10 December 1883 to 8 June 1901. Includes membership list.

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Gaines Family - Business Records (Sc 3025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Gaines Family - Business Records (Sc 3025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3025. Two account books of Squire C. Gaines, Fayette County, Kentucky, 1875-1878, recording time records, payments to laborers, haulage of stone and other details of work on the Cincinnati Southern Railway; unidentified notebook, 1873, with ideas and sketches for stories; unidentified account book, 1886-1887, recording expenses for individual laborers and merchandise.

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Recipes (Sc 3028), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Recipes (Sc 3028), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3028. Handwritten recipes for “Jeff Davis Pudding” and “Woodford Pudding”; printed recipe for “Jefferson Davis Pie.”

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Ground's Graveyard Burial Association - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3022), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2016

Ground's Graveyard Burial Association - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3022), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3022. Constitution of the Ground’s Graveyard Burial Association, Warren County, Kentucky, and related documents regarding condemnation proceedings to obtain a right-of-way to the Ground Cemetery. Includes two obituaries and a list of graves.

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