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Captain Stephen Olney, Ruth Hortense James

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

History of the life of Rhode Island patriot Captain Stephen Olney, beginning with his ancestry and birth in 1775 and before until his death in 1832.

Women In Economics, Elizabeth Agnes Sherman

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Exploration of the "Woman's Problem" of being considered mentally and physically valuable as men in the work force of the late 19th century. Includes employment statistics.

Ua3/1/3 Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook created by Southern Normal School president Henry Cherry regarding anti-cigarette league, manufacturing in the South and education.

• A Beautiful Thought, p. 63
• A Divided Heart, Hosea 10:2, p. 63
• A Fickle Life, p. 42
• Anti-Cigarette League, p. 49
• As a Beacon Light – Vitae-ore, p. 89
• Awarding Business College Diplomas, p. 47
• Awarding November College Diplomas, p. 37
• Be Ready Pa, p. 2
• Bogus Advertising, p. 60
• Brilliant Sayings of Robert Ingersoll, p. 71
• Capital Turning to the South, p. 85
• Carnegie, Andrew, p. 65
• Charge to the Pastor, p. 64
• Cherry, Henry. The Balancing Pole, p. 253
• Cigarette …

Home Life In Ancient Rome, Bertha Douglass Tucker

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

This essay documents the similarities between the Romans in 400 BC and Americans in the very early 20th century while also exploring the minor differences in material surroundings, social customs and religious practices.

Amusements In Colonial Times, Mildred Wayne Harvey

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Explores the various pastimes of colonial New England, such as shooting, horse racing, sleighing parties, boating parties, fishing, ice skating and dancing.

A History Of Swan's Island, Maine, Herman Wesley Small M.D.

Maine Collection

A History of Swan's Island, Maine

by H.W. Small, M.D. (1865-1937)

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction - Aborigines - Discovery, 2. Purchase - Settlement and Land Titles, 3. A Sketch of the Life of Col. James Swan, 4. Biographical Sketches of early Settlers, 5. Gott's Island, 6. The Fishing Industry, 7. Synopsis of the Municipal Records, 8. Miscellaneous - Index of First Settlers

Ua97/6 Founder's Day Banquet Program, Ogden College Literary Society

WKU Administration Documents

Program created for the Founder's Day banquet hosted by the Ogden College Literary Society. Includes list of officers, members and toasts given.

Decadence Of Country Towns In Rhode Island, Welcome Sands Carmichael

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

An exploration into population decline in rural Rhode Island due to industrialization. Towns selected for evaluation were Exeter, Charlestown, West Greenwich, and Foster.

The Story Of New Sweden As Told At The Quarter Centennial Celebration Of The Founding Of The Swedish Colony In The Woods Of Maine, June 25, 1895, Stanley J. Estes

Maine Collection

The Story of New Sweden as Told at the Quarter Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Swedish Colony in the Woods of Maine, June 25, 1895

Edited by Stanley J. Estes

Bar Harbor, F. Marion Crawford

Maine Collection

Bar Harbor

by Francis Marion Crawford. Illustrated by C.S. Reinhart.

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1896.

American Summer Resorts

Civilization Among The Sioux Indians, Herbert Welsh

Special Collections

Full title: Civilization Among the Sioux Indians. Report of a Visit to Some of the Sioux Reservations of South Dakota and Nebraska

Description by Herbert Welsh of his travels in South Dakota and Nebraska, focusing particularly on the conditions on reservations as well as interactions between various indigenous groups and the settler-colonial state. Welsh critiques the abuses of the Indian Administration, speculators, off-reservation boarding schools, and more. His proposed solution includes an end to the political spoils system in the Indian Administration, "the word 'no,' emphatically said and maintained, to the schemes of land grabbers and speculators", and the development …

Illustrated History Of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1799-1892 (Vol.2), Henry D. Kingsbury, Simeon L. Deyo

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Illustrated History of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1799-1892 - Volume II

Editors: Henry D. Kingsbury and Simeon L. Deyo

Second bound volume comprises pages 601-1273.

"Edition Limited to 1600 Prints"- Copyrighted 1892.

637 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Illustrated History Of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1799-1892 (Vol.1), Henry D. Kingsbury, Simeon L. Deyo

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Illustrated History of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1799-1892 - Volume I.

Editors: Henry D. Kingsbury and Simeon L. Deyo.

First bound volume comprises pages 1-600.

"Edition Limited to 1600 Prints"- Copyrighted 1892.

600 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

History Of Androscoggin County, Maine (Illustrated), Georgia Drew Merrill (Ed.)

Osher Map Library Rare Books

History of Androscoggin County, Maine (Illustrated)

Editor: Georgia Drew Merrill

Copyright, 1891

W.A. Fergusson & Co., Boston, Mass. (Journal Press, Lewiston, Me.)

879 p.: ill., ports.; 26 cm

Box 1, Folder 6 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Ca-Cok, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 5, Folder 3 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Wor-Y, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 4, Folder 3 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Q-Ree, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 1, Folder 5 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Bro-By, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 5, Folder 2 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Will-Woo, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 4, Folder 2 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Por-Py, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 1, Folder 2 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, A, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 3, Folder 4 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Ma-Mas, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 2, Folder 7 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Ho-Hu, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 1, Folder 7 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Col-Cu, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 4, Folder 7 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Sn-Sy, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 3, Folder 6 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Me-My, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 2, Folder 6 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, He-Hi, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 4, Folder 4 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Rei-Ry, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 1, Folder 8 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, D, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Box 1, Folder 3 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, Ba-Bl, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …