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Hall Family Papers (Mss 140), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hall Family Papers (Mss 140), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 140. Collection includes report cards, diplomas, autograph albums and scrapbooks of sisters Ilyne and Lila Dean Hall, Sebree, (Webster County) Kentucky. The sisters, with friend Vera Mae Rideout, drowned in Green River near Eastwood Ferry on August 29, 1929. The collection also includes sympathy letters, memorial cards, photos and a eulogy.
Aton, Paul Douglas, 1948-1968 (Mss 82), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Aton, Paul Douglas, 1948-1968 (Mss 82), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scanned letters (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 82. Vietnam War letters written by Paul Douglas Aton to his father, Loyd Aton, of Franklin, Kentucky, documenting his training at Fort Campbell, Fort Gordon, and Fort Sill and his war experiences, November 9, 1967 to July 20 1968. Includes family's notification of his death and burial information.
Chelf, Owen Ross, 1918-1997 (Mss 151), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chelf, Owen Ross, 1918-1997 (Mss 151), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 151. Papers chiefly of Owen Ross Chelf, a native of Lebanon, Kentucky, with most of the collection focusing on his World War II army service in Europe and his avid interest in muskie fishing.
Spencer, John Henderson, 1826-1897 (Mss 120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Spencer, John Henderson, 1826-1897 (Mss 120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 120. Incomplete biography of John Henderson Spencer for the years, 1826-1876. Spencer, a native of Allen County, Kentucky, was a Baptist minister and author. Includes a tribute to Spencer on the fiftieth anniversary of his death, 1946.
Breit, Jill Renee, B. 1964 (Sc 1402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Breit, Jill Renee, B. 1964 (Sc 1402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1402. Paper written by WKU student Jill R. Breit about architect James Maurice Ingram and his influence in the Bowling Green, Kentucky architectural realm, chiefly during the 1930s and 1940s. Also includes photos and a cassette tape interview with Dr. Fred & Jan Stickle of Bowling Green who live in an Ingram designed home.
Shakers - South Union, Ky. (Mss 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shakers - South Union, Ky. (Mss 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 154. Shaker materials related to Jesse McCombs and James Johnson including slavery documents, guardianship documents, legal papers, land papers, grist and fulling mill papers, wills, agreements and receipts.
Smith, Ishmael H., 1820-1895 (Sc 1401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Ishmael H., 1820-1895 (Sc 1401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Mansucripts Small Collection 1401. Autograph book, 1882, of Kentucky state senator Ishmael H. Smith of Barren County, Kentucky. Fellow senators signed, and many wrote comments, in the autograph album.
Dennis, Samuel, B. 1905? - Relating To (Sc 1407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dennis, Samuel, B. 1905? - Relating To (Sc 1407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1407. Certificate, 4 March 1933, issued to Samuel Dennis, Fayette County, Kentucky, pardoning him of the crime of maiming. Governor Rudy Laffoon's name is imprinted on the certificate, but it is signed by Lieutenant Governor A.B. Chandler.
Jenkins, William M. (Sc 1398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jenkins, William M. (Sc 1398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1398. Civil War letters, 1861-1862, written by Union soldier William M. Jenkins, to his mother and sister describing the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia. Also, 1871 letter to his wife in New York detailing his activities on a business trip.
Martin, Dorenda May, 1925-1952 (Sc 1396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Martin, Dorenda May, 1925-1952 (Sc 1396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1396. Letter, 1944, written by Dorenda Martin, Washington, D.C., to her parents in Smiths Grove, Kentucky. She describes her clerical work, her exploration of the city, and life at Arlington Farms, a temporary housing facility for women civil servants and service members. Includes associated items and photo.
Quinn, Ivan Miner, B. 1976 (Sc 1391), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Quinn, Ivan Miner, B. 1976 (Sc 1391), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1391. Note written by Air Force Sergeant Ivan M. Quinn, Baghdad, Iraq, to his mother Paula Quinn, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He describes the two pictures that he is sending her by e-mail.