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Peter's Creek Baptist Church - Barren County, Kentucky (Mss 487), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 487. Minutes, membership lists, constitution and rules of decorum for Peter’s Creek Baptist Church in Barren County, Kentucky. This material was typescripted by Eva Coe Peden, Glasgow, Kentucky, and bound into two volumes.

Weir, Nancy A., B. 1821? (Sc 2782), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2782. Letter, 11 August 1865, of Nancy A. Wier, Webster County, Kentucky, to the postmaster of Danville, Virginia, asking for assistance in reestablishing contact with her family in the area, particularly her father and siblings. She names family members and describes the death of her husband while a prisoner of war at Camp Douglas, Illinois.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Crumbie, Trey. Fall to Fall Enrollment Drops for the First Time in 16 Years
• French, Jackson. Thompson Complex North Wing to Be Torn Down
• Crumbie, Trey. Former Employees Claim Age Discrimination – Terry Reagan, Raymond Elms
• Crumbie, Trey. Former Director of Admissions Takes New Position – Scott Gordon
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Kentucky Medical Care
• Affordable Care Act Gives Kentucky a Future, Affordable or Not
• Maule, Ian. Sweet Chariot – Red Bull Chariot Race
• Crumbie, Trey. Gary Ransdell Seeks New Funding Model for Public Universities
• Burton, Kristina. WKU …

King, Elijah (Sc 2781), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scanned images (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 2781. Declaration filed in the Circuit Court, Henderson County, Kentucky, 26 May 1818 awarding Elijah King damages for breach of a covenant to pay $75 or the equivalent in livestock, deliverable at the "red banks" (i.e. Henderson, Kentucky).

Dotson, Allene Dooley (Sc 2780), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2780. Paper titled "History of the Bowling Green Female Academy" written by Allene Dooley Dotson for a history class at Western Kentucky University.

Griffin, Elizabeth Bridges (Sanders), 1919-2007 (Sc 1195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1195. Letter, 1976, written by Elizabeth "Bunch" (Mrs. Gus M.) Griffin, Louisville, Kentucky, to Jane Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky, which contains comments about cartoonist Henry Martin. Includes a 25th wedding anniversary song booklet with cover illustrated by Martin, and a Courier-Journal article, 20 September 1973, about Martin.

Braly, William D. (Sc 1188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1188. Letter written by William D. Braly, stationed near Tullahoma, Tennessee, to Miss A.E. Abernathy. He mentions that his regiment is guarding a bridge near Tullahoma, but he is chiefly concerned about not receiving a letter from her despite writing to her about a year earlier.

Cornell, Eddie Mae, 1902-2002 (Sc 1187), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1187. Grades received (mutilated item), evidently necessary to earn an eighth grade certificate, by Eddie Mae Cornell, Nelson County, Kentucky; and certificate issued to her by Nelson County after she successfully passed the examination as prescribed by the State Board of Education.

Christopherson, Kathryn Kendall (Donley) "Katy," 1921-2017 (Sc 1190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1190. Annotated results of a survey conducted by Katy Christopherson, Louisville, Kentucky, about state quilt documentation projects in the United States.

Manar, Edna Earl (Moore), 1887-1972 (Sc 1189), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1189. Biographical sketch of Fred McCormick Manar written by his wife Edna Moore Manar, and an autobiographical sketch of Mrs. Manar. Both were natives of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Mr. Manar worked for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and Mrs. Manar was a homemaker.

Meador, John, 1853-1944 (Sc 2779), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2779. Letter of John Meador, Bristow Station, Kentucky, to his brother A. G. “Gillie” Meador, Union City, Tennessee, 28 June 1873. He refers to Meador’s gaining possession of some land, mentions an outbreak of cholera in Bowling Green, and reports on his activities and the health of mutual friends.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Crumbie, Trey & Michael McKay. Enrollment Numbers Down 668, Director of Admissions Out – Scott Gordon
• Holloway, Kaely. Thompson Complex North Wing Closing Next Semester
• Lanter, Austin. Face of the Program – Travis Hudson, Harlie Bryant, Volleyball
• Bratcher, Nick. The Cost of Having Guts
• Kriz, Lindsay. It’s Not Your Age, It’s When You’re Ready
• Clark, Mike. En Garde – WKU Fencing Club
• Burton, Kristina. Return of the Tragic Comedy – Theatre & Dance
• Parker, Jacob. Differently Enabled Student Aspires to Help Others – Josh Mata
• Downey, Casey. Alum Gains …

Younglove, John Edwards, 1826-1917 (Sc 1186), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1186. Incoming letter, 1879, to John Edwards Younglove, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from T. G. Younglove, Crescent, New York, responding to inquiry regarding Younglove genealogy; and J. E. Younglove’s letter, 1890, to T. M. Younglove, Hammondsport, New York, about the same subject.

Morgan, David L. (Sc 1182), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1182. Letters (2) related to placement of the Evans house in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, on the National Register of Historic Places.

Dallas, William Robert, Sr., 1910-1997 (Mss 472), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 472. Correspondence, almost exclusively between William Robert Dallas, Sr., and his girlfriend, fiancé, and later wife Virginia “Ginny” Eileen Lindsay. Dallas was in the Army Air Corps and stationed in Louisville, Kentucky, while Ginny was living in her hometown of Ventnor, New Jersey, right outside Atlantic City. The letters are courtship related and are filled with plans for their wedding on 15 September 1945.

Gerard, Eugene Allison, 1889-1929 (Sc 1185), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1185. Plat (ca. 1890) showing property belonging to Eugene A. Gerard in downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky; also includes a note from Jean Paxton Drake, Gerard’s granddaughter, 1991.

Harris, Christine Louise, 1914-2011 (Sc 1200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1200. World War II letters (5) written to Christine Louise Harris, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and to the Fifth Street Baptist Church, Bowling Green, where Harris was secretary.

Webster, Pauline (Martin) Tabor, 1905-1992 (Sc 1180), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1180. Cards and letters, 1984-1991 (10), from Pauline Tabor Webster, Universal City, Texas, to Mitchell Leichhardt, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Originally from Bowling Green, Webster discusses mutual friends, family affairs, and past and present events. Also related data.

Topmiller Family Papers (Sc 2778), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2778. Letters and papers of various members of the Topmiller family of Kentucky, Tennessee and New Mexico. Includes letters of Benjamin E. Topmiller to his wife Jessie; letters of condolence to Jessie on her husband’s death; postcards from a World War I serviceman to a young lady in Owensboro, Kentucky; and letters to Victor Topmiller regarding his service to the Davet Home and School for Spastic Paralysis in Owensboro.

Rood, Bryan, B. 1948 (Sc 1184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1184. Letter from Bryant Rood to his girlfriend describing his experiences in the Vietnam War.

Berg, Oddvar, 1914-1999 (Mss 177), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 177. Personal and business correspondence, newspaper clippings, lecture notes, photographs and certificates related to minister and patriotic and inspirational speaker Oddvar Berg, a native of Norway who later made his home in Russellville, Kentucky.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Sproles, Katherine. Teams Work Day & Night for Film Challenge
• Crumbie, Trey. Fraternities Shave, Grow Beards for Charity – Phi Gamma Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Student Government Association
• Priority Check: Student Government Association Too Little, Too Late with Registration
• Hughey, Aaron. Are You a Liberal or a Conservative?
• Rock Hard Photo Spread – Rocky Horror Picture Show
• Phillips, Jonah. Soccer Team Heads to Texas for Sun Belt Conference Tournament
• Pratt, Elliott. WKU Utilizes Backfield in Win a Georgia State – Football
• Lashbrook, Tyler. Toppers …

Tuttle, John William, 1838-1927 (Sc 1197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1197. “History of the Third Kentucky Volunteers” written by John William Tuttle, Wayne County, Kentucky, from a diary that he kept of his Civil War experiences. Includes associated data.

Campney, Sheri L. (Sc 1264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1264. Untitled paper written by Sheri Campney for a WKU history class in the early 1990s. She relates the experiences and attitudes of her father, Allan Campney, a member of the U.S. Army Reserves during the Vietnam War.

Thompson, John D. (Sc 1164), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1164. Desert Storm letter written by John D. Thompson to a third grade class at Ascension School in Louisville, Kentucky, describing his war service in the United Arab Emirates.

Olson, Celia (Ross), 1854-1937 (Sc 1168), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Eddings, B. C. (Sc 1169), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1169. Letter written by B.C. Eddings, Yost, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, to Opalrae Johnson, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He is responding to Johnson’s letter breaking off their courtship.

Thomas, Clifton David (Sc 1163), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Colleciton 1163. Desert Storm letters, cards, and newsletters (39) written between Clifton David Thomas and family members in Todd County and Bowling Green, Kentucky, while he served in the Persian Gulf War. Includes cassette tapes (2), of a telephone conversation between Thomas and his parents and a narrative about Thomas’ war experiences.

Wheeler, Talbot Wynn (Sc 1165), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1165. Desert Storm correspondence (8) between Talbot Wynn Wheeler and Lisa Day Robertson of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also included are photographs (2) of Wheeler.

Taylor, Robert (Sc 1162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1162. Desert Storm letter (1) written by Robert Taylor to Robert Robbins, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, describing living conditions and news about the war effort. They were both physicians and shared an office.