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Goodknight, Thomas Mitchell, 1837-1908 (Sc 2769), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2769. Thomas Mitchell Goodknight's "Pastor's Journal" of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which includes a short biography, as well as a list of elders and deacons ordained, marriages performed, church members added, etc., during his ministry in Kentucky (particularly the C.P. church at Franklin), Kansas, and Texas. He also discusses his role as a Confederate chaplain during the Civil War.

Haynes, James Pleasant, 1843-1919 (Mss 477), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 477. Civil war diaries (1864-1865), service and pension records of James Pleasant Haynes of Warren County, Kentucky, who served with the 26th Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Infantry.

Kington, Donald Mason, B. 1928 (Mss 475), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 475. Typewritten draft, with corrections, of Donald M. Kington’s book Forgotten Summers: The Story of the Citizens’ Military Training Camps, 1921-1940. The book chronicles the one-month-long camps run every summer by the U.S. Army to give young volunteers the experience of soldiering. The book was published in 1995.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Crumbie, Trey. Psychology Department Split Approved by Regents
• Crumbie, Trey & Mackenzie Mathews. International Love – International Festival
• Roederer, Anna. Kentucky Proud – Cory Ramsey
• French, Jackson. Sigma Phi Epsilon Mourn Brother Killed in Accident – Cory Beavin
• Pait, Ryan. Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD Almost as Silly as Its Name
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Calories
• Students Deserve Calorie Listings at all Campus Dining Options
• Meisel, Jennifer. WKU Gear on Game Day is About Respect
• Play Dirty – Mud Volleyball
• Burton, Kristina. WKU Hosts First US Meeting of US …

Mayhew, Cornelius Harmon, 1872-1963 (Sc 2768), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2768. Certificate certifying the election of Cornelius H. Mayhew as justice of the peace for the 6th District in Allen County, Kentucky, 1925. Also includes a group photo featuring the sheriff of Allen County, A. Lee Williams (center with hat), and Mayhew (back row, far left).

Lawrence, Ruth, 1892-1969 (Mss 476), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 476. Letters, written mostly to Ruth Lawrence in North Carolina and Louisville, Kentucky, genealogical notes, and Ruth’s domestic science notebook. Many of the letters are from or concern her relatives in the Goodnight, Moulder and Lawrence families of Kentucky, Texas and Tennessee.

Religion And Higher Education: Concerns And Solutions, Vanessa David, Ethan Sykes

Parameters of Law in Student Affairs and Higher Education (CNS 670)

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Borders, Forest, 1893-1971 (Sc 1173), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1173. Miscellaneous materials from Forest Borders, including newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and advertising related to his Borders Pure Milk Company of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also includes a soil conservation plan with maps for his Warren County farm.

Ua68/1/3 Arts & Letters, Vol. 4, No. 2, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters

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Magazine created by WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters regarding faculty and student research, events and programs.

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (Oct. 2013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter

No abstract provided.

South Union Messenger (Fall 2013), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

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Traces Volume 41, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra, Wku Student Affairs

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Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

• Pratt, Elliott. WKU Preps for Triple-Option Threat – Football
• Aulbach, Lucas. Open Starting Jobs Make for More Competition in Practice – Football
• Pratt, Elliott. Stay Low, Keep Moving Forward – Rashaan Allen
• WKU Players to Watch Navy Players to Watch
• Pratt, Elliott. WKU Works to Find a Starter for the Rest of the Year
• Aulbach, Lucas. Topper Defense Looks to Hold Its Ground vs Navy
• Aulbach, Lucas. Consistency Is Key Against Navy Attack

Lehman-Collet Papers (Mss 474), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 474. Business and legal papers, primarily of Bowling Green Kentucky businessman George Lehman and his nephew George A. Collet. Includes materials relating to Lehman’s estate and to other Collet family members.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Matchen, Quiche. Advising App Makes Scheduling Easier – Information Technology
• Sproles, Katherine. Defense Class Prepares Students for Dangerous Situations
• Burnside, Ella. College Heights Herald Alum Named Executive Editor of Louisville Courier-Journal – Neil Budde
• Holloway, Kaely. Transcript Voucher Bill Passes in Student Government Association Senate
• Marnon, Christian. Diplomat to Share Tips for Success in Globalized Economy – Michael McClellan
• Crumbie, Trey. WKU Prepping for University Reaccreditation
• Kriz, Lindsay. Marriage Existed Before Christianity – Gay Marriage
• Bratcher, Nick. Reframing the Gay Marriage Debate
• Koch, Cameron. Grand Theft Auto V’s Satire …

New Matriarchs: Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 768), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and representative photographs for Folklife Archives Project 768. The collection details the lives of seven women from around the globe (India, Syria, Mexico, Uganda, Russia, Argentina, and Somalia),all recent immigrants to Louisville, Kentucky.

Graham, Robert Duke, 1900-1984 (Mss 473), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 473. Correspondence and scrapbooks of Robert D. Graham, Democratic mayor of Bowling Green, Kentucky from 1960-1963 and 1968-1971. The materials mostly document his public career, but some personal papers, including those of his wife Edith, are included.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

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

• McKay, Michael. Apple Partners with WKU to Bring Tech to Bookstore
• Parker, Jacob. Bigger Red Marching Band – Music
• Downey, Casey. Baker Arboretum Provides Beauty, Learning Opportunities for Students
• Crumbie, Trey. Affordable Care Act Changes WKU Employee Health Plan
• Burton, Kristina. Crimes of the Heat to Start Shows This Thursday – Theatre & Dance
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Football Fans
• Pait, Ryan. 2013 Emmys Were a Night of Big Surprises
• Saturday’s Attendance Was a Good Start – Football Fans
• Downey, Casey. Restaurant Extends Hours with Late-night Diners in …

Carmichael Family Papers (Mss 467), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 467. Correspondence, legal papers, and miscellaneous material from several related families: Standrod, Campbell, and Carmichael. Includes a claim made after the Civil War for compensation for an enslaved man who joined the Union Army (Click on "Additional Files" below).

Harmon, Arlis Odell, 1905-1992 (Mss 153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 153. Poems, 1934-1991, obituaries, 1964-1990, written by Arlis Odell Harmon, a gospel song writer and enthusiast, of Allen County, Kentucky. Includes correspondence about gospel music, genealogical data, photos, etc.

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra, Wku Student Affairs

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Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

• Aulbach, Lucas & Elliott Pratt. Starting Quarterback Job Open Heading Into Saturday – Football
• WKU Players to Watch – Football
• Aulbach, Lucas. Looking to Dominate – Tyler Higbee
• Aulbach, Lucas. Young Receiving Core Looks to Put Mistakes Behind Them
• Aulbach, Lucas. Several Linebackers Anchor WKU Defense
• Pratt, Elliott. Times in the Trenches
• Pratt, Elliott. WKU Looking for Big Crowd Saturday
• O’Neal, Arla. Tailgating Expands for 2013 Season

Curd, Edwin William, 1864-1923 - Letters To (Sc 2767), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2767. Letters to Edwin W. Curd, Cave City, Kentucky, from shoe merchants J. Benckenstein and Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm discusses the terms on which Curd should act as salesman for its goods, reports, discounts, payment of his traveling expenses, etc. The issues evidently became the subject of a legal dispute between the parties.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Crumbie, Trey. Hotel Adjacent to Alumni Center to Begin Construction
• Sproles, Katherine. Augenstein Alumni Center New Home for Campus Tours
• Koch, Cameron & Michael McKay. Suspects’ Planned Theft of $1,000 Ended in Death – Larry Thomas, Dominique Wortham, Adriana Mason
• Prochazka, Tyler. Syrian Civil War Hits Home for Students
• Parker, Jacob. Note from Abraham Lincoln Added to Kentucky Museum Exhibit
• French, Jackson. Another University Apartment Building Under Construction – Housing & Residence Life
• Kriz, Lindsay. Why There Should Be No Such Thing as Blurred Lines
• Bratcher, Nick. Confessing Our …

Klein, Wilma - Collector (Sc 2766), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2766. Will (1823) of James Bray, Chesterfield County, Virginia, in which he frees his slaves and bequeaths all his property to them; poem (1928) to her parents by Ruthia Chloe Jane Miller, Bowling Green, Kentucky; Beech Grove Missionary Baptist Church ordination minutes, 27 November 1994; and birthday greetings to William H. Howard, Tompkinsville, Kentucky, from Governor Paul E. Patton, 8 April 1996.

Lobb, Dorothy (Willoughby) (Fa 764), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Paper titled “An Echo in the Mist” written by Dorothy Willoughby Lobb for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. The paper explores the Cherokee removal of 1838 and the connection of the movement with the Denham family. Photocopies of family photographs are included.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Parker, Jacob. To Remember His Son Larry Thomas – Tariq Shabazz
• Kriz, Lindsay. Duck Dynasty Cast Members to Visit WKU Next Month
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Restaurants
• Midnight Munchies
• Kriz, Lindsay. New Column Starting Thursday
• Weigel, Andrew. Runners Compete at Commodore Classic – Track & Field
• Phillips, Jonah. Lady Toppers Go Scoreless in First Road Trip of 2013 – Soccer
• Aulbach, Lucas. Don’t Bury WKU After One Game – Football
• Pratt, Elliott. Through Their Fingertips – Football
• Pratt, Elliott. Young Receiver Earns Big Role in Offense – Football …

Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 - Collector (Sc 2765), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2765. Program of The Sixth Annual Gathering of Authors, presented by the Paul Sawyier Public Library and held in Frankfort, Kentucky, on 24 August 2013. The program is autographed by the attending authors, some of whom include inscriptions to Dr. Lynwood Montell.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Holloway, Kaely. International Student Amendment Passes Student Government Association Senate Vote – Navitas
• Boyd, Kayla. Lambda Chi Alpha Raises Money for Hope Harbor – Watermelon Bust Beauty Pageant
• Marnon, Christian. Engineering Students Create Beech Bend Event – Cancer, Fund raising
• Downey, Casey. WKU Students Drink Wine for Class – Agriculture
• French, Jackson. Petition for 24-Hour Dining Option Heads to Student Government Association – Dining Services
• Burton, Kristina. Symphony at WKU to Give Free Concert at Jackson’s Orchard This Weekend – Music
• Bratcher, Nick. Soft Speech Still Works – Barack …

Adams, Lura Alice (Hopper), 1903-1996 (Mss 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 454. Letters to Lura Alice (Hopper) Adams, Franklin and Bowling Green, Kentucky, written by her parents, David Carson Hopper and Victoria Frances (Wade) Hopper from Russell Springs, Kentucky. Includes a typescripted compilation and background information from Lura’s daughter, Marion Lee Adams.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Parker, Jacob. Resident Assistant Arrested, Potential Witness to Larry Thomas Shooting – Thompson
• Crumbie, Trey. Step Up – Fraternity / Sorority Step Show
• Crumbie, Trey. Bully Producer to Lecture Tonight – Cynthia Lowen
• Parker, Jacob. Kids & Artists Work Side By Side at Kentucky Museum
• Crumbie, Trey. Supreme Court Decision Highlights Diversity
• Holloway, Kaely. Amendments Revised After Emergency Meeting – Student Government Association
• Country Stars Head to WKU for Homecoming – Justin Moore, Corey Smith
• Barnes & Noble Hosts Bourbon Expert, Political Scientist – Mike Veach, Michael Cairo
• September …