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Jackson, Sheila Lavern (Harris), B. 1955 - Relating To (Sc 1110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1110. Materials generated by and for the Sheila Harris Fund, to benefit Harris, a native of Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky. A Western Kentucky University graduate and aspiring opera singer, she had benefactors who made it possible for her to graduate from the Curtis Institute of Music in 1982. Includes programs of some of her recitals and a photograph.

Feather Crowns (Sc 1115), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1115. Correspondence concerning inquiry of Tom Russell, Dallas, Texas, with Western Kentucky University personnel, Bowling Green, Kentucky, about feather crowns. Includes family story regarding the formation of the crowns in a goose down pillow after an individual’s death.

Poe Family Papers (Sc 1116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) or Manuscripts Small Collection 1116. Chiefly letters to James E. Poe, a Warren County, Kentucky native, who later lived in Colorado and Washington Territory, from his family in Kentucky. They write of crops, weather, and their health. They also ask Jim to lead a sober life and consider returning home. Evidently Poe went west after a run-in with the law concerning the making of illegal alcohol. Also, data related to the collection.

Potter, Julian Whitfield, 1889-1926 - Relating To (Sc 1114), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1114. Three illuminated resolutions memorializing Bowling Green native Julian Whitfield Potter. The resolutions are from the New York financial institutions he was associated with at the time of his death. Includes other tributes to Potter.

Sutherland And Read Family Papers (Mss 468), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 468. Correspondence, business, legal and miscellaneous papers of the Sutherland, Read and associated families of Hardin and Nelson counties in Kentucky. Includes records relating to the Sutherland distillery business, estate papers, and court and other records relating to land titles.

Westerfield, William Peter, 1835-1916 (Mss 471), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 471. Diaries of William P. Westerfield, a Rochester, Butler County, Kentucky physician, recording the weather and local events from 1895-1915. Includes some Westerfield family data.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Koch, Cameron, et al. Bowling Green Police Department Investigating Murder of WKU Student – Larry Thomas
• Crumbie, Trey. WKU Trying to Improve Retention
• French, Jackson. South Campus Food Court Gets Second Chance
• Marnon, Christian. Car Share Program Looks to Free Need for Car on Campus
• Crime Reports for the Week of August 29
• Burton, Kristina. Student Organization Celebrates Jewish Culture
• Roederer, Anna. Chinese Flagship Program Immerses Students in Foreign Language, Culture
• Bratcher, Nick. Syria Demands Action, Not Lives
• Ferranti, Cameron. Miley Cyrus Problem Was Performance, Not Morals
• Serafini, David. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Pratt, Elliott. WKU Rolls in Win Over University of Kentucky in Nashville – Football
• Aulbach, Lucas. From Start to Finish, Toppers Controlled Every Part of Saturday’s Game – Football
• Car Rental Program Comes to Campus
• Sproles, Katherine. Dining Services Offers Free Meal to Select Students
• Crumbie, Trey. WKU Lawsuit Settled in May, Four Still Pending
• Burton, Kristina. Alpha Xi Delta Looking to Build House, Increase Visibility on Campus
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Pearce Ford Tower
• No Boys Allowed – Pearce Ford Tower
• The View from the Stands Photo …

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

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter

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Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

• Pratt, Elliott. New Sheriff in Town – Brandon Doughty
• Aulbach, Lucas. New-look Toppers Boast New Faces at Some Positions – Football
• Aulbach, Lucas. Hard-hitting Andrew Jackson a Leader for WKU’s Defense
• Aulbach, Lucas. Toppers Playing with New Faces on Offense
• Aulbach, Lucas. Topper Defense Young on the Line, Experienced in the Backfield
• Pratt, Elliott. Bobby Petrino’s Road to the Hill
• WKU Players to Watch
• University of Kentucky Players to Watch

The Draftsman, Hannah Bowman

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The Draftsman is a 50 minute narrative film which explores the themes of forgiveness and commitment in relationships with those who have mental illnesses. The plot for the narrative was inspired by the dedication I have witnessed between my grandpa and grandma throughout their married life.

This level of dedication began early in their relationship. My grandparents, Bill and Eleanore, had a difficult marriage. My grandmother most likely suffered from undiagnosed depression for most of her adult life. This illness probably stemmed from traumatic events in her childhood including her mother's death and her father's choice to abandon her, as …

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Williams, Kyle. Players, Gary Ransdell React to University of Kentucky Gear on Campus
• McKay, Michael & Seth Hutchins. Fraternities Adjust to New Houses – Sigma Pi Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha
• Koch, Cameron. Fraternity Recruitment Grows from Last Year
• Parker, Jacob. Public Information Officer Quits Over Shift Change – Mand Johnson, WKU Police
• Parker, Jacob. Crime Report for August 22 – August 28
• Matchen, Quiche. New Information Technology System More Interactive
• Pait, Ryan. Quirky – The New Normal & the New Nothing
• Ardrey, Saundra. Live the Dream – Martin Luther …

Smith Family (Sc 2763), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2763. History and genealogical data on the Smith family of Butler and Ohio counties in Kentucky and related families. Includes data on Thomas and Vicy (Weeks) Smith, the great-grandparents of Wyatt Earp.

Thorpe, Herbert C., 1873-1904 (Sc 2764), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2764. Letters of Herbert C. Thorpe, General Manager and Assistant Treasurer, United States Gas, Coal, and Coke Company, to his wife and father. Writing from Sturgis and Paducah soon after his arrival in Kentucky from New Jersey, Thorpe describes the stresses of his new management responsibilities and the challenges to the company in the event of a miners’ strike, and criticizes the work ethic of the miners. Thorpe died in Paducah of typhoid fever on 31 July 1904.

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

• French, Jackson. State, Normal Streets Reduced to 15 MPH – Speed Limit
• French, Jackson. Grise Elevator Offline for Semester
• French, Jackson. Pearce Ford Tower’s Sex Changes
• Watson, Paul. Students Buzzing About Downing Student Union Starbucks Location
• Crumbie, Trey. Administration Looks to Recruit Fewer, But More Qualified Students
• Parker, Jacob. Crime Down from Spring, Up from Last Summer
• Crumbie, Trey. Parking & Transportation Services Adds 3 Buses to White Line
• Burton, Kristina. WKU Alumnus Chief Operating Officer of Lonely Planet – Daniel Houghton
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: WKU Growth …

Compton, Dorothy Hinman, 1923-1982 (Sc 1107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1107. Various drafts of a travel journal kept by Dorothy Hinman Compton, Bowling Green, of a July 1939 trip to Washington, D.C., and New York City that she made with her mother and other family members. Includes related material.

Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887 (Sc 1109), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1109. Letter written 7 April 1851 by “Will,” Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Lydia Amanda Boadley (he calls her “Sis”, but he was in fact a beau). He refers to a rival for her affections and consoles her on the death of a schoolmate. He also mentions seeing the singer Jenny Lind, who “took tea” as she passed through Bowling Green after a performance in Franklin, Kentucky, and pronounces her “not pretty.”

Neal, Mary Julia, 1905-1995 (Sc 1112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1112. Transcript of an interview with Mary Julia Neal, Bowling Green, Kentucky, conducted by Gina Claywell. Claywell was interested chiefly in Neal’s experiences as a student at Bethel College, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and as a teacher at Western Kentucky University in the 1930s and 1940s.

Morgan, Billy Brandon, B. 1929 (Sc 1111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1111. Diary kept by Billy Brandon Morgan, Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, of a mission trip that he and Charles Cavitt took to French West Africa. They represented the Benton Church of Christ eldership as they visited and evaluated the evangelistic work being done there, especially in organizing and operating a Bible Training Center in Benin. Includes report of 2006 trip to the training center.

Goolsby, Robert L., 1854-1936 (Sc 1108), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1108. Letter written by Robert L. Goolsby, Greenfield, Tennessee, to James J. Shannon, Lebanon, Tennessee. Goolsby, tongue-in-cheek, outlines a lawsuit that he wants filed against the town of Lebanon, where Shannon is attending school. He also relates some family news. Includes Goolsby biographical material.

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky - Slaughtering Of Animals (Sc 1113), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1113. Document comprising the timeline of hog and cattle slaughtering by members of the Shaker Society at South Union, Logan County, Kentucky from 1 December 1814 to 16 December 1891, compiled from Shaker journals and other original sources. Entries often indicate the number of animals butchered, their weight, and the purpose of the butchering.

Spiller, Cora Jane (Morningstar), 1928-2020 - Collector (Sc 2762), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 2762. Letter, 30 April 1898, to Colonel Robert Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from Walter S. Forrester, Assistant Adjutant General of Kentucky, regarding the possibilities of Kentucky troops seeing combat in the Spanish-American War; letter to Mrs. T. J. Peay and notes of Jane Morningstar regarding Barbre cemetery, Warren County, Kentucky; notes of Elise Dulaney on members of the Covington and Dulaney families of Warren County, Kentucky; printed pamphlet titled “Supplement Mulkey Genealogy.” You may access the Forrester letter about Spanish-American War service by clicking on "Additional Files" below.

Natcher, William Huston, 1909-1994 (Sc 2761), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2761. Condolence letter from U.S. Representative William Huston Natcher to Mrs. Effi Phelps, Bowling Green, Kentucky concerning the loss of her mother.

Garnett, Joseph Fauntleroy, 1901-1973 (Sc 1106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1106. Holographic copy of a radio speech, [1934?], delivered by Democrat Joseph Fauntleroy Garnett, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, seeking his party’s nomination as a candidate for the Kentucky state senate representing Christian and Hopkins Counties. Also, another radio speech [1934?], typed with holographic changes. Includes 14 June 1933 document from the Secretary of State acknowledging his declaration as a candidate, and receipt for printing 500 placards, 1935.

Doughty, Kyllie (Sc 1103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1103. Paper: "Remembrances of Summer 1944,” written by Doughty for a Western Kentucky University class. She based her paper on her interview with her Louisville, Kentucky, grandmother, concerning life after her husband enlisted in the U.S. Navy, during World War II, and before he was sent overseas.

Civil War, 1861-1965 - Pensions (Sc 1102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1102. Materials related to Civil War pension claim of Thomas J. Winfrey, Russell County, Kentucky, and his widow, Mary (Sharp) Winfrey. Also includes document certifying the death of Corporal Hugh A. Sharp on 18 July 1863 in a hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Backus, William, 1847-1938 - Relating To (Sc 1101), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1101. Correspondence, 1974-1975, between Riley Handy, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Roy F. Porter, Lexington, Kentucky, related to Porter’s grandfather William Backus. A stonecutter, Backus did the work on the columns and capstones of the Warren County courthouse and the stone arch on the north side of Fountain Square in downtown Bowling Green.

Logan County, Kentucky - Caves (Sc 1104), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1104. Two letters written 24 August 1964 by Rosa R. Head, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Jane Morningstar, Bowling Green. Head gives a firsthand description of Cook’s Cave in Logan County. Her parents owned the farm on which the cave was located and she grew up there.

St. Mary's Catholic Church - Franklin, Kentucky (Sc 1105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1105. Unpublished history (30p.) of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Franklin, Kentucky, written by Father John A. Lyons, Louisville. Lyons’ accompanying letter relates information about his paper.

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Jennifer Wilson

Collections & Connections

This spring/summer 2013 issue features Al and Jeane Baker honored for their in-kind gift to the libraries' centennial mural as well as Dr. Nicholson who won this year's Kentucky Literary Award for his book about Derby. The issue also highlights the 2013 SOKY Book Fest that brought in 130 authors. It reports the newly renovated Commons at Cravens and the just installed web-based service StackMap, which can visually guide users to the stacks of books in Cravens Library using their smart phones. As usual, all of the Libraries’ literary events have been mentioned in the issue, particularly the new grant-supported …