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Articles 4171 - 4200 of 16332
Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Smith, Travis Edwin, B. 1898 (Sc 2734), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Travis Edwin, B. 1898 (Sc 2734), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2734. Three documents related to the history of education in Kentucky which were prepared by Travis Edwin Smith for his doctoral dissertation. One document concentrates on teacher education, one on education law in Kentucky, and the last document is an overview titled “Education in Kentucky.” The documents concentrate on sources to be used in the dissertation.
Vick, Velma Gertrude (Brown), 1892-1978 (Sc 2732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Vick, Velma Gertrude (Brown), 1892-1978 (Sc 2732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2732. Bound volume of news clippings typescripted by Velma Vick about the history of Russellville and Logan County, Kentucky. The articles came from a scrapbook compiled by the Russellville Daughters of the American Revolution chapter.
Jordan Family Papers (Sc 2733), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jordan Family Papers (Sc 2733), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2733. Miscellaneous papers of the Jordan family of Bowling Green, Kentucky: an autograph album of Bess Claypool; a letter relating to the Masonic record of Edward M. Jordan; a 1954 Masonic newsletter; and the 1960 constitution and by-laws of the Electrical Clearing House of Bowling Green, an association for the professional improvement of members of the electrical services industry.
Jones, Eugene & Sarah F. J. Jones (Sc 2729), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, Eugene & Sarah F. J. Jones (Sc 2729), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2729. Deed of Eugene Jones and Sarah F. J. Jones to J. E. Jones of lands in Warren County, Kentucky. The deed describes lands that were subsequently conveyed to Western Kentucky University by a later owner. Part of the document has been cut off at the right margin.
Fitch, Henry Dumesnil, 1874-1959 (Sc 2730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fitch, Henry Dumesnil, 1874-1959 (Sc 2730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2730. Copy of deed from Henry D. Fitch and other grantors, being the owners of certain lots at Main and State streets, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The grantors conveyed to each other certain land at the rear of the lots fronting on State Street for use as a private alleyway or passway. Includes survey and explanatory letter of Henry D. Fitch.
Barr, Lockwood Anderson, 1883-1969 (Sc 2726), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barr, Lockwood Anderson, 1883-1969 (Sc 2726), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2726. Compiled list titled “List of Owners of Kentucky Silver” by Lockwood Barr. Compiler lists name of silversmith at top of page and owners of pieces in the 1950s on the left margin as well as the pieces they owned, i.e. spoon, ladle, etc.
Woman's Missionary Union - Gasper River (Kentucky) Association (Sc 2731), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Woman's Missionary Union - Gasper River (Kentucky) Association (Sc 2731), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2731. Minutes, programs, financial reports, and administrative papers for the Gasper River (Kentucky) Association’s Woman’s Missionary Union.
Moses Helm (Cs 71 .H4773 2008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moses Helm (Cs 71 .H4773 2008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Full text of the book titled "Moses Helm" by Bob Law and Clyde Smith and printed by the authors in 1995 as a hardbound book. An "Errata Sheet" and two other files related to Moses Steele and John Alexander Steele are attached (click on "Additional Files" to open these items.)
Emmett, Winfield Scott (Sc 2723), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Emmett, Winfield Scott (Sc 2723), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2723. Paper by Winfield Scott Emmett titled "Old Mulkey Meeting House." A brief history of the Monroe County, Kentucky church which includes a list of members "from the first book of Minutes (1787), in possession of Sam Chism."
Settle, Simon Dewitt, 1899-1963 (Sc 2727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Settle, Simon Dewitt, 1899-1963 (Sc 2727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2727. Paper titled "The Barren" by Simon Dewitt Settle, a cultural analysis of the flat, relatively treeless land in south central Kentucky.
Wells, Joseph William, 1881-1974, Et Al. (Sc 2719), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wells, Joseph William, 1881-1974, Et Al. (Sc 2719), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2719. Script for a pageant titled “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” presented at the Burkesville, Kentucky Sesqui-centennial celebration held on 13-20 August 1960. The play highlights the history of Burkesville and surrounding communities.
Duncan, Kate (Clagett), 1892-1983 (Sc 2724), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Duncan, Kate (Clagett), 1892-1983 (Sc 2724), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2724. Bound typescript of a book titled “Divided Way: The Story of the Presbyterian Church of Bowling Green, Kentucky.” Inscribed and with original photos.
Young, Bennett Henderson, 1843-1919 (Sc 2725), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Young, Bennett Henderson, 1843-1919 (Sc 2725), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scanned copy (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2725. Paper titled “Division of the Presbyterian Church in Kentucky,” in which Bennett Henderson Young describes how the church split during the turbulent 1860s.
Hardcastle, Mildred Tucker, 1894-1994 (Sc 2722), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hardcastle, Mildred Tucker, 1894-1994 (Sc 2722), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2722. Paper titled “Old Mulkey Meeting House,” about the church located Monroe County. The paper was inspired by the unveiling of a monument erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in honor of Joseph Gist on 21 October 1934. Hardcastle presented the paper at a meeting of the Samuel Daviess DAR chapter in Bowling Green, Kentucky in October 1934.
Hay, Mamie (Sc 2721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hay, Mamie (Sc 2721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2721. Paper titled "Historical Sketch of First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, Kentucky, 1804-May 1936" compiled by Mamie Hay.
Watkins, James Fredrick, 1895-1982 (Sc 2717), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Watkins, James Fredrick, 1895-1982 (Sc 2717), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2717. Letter written by James F. Watkins to his parents while stationed at Camp St. Sulpice in France during World War I. He discusses family matters, the countryside and towns near St. Sulpice, military life and the duties of the military police.
Franklin Female College - Franklin, Kentucky (Sc 2720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Franklin Female College - Franklin, Kentucky (Sc 2720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2720. Bound typescript of the Board of Trustees minutes from the Franklin Female College, Franklin, Kentucky. (155 p.)
Cain, Frank Davis, Sr., 1890-1953 (Mss 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cain, Frank Davis, Sr., 1890-1953 (Mss 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 127. Correspondence, reports and certificates of Madisonville engineer Cain. Includes information about Madisonville's Selective Service Board in World War II, the National Bituminous Coal Commission, and the 1940 Census.
Book Review: Mediating Moms: Mothers In Popular Culture, Kristi Branham
Book Review: Mediating Moms: Mothers In Popular Culture, Kristi Branham
English Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Hodges, Ida Leighton, 1885-1949 (Sc 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hodges, Ida Leighton, 1885-1949 (Sc 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1028. Letters commending Hodges for a variety of civic activities, including her work as coordinator of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and Civil Works Administration in Bowling Green, Kentucky during the 1930s.
Holder, Earl, 1909-2005 (Sc 1026), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Holder, Earl, 1909-2005 (Sc 1026), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1026. Transcription of a 1985 interview by Ray Buckberry with Earl Holder regarding the development of the dairy business in Warren County, Kentucky from 1926 to 1973.
Burnam, John Quincy, 1804-1891 (Sc 1028), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burnam, John Quincy, 1804-1891 (Sc 1028), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1028. Paper written by John Quincy Burnam titled "Some Reflections and Thoughts Connected with the Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky," and a 1967 letter with information about Burnam.
Gender And Gravestone Epitaphs: A Warren County Cemetery, Mariah S. Callis Goodwin
Gender And Gravestone Epitaphs: A Warren County Cemetery, Mariah S. Callis Goodwin
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The socio-cultural factors that influence us in life are present in what is left behind. My thesis project investigates evidence of socio-cultural status on gravestones. I systematically recorded data from all the grave markers at the Hays Cemetery in Warren County, Kentucky. Data collected and considered included epitaphs, art forms, and monument marker style. Each stone was also photographed as I recorded the data. My starting hypothesis was that the markers would, to a degree, convey information about the gender and possibly the socio-economic status of the individuals that the stones represent. The paper will describe to what degree and …
Park City Hotel Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Park City Hotel Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans for Manuscripts Small Collection 1015. Promotional letter written by Park City Hotel owner, W. G. Thomas, related to the hotel and a listing of hotel guests for 1940.
Measuring Empowerment: A Program Evaluation Of The Youth Organization Sal Y Luz In Medellin, Colombia, Ashley D. Fitzsimons
Measuring Empowerment: A Program Evaluation Of The Youth Organization Sal Y Luz In Medellin, Colombia, Ashley D. Fitzsimons
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The concept of empowerment is critical to the development of youths' ability to recognize themselves as stakeholders in their community and as participants in civic engagement (Kohlfeldt, 2011; Langhout, 2010). However, programs or groups with goals to foster ideals of empowerment face myriad challenges, such as the social and environmental context of the youth, and the status that the youth maintain in their communities (Kohlfeldt, 2011; Langhout, 2010; Zimmerman, 2004). To measure empowerment, the current study draws observations from a focus-group affiliated with a youth-centered community group known as Sal y Luz located in a disadvantaged comuna of Medellin, Colombia. …
Williams Family Papers, 1923-1929 (Sc 2715), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Williams Family Papers, 1923-1929 (Sc 2715), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2715. Correspondence between James Barbour Williams, Michigan, with his parents, Margaret P.B. Williams and James H. Williams, Hartford, Kentucky. Letters discuss family matters and social activities in Hartford, as well as a mention of involvement with the Ku Klux Klan.
Martin, Grace Lee 1883-1968 (Sc 2718), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Martin, Grace Lee 1883-1968 (Sc 2718), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2718. Paper titled “Brief History of David’s Fork Baptist Church,” dated 1876, and transcribed by Grace Lee Martin, historian of the Bryan Station Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Lexington, Kentucky.
Mcreynolds, Benjamin, 1767-1845 (Sc 2713), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcreynolds, Benjamin, 1767-1845 (Sc 2713), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 2713. Typescript of a diary kept by Benjamin McReynolds about a trip taken with his wife Sarah “Sally” from Logan County, Kentucky to Bedford County, Virginia in 1823. Introductory material, maps, photos and annotations supplied by Raymond Dixon Stapleton.
Bush, William T. And William Thompson (Lg 440), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bush, William T. And William Thompson (Lg 440), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 440. Land grant, 12 December 1826, by which Joseph Desha, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William T. Bush and William Thompson 800 acres in Hart County, Kentucky. Includes a survey of the land dated 26 November 1822.
Melton Family Papers (Mss 123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Melton Family Papers (Mss 123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 123. Letters, receipts, legal and financial papers of the Melton family of Henderson County, Kentucky. Also includes data about the Lively, Poole, and Strum families of Henderson County.