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Women's Monumental Fund (Sc 2694), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2694. Certificate of The Women’s Monumental Fund Fund (no recipient named) acknowledging a contribution for the erection of a monument in Frankfort, Kentucky honoring Governor William J. Goebel. The monument was dedicated in 1910.

Burnam Family Papers (Sc 953), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 953. Letters, chiefly from John Q. Burnam, 1804-1891, to his son, James H. Burnam, 1840-1906, and wife Victoria Burnam in Fayetteville, Tennessee, discussing family genealogy. Also contains information about John’s connection with Freemasonry, and an advertisement pamphlet for an unusual gun used to attach signs to buildings.

Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 - Relating To (Sc 952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 952. Photocopy of script (31 p.) used from radio program “Our America” broadcast on WLW Cincinnati about John Hunt Morgan. Also original letter regarding script.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Aulbach, Lucas. WKU to Move to Conference USA – Athletics
• Koch, Cameron. Decreased Spring Enrollment Puts $880,000 Hole in WKU’s Budget
• French, Jackson. Give It All to Change A Life – St. Baldrick, Omega Phi Alpha
• Stukenborg, Sarah. Student Government Association Vice Presidential Candidates Debate
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon Spring Sports Ignored
• Fans Have An Angsty Relationship with Spring Sports
• Garland, Hannah. Keyana Boka Is Best Choice in Student Government Association Presidential Election
• People Poll: What Sporting Events Do You Attend at WKU?
• Stukenborg, Sarah. Student Government Association Works …

Ellis, Beulah (Collins), 1885-1975 - Telegrams To (Sc 951), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 951. Telegrams, 1937, n.d. (3), sent to Beulah Collins Ellis, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by her daughters Lena and Dot, as birthday and Mother’s Day remembrances.

Moxley, Frank Otha, 1908-2004 (Sc 950), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 950. Letter, 17 March 1959, written by Bowling Green, Kentucky's High Street High School basketball coach Frank Otha Moxley to his basketball players as they prepared for their participation in the state basketball tournament, where they could become the first African-American team to win the state championship.

King, Stephen Lynn, B. 1954 (Sc 920), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 920. Photocopy of letter Stephen King, Bowling Green, Kentucky, wrote as a high school student to former President Truman, Truman’s 11 January 1972 reply and letter 24 July 1981 related to the authentication of Truman’s signature. Also, 20 July 1981 letter from the office of former President Carter, Atlanta, Georgia, in answer to a previous letter from King, and an autographed card from Omar N. Bradley.

Kerr, George Bain, 1874-1965 (Sc 922), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 922. Carbon copy of letter, 20 April 1961, written by Ruth Thurston, Bowling Green, Kentucky, nominating George Bain Kerr for Kentucky Selective Service Father of the Year. Kerr was chairman of the local board and Thurston was clerk. Also, copy of Kerr’s 1965 obituary.

Russell, Jack M. (Sc 2692), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2692. Letter, 1 July 1898, of Jack M. Russell to Edward Ludlow Hines, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He complains about the difficulty of recruiting in Kentucky for the Spanish-American War, and expresses his eagerness to leave for Cuba.

Mills, Barbara Ann (Tucker), 1931-2020 (Sc 921), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 921. Barbara Ann (Tucker) Mills writes of her life growing up in a home in Bowling Green, Kentucky that provided rooms and meals for students at Western Kentucky State Teachers College and Bowling Green Business University during the 1930s and 1940s. Her parents, known and “Ma Tucker” and “Pa Tucker,” operated boardinghouses located on College Street. Also includes two family photographs.

Roberts, Elizabeth Madox, 1881-1941 (Sc 959), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below" for Manuscripts Small Collection 959. Letter, 9 September 1920, written by Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Springfield, Kentucky, to "Marjorie," evidently a fellow student at the University of Chicago. Roberts mentions the Poetry Club, the problem of finding suitable housing, and comments about fellow students Janet Loxley Lewis and Maurice Lesemann.

Parrish, Roger M., 1891-1964 (Sc 958), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 958. Advertisements (done on blueprint paper), 1924, hand-drawn and hand-painted by Roger M. Parrish of Economy Car-Parts Co., Inc., Bowling Green, Kentucky, with a listing of automobiles and the parts that his company can provide.

Hallam, Theodore F., 1844-1905 (Sc 955), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 955. Letter, 21 August 1899, written by Theodore F. Hallam, Covington, Kentucky, asserting a true record of the facts concerning the gun battle between William Goebel and John Leathers Sanford, which resulted in Sanford’s death in Covington, 1895.

[Sabbatical Report], Dawn Hall

Sabbatical Reports

Using a feminist and cultural studies perspective, my project discusses the independent film industry and its treatment of women directors and female oriented narratives. It begins with a snapshot of male filmmakers' challenges and opportunities with a focus on Kelly Reichardt's career, definition of success, and specific model of filmmaking, with a brief comparison to other female filmmakers whose definitions are different and who have chosen a more commercial path. In addition to discussing industry data and feminist film theory, the body of the work focuses on Reichardt's feature films (one per chapter) framing each within her larger political statements. …

[Sabbatical Report], Elizabeth Winkler

Sabbatical Reports

I am working to develop a English-Kpelle dictionary database for use in the electronic world as well as various paper dictionaries to be published and used primarily in Liberia. I input over 2200 entries into a database. Entries include information about pronunciation, meaning, grammar, spelling, etymology and related words. This database will be uploaded to the website as well as formatted for paper publication of the dictionaries.

Mccluskey, Terry Cleon, 1920-2002 (Sc 925), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 925. A 1942 note written by Marine Terry Cleon McCluskey to his mother, Mrs. James McCluskey, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Japanese claimed that all Marines had been killed in Tulagi in the Solomon Islands. To counteract this Japanese propaganda, a U.S. officer had the men write their families putting that location on the top of the page. Also, 1993 explanatory comments related to the note. Includes copies of newspaper clippings related to McCluskey’s war service in the Pacific.

Hagerman Family Papers (Sc 2693), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2693. Enlistment papers signed by Lee Hagerman and Perry Hagerman at Bowling Green, Kentucky on 19 June 1864 for three years’ service in the United States Colored Volunteers. The papers were prepared by Captain A. G. Hobson and furnished to Mrs. Ruth Hagerman as owner of the services of the recruits.

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua68 Arts & Letters :The Magazine Of Potter College At Western Kentucky University, David Lee, Dean, Kelly Scott, Managing Editor

PCAL Publications

No abstract provided.

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

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Williams, Drura Mack, 1891-1954 (Sc 923), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 923. Typescript of 1943 letter written by Drura M. Williams while serving with the Army in Italy to Dr. and Mrs. Finis London, Woodburn, Warren County, Kentucky. He is complimentary of the Women’s Army Corps and discusses the time he spent in North Africa. Also, newspaper clipping related to the letter. The original letter may be found in MSS 330, Box 1, Folder 5.

Traces Volume 41, Number 1, 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.

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

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.

Matthews, James (Sc 957), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 957. Letter to James O. Fahling, Sr., Mundelein, Illinois, from James Matthews who is serving in Vietnam. He describes a successful skirmish that his group of eight fought against a Viet Cong column of thirty.

Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letters (Sc 956), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 956. Letters, 1861-1864 (3), written by three soldiers from Indiana. Two are stationed in Virginia and describe recent battles and camp life. The letter writer from 1864 speculates that the war is almost over and describes Raleigh, North Carolina, and military affairs there.

Grimes, Oliver, 1884-1960 (Sc 924), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 924. Letter written by Oliver Grimes, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 27 October 1925, to Jesse Stewart, Elkins, West Virginia, relating to his candidacy in an upcoming election for the Warren County Board of Education. Grimes was general manager of the Warren County Strawberry Growers’ Association; the letter is written on the organization’s letterhead. Includes biographical information about Stewart and the obituaries of Grimes and his opponent for the Board of Education seat, W. P. White.

Sampson, Flemon Davis, 1875-1967 (Sc 964), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 964. Family correspondence, 1945-1958 (60 items), chiefly of Governor Flemon Davis Sampson, Barbourville, Kentucky and his daughters Emolyne (Sampson) Churchill and Paula (Sampson) Risen, Louisville, Kentucky. Also business correspondence and papers about Sampson’s incompetency and his financial affairs, 1955-1967 (38).

Hill, J. Murray, Sr., 1891-1961 (Sc 963), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 963. Letters, 1918, written by prominent Bowling Green, Kentucky, businessmen, attesting to the good character and competencies of J. Murray Hill, Sr. Also Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, Bowling Green, stock certificate, 1942.

Green, Jennie Scott, 1879-1965 (Sc 962), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 962. Will, 1959, of Jennie Scott Green of Grayson County, Kentucky.

Lewis, Harriet Ellen "Ella" (Ivey), 1837-1926 (Sc 961), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text of original letter and typescript of letter (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 961. Letter written by Harriet Ellen “Ella” (Ivey) Lewis, Russellville, Kentucky, to Lida Calvert Obenchain, Bowling Green, Kentucky, expressing gratitude for Obenchain’s complimentary remarks in McCall’s Magazine about her sister, Virginia Mason Ivey’s, needlework. Also included are material relating to Ivey’s needlework, Ivey family data, and a holiday greeting note from Fannie Morton Bryan, Russellville, Kentucky.