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Boats And Boating (Sc 909), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 909. Material related to four Bowling Green, Kentucky teenaged boys who built a houseboat costing $75.00, and made a safe, month-long, voyage from Bowling Green to New Orleans, tying up there on 3 July 1948.

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 - Death And Burial (Sc 914), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 914. Photocopy of page from diary kept by Laura Hyde Moss, New Orleans, Louisiana, relating how the city is observing the death of Henry Clay 2 July 1852. Original diary is in the Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, Louisiana.

World War Ii, 1939-1945 - D-Day Reminiscences (Sc 913), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 913. Three May 1994 letters, written by D-Day invasion veterans from Warren County, Kentucky in response to a request from the Bowling Green (Kentucky) Daily News for first-hand accounts of the operation. Also, photocopy of the newspaper article based on these accounts, published 5 June 1994.

United Spanish-American War Veterans Of Kentucky (Sc 911), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 911. Minutes of the second annual meeting of the United Spanish War Veterans of Kentucky held at Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, Kentucky, 5- 6 May 1925. Also, 1941 obituary of Frank L. Strange, Bowling Green, Kentucky, who was the commander of the 1925 veterans encampment.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Harrison, Taylor. Steve Beshear Signs Bill Approving New Campus Building – Honors & International Center
• French, Jackson. Campus Implements More Environmentally Friendly Heating System – Conservation, Ecology
• Grogg, Mitchell. Kentucky Students Promote Local Food – Sustainability, WKU Americans for Informed Democracy, 100 Mile Dinner
• Stukenborg, Sarah. Student Government Association Tables Grading System Reolution
• Holloway, Kaely. Academic Competition Club Team Advances to Nationals for the First Time
• Grogg, Mitchell. WKU Elizabethtown / Ft. Knox MBA Program Awaits Lifelike Telepresence On Its Website
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon Big Red Eating Local …

World War Ii, 1939-1945 - D-Day Reminiscences (Sc 908), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 908. Letters, 1993-1994, written by Kentucky veterans or family members and submitted to Kentucky Living magazine concerning the 6 June 1944 Normandy invasion. An article based on some of these letters was published in the June 1994 issue of the magazine. The collection does not include photographs, which were returned to the letter writers, and is also missing some enclosures.

Beller, William Young, 1834-1892 (Sc 889), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 889. Papers, 1881-1892 (8), of William Y. Beller, Butler County, Kentucky; his wife Rachel, 1893-1894 (3); and guardian of their son Alonzo, 1897 (1) concerning claims for a Civil War pension because of an illness contracted by Beller while serving in the war.

Armitage Family Papers (Sc 668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 668. Letters of Valerius Armitage, 1853, Delphi, Indiana, written to his sister Mary during and after his emigration to the west; poems, 1857, copied by Valerius with comments; cemetery lot deed of Julia A. Hess, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1866; recipe book of Camilla Herdman, Bowling Green, 1877; letters to Mary Armitage, Bowling Green, 1910-1935, and Sunday School administration certificate, 1933; family obituaries; and funeral invitations, 1859-1888.

Moore, Mary (Taylor) Leiper, 1885-1973 (Sc 887), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below") for Manuscripts Small Collection 887. Letter written by Mary (Taylor) Leiper Moore, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Mina Weber, Los Angeles, California, in response to Weber’s request that she write a supporting letter to radio host Ralph Edwards of “This is Your Life,” concerning Bowling Green's Ida Hodges and her contributions to society. Also carbon copy of Weber’s letter to Edwards.

Clark, Thomas Dionysius, 1903-2005 (Sc 891), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 891. Letter, 30 September 1985, written by Thomas Dionysius Clark, Lexington, Kentucky, to Connie Mills, Bowling Green Kentucky, regarding his association with the Historical Records Survey Project in Kentucky, 1935-1936.

Elections And Election Campaigns (Sc 888), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 888. Campaign letter, 24 October 1907, signed by Samuel Wilbur Hager, Democratic candidate for governor and printed campaign advertising brochure distributed by the Kentucky Democratic Party, post 1908, addressed to B.C. Houre, Scottsville, Kentucky. Also associated political items relating to the Republican and Democratic parties.

Baptists - Hart & Larue Counties, Kentucky (Sc 907), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 907. Church papers consisting of 1825 constitution of the Boiling Springs United Baptist Church, Hart County, listing founding members; a history of the Boiling Springs church,1825-1865; request of Bethabara (?) Baptist Church, Hart County, for ordination assistance, 1877; letter of dismissal given by Oak Hill Baptist Church, Larue County, Kentucky, to James Brooks, 1886.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (Sc 666), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 666. Facsimiles of outgoing letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1848-1865; marriage license of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd, 1842; speeches and notes of or pertaining to Lincoln, 1835-1873, including program for dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, 1863. Explanatory information appears on the reverse of the letters.

Jones, Virginia, 1861-1937 - Letters To (Sc 890), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 890. Letters, 1885-1889 (13), written to Virginia “Jennie” Jones, New York City, from suitor lawyer Robert Scott Bevier, Owensboro, Kentucky, discussing their relationship, family, political aspirations, and timely topics. Also, letter, 1901, from future husband Peter Chapman Ritchie and letters, 1992-1993 (2) containing data about the letters.

Slavery - Contract, 1818 (Sc 886), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 886. Contract, 18 April 1818, whereby Felix Grundy, Nashville, Tennessee, furnished ten enslaved persons to his son-in-law Ramsay Mayson for five years. Mayson was to take them to the Alabama Territory or to the state of Mississippi. Also data relating to Grundy and the Carnton Plantation, Franklin, Tennessee.

Henderson County Historical Society - Henderson County, Kentucky (Sc 2672), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2672. Minutes, financial records, program information and other material related to the Henderson County Historical Society.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 36, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Matchen, Quiche. Key Journalist Will Soon Speak on Black History – Jeff Johnson aka Cousin Jeff
• Goodan, Allison. Campus Groups to Host Events About Local Food – 100 Mile Dinner, Sustainability
• Holloway, Kaely. Student Reveals Personal Journey Through Art – Rebecca Davis
• French, Jackson. New Alumni Center Will Be Focal Point of Projected Alumni Square – Augenstein Alumni Center
• Marnon, Christian. R Is for Rocket – WKU Rocket Team, Daniel Jones
• Holloway, Kaely. Confucius Institute Awards Four Sponsorships – Scholarships
• Holloway, Kaely. Confucius Institute Poster Contest Will Send Winner …

Davis, Andrew Pickens, 1797-1881 (Sc 878), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 878. Recommendation letter for Andrew P. Davis, 1872; biographical sketch and letters, 1930, (2) about Davis and his work as a Church of Christ minister, especially in Butler County, Kentucky.

Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 (Sc 883), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 883. Letters, 1978-1984 (17), written by Robert Penn Warren in response to Kentucky poet Charles Semones’ letters, discussing mainly the poetry. Also letter, 1993, giving data about the Warren letters.

Jeffrey, Jonathan David, B. 1960 (Sc 882), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 882. Page proof of Growing with Bowling Green: A History of the Bowling Green Public Library, 1938-1988, c.1991 and written by Jonathan Jeffrey.

Interview With Nirmala Sathaye About Her Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview conducted by Elizabeth Mosby Adler with Nirmala Sathaye for an oral history and cultural project titled EthniCity: Contemporary Ethnicity in the Inner Bluegrass. The interviewee discusses her life in India, including her education, family life, and cultural traditions. She also explains doll costumes she has made.

Barren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 884), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 884. Circuit Court of Barren County, Kentucky, Memoranda Book, 5 June 1819-December 1821.

Green, Frank (Sc 885), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 885. Letter, 11 April 1886, written by Frank Green, Galveston, Texas, to Mrs. Rachel Williams, Hill Grove (Meade County, Kentucky), relating his life’s experiences since being sold in Louisville in 1858. His Kentucky memories are positive and he longs to visit his former owner.

Interview With Veena Bonsal About Her Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transciption of an interview conducted by Elizabeth Mosby Adler with Veena Bonsal for an oral history and cultural project titled EthniCity: Contemporary Ethnicity in the Inner Bluegrass. Interviewee discusses her life in India and the U.S. as it relates to traditions of language, family, food, clothing, body art, etc.

Interview With Hazel Forsythe About Her Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview conducted by Elizabeth Mosby Adler with Hazel Forsythe for an oral history and cultural project titled EthniCity: Contemporary Ethnicity in the Inner Bluegrass. The interviewee discusses her multi-cultural background in Guyana and how it has affected her connection to music, food and the people around her.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Grogg, Mitchell. Mountaintop Removal Sees Opposition – Coal, Demonstrations, Protest Movements
• Crumbie, Trey. 10 Minute Play Festival – Theatre & Dance
• Harrison, Taylor. Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science Says New Dropout Age Won’t Solve Teens’ Problems
• Prochazka, Tyler. WKU Recognized as Tree Campus USA Third Year In a Row
• Marnon, Christiann. New Projector Allows Hardin Planetarium to Show 360-Degree Movie
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon Dorms 2 – Sophomores Required to Live on Campus
• Freshmen & Sophomores Are Only Kind of Required to Stay on Campus – Housing & …

Ua12/2/1 Housing Guide, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special housing edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Harrison, Taylor. Why Apartment Hunting is Worth It
• Spees, Monica. The Magic of Campus Living Can Make All the Difference
• French, Jackson. Scholarship Students Can Afford Apartment Living
• Boyd, Kayla. Living Outside the Walls – Dormitories
• Anderson, Anna. Helpful Little Grocery Shopping Tips for Financially Strapped College Students
• Local Meals Less than $10
• Harrison, Taylor. Students Find a House of Their Own
• Parker, Jacob. Different Dorms at WKU Offer Different Benefits
• Burton, Kristina. Students Reminisce About Past Resident Assistant Experiences

Geary, William Estil, 1924-2006 (Sc 875), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 875. Photocopies of letter, 25 November 25, and telegrams, 8 and 24 December 1945, written by William Estil Geary from Europe to his wife Genevieve in Central City, Kentucky. He relates that he soon will be returning home after being away for almost three years.

Pontius, Earl John, 1913-1980 (Mss 425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Mansucripts Collection 425. Correspondence of Earl Pontius, on stateside military service during World War II, and his mother, Ida May (Heeter) Pontius, Lewisburg, Preble County, Ohio. Pontius was stationed at Fort Thomas, Kentucky as part of a military police unit, and at Camp Ellis, Illinois, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as a hospital orderly.

Fleenor, Kenneth Raymond, 1929-2010 (Mss 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scans of prisoner of war letters, and photo (For scans and photo click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 444. Correspondence and documentation related to the military career of Kenneth Raymond Fleenor, a native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, whose plane was shot down near Hanoi, Vietnam in 1967. A prisoner of war (POW) for over five years, Fleenor served part of that time at the “Hanoi Hilton.” Collection contains letters written while a POW and subsequent documentation about his POW experience. Also includes photos of celebratory events held after his release in March 1973 and miscellaneous material …