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Hall's Chapel School District - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 64), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2012

Hall's Chapel School District - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 64), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below)for Manuscripts Small Collection 64. A subscribers' list giving amount of money pledged to pay to John W. Sharrer to teach a three-months school at Hall's Chapel, Warren County, Kentucky.


Robinson, Helen E., 1905-1986 And Ruth Robinson, 1897-1991 (Mss 437), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2012

Robinson, Helen E., 1905-1986 And Ruth Robinson, 1897-1991 (Mss 437), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 437. Correspondence of Ruth and Helen E. Robinson, chiefly with cousins and other family members. Most of the letters are incoming Christmas cards filled with family information.


Weeks, George Henry, 1839-1914 (Sc 798), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Weeks, George Henry, 1839-1914 (Sc 798), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 798. Letters, 18 and 24 May 1863, of George Henry Weeks, a Union soldier from the 103rd Ohio Regiment, to his mother and sisters while camped near Somerset, Kentucky and the Cumberland River. Weeks includes details on duty, guerrilla activities, a slave’s plight, and his chaplain.


Smith, Jesse (Sc 554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Smith, Jesse (Sc 554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and transcription (Click on Additional File) for Manuscripts Small Collection 554. Letter, 25-27 February 1862, to an unidentified recipient from Union soldier Jesse Smith upon his arrival in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Smith describes the abandoned Confederate fortifications in some detail and comments on the surrounding countryside, the damage to the railroad and bridges, and the large numbers of troops converging on the area. He also relates news of the occupation of Nashville, Tennessee by Union forces.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2012

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

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


Malasky, Harris M. (Sc 2644), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Malasky, Harris M. (Sc 2644), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2644. Photocopy of a mimeographed letter written by General Harris M. Malasky to the officers and men of the 86th Infantry Division for their bravery during the “Battle of the Rose Pocket” in World War II.


Rigsby, Clinton, 1882-1970 (Sc 2643), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Rigsby, Clinton, 1882-1970 (Sc 2643), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2643. Personal and business correspondence as well as financial records kept by Clinton Rigsby, a farmer, salesman, and accountant of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes informationabout the strawberry industry in Warren County as well as the Mrs. A.H. Taylor & Company, a dressmaking establishment of Bowling Green.


White, Margaret Lee, 1892-1984 - Letter To (Sc 2631), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

White, Margaret Lee, 1892-1984 - Letter To (Sc 2631), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2631. Letter to Margaret White, Bowling Green, Kentucky from “Walter” in Walton, Kentucky. He thanks her for her gift of a lock of hair, compares their personal characteristics, and expresses his hopes for a romance.


Omer, Charles Henry, 1865-1937 (Mss 436), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Omer, Charles Henry, 1865-1937 (Mss 436), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 436. Personal journals of Charles Henry Omer of Union County, Kentucky. In this daily record Omer records information about his farming, family and church activities, the weather, as well as prices for food, timber and farm supplies.


Davis, George Hamilton, 1872-1939 (Sc 2632), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Davis, George Hamilton, 1872-1939 (Sc 2632), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2632. Letter of George H. Davis, Glasgow, Kentucky, to Roland G. Railey, Tompkinsville, Kentucky. Proprietor of the New Davis Hotel, Davis writes of local excitement about the hotel’s imminent opening and its amenities, including hot water. He also asks for a small loan to pay off expenses. Includes a business card advertising the hotel.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2012

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

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


Avril, Lynne, B. 1951 (Sc 2630), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Avril, Lynne, B. 1951 (Sc 2630), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2630. Color illustration for two pages of The Pirate of Kindergarten, by George Ella Lyon, with illustrations by Lynne Avril (Atheneum Books, 2010). The book received the Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award from Western Kentucky University Libraries in 2012.


Lyon, George Ella, B. 1949 (Sc 2629), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Lyon, George Ella, B. 1949 (Sc 2629), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2629. Color page proofs and book jacket proof for The Pirate of Kindergarten, by George Ella Lyon, with illustrations by Lynne Avril (Atheneum Books, 2010). The book received the Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award from Western Kentucky University Libraries in 2012.


Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914 (Sc 61), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914 (Sc 61), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 61. Manuscript poem entitled “The Censer Bowl” written by Simon Bolivar Buckner.


Taylor, Miles Anderson, 1843-1916 (Sc 62), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Taylor, Miles Anderson, 1843-1916 (Sc 62), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 62. Union Army discharge, 1865, and 1884 certificate for restoration and increase in pension issued to Miles A. Taylor, Caneyville, Kentucky.


Sodeman, Lowell Frazier, 1914-2003, & Mary Elizabeth (Ferguson) Sodeman (Sc 2628), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Sodeman, Lowell Frazier, 1914-2003, & Mary Elizabeth (Ferguson) Sodeman (Sc 2628), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2628. Letter of Lowell F. Sodeman, pastor of Shepherdsville Baptist Church, Shepherdsville, Kentucky, and his wife Mary, to Roy and Ruth Baucom, Raleigh, North Carolina. They reminisce about their previous fellowship at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and relate news of their young daughter, Betty Albert, and of Mary’s high school teaching. Lowell also mentions his seminary studies.


Sharp, W. T. (Sc 2627), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Sharp, W. T. (Sc 2627), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2627. Letter of W. T. Sharp, Foster (Bracken County) Kentucky, to an unidentifed young lady. In the company of her sister, Mrs. Tegard, she had recently visited the store of H. S. Pribble & Company, where Sharp worked, and he asks permission to correspond with her.


Ladies Literary Society - Lewisburg, Kentucky (Sc 793), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Ladies Literary Society - Lewisburg, Kentucky (Sc 793), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 793. Photocopy of the minutes of the Ladies’ Literary Society of Lewisburg, Kentucky, 15 November 1911 to 27 March 1912. Lists those in attendance, topics discussed, and writings by the secretary and others.


Moore, Gilbertine Douglass, 1914-2008 (Mss 435), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Moore, Gilbertine Douglass, 1914-2008 (Mss 435), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 435. Correspondence, autograph albums, travel accounts and other miscellaneous material of Franklin, Kentucky native Gilbertine Moore. Moore owned a seed inspection business in Franklin and was interested in the arts, nature, and writing.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2012

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

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


Ua12/2/1 Holidays On The Hill, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2012

Ua12/2/1 Holidays On The Hill, Wku Student Affairs

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Special holiday edition of the College Heights Herald.


Hendricks, Josiah S., 1843-1932 (Sc 60), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Hendricks, Josiah S., 1843-1932 (Sc 60), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 60. Union Army discharge, 1865, and pension certificate of Josiah S. Hendricks, Simpson County, Kentucky, 1899-1930. Also biographical notes as related by his daughter, Miss Alma Hendricks, 1959.


Hopkins County, Kentucky - Letters (Sc 59), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Hopkins County, Kentucky - Letters (Sc 59), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 59. Letter, 22 December 1864, written by Joseph Fuquay, Madisonville, Kentucky, to "Delia" (possibly his niece Delia Ruby), commenting on General H.B. Lyon’s raid of Madisonville, 1864, and letter, 9 February 1865, written by S.T. Morrow, Hopkins County, Kentucky, to Brother Bushard Winstead and others regarding religion.


Randolph, Andrew W., 1839-1895 (Sc 57), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Randolph, Andrew W., 1839-1895 (Sc 57), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 57. Letter written by A.W. Randolph, while serving with the 6th Kentucky Infantry (C.S.A.) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his parents in Kentucky describing the Battle of Chickamauga and mentioning General Breckinridge, General Ben Hardin Helm, Lieutenant Colonel Hewitt, and the heroism of Chaplain Pickett of the 2nd Kentucky. He also mentions seeing family friends in Mississippi.


Kentucky - Cavalry - 14th Regiment (C.S.A.) (Sc 56), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Kentucky - Cavalry - 14th Regiment (C.S.A.) (Sc 56), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 56. Roll of Quirk’s Scouts consisting of Company B, 14th Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A.) which was under the leadership of Colonel. R.C. Morgan and General John Hunt Morgan. Compiled from memory by Lieutenant K.F. Peddicord.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2012

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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


Frazier, Thomas Alexander, 1835-1913 (Sc 58), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Frazier, Thomas Alexander, 1835-1913 (Sc 58), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 58. Draft notice for one year issued in Owensboro, Kentucky, for Thomas A. Frazier, Hopkins County, Kentucky and signed by Captain J.R. Grissom, Provost Marshal for the 2nd District of Kentucky; also envelope bearing a Confederate flag.


Lytle, Priscilla (Sc 539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Lytle, Priscilla (Sc 539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 539. Paper written by Priscilla Lytle about the history of Georgetown College entitled “An Old College in a Young Country.” It may have been written for a class at Western Kentucky State Teachers College.


Hope, Robert A. (Sc 55), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2012

Hope, Robert A. (Sc 55), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 55. Letter, 12 July 1863, of Robert A. Hope, written at Camp Beaver, Kentucky, to relatives and friends in Kentucky after his capture at Gladesville, Virginia by Union forces. He details his capture, remarks on his courteous treatment by officers of the 10th Kentucky Cavalry, and asks that some changes of clothes be sent to him.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2012

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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