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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Hickey, Frankie (Fa 44), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hickey, Frankie (Fa 44), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 44. Collection consists of an interview and related materials regarding Mary C. Bow’s life and her basket making. The interview was conducted by Frankie Hickey at the Bow home on Otter Creek, near Burkesville, Kentucky in 1979. Also includes news clipping about the Bow sisters’ basket making and Dovie R. Bow’s funeral announcement.
Rich, Cordell (Fa 47), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rich, Cordell (Fa 47), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives 47. Interview with Cordell Rich at his home near Jamestown, Tennessee. Topics include gospel hymns, death omens and ghost stories.
Gibbs, Verbina (Fa 45), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gibbs, Verbina (Fa 45), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 45. Interview with Verbina Gibbs about her work as an obituary writer in Allen County, Kentucky.
Baird, William J. (Sc 2497), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Baird, William J. (Sc 2497), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2497. V-mail letter from William J. Baird to H. H. Baird, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Writing from a military posting overseas, Baird comments briefly on the German cigars he intends to send, as well as the quality of European tobacco.
Lane Collection (Sc 233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lane Collection (Sc 233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 233. Papers of Joseph and Charles W. Lane and their family, Green County, Kentucky. Includes deeds from Barren and Green Counties, 1818-1832; Green County survey, 1866; Charles Lane’s Civil War discharge, 1864; Green County tax receipts, 1875 and 1882; an early plan of the city of Bowling Green, Kentucky; and miscellaneous letters from family and friends
Mason-Jones, Lisa (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mason-Jones, Lisa (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 38. [Midwifery] Oral history project by Lisa Mason-Jones with Jean Pence concerning Mrs. Pence’s role as a midwife at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes index, tape summary, and transcription.
Mcnulty, Sara Jane (Fa 37), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcnulty, Sara Jane (Fa 37), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 37. [Trance channeling experiences] Oral history project completed by Sara McNulty with Marilyn Cline, Anne Cataldo and Arthur Cataldo concerning their experiences with trance channeling. Project completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes data forms, indices, tape summaries, transcriptions and cassette tapes.
Hollingsworth, Teresa L. (Fa 39), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hollingsworth, Teresa L. (Fa 39), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 39. [Singing schools] Interview with Zilpha Amanda Hume concerning her husband’s (Archie Hume’s) singing schools where he acted as a singing school instructor. Interview was conducted by Teresa Hollingsworth for an oral history project at WesternKentucky University. Includes index, tape summary, transcription, handwritten fieldwork notes and a cassette tape.
Hester, Elizabeth Allen, B. 1956 (Fa 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hester, Elizabeth Allen, B. 1956 (Fa 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 43. [Flea markets] Collection of typescripts, photographs and cassette tapes concerning the family/personal history and current occupation (flea market seller) of Margie Hawks. Collectioncontains a detailed account of the family history of Mrs. Hawks and their subsistence farming. Project completed by Elizabeth (Beth) Hester for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Shannon Family Letters, 1784-1968 (Sc 563), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shannon Family Letters, 1784-1968 (Sc 563), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 563. Three letters, 1784-1788, of Samuel and Jean Shannon, English’s Station, in what is now Lincoln County, Kentucky, and Nashville County, North Carolina, to son, Thomas, in Montgomery County, Virginia. The letters comment on travel difficulties, Native Americans, and the health of family members. Also Includes two letters giving Shannon family genealogy.
Dillard, Lewis (Sc 282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dillard, Lewis (Sc 282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 282. Photostat of letter, 3 November 1822, written by Lewis Dillard, editor of The Backwoodsman, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to U.S. Secretary of State John Q. Adams soliciting an appointment as a public printer of Kentucky. Dillard objects to other patronage appointments and contrasts his paper favorably with the (Russellville, Kentucky) Weekly Messenger. Original in National Archives.
Furman, Lucy Salome, 1869-1958 (Sc 564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Furman, Lucy Salome, 1869-1958 (Sc 564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 564. Chiefly letters, 1914-1938, written by Lucy Furman, author and educator, who taught and worked at Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, Knott County, Kentucky. Twenty-one of the letters, to Julia Neal, Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky, are collected in a separate subfolder. Miss Neal wrote her 1933 master’s thesis on Miss Furman. Also includes other letters and printed materials used in Miss Neal’s thesis.
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956 (Sc 239), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956 (Sc 239), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 239. Letter written by Alben Barkley, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, to J. Marion Robertson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, expressing his gratitude for Robertson’s work in Warren County during the recent primary election.
Taylor, R. W. (Sc 237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Taylor, R. W. (Sc 237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 237. Letter written by R. W. Taylor, a medical student in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Caleb Bryant, a friend back home in Kentucky. Taylor reveals his political views concerning the Civil War and the enlistment of African American soldiers. Also includes undated note from donor.
Pusey, William Allen, 1865-1940 (Sc 238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pusey, William Allen, 1865-1940 (Sc 238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 238. Chiefly letters from Dr. William Pusey’s widow to Mary T. Moore, Kentucky Library, Western Kentucky University, related to Dr. Pusey’s published works. Includes typescripts of letters commenting on Dr. Pusey’s efforts to prevent the spread of venereal diseases during World War I.
Pomerantz, Sandra Jean (Fa 36), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pomerantz, Sandra Jean (Fa 36), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 36. [Mary Kay beauty consultant: Janet Stratton] Collection of transcripts, interview questions, interview indexes, and various supporting materials concerning the Mary Kay consulting business of Janet Lee Barton-Stratton, as well as family folklore and Mary Kay legends. Interview completed by Sandra Jean Pomerantz for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889 (Sc 280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889 (Sc 280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 280. Photostat of a letter written at Washington, D.C. on 20 January 1861 by Jefferson Davis to President Franklin Pierce advising of his resignation from the U.S. Senate and his intention to return to Mississippi. Davis also comments on the unsettled conditions following Mississippi's secession from the Union. Original in Library of Congress.
Bush Family Papers (Sc 2495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bush Family Papers (Sc 2495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2495. Correspondence, pedigree charts and sundry other items relating to the Bush family genealogy, particularly members from Barren County, Kentucky.
Jenkins, Greg (Fa 33), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jenkins, Greg (Fa 33), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 33. [Prison ministry] Interviews conducted with Overt Ray Rich by Greg Jenkins about his work with prison ministries for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky Univeristy. Contains index, tape summary, transcirpts, comments.
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 (Sc 340), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 (Sc 340), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 340. Typescript of letter written by Henry Clay, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C., to Joseph H. Davies, Lexington, Kentucky, concerning current political affairs and mentioning James Wilkinson being in Washington.
Gilbert, Mary C. (Sc 339), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gilbert, Mary C. (Sc 339), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 339. Letter written by Mary Gilbert, Binghamton, New York, to fellow poet, Lima Canon, Bowling Green, Kentucky, complimenting her writings and informing her of a new poetry group organization.
Helm, Louella T. (Kuykendall), 1861-1946 (Sc 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Louella T. (Kuykendall), 1861-1946 (Sc 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 281. Letters of Louella T. Helm, Morgantown, Kentucky, written to T. V. McReynolds, Quality, Kentucky, and to Mrs. Melvin Porter, with notes concerning genealogy of the Porter family of Butler, Logan, and Warren counties in Kentucky.
Henry Clay Memorial Foundation (Sc 341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Henry Clay Memorial Foundation (Sc 341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 341. Letter written by Raymond F. McLain, Lexington, Kentucky, to Marvin Moorman, Bowling Green, Kentucky, concerning the Henry Clay Foundation and its program involving Ashland, Clay’s Lexington home. Foundation members are listed, and there is a related letter of Moorman.
Kitchens, Amy (Fa 35), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kitchens, Amy (Fa 35), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 35. [Warren County agriculture – past, present, future] Oral history project completed by Amy Kitchens with Kelcy Driskill about agriculture in Warren County, Kentucky, for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Contains indices, tape summaries and transcriptions.
Allen-Carlson, Dawn Elaine (Fa 34), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Allen-Carlson, Dawn Elaine (Fa 34), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 34. [Dr. Joe Daugherty: collector] Oral history project completed by Dawn Elaine Allen-Carlson concerning the collections of Daugherty for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Contains data sheet, journal, 2 indices, tape summary and transcription.
Hopkinsville, Kentucky - Letter (Sc 2494), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hopkinsville, Kentucky - Letter (Sc 2494), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2494. Letter, 15 March 1874, written from Hopkinsville, Kentucky by “Abby L.” to “Annie,” possibly her sister. In addition to various witty observations and gossip, she supplies news on her health and disposition and comments about the family members with whom she is staying.
Lehman, George, 1812-1889 (Sc 338), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lehman, George, 1812-1889 (Sc 338), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 338. Typescript of legal brief of Congressional Case No. 2310, which concerns Civil War claims of George Lehman of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Application was originally filed 18 August 1871 and resume of case was dated 30 June 1888.
Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921 (Sc 337), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921 (Sc 337), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 337. Copy letter written by Henry Watterson, Louisville, Kentucky, to an unknown addressee, requesting addressee to be especially kinds to an acquaintance of his.
Paxton, Garland, B. 1919 (Sc 2493), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Paxton, Garland, B. 1919 (Sc 2493), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collecction 2493. Documents relating to Garland Paxton’s military service in the U.S. Army’s 319th Infantry Regiment during World War II.
Waggoner, Laura L., 1883-1974 - Letters To (Sc 2492), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Waggoner, Laura L., 1883-1974 - Letters To (Sc 2492), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2492. Letters written to Laura Waggoner in Mayfield, Kentucky, primarily by her brother, John F. Waggoner in Kirksey, Kentucky, containing family and personal news. Includes data relating to John F. Waggoner’s death and an attorney’s letter to Laura Waggoner in Kirksey, Kentucky regarding a tobacco farmer’s debt.