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Gordon, Maurice Kirby, 1878-1974 (Mss 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2011

Gordon, Maurice Kirby, 1878-1974 (Mss 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 306. Personal and professional papers of Madisonville, Kentucky attorney Maurice Kirby Gordon. Includes Gordon's legal files, personal and business correspondence, photographs, genealogical research, and collected manuscripts and autographs. Also includes materials relating to Gordon's involvement with the American Legion.


Young Men's Christian Association - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2011

Young Men's Christian Association - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 371.  Constitution and by-laws, histories, subscriber list, news clippings, photos, and sundry printed promotional pieces used in the campaign to erect a Y.M.C.A. building in Bowling Green, Kentucky.  This material was found in a tin box in the cornerstone of the building when it was razed in 1985.


Hoffman, Mary Elizabeth - Relating To (Sc 667), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Hoffman, Mary Elizabeth - Relating To (Sc 667), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 667. Anonymous, undated essay entitled “Incidents in the Life of Mrs. M. E. Hoffman of Cynthiana, Ky.” describing the Civil War activities of Mrs. Hoffman, a Confederate sympathizer. Includes a 1970s letter to Nancy Disher Baird giving additional information on Mrs. Hoffman’s actions during the Civil War.


Magoffin, Beriah, 1815-1885 - Letters To (Sc 821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Magoffin, Beriah, 1815-1885 - Letters To (Sc 821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Fidning aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 821.  Facsimiles of two letters to Magoffin while he was governor of Kentucky. John E. Records, a Falmouth Democrat, writes of his reaction to the newly-founded Republican Party in his 31 March 1860 letter. Major General Leonidas Polk writes from Columbus 9 September 1861, telling  of the occupation of this Mississippi River town by Confederate troops. Also, photocopies of census records.


Kaenzig, Charles Leslie, 1921-2006 (Sc 2455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Kaenzig, Charles Leslie, 1921-2006 (Sc 2455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2455. Correspondence regarding Charles L. Kaenzig of Versailles, Kentucky, an Air Force lieutenant shot down over Italy and held prisoner by the Germans. Includes notices to his father of his status, a letter to his father from the pilot of the downed aircraft, and letters for Kaenzig written to his parents and sister while waiting to be shipped home after his liberation.


Arnett, Terry (Sc 2454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Arnett, Terry (Sc 2454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2454.  Letter, 23 February 1991, from Terry Arnett, serving in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield, to Allison Grimes, Bowling Green, Kentucky.  He sends greetings and writes briefly of the desert conditions.  Stationery includes Operation Desert Shielf crest and images of military activities.


Ferguson, Nora (Young), 1882-1969 - Collector (Sc 2453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Ferguson, Nora (Young), 1882-1969 - Collector (Sc 2453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2453. Miscellaneous marriage bonds (9) and minister's return (1) collected by Nora (Young) Ferguson. The bonds were given in Barren Butler, and Breckinridge counties in Kentucky. Some may have been given in Warren County, Kentucky.


Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Union Of The American Society Of Equity (Mss 370), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Union Of The American Society Of Equity (Mss 370), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 270.  Minute books, account books and organizational papers of the Muhlenberg Union of the American Society of Equity, a farmers collective bargaining organization.  Also includes constitution and by-laws, stationery, and other printed ephemera associated with the organization.  The Muhlenberg Union was organized on 28 July 1905.


Guthrie Family Papers (Sc 2452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Guthrie Family Papers (Sc 2452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2452. Civil War pension documents, chiefly affidavits describing his service, of William Guthrie, who served with the 13th Kentucky Cavalry; letter written to A. C. Guthrie in Farmington, Texas; and letter written to William Guthrie in Burkesville, Kentucky upon the death of A. C. Guthrie.


Electoral College (Sc 2451), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Electoral College (Sc 2451), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2451.  Certification of George B. Hodge, James McKenzie, James M. Bigger, S. P. Love, R. S. Bevier, J. M. Atherton, Richard A. Jones, H. Cox, W. C. P. Breckinridge, Robert E. Little, A. L. Martin, and H. L. Stone, electors for Kentucky, as to the outcome of their votes for president and vice president of the United States, 1872.  Includes notice of certification for 1880 bearing the signatures of the electors only.


Guthrie, James, 1792-1869 (Sc 279), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Guthrie, James, 1792-1869 (Sc 279), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 279. Letters written by James Guthrie, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and president of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, mainly concerning political and legislative matters. Includes partial letter relating to General Leonidas Polk and troops in Kentucky during the Civil War.


Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979 (Mss 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979 (Mss 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and bibliography (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 367. Correspondence, book and article manuscripts, and research material of Alfred Leland Crabb, a native of Warren County, Kentucky and later professor at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. The topics of the manuscripts include historical fiction related to Nashville and Bowling Green, biographies of prominent Nashvillians, and articles on all levels of education. Much of the unpublished material is fiction but draws from Crabb's Plum Springs school days and his student experiences at Western Kentucky University.


Spiller, Mary Jane (Singletary), 1841-1939 (Sc 2448), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Spiller, Mary Jane (Singletary), 1841-1939 (Sc 2448), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan for Manuscripts Small Collection 2448. Typescripted memoir by Mary Jane Singletary of her Civil War experiences in Louisiana. She provides data about her family's military service, their efforts to evade Union blockades of Baton Rouge, and of protecting their possessions from Union troops. Also includes a reminiscence of Elise Talmage Lieb which mentions Spiller and a photograph of Spiller.


Authors Correspondence (Mss 358), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Authors Correspondence (Mss 358), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 358.  Correspondence between authors or poets and staff of the Kentucky Library & Museum, primarily regarding donations of their works and available library holdings.  Correspondents also write about their activities and work in progress.


Dickey, Robert W., B. 1933 (Sc 2449), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Dickey, Robert W., B. 1933 (Sc 2449), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2449.  Letter, dated 30 January 1963, from attorney Marshall Funk to Robert W. Dickey related to an school integration lawsuit in Bowling Green, Kentucky.  Also includes the political platform and biographical information for Raymond McClard's 1973 state Senate race.


Written In Stone, Michelle Day May 2011

Written In Stone, Michelle Day

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

John Peter Zenger, Elijah Lovejoy, Gordon Parks, Walter Winchell and Katherine Graham were five famous journalists who impacted the industry in enduring ways. Whether writers, publishers or a photographer, these storytellers have had their stories told countless times over many years. This project seeks to combine journalistic research with a personal experiment in creative writing. Each chapter consists of story about one of the journalists, told either from their own perspective or someone else’s. Each piece should be considered historical fiction — not nonfiction — but the overall message and basic facts are true. Each story is different but reflects …


Shakers - South Union, Kentucky - Hymns (Sc 177), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky - Hymns (Sc 177), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 177. Manuscript hymn book and instructional manual used by the Shakers at South Union, Kentucky. Includes copied portions of Isaac N. Youngs' "Rules of Music."


Brown, William, Jr. (Sc 179), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Brown, William, Jr. (Sc 179), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 179. Letters (3) written by William Brown, Jr. to his mother in Ohio, describing stagecoach travel from Louisville to Bowling Green, Kentucky, the local people and conditions, and his surveying of the Barren and Green Rivers for possible steamboat navigation.


We Can Grow It: Reporting On Women In Agriculture In India, Belize And The U.S., Colleen Stewart May 2011

We Can Grow It: Reporting On Women In Agriculture In India, Belize And The U.S., Colleen Stewart

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Women produce more than half of the world’s food, according to the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization. This aligns with the Chinese proverb– “Women Hold up Half the Sky.” As the role of women in agriculture increases in the developed and developing world, female economic activity in agriculture serves as a beacon for poverty reduction, increased food security, and environmental sustainability. In the United States, there has been a 30-percent increase in the number of female-run farms in the U.S. since 2002 and women, now the largest “minority” group in agriculture in the U.S., operate approximately 300,000 farms throughout the …


A Series Of Un-Breathable Events: The Clean Air Act And The Transformation Of Environmentalism In American Society, Chelsea Kasten May 2011

A Series Of Un-Breathable Events: The Clean Air Act And The Transformation Of Environmentalism In American Society, Chelsea Kasten

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Clean air legislation was first passed in the United States by Congress in 1955 and has since been amended in 1963, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1977 and 1990. The Clean Air Act was created to ensure that Americans were not being unnecessarily exposed to harmful air pollutants. It is the legislation that allows for the regulation and control over air pollutants and the sources that release those air pollutants. This legislation is important to the maintenance and improvement of air quality in the United States. Without the Clean Air Act to regulate pollutant sources, the air could be toxic to vulnerable …


Children’S Stories From Across Borders: A Contrastive Analysis Of Children’S Folk Tales In Ecuador And Appalachia, Teresa Cox May 2011

Children’S Stories From Across Borders: A Contrastive Analysis Of Children’S Folk Tales In Ecuador And Appalachia, Teresa Cox

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The Appalachian region of the United States encompasses fourteen states, ranging from southern New York to northern Mississippi. Despite the thousands of miles separating the mountain region of Appalachia within the United States and the small, diverse country of Ecuador, the two areas are decisively similar in their values. These values are clearly demonstrated in the traditional children’s folk stories, passed down orally between generations, in both Ecuador and Appalachia. Having surveyed anonymous subjects in both areas, four stories from Ecuador and seven stories from Appalachia have been collected at random in order to draw on comparison and contrast of …


Once On The Dark Continent, Katrina Alexandria Bidwell May 2011

Once On The Dark Continent, Katrina Alexandria Bidwell

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Set in the fictional village of Buguta in post-genocide Rwanda, Once on the Dark Continent follows the experiences of a young doctor working for the Doctors Without Borders Program. Dr. Erica Davis unwittingly finds herself in a country where the past has continued to repeat itself a decade after a devastating civil war, unbeknownst to most of the outside world. Their history isn’t the only thing plaguing the villagers like a parasite: Erica’s careful attention to the patients at the Buguta clinic leads her to diagnose them with toxoplasmosis, a revelation that has the potential to begin solving the myriad …


Mercer, Fannie (Guy), 1855-1940 - Collector (Sc 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Mercer, Fannie (Guy), 1855-1940 - Collector (Sc 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) Manuscripts Small Collection 176. Printed invitation, 15 June 1932, to Miss Sarah Leat for a July 4th ball at B. Vance's Hotel, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and newspaper clipping, 1929, concerning the invitation. Also holographic copy of lyrics of "Old Folks at Home."


A Turn Of The Century Lady, Grace Delahanty May 2011

A Turn Of The Century Lady, Grace Delahanty

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The aim of this project is to explore the life of a turn of the century lady. In order to do so I first must examine the environment in which she would live, the social and historical framework that she lives within. This is a period of rapid social and political change especially in the lives of women. The ―New Woman‖ emerges rapidly gaining more independence through her active lifestyle. Carrie Burnam Taylor is one of these women. As one of the first female business owners in the Bowling Green area, she overcame economic and geographical challenges in addition to …


Community-Based Research In Lagrange, Ky, Kathryn Crimm May 2011

Community-Based Research In Lagrange, Ky, Kathryn Crimm

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

This project focuses on the Hispanic community in LaGrange, KY. It is a community-based research project, which includes participants in as many steps of the project as possible. The Hypothesis was that the skills and knowledge-bases of the community can be used to alleviate the issues they face. An Asset-based survey was used to acquire a quantitative analysis of the skills that exist in Hispanic population of LaGrange. The asset-based survey asked participants to answer anonymous questions about their job experience, skills, and passions. An internship at Nuevo Amanacer Baptist Church aided in the research of this project. Working within …


Lessons From Gilead: Producing A Student-Directed Musical At Western Kentucky University, Stephen G. Tabor May 2011

Lessons From Gilead: Producing A Student-Directed Musical At Western Kentucky University, Stephen G. Tabor

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

In recent years there has been a surge of interest in directing musical theatre in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Western Kentucky University. Western’s theatre department offers three directing classes and three musical theatre classes, but no class that teaches how to direct musical theatre. The Musical Theatre History and Repertoire class, however, provides students with the opportunity to present half-hour summaries of musicals, in order to experience the process of succinctly telling a story with scenes and songs. It is because of this class that I and many other students have taken an interest in the art …


Davis, William P., B. 1840? (Sc 175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Davis, William P., B. 1840? (Sc 175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 175. Confederate Civil War diary kept by William P. Davis, of the Enterprise Guards, Company B, 14th Mississippi Infantry, from April-December 1861. The diary covers his company’s tour of duty from Corinth, Mississippi through Tennessee to Kentucky. A major portion concerns Bowling Green, Kentucky and vicinity. Includes a muster roll and guard lists for Company B. Also includes a typescript of the narrative portions of the diary.


Youth And Legends: A Short Story Collection, Jennifer Kiefer May 2011

Youth And Legends: A Short Story Collection, Jennifer Kiefer

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

While young narrators or protagonists have been included in many famous works, such as J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, or Truman Capote’s Other Voices, Other Rooms, typically the main character of a work of fiction is mature. The pieces in this collection of stories, however, are centered around children. Adolescents act as the protagonists of the stories, exploring an adult world. The goal of this collect is not to contribute to young adult fiction or child fiction, but to appeal in style and form to adult readers in a mature, adult writing style. …


Shirley, Mrs. W. E. - Collector (Sc 174), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Shirley, Mrs. W. E. - Collector (Sc 174), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 174. Research materials collected by Mrs. W. E. Shirley for her master’s thesis (Western Kentucky State Teachers College, 1934) on Isaac Shelby (1750-1826). Includes typescripts of Shelby’s gubernatorial correspondence (1793-1794); his 1826 will (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan); his autobiography; a pamphlet (1828) by Shelby’s son relating to the Chickasaw Treaty of 1818; and a letter to Mrs. Shirley from the Filson Club, Louisville, Kentucky, regarding the source of the typescripted autobiography.


Changes In Newspaper Portrayals Of Women, 1900-1960, Laurel Wilson May 2011

Changes In Newspaper Portrayals Of Women, 1900-1960, Laurel Wilson

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

This thesis will show how mainstream newspapers depicted women in the first half of the twentieth century, and how these portrayals changed alongside society’s view of women during this time. In addition, it will look at how coverage of women and the transformations occurring during these fifty years may have influenced and affected each other, as well as how media treatment of women contributed to the beginnings of the second wave of feminism that started in the second half of the century.