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Howel, Henry (Lg 428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 428. Original land grant, 7 June 1824, by which John Adair, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Henry Howel 20 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Identified as "Kentucky Land-Office Warrant no. 5127."

Law, Robert Cornwell, B. 1937 (Sc 2421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2421. Correspondence and miscellaneous ephemera related to magicians, magic shows, and magic tricks or illusions of Robert Law, Franklin, Kentucky. Includes membership information from the Society of American Magicians, manuscript formats of shows presented by Law, and a brief diary about his performances.

Wyatt, George, Jr. (Lg 427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 427. Original land grant, 21 February 1840, by which Charles A. Wickliffe, Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to George Wyatt, Jr. 50 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Lindley, Sarah (Lg 429), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 429. Original land grant, 30 May 1849, by which John J. Crittenden, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Sarah Lindley 300 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Miller Family Papers (Sc 140), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 140. Papers of Tobias Miller and James B. Miller, Giles County, Virginia. Includes bill of sale for slave, 1843; five tax receipts, 1857-1869; railroad bill of lading for wheat shipment, 1859; certificate of appointment as surveyor of public road, 1860; statements for dry good and physician's services, 1862-1864, 1867; receipt for C.S.A. bonds, 1864; military notice of impressment and receipt for corn, 1864; and unsigned surety bond.

Warren County, Kentucky - Deeds (Sc 139), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 139. Deeds for land in Warren County, Kentucky, involving the Jenkins and Mitchell families. One deed includes a certificate of privy examination for Susan Jenkins.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 36, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Stunson, Mike. WKU Faces $2.3 Million Budget Deficit
• Carter, Caitlin. Senate Passes Bill for Physical Therapy Program
• Patton, Emily. Play Ball – Baseball
• Lintner, Jonathan. Trumpet Player Getting Excitement in Diddle Arena – Kevin Goodnight
• Wade, Katheirne. Taco Restaurant Nears Its Last Stand – Taco’s Last Stand, Dining Services
• Buying Fair – Fair-trade
• Wills, Spencer. Campus Notebook Supports Laziness
• Beilman, Elizabeth. Gordon Emslie Institutes New Faculty, Staff Travel Policy
• Kriz, Lindsay & Jonathan Lintner. No WKU Students Involved in Shooting Last Thursday – College Suites Apartments
• Stunson, Mike. Student …

Perkins, Nicholas, 1779-1848 (Sc 187), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 187. Photostat of letter written by Nicholas Perkins from Richmond, Virginia, 19 August 1807 to relative Nicholas Tate Perkins, Williamson County, Tennessee, while he was attending Aaron Burr’s treason trial. Perkins was chiefly responsible for Burr’s capture. Also includes biographical information about Perkins.

Landrum, Reuben, 1777-1848 (Sc 188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 188. Photostat of letter, 31 July 1837, of Reuben Landrum, Clark County, Kentucky, to his nephew Thomas Landrum upon learning of the death of Thomas’s father, Reuben’s oldest brother. He reflects on their family and supplies some genealogy.

Barnett, Alexander, Sr., 1745-1819 (Sc 138), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 138. Response and counterproposal of Alexander Barnett, Sr., to an 1816 Ohio County, Kentucky Court subpoena to explain his objection to the establishment of a road through his land. Includes typescript of a 1934 newspaper article about a commemorative marker at Barnett's Station in Ohio County.

Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914 (Sc 186), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 186. Daily diary, 26 October to 4 November 1851, kept by Simon Bolivar Buckner while travelling on military duty from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Atkinson in the Kansas Territory. This record takes the form of ten letters to his wife, Mary, in which he comments on the countryside, the Indians, and the wildlife, vividly describing vast herds of buffalo.

Mcknight, James (Lg 435), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 435. Original land grant, 20 November 1866, by which Thomas E. Bramlette, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to James McKnight, assignee in part of B. Q. Hewlett, 150 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Owens, Joshua (Lg 433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 433. Original land grant, 7 July 1834, by which James T. Morehead, Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Joshua Owens, assignee of A. G. Gordon, 50 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Givins, John C. And Y. M. Johnson (Lg 431), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 431. Original land grant, 3 February 1883, by which Luke P. Blackburn, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John C. Givins and Y. M. Johnson 100 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Browning, Robert (Lg 432), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 432. Original land grant, 14 October 1859, by which Beriah Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Robert Browning 185 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Edmiston, John (Lg 430), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 430. Original land grant, 26 April 1842, by which Robert P. Letcher, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Edmiston, assignee of A. Townes, 150 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Simpson County, Kentucky - Records (Sc 102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 102. Deeds for land in Simpson County, Kentucky, 1845-1876, deed of gift for African American woman and child, 1847, and will of E. N. Mitchell, 1872.

Anderson, Oliver Hazard Perry, 1813-1845 (Sc 185), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 185. Photostat of letter 12 January 1843 written by Anderson, Three Forks, [Barren County], Kentucky, to Henry Wingate, Frankfort, Kentucky, describing his stay at Mammoth Cave in hopes of being cured of consumption. He also remarks about traveling conditions. Includes typescript as part of a June 1946 letter from Anderson’s great grandson, Warren County, Kentucky native Lockwood Barr, relating more information about him.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Stunson, Mike. Student Government Association Pushes for Fair-trade Designation
• WKU to Host National Fair-trade Conference
• Alleyne, Zirconia. Inked with Pride – Tattoos
• Harrison, Taylor. Pop Culture Major Has Wide Appeal
• Allen, Kevin. Activist Inspires a New Generation – Bernice Reago
• Edwards, Dorothy. After Class – Ben Polk, Musician
• Wade, Katherine. Information Technology Developing Virtual Labs, Improved Internet
• Carter, Caitlin. WKU Health Services Seeks New Director, Accreditation
• Oliver, Angela. Follow the Golden Rule with Roommates
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Valentine’s Day
• Beasley, Paul. Post-forum Regression
• West, Natalie. Q is …

Beshears, Isaac (Lg 434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 434. Original land grant, 1 April 1839, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Isaac Beshears 300 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Wiggins, Howard (Sc 2420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2420.  Letter from Howard Wiggins, manager of Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to R. L. Wolfe, Cerulean, Kentucky.  The letter advises that the addresse's proposed electric line has been staked and that he may proceed with house wiring.  A schedule of agreed contractor's rates for the work is included.

Royden, Cynthia Ann (Fa 21), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 21. Interviews conducted by Cindy Royden with Oscar Tittle, Charles and Rosey Woolbright and Ivan H. Key, members of Pentecostal churches in Bowling Green, Kentucky, about their religious beliefs and practices. Includes taped services at Seventh Street Full Gospel Church and First United Pentecostal Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Claybrook-Doswell Papers (Sc 101), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 101. Letters, 1806, and deed of gift for enslaved African American girl, 1814, of the Doswell family of Virginia, and letters, 1816, 1862 and Civil War pass, 1863, of the Claybrook family of Washington County, Kentucky.

Bousman, Louise Tate, 1906-1979 (Sc 99), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 99. Paper, 1935 (41 p.), entitled "Handwoven Textiles," written by Louise Tate Bousman, Louisville, Kentucky, which is a summary of material gathered for a textile show held at the Kentucky Library & Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. There are photos and samples included and the the paper is indexed. Also letters of Miss Bousman, 1935, 1945, news clipping and printed item related to weaving.

Harrison, Elaine (Maher), 1924-2016 (Sc 2418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2418. "Manual for Processing Manuscript Collections in the Manuscript Division, Kentucky Library," a project submitted by Elaine M. Harrison for a library science class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Scott, William Kennedy, 1788-1879 (Sc 2417), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2417.  Letter from Dr. William Kennedy Scott, Buffalo, New York, to his uncle Samuel Younglove, Hopkinsville, Kentucky.  He discusses the completion and printing of family memoirs and comments on current presidential election issues.  Includes Samuel Younglove’s letter to his cousin Timothy Younglove, written and forwarded on the same paper, with proposals on how to complete the memoirs project.

Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 555), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 555.  Ethnography project on three deer hunters, focusing on motivation, skills, equipment, and venison preparation.  Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

Wronski, Genevieve Elissa, B. 1980 (Fa 556), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 556.  Ethnography project focused on three tattoo artists and their art in Glasgow, Kentucky.  Focuses on skills, training, procedures, machinery, aesthetics, and artist inspiration.  Also provides a brief history of tattooing.  Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 552.  Ethnography project focused on Prince’s Hookah Lounge in Bowling Green, Kentucky.  The cultural and social aspects of a hookah lounge are explored, with particular focus on its importance to Saudi Arabian students at Western Kentucky University.  Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

Doyle, Kathina Jo., B. 1990 (Sc 553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) of an ethographic project on Tim Doyle, a clock repairman in Glasgow, Kentucky.  Rosalie McCuiston, a clock enthusiast from Glasgow, Kentucky who repairs her own clocks, was also interviewed for this project.