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Smith, Harriett (Sc 2301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Harriett (Sc 2301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2301. Master Commissioner's deed of lands in Warren County, Kentucky, conveyed on behalf of Junius Frances Jones, J. W. Petty and M.A. Petty to Lanes Hendrick and William Hendrick pursuant to an order of partition of the lands of Betsy Lancaster made in the case of Harriett Smith, et al. v. W. B. Smith, et al.
Cooke, Bess Miller, 1889-1977 (Sc 2305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cooke, Bess Miller, 1889-1977 (Sc 2305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2305. Paper: "The History of Smiths Grove Baptist Church, 1812-1972" by Bess Miller Cooke. Includes typewritten and handwritten drafts.
Smith, Rebecca M. (Sc 2304), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Rebecca M. (Sc 2304), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2304. Paper by Rebecca M. Smith, “Informational Outline of Simpson County Schools,” written for a Kentucky History class at Western Kentucky State Teachers College. The paper includes data on various nineteenth-century educational institutions in the county.
Smith, Patrick Cavanaugh, 1886-1973 (Sc 2303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Patrick Cavanaugh, 1886-1973 (Sc 2303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2303. Letter, 6 March 1970, from Patrick Cavanaugh Smith in Louisville, Kentucky, to Sarah Geurin in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Smith forwards a copy of a children's book, A Week at Grandmamma's and discusses the monetary value of another book, The Grammar of Ornament.
Warren County, Kentucky - World War Ii Servicemen (Mss 326), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - World War Ii Servicemen (Mss 326), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 326. Data and newspaper clippings on U.S. military personnel from Warren County, collected during their service in World War II. The seventy pages of names includes women and African Americans.
Swann Family - Ration Books, 1943 (Sc 2320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Swann Family - Ration Books, 1943 (Sc 2320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2230. World War II ration books (4; covers only) belonging to various members of the Swann family of Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York. Also includes some brief biographical notes about the family.
White, Arthur Carlton, Jr. (Sc 2314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
White, Arthur Carlton, Jr. (Sc 2314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2314. Paper: "Professor Franz Joseph Strahm" written by Arthur Carlton White, Jr. for an "American Music" class at Western Kentucky University.
Sublett, William (Sc 2315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sublett, William (Sc 2315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2315. Certificate confirming William Sublett's appointment as a justice of the peace in Warren County, Kentucky, "occasioned by the death of John Heard." Signed by Governor William Owsley, Secretary of State Ben Hardin, and Assistant Secretary of State S.A. Mitchell.
Praise And Blame: The Rhetorical Impact Of Nineteenth-Century Conduct Manuals, Jessica Nicole Mattson
Praise And Blame: The Rhetorical Impact Of Nineteenth-Century Conduct Manuals, Jessica Nicole Mattson
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The following is an exploration of the use of epideictic rhetoric strategies in nineteenth-century conduct manuals, Sarah Stickney Ellis’s The Women of England: Their Social Duties and Domestic Habits, and Harriet Martineau’s Household Education. In examining the rhetoric of the conduct manuals, this researcher has identified the audience, the rhetorical situation, the exigence of that situation, and the use of phronisis, areti, and euonia by both authors.
Because the rhetoric of the conduct manual has not been discussed in current critical perspectives, this research is a starting point for further study. The different types of rhetorical …
An Examination Of Reading Assignments In The Secondary Classroom, Rachel Elizabeth Leer
An Examination Of Reading Assignments In The Secondary Classroom, Rachel Elizabeth Leer
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this research study is to examine reading assignments given in the secondary classroom of a rural secondary school. The intention is to analyze student readiness to handle complex text found in post-secondary education and/or the workforce, based on current reading trends within the school. The research questions guiding this study focus on the average amount of reading students are expected to complete in a week, what strategic support is being provided to students to enhance comprehension of text, the methodology behind how teachers select both reading assignments and reading strategies, and finally the methodology behind how teachers …
Landmark Report (Vol. 28, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections
Landmark Report (Vol. 28, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections
Landmark Report
Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky.
Hall, Betty Kathleen, 1908-1995 (Sc 2298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hall, Betty Kathleen, 1908-1995 (Sc 2298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2298. "From Childhood Through the White House: Ronald and Nancy Reagan," a biography written by Betty Kathleen Hall in the form of a narrative poem and illustrated by John Warren Oakes. Inlcudes sheet music for "The Voice of the National Rose" with lyrics by Hall, and an autographed photo of the Reagans.
Robertson, Gabrielle, 1889-1970 (Mss 323), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robertson, Gabrielle, 1889-1970 (Mss 323), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 323. Chiefly letters to Gabrielle Robertson, History Department faculty member, Western Kentucky University, 1916 to 1960. Of particular interest are those letters from former students serving in the military during World War II. Also includes genealogical materials and family photographs.
Burt, John D., B. 1955 (Mss 325), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burt, John D., B. 1955 (Mss 325), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 325. Proof copy of a book titled "Democracy and Poetry: Robert Penn Warren and the Fate of Inwardness." (365 p.) This manuscript was adapted and later published as "Robert Penn Warren and American Idealism."
Bush, Ann Patricia (Mcreynolds), 1922-2022 (Mss 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bush, Ann Patricia (Mcreynolds), 1922-2022 (Mss 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 328. Proof copy of "Executive Disorder: The Subversion of the United States Supreme Court, 1914-1940," written by Ann (McReynolds) Bush. The book follows the career of U.S. Attorney General (1913-1914) and Associate Supreme Court Justice (1914-1941) James Clark McReynolds, a native of Todd County, Kentucky.
Pruitt, Lamond, 1865-1957 (Sc 2293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pruitt, Lamond, 1865-1957 (Sc 2293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2293. Miscellaneous legal documents from Allen County, Kentucky collected by Lamond Pruitt, chiefly deeds and indentures.
Page, Walter E., Ii (Sc 2283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Page, Walter E., Ii (Sc 2283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2283. Paper: "Oil in Cumberland County: From the Salt Wells to the First American Gusher," sometimes referred to as the Old American Well, written for a class at the University of Kentucky.
Paxton, Creed Edgar, 1876-1958 (Sc 2284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Paxton, Creed Edgar, 1876-1958 (Sc 2284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2284. Letter, 1 February 1900, from Creed Paxton, Frankfort, Kentucky to his sister. At the time he was serving in the state militia during the contested election between William Goebel and William S. Taylor. His company was stationed in the Senate chambers of the state capitol building.
Plemmons, Florence Williams, B. 1936 (Sc 2286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Plemmons, Florence Williams, B. 1936 (Sc 2286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2286. Thesis: "Janice Holt Giles: A Bio-Bibliography with Evaluations of the Kentucky Frontier Books as Historical Fiction," written by Florence Williams Plemmons in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Science degree from the University of Tennessee.
Pearson, Murl Douglas, 1920-1970 (Sc 2285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pearson, Murl Douglas, 1920-1970 (Sc 2285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2285. Letters sent from Murl D. Pearson to his parents, Dewey and Cora Pearson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, in which he relates information about his service in the U.S. Army in World War II. Pearson was working at a desk job in England during the course of these letters.
Peel, Fred Welch, 1892-1979 (Sc 2287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Peel, Fred Welch, 1892-1979 (Sc 2287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2287. Fred Welch Peel's reminiscences of growing up in rural Boyle County, Kentucky during the early part of the twentieth century. He writes of farm work, one-room schools, and community life. An appendix lists local properties in the county and in Danville.
Simmons, James M., 1851-1935 (Sc 2282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Simmons, James M., 1851-1935 (Sc 2282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2282. Brief history of the Bowling Green Christian Church, 1845-1912, written by James M. Simmons, chairman of the Board of Elders. The narrative focuses on the church's acquisition of property.
Porter, Ora Frances, 1880-1970 (Sc 2291), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Porter, Ora Frances, 1880-1970 (Sc 2291), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2291. Letter, 6 November 1966, from Ora Frances Porter, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to her nephew Robert Earl Whitney and his wife Verla; correspondence with Verla Whitney relating to Porter after her death; undated photo of Porter; 1968 letter to the editor of the "Daily News" from Margie Helm reviewing Porter's career as a registered nurse; two books from Porter's library.
Porter, John M., 1839-1884 (Sc 2290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Porter, John M., 1839-1884 (Sc 2290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid, typescripts and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2290. Copies of two incomplete 1866 letters relating to James M. Porter's wedding to Belle Burch. Includes a copy of an undated photo of Porter in his Confederate army uniform.
Dickerson, Rosa Belle (Praigg), 1843-1902 (Mss 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dickerson, Rosa Belle (Praigg), 1843-1902 (Mss 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 327. Stories, poems and lyrics written by Rosa Belle (Praigg) Dickerson, a native of Boyle County, Kentucky and resident of Warren County, Kentucky for magazines and newspapers under her name and the pen name "Violet Woods" or "Violette Woods." Includes unpublished material, correspondence, photographs, biographical information, and speeches she delivered at her college graduation.
Oates, William Alfred, 1878-1918 (Sc 2296), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Oates, William Alfred, 1878-1918 (Sc 2296), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2296. Letters (44) from William Alfred Oates to his wife Alva Oates, written from Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Mississippi before and after their marriage. Oates writes of his affection for her, their future, her enrollment in school in Bowling Green, and his itinerary as a traveling salesman. Includes letters (21) to Alva Oates from friends and family after her husband's sudden death from peritonitis.
Walker, Dorian (Fa 165), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Walker, Dorian (Fa 165), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 165. "Beauty of the Southland": Interviews with former railroad employees, local historians, and a Louisville & Nashville Railroad historian for a film on the impact of the railroad station and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad on Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes a visual/audio script.
Pollard-Rogers Families (Sc 2289), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pollard-Rogers Families (Sc 2289), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2289. Genealogical and biographical notes and correspondence relating to the Pollard, Rogers and Underwood families of Virginia and Kentucky, written by family members.
Phillips, Andrew Thomas, 1865-1937 (Sc 2288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Phillips, Andrew Thomas, 1865-1937 (Sc 2288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2288. Records relating to business affairs of Andrew Thomas Phillips, of Hopkins County and Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Includes invoices for store inventory, price lists, deed, note and mortgage.
Moody, Thomas Newton, B. 1938 (Sc 2281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moody, Thomas Newton, B. 1938 (Sc 2281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2281. Paper (7 pages) by Thomas Newton Moody titled "A Brief Sketch of the Persons or Families Memorialized by Stained Glass Windows at the Franklin Presbyterian Church." The paper provides background information about the windows and brief biographical sketches of the persons memorialized by the windows.