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Morton, May Belle - Compiler (Sc 2233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2233. Biographical sketches of Revolutionary War soldiers with connections to Logan County, Kentucky. Compiled by Daughters of the American Revolution, Committee on Revolutionary Soldiers in Logan County, Kentucky, May Belle Morton, Chairman. Includes introductory note on land grants to soldiers after the war.

Morton, David, 1886-1957 (Sc 2232), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2232. Eighty-six poems by Kentucky poets, copied by hand from the publications in which they were published. The poems were chiefly authored by Elkton, Kentucky native David Morton, but the collection includes works by Kalfus Kurtz Gusling, Anna Blanche McGill, and Robert Burns Wilson.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Jenkins, Spencer & Tessa Duvall. Gordon Emslie to be Named New Provost
• Harris, Shakia. Domestic Partner Benefits Approved – Health Insurance, Gays
• Wilson, Laurel. Kentucky Budget Talks Postponed – Legislation
• Wadley, Emily. Gatton Academy of Math & Science Accepts More Students
• Curtis, Tanner. A Thousand Words – Take Back the Night
• Harris, Shakia. Misty Claude Working on Employee Wellness – Human Resources, Health Insurance
• Duvall, Tessa. Western Launches iWKU App – Information Technology
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Ken Winters Revokes High School Drop Out – Jail
• Not …

Brennan, Mary Zita, B. 1955 (Sc 2229), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2229. Dissertation titled "Sense of Place: Reconstructing Community Through Archeology, Oral History, and GIS" written by Mary Zita Brennan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a doctorate in anthropology at the University of Arkansas. The work focuses on families along Moccasin and Indian Creeks in northwest Pope County, Arkansas. Appendices on compact disc. Tate Cromwell "Piney" Page was on the faculty of Western Kentucky University for many years.

Hardy, H. H. (Sc 2240), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2240. "Employee's Examination on Book of Rules of the Transportation Department" of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, completed by H. H. Hardy, an engineer.

Doyon, Anne Marie P. (Mss 300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 300. "Kentucky's Traditional Courthouses: Preservation in the Heart of the Community," a Master's project written by Ann Marie P. Doyon for the Department of Historic Preservation, College of Design, University of Kentucky.

Moore, Mary (Taylor) Leiper, 1885-1973 (Sc 2230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2230. Letter, 2 April 1940, from Moore to C.H. Davidson, Jr., an attorney in Lexington, Virginia, setting out information known about early Bowling Green, Kentucky citizens and brothers Robert and George Moore, and asking for his help in conducting more research into their backgrounds and families.

Burnette, Isaac, Sr., 1801-1865 (Sc 2239), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2239. Letter, 20 February 1835, from Isaac Burnett, Sr., a Trigg County, Kentucky physician, written from Frankfort, Kentucky to his wife Martha in Cadiz, Kentucky, while Burnett was serving in the General Assembly. He apologizes for an earlier, unkind letter and expresses his wish to see her and their children.

Mullin, Marsha A. (Sc 2238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2238. Historic American Engineering Record (HAER No. KY-18) for Mammoth Cave Saltpetre Works, Edmonson County, Kentucky. Marsha A. Mullin, Project Historian. Includes historical narrative, bibliography, and diagrams.

Moyer, Henry S., 1850-1930 (Sc 2236), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2236. Letter, 10 August 1896, from Moyer, Allentown, Pennsylvania, to his cousin Jacob Y. Moyer. He describes photographs (not included, sent under separate cover) of ancestral properties in Pennsylvania and gives some associated family history.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 42, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Harris, Shakia. Group to Rally for Domestic Partner Benefits – Gays, Protests
• Duke, Alex. Pedal to the Metal: Fraternity to Ride 3,200 Miles for Alzheimer’s Research – Phi Gamma Delta, Tyler Jury
• Wilson, Laurel. Ex-employee Files Complaint Against Western – Gina Brown, Discrimination
• Duvall, Tessa. Bicycle Rental Program Expands for Spring – Big Red’s Bikes
• Wadley, Emily. Colton Jessie to Start Student Government Association Work This Summer
• Carter, Caitlin. Agriculture Students to Compete This Weekend – Block & Bridle, Livestock
• Harris, Shakia. Search Begins for New International Programs …

Ua68/8/1 History Alumni Newsletter, Wku History

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Newsletter created by the WKU History Department regarding activities in the department, students and alumni.

Ua68 Arts & Letters :The Magazine Of Potter College At Western Kentucky University, Potter College Of Arts & Letters, Sally Ray, Editor-In-Chief

PCAL Publications

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Traces Volume 38, Number 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

South Union Messenger (Spring 2010), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.

Goodson Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, South - Metcalfe County, Kentucky (Sc 1301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1301. Membership lists of Goodson Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. The church was later known as Summer Shade Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

Oral History Of Early Twentieth Century New Deal Archeology In Western Kentucky (Fa 204), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Collection 204. Recorded interviews and transcriptions conducted by Darlene Applegate, Pam Hurley, and Lindsey King. The main focus of the interviews are on New Deal Archeology in Western Kentucky, and its relationship to tourism. It also contains extensive information about caves in the region.

Cook, Paul Burton, B. 1933 (Sc 2228), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2228. Correspondence, minutes and programs relating to Cook’s service on the Bowling Green-Warren County Hospital Commission Advisory Board and the board of the Bowling Green Free Enterprise Foundation, Inc. The materials concern the relocation of the hospital and the organization of the Free Enterprise Fair, an event sponsored jointly by Western Kentucky University and the Bowling Green-Warren County Chamber of Commerce. Includes a copy of the articles of incorporation of the Bowling Green Free Enterprise Foundation, Inc.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 41, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Wilson, Laurel & Emily Ulber. Dean Kahler Resigns from Enrollment Management Position
• Snyder, Kristen. This Old House: Bowling Green Residents Restore Historic Homes – Emily Sharp, Bowling Green & Warren County Historic Preservation Board
• Historic Bowling Green
• Kriz, Lindsay. WKU Student Adopts Marine in Afghanistan – Lydia Kerr, Taylor Yontz, Afghan War 2001-2021
• Wilson, Laurel. Government to Control Student Loans – Legislation, Student Financial Aid, Direct Loan Program
• McIntyre, Scott. A Thousand Words – Esh Family, Mennonites, Automobile Accidents
• Wadley, Emily. Engagement Institute Opens in Garrett – Institute …

Anderson, Rhoda (Sc 2225), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text holographic letter and typescript (click on Additional Files below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2225. Letter from Rhoda (Oliver) Anderson in Lexington, Kentucky, to her nephew Joseph O. Boggs, Spencer, Indiana. She writes of the pastors and converts involved in a four-day religious revival in the city, gives news of family and friends, and comments on the state gubernatorial election.

Herdman, Guy Hess, 1875-1947 (Sc 2227), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2227. Letters from Guy Hess Herdman, Kentucky Attorney General's Office, to Robert L. Brashear, Bowling Green, Kentucky, summarizing legislation relating to the Louisville & Nashville Turnpike, including its original width.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 40, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Harris, Shakia. WKU Seeks Captionists, Interpreters – Student Disability Services, American Sign Language
• Wilson, Laurel & Shakia Harris. A Fair Chance: Job Fair Aims to Help Students Find Employment
• Resume Tips
• Duvall, Tessa. Colonial Court Ready to House 24 Scholars – Visiting Scholars Program
• Demirjian, Hanna. South Union Shaker Museum Offers View of the Past
• Wilson, Laurel. End to Ingrid Woods Lawsuit Against Western – Discrimination
• Wilson, Laurel. House, Senate Negotiating Budget – Legislation
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Return of Spring
• Bennett, Micah. Domestic Partner Benefits Issue …

Presbyterian Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 316. Session books of the Presbyterian Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes session minutes and membership lists. An index of all members from 1819-1888 includes members of Bowling Green Cumberland Presbyterian Church from 1866-1884.

Dempsey, Joetta (Dorris), B. 1945 - Collector (Mss 314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 314. Materials collected by Dempsey related to the Kennerly and Simmons families of Dunmor, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Includes news clippings about the history of Dunmor and Penrod, Kentucky; genealogical information about the Kennerly, Penrod, Studebaker families; and photographs of the Kennerly family.

Tolle Family Papers (Sc 2211), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2211. Genealogical information related to the Tolle family of Barren County, Kentucky. Includes copies of Roger Tolle’s 1778 Fauquier County, Virginia will, William Tolle’s journal of his overland trip from Barren County to Clay County, Missouri in 1834, and an 1864 letter from William Mansfield serving with the 21st Kentucky Infantry (Union) to his wife Elizabeth (Tolle) Mansfield.

Page, Benjamin H., 1859-1916 - Letter To (Sc 2223), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2223. Letter to Benjamin H. Page, in Mud Lick, Monroe County, Kentucky, from Lou Ann Nichols, Randolph, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. She discusses their individual living and economic situations in the absence of any firm decision to marry, and asks him to keep her letters confidential.

Ground Family - Deeds, 1800-1920 (Sc 2221), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2221. Deeds, chiefly for property owned by the Ground and Lowery families of Kentucky. Most the later deeds are for property owned by Robert Ground in Warren County, Kentucky.

Thomas-Stiles Families (Sc 2208), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2208. Letters (1851-1946) of the Thomas and Stiles families of Nelson County and McLean County, Kentucky. They write of family news, illnesses and deaths, farm matters and local Civil War-related incidents, including guerrilla activity and the emancipation of their slaves. Includes a deed of gift for slaves. Also includes typescripts of the documents by John B. Thomas, Jr. with notes, annotations, maps, and other background information relating to the content and writers of the letters.

That Other Club, 1966-2010 (Sc 2222), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2222. Minutes, brief history by James D. Harris, Jr., and sundry correspondence related to That Other Club, a men's literary club founded in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1966. Minutes are brief and generally include those in attendance and the program topic.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Jenkins, Spencer. Friends: Ryan Skinner Was Role Model – Death
• Wadley, Emily. Candidates Face Off for Student Government Association Offices – Colton Jessie, Justin Thurman
• Wilson, Laurel. Job Seekers Hope Spring Job Fair Yields Results
• Snyder, Kristen. Western, City Officials Get Ready for Spring – Bowling Green Parks & Recreation
• Davis, Leslye. A Thousand Words – Glenda Tolliver, Coal Mining
• Harris, Shakia. Gary Ransdell to Get Provost Search Report This Week – Gordon Emslie, John de Castro, David Lee
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Computer Printers in Dorms …