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Grider, Dorothy, 1915-2012 (Mss 709), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Grider, Dorothy, 1915-2012 (Mss 709), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 709. Correspondence, papers, sketches, drawings, mockups and other artwork documenting the career of Bowling Green, Kentucky native Dorothy Grider, an artist and illustrator of greeting and playing cards, filmstrips, advertisements for magazines, and numerous activity, coloring and story books for children.
Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Sc 3538), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Sc 3538), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3538. Letter, 28 October 1964 of Joseph Dudley “Joe” Downing, Paris, France, to WKU president Kelly Thompson and his wife Sarah. He writes about his painting “And Forever After,” recently sent to them as a gift, and thanks them for a recent exhibition of his work at WKU. He also describes the dinner party he gave that centered around their gift of a country ham, the full menu, and the reactions of his French friends. He also describes the improvements made to his apartment using an honorarium from WKU.
Downing, Joseph Dudley "Joe," 1925-2007 - Relating To (Mss 686), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Downing, Joseph Dudley "Joe," 1925-2007 - Relating To (Mss 686), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 686. Correspondence, news clippings, and excerpts from magazines and other print sources related to Kentucky native and artist Joseph Dudley Downing and exhibitions of his art at the Kentucky Museum, Western Kentucky University and other venues worldwide.
Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Sc 3428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Sc 3428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3428. Letter to WKU faculty member Frances Richards from artist and Kentucky native Joe Downing, Paris, France, regretting his inability to see her during a 1962 visit to Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes various notices and catalogs of Downing’s art exhibits.
Rawlins, Arline Mclean (Perkins), 1899-1962 (Mss 647), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rawlins, Arline Mclean (Perkins), 1899-1962 (Mss 647), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 647. Material about the hooked rug designs created and executed by Arline McLean (Perkins) Rawlins of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes correspondence, published and unpublished articles, and photographs
Murphy, Ruby Bradford, 1909-1995 (Sc 3142), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Murphy, Ruby Bradford, 1909-1995 (Sc 3142), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3142. Short article about Nellie Verne Walker, a sculptor from Iowa, titled “Little Lady With a Big Idea,” accompanied by 11 photographs.
Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Sc 2989), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Sc 2989), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2989. Items related to native Kentuckian and expatriate (France) artist Joe Downing collected by Benjamin L. and Louise Pritz of Cincinnati, Ohio. Items include notes and cards from Joe, correspondence with his brother, Dero Downing, numerous invitations and programs for Downing exhibitions, and a number of New Year cards featuring photographs of Joe and his art.
Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Mss 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Mss 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 565. Correspondence, articles, news clippings, photographs, exhibit invitations and catalogs, and miscellaneous materials documenting the artistic works and personal life of native Kentuckian artist Joe Downing during his career in the United States and abroad. Includes records of exhibits and patrons of Downing’s work.
Kimbrough, Mary Alice (Sexton), 1907-1991 (Mss 159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kimbrough, Mary Alice (Sexton), 1907-1991 (Mss 159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 159. Family correspondence, greeting cards, handicrafts, and newspaper clippings of Mary Kimbrough, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also items from various family members.
Martin, Lanna Gayle, B. 1961 (Sc 1023), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Martin, Lanna Gayle, B. 1961 (Sc 1023), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1023. Paper titled “Sadie F. Price: Artist, Botanist, Author, and Naturalist,” written by Lanna Gayle Martin for a Western Kentucky University class.
Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Sc 2598), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Sc 2598), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2598. Letters from artist Joseph Dudley Downing, France, to Elinor Green (later Hunter), who worked for the United States State Department in Bern, Switzerland. They discuss their shared interest in art and discuss upcoming visits. Also includes letters from Joseph’s brother, Dero Downing, to Green discussing the possibility of donating artwork to Western Kentucky University.
Desport, Juliette Marie, 1889-1985 (Sc 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Desport, Juliette Marie, 1889-1985 (Sc 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 277. Autobiographical sketch by Juliette Desport, Nashville, Tennessee, giving the history of the Desport family; information about paintings donated to the Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky; educational pursuits; and travel. Her father, Alphonse, was an artist who resided in Bowling Green from 1893-1905. Includes letters, 1969-1970 (3), of Miss Desport.
Temple Family Papers (Mss 241), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Temple Family Papers (Mss 241), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 241. Correspondence; financial and legal papers; genealogy and other material related to the Temple family of Warren County, Kentucky, particularly that of Adalaska L. and Mary Camilla (Miller) Temple and their daughter Ruth Hines Temple. Over 400 pieces of artwork on paper by the latter are found in the collection, including pencil, as well as, pen and ink drawings, watercolors, pastels, and other graphic and creative design work.
Wilson, Ivan, 1889-1981 (Sc 2054), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilson, Ivan, 1889-1981 (Sc 2054), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 2054. Letters from Ivan and Emma Wilson, Hazel, Calloway County, Kentucky to former neighbors, H.B. and Dulcie Clark, Bowling Green, Kentucky, related to the couples' health, mutual friends, and the disposition of some of Ivan's art work. Includes five of his small pencil sketches. An image of one of the pencil sketches is included as an additional file.
Neal, Mary Julia, 1905-1995 (Mss 4), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Neal, Mary Julia, 1905-1995 (Mss 4), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Correspondence, speeches, and writings of Shaker scholar and English professor, Mary Julia Neal, a native of Auburn, Kentucky. Neal served as director of the Kentucky Building at Western Kentucky University from 1964 to 1972. Includes photos and correspondence with twentieth century eastern Shakers.