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Johnson, Peter R. (Lg 136), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnson, Peter R. (Lg 136), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Land Grant 136. Typescript copy of a land grant, 10 July 1848, by which James K. Polk, President of the United States of America, granted to Peter R. Johnson 80 acres of Crittenden County, Arkansas.
Payne, William (Lg 148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Payne, William (Lg 148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 148. Original land grant, 2 December 1785, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to William Payne 500 acres in Lincoln County, Virginia.
Davis, Azariah (Lg 143), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Davis, Azariah (Lg 143), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Land Grant 143. Typescript copy of a land grant, 15 July 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Azariah Davis, assignee of General Azariah Davis, 400 acres in Christian County, Kentucky.
Cates, Ezekiel (Lg 153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cates, Ezekiel (Lg 153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 153. Original land grant, 17 October 1859, by which Beriah Magoffin, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Ezekiel Cates, assignee of William H. S. Buntin, 16 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
Bumpas, Nathan W. (Lg 152), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bumpas, Nathan W. (Lg 152), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 152. Original land grant, 17 November 1859, by which Beriah Magoffin, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Nathan W. Bumpas, 24 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Goodman, Julian, 1922-2012 (Mss 489), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Goodman, Julian, 1922-2012 (Mss 489), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 489. Correspondence, press releases and speeches of Julian Goodman related to his work as a news journalist and later as president of television network NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation). A number of the speeches relate to, or comment on, Goodman’s negative opinion of the “Fairness Doctrine.”
Meriwether, Charles (Lg 135), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Meriwether, Charles (Lg 135), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Land Grants LG 135. Typescript copy of a land grant, 8 June 1830, by which Thomas Metcalfe, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Charles Meriwether, 600 acres in Todd County, Kentucky.
Jones, Drucilla Montgomery (Stovall), 1907-2007 (Mss 493), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, Drucilla Montgomery (Stovall), 1907-2007 (Mss 493), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 493. Correspondence, chiefly from the Fort and Flowers families of Logan County, Kentucky, which includes prisoners of war correspondence from the Civil War. Also includes cemetery, church, and funeral home records, as well as news clippings about historic sites, people and events in Logan County.
Piercy, Jahue Louis, 1872-1961 (Sc 2843), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Piercy, Jahue Louis, 1872-1961 (Sc 2843), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscritps Small Collection 2843. Letters written by Jahue Louis Piercy, a Methodist minister from Barren County, Kentucky, to his sister and brother-in-law, Louis D. “Den” and Minnie Florence Barbour, of Eighty Eight, Kentucky. He writes while on a year-long world evangelism tour with Henry Clay Morrison. Two of the letters are sent from India and one from Naples, Italy. He describes the geography and culture of India.
Lissauer, Mildred Wallis (Potter), 1897-1998 - Collector (Mss 482), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lissauer, Mildred Wallis (Potter), 1897-1998 - Collector (Mss 482), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 482. Correspondence, scrapbooks, journals, diaries, photographs and miscellaneous papers of Mildred (Potter) Lissauer of Bowling Green and Louisville, Kentucky and of her family, especially her mother, Martha (Woods) Potter and her aunt, Elizabeth Moseley Woods. Includes a World War I scrapbook created for and about Mildred's brother John (Click on "Additional Files" below).
Bouldin, Wylie Fox, 1870-1947 (Sc 1535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bouldin, Wylie Fox, 1870-1947 (Sc 1535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1535. Correspondence, wills, deeds, tax receipts, relating to the Wylie F. Bouldin family of Cumberland County, Kentucky. Also includes deputy clerk Charles D. Allen’s 1850 form book for Warren County Court records.
Mcchesney, Hardin Field, Jr. (Mss 494), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcchesney, Hardin Field, Jr. (Mss 494), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 494. One reel of 16 mm. film labeled “Chandler Years in Review,” used by Hardin Field McChesney, Jr. in connection with reporting on a scandal involving the campaign of Edward “Ned” Breathitt for governor of Kentucky.
Battey Family Letters (Sc 2840), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Battey Family Letters (Sc 2840), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid, scans and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2840. Letters of brothers Peter, Alfred and George Battey to a sister and a brother James, written during their Civil War service in the Union Army. From the “Colo Barracks” in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Peter describes his duties as a teamster, criticizes the length of the war, and relays news of the killing of John Hunt Morgan by one “Gillman” and the capture of his men. Alfred writes from a hospital in New Orleans, and George writes from Bowling Green, where he and Peter continue on …
Wray, David M., 1840-1909 (Sc 2841), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wray, David M., 1840-1909 (Sc 2841), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid, typescript and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2841. Letters (3) of David M. Wray to his sister and father, 1862-1869; documents relating to Wray’s Civil War pension and its transfer to his widow; and receipt for care of Wray’s grave in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Wray’s 1862 letter from Claiborne County, Tennessee to his sister describes his pay and expenses, and the collection of money for a comrade whose arms were shot off by cannon fire; another letter discusses his plans to return home after being mustered out of service in Louisville, Kentucky.
Felix, William H., 1838-1912 (Sc 2842), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Felix, William H., 1838-1912 (Sc 2842), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2842. Two handwritten sermons, “God’s love displayed in our Sonship (1871), and “Origin of War and Fighting” (1873), delivered by William H. Felix at First Baptist Church, Covington, Kentucky. Also includes rededication program (1916) for Felix Memorial Baptist Church, Lexington, Kentucky, containing biographical sketch of Felix and information about the church, formerly known as Fifth Street Baptist Church.
Sons Of The American Revolution - Charles Duncan Chapter - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sons Of The American Revolution - Charles Duncan Chapter - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection MSS 540. Administrative papers, a detailed history (1967-1986), minutes and agendas for meetings, correspondence, newsletters, financial records, and photographs for the Charles Duncan chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Lawrence (Laurence) Family (Sc 2838), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lawrence (Laurence) Family (Sc 2838), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2838. Genealogy chart on rolled paper that was cut into sections for the Lawrence (Laurence) family and allied families of Virginia and Kentucky. The chart begins with Edward Laurence (d. 1786) of Fauquier County, Virginia. A portion of this family moved to southeastern Warren County, Kentucky in the nineteenth century.
Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 - Collector (Sc 2837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 - Collector (Sc 2837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2837. “Freedom, Kentucky Story,” a narrative of John Robert Miller primarily concerning his grandmother’s family and life in Black Walnut Barren County, Kentucky. Miller explains that the geography of the area offered hiding places for escaped slaves on their way to the North; as a consequence, the community was renamed Freedom in 1866.
Richey, Ish Harden, 1905-1985 (Sc 1485), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richey, Ish Harden, 1905-1985 (Sc 1485), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1485. Book manuscript titled "Some Philosophical Aspects of Christianity, History, Literature and Education." The material was published by Richey in 1979.
Kentucky Sales Company - Lexington, Kentucky (Sc 2839), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Sales Company - Lexington, Kentucky (Sc 2839), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2839. Form letter, 7 December 1906, of The Kentucky Sales Company, Lexington, Kentucky, advertising a forthcoming sale of horses and soliciting further contributions to its catalog.
Burris, Donald A. - Collector (Sc 2836), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burris, Donald A. - Collector (Sc 2836), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2836. Printed list, with explanatory note, of African American deaths or burials in Warren County, Kentucky. Information includes name, death date, and death certificate number where known. The list is stated to cover 1911 “to present.” Also includes a short list of African American cemeteries in south central Kentucky prepared by Leonetta Strange.
Stovall, Bartholomew W., 1759-1841 - Estate Of (Sc 2835), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stovall, Bartholomew W., 1759-1841 - Estate Of (Sc 2835), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2835. Holographic transcript of a Tennessee Supreme Court case, Logan D. Key vs. William Stovall, et al., related to the settlement of Bartholomew W. Stovall’s estate.
Sons Of The American Revolution, Kentucky Society (Mss 541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sons Of The American Revolution, Kentucky Society (Mss 541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 541. Correspondence, minutes, financial papers and program material related to the Kentucky Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, chiefly for the period from 1969 to 1997. Of special interest are papers related to the Society’s Life Member Trust Fund.
Nida, Thomas Wilson, 1949-2015 (Mss 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nida, Thomas Wilson, 1949-2015 (Mss 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 537. Journals and photographs documenting canoer Thomas W. Nida’s treks on rivers and streams in south central Kentucky. He records information about traveling companions, waterway conditions, as well as flora and fauna spotted.
Mary Evelyn Thurman, 1921-2005 (Sc 2834), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mary Evelyn Thurman, 1921-2005 (Sc 2834), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2834. Business and personal correspondence, receipts, and ephemera of Mary E. Thurman, an elementary school teacher abroad in the 1950s and 1960s. She later became a librarian at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and authored several children’s books. Includes paper valentines from students, a letter in Japanese,and two Japanese floral prints.
Dickerson, Archer Charles, 1806-1891 (Sc 2831), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dickerson, Archer Charles, 1806-1891 (Sc 2831), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2831. Letter, 20 October 1848, of Reverend Archer Charles Dickerson, Bowling Green, Kentucky to Reverend Milton Badger, New York City. Dickerson requests that Reverend John Stuart be appointed to missionary work in Mortonsville, Kentucky and surrounding area. Dickerson discusses the division of labor among current ministers in the area; he also comments on the success of a recent synod meeting.
Cartwright, Frederick Dean, Sr., 1876-1929 (Sc 2833), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cartwright, Frederick Dean, Sr., 1876-1929 (Sc 2833), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2833. Diploma for attendance and good deportment issued to Fred D. Cartwright by the public schools of Bowling Green, Kentucky, 11 June 1891. The diploma is signed by teacher Alice Barre.
Schott, Charles M. (Sc 2830), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Schott, Charles M. (Sc 2830), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2830. Letter, 25 February 1840, of Charles M. Schott in Brandenburg, Kentucky to J.W. Flanagan, Cloverport, Kentucky, regarding an injury suffered by Flanagan’s horse while Schott was riding him from Hardinsburg to Elizabethtown. Schott undertakes to compensate Flanagan for any resulting loss.
West, Robert Henderson, 1836-1898 (Sc 2832), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
West, Robert Henderson, 1836-1898 (Sc 2832), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2832. Mortgage, 27 October 1876, given by R. H. West in Hart County, Kentucky to G. W. Thompson as security for payment of a note for $400, being the price of a steam mill purchased from Thompson.
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.