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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Dean, Harry Moseley, 1884-1958 (Sc 2659), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dean, Harry Moseley, 1884-1958 (Sc 2659), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2659. A volume of Harry Moseley Dean's poetry compiled by Gayle R. Carver.
Stone, Amy Michelle (Hodgkins), B. 1972 (Sc 836), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stone, Amy Michelle (Hodgkins), B. 1972 (Sc 836), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 836. Research paper written by Amy M. Hodgkins Stone entitled “The Assassination of President Kennedy As Witnessed by Dr. Francis Thompson” written for U.S. History class, 27 November 1990.
Hinton, Merri Lynne (Sc 852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hinton, Merri Lynne (Sc 852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 852. Paper titled “A Story about John Hunt: World War II Kentucky Veteran” written by Merri Lynne Hinton for a Western Kentucky University United States history class, November 1990. Based on interviews with Hunt of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Poteet, Penny Lynne, B. 1971 (Sc 847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Poteet, Penny Lynne, B. 1971 (Sc 847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 847. Research paper written by Penny Lynne Poteet for a United States history class at Western Kentucky University in 1990 titled,” The Great Depression: A Recollection of the Past” based on an interview with her grandfather, Samuel Junior Poteet.
Barrow, Merrill Alan, B. 1953? (Sc 863), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barrow, Merrill Alan, B. 1953? (Sc 863), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 863. Paper titled “George Freas: Portrait of a Soldier,” written by Merrill Alan Barrow for a Western Kentucky University United States history class in November 1990. Freas, a native of Simpson County, served as a United States Army bomber pilot, parachuted from his plane in the Marne Forest, March 1945, and attempted to escape via the French Underground, but was captured and imprisoned until May 1945.
Stephenson, Lisa Kay (Sc 861), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stephenson, Lisa Kay (Sc 861), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 861. Paper titled “World War II: A Soldier’s Perspective,” and written by Lisa Kay Stephenson for a Western Kentucky University U.S. history class in November 1990. Based on an interview with Samuel L. Swann of Springfield, Tennessee, the paper describes Swann’s infantry experiences in England and Germany and his injuries.
Austin, Larry Wayne, B. 1971 (Sc 855), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Austin, Larry Wayne, B. 1971 (Sc 855), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 855. Narrative account written by Larry Wayne Austin for a Western Kentucky University United States history
class, November 1990, of interview with T.J. Sullivan describing his work as a pilot and lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps before and during the Air Force bombing of Tripoli, Libya, in 1986. The bombing was in retaliation for terrorists’’ actions approved by President Muammar Gaddafi.
Peck, Chad W. (Sc 856), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Peck, Chad W. (Sc 856), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 856. Paper discussing Charles Salyers’ 1970 military experiences in Vietnam and its aftermath, written by Chad W. Peck for a Western Kentucky University United States history class, November 1990.
Mcbrayer, Kent - Collector (Sc 873), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcbrayer, Kent - Collector (Sc 873), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 873. Letters, 1918, 1920, 1945 (4), written chiefly by or to Horn family members, Daviess County, Kentucky, collected by Kent McBrayer. All the letters are written by individuals serving in the armed services and relate some information about military life.
Burns, Roger D. (Sc 866), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burns, Roger D. (Sc 866), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 866. Transcription of interview with Vietnam veteran Bobby Lewis concerning his military experiences in 1964. Interview was completed by Roger D. Burns for a Western Kentucky University United States history class in November 1990.
Boles, Monday, 1890-1986 (Sc 845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boles, Monday, 1890-1986 (Sc 845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 845. Photocopy of paper entitled “The Adventures of Monday Boles,” written by Boles in 1976. Born in Cuba and given the name Joaquin Machado, Boles writes of his early years and of being adopted by a United States soldier during the Spanish-American War. Associated letter, 1981, and photo, 1980.
Banks, Henry (Lg 52), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Banks, Henry (Lg 52), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 52. Copy of land grant, 1 June 1786, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of of Virginia, granted to Henry Banks, 12,500 acres in Jefferson County on Rough Creek.
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 725), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 725), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscriprs Small Collection 725. Original and photocopies of diary detailing an eastern trip taken to visit Shaker societies in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts by Elder John Rankin, Brother Urban Johns, Eldress Betsy Smith and Sister Nancy E. Moore of South Union, Kentucky. Probably written by Eldress Betsy Smith.
Smith, Beulah Ethel (Morgan), 1894-1987 (Sc 815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Beulah Ethel (Morgan), 1894-1987 (Sc 815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 815. Incoming letters,1940-1941 (4); program, 1953; and newspaper clipping, n.d., of Beulah Smith, Bowling Green, Kentucky, concerning the Easter Seal campaign in Warren County and Mrs. Smith’s participation in the Society.
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 816), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 816), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 816. Photocopies of letters, 1849-1881 (12); agreement to place children with the Shakers, 1812; school merit awards, n.d. (4); and business receipts, etc., 1810-1879 (15). Also, letters regarding collection, 1984, n.d. (2).
Gooch, Thomas Claiborne, 1830-1889 (Sc 810), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gooch, Thomas Claiborne, 1830-1889 (Sc 810), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 810. Letter, 1864, written by Thomas Claiborne Gooch, Louisville, Kentucky, to his brother William, Logan County, Kentucky. Includes comments about the gold standard, Major General Stephen Gano Burbridge, George B. McClellan’s chances of winning the 1864 presidential election, and Robert E. Lee’s international influence.
Shannon, Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1895 (Sc 561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shannon, Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1895 (Sc 561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (click on Additional Files) for Manuscripts Small Collection 561. Journal of a voyage from South Union, Kentucky to New Orleans, Louisiana, which was kept by Thomas Jefferson Shannon, a selling agent for and a member of the South Union Colony of Shakers. The pagination refers to the typed copy of the journal which is also indexed mainly by names and places.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 811), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 811), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 811. Civil War letter, 24 November 1861, to his sister Sallie from “Brother JSH,” while encamped near Bowling Green, Kentucky. He describes his satisfaction with camp life and a sweetheart who is "for the south."
Morningstar, Robert Evans, 1866-1944 (Sc 814), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morningstar, Robert Evans, 1866-1944 (Sc 814), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 814. Letters, 1898 (10), written to Robert Evans Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by fellow members of the Kentucky Press Association, concerning payment of dues and reservations for an upcoming trip for KPA members and their wives.
Knott, James Proctor, 1830-1911 (Sc 812), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Knott, James Proctor, 1830-1911 (Sc 812), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 812. Certificate of remission of a judgment against the Claryville, Grant’s Lick, and Butler Turnpike Company for failure to repair roads, signed on 28 December 1886 by Kentucky Governor James Proctor Knott.
Grace Episcopal Church - Hopkinsville, Kentucky (Sc 813), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Grace Episcopal Church - Hopkinsville, Kentucky (Sc 813), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 813. Parochial report submitted to the 61st Annual Council by John W. Venable, minister. Membership statistics, contributions, and remarks are noted on the report.
Lindsay, William, 1835-1909 (Sc 569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lindsay, William, 1835-1909 (Sc 569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 569. Letter, 4 October 1892, from attorney and politician William Lindsay, Frankfort, to law firm, Butler, Stillman and Hubbard, related to the settlement of a lawsuit.
Caldwell, R. E. (Sc 807), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Caldwell, R. E. (Sc 807), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 807. Contract, 2 July 1894, between R. E. Caldwell and trustees John A. Caldwell and M. M. Jones to teach school in Graves County, Kentucky.
Cook, Elbert Eugene Iii, B. 1959 & Rebecca J. (Cook) Foust - Collectors (Sc 2654), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cook, Elbert Eugene Iii, B. 1959 & Rebecca J. (Cook) Foust - Collectors (Sc 2654), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and illustration of stock certificate (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 2654. Two Kentucky teaching certificates issued to Elbert Cook [Sr.] in 1914 & 1919; letter appointing Cook a rural mail carrier, 1920; stock certificate indicating that Cook had purchased three shares in the Bowling Green Savings and Building Association, 1932; certificate awarding a Postmastership to Maggie Elizabeth Cook at Trammel, Kentucky, 1946; and several photographs.
Mccreery, Thomas Clay, 1816-1890 (Sc 568), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mccreery, Thomas Clay, 1816-1890 (Sc 568), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 568. Two 1868 letters from Thomas Clay McCreery, Washington, D.C. to unknwon recipients, which give the addresses of two former U.S. senators from Kentucky. McCreery was serving as U.S. senator from Kentucky at the time.
Helm, John Blakey, 1899-1979 (Sc 572), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, John Blakey, 1899-1979 (Sc 572), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 572. Typescript of a speech, [April, 1949], entitled “Memo on Second Appellate District Judges” by John Blakey Helm, which contains a history of the district and biographical information about the judges who had served that district until 1949.
Sand Hill Democratic Club - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 809), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sand Hill Democratic Club - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 809), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 809. Notice of meeting called for 14 September 1888 to organize a Democratic club at Sand Hill, Warren County, Kentucky.
Bell, Tennie Juliet (Odom), 1872-1943 (Sc 74), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bell, Tennie Juliet (Odom), 1872-1943 (Sc 74), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 74. Essay written by Tennie Juliet (Odom) Bell, of Texas, while a student at Cedar Bluff Female College, Woodburn, Kentucky.
Jessee, William Mortikey, 1846-1931 (Sc 796), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jessee, William Mortikey, 1846-1931 (Sc 796), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 796. Photocopy of Union Army discharge certificate issued to William Mortikey Jessee, 10 January 1865. Jessee was born in Adair County, Kentucky but reared in the Metcalfe County community of Red Lick.
Lewman, Vinnie (Joiner), 1879-1949 (Sc 570), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lewman, Vinnie (Joiner), 1879-1949 (Sc 570), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 570. Letter, 18 November 1932, from Mrs. Earl Lewman, Jeffersonville, Indiana, to Mrs. McQuown, Bowling Green, Kentucky, regarding her father, the artist Charles H. Joiner. Includes Mrs. Lewman’s biographical sketch of her father.