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Clark, W. M. (Sc 2554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clark, W. M. (Sc 2554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2554. W. M. Clark's record book detailing his purchases and finances, including daily entries of purchases made and items sold. Items listed include hay, gasoline, animals, and food.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letter - Union Soldier (Sc 2550), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letter - Union Soldier (Sc 2550), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2550. Holographic letter from Union soldier named “Hank” at Camp Wood, Hart County, Kentucky, written to his brother and sister. Discusses his living conditions and asks about people he knows. Includes a printed image of General George B. McClellan.
Johnson, Marjorie (Brown), 1911-2001 (Sc 2553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnson, Marjorie (Brown), 1911-2001 (Sc 2553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2553. Marjorie Johnson’s autograph book containing messages, reminiscences, and signatures from friends, acquaintances, and classmates from Rochester High School. Includes a few news clippings and a short list of teachers from Rochester High School, 1926-1929.
Richardson, Laura Elizabeth (Ferguson), 1908-1986 (Sc 2546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richardson, Laura Elizabeth (Ferguson), 1908-1986 (Sc 2546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2546. Laura Elizabeth Richardson’s notebook containing holographic notes about the history of quilting. Notebook includes hand executed quilt pattern images in ink, poems, definitions of quilting terms, and textile descriptions. Includes notes about the provenance of Richardson’s quilt collection and her furniture.
Clark, William B., B. 1797? (Sc 632), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clark, William B., B. 1797? (Sc 632), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and one scanned page (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 632. Ciphering book kept by William B. Clark of Christian County, Kentucky, 25 August 1813 to 22 August 1814, and intermittently by others to 1819. Other entries include business accounts of Clark, a blacksmith, and family genealogy. The book was bound
with sheets from the Western Eagle, a newspaper printed in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and dated 12 February 1813. It was removed and added to the Special Collections Library. A loose item found in the book, 1834-1846, contains accounts of Clark.
Green, Jennie Scott, 1879-1965 (Sc 637), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Green, Jennie Scott, 1879-1965 (Sc 637), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 637. Photocopies of letters to Ellis Ford Hartford, Lexington, Kentucky, from Miss Jennie Scott Green, Falls of Rough, Kentucky, relative to her aiding Dr. Hartford with his historical research. She mentions the problems of invasion of privacy which she encounters and some incidents about the Sebastian family.
Causey, Alonzo M., 1870-1972 (Sc 622), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Causey, Alonzo M., 1870-1972 (Sc 622), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 622. Correspondence and clippings of letters written to newspaper editors and various people by Alonzo M. Causey of Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1935-1972 (39) and letter and press conference summary written in French and sent in reply to letter of Causey’s to Charles de Gaulle, 1966 (4). Click on "Additional Files" below to see Spanish-American War related material in this small collection.
Wilson, Ivan, 1889-1981 (Sc 625), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilson, Ivan, 1889-1981 (Sc 625), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 625. Photocopies of records – letters, lists, autobiographies – pertaining to Ivan Wilson of Hazel, Kentucky, an art teacher at Western Kentucky University for years and an artist, whose paintings were sold through the Kentucky Museum from 1955-1973. These transactions were handled and the records kept by Gayle Carver, Kentucky Museum curator.
Scott, John M. (Sc 630), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scott, John M. (Sc 630), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 630. Photocopy of a survey, 15 December 1785, by which Scott recorded his claim for 2,663 acres on Skeggs Beaver Creek, Barren County, Kentucky, in fulfillment of his Virginia Revolutionary War land grant. Signed by Edmund Rogers. Also photocopy of sketch showing the location of the land.
Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records - Licenses, 1832-1878 (Sc 2549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records - Licenses, 1832-1878 (Sc 2549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2549. Lists of licenses issued by Warren County, Kentucky for horses and jacks used for breeding purposes; taverns; persons selling playing cards; and coffee houses. Chronological lists include licensee, name of horse/jack, type of license, and fee.
Cosby, John Cooney, 1824-1881 (Sc 617), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cosby, John Cooney, 1824-1881 (Sc 617), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text letter and photograph of John Cooney Cosby's grave (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 617. Letter written by John Cooney Cosby of Allen Springs, Warren County, Kentucky, to his sister, Mat P. Smock, relating family news.
Wright, Linda Sue (Sc 2548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wright, Linda Sue (Sc 2548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2548. Letter, 1959, written by Linda Sue Wright, Smiths Grove, Kentucky, to Martha Rasdall explaining that she had selected Rasdall as her "little sister" in the Future Homemakers of America chapter at North Warren High School.
Postwar Advisory Planning Commission Of Kentucky (Sc 611), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Postwar Advisory Planning Commission Of Kentucky (Sc 611), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan representative of folder materials (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 611. Letters (5), reports, and lists, regarding the membership, objectives, functions, and meetings of the Postwar Advisory Planning Commission. Beulah E. (Mrs. Bert R.) Smith of Bowling Green, Kentucky was a member of the public health sub-committee.
Travelstead, Nelle (Gooch), 1888-1974 (Sc 621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Travelstead, Nelle (Gooch), 1888-1974 (Sc 621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 621. Letter from Nelle (Gooch) Travelstead, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Mrs. Joe Bryant Helm, Smiths Grove, Warren County, Kentucky, thanking her for coming to Bowling Green to play the piano for events.
Bay's Fork Association Of The Baptist Church - Kentucky (Sc 615), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bay's Fork Association Of The Baptist Church - Kentucky (Sc 615), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 615. Index to minutes of Bay's Fork Association of the Baptist Church.
Lindeman, E. G. (Sc 610), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lindeman, E. G. (Sc 610), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collecction 610. Letter written to Bethel Oakley, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, from E.G. Lindeman, giving information as requested about the Green River Chair Company of Livermore, Kentucky, of which Lindeman was treasurer.
Thornberry, Martine (Calhoun), 1905-1972 (Sc 609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thornberry, Martine (Calhoun), 1905-1972 (Sc 609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and representative scans of over 200 items (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 609. Papers relating to Martine (Calhoun) Thornberry’s position as postmaster at Livermore, McLean County, Kentucky; papers relating to the duties as postmaster and to keeping the position when a change in political parties occurred in 1954. Also some references to her work as a teacher on Indian reservations, 1927-1938, 1947-1950, and as the first woman from Kentucky to become a Marine officer, 1943-1945, 1954.
Breckinridge, John, 1760-1806 (Sc 608), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Breckinridge, John, 1760-1806 (Sc 608), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 608. Letter, 18 March 1792, of John Breckinridge to his brother James in Botetourt County, Virginia. The future U.S. Congressman, Senator and Attorney General writes of his intention to leave Virginia for Kentucky and his wish that his brother follow him. He also expresses his enthusiasm for acquiring cheap land north of the Ohio River, and the terms of such sales.
Kentucky Baptist Centennial Memorial Roll Book (Sc 614), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Baptist Centennial Memorial Roll Book (Sc 614), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 614. A book of certificates which were sold for one dollar each to raise money for the Kentucky Baptist
Centennial Memorial Fund. The buyers were members of the Providence Knob Baptist Church, Warren County, Kentucky. Many unsold certificates are in the book.
Wilson, Thomas (Sc 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilson, Thomas (Sc 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 12. Will of Thomas Wilson, Henry County, Virginia.
Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury, 1876-1944 (Sc 2547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury, 1876-1944 (Sc 2547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2547. Printed letter of condolence from Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, 3 April 1942, written to Mrs. Matthew J. Carney on the death of her husband.
Cearnal, Elijah (Sc 588), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cearnal, Elijah (Sc 588), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 588. A ciphering book kept by Elijah Cearnal as a student. The name "Patrick Carnall" is also written in the book.
Wilkerson, Brice W. (Sc 586), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilkerson, Brice W. (Sc 586), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 586. A ciphering book kept by Brice W. Wilkerson, of either Simpson County of Logan County, Kentucky, as a student. The name “Stanley Wilkerson” is also noted in the book.
Sutherland, Daniel, 1797-1835 (Sc 589), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sutherland, Daniel, 1797-1835 (Sc 589), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 589. Ciphering book of Daniel Sutherland, probably of Casey County, Kentucky, dated 31 March 1825 to 2 December 1825. It was also used for the period from 16 July 1828 to 9 October 1828, and indications are that this record was the work of Uriah S. Sutherland.
Boles, Charles Elam, 1887-1982 (Sc 599), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boles, Charles Elam, 1887-1982 (Sc 599), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 599. Journal of C.E. Boles containing a record of his farming activities during the summer of 1912 in Barren County, Kentucky. Also C. E. Boles’ account with S. H. Boles during the same time period is recorded.
Royalty, John Miles, 1862-1939 (Sc 597), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Royalty, John Miles, 1862-1939 (Sc 597), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 597. Letters to John M. Royalty of Willisburg, Washington County, Kentucky, 1886-1928 (5); Washington County tax receipts, 1909-1938 (21); dog licenses, 1919-1927 (5); The Knights of the Maccabees of the World receipts, 1909-1912 (5); and miscellaneous items.
Motley, Matthew, 1786-1845 (Sc 591), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Motley, Matthew, 1786-1845 (Sc 591), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 591. Ciphering book, 1800-1801, kept by Matthew Motley of Allen County, Kentucky. Business accounts,1807-1811, of John Motley, father of Matthew, and business accounts, 1805-1823, of Matthew, who was a cabinetmaker, are documented in the back of the book; other notations record the hiring out of enslaved persons, medicinal remedies, and a poetic reaction to the New Madrid earthquake, 1811.
Moore, Mary (Taylor) Leiper, 1885-1973 (Sc 584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moore, Mary (Taylor) Leiper, 1885-1973 (Sc 584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 584. Correspondence chiefly of Mrs. Mary (Taylor) Leiper Moore, Librarian of the Kentucky Library, Bowling Green, Kentucky, with politicians, principally of Kentucky.
Chism Family Papers (Sc 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chism Family Papers (Sc 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans including slave items (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 603. Chiefly business papers of the Chism family of Monroe County, Kentucky, with most of the papers being those of J. T. Chism (1810-1884). Includes slave items, 1808, 1856 (2); letters pertaining to the pork industry and trade, 1867-1880 (36); doctor’s letters containing medical instructions for patient and prescriptions, 1863-1864 (4); receipts for goods sold to Union forces, 1863-1864 (8); and miscellaneous items.
Rapp, Ernest William, B. 1941 (Sc 605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rapp, Ernest William, B. 1941 (Sc 605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 605. Photocopy of paper by Ernest W. Rapp, titled, “A Memorial to John G. Durham,” which was written for a history course at Western Kentucky University. The John Durham Collection (MSS 9) in the Manuscripts Division of the WKU Special Collections Library was used in writing this paper.