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Lioness Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 231), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lioness Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 231), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 231. Minutes, financial records, yearbooks, historical information, correspondence and sundry other items related to the Lioness Club of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Bowling Green-Warren County Civic Council - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green-Warren County Civic Council - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3533. Minutes, correspondence, by-laws and sundry other documents related to the Bowling Green-Warren County Civic Council which was organized to create “a central committee for co-ordinating and promoting activities dedicated to community service.” Projects and programs undertaken by the organization are found in the minutes.
Chambers, Francis (Sc 3534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chambers, Francis (Sc 3534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for SC 3534. “Account of the Chambers Family,” a genealogical narrative by Francis Chambers 24 November 1858. This twelve page document chronicles the Chambers family immigrating to America from Ireland.
Chautauqua Literary And Scientific Circle - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 700), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chautauqua Literary And Scientific Circle - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 700), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 700. Minute books, yearbooks, and sundry other items from the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, a women’s literary club in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Coleman, Jo Ann - Compiler (Sc 3532), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Coleman, Jo Ann - Compiler (Sc 3532), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3532. Index of gravestones at Smiths Grove Cemetery, Smiths Grove, Kentucky, compiled by Jo Ann Coleman as of April 2009. Where available, data includes name of deceased, birth and death dates, inscription, and other information on the gravestone.
Potter Orphan Home And School - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3531), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Potter Orphan Home And School - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3531), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3531. Three grade books, one inscribed by teacher Charles Thomas Gentry, from Potter Orphan Home and School, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes photocopies of related pages from the school’s June 1963 bulletin.
Norcutt, Ruth Annette, 1898-1921 (Sc 3530), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Norcutt, Ruth Annette, 1898-1921 (Sc 3530), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3530. Letter, 8 April 1918, of Ruth Norcutt, Henderson, Kentucky, written to her brother Gilbert during his World War I military service. She reports on various family and friends, on a local parade to promote Liberty Bonds, and on hearing wounded soldiers recount their experiences at her church. She expresses hope that Gilbert may return home soon, but refers to talk of President Woodrow Wilson’s refusal to accept a negotiated peace. The letter includes a note from “Claude,” an employee of Ruth’s father’s plumbing company, reporting on …
Henderson Plumbing Company - Henderson, Kentucky (Sc 3529), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Henderson Plumbing Company - Henderson, Kentucky (Sc 3529), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3529. Undated letter of the Henderson Plumbing Company, Henderson, Kentucky promoting its services. The letterhead includes images of products used and a standard repair kit carried by servicemen. Attached to the letter is a sample of a fabric-reinforced washer for faucets.
Sinnet, Edwin, 1827-1902 (Sc 3528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sinnet, Edwin, 1827-1902 (Sc 3528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below). Letter, 21 January 1862, written to his wife in Granville, Ohio, by Dr. Edwin Sinnet while serving as a surgeon with the 94th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. From Mill Springs Kentucky, he writes of the fate of the Confederate forces after the recent battle: their ill-advised attack from their winter quarters; their flight and abandonment of arms, equipment and horses; their burning of flatboats used to cross the Cumberland River; and the “bloody corpses” scattered across fields and roads. He tells of encountering a survivor still lying wounded on the battlefield.
Robinson, Andy, Jr. (Sc 3527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robinson, Andy, Jr. (Sc 3527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3527. Letter, 3 February 1856, of Andy Robinson, Jr. to his brother and fellow steamboat captain Claudius Robinson, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Writing from Smithland, Kentucky, he advises of a delay in departing with the steamer “Lucie May” due to ice on the Ohio River. He also refers to his concern that “James” (possibly another brother) was involved in a railroad accident, but acknowledges hearing from Claudius that he is safe.
Ashby, Rickie Zayne, B. 1949 (Mss 699), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ashby, Rickie Zayne, B. 1949 (Mss 699), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 699. Rickie Z. Ashby, a native of Ohio County, amassed this material as he worked on various historical and genealogical research projects. The chief focus of the collection is the vigilante group known as the Possum Hunters, which operated in the first quarter of the twentieth century in various western Kentucky counties, chiefly Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio, and Daviess counties. Secondary emphasis is on other vigilante groups in southcentral Kentucky, including the Night Riders.
Rose, Jerry G., B. 1943 (Mss 695), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rose, Jerry G., B. 1943 (Mss 695), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 695. Correspondence and research material gathered by civil engineer Jerry G. Rose that related to the asphalt mining operation at Kyrock, Edmonson County, Kentucky. Also includes information about the use of the asphalt. Includes extensive publicity material produced by Kyrock and Gripstop Corporation.
Haskins, Lee Owsley, 1890-1964 (Sc 3525), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Haskins, Lee Owsley, 1890-1964 (Sc 3525), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3525. Letters to Captain Lee Owsley Haskins, written by his family in Bowling Green, Kentucky during his World War I military service. His father describes his business activities, discusses his son’s plans after the war, and reports in November 1918 of the ebbing of the influenza epidemic and the Board of Health’s plan to “lift the Ban.” His mother refers to his recent surgery, and his sister writes of the arrival of a troop train in Bowling Green and the soldiers’ march downtown for canteen service.
Elkton Motor Company - Elkton, Kentucky (Sc 3526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Elkton Motor Company - Elkton, Kentucky (Sc 3526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3526. Letter, December 1939, from Elkton Motor Company, Elkton, Kentucky, wishing the recipient a Merry Christmas and suggesting the purchase of a new 1940 Ford V-8 as a family gift. The letterhead features a car wrapped as a Christmas present.
Duff Collection (Mss 692), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Duff Collection (Mss 692), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 692. Correspondence, photos, diaries, and other family related memorabilia from the families of Michael Edward Jelley and his wife Laura Josephine (Duff) Jelley. Most of the material relates to Laura’s family, the Duffs of Jackson, Kentucky, and to Michael and Laura’s immediate family. The bulk of the collection consists of Laura’s diaries, correspondence, recipes, and scrapbook.
Melton, Cynthia I. "Sibbie," 1866-1923 (Mss 697), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Melton, Cynthia I. "Sibbie," 1866-1923 (Mss 697), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 697. Postcards, chiefly addressed and inscribed to Cynthia Melton, Cairo, Kentucky. Physical limitations kept Melton confined to her community. Friends, family and acquaintances helped her explore the world from her mailbox.
Anthony, Allen, 1930-2020 - Collector (Mss 696), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anthony, Allen, 1930-2020 - Collector (Mss 696), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 696. Correspondence and copies of research material collected by Dr. Allen Anthony for his book, Columbus, Kentucky As the Nation’s Capital: Legend or Near Reality? Also includes a holographic copy of the manuscript.
Account Books, 1802-1888 (Mss 694), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Account Books, 1802-1888 (Mss 694), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 694. Account books from various members of the Quarles, Thomson and Gaines families of Fayette County and Scott County, Kentucky. Includes detailed financial accounts for tenant farming in Kentucky and Mississippi, including a large hemp operation in Scott County; a general store in Fayette County; and a lumberyard in Scott County. Also includes an account of a small dairy operation from 1879.
Patterson, Roland, 1872-1935 (Sc 3524), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Patterson, Roland, 1872-1935 (Sc 3524), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text typescript (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3524. Letter to his parents, 22 July 1899, from Roland Patterson, teaching school and boarding with the Gerald family in Jennie, Barren County, Kentucky. His contemplative letter, written while sitting up with the family’s young son who is recovering from malaria, describes the family, his quiet surroundings, and opening his school.
American Business Women's Association - Kentucky Colonel Chapter (Mss 693), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
American Business Women's Association - Kentucky Colonel Chapter (Mss 693), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 693. Minutes, financial papers, scrapbooks, programs, newsletters and various other organizational papers from Bowling Green, Kentucky’s Kentucky Colonel chapter of the American Business Women’s Association.
Croghan, George, 1852-1911 (Sc 3523), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Croghan, George, 1852-1911 (Sc 3523), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3523. “The Mammoth Cave Controversy,” a notice by George Croghan of Michigan Bar, Sacramento County, California and a beneficiary of the Mammoth Cave Estate, a trust administered for the heirs of Dr. John Croghan, the Cave’s last private owner. He details numerous grievances against the Estate’s board of trustees: unfilled vacancies, negligent administration, lack of accounting, self-dealing, and falsification of records. He seeks public support for his current pursuit of legal and other remedies.
Hebron, John L., 1842-1914 (Sc 3522), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hebron, John L., 1842-1914 (Sc 3522), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript for Manuscripts Small Collection 3522. Letter, 28 September 1861, to his mother from John L. Hebron, serving with the 2nd Ohio Infantry at Camp King near Covington, Kentucky. He describes his travel from Camp Dennison in Ohio, camping and drilling, and the shooting of an African American by a guard. He acknowledges receipt of a needle book and expresses a desire to procure oilcloth for a blanket. He reports on efforts to raise another company in Ohio, the treatment of the men by officers, and the absence of “secesh women” in that part of the state.
Hemphill, William Ramsey, 1806-1876 (Sc 3521), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hemphill, William Ramsey, 1806-1876 (Sc 3521), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3521. Letter, 23 February 1872, of Reverend William Ramsey Hemphill, Lowell, Kentucky, to Robert Rennick, discussing the incorporation of the Associate Reformed Presbytery of Kentucky. He suggests Rennick investigate the power of the county or circuit courts to incorporate, and in the alternative prepare a bill for passage by the Kentucky General Assembly. He also suggests content for the bill, including incorporators’ names and corporate powers and restrictions.
Williams, Michael Ann - Collector (Mss 691), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Williams, Michael Ann - Collector (Mss 691), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 691. Research material, including news clippings, promotional material, interviews, reports and miscellaneous printed items related to John Lair and the operations and performers at Renfro Valley, Kentucky. Collected by Michael Ann Williams for a book she wrote about Lair and Sarah Gertrude Knott.
Grise, Mary Ruth, 1938-2001 (Sc 3520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Grise, Mary Ruth, 1938-2001 (Sc 3520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3520. Baby book for Mary Ruth Grise, Bowling Green, Kentucky, the daughter of Finley C. Grise and Mary (Eshman) Grise; and a second, unused baby book. Also includes a Notification of Birth Registration for Mary Ruth issued by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Sledge, William Leonard, B. 1948 - Collector (Sc 3514), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sledge, William Leonard, B. 1948 - Collector (Sc 3514), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for SC 3514. Script and photographs from two womanless wedding shows held in the Alvaton School gymnasium in Alvaton, Warren County, Kentucky in the 1960s. The images are stored in the WKU Photo Archives.
Wallar, James Leaman, 1837-1933 (Sc 3518), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wallar, James Leaman, 1837-1933 (Sc 3518), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3518. Letter, 21 October 1861, to his mother and sisters from James L. Wallar of Marshall, Illinois, serving with the 40th Illinois Volunteers at Paducah, Kentucky. He describes the current circumstances of his regiment: the possibility of winter quarters; the drill and guard routine; construction of fortifications; the wounding of pickets and scouts and the funeral procession of one who was killed; the capture of Confederates; and the local flora. He asks about his crops at home and the possibilities of sale, and notes an “ugly letter” …
Carter, Will-Parker (Sc 3517), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carter, Will-Parker (Sc 3517), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3517. “A Life of Service: The Domestic Healthcare Policies of Dr. Tim Lee Carter,” a research paper by Kentucky congressman Carter’s great-nephew Will-Carter Parker, written while he was a student at Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky. He reviews Dr. Carter’s legislative work and argues that his ideas influenced the content of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010).
Shuster, John W., 1846-1916 (Sc 3512), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shuster, John W., 1846-1916 (Sc 3512), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text transcripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3512. Letters, 26 June and 19 July 1864, to Ensign Chubb, Canfield, Ohio, from John W. Shuster, serving with Company H of the 139th Indiana Volunteers. From Fort Jones, Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, he writes of illness in camp, July Fourth celebrations, the predations of “bushwackers,” and the popularity of Democratic presidential candidate George B. McClellan (“little Mac”) among the troops.
Whipple, Thelma Louise, B. 1912 (Sc 3516), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Whipple, Thelma Louise, B. 1912 (Sc 3516), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3516. School memory book of Thelma Louise Whipple, Hickman, Kentucky, containing autographs and names of teachers, classmates and friends.