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Smith, Patrick Cavanaugh, 1886-1973 (Sc 2303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2010

Smith, Patrick Cavanaugh, 1886-1973 (Sc 2303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2303. Letter, 6 March 1970, from Patrick Cavanaugh Smith in Louisville, Kentucky, to Sarah Geurin in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Smith forwards a copy of a children's book, A Week at Grandmamma's and discusses the monetary value of another book, The Grammar of Ornament.

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Warren County, Kentucky - World War Ii Servicemen (Mss 326), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2010

Warren County, Kentucky - World War Ii Servicemen (Mss 326), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 326. Data and newspaper clippings on U.S. military personnel from Warren County, collected during their service in World War II. The seventy pages of names includes women and African Americans.

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Swann Family - Ration Books, 1943 (Sc 2320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2010

Swann Family - Ration Books, 1943 (Sc 2320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2230. World War II ration books (4; covers only) belonging to various members of the Swann family of Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York. Also includes some brief biographical notes about the family.

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White, Arthur Carlton, Jr. (Sc 2314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2010

White, Arthur Carlton, Jr. (Sc 2314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2314. Paper: "Professor Franz Joseph Strahm" written by Arthur Carlton White, Jr. for an "American Music" class at Western Kentucky University.

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Sublett, William (Sc 2315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2010

Sublett, William (Sc 2315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2315. Certificate confirming William Sublett's appointment as a justice of the peace in Warren County, Kentucky, "occasioned by the death of John Heard." Signed by Governor William Owsley, Secretary of State Ben Hardin, and Assistant Secretary of State S.A. Mitchell.

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Hall, Betty Kathleen, 1908-1995 (Sc 2298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Hall, Betty Kathleen, 1908-1995 (Sc 2298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2298. "From Childhood Through the White House: Ronald and Nancy Reagan," a biography written by Betty Kathleen Hall in the form of a narrative poem and illustrated by John Warren Oakes. Inlcudes sheet music for "The Voice of the National Rose" with lyrics by Hall, and an autographed photo of the Reagans.

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Robertson, Gabrielle, 1889-1970 (Mss 323), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Robertson, Gabrielle, 1889-1970 (Mss 323), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 323. Chiefly letters to Gabrielle Robertson, History Department faculty member, Western Kentucky University, 1916 to 1960. Of particular interest are those letters from former students serving in the military during World War II. Also includes genealogical materials and family photographs.

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Burt, John D., B. 1955 (Mss 325), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Burt, John D., B. 1955 (Mss 325), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 325. Proof copy of a book titled "Democracy and Poetry: Robert Penn Warren and the Fate of Inwardness." (365 p.) This manuscript was adapted and later published as "Robert Penn Warren and American Idealism."

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Bush, Ann Patricia (Mcreynolds), 1922-2022 (Mss 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Bush, Ann Patricia (Mcreynolds), 1922-2022 (Mss 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 328. Proof copy of "Executive Disorder: The Subversion of the United States Supreme Court, 1914-1940," written by Ann (McReynolds) Bush. The book follows the career of U.S. Attorney General (1913-1914) and Associate Supreme Court Justice (1914-1941) James Clark McReynolds, a native of Todd County, Kentucky.

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Pruitt, Lamond, 1865-1957 (Sc 2293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Pruitt, Lamond, 1865-1957 (Sc 2293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2293. Miscellaneous legal documents from Allen County, Kentucky collected by Lamond Pruitt, chiefly deeds and indentures.

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Page, Walter E., Ii (Sc 2283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Page, Walter E., Ii (Sc 2283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2283. Paper: "Oil in Cumberland County: From the Salt Wells to the First American Gusher," sometimes referred to as the Old American Well, written for a class at the University of Kentucky.

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Paxton, Creed Edgar, 1876-1958 (Sc 2284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Paxton, Creed Edgar, 1876-1958 (Sc 2284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2284. Letter, 1 February 1900, from Creed Paxton, Frankfort, Kentucky to his sister. At the time he was serving in the state militia during the contested election between William Goebel and William S. Taylor. His company was stationed in the Senate chambers of the state capitol building.

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Plemmons, Florence Williams, B. 1936 (Sc 2286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Plemmons, Florence Williams, B. 1936 (Sc 2286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2286. Thesis: "Janice Holt Giles: A Bio-Bibliography with Evaluations of the Kentucky Frontier Books as Historical Fiction," written by Florence Williams Plemmons in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Science degree from the University of Tennessee.

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Pearson, Murl Douglas, 1920-1970 (Sc 2285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Pearson, Murl Douglas, 1920-1970 (Sc 2285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2285. Letters sent from Murl D. Pearson to his parents, Dewey and Cora Pearson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, in which he relates information about his service in the U.S. Army in World War II. Pearson was working at a desk job in England during the course of these letters.

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Peel, Fred Welch, 1892-1979 (Sc 2287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Peel, Fred Welch, 1892-1979 (Sc 2287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2287. Fred Welch Peel's reminiscences of growing up in rural Boyle County, Kentucky during the early part of the twentieth century. He writes of farm work, one-room schools, and community life. An appendix lists local properties in the county and in Danville.

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Simmons, James M., 1851-1935 (Sc 2282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Simmons, James M., 1851-1935 (Sc 2282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2282. Brief history of the Bowling Green Christian Church, 1845-1912, written by James M. Simmons, chairman of the Board of Elders. The narrative focuses on the church's acquisition of property.

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Porter, Ora Frances, 1880-1970 (Sc 2291), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Porter, Ora Frances, 1880-1970 (Sc 2291), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2291. Letter, 6 November 1966, from Ora Frances Porter, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to her nephew Robert Earl Whitney and his wife Verla; correspondence with Verla Whitney relating to Porter after her death; undated photo of Porter; 1968 letter to the editor of the "Daily News" from Margie Helm reviewing Porter's career as a registered nurse; two books from Porter's library.

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Porter, John M., 1839-1884 (Sc 2290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Porter, John M., 1839-1884 (Sc 2290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, typescripts and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2290. Copies of two incomplete 1866 letters relating to James M. Porter's wedding to Belle Burch. Includes a copy of an undated photo of Porter in his Confederate army uniform.

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Dickerson, Rosa Belle (Praigg), 1843-1902 (Mss 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Dickerson, Rosa Belle (Praigg), 1843-1902 (Mss 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 327. Stories, poems and lyrics written by Rosa Belle (Praigg) Dickerson, a native of Boyle County, Kentucky and resident of Warren County, Kentucky for magazines and newspapers under her name and the pen name "Violet Woods" or "Violette Woods." Includes unpublished material, correspondence, photographs, biographical information, and speeches she delivered at her college graduation.

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Oates, William Alfred, 1878-1918 (Sc 2296), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Oates, William Alfred, 1878-1918 (Sc 2296), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2296. Letters (44) from William Alfred Oates to his wife Alva Oates, written from Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Mississippi before and after their marriage. Oates writes of his affection for her, their future, her enrollment in school in Bowling Green, and his itinerary as a traveling salesman. Includes letters (21) to Alva Oates from friends and family after her husband's sudden death from peritonitis.

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Pollard-Rogers Families (Sc 2289), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Pollard-Rogers Families (Sc 2289), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2289. Genealogical and biographical notes and correspondence relating to the Pollard, Rogers and Underwood families of Virginia and Kentucky, written by family members.

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Phillips, Andrew Thomas, 1865-1937 (Sc 2288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Phillips, Andrew Thomas, 1865-1937 (Sc 2288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2288. Records relating to business affairs of Andrew Thomas Phillips, of Hopkins County and Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Includes invoices for store inventory, price lists, deed, note and mortgage.

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Moody, Thomas Newton, B. 1938 (Sc 2281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Moody, Thomas Newton, B. 1938 (Sc 2281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2281. Paper (7 pages) by Thomas Newton Moody titled "A Brief Sketch of the Persons or Families Memorialized by Stained Glass Windows at the Franklin Presbyterian Church." The paper provides background information about the windows and brief biographical sketches of the persons memorialized by the windows.

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Underwood, Johanna Louisa, 1840-1923 (Sc 2295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Underwood, Johanna Louisa, 1840-1923 (Sc 2295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2295. Diary of Johanna Louisa "Josie" Underwood, the daughter of a prominent Bowling Green, Kentucky family. She records her experiences while living in Scotland, where her father was serving as consul, from 1862 to 1864. She also describes her travel through several European countries and her return to the United States in 1864, when the family spent a year in San Francisco. She writes observantly about places and people, news of the Civil War, and family events. The diary includes a few early entries by her mother and summaries of family members's whereabouts …

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Pierce, Thomas Allen (Sc 2294), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Pierce, Thomas Allen (Sc 2294), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2294. Paper by Thomas Allen Pierce titled "History of Hebron Methodist Church, 1844-1974." Includes a list of pastors and a sketch of the church building.

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Porter, Otho Dandrith, 1867-1936 (Sc 2292), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Porter, Otho Dandrith, 1867-1936 (Sc 2292), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2292. Receipt for $1.00 to Banks Lovell signed by Otho Dandrith Porter, an African-American physician in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Bell, Cincinnatus Douglas, 1833-1884 (Mss 234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Bell, Cincinnatus Douglas, 1833-1884 (Mss 234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scans and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 234. Letters of Cincinnatus Douglas Bell, written from Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia while serving in Woodward's 2nd Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A.) during the Civil War, and two diaries kept mostly during his service in Tennessee. Also includes other correspondence of Bell, his wife Anne, and members of the Bell family. Several letters extend sympathy on the death of Bell's daughter Minnie.

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Philips, Emanie Louise (Nahm) Sachs Arling, 1893-1981 (Mss 317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Philips, Emanie Louise (Nahm) Sachs Arling, 1893-1981 (Mss 317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 317. Professional correspondence, short stories, book and story manuscripts, author's notes, reviews, and primary and secondary research materials relating to the literary career of Emanie Louise Nahm Philips, a Bowling Green native. Includes some photographs, notices and reviews relating to her work as an artist, family biographical material, and personal correspondence.

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Sutton, Thomas W. (Sc 2319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Sutton, Thomas W. (Sc 2319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2319. "A Letter on a Record" from World War II in which Thomas W. Sutton, Camp Crowder, Missouri, records an oral letter on a phonograph record to Eva Mae Stone, Washington, D.C. The record has a U.S.O. logo and the paper enclosure has a military theme. A typescript of the letter is included.

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Dalton, C. David - Collector (Sc 2280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2010

Dalton, C. David - Collector (Sc 2280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2280. Research materials collected by C. David Dalton for use in writing his Western Kentucky University thesis, "Confederate Operations in the Eastern Kentucky, 1861-1862."

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