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Brown, Anna Murl (Fisher), 1911-1989 (Sc 2112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Brown, Anna Murl (Fisher), 1911-1989 (Sc 2112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2112. Biographical and employment information related to Anna Murl (Fisher) Brown, a nurse and native of Ohio County, Kentucky. Includes an unsigned copy of a letter from Pat Nixon, thanking Brown for arranging a visit to a nursing school in San Salvador, El Salvador.

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Moore-Mulligan-Brown Collection (Mss 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Moore-Mulligan-Brown Collection (Mss 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 219. This collection consists chiefly of correspondence of the Moore, Mulligan, Brown and Johns families, who are interrelated. The correspondence deals chiefly with family matters and events occurring in Trigg County, Kentucky and Allen County, Kentucky.

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Taylor Family Papers (Sc 1929), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Taylor Family Papers (Sc 1929), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1929. Correspondence, poems, song lyrics, recipes, accounts, clippings, and miscellaneous records relating to the Taylor family of Warren County, Kentucky. Includes letters of a Kentucky soldier writing of battle in east Tennessee during the Civil War, 1864 (Click on "Additional Files" for scans).

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Strange, Leonetta Kay, B. 1952 (Sc 1471), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Strange, Leonetta Kay, B. 1952 (Sc 1471), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1471. Handwritten poem by Leonetta K. Strange titled "No Matter How Long."

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Bell, Charles Rowan, 1891-1976 (Sc 2064), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Bell, Charles Rowan, 1891-1976 (Sc 2064), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2064. Letter, 18 December 1963, from William A. Stevens, Washington, D.C., to Bowling Green, Kentucky lawyer Charles R. Bell with comments on Congressman William H. Natcher and other mutual acquaintances. Also includes information about Bell’s law career.

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Thomas, Mabel (Finney), 1897-1988 (Sc 2061), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Thomas, Mabel (Finney), 1897-1988 (Sc 2061), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2061. Typescripted diaries of Mabel Thomas relating to her travel in Africa, Europe, Scandinavia and Russia. Includes cards and letters to Thomas relating to travel by others in Africa, Alaska, Canada, Europe, Great Britain, Japan, and New England.

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Moore, J. T. - Letters To (Sc 2063), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Moore, J. T. - Letters To (Sc 2063), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2063. Letters (2), 1880-1881, sent to J. T. Moore, Morgantown, Kentucky, related to financial matters and the opening of the Home Telephone Company in Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1903.

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Schiess, Nancy (Sc 2062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Schiess, Nancy (Sc 2062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2062. Paper: "Influences On and Decision Factors of Women Entering World War II from Western Kentucky State Teachers College" written by Nancy Schiess for a Kentucky history course at Western Kentucky University.

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Howell Family - Bible Records, 1789-1936 (Sc 2060), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Howell Family - Bible Records, 1789-1936 (Sc 2060), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2060. Genealogical records removed from three family Bibles. The information includes births, deaths and marriages related to the Howell family chiefly of Warren County, Kentucky. Also includes a marriage certificate for Charlie Howell and Maud Howell married on 31 December 1912.

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Holland, Henderson (Sc 2059), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Holland, Henderson (Sc 2059), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2059. Account book, 1836-1849, chiefly dry goods such as cloth and sewing notions, but includes some grocery staples; miscellaneous receipts found in the account book. Also includes an undated nineteenth century contract with William H. Pipkin to conduct a school and a license for King & Holland to retail liquor in Gallatin, Tennessee.

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Williams, Jefferson Huff, 1877-1941 (Sc 2057), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Williams, Jefferson Huff, 1877-1941 (Sc 2057), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2057. Letter, 9 July 1931, from Jeff H. Williams, President and Treasurer of the Evansville and Bowling Green Packet Company, to Roy L. Barkhan, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, providing ticket and schedule information. A map of the Green River region showing the route, along with railroad lines, is on the verso.

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Warren, Rosanna, B. 1953 (Sc 2056), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Warren, Rosanna, B. 1953 (Sc 2056), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2056. Letter from Rosanna Warren, the daughter of Robert Penn Warren, to Dr. Henry Hardin, thanking him for his hospitality when she and her mother attended the Robert Penn Warren Symposium at Western Kentucky University on 26 April 1992. She expresses her hope to write a poem about the ticking clock in Hardin's home.

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Brewton, John, 1774-1852 & Nancy (Burton) Brewton, 1784-1838 (Sc 2058), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Brewton, John, 1774-1852 & Nancy (Burton) Brewton, 1784-1838 (Sc 2058), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2058. Letter, 27 October 1828, from John and Nancy Brewton, Woodruff, (Spartanburg District) South Carolina, to Drury and Mary Burton, Scottsville, Kentucky. They write of cotton and pork prices, family news, and the controversy over the Tariff of 1828. Includes ten-dollar Confederate bill.

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Warren County, Kentucky - Birth Returns (Sc 2055), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Warren County, Kentucky - Birth Returns (Sc 2055), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2055. "Physicians or Attendant's Certificate" of birth for three births in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes name of father and mother, place of birth, sex and race of child, and physician's signature.

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Wilson, Ivan, 1889-1981 (Sc 2054), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Wilson, Ivan, 1889-1981 (Sc 2054), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 2054. Letters from Ivan and Emma Wilson, Hazel, Calloway County, Kentucky to former neighbors, H.B. and Dulcie Clark, Bowling Green, Kentucky, related to the couples' health, mutual friends, and the disposition of some of Ivan's art work. Includes five of his small pencil sketches. An image of one of the pencil sketches is included as an additional file.

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Spring Valley United Baptist Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Mss 288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Spring Valley United Baptist Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Mss 288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 288. Minute books of Spring Valley United Baptist Church (formerly Pleasant Grove United Baptist Church), Logan County, Kentucky. Includes membership lists for white and black members. Typescripts, and name indexes for minute books included.

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Annis, Lena Grey, 1897-1996 - Collection (Mss 275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Annis, Lena Grey, 1897-1996 - Collection (Mss 275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 275. Letters sent to Lena Grey Annis from family members and friends, chiefly related to farm and family life in Butler County, Kentucky in the mid-to-late-twentieth century.

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Janice Holt Giles Symposium, 17-18 May 1991 (Mss 283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Janice Holt Giles Symposium, 17-18 May 1991 (Mss 283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 283. Five videocassette recordings of the Janice Holt Giles Symposium presentations made on 17-18 May 1991. Also inlcudes, "Janice Holt Giles", a publication based on papers delivered at the Symposium.

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Lincoln County, Kentucky - Marriage Record, 1785 (Sc 1783), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Lincoln County, Kentucky - Marriage Record, 1785 (Sc 1783), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1783. Copy of the 9 February 1785 permission for marriage granted by John Donelson to his daughter, Rachel, and Lewis Robards. Rachel Donelson Robards would later marry Andrew Jackson.

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Piney Creek Baptist Church - Crittenden County, Kentucky (Mss 286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Piney Creek Baptist Church - Crittenden County, Kentucky (Mss 286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 286. Minute book of Piney Creek Baptist Church, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Includes constitution, membership lists, and minutes from 1884 to 1914.

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Bowling Green, Kentucky - City Ordinances (Mss 285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Bowling Green, Kentucky - City Ordinances (Mss 285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 285. Ordinances passed by the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky during the years 1914 to 1944. Includes list of ordinances; all the ordinances are not included with the collection. Also includes copies of various deeds and easements granted to the City of Bowling Green from 1885 to 1958.

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Reese, Jacob And Elijah M. Covington, 1773-1848 (Lg 424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Reese, Jacob And Elijah M. Covington, 1773-1848 (Lg 424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 424. Original land grant, 29 July 1812, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky , granted to Jacob Reese and Elijah M. Covington 400 acres in Warren County. Identified as a "copy attest."

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Williams, Freeman (Sc 2053), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Williams, Freeman (Sc 2053), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2053. Letter, 10 January 1862, written from Bowling Green, Kentucky by Freeman Williams, a Confederate soldier, to his brother Thomas in Pontotoc, Mississippi. He briefly sends his regards to family and asks to be sent letters.

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Barkley, David M., 1906-1983 (Sc 2051), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Barkley, David M., 1906-1983 (Sc 2051), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 2051. Three letters to David M. Barkley, Paducah, Kentucky, from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, thanking him for good wishes and expressing regard for Barkely's father, Vice President Alben W. Barkley. An image of one of the letters, dated 14 November 1970 , can be found as an additional file.

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Thirty-One W Garage (Sc 2052), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Thirty-One W Garage (Sc 2052), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 2052. Account book of 31-W Garage (Thirty-One W Garage), 95 State Street, Bowling Green, recording charges for sales and service. Includes a customer receipt. An image of the scanned receipt is included as additional file.

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Warren County, Kentucky - Equity Court Cases (Mss 137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Warren County, Kentucky - Equity Court Cases (Mss 137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 137. This collection contains the extant Equity Court cases for Warren County, Kentucky, from Case #1 (1802) to Case #1977 (1856). The cases are arranged in numerical order. Information in this finding aid includes: case number, plaintiff, defendant, date, number of documents related to the case and notes. To search this document, download it and then use the "Find" function. When searching for a name, it is suggested that you search only the surname. Please remember to search for variant spellings, as there are many in these early records.

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Presbyterian Church (Bowling Green) - Veteran's History Project (Mss 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Presbyterian Church (Bowling Green) - Veteran's History Project (Mss 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 277. Personal histories of members of the Presbyterian Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky who were veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, Bosnia, the Persian Gulf War, or the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Includes biographical information and a narrative of the subject's military experiences. Audio interviews are also included on DVD.

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Fishburn, Myra Jane, B. 1970 (Mss 280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Fishburn, Myra Jane, B. 1970 (Mss 280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 280. Correspondence of Myra Jane Fishburn during her service in the Iraq War with the 76th U.S. Army Band. Includes photographs, Arabic language instruction materials, Arabic music CDs, and miscellaneous training and informational materials.

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Tichenor, Doris Ann (Annis), 1931-2011 (Sc 2050), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Tichenor, Doris Ann (Annis), 1931-2011 (Sc 2050), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2050. Paper (5 p.) by Tichenor titled "A Brief History of Borah's Ferry" (Butler County, Kentucky). Includes bibliography and photocopy of a 1908 photograph of buildings in Borah's Ferry vicinity.

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Miller, William Makel, 1806-1886 (Sc 2049), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Miller, William Makel, 1806-1886 (Sc 2049), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2049. Account book of William Makel Miller, Horse Branch, Ohio County, Kentucky, showing accounts rendered. Loose items found in book include a handwritten copy of Miller's will dated 10 March 1886. Also includes photocopy of a photograph of Miller and his wife from (Hartford, Kentucky) "Times-News," 19 August 1999.

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