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Gold Rush Period (Sc 106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gold Rush Period (Sc 106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 106. Letters, receipts, legal papers, etc., which pertain mainly to Kentuckians who went to Alaska and the Yukon Territory in search of gold. The principal person involved was Abram H. Bowman, Jr., of Louisville, Kentucky.
Lyon-O'Hara Papers (Sc 107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lyon-O'Hara Papers (Sc 107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 107. Business and personal letters of the Lyon and O'Hara families of Louisville and Eddyville, Kentucky, which chiefly concern army life (Union and Confederate), tobacco sales, and family matters. James O'Hara and Hylan B. Lyon are the principal correspondents.
Brashear, Kathleen Hope, 1895-1986 (Sc 1873), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brashear, Kathleen Hope, 1895-1986 (Sc 1873), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1873. Two reminiscences written by Kathleen Hope Brashear titled "Remembrances" in which she recalls people and places in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Cole, Jennie Bryant, 1872-1957 (Sc 103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cole, Jennie Bryant, 1872-1957 (Sc 103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 103. Letters (3), 1933-1951, to Mary Leiper Moore, Kentucky Library, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and papers (4), 1933-1941, written by Cole and titled: Cedar Bluff College," "Oakland's First Baseball Team," "The Oakland Country," and "Some Name Places of Warren County, Kentucky."
Jackson Family Papers (Sc 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson Family Papers (Sc 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 105. Papers of the Jackson family of Bowling Green, Kentucky, which include: letter from W. C. Jackson, Lexington, Kentucky, to John S. Jackson, telling of his medical studies at Transylvania, 1825; blacksmithing bill, 1831; statement that B.J. Jackson paid his 1863 taxes; letter to F.W. Jackson relative to the Great Western Star Band's fees for playing at the Bowling Green Fair, 1872.
Smith, Henry F. (Sc 1850), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Henry F. (Sc 1850), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1850. Business correspondence, contracts, and receipts related to the interests of Henry F. Smith of Paducah, Kentucky, particularly the transport of railroad ties via steamboats in western Kentucky and Tennessee.
Stowers-Shaw Family Papers (Sc 96), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stowers-Shaw Family Papers (Sc 96), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 96. Deeds for land in Daviess County, Kentucky, 1839, 1840; tax and tuition receipts, transfer of a patent, two letters, and miscellaneous papers of the Stowers and Shaw families.
Spence, Ruth Potts, 1894-1988 (Sc 1840), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Spence, Ruth Potts, 1894-1988 (Sc 1840), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1840. Letters from Alice Hegan Rice (4), Cale Young Rice (13) and Laban Lacy Rice (1) to Ruth Potts Spence, who met the Rices at Camp Nakanawa in Mayland, Tennessee and maintained a friendship with the couple. The letters discuss writing, current events, family matters, and grief.
Mccay, Kelly Matthew, B. 1978 (Sc 1844), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mccay, Kelly Matthew, B. 1978 (Sc 1844), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1844. Letters from students at Muhlenberg North High School, Greenville, Kentucky, as well as e-mails, greeting cards, etc. sent to Kelly Matthew McCay while he served with the U.S. Army in Iraq.
Ashcraft Family Papers (Sc 93), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ashcraft Family Papers (Sc 93), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 93. Deeds, 1843 1870 (4), surveys, 1846, 1867 (2); receipt in connection with a damage award for the “unsoundness of three slaves,” 1841, and other receipts, 1840-1871 (13), chiefly of the Ashcraft family of Meade County, Kentucky; certificates of exemption from military service in favor of a substitute, 1864 (2); and sundry items.
Jackson, Martha Washington, 1837-1938 (Sc 95), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, Martha Washington, 1837-1938 (Sc 95), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 95. Reminiscences of Martha W. Jackson, sister of Mary Frances (Jackson) Grider, 1829-1909, and sister-in-law of Tobias Smith Grider, 1824-1882. An account of affairs in Bowling Green, Kentucky during her lifetime, with emphasis on the Civil War period.
Baker, E. S. (Sc 94), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Baker, E. S. (Sc 94), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 94. Letters, 1854-1855, written by E. S. Baker to his Kentucky parents, while seeking his fortune in Mississippi, which include comments on filibustering in Cuba. Also, letters, 1856, concerning his experiences as a member of Colonel Titus's unit which went to Nicaragua to aid William Walker in the Filibuster War.
Webb, Frank, 1906-1950 (Sc 1846), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Webb, Frank, 1906-1950 (Sc 1846), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1846. Letter, 3 February 1930, from Frank Webb, a chiropractor in Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky, to an unnamed recipient discussing the death of a Mr. Chaney, a booster of chiropractic treatment.
Barnett, John, 1816-1855 (Sc 1848), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barnett, John, 1816-1855 (Sc 1848), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1848. Letter, 23 June 1843, from John Barnett to David Lowry discussing politics within the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and at Cumberland College in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Pearson, Virginia Earl (Venable), 1919-1990 (Sc 1847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pearson, Virginia Earl (Venable), 1919-1990 (Sc 1847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1847. Paper: “Kentucky Land Grants,” written by Pearson for a Western Kentucky University history class.
Brashear, Robert L., 1894-1954 (Sc 1849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brashear, Robert L., 1894-1954 (Sc 1849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1849. Survey book, 1939-1940, kept by Robert L. Brashear, a Bowling Green, Kentucky, civil engineer. Also, loose items found within pages of the book.
Richardson, Sarah "Sally" Pickett, 1944-2023 (Sc 1835), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richardson, Sarah "Sally" Pickett, 1944-2023 (Sc 1835), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1835. News clippings, handmade greeting cards for family members, and other ephemera related to Richardson, particularly during her childhood and adolescence in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Richardson, Laura Elizabeth (Ferguson), 1908-1986 (Mss 239), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richardson, Laura Elizabeth (Ferguson), 1908-1986 (Mss 239), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full text of most correspondence (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 239. Letters, photographs and scrapbooks belonging to quilt collector Laura Richardson. Includes letters and research materials from noted authorities Florence Peto and William Rush Dunton.
Brashear Family Papers (Sc 91), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brashear Family Papers (Sc 91), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 91. Letter, 6 September 1830, written by Camilla L. Brashear, Port Gibson, Mississippi, to her sister, Sarah F. Brashear, Russellville, Kentucky, containing family news, 1830; two poems, 1829; and genealogical information about the Brashear family.
Blaney Family Papers (Sc 92), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Blaney Family Papers (Sc 92), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 92. Civil War discharge, 1865, pension certificate, 1931, and news clipping, 1933? of Henry C. Blaney, who served in the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment. Also genealogical information about the Blaney family, 1919-1963.
Gerard Family Papers (Mss 240), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gerard Family Papers (Mss 240), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 240. Correspondence, financial and legal papers related to the Gerard family's undertaking business in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes receipts for burial plots in Mt. Moriah Cemetery and St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Cosby, Lorene (Moulder), 1920-2008 - Collector (Sc 1843), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cosby, Lorene (Moulder), 1920-2008 - Collector (Sc 1843), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1843. Materials related to the Moulder family, chiefly letters written to Valentine Moulder, Warren County, Kentucky. Many are post-Civil War letters from his former Union comrades. Also, information concerning Friendship Community Church and Friendship Methodist Church, Warren County.
Leach, Rebecca - Compiler (Sc 1839), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Leach, Rebecca - Compiler (Sc 1839), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1839. Research on the departure and readmission of members at the South Union, Kentucky Shaker community, 1812-1892. Some material was copied from journals kept by Harvey Lauderdale Eades. People with multiple admissions were often referred to as "Winter Shakers."
Martin, Anna Katherine (Flege), 1902-1976 (Sc 1841), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Martin, Anna Katherine (Flege), 1902-1976 (Sc 1841), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1841. Diary kept from 1 January 1923 to 14 August 1923 by Anna Katherine Flege, Grant County, Kentucky. She relates details of her life as a teacher in the one-room Round Top School. She also comments about the weather, her family and home life, and her participation in community social and religious activities.
Lois-Glyn School Of Beauty Culture - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1842), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lois-Glyn School Of Beauty Culture - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1842), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1842. Postcards sent in 1934 to one of the co-owners of the school, Edna Fisher in Hot Springs, Arkansas from her students in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also, information about Fisher, her husband and co-owner Glenn Fisher and their school.
Pleasant Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, South - Logan County, Kentucky (Sc 1702), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pleasant Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, South - Logan County, Kentucky (Sc 1702), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1702. News clippings and copies of documents related to the history of Pleasant Grove Methodist Episcoal Church, South located in Logan County, Kentucky.
General Store - Account Book (Sc 1837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
General Store - Account Book (Sc 1837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1837. Account book, 1848-1849, for an unidentified general store in Warren County, Kentucky with a daily listing of customers and the specific merchandise they purchased, generally dry goods. Also lists items credited to customers' accounts such as butter and eggs.
Claggett, David Mckee, 1835-1869 (Sc 1827), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Claggett, David Mckee, 1835-1869 (Sc 1827), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1827. Typescript of Civil War diary kept by David McKee Claggett from 1 October 1861 to 1 January 1865. Collection also includes associated research data.
Mercer, George, 1733-1784 (Sc 90), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mercer, George, 1733-1784 (Sc 90), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) only for Manuscripts Small Collection 90. Letter written by George Mercer from London, England, to his brother, James, in Virginia, in which he discusses his role as agent for the Ohio Company, the educating of Virginians in London, and a 1758 debt owed to him by George Washington. Mercer served under Washington in the French and Indian War. Includes research notes concerning the letter and the Mercer family.
General Store - Account Book, 1832-1834 (Sc 1838), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
General Store - Account Book, 1832-1834 (Sc 1838), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1838. Account book for an unidentified general store in Warren County, Kentucky. Includes an alphabetical index to account holders in the front. Accounts do not specify types of merchandise purchased.