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Breit, Jill Renee, B. 1964 (Sc 1402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2004

Breit, Jill Renee, B. 1964 (Sc 1402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1402. Paper written by WKU student Jill R. Breit about architect James Maurice Ingram and his influence in the Bowling Green, Kentucky architectural realm, chiefly during the 1930s and 1940s. Also includes photos and a cassette tape interview with Dr. Fred & Jan Stickle of Bowling Green who live in an Ingram designed home.

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Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Mss 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2004

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Mss 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scans of selected items, and name index (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 154. Shaker materials related to Jesse McCombs and James Johnson including slavery documents, guardianship documents, legal papers, land papers, grist and fulling mill papers, wills, agreements and receipts.

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Quinn, Ivan Miner, B. 1976 (Sc 1391), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2004

Quinn, Ivan Miner, B. 1976 (Sc 1391), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1391. Note written by Air Force Sergeant Ivan M. Quinn, Baghdad, Iraq, to his mother Paula Quinn, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He describes the two pictures that he is sending her by e-mail.

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Dennis, Samuel, B. 1905? - Relating To (Sc 1407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2004

Dennis, Samuel, B. 1905? - Relating To (Sc 1407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1407. Certificate, 4 March 1933, issued to Samuel Dennis, Fayette County, Kentucky, pardoning him of the crime of maiming. Governor Rudy Laffoon's name is imprinted on the certificate, but it is signed by Lieutenant Governor A.B. Chandler.

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Smith, Ishmael H., 1820-1895 (Sc 1401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2004

Smith, Ishmael H., 1820-1895 (Sc 1401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Mansucripts Small Collection 1401. Autograph book, 1882, of Kentucky state senator Ishmael H. Smith of Barren County, Kentucky. Fellow senators signed, and many wrote comments, in the autograph album.

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Martin, Dorenda May, 1925-1952 (Sc 1396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2004

Martin, Dorenda May, 1925-1952 (Sc 1396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1396. Letter, 1944, written by Dorenda Martin, Washington, D.C., to her parents in Smiths Grove, Kentucky. She describes her clerical work, her exploration of the city, and life at Arlington Farms, a temporary housing facility for women civil servants and service members. Includes associated items and photo.

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Jenkins, William M. (Sc 1398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2004

Jenkins, William M. (Sc 1398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1398. Civil War letters, 1861-1862, written by Union soldier William M. Jenkins, to his mother and sister describing the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia. Also, 1871 letter to his wife in New York detailing his activities on a business trip.

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Operation Iraqi Freedom (Sc 1382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2003

Operation Iraqi Freedom (Sc 1382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1382. E-mail report on President George W. Bush's visit to U.S. troops in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thanksgiving Day as related by an army officer in attendance.

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Duckett, Edward Austin, 1920-2008 (Mss 119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2003

Duckett, Edward Austin, 1920-2008 (Mss 119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 119. Correspondence, project information, and small drawings of Edward Austin Duckett, a Bowling Green, Kentucky native and architect, who spent his professional career in Chicago, Illinois, working for Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Also includes Duckett genealogy, a satirical booklet, and 1998 interviews (cassette tapes - 2) done with Duckett.

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Shelton, Martha Beth, 1915-2001 (Sc 1375), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2003

Shelton, Martha Beth, 1915-2001 (Sc 1375), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1375. Paper written by student Martha B. Shelton of Greenville, Kentucky, giving the history of the town by recording the various owners of Greenville's houses and buildings.

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Aspley Family (Sc 1377), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2003

Aspley Family (Sc 1377), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1377. World War II letters, 1942-1943 (5), written stateside and from Europe by Aspley brothers Robert Charles ("Charlie") and William Neil ("Billy") to parents and friends in Bowling Green, Kentucky, chiefly discussing everyday camp life. Charlie writes one letter from a German prisoner of war camp. Includes obituaries, newspaper clippings, etc.

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Todd County, Kentucky - Letters (Sc 1372), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2003

Todd County, Kentucky - Letters (Sc 1372), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1372. Letters, 1887-1923, written to Sherrod and Williams family members, Todd County, Kentucky, mainly containing family news. The 1913 letter focuses on tobacco selling and Night Riders' activities in Henderson County, Kentucky.

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Guthrie Family (Mss 96), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2003

Guthrie Family (Mss 96), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 96. Autograph books of two female and one male member of the Guthrie and related families of Cumberland County, Kentucky. Includes some family data.

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Goodnight Family (Mss 148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2003

Goodnight Family (Mss 148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 148. Letters, legal papers, articles, and data on the Goodnight family, Franklin, Kentucky, and journal, 1868-1880 (102 p.) of Cumberland Presbyterian minister Thomas Mitchell Goodnight. Also includes letters from William Jennings Bryan, J. G. Carlisle, and William Goebel. A scan of Thomas Mitchell Goodknight's journal (Folder 7) has been scanned and is attached as an "Additional File"; click on the link at the bottom of this page.

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Downing, Dero Goodman, 1921-2011 (Sc 1373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2003

Downing, Dero Goodman, 1921-2011 (Sc 1373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1373. Letters written by Dero G. Downing as a Western Kentucky University student, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1942, and as a Navy officer, 1944-1945, to his parents, Horse Cave, Kentucky and Dunbar, West Virginia. Discusses events as a member of the WKU basketball team that played in the NCAA tournament. Includes some news of his naval life.

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Githens, William Harrison, 1826-1904 (Sc 1364), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2003

Githens, William Harrison, 1826-1904 (Sc 1364), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scan, and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1364. Letter, 22 February 1862, written by U.S. Army surgeon William H. Githens, Birds Point, Missouri, to his wife describing conditions, especially in Cairo, Illinois, and mentioning the activity at Forts Holt and Payne across the river in Kentucky. He includes a sketch of these fortifications.

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Tucker, Mildred Carpenter, 1894-1994 (Mss 145), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2003

Tucker, Mildred Carpenter, 1894-1994 (Mss 145), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 145. Materials removed from a scrapbook kept by Tucker, a native of Warren County, Kentucky, while a student at Hamilton College in Lexington, Kentucky, for the 1915-1916 school year. Includes notes about the college, printed items, photos, mementos, etc. Also includes related data.

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Morningstar, Robert Evans, 1866-1944 (Mss 101), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2003

Morningstar, Robert Evans, 1866-1944 (Mss 101), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 101. Photographs of celebrities that Morningstar, formerly of Bowling Green, Kentucky, probably used for promotional purposes. He was a booking agent for many notables who performed on the Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits in the early twentieth century.

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Helm-Lucas Family Papers (Mss 146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2003

Helm-Lucas Family Papers (Mss 146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 146. Chiefly family and courtship correspondence between James Helm, Butler County, Kentucky, and Virginia Lucas, Warren County, Kentucky. Their 1879 marriage rites were the first ones to be performed in Mammoth Cave. Includes associated items.

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Pace, Pearl Eagle (Carter), 1896-1970 (Mss 114), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2003

Pace, Pearl Eagle (Carter), 1896-1970 (Mss 114), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 114. Correspondence, business papers, and speeches of Monroe County, Kentucky native Pearl Eagle (Carter) Pace. Includes materials concerning Republican National Committee and Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; civic, religious, political and professional organizations in Kentucky and Washington, D.C. Also includes some Cumberland County, Kentucky records.

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Peloquin, Michael David, B.1967 (Sc 1379), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2003

Peloquin, Michael David, B.1967 (Sc 1379), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1379. Letters, 2003, including a summary of his activities, written to Roland and Mary Frances Willock, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Peloquin is serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and describes military life and conflicts as an army engineer.

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Coke, William Gaston, 1895-1977 - Collector (Mss 143), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2003

Coke, William Gaston, 1895-1977 - Collector (Mss 143), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 143. Shaker journal, 1891-1893 (184p.) kept by James Carr, South Union, Kentucky, giving daily activities within the Shaker community. Includes hymnals, 1836-1856 (9), compiled by Shaker society members. A name index is available.

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Herdman, Guy Hess, 1875-1947 (Mss 68), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2003

Herdman, Guy Hess, 1875-1947 (Mss 68), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 68. Personal and business papers, 1905-1935 (293 items), of Herdman, an attorney of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and assistant attorney general of Kentucky, 1936-1947, and legal papers, 1884-1934 (867), from his practice in Bowling Green which relate chiefly to civil and commercial matters in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Child Evangelism Fellowship Of Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2003

Child Evangelism Fellowship Of Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 128. Correspondence, papers, financial records, minutes, essays written by children, etc., of the Child Evangelism Fellowship, Warren County, Kentucky, which was part of an international religious organization.

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Daniels, Doris Augusta, 1912-1998 (Mss 124), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2003

Daniels, Doris Augusta, 1912-1998 (Mss 124), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans of selected items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 124. Correspondence, reminiscences, documents, and photos of Doris Augusta Daniels, a native of Scottsville, Kentucky. She served as a Red Cross recreational worker from 1942 to 1974, seeing service in New Guinea during World War II, post-war Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.

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Children Of The Confederacy (Mss 150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2003

Children Of The Confederacy (Mss 150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 150. Collection contains applications for the Children of the Confederacy Society. The applications, 1920-1963, include some genealogical data related to the applicant.

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Blankenship, Jerry Wayne, B. 1944 (Sc 1400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2003

Blankenship, Jerry Wayne, B. 1944 (Sc 1400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1400. Letters, 1965-1968, written by U.S. Air Force pilot Jerry Wayne Blankenship to his parents Vestal and Verda Blankenship of Bowling Green, Kentucky. He describes military life stateside as well as his Vietnamese experiences. Includes photos of Blankenship.

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Wilcher, Joda, 1905-1971 (Mss 155), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2003

Wilcher, Joda, 1905-1971 (Mss 155), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 155. Chiefly business papers of Joda Wilcher, Bradfordsville, Kentucky, pertaining to his work as an agent that bought trees, especially walnut trees, for various lumber companies. Also a few family items, including his memorial book and other items relating to his funeral.

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Casselberry, Anita Beatrice, 1890-1970 (Sc 1378), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2003

Casselberry, Anita Beatrice, 1890-1970 (Sc 1378), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1378. Journal, 1925, 79p., kept by Anita B. Casselberry, Cleveland, Ohio, while serving a few weeks as a public health nurse under the direction of Alice Lloyd in Knott County, Kentucky. Includes newspaper clippings, 1940-1941, religious pamphlets, and photos, 1925. A letter from Casselberry also recounts the reaction to an N.R.A. (National Recovery Administration) sticker on her car as “the mark of the beast.”

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Bonjour, Thomas L., 1842-1903 (Sc 1385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2003

Bonjour, Thomas L., 1842-1903 (Sc 1385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1385. Letter written from Atlanta, Georgia, by Thomas L. Bonjour, while serving with the 96th Illinois Regiment, to his father Frederick in Galena County, Illinois. He recounts some data about the Battle of Atlanta as well as personal concerns.

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