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Sexton, Edward Vernon, 1925-2007 (Sc 1825), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sexton, Edward Vernon, 1925-2007 (Sc 1825), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1825. Documents, news clippings, ephemera, and correspondence related to Edward Vernon Sexton's military service in Word War II.
Birchett, John A., B. 1949 (Sc 1821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Birchett, John A., B. 1949 (Sc 1821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1821. Two 1970 letters from John A. Birchett, stationed in Vietnam, to his wife Patti in Lexington, Kentucky. He writes about his love for his wife and his desire to return home soon.
Becchetti, Paul S., Jr., B. 1939 (Mss 235), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Becchetti, Paul S., Jr., B. 1939 (Mss 235), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 235. Letters from Paul S. Becchetti, Jr. to his parents, Paul and "Doris" Becchetti of Poughkeepsie, New York. Majority of the letters written while he was serving as a medic with the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Shrewsbury, Ralph Damon, 1919-1998 (Sc 1815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shrewsbury, Ralph Damon, 1919-1998 (Sc 1815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1815. Letters from Ralph Damon Shrewsbury and his future bride, Aline Lanier, to his mother Grace Snider Shrewsbury of Caneyville, Kentucky, related to their upcoming marriage. Also, reassuring letter from Shrewsbury after he had been reported as missing in action, and news clippings related to his World War II service.
Sharp, James Willard, 1921-1975 (Sc 1814), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sharp, James Willard, 1921-1975 (Sc 1814), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1814. World War II letter, 19 January 1943, from James W. Sharp, San Francisco, California to his parents in Utica, Daviess County, Kentucky; includes 1943 letters to his mother from the wives of other servicemen.
Read, Samuel James, 1808-1889 (Sc 1678), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Read, Samuel James, 1808-1889 (Sc 1678), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1678. Letter to Dr. A. S. Walker, Allen County, Kentucky, 9 November 1862, from Samuel James Read relating to military supplies during the Civil War.
Boyd Family Papers (Sc 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boyd Family Papers (Sc 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 53. Photostats of receipt for slaves and money to be transported to George and James Boyd in Texas, 1862; oath of allegiance, 1862; and Union military pass, Graves County, Kentucky, 1865.
Jouett, George Payne, 1813-1862 (Sc 52), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jouett, George Payne, 1813-1862 (Sc 52), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 52. Letters written by Jouett, Lieutenant Colonel U.S.A. to his mother, Mrs. Matthew H. Jouett, Lexington, Kentucky from Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, concerning fortifications abandoned in Bowling Green and concerning family matters. Also letter, 1944, concerning the earlier letters.
Armitage, Valerius, 1827-1888 (Sc 51), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Armitage, Valerius, 1827-1888 (Sc 51), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 51. Confederate military pass issued to Valerius Armitage at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Mayer, Jacob Merritt, 1905-1984 (Sc 1774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mayer, Jacob Merritt, 1905-1984 (Sc 1774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1774. World War II letters from Jacob Merritt Mayer, serving as a doctor with U.S. forces in Europe, to his sister Marthanna (Mayer) Melton, Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky, and to his parents in Hazel, Calloway County, Kentucky.
Mayer, James Andrew (Sc 1775), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mayer, James Andrew (Sc 1775), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1775. World War II letters from James Andrew Mayer, serving as a doctor with U.S. forces in the Pacific, to his sister Marthanna (Mayer) Melton, Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky and to his parents in Hazel, Calloway County, Kentucky.
Cash, James H. (Sc 1776), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cash, James H. (Sc 1776), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1776. Two letters, 13 & 25 September 1944, from James H. Cash, Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky to Margaret Kennedy, Atlanta, Georgia. He briefly describes camp life and writes that he will soon be transferred to Ft. Benning, Georgia and hopes to visit her.
Stevenson, James, 1764-1857 (Sc 45), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stevenson, James, 1764-1857 (Sc 45), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 45. Power of attorney authorization signed by James Stevenson, Logan County, Kentucky, 1857, by which his Revolutionary War pension which he was granted in 1832 is to be received by his attorney, Jonas H. Rhorer.
Flaherty, Terah Leonard, 1914-1983 (Sc 1750), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Flaherty, Terah Leonard, 1914-1983 (Sc 1750), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1750. Forms and correspondence related to Terah Leonard Flaherty's World War II service in the U.S. Army; his wife's Red Cross certificate; and a humorous "Confederate" army commission.
Frashure, Sherri (Troutman) (Mss 172), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Frashure, Sherri (Troutman) (Mss 172), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 172. Oral interviews, including cassette tapes and transcripts, with sixteen World War II veterans conducted by Frashure for her Honors thesis at Western Kentucky University. Also includes her completed paper titled: "Kentuckians at War: A Soldier's Perspective of World War II."
Slone, Amanda Lynn - Collector (Sc 1730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Slone, Amanda Lynn - Collector (Sc 1730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1730. Two 1969 letters from Troy Damron, serving in Vietnam, to his sister-in-law Edith Sue (Slone) Blackburn, Regina, Kentucky. Also 1991 letter from Gerald Lee Thacker, serving in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm to his great-niece Amanda Lynn Slone, Regina, Kentucky.
Runner, Harold Wayne, B. 1930 (Sc 1727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Runner, Harold Wayne, B. 1930 (Sc 1727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1727. Two letters to family members from Warren County native Wayne Runner, serving in the military during the Korean War. He writes about his promotion to corporal and his plans for his return home.
Franks Collection (Sc 1731), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Franks Collection (Sc 1731), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1731. World War II military correspondence, chiefly Christmas greetings, to Union county, Kentucky native Harold Franks. Also certificates, news clippings, photos, and funeral notices of Franks and his wife Anna Louise (Schaaf) Franks. Includes an unusual rolled letter sent to Franks containing notes from 64 Morganfield, Kentucky citizens.
Fort Williams - Glasgow, Kentucky (Sc 1721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fort Williams - Glasgow, Kentucky (Sc 1721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1721. Correspondence related to the archaeological excavation of Civil War fortification, Fort Williams, in Glasgow, Kentucky. Also, report of archaeologist Jack M. Schock, news clipping, and photos.
Akers, Sammie D., 1918-2002 (Mss 229), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Akers, Sammie D., 1918-2002 (Mss 229), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 229. This collection consists almost exclusively of World War II correspondence of Sammie D. Akers, a Logan County, Kentucky native. Approximately two-thirds of the correspondence is with his mother, Betty A. Akers, with whom he discusses the home farm, potential land purchases, church news, and local events.
Prowse, George Odom, 1840-1884 (Sc 1718), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Prowse, George Odom, 1840-1884 (Sc 1718), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1718. Pension requests made by George O. Prowse and his widow, Nannie C. Prowse, related to his Civil War service with the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry. Includes his 1864 commission as a captain in the Kentucky militia.
Lane, John E., 1841-1919 (Sc 1745), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lane, John E., 1841-1919 (Sc 1745), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1745. Letter, 10 March 1862, from John E. Lane, serving with the 17th Ohio in Nashville, Tennessee, to an unnamed uncle describing skirmishes near Somerset, Kentucky and his regiment's meandering progress from Ohio to Nashville.
Cochran, Robert Gilmore, 1919-1971 (Sc 1724), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cochran, Robert Gilmore, 1919-1971 (Sc 1724), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1724. Chiefly correspondence with the U.S. Army and Robert Gilmore Cochran's attorney related to his mother's eligibility to receive an allotment check while he was serving in the military. Also, correspondence related to Cochran's National Guard responsibilities in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Mcgown, Thomas Neal, 1909-1966 (Sc 1708), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcgown, Thomas Neal, 1909-1966 (Sc 1708), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1708. Post cards, Christmas card, and telegram from Thomas Neal McGown, serving with the U.S. Marine Corps, to his wife Marguerite, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes other items and news clippings related to his World War II service.
Felts, Archibald, 1758-1825 (Sc 1699), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Felts, Archibald, 1758-1825 (Sc 1699), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1699. Typescripts of Felts's 1817 will, 1825 estate inventory, and family Bible records. A scanned copy of the Felts family Bible record as well as the supporting material for his pension petition can be accessed by clicking on the "Additional Files" links. Also includes an article about Felts's grandson Daniel Boler, who became an elder of the Mount Lebanon, New York Shaker community.
Stone, Dan Ray, 1921-2007 (Mss 196), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stone, Dan Ray, 1921-2007 (Mss 196), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 196. Letters sent to Stone and his mother, Nelle Stone, Bowling Green, Kentucky, during World War II from friends in armed service around the world. Includes letters, holiday greeting cards, telegrams, V-mail and postcards. Almost all correspondents were members of a local fraternal club known as the Senators which was composed of graduates of Bowling Green High School.
Bingham, Charles Edward, 1944-1997 (Sc 1672), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bingham, Charles Edward, 1944-1997 (Sc 1672), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1672. Journal, notes, and scrapbook kept by Butler County, Kentucky native Charles Edward Bingham pertaining to his military service in Vietnam in 1968.
Duncan-Ponvert, Annie Franchot, 2001-2004 (Mss 218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Duncan-Ponvert, Annie Franchot, 2001-2004 (Mss 218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 218. Duncan-Ponvert's thesis "The Stories of Eleven Who Served in World War II from Lewisburg, Kentucky" and the cassette tapes of the interviews she conducted as part of the research.
Howard, William Barnett, 1837?-1863 (Sc 1668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Howard, William Barnett, 1837?-1863 (Sc 1668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1668. Letters from William Barnett Howard, serving with the 3rd Kentucky Regiment (C.S.A.) in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi to his family in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky. He provides a private's observations of daily camp life. Includes correspondence related to the letters and associated data.
Boyd, Gilbert, Jr., B. 1950 (Sc 1657), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boyd, Gilbert, Jr., B. 1950 (Sc 1657), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1657. Letters from Gilbert "Randy" Boyd, Jr., serving as a Chief Warrant Officer in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War, to his wife Reba in Bowling Green. He comments on his fellow soldiers, the beginning of the war and a trip to Kuwait.