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Tolle Collection (Mss 524), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tolle Collection (Mss 524), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 524. Correspondence and papers of the Tolle family of Barren County, Kentucky. Includes data on the Tolle, Snoddy and Bransford families, William Daniel Tolle’s history of Barren County, and materials relating to his work as a veteran’s pension claims agent.
Ebelhar, Melissa (Sc 1262), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ebelhar, Melissa (Sc 1262), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1262. Paper, “The Fairy Belle,” written by Melissa Ebelhar for a WKU history class. She discusses the service of her grandfather, Lucian D. Keller, Owensboro, Kentucky, as a waist gunner in the 392nd Air Force Division in Europe during World War II.
Dotson, Dillingham (Lg 133), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dotson, Dillingham (Lg 133), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Mansucripts Land Grant 133. Original land grant, 25 November 1815, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Dillingham Dotson, assignee of Ephraim Thompson, 100 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Thompson, Ephraim (Lg 134), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thompson, Ephraim (Lg 134), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 134. Original land grant, 3 December 1828, by which Thomas Metcalfe, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Ephraim Thompson 100 acres in Allen County, Kentucky.
Rowe, Hiram (Lg 131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rowe, Hiram (Lg 131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 131. Original land grant, 24 November 1852, by which Lazarus W. Powell, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Hiram Rowe, assignee of Jonathan Rowe, 50 acres in Pike County, Kentucky.
May, William (Lg 132), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
May, William (Lg 132), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 132. Copy of land grant, 2 December 1785, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to William May 700 acres in Nelson County, Virginia.
Jarvis, George P., B. 1843? (Sc 2874), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jarvis, George P., B. 1843? (Sc 2874), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full text (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2874. Letter, 18 February 1862, of George P. Jarvis to L.R. Jarvis and friends in Athens County, Ohio, written while he was serving with the 3rd Ohio Infantry. He describes in detail the advance of his and other regiments on Bowling Green, Kentucky, their engagements with Confederate forces, and the destruction wrought by the Confederates during their retreat. Writing from one of the “principal houses” in town, Jarvis praises the taking of Bowling Green, calling it “one of the strongholds of this state” and the “Gibraltar …
Grey, Benjamin Edwards, 1809-1875 (Sc 2875), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Grey, Benjamin Edwards, 1809-1875 (Sc 2875), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full text of letter (click on "Additional File" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2875. Letter, 24 May 1853, of Benjamin Edwards Grey, Henderson, Kentucky, to Hardinsburg, Kentucky lawyer J. B. Bruner. Seeking reelection to Congress, Grey complains of lack of support from his own Whig Party and promises to help reconcile breaches among its members. He encloses a broadside advertising a Democratic Party meeting in Henderson County on 28 May as evidence of its organization and aim to carry the election.
Duncan, Kate Northcott (Clagett), 1892-1983 (Mss 520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Duncan, Kate Northcott (Clagett), 1892-1983 (Mss 520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 520. Correspondence, diaries, genealogical research, and Browning Club programs of Bowling Green, Kentucky native Kate (Clagett) Duncan. Includes her writings on the history of Bowling Green’s Presbyterian Church and some correspondence and papers of her husband, Carroll Allen Duncan.
Frazer, James (Lg 128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Frazer, James (Lg 128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 128. Partial land grant, 21 ? 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to James Frazer, assignee of William Stewart, assignee of Richard Raper 13 acres in Warren County.
Frazer, James (Lg 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Frazer, James (Lg 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 127. Partial land grant, 1 November 1811, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to James Frazer, assignee of William Stewart, assignee of John James, 45 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Long, G. P. (Lg 129), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Long, G. P. (Lg 129), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Findng aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 129. Original land grant, 1 May 1866, by which Thomas E. Bramlette, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to G. P. Long 26 acres in Allen County, Kentucky.
Clagett, Marjorie Elizabeth, 1900-2000 (Mss 513), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clagett, Marjorie Elizabeth, 1900-2000 (Mss 513), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 513. Correspondence and papers of Marjorie E. Clagett, a WKU faculty member who taught French from 1928-1964. Includes field notes and slides relating to her studies of flora in south central Kentucky, Great Britain and other habitats in the United States, and research materials relating to the history of the French in Kentucky. Includes correspondence, photographs and genealogical data of the Clagett, Northcott, Strange and associated families. Also includes notes (Click on "Additional Files" below) of a Northcott ancestor's encounter with Lost River Cave in Warren County during the Civil War.
Jackson, Harry Lucellus, 1907-1985 (Sc 2872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, Harry Lucellus, 1907-1985 (Sc 2872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2872. Two letters of Harry L. Jackson, Bratenahl, Ohio, to Jane (Hines) Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky, regarding selection of an artist to create murals for Bowling Green’s Hobson House. He also discusses his health treatments at Hot Springs, Virginia, and mourns the death of his cousin Mary Neal. Includes a clipping about his retirement.
Veach, Steely Edwin, 1923-1997 (Sc 1213), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Veach, Steely Edwin, 1923-1997 (Sc 1213), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1213. Notes, 1941-1952, written to Steely Veach, Alva, Harlan County, Kentucky, thanking him for singing at funerals; letters from ballad musician John Jacob Niles concerning plans to meet in Louisville, 1965; and obituary of Veach, 1997.
Bourland, Felix (Lg 123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bourland, Felix (Lg 123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 123. Original land grant, 15 May 1856, by which Charles S. Morehead, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Felix Bourland 182 1/3 acres in Christian County, Kentucky.
Moore, George, 1771-1820 (Lg 120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moore, George, 1771-1820 (Lg 120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 120. Copy of land grant, 4 June 1797, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to George Moore 200 acres in Logan County.
Pulliam, Thomas A. (Lg 121), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pulliam, Thomas A. (Lg 121), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 121. Original land grant, 13, August 1891, by which Simon Bolivar Buckner, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Thomas A. Pulliam 45 acres in Metcalfe County, Kentucky.
Warren Seminary - Warren County, Kentucky (Lg 118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren Seminary - Warren County, Kentucky (Lg 118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 118. Original land grant, 27 December 1816, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lt. Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to the Trustees of Warren Seminary 168 acres in Warren County, adjoining land of William Wingfield, Angus McDonald, John Dixon, and John Wingfield.
Moore, George, 1771-1812 (Lg 119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moore, George, 1771-1812 (Lg 119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 119. Original land grant, 5 July 1803, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to George Moore, assignee of Henry Youngblood, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Bowling Green Seminary - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Lg 117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Seminary - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Lg 117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 117. Original land grant, 21 July 1815, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to the Bowling Green Seminary 90 acres in Warren County, adjoining land of Martin Grider and William Chapline.
Mitchell, Moses (Lg 116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mitchell, Moses (Lg 116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 116. Original land grant, 6 July 1847, by which William Owsley, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Moses Mitchell 200 acres in Barren County.
Sloss, John (Lg 126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sloss, John (Lg 126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 126. Partial land grant, 11 November 1813, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Sloss assignee of Armistead Morehead, assignee of Lewis Burwell Miller, 50 acres in Logan County, Kentucky.
Sloss, John (Lg 125), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sloss, John (Lg 125), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 125. Original land grant, 4 June 1808, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Sloss, assignee of Margaret Stockton, late M. Sloss, 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky on both sides of the line dividing Warren and Logan counties in Kentucky.
Bourland, Felix (Lg 122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bourland, Felix (Lg 122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 122. Original land grant, 3 November 1855, by which Charles S. Morehead, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Felix Bourland 17 acres in Christian County, Kentucky.
Sloss, John (Lg 124), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sloss, John (Lg 124), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 124. Original land grant, 9 February 1809, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Sloss, assignee of Joseph Sloss, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (Nov. 2014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (Nov. 2014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter
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Daniels, Herbert, 1836-1899 (Mss 500), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Daniels, Herbert, 1836-1899 (Mss 500), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 500. Letters of Herbert Daniels, serving with the 7th Rhode Island Infantry, to Salina A. (Brewster) Waterson in Worcester, Massachusetts. He reports on camp life in Kentucky, Maryland and Washington, D.C., gossips about other soldiers, and makes candid references to his sexual relationship with Salina.
Edmonson County, Kentucky - Account Books (Mss 550), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Edmonson County, Kentucky - Account Books (Mss 550), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 550. Account book for H.E. James & Co., a general store, at Johnson's Mill, Edmonson County, Kentucky, and S.T. Brooks, a general store in Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky. Includes two loose items removed from the Brooks ledger.
Clements Family Papers (Mss 357), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clements Family Papers (Mss 357), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 357. Correspondence, photographs and personal papers of the Clements family of Owensboro, Kentucky, primarily LaVega Clements his wife Margaret “Maggie” (Brown) Clements, and their descendants. Includes genealogical research on the Clements and associated families.