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Meriwether, Charles (Lg 135), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Meriwether, Charles (Lg 135), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Land Grants LG 135. Typescript copy of a land grant, 8 June 1830, by which Thomas Metcalfe, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Charles Meriwether, 600 acres in Todd County, Kentucky.
Jones, Drucilla Montgomery (Stovall), 1907-2007 (Mss 493), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, Drucilla Montgomery (Stovall), 1907-2007 (Mss 493), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 493. Correspondence, chiefly from the Fort and Flowers families of Logan County, Kentucky, which includes prisoners of war correspondence from the Civil War. Also includes cemetery, church, and funeral home records, as well as news clippings about historic sites, people and events in Logan County.
Lissauer, Mildred Wallis (Potter), 1897-1998 - Collector (Mss 482), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lissauer, Mildred Wallis (Potter), 1897-1998 - Collector (Mss 482), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 482. Correspondence, scrapbooks, journals, diaries, photographs and miscellaneous papers of Mildred (Potter) Lissauer of Bowling Green and Louisville, Kentucky and of her family, especially her mother, Martha (Woods) Potter and her aunt, Elizabeth Moseley Woods. Includes a World War I scrapbook created for and about Mildred's brother John (Click on "Additional Files" below).
Bouldin, Wylie Fox, 1870-1947 (Sc 1535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bouldin, Wylie Fox, 1870-1947 (Sc 1535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1535. Correspondence, wills, deeds, tax receipts, relating to the Wylie F. Bouldin family of Cumberland County, Kentucky. Also includes deputy clerk Charles D. Allen’s 1850 form book for Warren County Court records.
Battey Family Letters (Sc 2840), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Battey Family Letters (Sc 2840), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid, scans and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2840. Letters of brothers Peter, Alfred and George Battey to a sister and a brother James, written during their Civil War service in the Union Army. From the “Colo Barracks” in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Peter describes his duties as a teamster, criticizes the length of the war, and relays news of the killing of John Hunt Morgan by one “Gillman” and the capture of his men. Alfred writes from a hospital in New Orleans, and George writes from Bowling Green, where he and Peter continue on …
Felix, William H., 1838-1912 (Sc 2842), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Felix, William H., 1838-1912 (Sc 2842), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2842. Two handwritten sermons, “God’s love displayed in our Sonship (1871), and “Origin of War and Fighting” (1873), delivered by William H. Felix at First Baptist Church, Covington, Kentucky. Also includes rededication program (1916) for Felix Memorial Baptist Church, Lexington, Kentucky, containing biographical sketch of Felix and information about the church, formerly known as Fifth Street Baptist Church.
Sons Of The American Revolution - Charles Duncan Chapter - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sons Of The American Revolution - Charles Duncan Chapter - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection MSS 540. Administrative papers, a detailed history (1967-1986), minutes and agendas for meetings, correspondence, newsletters, financial records, and photographs for the Charles Duncan chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Lawrence (Laurence) Family (Sc 2838), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lawrence (Laurence) Family (Sc 2838), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2838. Genealogy chart on rolled paper that was cut into sections for the Lawrence (Laurence) family and allied families of Virginia and Kentucky. The chart begins with Edward Laurence (d. 1786) of Fauquier County, Virginia. A portion of this family moved to southeastern Warren County, Kentucky in the nineteenth century.
Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 - Collector (Sc 2837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 - Collector (Sc 2837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2837. “Freedom, Kentucky Story,” a narrative of John Robert Miller primarily concerning his grandmother’s family and life in Black Walnut Barren County, Kentucky. Miller explains that the geography of the area offered hiding places for escaped slaves on their way to the North; as a consequence, the community was renamed Freedom in 1866.
The Ancient Art Of Smile-Making, Elizabeth Ann Garrett
The Ancient Art Of Smile-Making, Elizabeth Ann Garrett
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
If I am anything, I am a Kentuckian, which means I appreciate a good storyteller. In my writing, I hope to bring back some dignity to the “lost cause” of the good values from a broken culture. While I am not quite “southern” enough to qualify as a writer of Southern Gothic fiction, I can relate to this brand of identity crisis in which someone wants to maintain an archaic mindset in a culture charging towards “progress.” As technology and corporate success take precedence over a genteel and pastoral soul, our collective competitiveness has crippled a quaint future of back …
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (May 2014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (May 2014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Kentucky Sales Company - Lexington, Kentucky (Sc 2839), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Sales Company - Lexington, Kentucky (Sc 2839), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2839. Form letter, 7 December 1906, of The Kentucky Sales Company, Lexington, Kentucky, advertising a forthcoming sale of horses and soliciting further contributions to its catalog.
Burris, Donald A. - Collector (Sc 2836), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burris, Donald A. - Collector (Sc 2836), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2836. Printed list, with explanatory note, of African American deaths or burials in Warren County, Kentucky. Information includes name, death date, and death certificate number where known. The list is stated to cover 1911 “to present.” Also includes a short list of African American cemeteries in south central Kentucky prepared by Leonetta Strange.
Nida, Thomas Wilson, 1949-2015 (Mss 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nida, Thomas Wilson, 1949-2015 (Mss 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 537. Journals and photographs documenting canoer Thomas W. Nida’s treks on rivers and streams in south central Kentucky. He records information about traveling companions, waterway conditions, as well as flora and fauna spotted.
Mary Evelyn Thurman, 1921-2005 (Sc 2834), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mary Evelyn Thurman, 1921-2005 (Sc 2834), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2834. Business and personal correspondence, receipts, and ephemera of Mary E. Thurman, an elementary school teacher abroad in the 1950s and 1960s. She later became a librarian at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and authored several children’s books. Includes paper valentines from students, a letter in Japanese,and two Japanese floral prints.
Dickerson, Archer Charles, 1806-1891 (Sc 2831), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dickerson, Archer Charles, 1806-1891 (Sc 2831), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2831. Letter, 20 October 1848, of Reverend Archer Charles Dickerson, Bowling Green, Kentucky to Reverend Milton Badger, New York City. Dickerson requests that Reverend John Stuart be appointed to missionary work in Mortonsville, Kentucky and surrounding area. Dickerson discusses the division of labor among current ministers in the area; he also comments on the success of a recent synod meeting.
Cartwright, Frederick Dean, Sr., 1876-1929 (Sc 2833), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cartwright, Frederick Dean, Sr., 1876-1929 (Sc 2833), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2833. Diploma for attendance and good deportment issued to Fred D. Cartwright by the public schools of Bowling Green, Kentucky, 11 June 1891. The diploma is signed by teacher Alice Barre.
Forsythe, Belmont, 1920-2005 (Mss 486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Forsythe, Belmont, 1920-2005 (Mss 486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 486. Biographical data, military, health and travel records, photographs and papers relating to the life, military service and hobbies of Belmont Forsythe, a native of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Military material documents his service in the U.S. Marine Corps and U. S. Army Signal Corps from 1941-1966. Includes audio recordings by Forsythe recounting his life and career.
Stovall, Marcus Bartholomew, 1838-1913 (Sc 2829), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stovall, Marcus Bartholomew, 1838-1913 (Sc 2829), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2829. Miscellaneous papers, mostly receipts, of Marcus B. Stovall, Logan County Kentucky. Includes calling card, hair tonic recipe, and two letters regarding a business dispute. Also includes a list of subscribers for construction of a home in Kentucky for destitute Confederate veterans.
Dulaney, Woodford, 1799-1878 (Sc 2827), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dulaney, Woodford, 1799-1878 (Sc 2827), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional File" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2827. Letter, 29 April 1848, postmarked Bowling Green, Kentucky, from Woodford Dulaney to his nephew Robert L. Dulaney, in Marshall, Illinois. He discusses business affairs, including land sales and leases, refers to disputes over the estates of two of Robert’s uncles, relates family news, and comments on worship services by the Shaker community in which they “jump higher & quicker than ever.” He also expresses an intention to watch the Shakers “cut capers” in a local ten-acre field they have cleared.
Red River Union Mill And Elevator Company (Sc 1439), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Red River Union Mill And Elevator Company (Sc 1439), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1439. Bylaws of the Red River Union Mill and Elevator Company, probably of Logan County, Kentucky; receipt for subscription of stock in the company, 1890, with notation of assignment, 1891.
French, Richard, 1792-1854 (Sc 2825), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
French, Richard, 1792-1854 (Sc 2825), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2825. Letter of U.S. Representative Richard French, 29 December 1844, written from Washington, D.C. to his wife in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He expresses regret for the time spent away from home, acknowledges the need to consult with her about their future after his return, and discusses apparent tensions between her and a farm manager.
Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2823), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2823), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2823. Record of the Warren County, Kentucky Court of Quarter Sessions of an action by Jonathan Russell against Jacob Grubb for breach of a contract by Grubb to provide labor. Includes the contract, the plaintiff’s complaint, a warrant and bond.
Warren County, Kentucky - Equity Court Records (Sc 2824), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - Equity Court Records (Sc 2824), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2824. Record of the Warren County, Kentucky Equity Court of an action by Ann Davis against her son, James Davis, pertaining to the estate of her husband, Robert Davis. Ann claims that James has failed to administer estate funds for her benefit as agreed to by all her children, and driven her from homes she shared with him in Virginia and Warren County. The record consists of the plaintiff’s complaint and a summons to James.
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (April 2014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (April 2014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Stambaugh, S. R. (Sc 2821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stambaugh, S. R. (Sc 2821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2821. Letter, 11 November 1860, of S. R. Stambaugh to Henry Matthews in Pennsylvania. Writing from Johnson County, Kentucky on his way to New Orleans, Stambaugh describes his travel down the Ohio River to Kentucky, his lack of success in the oil business, and his readiness to “risk my life for money” in New Orleans. He asks for news from home, “and of the girls especially.”
Allison, James Nicholls, 1848-1918 (Sc 2822), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Allison, James Nicholls, 1848-1918 (Sc 2822), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2822. Letter of Brigadier General James N. Allison, Military Service Institution of the United States, Governors Island, New York, to Professor Albert Bushnell Hart, Harvard University. He offers examples from his own career and those of others to dispute the contention in Hart’s book, The War in Europe, that barracks life is a threat to soldiers’ morality. Includes data on Allison and the Kentucky infantry regiment in which he served during the Civil War.
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1395), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1395), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1395. Catalog of garden seeds grown by the Shaker society at South Union, Kentucky, 1867; Shaker letterhead with cake recipe; and instructions for growing summer turnips.
Orndorff, Nora, 1860?-1875 - Relating To (Sc 2816), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Orndorff, Nora, 1860?-1875 - Relating To (Sc 2816), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only fro Manuscripts Small Collection 2816. Letter to Albert G. Rhea, editor of the Russellville, Kentucky Democrat, 20 July 1875, requesting publication of a resolution of sympathy on the death of Nora Orndorff. Composed by a committee of the Sunday School at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, Logan County, Kentucky, the resolution recounts the illness and death of 15-year-old Nora from typhoid fever, and praises her and her family.