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Stevenson Family Papers (Sc 604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Stevenson Family Papers (Sc 604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans, including two surveys (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 604. Legal papers including surveys, 1807, 1826 (2 items), deeds, (1871, 1874, 1896) (3), notes, etc., pertaining to land in Logan County, Kentucky.

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Stahl Family Papers (Sc 602), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Stahl Family Papers (Sc 602), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 602. Civil War letters, 1861-1865 (5 items), pertaining to activities in Kentucky, Missouri and Kansas Territory; letters of the Stahl family of Warren County, Kentucky, 1861-1863 (2); Warren County tax receipts, 1865-1898 (10); deeds and legal papers pertaining to the Stahl family place, 1863-1954 (17); and letters concerning the collection, 1973 (2).

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Wood, James Willis, 1841-1940 (Sc 607), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Wood, James Willis, 1841-1940 (Sc 607), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 607. Photocopies of Civil War papers of James Willis Wood of Dunmor, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, which include his enlistment papers, letters, 1864 (9 items), written while in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia, and his discharge papers, 1864.

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Mcreynolds, John Vernon (Sc 533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Mcreynolds, John Vernon (Sc 533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 533. Excerpts from McReynolds family history written by Benjamin McReynolds, Methodist minister and school teacher, Butler County, Kentucky. Also, additions to the history by John Vernon McReynolds, Lewisburg, Logan County, Kentucky.

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Fulkerson, David Lee (Sc 2641), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Fulkerson, David Lee (Sc 2641), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2641. Typescript genealogy titled “Kin Folks: A History of the Paris (Parris) Family of Grayson County, Kentucky,” by David Lee Fulkerson.

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Hines Family Papers (Sc 523), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Hines Family Papers (Sc 523), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 523. Incoming letters, 1879-1899, to Edward Ludlow Hines, Bowling Green, Kentucky; Civil War experiences of said Hines and James M. Hines as recorded by Edward Ludlow Hines; and reminiscences of Green River by John P. Hines, Bowling Green, as dictated to his wife in 1942.

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Allen County, Kentucky - Schools (Sc 600), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Allen County, Kentucky - Schools (Sc 600), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 600. Advertisements of school sessions of Allen Male and Female College, Scottsville, Kentucky, 1888, and Literary and Business School, Stony Point School House, Allen County, 1891. Faculty, rates of tuition, subjects, etc., are listed.

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Craig, Garland, 1883-1924 (Sc 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Craig, Garland, 1883-1924 (Sc 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) Manuscripts Small Collection 601. Letter written by Garland Craig, to his father, James H. Craig, Cave City, Arkansas, from Kodiakanal, India, which describes life in India where Craig was servings as a missionary. The Craigs were originally from Greenville, Kentucky.

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Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Logan Presbytery - Kentucky (Mss 440), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Logan Presbytery - Kentucky (Mss 440), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Minute book of the Logan Presbytery, Kentucky, of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 31 August 1813 to 10 October 1845 (bound typescript) with accompanying index, an original minute book from 2 October 1869 to 2 May 1887, and printed copies (2) of minutes which were not recorded in the book, 5 April 1878, and 14 May 1886.

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Paschal, Mabel Fayette (Thompson), 1905-1936 (Sc 2640), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Paschal, Mabel Fayette (Thompson), 1905-1936 (Sc 2640), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2640. Typescript copy of paper titled “Dr. John Milton Harney,” by Mrs. C. R. Paschal, written for a class at Western Kentucky State Teachers’ College. The paper gives details about Harney’s poetry, and includes a few excerpts.

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Southern College Of Kentucky - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 780), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Southern College Of Kentucky - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 780), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 780. Letter, 8 September 1825, of Henry Grider and A. W. Graham, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Governor Joseph Desha, requesting his assistance in funding the Southern College of Kentucky, which had been operating for three years in Bowling Green. Also included are photocopies of a (Bowling Green) Times-Journal article, 21 July 1937, concerning the educational history of Bowling Green and a 1969 paper by Ward C. Sumpter titled “Early Schools and Colleges of Warren County.”

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American Association Of University Women - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

American Association Of University Women - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Mansucripts Small Collection 727. Letters, 1949-52 (14), written to Sibyl Stonecipher, WKU professor, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from a Displaced
Person in Germnay, Aina Raits, whose family was adopted by the Bowling Green Branch. Letters relating the same, 1949, 1976 (2), and photos of Raits’ family (2).

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Lawson, Alex Roger, 1858-1925 (Sc 758), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Lawson, Alex Roger, 1858-1925 (Sc 758), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 758. Letters (2) from Alex R. Lawson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Frank Coleman, Marshall, Texas, about his brother’s business, activities at the State Street Methodist Church, and a military band. Also miscellaneous envelopes and photocopy of Lawson’s obituary.

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Penn, Shadrach, Jr., 1790-1846 (Sc 759), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Penn, Shadrach, Jr., 1790-1846 (Sc 759), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 759. Oaths taken by Shadrach Penn, Jr., in Russellville, Kentucky, in 1810, when he was an apprentice on the Farmer’s Friend newspaper.

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Donaldson, John Brent, 1890-1971 (Sc 757), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Donaldson, John Brent, 1890-1971 (Sc 757), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 757. Account of J. B. Donaldson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, of the Barren River flood of 1913, the destruction of a freight house and the McMullan and Higgins tavern, and the removal of Charles J. Vanmeter’s coffin from his home due to the flood. Also includes a 1937 newspaper clipping about the flood.

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Willian, John Edwin Bruce, 1858-1922 (Sc 765), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Willian, John Edwin Bruce, 1858-1922 (Sc 765), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 765. Correspondence of John Edwin Bruce Willian, Buffalo, Larue County, and his wife, Ruth (Whitlow) Willian
(Oakland, Warren County) 1910-1920 (18), letters to Ruth Willian, 1904-1914 (6), graduation invitation (1905), valedictory n.d., deposit slips, lumber statement (1915), and menu, 1918.

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Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979 (Sc 762), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979 (Sc 762), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 762. Letter, 20 May 1958, written by Alfred Leland Crabb, Nashville, Tennessee, to Eugenia Gerard Paxton, Bowling Green, Kentucky, responding to Mrs. Paxton’s laudatory letter commenting on his book, Peace in Bowling Green. Also poems composed by Crabb for Christmas greetings.

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Robinson, Lucille (Tubb), 1896-1981 (Sc 764), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Robinson, Lucille (Tubb), 1896-1981 (Sc 764), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 764. Speech by Lucille Robinson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, entitled, “The History of the Warren County Courthouse.”

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Carnes, James E. (Sc 752), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Carnes, James E. (Sc 752), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 752. Letters, 1860 and undated, written by J. E. Carnes, a Methodist preacher of Galveston, Texas, to Josie Underwood, Bowling Green, Kentucky, concerning his ideas about Texas and recalling Bowling Green friends of former days; also included is Underwood family genealogical information.

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Wilson, Emma Meadow (Allbritten), 1891-1977 (Sc 753), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Wilson, Emma Meadow (Allbritten), 1891-1977 (Sc 753), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 753. Letters, 1962-1976 (24), written by Emma (Allbritten) Wilson, Bowling Green and Hazel, Kentucky, to Betty
Hemming, England; booklet and letter, 1976, written by Betty relating how her family met Mr. Wilson in 1935; letter to Betty written by Mr. Wilson, telling of Emma’s death; correspondence, 1977-1978 (5), between Betty and Pat Hodges, Kentucky Library, concerning the collection.

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Dunn, Thomas Pearce, B. 1861 (Sc 751), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Dunn, Thomas Pearce, B. 1861 (Sc 751), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 751. Letter, 1 May 1914, written by Thomas Pearce Dunn, South Houston, Texas, to his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Pearce, Auburn, Kentucky, relating much information about Texas, especially concerning the land, weather, and fruit growing.

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Moss, John Mckenzie, 1868-1929 (Sc 518), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Moss, John Mckenzie, 1868-1929 (Sc 518), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 518. Papers of John McKenzie Moss, lawyer, judge, and politician of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Notice of his contest of election, 3rd Congressional District, 1900; letters to Moss pertaining chiefly to politics, 1902-1903; letter of Moss to lawyer, 1902.

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Simmons, Clayton C. (Sc 2639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Simmons, Clayton C. (Sc 2639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2639. Bound typescript copy of a book compiled by Clayton C. Simmons, titled “An Historical Journey Through Barren County, Kentucky.” Topics of interest include Barren County and Edmonson County family histories and general history about the counties.

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Wood, James Willis, 1841-1940 (Sc 750), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Wood, James Willis, 1841-1940 (Sc 750), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 750. Business papers of James Willis Wood, farmer of Dunmor, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, including 49 tax and other receipts, and two land agreements.

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Galloway, John Marshall, 1844-1937 (Sc 519), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Galloway, John Marshall, 1844-1937 (Sc 519), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 519. Business papers of John M. Galloway, lawyer and judge of Bowling Green, Kentucky, which include petition for election to enable county to purchase railroad stock, 1889; 1890 stock certificates and a 1901 deposition related to Warren Deposit Bank; Peter Perkins’ will, 1891; judgeship certificate, 1903; newspaper clippings and photos kept by Mrs. Galloway, 1873-1930.

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Murrey, Loretta (Martin) (Mss 429), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Murrey, Loretta (Martin) (Mss 429), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 429. Interviews conducted by Loretta (Martin) Murrey, professor of English at Western Kentucky University, with poet Joy Bale Boone. Includes transcriptions, summaries, and cassette tapes (32). The interviews emphasize biographical information and descriptions of Boone's influence as a poet and literary activist.

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Hannum Family (Sc 746), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Hannum Family (Sc 746), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 746. Ciphering book containing problems using the British pound system, which also contains accounts of John Hannum, Jr., and Richard Hannum, and writings of Penelope Hannum, Logan County, Kentucky. Also clippings, chiefly from newspapers of Russellville, Kentucky, 1820-1860.

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Sumpter, William Cullin, 1862-1958 (Sc 748), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Sumpter, William Cullin, 1862-1958 (Sc 748), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 748. Membership book of Aeolian Lodge Number 51 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Bowling Green, Kentucky, retained by William Cullin Sumpter. Information includes name, residence, occupation, and age of each applicant.

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Procter, Benjamin Franklin, 1849-1944 (Sc 2623), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Procter, Benjamin Franklin, 1849-1944 (Sc 2623), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2623. Paper by Benjamin Franklin Procter titled, “Dr. Leslie Waggener,” a biography of an English Professor at Bethel College in Russellville, Kentucky. Also includes a three-page farewell address delivered by Waggener in 1883.

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Blewett, Benjamin Turner, 1820-1911 (Sc 747), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2012

Blewett, Benjamin Turner, 1820-1911 (Sc 747), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 747. Letter, 18 April 1857, from Benjamin Turner Blewett, president of Bethel College, Russellville, Kentucky, to mathematics professor D. W. Hoyt, Brighton, Massachusetts, recruiting him for that position and describing the school and the town. Includes an illustrated school brochure.

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