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Fisk, Robert (Sc 403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Fisk, Robert (Sc 403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 403. License, Whitley County, to perform marriages as a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church.


Thomas, Elizabeth (Wright), 1842-1931 (Sc 2), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Thomas, Elizabeth (Wright), 1842-1931 (Sc 2), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2. Account (15 pp.) written by Elizabeth (Wright) Thomas, Bowling Green, Kentucky, entitled “A Week’s Outing in the Tennessee Mountains” describing a trip made after the Civil War. Also includes her obituary.


Moseley, Thomas (Sc 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Moseley, Thomas (Sc 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 7. Certificate signed by Thomas Moseley stating that John Ferguson, Ohio County, Kentucky, lost two certificates, one issued to John Galloway in 1804, and one issued to Zachariah Galloway in 1803, for grown wolf scalps.


Twelfth Street Church Of Christ - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 408), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Twelfth Street Church Of Christ - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 408), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 408. Directories, programs, newsletters, news clippings, and land records of the Twelfth Street Church of Christ, Bowling Green, Kentucky (known after 2002 as Lost River Church of Christ). Also includes information about other Churches of Christ in Warren County, Kentucky, as well as Potter Bible College and Potter Orphan Home in Bowling Green.


Cumberland County, Kentucky - Account Books And Papers (Mss 409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Cumberland County, Kentucky - Account Books And Papers (Mss 409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 409. Account books and business papers for several businesses in Marrowbone, Cumberland County, Kentucky, including Bank of Marrowbone, 1902-1966, Norris & Gray general store, 1870-1874, and Pace & Davis Undertakers, 1895-1920. Also includes photocopies of the articles of incorporation and by-laws for the Bank of Marrowbone.


Hunt Family Papers (Sc 398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Hunt Family Papers (Sc 398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 398. Deed, Warren County, 1817 (1); deeds, Simpson County, 1852-1858 (4); and land mortgage of Thomas Hunt, 1861.


Rice, David, 1733-1816 (Sc 400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Rice, David, 1733-1816 (Sc 400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 400. Legal papers – bond for land and deed to land in Warren County, Kentucky, 1813 (2); will of David Rice, 1816; deed, Warren County, 1818, made by sons; and papers concerning Warren County Circuit Court Case (Equity Court Case #924) instigated by Martin Mitchell, Warren County, against some of the Rice heirs, 1832-1833 (6). Letters to Mary Leiper Moore, librarian, Kentucky Library, about Rice and his descendants, 1938-1947 (5).


Rodes Family Deeds (Sc 399), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Rodes Family Deeds (Sc 399), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 399. Deeds, Barren County, Kentucky, 1812, 1837, and Hardin County, Kentucky, 1838.


Selby, Cornelia Frances, 1916-2005 (Sc 2530), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Selby, Cornelia Frances, 1916-2005 (Sc 2530), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2530. Letters from Cornelia Frances “Fran” Selby to her sister, Mary Agnes Selby in Utica, Ohio, written during Cornelia’s service in the Women’s Army Corps at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. She writes of her activities, her anticipated furlough and their male acquaintances.


Strange Collection (Mss 42), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Strange Collection (Mss 42), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 42. Correspondence, 1864-1878 (8); journal, 1852-1883; scrapbooks (2); Manuscript: “House of Madison and McDowell in Kentucky,” 1888; family genealogical data; slave records; etc., of Agatha (Rochester) Strange, 1832-1896, a lifelong resident of Bowling Green, Kentucky.


Chamberlain, John B. (Sc 2531), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Chamberlain, John B. (Sc 2531), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2531. Letter written from Kaler, Graves County, Kentucky, by John B. Chamberlain to his daughter. He gives a general description of Kaler and its environs, including its low-lying terrain, local businesses, and railroad access.


Whalen, John And William (Lg 436), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Whalen, John And William (Lg 436), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 44. Original land grant, 9 June 1856, by which Charles S. Morehead, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John and William Whalen 550 acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.


Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2529), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2529), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2529. Two slave bills of sale (1849, 1856) to Tobias S. Grider, and agreement (1861) of a family of emancipated African Americans to be enslaved by William Davenport.


Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2527. Warrant (1822) to sheriff to take custody of a free mulatto man found in Warren County; certificates (2) and appointment (1) relating to slave patrols in Warren County (1824-1825); and undated power of attorney authorizing apprehension of a fugitive slave from New Orleans, Louisiana.


Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2528. Summons to jury and witnesses and charge in the case of Lucy, an enslaved woman, accused of attempting to murder her owner’s wife with an axe in 1814.


Moore, Nancy Elam, 1807-1889 (Mss 405), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Moore, Nancy Elam, 1807-1889 (Mss 405), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 405. Journal of Nancy Elam Moore, an eldress of the Shaker colony at South Union, Kentucky, describing life in the colony during the Civil War, 1861-1863, especially visitation and exploitation by both Union and Confederate forces. Includes a diary of unknown authorship recording daily life at the colony in 1866. The original diary is owned by the Dayton [Ohio] Public Library.


Eclectic Book Club (Mss 407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Eclectic Book Club (Mss 407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 407. Minute book, yearbooks, and financial data of the Eclectic Book Club, a women's literary club in Bowling Green, Kentucky.


Warren County, Kentucky Court Records - Naturalization Papers, 1837-1907 (Sc 2496), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Warren County, Kentucky Court Records - Naturalization Papers, 1837-1907 (Sc 2496), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2496. Naturalization documents for individuals who resided in Warren County, Kentucky from 1837 to 1907. Many of the documents were issued by other counties; law required they be deposited in the county courthouse of residency. Documents generally list the issuing county and state, date, name, and native country; others also provide city and date of embarkation, city and date of arrival, and age.


Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files) below for Manuscripts Small Collection 2526. Bonds for emancipated slaves in Warren County, Kentucky. The bondsmen undertake to pay a penalty if the freed slave becomes a charge on the county. Names and descriptions of the enslaved persons appear in the bonds. Includes one deed of emancipation.


Moore, Mary Elizabeth (Taylor) Leiper, 1885-1973 (Mss 387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Moore, Mary Elizabeth (Taylor) Leiper, 1885-1973 (Mss 387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 387. Radio scripts, correspondence, research notes, and newspaper clippings of Kentucky Building director, Mary (Taylor) Leiper Moore. Moore served as director of the Kentucky Building at Western Kentucky University from 1931 to 1956. Also includes articles and speeches written by Moore.


Wood, Arthur Fox, 1829-1878 (Sc 2524), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Wood, Arthur Fox, 1829-1878 (Sc 2524), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (click on "Additional File" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2524. Letter, 14 July 1851, from Arthur Fox Wood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to “Tom” in Mason County, Kentucky. He compares Philadelphia (and its women) unfavorably to Mason County, reports on his medical studies, deplores abolitionism in the North, and asks about family and friends.


Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (May 2012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2012

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (May 2012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter

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Anderson, Linda Allen (Fa 77), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Anderson, Linda Allen (Fa 77), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 77. “Stone Masons and Their Craft in the Bluegrass Area of Kentucky,” interpretive paper and interviews executed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in 1986. Collection includes photographs of stone cutting and stonework in the Bluegrass region.


Barefoot, Jeffrey Allen (Fa 78), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Barefoot, Jeffrey Allen (Fa 78), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 78. “The Middle Bridge Ghost” interpretive paper and videotaped interviews executed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Beck, Louis Marvin, 1933-1992 (Fa 76), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Beck, Louis Marvin, 1933-1992 (Fa 76), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and audio file (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 76. Interview with Ophelia Ellen Johnson Hanna about her family and education growing up as an African American in Warren County, Kentucky. Includes taped interview and index.


Gipson, Kenneth Todd (Fa 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Gipson, Kenneth Todd (Fa 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 80. “Occupational Folklore of Monument Makers.” Interviews with Carroll Monument Company employees regarding their occupation and related stories. Includes one summary and one transcript.


Cox, Carolyn Ann (Helm) (Fa 79), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Cox, Carolyn Ann (Helm) (Fa 79), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 79. “1920-1930 Logan CountyFurnishings: The Felts House,” oral history project executed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Interviews were recorded on cassette tape and are indexed.


Melton Family Papers (Sc 2523), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Melton Family Papers (Sc 2523), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2523. Genealogical records, correspondence, and receipts for various members of the Melton family of Webster County, Kentucky. Also includes genealogical information about the Lively and Norvell families.


Desport, Juliette Marie, 1889-1985 (Sc 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Desport, Juliette Marie, 1889-1985 (Sc 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 277. Autobiographical sketch by Juliette Desport, Nashville, Tennessee, giving the history of the Desport family; information about paintings donated to the Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky; educational pursuits; and travel. Her father, Alphonse, was an artist who resided in Bowling Green from 1893-1905. Includes letters, 1969-1970 (3), of Miss Desport.


Poynter, Shawn (Fa 184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Poynter, Shawn (Fa 184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 184. Paper titled “The Usage and Importance of the Rule of Thirds in Newspaper Photography” written by Shawn Poynter for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. The collection looks at the usage of the “rule of thirds” as it appears in the Park City Daily News. The “rule of thirds” refers to a photograph guideline that requires subjects to be in either one of the sides, top or bottom third of the frame. The collection contains analysis, graphs, tables and newspaper …