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Johnson, John R., 1893-1974 & Andrew Wilson Johnson, B. 1896 (Mss 392), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Johnson, John R., 1893-1974 & Andrew Wilson Johnson, B. 1896 (Mss 392), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 392. Letters written by John R. Johnson and Andrew Wilson Johnson to their parents in Wooster, Ohio, during the brothers’ military service in World War I and Andrew’s attendance at Ohio State University.

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Gough, William Henry, 1826-1910 (Sc 275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Gough, William Henry, 1826-1910 (Sc 275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 275. Record book of William H. Gough, the first sheriff of Meade County, Kentucky, containing notes of court cases and jury lists. Includes notes and diary entries relating to his activities at Mount Merino Seminary in Breckinridge County, and lists of students, 1841-1842.

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Tichenor, A. K. (Sc 274), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Tichenor, A. K. (Sc 274), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 274. Record book of dry goods purchases in account with J. B. Dyer, a merchant at Sonora, Hardin County, Kentucky.

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Marshall & Cowherd - Greensburg, Kentucky (Sc 271), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Marshall & Cowherd - Greensburg, Kentucky (Sc 271), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 271. Account book, 1859-1862, of general merchants at Greensburg, Green County, Kentucky.

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Tinsley, Alanson, 1816-1899 (Sc 272), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Tinsley, Alanson, 1816-1899 (Sc 272), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 272. Account book, 1860-1861, of a general merchant at Trenton, Todd County, Kentucky.

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Bowling Green Warren County Medical Society Alliance, 1952-2011 (Mss 402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Bowling Green Warren County Medical Society Alliance, 1952-2011 (Mss 402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 402. Organizational materials including constitution, by-laws, membership directories and scholarship files for the Bowling Green Warren County Medical Society Alliance of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The bulk of the collection relates to the two Western Kentucky University nursing scholarships granted by the group: the Newman & Lena Harris Scholarship and the Maydelle Johnson Funk Scholarship.

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Cooper, Williamson Lee, Jr., 1889-1972 (Sc 2522), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Cooper, Williamson Lee, Jr., 1889-1972 (Sc 2522), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2522. Letter, 18 March 1932, of W. L. Cooper, Jr., superintendent of Stuart Robinson School, Blackey, Kentucky, to friends of the school. He reports on a fire that destroyed the administration building and asks for donations to support rebuilding.

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Warren, Robert Penn Oral History Collection, 1977-1982 (Mss 383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Warren, Robert Penn Oral History Collection, 1977-1982 (Mss 383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 383. Transcripts, notes, and cassette tapes for interviews conducted by Dr. Wilford Fridy with individuals who knew or knew about John Wesley Venable, Jr., the person on whom Robert Penn Warren based the character Bolton Lovehart in his novella "Circus in the Attic." Interviews mention other people and places that Warren knew in Todd County, Kentucky. Also includes tapes of Robert Penn Warren giving a speech, reading some of his work, and an interview with Warren.

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Camden, Johnson Newlon, Jr., 1865-1942 (Sc 2520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Camden, Johnson Newlon, Jr., 1865-1942 (Sc 2520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2520. Letter, 25 June 1914, from Johnson N. Camden, U.S. Senator (Democrat) from Kentucky, in Washington, D.C. to Cicero Coleman, Lexington, Kentucky, asking for support in the upcoming election. Camden filled a vacancy caused by the death of William O. Bradley

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Miller, Allen Jennings, 1884-1981 (Sc 326), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Miller, Allen Jennings, 1884-1981 (Sc 326), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; [email protected]

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Robbins, Josephus Ewing, 1854-1931 (Sc 329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Robbins, Josephus Ewing, 1854-1931 (Sc 329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Coomes, Martin F., 1848-1919 (Sc 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Coomes, Martin F., 1848-1919 (Sc 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 327. Paper (damaged, and therefore incomplete) entitled “History of Benjamin Linn, and his work as a Kentucky pioneer—Biographical sketch of John Ritchie—A Short Biographical Sketch of John Gilkey,” read by Dr. M. F. Coomes on 7 January 1895 before a regular meeting of The Filson Club, Louisville, Kentucky.

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Mammoth Cave, Kentucky - Letter (Sc 325), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Mammoth Cave, Kentucky - Letter (Sc 325), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 325. Letter from a gentleman in Bowling Green, Kentucky to a friend in Russellville, Kentucky, relating his explorations of Mammoth Cave. The letter was printed in The Enquirer, Richmond, Virginia, vol. 6, no. 109, 20 April 1810.

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Missionary Societies - Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Sc 323), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Missionary Societies - Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Sc 323), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 323. Typed copy of “The History of the Logan Presbyterial [sic] Missionary Auxiliary Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1796-1955,” written by Mrs. Joseph Rogers and Mrs. Henry A. Reeder; and of auxiliary notes compiled by Margaret Hampton for 1955-1958.

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Grider, Charles J., 1905-1987 (Mss 401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Grider, Charles J., 1905-1987 (Mss 401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 401. Collection contains materials related to Charles J. Grider's part-time career as a music manager. Includes band advertisements, dance invitations, letters and telegrams from music corporations, lists of patrons underwriting for bands, and Grider's personal reminiscences of Bowling Green dances.

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James, Addison Davis, 1849-1910 (Mss 400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

James, Addison Davis, 1849-1910 (Mss 400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Mansucripts Collection 400. Photocopy of a letter press book kept by Addison Davis James during the time he was U.S. Marshal for Western Kentucky. James was a physician and a prominent Republican from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

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Louisville Medical School - Louisville, Kentucky - Notes (Sc 321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Louisville Medical School - Louisville, Kentucky - Notes (Sc 321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 321. Notebook kept by an unidentified student at the Louisville (Kentucky) Medical School. Includes notes of lectures given by professors Yandell, Miller, Gross, Palmer, Rogers, Flint and Smith.

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Whig Party (Sc 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Whig Party (Sc 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 320. Typescript of an open letter from sixteen citizens to the voters of Warren County, Kentucky concerning the issues in the 1844 presidential election and the Whig party platform.

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Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 317. Photocopies of miscellaneous business papers of the Shakers, including letters, 1884, 1915 (2);an agreement with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company for the location of a depot at South Union, 1860; deeds, 1883, 1893 (2); bond, 1883; and receipts, 1884, 1906 (2). Originals are housed at the Shaker Museum, South Union.

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Manire, Lucy (Sc 316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Manire, Lucy (Sc 316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 316. Letter written by Lucy Manire, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, to Lucy Shannon, South Union, Kentucky, expressing thanks for hospitality extended to her.

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Ayles, Amanda Belle (Richards), 1870-1963 (Sc 2517), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Ayles, Amanda Belle (Richards), 1870-1963 (Sc 2517), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2517. Histories of the Richards and Orange families of Butler and Warren counties in Kentucky, written by Amanda Belle (Richards) Ayles. Includes biographical data on Ayles.

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Clark, William, 1770-1838 (Sc 315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Clark, William, 1770-1838 (Sc 315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 315. Portion of diary kept by William Clark when he passed through Kentucky during his trip from St. Louis, Missouri to Washington D.C. He mentions Hopkinsville, Russellville, Bowling Green and other places as he travels through central and east Kentucky and into East Tennessee.

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Louisville And Nashville Railroad Company (Mss 399), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Louisville And Nashville Railroad Company (Mss 399), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 399. Ledger book containing information about road repairs and construction projects on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad line, chiefly in Tennessee and Kentucky. The ledger includes tools and materials used in these projects, a brief account of the work, and information about employees used during the projects.

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Mcintire, Tandie Lewis, 1865-1947 (Mss 396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Mcintire, Tandie Lewis, 1865-1947 (Mss 396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 396. Correspondence to family, friends, and acquaintances of Tandie Lewis McIntire, Edmonson County, Kentucky. Collection contains educational material related to McIntire's career as a teacher in Edmonson County. Also includes tracts and pamphlets related to McIntire's involvement in religious organizations, particularly Baptist entities.

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Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 (Fa 575), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 (Fa 575), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 575. Interview conducted on 21 February 2012 by Nancy Richey and Sue Lynn McDaniel with Angela Townsend regarding Jonesville, an African American community in Bowling Green, Kentucky, that was eliminated by an urban renewal project in the 1960s.

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Korn, Mike (Sc 2516), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Korn, Mike (Sc 2516), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text transcription (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2516. Interview conducted by Mike Korn and a Mr. Starks with Reverend Earl J. Jackson, Bowling Green, Kentucky in reference to the religious and educational work of Reverend Henry David Carpenter.

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

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

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter

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Rocky Hill [Kentucky] Station Architecture (Fa 75), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2012

Rocky Hill [Kentucky] Station Architecture (Fa 75), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 75. “Rocky Hill Station Architecture,” vernacular architecture class project concerning Rocky Hill, Edmonson County, Kentucky (est. 1859). Includes information on architecture, social life, economic life and railroads.

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Smith, Zachariah Frederick, 1827-1911 (Sc 270), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2012

Smith, Zachariah Frederick, 1827-1911 (Sc 270), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection. Letter book of a wholesale grocer in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes transactions of Lehman & Grafulla, merchants, and “Notes of Lehman, Rabold & Co.”

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Winlock, Joseph F. (Sc 269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2012

Winlock, Joseph F. (Sc 269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 269. Account book of Dr. Joseph F. Winlock, physician of Greensburg, Kentucky, containing accounts of patients, some ailment cures and a small notebook probably carried by the doctor with entries to be copied into account book.

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