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Strahm, Victor Herbert, 1897-1957 (Mss 27), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Strahm, Victor Herbert, 1897-1957 (Mss 27), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 27. Correspondence, clippings, photographs, etc., covering Bowling Green native Victor Herbert Strahm's U.S. Air Force career. There are over 100 letters written to his parents in Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing his World War I activities and 27 letters to his mother detailing his participation in the early days of World War II.

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Settle, Margery Lucille, 1899-1980 (Mss 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Settle, Margery Lucille, 1899-1980 (Mss 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 7. Letters written by various armed forces personnel during World War I (7 items), World War II (77), and police duty afterward (6). The letters were written to Margery Lucille Settle, a secondary teacher and administrator in the McLean County and Daviess County, Kentucky school systems.

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Procter-Pendleton Papers (Mss 26), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Procter-Pendleton Papers (Mss 26), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 26. Correspondence and legal papers, 1894-1941, of B.F. Procter, 1848-1944, a Bowling Green lawyer; and correspondence, 1899-1932, speeches, diaries, and Stockton genealogy of Lila Pendleton Procter, 1850-1932. Correspondence, sermons, 1866-1889, journal, and notebook of J.M. Pendleton, 1811-1891, a minister of the First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, from 1837-1857. Includes a 1932 affidavit detailing the history of Bowling Green's sewerage system (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan).

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Calvert-Obenchain-Younglove Collection (Mss 30), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Calvert-Obenchain-Younglove Collection (Mss 30), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans of selected items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 30. Correspondence, diaries, writings, business papers, scrapbooks, clippings, genealogical notes, weather records, and photographs of the Calvert, Obenchain, and Younglove families of Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Causey, Robert Lewis, B. 1927 (Sc 1316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Causey, Robert Lewis, B. 1927 (Sc 1316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1316. Comments written by Causey, Bowling Green, Kentucky, concerning the proposed industrial Trimodal Transpark that would be located near Smiths Grove, Kentucky, if approved.

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Crume, Charles Thomas, Jr., 1933-1996 - Collector (Mss 184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Crume, Charles Thomas, Jr., 1933-1996 - Collector (Mss 184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 181. Research material related to the history of Bullitt County, Kentucky. Also includes notebooks concerning drugs, chemical compounds, and jewelry and watch repairs compiled by David W. Crume of Bardstown. Detailed drawings of a timepiece by D.W. Crume and slides of Jesse Hilton Stuart and the sorghum molasses making process are part of the collection. Also includes personal correspondence and items of Charles Thomas Crume, Sr.

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Dulaney, Elise, 1894-1966 (Mss 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Dulaney, Elise, 1894-1966 (Mss 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscript Collection 24. "Recollections of Bowling Green, Kentucky", written by Elise Dulaney in 1961 with emphasis on the Covington, Dulaney, and Wells families, various individuals, Christ Episcopal Church, and local schools. Also cemetery deed, 1881; Warren County tax receipt, 1882; letters, 1953-1962 (6); and miscellaneous items.

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Edwards Collection (Mss 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Edwards Collection (Mss 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 22. Twelve patients' account books of Dr. Martin Van Buren and William T. Edwards, brothers, of Horse Cave, Kentucky, are the nucleus of this collection which also includes several G.A.R. Dept. of Ky. Robert Storie Post #104, Hiseville, items of Cyrus Edwards, a second cousin, and several Horse Cave items.

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Hines, Hiram Markham, 1871-1917 (Sc 1544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Hines, Hiram Markham, 1871-1917 (Sc 1544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1544. Hines's diary records information about his daily activities and social events in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1895. It also includes information about weather and Hines' living expenses.

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Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Sc 1541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Helm, Margie May, 1894-1991 (Sc 1541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1541. Typescript of Helm's letter to Charles Pressler, Galveston, Texas, 6 May 1936, regarding the stonework done by Charles Ott on the Warren County, Kentucky courthouse.

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Rotary Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Rotary Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1547. Report, dated 14 November 2007, that documents payments made on behalf of the Bowling Green Rotary Club to community members in Kasigau, Kenya, so they could attend school. Includes receipts and thank you letters from students.

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Obenchain, Lida (Calvert), 1856-1935 (Sc 1539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Obenchain, Lida (Calvert), 1856-1935 (Sc 1539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1539. Note from Corinne C. McCormack, Bowling Green, Kentucky, thanking Lida Calvert Obenchain (pen name "Eliza Calvert Hall") for the donation of her book, "A Book of Hand Woven Coverlets" to the Woman's Library, and Obenchain's reply.

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Gorin, Sandra Kaye (Laughery) (Mss 181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Gorin, Sandra Kaye (Laughery) (Mss 181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 181. Research material for Gorin's book, "Blood Runs in the Barrens", which examines murders that took place in Barren County, Kentucky, from 1817 to 1909. Includes copies of court documents and newspaper clippings.

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Oakland, Kentucky - Incorporation (Sc 1537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Oakland, Kentucky - Incorporation (Sc 1537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1537. Motion and judgment, Warren Circuit Court, to incorporate the City of Oakland, Kentucky. Includes a petition listing the names of those requesting the incorporation, a metes and bounds description of the corporate limits, and a sketch map. Also includes correspondence identifying the documents.

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Thornberry, Martine (Calhoun), 1905-1972 (Mss 179), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Thornberry, Martine (Calhoun), 1905-1972 (Mss 179), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 179. Chiefly correspondence related to government service for the Works Progress Administration and as Indian reservation school teacher, and as postmistress at Livermore, Kentucky. Includes materials related to Thornberry's military service and artwork from her Indian students.

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Jones, Edgar - Collector (Mss 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Jones, Edgar - Collector (Mss 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 17. Letters and papers of the Burnett family, (many Civil War letters), 1855-1920; the McKnight family; the Lamb family, 1863-1906; and the Flynn family, 1787-1897. These letters were in the possession of the Burnett family of Rising Sun, Indiana.

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Young, Asher Leon (Mss 19), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Young, Asher Leon (Mss 19), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 19. Genealogical material collected by Asher Leon Young, a Warren County, Kentucky, native. Especially noted are the Phipps, Simpson, and Young families of the Richardsville area of Warren County, Kentucky.

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Porter Family (Mss 15), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Porter Family (Mss 15), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 15. Genealogical material (typed copy) collected by John A. Porter for a book. Correspondence pertaining to same topic, 1906-1957. Legal papers of Butler (32), Livingston (1), and Logan (13) Counties--deeds, surveys, etc., 1799-1857. Typed copy of the Civil War experiences of John M. Porter.

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Allmond Collection (Mss 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Allmond Collection (Mss 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 12. Genealogical material collected by Allen E. Allmond, Louisville, Kentucky, pertaining to the Allmond and Meade families. Letters, photostats, maps, newspaper clippings and notebook. Also includes information about the Louisville Commercial Club.

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Collins, Russell - Collector (Mss 16), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Collins, Russell - Collector (Mss 16), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 16. Genealogical records of the Duncan, Browning, and Hines families of Logan County, Kentucky. Family letters of the Duncans and Palmers (Christian County, Kentucky mainly), 1822-1858 (66 items). Chief correspondents include Ann M. Palmer, Elihu J. Palmer, Isaac N. Palmer, and Elizabeth Duncan.

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Hobson, Margaret Morehead, 1890-1987 (Mss 174), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Hobson, Margaret Morehead, 1890-1987 (Mss 174), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 174. Includes personal and business correspondence of Margaret Morehead Hobson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, chiefly related to oil and gas exploration in south-central Kentucky. Collection also includes nature notebook containing flora and fauna sketches done by Hobson as a child, Hobson family genealogy, some small artwork done for interior decorating, and information about Riverview at Hobson Grove.

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Bennett, Mackie E. (Smith), 1880-1966 (Mss 5), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Bennett, Mackie E. (Smith), 1880-1966 (Mss 5), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 5. Center Street Elementary School (Bowling Green, Kentucky) grade books and various club records kept by Mackie E. (Smith) Bennett, a Warren County, Kentucky native. Includes a large group of records related to the Sue Young Sewing Circle of Bowling Green's State Street Methodist Church, 1915-1948. Full-text scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) have been made of the material related to the United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary (Box 1, Folder 7).

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Warren County - Historic Houses (Sc 1324), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Warren County - Historic Houses (Sc 1324), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1324. Listing of thread colors used in a handwoven carpet woven for use in the Merritt-Hardin house located on 31-W near Woodburn in Warren County, Kentucky. Also data about the house from Irene Moss Sumpter’s Our Heritage: An Album of Early Warren County Kentucky Land Marks.

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Humphreys, John Alsop Yarborough, 1802-1873 (Sc 1319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Humphreys, John Alsop Yarborough, 1802-1873 (Sc 1319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1319. Subscribers' names for John A. Y. Humphreys, Bardstown, Kentucky, to teach a proposed school for twelve months beginning December 1, 1831. Also lists the subjects to be taught.

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Kerr, William Bugg, 1894-1993 (Sc 1317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Kerr, William Bugg, 1894-1993 (Sc 1317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1317. William Bugg Kerr, a Bowling Green, Kentucky educator, businessman and farmer, records his philosophy and his reminiscences, for his family, in his paper titled "The High Road."

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Hinton, John Littleton, 1844-1920 (Sc 1311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Hinton, John Littleton, 1844-1920 (Sc 1311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1311. Civil War discharge for John L. Hinton, a member of Company A, 52nd Regiment, of Kentucky Mounted Infantry Volunteers. Hinton was from Allen County, Kentucky.

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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945 (Sc 1313), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945 (Sc 1313), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1313. Letter written by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Washington, D.C., to clergyman H.F. McChesney, Bowling Green, Kentucky, commenting on the newly enacted Social Security Act and asking for data about his community's needs.

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Basket Making In The Mammoth Cave Area (Fa 98), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Basket Making In The Mammoth Cave Area (Fa 98), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 98. Project entitled "Basket Making in the Mammoth Cave Area." Interviews with basket makers concerning the history, process, marketing and distribution, social attitudes, historical patterns and aesthetics of basket making. Only transcriptions of the interviews were donated. Interviews were conducted by WKU students in Lynwood Montell's Folk Art and Technology class, Fall 1977; also includes one 1974 interview.

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Vanmeter, Wilburn S., 1920-1996 (Sc 1528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2007

Vanmeter, Wilburn S., 1920-1996 (Sc 1528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1528. Letters from Wilburn S. Vanmeter, while serving in World War II, to his mother Emma Vanmeter in Bee Spring, Kentucky, and his brother, Junior Vanmeter of Annetta, Kentucky. Also includes several typed reminiscences (6 p.) of Vanmeter's World War II experience.

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Dunbar, Elijah, 1821-1911 (Sc 1335), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2007

Dunbar, Elijah, 1821-1911 (Sc 1335), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1335. Letter written by Elijah Dunbar from Bowling Green, Kentucky, to his brother in Canton, Massachusetts. Evidently he and an associate were traveling piano salesmen. Dunbar vividly describes the terrible road conditions between Bowling Green and Elkton, Kentucky.

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