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Ray, Joseph Malchus, 1907-1991 (Sc 3329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ray, Joseph Malchus, 1907-1991 (Sc 3329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text scan of memoirs and photographs and digital files of interviews (Click on "Additional Files" below to access) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3329. Memoirs, sundry papers, and oral histories of Joseph Malchus Ray, a native of Warren County, Kentucky, who went on to teach at universities in Texas, Alabama and Maryland. He ended his career as president of the University of Texas at El Paso in 1968, but stayed on afterwards as the H.Y. Benedict Professor of Political Science at UTEP. The memoirs discuss in detail his professional and personal life and the values that shaped …
Richmond, Emeline Holden, 1807-1893 (Sc 1298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richmond, Emeline Holden, 1807-1893 (Sc 1298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1298. Typescripted diary of Emeline Holden Richmond, Newark, New Jersey, kept from 14 August through 10 October 1826 during her journey to Mississippi, where she planned to serve as a teacher of Indian children and Presbyterian missionary. Includes family and biographical data and information about the mission.
Kimbrough, William Joseph, Jr., 1930-2007 (Sc 868), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kimbrough, William Joseph, Jr., 1930-2007 (Sc 868), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 868. Letters written by William Joseph Kimbrough to Sarah Gilbert Garris, Library Science instructor at Western Kentucky State College, 1953-1954, during his military service in
California and Japan. Includes a vivid description of a visit in a middle class Japanese family’s home and additional details about his experiences written in 1992.
Hampton, Jeanette, 1913-2007 - Letters To (Sc 2467), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hampton, Jeanette, 1913-2007 - Letters To (Sc 2467), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2467. Three letters to Jeanette Hampton, Rockfield, Warren County, Kentucky. The first letter, February 1933, informs her that she has been approved as teacher of the Ellis school. Two 1935 letters from friends Minnie and Thala discuss schools, parties, quilting, and visits.
Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979 (Mss 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979 (Mss 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and bibliography (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 367. Correspondence, book and article manuscripts, and research material of Alfred Leland Crabb, a native of Warren County, Kentucky and later professor at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. The topics of the manuscripts include historical fiction related to Nashville and Bowling Green, biographies of prominent Nashvillians, and articles on all levels of education. Much of the unpublished material is fiction but draws from Crabb's Plum Springs school days and his student experiences at Western Kentucky University.
Travelstead, Chester Coleman, 1911-2006 (Mss 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Travelstead, Chester Coleman, 1911-2006 (Mss 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 281. Chiefly personal and professional correspondence, speeches, journal articles, reminiscences, and news clippings of noted educator Chester Coleman Travelstead. Of particular interest are the materials related to his 1955 dismissal from the University of South Carolina owing to his support of racial integration. Also includes correspondence and diaries of his mother Nelle (Gooch) Travelstead, long-time Western Kentucky University faculty member.
Scisney, Sheri L. (Fa 256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scisney, Sheri L. (Fa 256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 256. Paper: "The African-American Set on Western Kentucky University Campus" written by Sheri L. Scisney for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Robertson, Cindy (Fa 341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robertson, Cindy (Fa 341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 341. Paper: "From One Generation to the Next" written by Cindy Robertson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Martin, Anna Katherine (Flege), 1902-1976 (Sc 1841), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Martin, Anna Katherine (Flege), 1902-1976 (Sc 1841), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1841. Diary kept from 1 January 1923 to 14 August 1923 by Anna Katherine Flege, Grant County, Kentucky. She relates details of her life as a teacher in the one-room Round Top School. She also comments about the weather, her family and home life, and her participation in community social and religious activities.
Saxton, Lashanda (Fa 359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Saxton, Lashanda (Fa 359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 359. Paper: "Home vs. College" written by LaShanda Saxton for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Tucker, Mildred Carpenter, 1894-1994 (Mss 145), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tucker, Mildred Carpenter, 1894-1994 (Mss 145), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 145. Materials removed from a scrapbook kept by Tucker, a native of Warren County, Kentucky, while a student at Hamilton College in Lexington, Kentucky, for the 1915-1916 school year. Includes notes about the college, printed items, photos, mementos, etc. Also includes related data.
Interview With Allyene Gregory Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Allyene Gregory Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Allyene Gregory conducted by Steve Vied for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Gregory discusses her life and times, including information about growing up in Sorgho, Daviess County, Kentucky, education, childhood games, her father's farm, African Americans, social customs and historic events in the community, as well as her teaching career.
Interview With Eva Carmen Rearding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Eva Carmen Rearding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Eva Carmen conducted by Christopher Carey for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Carmen discusses her life and times, including information about African Americans, Hartford, Kentucky, Kentucky State University, midwifery, her husband Ned Carmen, social life and customs, Lincoln Leadership Training School, teaching, the hanging of Sam Jennings and black newspapers.
Interview With Lattie Edds And Essie Thomason Regarding Their Lives (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Lattie Edds And Essie Thomason Regarding Their Lives (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Lattie Edds and Essie Thomason conducted by Judi Hetrick for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." They discuss their life and times, including information about growing up in McLean County and Hancock County, Kentucky, social life and customs, weaving, childhood chores and games, teachers and teaching, one-room schools, farms and farming, courtship, televisions, radios, the Great Depression, floods, and influenza.
Oral History Interview: Charles R. Knightstep, Charles R. Knightstep
Oral History Interview: Charles R. Knightstep, Charles R. Knightstep
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
Charles Knightstep was born in Jackson County, WV, but resided in Mason County WV, for the majority of his life. Mr. Knightstep reminiscences about his life growing up on a farm. He describes the process of drying fruits and vegetables and burying apples and potatoes for use during the winter. He explains how his grandmother and mother made lye soap, cottage cheese, and apple butter. He also describes courting his wife and visiting her by horse and buggy. Mr. Knightstep worked for the Kanawha and Michigan railroad beginning in 1915, when he was 15 years old. He describes the changes …
Diary For 01 01 To 03 27, 1928, Willis Carter
Diary For 01 01 To 03 27, 1928, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine.
Diary For 03 28 To 06 27, 1928, Willis Carter
Diary For 03 28 To 06 27, 1928, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine.
Financial Records, Poultry, 1928, Willis Carter
Financial Records, Poultry, 1928, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine. This section includes information under the headings of Egg Records, Hen Expenses, and Poultry Account for 1928. Records for cash received and cash paid are found at the bottoms of pages within Financial Records, 1927 .
Diary For 06 28 To 09 27, 1928, Willis Carter
Diary For 06 28 To 09 27, 1928, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine.
Diary For 09 28 To 12 31, 1928, Willis Carter
Diary For 09 28 To 12 31, 1928, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine.
Diary For 03 30 To 06 22, 1927, Willis Carter
Diary For 03 30 To 06 22, 1927, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine.
Diary For 01 01 To 03 29, 1927, Willis Carter
Diary For 01 01 To 03 29, 1927, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine.
Financial Records, Poultry, 1927, Willis Carter
Financial Records, Poultry, 1927, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine. This section includes information under the headings of Egg Record, Hen Expenses, and Poultry Account for the year 1927.
Financial Records, Jul. To Dec., 1927-1928, Willis Carter
Financial Records, Jul. To Dec., 1927-1928, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine. This section includes information about cash received and cash paid during the months of July to December for the years of 1927 and 1928.
Diary For 06 23 To 09 29, 1927, Willis Carter
Diary For 06 23 To 09 29, 1927, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine.
Financial Records, Jan. To Jun., 1927-1928, Willis Carter
Financial Records, Jan. To Jun., 1927-1928, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine. This section includes information about cash received and cash paid during the months of January through June for the years of 1927 and 1928.
Diary For 09 30 To 12 31, 1927, Willis Carter
Diary For 09 30 To 12 31, 1927, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine.
Diary For 01 01 To 03 27, 1926, Willis Carter
Diary For 01 01 To 03 27, 1926, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine.
Diary For 03 28 To 06 21, 1926, Willis Carter
Diary For 03 28 To 06 21, 1926, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine.
Diary For 06 22 To 09 22, 1926, Willis Carter
Diary For 06 22 To 09 22, 1926, Willis Carter
Willis Carter Diaries
Pages from a diary kept by Willis Carter, a resident of West Pembroke, Maine.