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Mccormick, Mary (Sloss), 1873-1904 (Sc 2118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mccormick, Mary (Sloss), 1873-1904 (Sc 2118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2118. Letter written by Mary Sloss, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Mary Stagner, a member of her wedding party, related to attire; newspaper announcement of 16 April 1889 wedding of Mary Sloss and Herschel McCormick.
Strange, Carrie, 1862-1940 (Sc 2110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Strange, Carrie, 1862-1940 (Sc 2110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2110. Autograph albums (2) kept by Carrie Strange of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Several of those autographing the album took artistic and literate license with their work. Also includes a pen & ink drawing of a young woman, dated 1908.
Brown, Carol P. - Collector (Sc 2105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brown, Carol P. - Collector (Sc 2105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and print (attached as an additional file) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2105. Collaborative set of three signed poems by Jim Wayne Miller and an Ivan Schieferdecker art print titled "Late Fall" (numbered 77/100 and signed), along with the typescript of another signed poem by Miller. Also includes a promotional piece for the set.
Jasper, Cindy Rhea (Fa 129), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jasper, Cindy Rhea (Fa 129), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 129. Paper: "Folklore in the Mass Media" written by Cindy Rhea Jasper for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes examples of folk sayings, songs, games, proverbs, and traditional images in advertisements found in "Ladies Home Journal," February 1981 to February 1982. Includes photocopies of 56 magazine ads.
Kindred, Gayle (Fa 126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kindred, Gayle (Fa 126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 126. Paper: "Mail or artwork?" written by Gayle Kindred for a Folk Studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes a collection and description of stylized mail received by students at Western Kentucky University, 1985-1986.
Thompson, Mary Helen, 1875-1962 (Sc 2097), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thompson, Mary Helen, 1875-1962 (Sc 2097), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2097. Diary kept by Mary H. Thompson, a physician's daughter living near Rockfield, Warren County, Kentucky, from February to November 1902. She writes of social events, home life, teaching school, church attendance, family and friends.
Starr, Tommy - Collector (Sc 2095), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Starr, Tommy - Collector (Sc 2095), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2095. Promotional material, tour information and cue sheets related to bands playing in the Bowling Green, Kentucky area.
Clark Family (Sc 2079), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clark Family (Sc 2079), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2079. Postcards sent to Mr. and Mrs. Ivo Clark and Mrs. Harriet Mathis in Owensboro, Kentucky. The postcards are photo and novelty cards; one postcard shows the Little Sisters of the Poor Convent in Evansville, Indiana.
Travelstead, Nelle (Gooch), 1888-1974 (Sc 2046), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Travelstead, Nelle (Gooch), 1888-1974 (Sc 2046), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2046. Undated Christmas poem written by Nelle Gooch Travelstead for her grandson Coleman Travelstead; explanatory letter 30 June 2008 from Coleman Travelstead to Jonathan Jeffrey.
Shaw, Mary Mosby (Sc 2041), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shaw, Mary Mosby (Sc 2041), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 2041. Composition book of Mary Mosby Shaw, Glasgow, Kentucky, containing children's poems. An additional file contains one of the poems from the composition book titled "Old Santa's Wife."
Obenchain, Margery C., 1887-1923 (Sc 2039), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Obenchain, Margery C., 1887-1923 (Sc 2039), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript for Manuscripts Small Collection 2039. Letter from Margery C. Obenchain, in Sulphur Springs, Missouri, to "Alice" in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She writes of recent social activities and travel, including a visit to the St. Louis World's Fair.
Martin, Meredith (Fa 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Martin, Meredith (Fa 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 454. Transcripts of four telephone interviews conducted with dance educator and choreographer Forrest W. Coggan by Meredith Martin, a graduate student in Western Kentucky University's Folk Studies Department.
Interviews With Forrest Winston Coggan (Fa 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interviews With Forrest Winston Coggan (Fa 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcripts of four interviews (Click on "Additional Files" below) with Forrest Winston Coggan, dance educator and choreographer. The telephone interviews were conducted in 2006-2007 by Meredith Martin, a graduate student in Western Kentucky University's Folk Studies Department.
Archbold, Annie (Fa 203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Archbold, Annie (Fa 203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 203. Photographs, negatives, and proofsheets from various folklife projects coordinated by Annie Archbold while she was a folk studies faculty member at Western Kentucky University.
Gonzalez, Erik (Fa 466), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gonzalez, Erik (Fa 466), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 466. Paper: "Parody in the Digital Age" written by Erik Gonzalez for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Puglia, David (Fa 467), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Puglia, David (Fa 467), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 467. Paper: "Banjo Bill Green: A Writer, a Performer, a Musician" written by David Puglia for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Parker, Kailen E. (Fa 465), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Parker, Kailen E. (Fa 465), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 465. DVD: "Tattoos" made by Kailen E. Parker for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Fuller, Don (Fa 464), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fuller, Don (Fa 464), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 464. Paper: "The Gathering" written by Don Fuller for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Wolcott, Lucye, 1879-1928 (Sc 1977), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wolcott, Lucye, 1879-1928 (Sc 1977), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1977. Letter from Lucye Wolcott, South Carrollton, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky to a Mr. Atchison, describing her activities after his recent visit, including attendance at a watermelon feast.
Marshall, Mabel Elizabeth, 1928-2014 (Sc 1962), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marshall, Mabel Elizabeth, 1928-2014 (Sc 1962), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1962. Autograph album kept by Mabel Elizabeth Marshall while in the 5th grade at Greenwood School, Warren County, Kentucky.
Harris, Hilary (Fa 461), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harris, Hilary (Fa 461), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 461. DVD: "Circle of Friends: Life and Times of Girls Scouts" produced by Hilary Harris for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Stevens, Jessica (Fa 462), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stevens, Jessica (Fa 462), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Paper: "Facebook Graffiti: Folklore of the Virtual Bumper Sticker" written by Jessica Stevens for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Chambers, David (Fa 463), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chambers, David (Fa 463), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 463. Paper: [Street Gangs]" written by David Chambers for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Gibbs, Joe (Fa 460), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gibbs, Joe (Fa 460), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 460. Paper: "Kickball" written by Joe Gibbs for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Russell County, Kentucky (Fa 528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Russell County, Kentucky (Fa 528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 528. Collection consists of oral history interviews with various contemporary and former residents of Russell County, Kentucky conducted by Western Kentucky University folk studies students and Bobette Buster. Topics include the building of Wolf Creek Dam, teaching in rural schools, gospel music, logging, and local tourism.
Hobson, John Adair, 1856-1939 - Postcards To (Sc 1923), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hobson, John Adair, 1856-1939 - Postcards To (Sc 1923), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1923. Postcards received chiefly by John and Idella Hobson, Greensburg, Kentucky. They contain details of the religious life and educational pursuits of family and friends. The pictures on the cards show views of several Kentucky communities as well as scenes from other states.
Bowling Green Country Club, Inc. - Bowling Green, Kentucky - Stock Certificate (Sc 1933), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Country Club, Inc. - Bowling Green, Kentucky - Stock Certificate (Sc 1933), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1933. Stock certificate, 1979, for the Bowling Green Country Club, Inc., Bowling Green, Kentucky, certifying that John P. Hines owns one share of stock in the organization.
Cargile, Georgia Love (Hendrick), 1904-2002 (Sc 1935), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cargile, Georgia Love (Hendrick), 1904-2002 (Sc 1935), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1935. Invitation to attend church sent to Minnie Love, 1896; greeting cards sent to Georgia Love (Hendrick) Cargile, 1992, 1999 (2).
Anderson, Opal Pauline, 1911-2007 (Sc 1936), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anderson, Opal Pauline, 1911-2007 (Sc 1936), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1936. Paper: "Auto Business of Bowling Green (1925-1928)" written by Opal Anderson.
Ruff, Joseph Carl (Fa 453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ruff, Joseph Carl (Fa 453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 453. Paper: "Time and Folklore on the Comics Page" written by Joseph Carl Ruff for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.