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Jones, Rich (Fa 332), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 332. Paper: "Folklore and Media Project on the 'Daily News' Newspaper Articles" written by Rich Jones for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Strobel, Robert Nelson, B. 1988 - Collector (Sc 1826), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1826. 1846 business letter from Benjamin Warfield, Lexington, Kentucky to Micajah Smith, Harrison County, Kentucky; 18 September 1865 letter from Dan, New Orleans, to his sister Olive in [Massachusetts] discussing his military service; letter from J. Stoddard Johnston, Kentucky Secretary of State to his counterpart in Illinois, 9 August 1877.

Sexton, Edward Vernon, 1925-2007 (Sc 1825), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1825. Documents, news clippings, ephemera, and correspondence related to Edward Vernon Sexton's military service in Word War II.

Kirk, Ola Lee, 1902-1983 - Letters To (Sc 1816), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1816. Two letters written to Ola L. Kirk, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from U.S. Representative William H. Natcher, Washington, D.C. Also, one letter to Kirk from FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, Washington, D.C., related to a speaking engagement.

Birchett, John A., B. 1949 (Sc 1821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1821. Two 1970 letters from John A. Birchett, stationed in Vietnam, to his wife Patti in Lexington, Kentucky. He writes about his love for his wife and his desire to return home soon.

Meng, Yu (Sc 1823), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, full-text scan of paper, and interview (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1823. Project documenting the historic Scott Tobacco Company building in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Documentation includes photos, slides, and a taped interview with Danny Howell, president of Scott Tobacco. Also includes copy of a Scott Tobacco Company pocket notebook with facts about tobacco and the company's products.

World War Ii, 1939-1945 - Relating To (Sc 1819), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1819. Five colorfully illustrated envelopes containing images and slogans related to the United States's involvement in World War II.

Thompson, James Gaydon (Sc 1824), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1824. Small notebook containing advice on military tactics and survival written by James Gaydon Thompson for a cousin, John Rye. The notebook is not dated, but Thompson mentions the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Hill Hardware Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1822), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1822. Business papers that include a balance sheet for the company as of 1 June 1922 and a tentative budget for 1923 that outlines employee responsibilities and salaries.

Terry, John (Sc 1820), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1820. Letter, 9 February 1853, from John Terry, Louisville, Kentucky to Thomas Green Moss, New Brighton, Pennsylvania discussing Moss's suffering from a medical ailment.

Becchetti, Paul S., Jr., B. 1939 (Mss 235), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 235. Letters from Paul S. Becchetti, Jr. to his parents, Paul and "Doris" Becchetti of Poughkeepsie, New York. Majority of the letters written while he was serving as a medic with the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

New Liberty Methodist Episcopal Church, South - Edmonson County, Kentucky (Sc 1806), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1806. Register, 1879 to 1977, of the New Liberty Methodist Church located in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Register includes lists of members, pastors and baptisms. Information prior to 1879 has been copied into the book. A separate hand-written list of pastors is included.

James, Ora Nadine (Doyle), 1913-1998 - Collector (Sc 1772), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1772. Warren County deed, 1842; first bill received by George D. James's grocery store, Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky, 1913; 1928-1931 autograph album and other items related to Brownsville High School; letter from Methodist minister Hoyt Parsley, Kyrock, Edmonson County, 31 October 1941; other miscellaneous items.

Potter, Phyllis M. (Fa 326), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 326. Paper: "Psalm-singing in 17th Century New England" written by Potter for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Green, Jennie Scott, 1879-1965 (Mss 237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 237. One large account book, 1832-1839 (357 p.) kept by the Green family of Falls of Rough, Grayson County, Kentucky; portions of the ledger were later used by Green as a scrapbook. Collection also includes genealogy and legal papers related to the Green family, and news clippings.

Tate, Isaac, 1808-1889 (Sc 1818), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1818. Letter, 22 August 1828, from Tate, Green County, Kentucky to John Brigham, Secretary of the American Bible Society, New York City. On behalf of the newly-formed Green County Bible Society, Tate inquires about the purchase of Bibles from Brigham's organization.

Warren County, Kentucky - Census, 1850 (Mss 238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 238. Two large volumes separated into fifteen subfolders representing various census schedules for 1850 in Warren County, Kentucky. Information about free and slave populations, deaths, agriculture, and industry in Warren County's two enumeration districts is included.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Bennett, Emily. On Her Toes – Martha Madison
• Ulber, Emily. Bowling Green Benefits from Adult Literacy Program
• Carey, Ryan. Sixth-Seeded Lady Tops Win Sun Belt Title - Volleyball
• Hale, Marianne. Task Force to Evaluate Western’s Growth – Task Force on Quality & Access
• Be Proactive, Not Reactive: University Officials Need to be Policy Driven
• Milam, Dustin. Fight for Rights, Liberation, Equality
• Jones, Ashley. Praxis vs. Western Football – Parking
• Schwab, Edmond. Change I Can’t Believe In
• Stewart, Colleen. Vigil Honors Victims of Transgender Hate Crimes …

Russellville, Kentucky - Postmasters Account Books, 1900-1918 (Mss 236), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 236. Nine postmasters account and record books kept by postmasters Jacob Bradley Coffman and Charles Merritt Griffith, Russellville, Kentucky.

Peete, William Weldon, 1866-1937 (Sc 1805), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1805. Copies of three letters to Howard Rose, LaCrosse, Virginia from W. Weldon Peete in Bowling Green, Kentucky and Miami, Florida. He writes of his family, his health, the growth of Bowling Green, and his memories of their long friendship.

Shrewsbury, Ralph Damon, 1919-1998 (Sc 1815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1815. Letters from Ralph Damon Shrewsbury and his future bride, Aline Lanier, to his mother Grace Snider Shrewsbury of Caneyville, Kentucky, related to their upcoming marriage. Also, reassuring letter from Shrewsbury after he had been reported as missing in action, and news clippings related to his World War II service.

Shrewsbury, Ralph D., 1919-1998 (Sc 1815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1815. Letters from Ralph D. Shrewsbury and his future bride, Aline Lanier, to his mother Grace Snider Shrewsbury of Caneyville, Kentucky, related to their upcoming marriage. Also, reassuring letter from Shrewsbury after he had been reported as missing in action, and news clippings related to his World War II service.

Bethel College - Matriculation Records, 1854-1919 (Mss 182), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 182. Matriculation book (414 p.) for Bethel College, 1854-1918. Bethel, a Baptist school located in Russellville, Kentucky, started as a high school, evolved into a four-year college, and finally became a junior college.

Wyatt, Wilson Watkins, 1905-1996 (Sc 1299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1299. Letter, 16 October 1959, written by Wilson Wyatt, lawyer and politician of Louisville, Kentucky, to Brevard Crihfield, Chicago, Illinois, asking for a copy of proceedings from a recent governor's conference.

Brown, William, 1916-1981 (Sc 1813), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1813. Gospel songs collected by William Brown, some handwritten and some photocopied from songbooks, and placed in a scrapbook.

"Hicks In Washington" (Sc 1811), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1811. Reminiscence of a young woman's experiences in Washington, D.C. during World War I. Note: The text contains a racial slur.

Sharp, James Willard, 1921-1975 (Sc 1814), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1814. World War II letter, 19 January 1943, from James W. Sharp, San Francisco, California to his parents in Utica, Daviess County, Kentucky; includes 1943 letters to his mother from the wives of other servicemen.

Mears, William B., 1818-1901 (Sc 1812), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1812. Letter, 28 July 1874, to a Mr. Gupton from William B. Mears, Green County, Kentucky related to a political race and some negative campaigning.

Green River Research Collection (Mss 77), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 77. Chiefly photocopies of research materials relating to the Green River (Kentucky) and its tributaries. This data, gathered during 1984-1986, supported a Kentucky Museum grant proposal for a future exhibit focusing on the Green River Valley.

Satterfield Family History (Sc 1799), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1799. Genealogical information related to the Satterfield family of Warren County, later Allen County, Kentucky compiled by Julie Carter.