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Marshall, Florence (Sc 1614), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marshall, Florence (Sc 1614), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1614. Notebook kept by Florence Marshall containing instructions for group games, relays,and dances for young people. Compiled in 1939.
Corbin, Elvis G., 1848-1918 (Sc 1621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Corbin, Elvis G., 1848-1918 (Sc 1621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1621. Tax receipts from E.G. Corbin and Nancy (Nannie) Corbin, Logan County, Kentucky; receipts for payment of E.G. Corbin's burial expenses.
Hines Family Collection (Mss 91), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines Family Collection (Mss 91), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescripts of selected items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 91. War of 1812 letters, 1814-1815 (3), written by James Hines to his wife, also deeds and will; John Hines papers pertaining to selling and employing slaves, 1823-1840 (3); and correspondence, etc., 1856-1879 (27) of John Henry Hines, from Johnson's Island, an Ohio prisoner of war camp. The Hines family migrated from Virginia to Bowling Green, Kentucky. Various other family items are in the collection.
Lewisburg United Methodist Church - Lewisburg, Kentucky (Mss 94), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lewisburg United Methodist Church - Lewisburg, Kentucky (Mss 94), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 94. Quarterly conference records of Lewisburg, Kentucky Methodist Episcopal, South Circuit, which includes churches in Logan and Muhlenberg Counties, 1885-1941. Relates to Beechland Methodist Church, Concord Methodist Church, Kennerly’s Chapel Methodist Church, Lewisburg United Methodist Church, Sand Spring Methodist Church, and Union Grove Methodist Church. Includes additional data about churches in the conference; church roll books, 1875-1949; and Woman's Missionary Society minutes, 1883-1968.
Clark Family Papers (Sc 1619), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clark Family Papers (Sc 1619), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1619. Clark family correspondence, chiefly 1864-1865 letters from Confederate soldier Philip G. Clark, serving with the 28th Virginia Infantry, to his wife, Sarah, and children, near Roanoke, Virginia, commenting on the hardships faced by the troops and his desire to return home. Also, 1867 letter to Sarah Clark from her brother, George A. Mullen.
Pickett, Mary C. (Sc 1622), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pickett, Mary C. (Sc 1622), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1622. Letter, 5 April 1885, from Mary C. Pickett, a student at Georgetown Female Seminary, Georgetown, Kentucky to her grandmother Anne E. Bailey, Stanford, Kentucky, commenting about her examinations, her clothes and her school uniform.
Brown, Murray L., 1894-1980 (Sc 1607), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brown, Murray L., 1894-1980 (Sc 1607), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1607. Brown's military service induction order, 18 May 1918, and copy of an undated newspaper article related to a baseball game in which Brown played. Includes correspondence of Brown's former law partner relating to the items.
Bryan, Fannie Morton, 1870-1965 (Mss 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bryan, Fannie Morton, 1870-1965 (Mss 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 83. Diaries, 1889-1895, correspondence, 1885-1955, photographs, and related items of Fannie Morton Bryan, a Russellville debutante and school teacher. Includes Logan Female College records, 1860-1869, and Russellville Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1863-1889.
Covington, William Slaughter, 1897-1985 (Sc 1616), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Covington, William Slaughter, 1897-1985 (Sc 1616), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1616. Copy of August 1939 letter from Bowling Green native William S. Covington to his mother Lena (Kennedy) Nye, [Bowling Green, Kentucky] describing the difficulties he encountered in Europe just prior to the outbreak of World War II; letter, 30 June 1979, from Covington, Lake Forest, Illinois to Jane Morningstar [Bowling Green, Kentucky] commenting on the 1939 letter.
Covington, William Slaughter, 1897-1985 (Sc 1618), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Covington, William Slaughter, 1897-1985 (Sc 1618), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1618. Letters from Bowling Green native William Slaughter Covington, Lake Forest, Illinois, regarding acquisition of a copy of "Bowling Green: A Pictorial History" by Nancy D. Baird, Carol Crowe-Carraco, and Michael L. Morse. The letters relate his observations about Bowling Green history. Includes a copy of Covington's obituary from the (Bowling Green, Ky.) Park City Daily News, 3 December 1985.
Houchin, Roy Franklin, Ii, B. 1954 (Sc 1602), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Houchin, Roy Franklin, Ii, B. 1954 (Sc 1602), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1602. Typescripts of interviews conducted by Roy Franklin Houchin, II with: Joe Richardson regarding early aviation and the aerospace industry, Douglas Campbell regarding his World War I aerial combat experience, and Bob Ford regarding World War I military uniforms. Includes Houchin family information.
Williams, Henry (Sc 25), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Williams, Henry (Sc 25), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 25. Statement from Williams, Montgomery County, Tennessee, to Garnett & Lampton, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, for keeping pack and stage horses on the stage line from Hopkinsville to Nashville, Tennessee, and for boarding the driver and packer from January 1, 1836 to January 31, 1837.
Warner, Sarah (Sc 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warner, Sarah (Sc 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 22. Letter written by Sarah Warner, Hanover, Virginia, to her brother, Mansfield Warner, Shelbyville, Kentucky, containing family news only.
Phillips, William B. (Sc 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Phillips, William B. (Sc 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 24. Typed copy of letter written by Phillips, Maysville, Kentucky, to William Tompkins, Kanawha Saline, Virginia, concerning salt contracts, 1834, and a letter, 1934, containing information about the 1834 letter.
Mcgrohan, Mary M. (Sc 16), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcgrohan, Mary M. (Sc 16), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 16. Signed statement of Mary McGrohan listing the subjects that Miss Jane Berry studied while a pupil of hers at the Glasgow Female Academy, Glasgow, Kentucky.
Dotson, Mary Ann (Sc 15), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dotson, Mary Ann (Sc 15), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 15. Letter written to Miss Mary Ann Dotson, Bladen County, North Carolina, from a friend Sophia, Bladen County. Relates personal news only.
Beauchamp, Jeroboam (Sc 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beauchamp, Jeroboam (Sc 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 13. Letter written by Jeroboam Beauchamp, Washington County, Kentucky to Peter Smith, regarding purchase of land from Stephen Prather on Hardin's Creek in Washington County.
Elliott, Elizabeth, D. 1822 (Sc 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Elliott, Elizabeth, D. 1822 (Sc 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scanned image (click on "Additional File" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 14. Bill itemizing articles used in preparation for and burial of Elizabeth Elliott, Logan County, Kentucky paid by William Allen to Will V. Morris.
Lafferty, John Aker, 1832-1905 (Sc 1617), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lafferty, John Aker, 1832-1905 (Sc 1617), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1617. Civil War reminiscences of John Aker Lafferty, Harrison County, Kentucky, recounted in 1905 to his son W.T. Lafferty. John A. Lafferty served with the 1st Kentucky Cavalry and later with the 9th Kentucky Cavalry. W.T. Lafferty adds an account of his family's lives as Confederate sympathizers in Harrison County during the war.
Welch, Jesse Earl, 1917-1973 (Sc 1615), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Welch, Jesse Earl, 1917-1973 (Sc 1615), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1615. World War II letters from Jesse Earl Welch to his wife in Gamaliel, Monroe County, Kentucky. He writes from a hospital about the loss of his leg.
Givens, John Wesley Tyler, 1870-1967 (Mss 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Givens, John Wesley Tyler, 1870-1967 (Mss 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 202. Sermon notes, letters, genealogical and biographical information, and news clippings; letters related to his courtship and marriage. Includes two collections of poetry.
Gott Collection, 1922-1952 (Sc 1609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gott Collection, 1922-1952 (Sc 1609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1609. Chiefly post-World War II letters from Peggy Purves, London, England, to Warren County native John C. Gott in which she reveals working conditions, food shortages and her feelings for him; other Gott family correspondence included. Also, letter to Purves from a friend in New York, 1946, relating her impressions of the city.
Morningstar, Jane (Hines), 1904-1989 (Mss 201), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morningstar, Jane (Hines), 1904-1989 (Mss 201), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 201. Correspondence and research notes relating to biographical information compiled for labels attached to portraits of Warren County, Kentucky Circuit Court judges. Copies of the labels and photos of five of the portraits are included. Detailed information about Judge John B. Rodes is included.
Grider, John Hobson, 1822-1884 (Sc 1605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Grider, John Hobson, 1822-1884 (Sc 1605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1605. Military records of Union soldier Grider who served as a staff officer with the 9th Kentucky Infantry and the 52nd Kentucky Infantry. Also, documents relating to pension requests made by Grider and his widow, Kittie A. Grider.
Ratliff, Amelia Ellen (Edelen) Bosley, 1918-2002 (Sc 1613), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ratliff, Amelia Ellen (Edelen) Bosley, 1918-2002 (Sc 1613), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1613. Letter, 7 September 1978, from Amelia E. Ratliff, Lebanon, Kentucky to Irene Moss Sumpter, Bowling Green, Kentucky about Sumpter's book and the McElroy and Skiles families.
Harper, J. (Sc 1612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harper, J. (Sc 1612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1612. Letter, 12 September 1862, from Harper, Cincinnati, Ohio to William Single discussing conditions in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. He expresses fervent pro-Union and anti-slavery sentiments.
Jones, William Forest, 1891-1975 (Sc 1601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, William Forest, 1891-1975 (Sc 1601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1601. Copy of William Forest Jones's 1918 naval enrollment record and 1921 naval discharge; copy of 1924 certificate of marriage between Jones and Lizzie Kathleen Harlan. Also, information on the Jones and Harlan families.
Barclay, Anna (Sc 1603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barclay, Anna (Sc 1603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1603. Paper, undated, by Anna Barclay entitled "Old Newspapers and Early Editors of Kentucky."
Brackin, Green, 1822-1901 (Sc 1608), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brackin, Green, 1822-1901 (Sc 1608), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1608. Deed for sale of Green Brackin's Allen County, Kentucky land to G.B. Woodcock, dated 30 August 1859.
Beula Villa Hotel, 1940-1968 (Sc 1606), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beula Villa Hotel, 1940-1968 (Sc 1606), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1606. Reservation requests, receipts, and miscellaneous business correspondence related to the Beula Villa Hotel, Sulphur Well, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Also, 1968 news clipping featuring the hotel.