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Warren County, Kentucky - Justices Of The Peace (Sc 1342), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - Justices Of The Peace (Sc 1342), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Small Collection 1342. Notice, 25 February 1808, of the removal of John Bailey, Bowling Green, Kentucky, as Warren County Justice of the Peace by Kentucky governor Christopher Greenup.
Smith, Robert Lee, 1913-1998 (Sc 1306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Robert Lee, 1913-1998 (Sc 1306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1306. Letter, 21 March 1945, written by Robert L. Smith, Philippine Islands, to his sister Mrs. Layton Blick, Logan County, Kentucky. Smith mentions the many Japanese that have been slain in the Philippines. Includes V-mail advising of Smith's new address.
Oakley, Bethel Beulah, 1903-1995 (Sc 1338), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Oakley, Bethel Beulah, 1903-1995 (Sc 1338), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1338. Business papers, letters (including some written by her elementary students), printed materials, etc., of Bethel B. Oakley, originally from Hopkins County, Kentucky. She taught in Webster County and Owensboro, Kentucky, and at Oakland City College, Oakland City, Indiana.
Gilchrist, Ellen Louise, 1935-2024 (Sc 1336), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gilchrist, Ellen Louise, 1935-2024 (Sc 1336), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscript Small Collection 1336. Letter written to Kentucky author Ellen L. Gilchrist from Paula Quinn, WKU journalism professor, after a scheduled interview did not materialize. Gilchrist's response is handwritten on the letter. Includes newspaper clipping about Gilchrist's presentation at WKU, and Quinn's explanatory letters, 2001.
Kerr Memorial Methodist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 133), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kerr Memorial Methodist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 133), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and selected full scan documents (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 133. Historical materials about Kerr Memorial Methodist Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky, including list of donors for original building (1891); printed histories; correspondence and commemorative programs from church anniversary celebrations; account book of the church's Young Adult Fellowship (1947-48); and deeds.
Hines & Porter - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1334), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines & Porter - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1334), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1334. Lawyers' combined collection record book and docket book kept by the law firm of Hines and Porter, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Byrd, Mary Rebecca, 1845-1935 (Sc 1362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Byrd, Mary Rebecca, 1845-1935 (Sc 1362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1362. Autograph book belonging to Mary Byrd, Fredonia, Kentucky, which has names and addresses of several Fredonia residents. Includes attractive printed engravings.
First Baptist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1388), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
First Baptist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1388), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1388. Annals of First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky, which consist of brief entries about significant activities or events. These records began to be kept at the time of the church's sesquicentennial celebration.
Richardson, Harry Blair, Sr., 1915-2002 - Letters To (Sc 1368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richardson, Harry Blair, Sr., 1915-2002 - Letters To (Sc 1368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1368. Letters, 1930, written to Missouri native Harry Richardson concerning the initiation rites of the high school fraternity Phi Lambda Epsilon.
Taulman, James (Sc 1358), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Taulman, James (Sc 1358), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1358. Letter, postcards, photos, clippings, etc., sent to James Taulman from Bowling Green, Kentucky childhood pen pal Carolyn Williams.
Cain, Frank D., Jr. (Mss 132), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cain, Frank D., Jr. (Mss 132), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 132. Correspondence, office files, project scrapbooks, and project files of Bowling Green, Kentucky architect, Frank D. Cain, Jr. The projects include schools, churches and homes in Bowling Green and the surrounding region.
Jackson, William Neel, 1899-1993 (Mss 136), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, William Neel, 1899-1993 (Mss 136), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 136. Papers and collected materials of William Neel Jackson, a Bowling Green, Kentucky native. The collection contains his personal and business correspondence and autobiographical materials. Also includes Warren Association of Baptists, 1890-1978 draft, Jackson family genealogy, and Warren County history.
Middleton, Anna R., 1866?-1888 (Sc 1320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Middleton, Anna R., 1866?-1888 (Sc 1320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1320. Autograph book kept by Annie Middleton, Louisville, Kentucky, while attending the Baltimore Conservatory of Music. Also includes family data.
Mount Zion United Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mount Zion United Baptist Church - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 111. Minute books of Mount Zion United Baptist Church, Warren County, Kentucky, which originally was known as the Delafield First United Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1958-1989.
Woman's Missionary Society Of Salem Baptist Church (Mss 67), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Woman's Missionary Society Of Salem Baptist Church (Mss 67), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 67. Minute books of the Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) at Salem Baptist Church in Butler County, Kentucky, 1914-1966 (6 items); treasurer's book of the WMS, 1922-1953; Girl's Auxilliary minute book, 1935-1936; and miscellaneous papers found loose in the minute books, 1916-1933 (7 items).
White And Roach Store - Greensburg, Kentucky (Mss 33), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
White And Roach Store - Greensburg, Kentucky (Mss 33), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 33. Account books, ledgers, and journal recording sales made from 1854 to 1867 by the White and Roach general merchandise store in Greensburg, Kentucky.
Monroe County, Kentucky - Records, 1838-1857 (Mss 61), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Monroe County, Kentucky - Records, 1838-1857 (Mss 61), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 61. Docket books, 1838-1876 (3), kept by J. Gee, justice of the peace of Monroe County, Kentucky; miscellaneous papers found in books, 1838-post 1952 (20). Includes record book kept by B. C. Maxey of Barren County, Kentucky, which contains Gee family history, Maxey cemetery records, etc., 1925-1957 (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan).
Hines, James Davis, 1838-1911 (Mss 34), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, James Davis, 1838-1911 (Mss 34), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 34. Account books, 1858-1866, of a merchant at Bowling Green, Kentucky. One, undated, with author uncertain, contains records of goods bartered; two dated ones contain accounts of work done by employees as well as store accounts.
Lucas Collection (Mss 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lucas Collection (Mss 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 41. Journals, 1839, 1840-1843, 1854, (3); scrapbooks, ca. 1860s-1870s (3); Negro account book which lists purchases and sales of slaves, 1859; receipts, 1875-1897, concerning illness and funeral expenses, etc., of the Lucas family of Warren County, Kentucky.
Robertson, Clara Louise, 1908-2004 (Mss 87), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robertson, Clara Louise, 1908-2004 (Mss 87), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 87. Diary kept by Clara Louise Robertson of Louisville, Kentucky, detailing schools, church and club activities and amusements. Vivid description of a 1921 Washington, D.C. family vacation. Associated letter, 1991. A copy of Robertson "Little Colonel’s Good Times Book" diary is included as an "Additional File" below. Click on it to see the diary in its entirety.
Rowan, Rebecca (Carnes), 1813-1897 (Mss 71), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rowan, Rebecca (Carnes), 1813-1897 (Mss 71), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 71. Letters, 1855-1872 (37 items), of Mrs. Rowan, Bardstown, Kentucky, to lawyer William P. Boone, Louisville, Kentucky, which reveal Rebecca's struggles to maintain her family and farm after the death of her husband, John Rowan, Jr.; photocopies of Confederate Civil War letters from her son, William, 1861-1865 (6); and photos of May and Rebecca Rowan (3). Also news release and photos of donor and companions, 1976 (3).
Rice Collection (Mss 47), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rice Collection (Mss 47), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 47. Includes letters; business papers and contracts; research materials and notes; original and typed manuscripts of poems, short stories and books; photographs; cartoons; book reviews and clippings; and scrapbooks of Cale Young Rice (1872-1943), poet and author, and of Alice Hegan Rice (1870-1942), author, of Louisville, Kentucky.
United Service Organizations - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 134), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
United Service Organizations - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 134), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 134. Registration cards kept of visitors to the Bowling Green, Kentucky United Service Organization during World War II. Most of the cards fall in the range of letters Mc-Z.
Harris Family Papers (Mss 100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harris Family Papers (Mss 100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 100. Correspondence of the Harris family of Simpson County, Kentucky. Consists chiefly of World War I letters sent from two brothers, George DeWitt Harris and Downey L. Harris, to their parents, George Calvin Harris and Amanda J. Harris, of Franklin, Kentucky. George DeWitt Harris was injured in World War I and died at Epionville, France on 7 October 1918.
Page, George Vernon, 1890-1985 - Letters To (Mss 6), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Page, George Vernon, 1890-1985 - Letters To (Mss 6), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 6. Letters written by former students in various services during World War II (a few from the Korean War) to George Vernon Page, Professor of Physics, Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now Western Kentucky University).
Kaltenbacker, William S., 1870-1941 (Sc 1374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kaltenbacker, William S., 1870-1941 (Sc 1374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1374. Political columns submitted by William S. Kaltenbacker, Shelbyville, Kentucky, to the Cincinnati Enquirer, for publication. Kaltenbacker discusses the upcoming state election and the Kentucky gubernatorial candidates.
Giles, Janice (Holt), 1905-1979 (Sc 1300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Giles, Janice (Holt), 1905-1979 (Sc 1300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1300. Letter, 16 June 1973, written to Dolores Hayford, Oakland, California, by Janice Holt Giles, Knifley, Kentucky, responding to Hayford's comments about her book "The Kinta Years" and expressing her views on child-parent relationships.
Reed, Sheryl Diane (Sc 1332), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reed, Sheryl Diane (Sc 1332), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1332. Paper titled "Gold Seekers: Kentuckians Journey to the 'Heaven of the West...'" written by Sheryl D. Reed, a Western Kentucky University student. Also, letter informing Reed that she had been awarded a scholarship for the summer of 1990.
Swinford, Mac, 1899-1975 (Sc 1449), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Swinford, Mac, 1899-1975 (Sc 1449), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1449. Letter, 21 April 1970, of U.S. District Court Judge Mac Swinford, Lexington, Kentucky, to Crawford Crowe, Bowling Green, Kentucky, fulfilling a request for a copy of his book Kentucky Lawyer. He declines to vouch for the accuracy of the book's historical facts "other than as legend."
Grinstead, James David, 1894-1976 (Sc 1371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Grinstead, James David, 1894-1976 (Sc 1371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1371. Letters written by James D. "Jim" Grinstead, Barren County, Kentucky, to his family following his induction into the armed forces. All letters were penned from U.S. military camps. Also family letters, 1920.