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Stephens, Everett James, B. 1971 (Sc 2075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Fidning aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2075. Journal kept by Everett James Stephens, a U.S. Marine and Western Kentucky University student, during his service in the Persian Gulf War. He records his experiences of the war, as well as his training and leisure activities while at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Rice, Cale Young, 1872-1943 (Sc 2094), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2094. Photocopied letters from Cale Young Rice to Henry Watterson, 1906-1917 (11), chiefly thank you notes and letters asking for the support of the 'Courier-Journal' for various causes; to Benjamin W. Huebsch, 1918 and response 1919 (2), about publishing some of his poems; and letter to William Orton Tewson, 1926 (1) in which he discusses literary criticism. Originals are held in the Library of Congress.

Coming Distractions: The Wobbling Pivot

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

Prominent Qing specialist Pamela Crossley of Dartmouth College has a new book coming out in February, The Wobbling Pivot, China Since 1800: An Interpretive History, which is aimed at general readers and is designed to be suitable as well for classes devoted to modern Chinese history. One theme in the book that is likely to be of special interest to those who follow this blog is her frequent discussion of similarities and differences over time in patterns of unrest and the way that the state and its representatives respond to challenges from below. Focusing largely on tensions and modes of …

Procter Family (Sc 2077), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2077. Genealogical notes and correspondence relating to the Procter, Carson and Dinwiddie families. Includes a certified copy of the will of Evan Shelby, father of Isaac Shelby, the first governor of Kentucky.

Pope, Leemon (Sc 2085), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2085. Partial courtship letter, written from Galveston, Texas, possibly by Leemon Pope. He writes of his church attendance, his business associates and his success in his work at an insurance company.

Chapman-Hagerman Families (Sc 2082), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2082. Deeds and a power of attorney relating primarily to divisions of land in Warren County, Kentucky among heirs of the Chapman and Hagerman families. Includes a deed of land in Simpson County from Skiles family heirs.

Simmons, James Madison, 1842-1905 & Josephus Simmons, 1844-1911 (Sc 2080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2080. Order granting a ten-day furlough to James Madison Simmons and his cousin Josephus Simmons, serving in the First Tennessee Cavalry, in order to return home to Sumner County, Tennessee, to obtain horses.

Giles, Janice Holt, 1905-1979 - Photos (Sc 2092), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2092. Slides (and pictures made from the slides) of Janice Holt Giles and her husband, Henry E. Giles, friends, and interiors of their house in Knifley, Kentucky.

Mcconnell, Addison Mitchell "Mitch," Jr., B. 1942 (Sc 2081), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2081. Letter from U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell to Sue Lynn Stone, Bowling Green, Kentucky, responding to her concerns about cancer research and expressing support for funding the National Institutes of Health.

Korean Manuscript (Sc 2091), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2091. Brief manuscript written in Korean on one side of paper, approximately 9x14 inches. Untranslated.

Baird, Henry Herring, 1902-1991 - Collector (Mss 279), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 279. Account books and other financial records related to Jenkins-Ryan Tobacco Company of Adairville, Kentucky. Also includes financial records associated with the farms and businesses operated by Thomas Henry Baird, Jr., as well as the 1941 monthly financial reports and a label from Scott Tobacco Company of Bowling Green, Kentucky.

The Chanticleer, 2009-11-16, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

The Major Strike In Pittsburg Kansas: Strike Of 1899 On The Major Coal Mining Strike Of 1899, Chase Rietcheck

Theory and Practice: HIST430

The year 1899 was an explosive time for mining in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Illinois, but especially for Southeast Kansas. Many men came to Kansas seeking jobs in the mining industry. Although they knew that there were not great wages, it was still a way of supporting themselves as well as their families. As coal mining grew and prices went up, miners were starting to get a little frustrated with their wages. Some miners who still remembered the strike of 1893 decided to do something about their wages by taking a stand against the coal companies. They were looking for …

Pope, Jo Reba (Sc 2071), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2071. Photocopies of items from scrapbook kept by Pope, chiefly pertaining to the World War II service of Robert Fred Cope. Includes photos, birthday cards, Valentines, and information related to the light cruiser "U.S.S. Richmond."

Oates, William C. (Sc 2088), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2088. Autograph album kept by William C. Oates, 1827-1933; appraisal information related to the Gerard-Bradley Funeral Home, 1988-1989; information about the apartment building at 1322-1324 Chestnut Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Joiner, Sandra (Sc 2089), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2089. Scholarly papers (3) written by Sandra Joiner about Kentucky author, Janice Holt Giles. One paper is untitled; the others are titled; "Janice Holt Giles: Woman of Contradictions" and "The Concept of 'Place' in the Fiction of Janice Holt Giles." Also includes two photographs of conference attendees.

Young Family (Sc 2068), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2068. Receipt for hauling tobacco to the New Orleans market, 1817; retail licenses granted to Young & Co., Placer County, California, 1854; lists of taxable property in Barren County, Kentucky, 1861 and 1864; tax receipt, Barren County, 1876.

Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 2073), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2073. Book taken from Iraqi soldier during Operation Desert Storm; written in Arabic with some photos attached.

Rowan, John, 1773-1843 (Sc 2076), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2076. Typescript (15 pp.) titled, "Unfinished Autobiography of John Rowan Written in 1841 at Federal Hill, Ky." The text is mainly concerned with his family's emigration to Kentucky from Pennsylvania by boat down the Ohio River.

Clark Family (Sc 2079), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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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.

Giles, Janice Holt, 1909-1979 (Sc 2090), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2090. Photocopies of news clippings and photographs related to Kentucky authors, Janice Holt Giles and Henry Giles. Manuscript note from Pansy Phillips to Pat Hodges; photos taken on a barge related to research for Mrs. Giles's book 'Run Me a River' (1964); and photocopies of Mr. and Mrs. Giles's wills, 1970 & 1985.

Ada News - 11/16/2009, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 2074), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2074. Book found on battleground during Operation Desert Storm; written in Arabic and bearing the emblem of Iraq.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 034, Number 12, November 16, 2009, Grand Valley State University

2009-2010, Volume 34

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 24, November 16, 2009, Grand Valley State University

Volume 44, July 8, 2009 - June 10, 2010

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Short Takes: More On Obama In China

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

All around the internet, China-watchers are commenting on Barack Obama’s inaugural China trip. Some links to check out:

1. At 11:40 PM Eastern Standard Time tonight, President Obama’s town hall meeting with students in Shanghai will go live on the White House website.

2. Ian Johnson of the Wall Street Journal asks “Is Barack Obama Unpopular in China?” Johnson explains that it seems initial enthusiasm for the president has dropped off in recent months:

Internet polls provide anecdotal evidence that China is just not as enamored with the U.S. now as in years past, when the U.S. was seen as …

Mckenney, John Oscar, 1879-1946 (Sc 2122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2122. Three notebooks of John Oscar McKenney, a Beaver Dam, Kentucky physician. The books contain notes on physiology and on the characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses and diseases.

Rossetta Butler Hodge

African American Funeral Programs

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Woodridge, James & Nancy (Sc 2084), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2084. Transcript of an interview conducted by Wilford Fridy, a English Department faculty member at Western Kentucky University, with James and Nancy Woolridge, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The interview revolves around the Woolridge's familial connections to characters in Robert Penn Warren's stories in his book "Circus in the Attic."

Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), B. 1931 (Sc 2066), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2066. Paper by Patricia Hodges to fulfill a requirement for a library science course at Western Kentucky University: "Preliminary Procedures Involved in the Compilation of a Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Kentucky Library."