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Lawson, Alex Roger, 1858-1925 (Sc 758), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 758. Letters (2) from Alex R. Lawson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Frank Coleman, Marshall, Texas, about his brother’s business, activities at the State Street Methodist Church, and a military band. Also miscellaneous envelopes and photocopy of Lawson’s obituary.

Titcomb, John M., B. 1814? (Sc 756), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 756. Medical remedies and recipes collected in a small notebook of John M. Titcomb of Baltimore, Maryland.

Penn, Shadrach, Jr., 1790-1846 (Sc 759), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 759. Oaths taken by Shadrach Penn, Jr., in Russellville, Kentucky, in 1810, when he was an apprentice on the Farmer’s Friend newspaper.

Donaldson, John Brent, 1890-1971 (Sc 757), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 757. Account of J. B. Donaldson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, of the Barren River flood of 1913, the destruction of a freight house and the McMullan and Higgins tavern, and the removal of Charles J. Vanmeter’s coffin from his home due to the flood. Also includes a 1937 newspaper clipping about the flood.

Willian, John Edwin Bruce, 1858-1922 (Sc 765), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 765. Correspondence of John Edwin Bruce Willian, Buffalo, Larue County, and his wife, Ruth (Whitlow) Willian
(Oakland, Warren County) 1910-1920 (18), letters to Ruth Willian, 1904-1914 (6), graduation invitation (1905), valedictory n.d., deposit slips, lumber statement (1915), and menu, 1918.

Volume 5 - Issue 1: La Créole - A Journal Of Creole History & Genealogy, Dr. Miki Pfeffer, Seraphia D. Leyda, Dr. Raphael Cassimere Jr., Ingrid R. Stanley, Dr. Ronald Dorris, Alexie Gaddis, Dr. Ernest G. Chachere, Catherine Ladnier

La Créole - A Journal of Creole History & Genealogy

The Louisiana Creole Research Association, Inc., known as LA Creole, was founded on August 21, 2004 as a New Orleans-based, non-profit family research and educational organization. Its purpose is to assist Creoles of Color in researching their ancestry, to educate the general public about Creole history and culture, and to celebrate the contributions and legacy of a unique, sometimes forgotten people. La Créole, the Association’s journal is published annually.

Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979 (Sc 762), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 762. Letter, 20 May 1958, written by Alfred Leland Crabb, Nashville, Tennessee, to Eugenia Gerard Paxton, Bowling Green, Kentucky, responding to Mrs. Paxton’s laudatory letter commenting on his book, Peace in Bowling Green. Also poems composed by Crabb for Christmas greetings.

Natcher, William Huston, 1909-1994 (Sc 755), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 755. Letter, 29 May 1965, from U. S. Representative William H. Natcher, Washington, D.C. to Charles M. Stewart, Barren River Development League, regarding a feasibility study of restoring Lock and Dam #4 (Woodbury) on the Green River.

Robinson, Lucille (Tubb), 1896-1981 (Sc 764), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 764. Speech by Lucille Robinson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, entitled, “The History of the Warren County Courthouse.”

The Redstone And Jupiter Rockets –Predecessors To The Successful American Space Program, Angela Yi

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.

Carnes, James E. (Sc 752), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 752. Letters, 1860 and undated, written by J. E. Carnes, a Methodist preacher of Galveston, Texas, to Josie Underwood, Bowling Green, Kentucky, concerning his ideas about Texas and recalling Bowling Green friends of former days; also included is Underwood family genealogical information.

Wilson, Emma Meadow (Allbritten), 1891-1977 (Sc 753), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 753. Letters, 1962-1976 (24), written by Emma (Allbritten) Wilson, Bowling Green and Hazel, Kentucky, to Betty
Hemming, England; booklet and letter, 1976, written by Betty relating how her family met Mr. Wilson in 1935; letter to Betty written by Mr. Wilson, telling of Emma’s death; correspondence, 1977-1978 (5), between Betty and Pat Hodges, Kentucky Library, concerning the collection.

Konrad Dannenberg: An Ambassador For Space, William Tyler Helms

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.

Why The "Harvest Of Death" Doesn't Matter (And Why It Does), John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

I went on a tour a few Sundays ago. It was very tough to explain exactly what I had done (in sensible terms) with my coworkers when I came into the office the next Monday morning. Not just very tough, but embarrassingly tough.

THEM: "What did you do this weekend, John?"

ME: "Well, Sunday I went on a tour of places on the Gettysburg battlefield where one specific photo wasn't taken-"

THEM: *blank stare* [excerpt]

Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 18, October 18, 2012, Grand Valley State University

Volume 47, July 2, 2012 - June 3, 2013

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

Ronnie Edward Davis

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Ronnie Edward Davis on Oct. 17, 2012 at Old Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Decommissioning Orleans Parish Prison: A Campaign To Build A Safer New Orleans / One Local Policy Step To Dismantle The Prison Industrial Complex, Tara M. Echo

Capstone Collection

Today, nearly two and a half million people in the U.S. are living in cages, with New Orleans holding the highest per capita rate of incarceration. While we have consistently seen that building cages does not bring us any closer to actualizing safety, the sheriff and other city officials of New Orleans justify a financially profitable plan to create more cages-to warehouse more of the city's people-in the name of safety.

Using an abolitionist framework, this paper examines safety by differentiating between contributing factors of being secure and factors which create harm in our communities. By tracing these factors to …

The Chanticleer, 2012-10-15, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

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

Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 17, October 15, 2012, Grand Valley State University

Volume 47, July 2, 2012 - June 3, 2013

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

Cook, Elizabeth Charlotte (Mss 403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 403. Letters written by various male friends, many in military service during World War II, to Elizabeth Charlotte Cook while she was in school at Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, Kentucky and Western Kentucky State Teachers College, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Some of the letters are of a courtship nature.

Dunn, Thomas Pearce, B. 1861 (Sc 751), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 751. Letter, 1 May 1914, written by Thomas Pearce Dunn, South Houston, Texas, to his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Pearce, Auburn, Kentucky, relating much information about Texas, especially concerning the land, weather, and fruit growing.

Moss, John Mckenzie, 1868-1929 (Sc 518), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 518. Papers of John McKenzie Moss, lawyer, judge, and politician of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Notice of his contest of election, 3^rd Congressional District, 1900; letters to Moss pertaining chiefly to politics, 1902-1903; letter of Moss to lawyer, 1902.

Simmons, Clayton C. (Sc 2639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2639. Bound typescript copy of a book compiled by Clayton C. Simmons, titled “An Historical Journey Through Barren County, Kentucky.” Topics of interest include Barren County and Edmonson County family histories and general history about the counties.

Wood, James Willis, 1841-1940 (Sc 750), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 750. Business papers of James Willis Wood, farmer of Dunmor, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, including 49 tax and other receipts, and two land agreements.

Galloway, John Marshall, 1844-1937 (Sc 519), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 519. Business papers of John M. Galloway, lawyer and judge of Bowling Green, Kentucky, which include petition for election to enable county to purchase railroad stock, 1889; 1890 stock certificates and a 1901 deposition related to Warren Deposit Bank; Peter Perkins’ will, 1891; judgeship certificate, 1903; newspaper clippings and photos kept by Mrs. Galloway, 1873-1930.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 037, Number 08, October 15, 2012, Grand Valley State University

2012-2013, Volume 37

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

Short, Charles Wilkins, 1794-1863 (Sc 2638), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2638. Bound typescript copies of letters written by Charles Wilkins Short, Lexington, Kentucky, chiefly to his uncle, William Short, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Topics include the medical practice and his brother-in-law, Dr. Dudley.

Ada News - 10/15/2012, 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.

Mrs. Grace Budgett Hill

African American Funeral Programs

Mrs_Grace_Budgett_Hill.pdf - Funeral program for Grace Hill

Luree Byrd

African American Funeral Programs

Service held at James H. Wilcox Auditorium; interment at Old Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia