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Burgess, Sarah Edward, 1876-1924 - Letters To (Sc 2667), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2667. Letters to Sarah “Sally” Burgess, addressed to her in Davis (Scott County), Kentucky, Georgetown, Kentucky, and Newton, Illinois. Young men extend invitations, a niece writes of her social activities, and her sister Ella invites her to a “cantata” in Georgetownand describes her clothing needs. Another friend writes of social activities, including attendance at “negro minstrel”

shows, for which she was “ashamed.”

Shirley, W. E. (Mrs.) (Sc 2671), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2671. Paper written by Mrs. W.E. Shirley titled “Political Material in Kentucky Prior to 1835” in which she chronicles the early political history of Kentucky prior to 1835.

Ms171: Interview With Anna Steinberger, Anna Steinberger Ph.D., Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Texas Medical Center - Women's History Project

An oral interview with Dr. Anna Steinberger, who taught and conducted basic research in Reproductive Biology and served as Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs at UT Medical School-Houston. Her research yielded over 250 scientific articles, books, and book chapters for which she received numerous awards and recognitions in the USA and abroad. See more at Texas Medical Center-Women's History Project and its finding aid.

Cherry, James Preston, 1896-1961 (Sc 659), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 659. Report cards for second and third grade of James Preston Cherry, issued by Bowling Green Public Schools, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 42, February 7, 2013, 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.

Helm, Harold Holmes, 1900-1985 (Sc 658), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 658. Certificate of attendance awarded by Auburn Seminary, Auburn, Kentucky, to Harold Holmes Helm for not being absent or tardy during the quarter ending 4 June 1909.

Trail Blazer - Volume 116, Number 2, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on February 7, 2013.

Downwind From Gettysburg, John M. Rudy

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

Go find a copy of I Sing the Body Electric, Ray Bradbury's collection of short stories from which this chunk comes. Check it out of the library. Go buy it, you won't regret it.

Bradbury, in his short story, tells the tale of a man whose obsession is to bring the dead to life. Phipps wishes to make a film about Gettysburg, the film outlined in the passage above. A boy on his father's shoulders translates the Gettysburg Address from it's wind-borne course. [excerpt]

Ms171: Interview With Dianna Milewicz, Dianna Milewicz M.D., Ph.D., Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Texas Medical Center - Women's History Project

An oral interview with Dianna Milewicz, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Director of the M.D./Ph.D. Program and co-Director of the Biomedical Engineering Center. Her research interests include the genetic basis of cardiovascular diseases, and understanding the effect of identified mutations on protein function. She has recently established a genetic core laboratory to provide molecular biology and genetic expertise to clinicians who want to initiate genetic studies on their patient populations. See more at Texas Medical Center-Women's History Project and its finding aid.

The Grizzly, February 7, 2013, Jessica Orbon, Sara Sherr, Rosemary Clark, John Robinson, David Marino, Eisamar Ellis, Colin Hart, Rachel Brown, Alexa Lamontagne, Melissa Kopel, Dana Feigenbaum, Alex Manacher, Allen Weaver

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Trustees Plan the Future of Ursinus • Forum Changes Time, Place • Graduation Speakers Selected • Writing Center to Expand Resources • New Exhibit at Berman Museum of Art • Summer Internship Profile • Students Set to Perform "Noises Off" on February 20 • Students Discuss Queer Life on Liberal Arts Campus • Opinion: U.S. Gun Legislation Needs to be Amended; Our Reliance on Technology is Changing the Way we Think • February 1 Banner Day for Spring Athletes • Swimming Sweeps WAC

Crabb, Opal Cline, 1905-1995 (Sc 2668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2688. “Henry Skeggs, Longhunter, and the Captain Cader Edwards Family, 1765-1820,” a book by Opal Cline Crabb (unpublished, 87 pp., copyright 1979).

Robinson, Mollie B., B. 1860 (Sc 656), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan of diploma (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 656. Mistress of Science diploma conferred upon Mollie B. Robinson by Cedar Bluff Female College, Woodburn, Kentucky. Mollie was the niece of the college's president, William F. Whitesides.

Self, Sarah Elizabeth, B. 1915 (Sc 657), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 657. Report card issued by Bowling Green High School to Sarah Elizabeth Self, daughter of Ada (Mrs. J. Presley) Self.

Larue County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2666), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2666. Deposition of Amos Rhodes, given at Brownsville, Kentucky, 25 September 1852, in connection with Henry Carlyle and William M. Gilkey v. Philip P. Phillips and Josiah Phillips, acase pending before the Circuit Court, LaRue County, Kentucky. The case involved a dispute over title to land in Hardin County, Kentucky that Rhodes had deeded to Philip P. Phillips.

Spiller, Cora Jane (Morningstar), 1928-2020 - Collector (Sc 2662), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2662. Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of Cora Jane (Morningstar) Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Included are letters to her and family members. A letter from retired dentist X. Elwood Sanders provides personal reminiscences, and another letter includes photos of Ford’s Farm Cave.

Duncan, Joseph Dillard, 1814-1905 (Sc 881), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 881. Letter, 11 October 1837, written by Joseph Dillard Duncan, Clinton, Louisiana, to James M. Covington, Bowling Green, Kentucky, discussing horse trading and an attempted hanging.

Gee, John Sanford, 1777-1853 (Sc 880), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 880. Letter, 29 September 1812, written by John and Susannah Gee, Barren County, Kentucky, to uncle John Sanford, Madison County, Kentucky, with news of family members. Included are comments on earthquakes and on War of 1812 volunteers from Barren County.

Her Meaning, My Meaning, Our Meanings, John M. Rudy

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

One of the most special places in the world to me is that random collection of marble and skyscraper steel at the end of the National Mall known as the Lincoln Memorial. I've had so many amazing experiences there. They're small experiences, but they're amazing. Seeing America, us, walk through those columns and up at that man.[excerpt]

The Gatekeepers, William L. Blizek

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of The Gatekeepers (2013) directed by Dror Moreh.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 037, Number 21, February 4, 2013, 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.

Thomas, William Guy, 1889-1987 (Sc 838), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 838. Typescript copy of "Biographical Sketch of W. G. Thomas," written by William Guy Thomas about his life growing up in Warren County, Kentucky.

Dunlap, John (Lg 16), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 16. Original land grant, 4 February 1788, by which Edmund Randolph, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted John Dunlap and Michael Willegas, assignees of William McWilliams, 98,000 acres in Nelson County, Virginia.

Croghan, William (Lg 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 17. Original land grant, 8 December 1821, by which James Monroe, President of the United States of America granted Samuel Fenley, 160 acres in Arkansas.

Funeral Invitations - Russellville, Kentucky (Sc 839), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 839. Original invitations to the funerals of John L. Norton and Reverend Richard Bibb. Also included is a photocopied excerpt from “The Nortons of Russellville, Kentucky: Reminiscences,” by David Morton.

Clifton, John W. (Lg 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 12. Original land grant, 25 October 1844, by which Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas, granted John W. Clifton, 1/3 league (1476.1 acres) in Harris County, Texas.

Hollensbe, John (Lg 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 14. Original land grant, 3 September 1821, by which James Monroe, President of the United States of America granted John Hollensbe of Ripley County, Indiana, 661.79 acres.

Fenley, Samuel (Lg 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 13. Original land grant, 8 December 1821, by which James Monroe, President of the United States of America granted Samuel Fenley, 160 acres in Arkansas.

Oral History Project - History Department - Western Kentucky University (Mss 411), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 411. Interviews with Kentuckians conducted by students in American and Kentucky history classes at Western Kentucky University. Typical subjects discussed include childhood, rural life, the Great Depression, civil rights, military service, education and work. Most interviews include a summary paper, transcript (complete or partial) and audiocassette.

Edmunds Family Papers (Mss 443), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 443. Correspondence, deeds, legal and other personal papers of the Edmunds family of North Carolina and Caldwell County, Kentucky. Includes genealogical data and papers of associated families, primarily the Cameron family of North Carolina.

Clothing (Sc 841), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 841. Letter from "Annie D." of Hardinsburg, [Kentucky?] to "Ell" [of Kansas?], 24 November 1861. Discusses sending calico fabric and a dress pattern by express and includes a fabric sample.