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Full-Text Articles in History
Edmonson County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 797), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Edmonson County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 797), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 797. Edmonson County court records and Quarterly Court papers including school district report giving a list of parents and number of children, 1854-1861 (29); and general and national election returns which are filed as oversize items located in C1-D2, #10, 1858-1874? (11).
Thomas, Alice F., 1843-1911 - Letters To (Sc 795), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomas, Alice F., 1843-1911 - Letters To (Sc 795), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 795. Letters, 1889 (?) (2), written by sisters Lettie and Maggie, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to their sister, Mrs. Alice F. Thomas, Russellville, Kentucky, in which they chiefly relate family news. Also includes family data, 1986.
Sublett, William P., 1827-1891 (Sc 803), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sublett, William P., 1827-1891 (Sc 803), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 803. Constable's bond, 5 June 1865, for William Sublett, Warren County, Kentucky.
Scott, Lavinia Rutherford, 1912-1960 (Sc 804), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scott, Lavinia Rutherford, 1912-1960 (Sc 804), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 804. Paper entitled “Early Schools of Bowling Green [Kentucky],” written by Lavinia R. Scott. Includes information about the Southern College of Kentucky, Mary Kendall Jones’ Female Seminary, Samuel Moore Gaines’ Presbyterian School for Young Ladies, and George Edgar’s Bowling Green Female College.
Ray, Andrew W., 1830-1865 (Sc 799), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ray, Andrew W., 1830-1865 (Sc 799), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 799. Letter, 19 May 1862, to his wife from Ray, a Confederate soldier imprisoned at Camp Morton, Indiana. He expresses concern that his children be properly educated and socialized if he does not return from the war.
Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 35, January 14, 2013, Grand Valley State University
Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 35, January 14, 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.
Sheridan's Promising Tale Is Half Told, Ian Kilroy
Sheridan's Promising Tale Is Half Told, Ian Kilroy
Articles
Review of 'Break a Leg', the memoir by Irish theatre artist Peter Sheridan. First published in the Sunday Business Post Magazine.
Chapline, Abraham (Lg 51), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chapline, Abraham (Lg 51), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 51. Original land grant, 15 July 1786, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted to Abraham Chapline, assignee of Christopher Roan, 1000 acres on Beaver Creek.
Reynolds, William (Lg 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reynolds, William (Lg 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 7. Original land grant, 24 May 1792, by which Henry Lee, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted William Reynolds, 1,000 acres.
Mcguire, Robert (Sc 784), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcguire, Robert (Sc 784), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 784. Original artwork for pp. 20-21 of The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby, by Crystal Hubbard, with illustrations by Robert McGuire (New York: Lee & Low Books, Inc., 2008). The book was awarded WKU Libraries’ Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award in 2010.
Sloan, Melissa Jean, B. 1965? (Sc 791), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sloan, Melissa Jean, B. 1965? (Sc 791), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 791. Paper entitled “The Amish Way of Life,” written by Melissa Jean Sloan for a Kentucky History class at Western Kentucky University, 31 March 1986.
Williams, Camilla Reynolds, 1923-2005 (Sc 790), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Williams, Camilla Reynolds, 1923-2005 (Sc 790), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 790. Photocopies of story written by Camilla Reynolds Williams entitled, “Ma Motley’s Robbery Tale,” 1863?, which supposedly occurred in Warren County, Kentucky. She won second place in the 1971 Kentucky Woman’s Club Folklore Contest for this entry. Also Hays family genealogical chart prepared by Joseph S. Hays.
Obenchain, Lida (Calvert), 1856-1935 (Sc 792), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Obenchain, Lida (Calvert), 1856-1935 (Sc 792), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 792. Letters, 1916-1929, written by Lida (Calvert) Obenchain (“Eliza Calvert Hall”), Bowling Green, Kentucky and Dallas, Texas, to Mrs. W.A. Lee, Russellville, Kentucky regarding suffrage work; and to Lee’s daughter Sophie providing information to assist in writing her master’s thesis on Obenchain. Includes a 1986 letter of Sophie (Lee) Anderson relating to the items.
Hay, Charles (Sc 651), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hay, Charles (Sc 651), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 651. Compilation by Charles Hay of a chronology of events in the life of William Preston of Louisville, Kentucky, a congressman, minister to Spain, and brigadier general in the Confederate Army.
Turnpikes - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 654), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Turnpikes - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 654), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 654. Stock certificates of various turnpike companies in Warren County, Kentucky, issued to Warren County.
Includes typescript of 1891 newspaper article describing the state of turnpike construction in the county.
Enochs, Charles J., 1881-1945 (Sc 794), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Enochs, Charles J., 1881-1945 (Sc 794), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 794. Embalmer’s license issued in Missouri, 12 May 1906, and renewable certificate receipts, 1909, 1910 (2); and Kentucky embalmer’s license, 20 October 1908, and renewable certificate receipts, 1910-12 (3), of Charles J. Enochs.
Baseball Hall Of Fame, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball Hall Of Fame, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The biggest problem and greatest injustice with the voting for the Baseball Hall of Fame was not revealed yesterday. It is a problem and injustice that goes back several years and multiple votes by various groups of voters.
On Larsen: Friends, Philosophers And Historians, John M. Rudy
On Larsen: Friends, Philosophers And Historians, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
It's been a melancholic week for me. My boss Katie's blog post on Tuesday set my mind spinning back to a friend we lost two years ago. When the Civil War Institute noticed some video footage of Larsen that's on YouTube, it only cemented those thoughts into my mind. The video started racing around the blagosphere, and the thoughts percolated. And the words used to describe Dave were daggers to my heart: "National Park Service historian." [excerpt]
Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 34, January 10, 2013, Grand Valley State University
Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 34, January 10, 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.
Bibb, George Motier, 1776-1859 (Sc 789), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bibb, George Motier, 1776-1859 (Sc 789), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 789. Letter written to a doctor by George Motier Bibb, Logan County, Kentucky, 26 August 1810, describing some Logan County, Kentucky farm land and buildings.
Shearer, Guy Cooper, 1909-1982 (Sc 566), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shearer, Guy Cooper, 1909-1982 (Sc 566), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 566. Correspondence of Guy Cooper Shearer, lawyer and writer of Louisville, Kentucky, with the librarians of the Kentucky Library, Bowling Green, Kentucky, related to his publications. Also, handwritten manuscript and typescript of his essay “The Intranational War of the United States of America.”
Awbrey, Thomas, 1894-1973 (Sc 785), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Awbrey, Thomas, 1894-1973 (Sc 785), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 785. Incoming letters, clippings, etc., 1965(?)-1969(?) (54 items), of Thomas Awbrey, Fordsville, Kentucky, who was learning to read and write at age 71. His story received national press coverage in January 1966, which resulted in him hearing from people from throughout the nation. Also correspondence concerning collection, 1976-1986 (5 items).
Johnston, Josiah Stoddard, 1833-1913 (Sc 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnston, Josiah Stoddard, 1833-1913 (Sc 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 565. Letter written 16 June 1902 by Johnston, Louisville, Kentucky, to Mrs. J.H. Mallory, Bowling Green, concerning an article that he wrote about her first husband, Samuel Lawrence, for The Confederate Veteran, May 1902. Also includes biographical information from printed sources about Samuel Lawrence and John Helm Mallory.
Dean, Sophia Leona, 1855-1948 (Sc 788), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dean, Sophia Leona, 1855-1948 (Sc 788), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 788. Letters, 1934-1941 (7), cards (2), and photos (5), chiefly from Mormon missionaries to Sophia Leona Dean, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Bowling Green Industrial Foundation - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 787), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Industrial Foundation - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 787), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 787. Promissory note, signed 1 April 1940, by Emmons O. Pearson, Jr., and stock certificate issued by Bowling Green Industrial Foundation, 13 May 1943, to Pearson (1 share). Also included are newspaper clippings about the Bowling Green Industrial Foundation and its plans
concerning building and highway constructions.
Porter, William Logan, 1842-1937 (Sc 567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Porter, William Logan, 1842-1937 (Sc 567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 567. Letter, 1 March 1935, from William Logan Porter, Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, to Cyrus Edwards, Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, concerning historical matters, especially the route of the old Lexington and Nashville Road through Allen and Barren Counties.
Pearce, John Ed., 1917-2006 (Sc 786), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pearce, John Ed., 1917-2006 (Sc 786), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 786. Photocopy of Louisville Courier-Journal columnist John Ed Pearce’s speech given to the Chamber of
Commerce, Bowling Green, Kentucky on 7 January 1986. He discusses chiefly economic development and public education in Kentucky. Also letter of Pearce
concerning the copy of the speech.
Lawrence In The Civil War, Erin Dix
Lawrence In The Civil War, Erin Dix
Library Publications and Presentations
This presentation addressed Lawrence University history during the Civil War. It was offered as part of a series of campus events commemorating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Coleman Family Papers (Sc 650), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Coleman Family Papers (Sc 650), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 650. Photocopies of letters with family news and discussing the settlement of an estate, written by members of the Coleman family of Todd County, Kentucky to Collin and Elizabeth McKinney of Arkansas Territory, 1826-1835. Includes a genealogical chart.
Bells On Bobtail Ring: A Cold Day In Hell, John M. Rudy
Bells On Bobtail Ring: A Cold Day In Hell, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
"Snow and sleighing," are, a correspondent in the Franklin Repository opined in January of 1864, "delightful words to the young, and foolish, and careless." Still, the elder correspondent was keen to, "thank time! we have outgrown such follies." [excerpt]