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Gutierres, Kelvin (Sc 1140), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Gutierres, Kelvin (Sc 1140), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1140. Desert Storm letter from Kelvin Gutierres to Carly Michelle Hobbs, an eight-year-old student at Foster Heights Elementary School in Bardstown, Kentucky.


Hart, Christopher (Sc 1143), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Hart, Christopher (Sc 1143), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1143. Desert Storm letters (2) from Christopher Hart to Brenda Bush and family, Elizabethtown, Kentucky discussing his training in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War.


Laduke, Edith S. "Edie" (Cornell), 1933-2021 - Letters To (Sc 1145), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Laduke, Edith S. "Edie" (Cornell), 1933-2021 - Letters To (Sc 1145), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1145. Desert Storm letters (2), greeting card, and post card, sent to Edie LaDuke, Louisville, Kentucky, by Pamela D. Malone Hubbard, Kevin Clenney, and Clifton David Thomas. Also included is biographical information about Hubbard and Clenney.


Lindsey, Guy (Sc 1146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Lindsey, Guy (Sc 1146), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1146. Desert Storm letters (2) and Christmas card sent to Patty Wimsatt’s first grade class at Oakland Elementary School, Oakland, Kentucky, from Guy Lindsey. Also included is letter from Wimsatt explaining the letters.


Scott, Kevin (Sc 1155), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Scott, Kevin (Sc 1155), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1155. Desert Storm letters (5) written by Kevin Scott to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Scott, Coronado, California, and to his Uncle Robert and Aunt Jane Walker, Cadiz, Kentucky. Also includes a travel account of this trip aboard a ship to the Persian Gulf in Spring 1989, and newspaper clippings about Scott.


Sanders, Richard "Richie" A., Jr., B. 1963 (Sc 1154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Sanders, Richard "Richie" A., Jr., B. 1963 (Sc 1154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1154. Desert Storm letters (3) sent to Kentucky state senator Richard "Richie" Sanders, Smiths Grove, Kentucky, by servicemen.


Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 1160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 1160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1160. Clippings from various Kentucky newspapers resulting from a Kentucky Building press release requesting donation of Persian Gulf War letters.


Dismore, Karen (Sc 1134), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Dismore, Karen (Sc 1134), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1134. Patriotic letter written by Karen Dismore to soldiers who served in the Persian Gulf War, and two notes explaining when and why she wrote the letter which was published in a number of newspapers.


Goldlack, Ron (Sc 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Goldlack, Ron (Sc 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1137. Letters written by Ron Goldlack to his family during the Persian Gulf War.


Campbell, Ezell (Sc 1132), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Campbell, Ezell (Sc 1132), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1132. Letter sent from Ezell Campbell to Bertha H. Clay of Louisville, thanking her for sending a package through the Red Cross, and an explanatory note from Clay about how and why she sent the package.


Fledge, Chris R. (Sc 1135), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Fledge, Chris R. (Sc 1135), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1135. Letter sent from Chris R. Fledge to Linda Lee, Louisville, Kentucky, in which he talks about his family and military life during the Persian Gulf War.


Halloran, Shirley - Letters To (Sc 1141), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Halloran, Shirley - Letters To (Sc 1141), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1141. Desert Storm letters to Shirley Halloran, Cincinnati, Ohio, and newspaper clippings about a Catholic-led effort in Cincinnati to send letters and packages to soldiers.


Harper, Terrell, B. 1969 (Sc 1142), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Harper, Terrell, B. 1969 (Sc 1142), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1142. Desert Storm letters from Harper to David Baxter, a Western Kentucky University student, Bowling Green, Kentucky, discussing living conditions in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War.


Lude, Kirk (Sc 1147), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Lude, Kirk (Sc 1147), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1147. Desert Storm letters(4) written to Dawn E. Abbott, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by Kirk Lude, relating his war experiences. Also newspaper clippings regarding soldiers.


Padgett, David L. (Sc 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Padgett, David L. (Sc 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1150. Desert Storm letters (7) written to Brenda Bush, Frankfort, Kentucky, by David L. Padgett. Also included is data about Padgett and his service in the Persian Gulf War and his subsequent employment.


Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1152), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1152), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1152. Desert Storm letters (9) written by A. Todd Radford to Mimi Bennett and Ruth E. Ernst, Louisville, Kentucky, and to the Women’s Club of Lyndon, Kentucky, thanking them for materials sent and describing war service in Saudi Arabia.


Stahl, Albert C. (Sc 1157), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Stahl, Albert C. (Sc 1157), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1157. Desert Storm letter, post card and photograph sent by Albert C. Stahl to Robert Bradley, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing his war service in Saudi Arabia.


Suddath, Michael Alan (Sc 1158), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Suddath, Michael Alan (Sc 1158), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1158. Desert Storm letters (6) and post cards (2) written by Michael Alan Suddath to his family in Louisville, Kentucky, discussing his war service in Saudi Arabia.


Shepherd, Katherine A. (Sc 1156), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Shepherd, Katherine A. (Sc 1156), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1156. Desert Storm letters (14) written by different servicemen to Katherine Shepherd, Campbellsville, Kentucky, who was preparing a presentation for the Campbellsville Junior High School about the service in the Persian Gulf War. Letters answer specific questions asked by Shepherd.


Sullivan, Betty A. - Letters To (Sc 1159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Sullivan, Betty A. - Letters To (Sc 1159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1159. Desert Storm letters (25) by several servicemen to Betty A. Sullivan, Falls of Rough, Kentucky. Also included are examples of newsletters (3) and copies of letters sent by Sullivan to servicemen during the Persian Gulf War.


Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1151), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Radford, A. Todd (Sc 1151), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1151. Desert Storm letters (26) written by A. Todd Radford to this father Robert Radford and family in Louisville, Kentucky, discussing his war service in Saudi Arabia.


Gordon, Tom (Sc 1138), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Gordon, Tom (Sc 1138), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1138. Desert Storm pictorial postcard with message from Tom Gordon to B.J. Senior of LaGrange, Kentucky.


Mize, Melinda - Letters To (Sc 1149), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Mize, Melinda - Letters To (Sc 1149), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1149. Desert Storm letters (8) and postcard sent to Melinda Mize, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by her brother Charles Wayne Mize and a friend James H. Davis. Also included are clippings with information about Charles W. Mize.


Rothman, Michael C. (Sc 1153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Rothman, Michael C. (Sc 1153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1153. Desert Storm letter written about the U.S.S. Saratoga by Michael C. Rothman to his mother, Betty Gardner, Louisville, Kentucky.


Barnett, Charles Wesley (Sc 1131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Barnett, Charles Wesley (Sc 1131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1131. Christmas card, photo of Charles Wesley Barnett, letters (2) written by Barnett, who was serving in the Persian Gulf War, to Michael Foster, a fourth grader of Bowling Green and his family, and an explanatory note from Connie L. Foster, Michael’s mother.


Goad, Kelly Parker (Sc 1139), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Goad, Kelly Parker (Sc 1139), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1139. Desert Storm letter from Kelly Parker Goad to his aunt, Pansy Page Allison and family, Ooltewah, Tennessee, describing living conditions at Saudi National Guard Compound; and letters from Allison providing biographical information about Goad.


Mccullough, Crystal - Letters To (Sc 1148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Mccullough, Crystal - Letters To (Sc 1148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1148. Desert Storm letters (8) and Christmas card written by three servicemen to Crystal McCullough, Tullahoma Tennessee, and photographs (2) of two of the men. Also included is an outgoing letter from McCullough to an unnamed serviceman and a letter of explanation about the letters (11).


Damron, Danny Lee (Sc 1133), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Damron, Danny Lee (Sc 1133), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1133. Letters and a postcard sent from Damron to Becky Spradlin of Nicholasville, Kentucky. Also included is a photo of Damron, a water bottle label with Arabic captions and a riyal bill from Saudi Arabia.


Mrs. Willie Bell Blunt Oct 2013

Mrs. Willie Bell Blunt

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Calm Before The Storm: Gettysburg’S African-American Community Before The Battle, Brian D. Johnson Oct 2013

Calm Before The Storm: Gettysburg’S African-American Community Before The Battle, Brian D. Johnson

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

African-Americans have always been a part of Gettysburg’s community fabric. Slaves belonging to Samuel Gettys, the area’s first settler, arrived as early as 1762 to build one of the first local taverns. Samuel’s son James, who founded Gettysburg in 1786, also owned slaves, including Sydney O’Brien. After her owner’s death, O’Brien obtained her freedom, and in purchasing a small lot along South Washington Street helped establish the borough’s African-American neighborhood. The free black community continued to grow over the first decades of the nineteenth century as Pennsylvania’s policy of gradual emancipation effectively ended slavery in the state by the 1840s. …