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Lindsey, Zanga Anne, B. 1968? (Sc 1263), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Lindsey, Zanga Anne, B. 1968? (Sc 1263), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1263. Paper, “Remembering the Rift,” by Zanga Anne Lindsey, Edmonson County, Kentucky, written for a WKU history class. Lindsey focuses on the views of her mother, Zanga Vincent Lindsey, concerning the Vietnam War and society during that troubled period.

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Brooks, Danny Ray (Sc 1260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Brooks, Danny Ray (Sc 1260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1260. Paper, “Life During the ‘30’s and ‘40’s,” written by Danny Ray Brooks for a WKU history class. He relates the experiences of O.G. and Evelyn Simmons, of Bowling Green, Kentucky during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Cobb, Rebecca (Sc 1266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Cobb, Rebecca (Sc 1266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1266. Paper, “Thistle Cottage,” written by Rebecca Cobb for a WKU restoration class, documenting the history of this 1912 house built in Greenville, Kentucky for coal magnate William Graham Duncan.

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Bowling Green, Kentucky - Historic Houses - The Old Brick (Sc 1277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Bowling Green, Kentucky - Historic Houses - The Old Brick (Sc 1277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1277. Article, ca. 1961, written by Bob Dickey for a Bowling Green, Kentucky newspaper, about “The Old Brick,” a historic house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Noble A. Burford, Sr. and located at 3150 Smallhouse Road in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Reading, William (Lg 18), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Reading, William (Lg 18), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 18. Original land grant, 5 August 1813, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Reading, assignee of John Reading, 123 acres in Logan County.

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Runner, William Elgin, 1839-1895 (Lg 32), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Runner, William Elgin, 1839-1895 (Lg 32), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 32. Original land grant, 9 December 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to W.E. Runner, W.M. Houchin, W.B. Thompson, assignees of John Fox, 200acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

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Runner, William E. (Lg 27), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Runner, William E. (Lg 27), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 27. Copy of land grant, 9 December 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William E. Runner, assignees of Simeon Brooks, 200 acres in Edmonson County.

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Roberts, Edwin T., 1920-1998 (Sc 1230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Roberts, Edwin T., 1920-1998 (Sc 1230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1230. Letters, removed from genealogy notebooks prepared by Edwin T. Roberts, written by Thomas W. Jenkins of Bowling Green, Kentucky to his daughter, Ethel Mae Roberts, discussing his family and life in a Bowling Green boarding house.

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Wooton, Thomas Pryor (Sc 1261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Wooton, Thomas Pryor (Sc 1261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1261. Paper, “Iceland in World War II as Experienced by Jim Wooton,” written by Thomas Wooton for a WKU history class early in the 1990s. He relates Hopkins Countian Jim Wooton’s experiences during the Depression and World War II.

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Houchin, W. M. (Lg 37), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Houchin, W. M. (Lg 37), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 37. Original land grant, 15 November 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to W.M. Houchin, W.B. Thompson, H.F. Curd, D.B. Curd assignees of John Fox, 200 acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

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Lucas, Charles (Lg 19), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Lucas, Charles (Lg 19), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 19. Original land grant, 8 November 1808, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted Charles Lucas, assignee of Jacob Lewis, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Runner, William Elgin, 1839-1895 (Lg 33), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Runner, William Elgin, 1839-1895 (Lg 33), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 33. Original land grant, 9 December 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to W.E. Runner, W.M. Houchin, W.B. Thompson, assignees of John D. Houchin, 200 acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

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Religion - Letters Of Recommendation (Sc 1228), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Religion - Letters Of Recommendation (Sc 1228), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1228. Letters of recommendation of various individuals given by the following Baptist churches in Allen County, Kentucky: Bethel, 1836, 1861; Bethlehem, 1851; Liberty, 1852; and by Rocky Spring in Warren County, Kentucky, 1852.

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Keeney, Sean Carpenter (Sc 1259), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Keeney, Sean Carpenter (Sc 1259), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1259. “My Experience of ‘Andrew,’” by Sean Keeney, Dade County, Florida, relating the effect on him and his family of Hurricane Andrew, which struck the area on 24 August 1992. Includes biographical data on Keeney.

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Hoffman, Christopher (Sc 1269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Hoffman, Christopher (Sc 1269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1269. Letters written to his mother in Tompkinsville, Kentucky by Christopher Hoffman during his service in the Persian Gulf War. He describes everyday military life away from the front lines.

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Houchin, W. M. (Lg 45), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Houchin, W. M. (Lg 45), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 45. Original land grant, 15 November 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to W.M. Houchin, W.B. Thompson, H. F. Curd, and D.B. Curd, assignees of Alex Houchin, 200 acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

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Wood, Joseph (Lg 20), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Wood, Joseph (Lg 20), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 20. Original land grant, 22 August 1831, by which Andrew Jackson, President of the United States of America, granted to Joseph Wood, assignee of Peter Hershaw 108 acres in Range 14 at Shawneetown, Illinois.

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Houchin, W. M. (Lg 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Houchin, W. M. (Lg 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 43. Original land grant, 15 November 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to W.M. Houchin, W.B. Thompson, H.F. Curd, and D.B. Curd assignees of Benjamin B. Wilson, 200 acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

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Morris, Betty (Sc 1226), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Morris, Betty (Sc 1226), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1226. Letter, 19 August 1990, written by Betty Morris, Hardinsburg, to Lisa Day, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Morris discusses the confusion surrounding two early Kentucky settlers named Willis Green.

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Huffman, M. L. (Lg 21), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Huffman, M. L. (Lg 21), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Land Grant 21. Photocopy of land grant, 23 August 1856, by which Charles S. Morehead, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to M. L. Huffman, 10 acres in Robertson County, Tennessee.

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Hord, Edward (Lg 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Hord, Edward (Lg 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 24. Copy of land grant, 1 January 1812, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Edward Hord, assignee of Samuel Coker, assignee of Jesse Hughes, 200 acres in Warren County.

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Houchin, W. M. (Lg 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Houchin, W. M. (Lg 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 41. Original land grant, 15 November 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to W.M. Houchin, W.B. Thompson, D.B. Curd, and H.F. Curd, assignees of John Maiden, 200 acres in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

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Clinton, William Jefferson, B. 1946 (Sc 1267), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Clinton, William Jefferson, B. 1946 (Sc 1267), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1267. Letter written to Bowling Green, Kentucky dentist Michael W. Howell by President Bill Clinton in response to Howell’s letter expressing concerns about Social Security.

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Metcalfe County, Kentucky - Elections And Election Campaigns (Sc 1268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Metcalfe County, Kentucky - Elections And Election Campaigns (Sc 1268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1268. Unsigned letter, 5 November 1909, written to Bruce Taylor, East Fork, Kentucky, asking repayment of money loaned to Taylor for his unsuccessful political campaign.

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Thompson, Douglas (Sc 1265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Thompson, Douglas (Sc 1265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1265. Paper, described as a report from “an average American Joe,” written by Douglas Thompson for a WKU history class. He writes about his interview with Joe Neil Blair, who recounted his experiences in the Vietnam War. Includes Blair’s service record and his Bronze Star citation.

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Autographs - Political (Sc 1234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2013

Autographs - Political (Sc 1234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1234. Autographs of Robert T. Lincoln as U.S. Secretary of War and Frederick T. Frelinghuysen as U.S. Secretary of State.

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Richard Wagner's Jesus Von Nazareth, Matthew Giessel Dec 2013

Richard Wagner's Jesus Von Nazareth, Matthew Giessel

Theses and Dissertations

In addition to his renowned musical output, Richard Wagner produced a logorrhoeic prose oeuvre, including a dramatic sketch of the last weeks of the life of Jesus Christ entitled Jesus von Nazareth. Though drafted in 1848-1849, it was published only posthumously, and has therefore been somewhat neglected in the otherwise voluminous Wagnerian literature. This thesis first examines the origins of Jesus von Nazareth amidst the climate of revolution wherein it was conceived, ascertaining its place within Wagner’s own internal development and amongst the radical thinkers who influenced it. While Ludwig Feuerbach has traditionally been seen as the most prominent of …

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Dead Virginians: The Corpse And Its Uses In Early Virginia, David Roettger Dec 2013

Dead Virginians: The Corpse And Its Uses In Early Virginia, David Roettger

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The thesis traces the history of colonial Virginia in an attempt to uncover the origins of several peculiarities in Virginia death-ways. Elite Virginians buried at home more often than not (where they could protect the dead from animal desecration), while avoided death’s heads, reapers, and bone based tomb and mourning jewelry iconography even though such was popular throughout the British Atlantic. Research done for this thesis reveals a fear on the part of elite Virginias regarding questions of both corpse desecration and natural putrefaction. The cause of this cultural obsession lie in two facts: The blackening of the early colony’s …

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The Journal Of Elizabeth Maxwell Alsop Wynne, 1862-1878, Andrew Talkov Dec 2013

The Journal Of Elizabeth Maxwell Alsop Wynne, 1862-1878, Andrew Talkov

Theses and Dissertations

The experiences of Southern women during the American Civil War are often represented through the publication of their journals, diaries, and memoirs. This project consists of the transcription and annotation of the journal of Elizabeth (“Lizzie”) Maxwell Alsop Wynne, written from March 4, 1862, through March 20, 1878. During her most intense period of writing from 1862 to 1866, Lizzie Alsop recorded the effects of the American Civil War on an extensive network of friends and family in the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia, and at her home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Lizzie’s journal offers valuable insight into the wartime politicization …

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The Development And Gentrification Of Musical Commerce In Williamsburg, Virginia, 1716-1775, Joshua R. Lehuray Dec 2013

The Development And Gentrification Of Musical Commerce In Williamsburg, Virginia, 1716-1775, Joshua R. Lehuray

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This thesis explores the burgeoning musical commerce industry in Williamsburg, Virginia between approximately 1716 to 1775. It especially focuses on the gentrification of this industry and the ways in which elite Virginians made use of music to establish themselves as inheritors of British culture and musical entertainment. A diversity of musical businesses appeared in Williamsburg during the eighteenth century, including instrument sellers, music and dancing teachers, and two theaters utilized by theatrical troupes, to name a few. Drawing on evidence from the Virginia Gazette, as well as journals, letters, playhouse reports, and account books, the thesis concludes that music provided …

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