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Owings, Richard (Lg 196), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Owings, Richard (Lg 196), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 196. Original land grant, 11 November 1808, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Richard Owings, assignee of Daniel Heighsmith; assignee of William Renfrow, 110 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Skaggs, John (Lg 191), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Skaggs, John (Lg 191), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 191. Original land grant, 8 May 1826, by which Joseph Desha, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Skaggs, assignee of James Honeaker, 50 acres in Lawrence County, Kentucky.

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Mobly, David (Lg 195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Mobly, David (Lg 195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 195. Original land grant, 15 November 1824, by which Joseph Desha, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to David and D. R. Mobly, assignees of Clement Mobly, Sr., 100 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Bailey, Jesse (Lg 194), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Bailey, Jesse (Lg 194), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 194. Original land grant, 9 January 1828, by which Joseph Desha, governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Jesse Bailey, assignee of Wyatt Anderson, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Wren, John (Lg 201), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Wren, John (Lg 201), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 201. Original land grant, 21 December 1810, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Wren, assignee of Martin Nall, assignee of Nicholas Wren, assignee of Charles Hansby, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Rasdell, William (Lg 193), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Rasdell, William (Lg 193), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 193. Original land grant, 1 February 1827, by which Joseph Desha, governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Rasdell 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Smith, Elvin, Jr. - Collector (Mss 534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Smith, Elvin, Jr. - Collector (Mss 534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection MSS 534. Collected research of Elvin Smith, Jr. relating to the Civil War in Kentucky and consisting mostly of typescripted soldiers’ diaries and letters. Also includes compiled data on regiments stationed in Bowling Green, Kentucky and at Lost River Cave near Bowling Green, and lists of soldiers’ deaths at Bowling Green.

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Mount Union Baptist Church - Summersville, Kentucky (Sc 2894), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Mount Union Baptist Church - Summersville, Kentucky (Sc 2894), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text scan for Manuscripts Small Collection 2894. Minute book containing minutes from business meetings of the Mount Union Baptist Church in Summersville, Green County, Kentucky. Also includes information about offerings and lists of members. Short history of the church included.

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Smith, David (Lg 188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Smith, David (Lg 188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 188. Original land grant, 17 January 1805, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to David Smith, assignee of Abraham Lovan, assignee of John Ross, assignee of George Elder, assignee Jane Elder, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Howard, Charles (Lg 187), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Howard, Charles (Lg 187), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 187. Original land grant, 14 February 1805, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Charles Howard, assignee of Durrell White, assignee of Frederick Barnes, 75 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Dougan, James (Lg 186), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Dougan, James (Lg 186), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 186. Original land grant, 15 March 1806, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to James Dougan, assignee of Samuel Dougan, 100 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Fletcher, Thomas (Lg 185), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Fletcher, Thomas (Lg 185), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 185. Original land grant, 19 May 1807, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Thomas Fletcher, assignee of George Augustus Suggs, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Chism, Obadiah (Lg 183), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Chism, Obadiah (Lg 183), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 183. Original land grant, 4 June 1808, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Obadiah Chism, assignee of Loven Ballard, 100 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Reyburn, John (Lg 179), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Reyburn, John (Lg 179), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 179. Original land grant, 11 May 1799, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Reyburn, assignee of William Robinson, 125 acres on Drakes Creek.

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Chism, Obadiah (Lg 182), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Chism, Obadiah (Lg 182), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 182. Original land grant, 4 June 1808, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted Obadiah Chism, assignee of David Barbee, assignee of John Casselberry, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Dillon, Edward (Lg 180), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Dillon, Edward (Lg 180), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 180. Original land grant, 9 March 1797, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Edward Dillon, assignee of John Robins, 1066 2/3 acres on Drakes Creek.

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Wren, John (Lg 184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Wren, John (Lg 184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 184. Original land grant, 19 October 1807, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Wren, assignee of Mastin Naul, 100 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Handley, John (Lg 181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Handley, John (Lg 181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 181. Copy of a land grant, 24 January 1805, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Handley 200 acres in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

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Kentucky Folklife Festivals - Files (Fa 746), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Kentucky Folklife Festivals - Files (Fa 746), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 746. This collection contains documentation of various folklife related festivals held within the state of Kentucky that were documented by folklorist Bob Gates. the ones documented in this collection include the Discovery Festival in Mt. Vernon, the International Festival in Bowling Green, the River Folk Arts Festival in Louisville, “A Day in the Country” Festival, the Horse Cave Heritage Festival in Horse Cave, the Ganesha Festival in Louisville, and the Watermelon Festival in Tompkinsville. There are also slides in Folder 6 that document the Michigan Folklife Festival.

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Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 535. Administrative papers, agendas and minutes for board meetings, correspondence, and planning documents for SKYPAC, an agency of Warren County, Kentucky government responsible for building (completed in 2012) and now managing a large arts facility built in downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Denhardt, Henry Herman, 1876-1937 (Mss 533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Denhardt, Henry Herman, 1876-1937 (Mss 533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 533. Correspondence, military orders, and instructional materials relating to Henry Herman Denhardt’s World War I service as a field artillery officer and postwar training as an officer in the Kentucky National Guard. Includes a few personal and political items relating to Denhardt’s campaign for Governor of Kentucky.

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Shelton Family Papers (Mss 527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Shelton Family Papers (Mss 527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 527. Letters and compositions written by Butler County, Kentucky native Curran Ralph Shelton, while a student at Glasgow Normal School. Also includes a diary in which he records family, church, and local community happenings in 1891. Also includes several small diaries kept by Curran’s wife John Annie during the Great Depression.

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Baker, Walter (Lg 178), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Baker, Walter (Lg 178), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 178. Original land grant, 11 May 1800, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Walter Baker and John Dickens, assignees of John Baker, 1500 acres in Hardin County, Kentucky, - 2/3 of acreage to Walter Baker, 1/3 to John Dickens.

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Foster, Robert (Lg 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Foster, Robert (Lg 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 176. Copy of a land grant, 19 December 1796, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Robert Foster 6,666 2/3 acres on Big Barren River, Kentucky.

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Berryman, Jessy (Lg 173), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Berryman, Jessy (Lg 173), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 173. Original land grant, 27 November 1801, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Jessy Berryman, assignee of Thomas Hegsmith, who was assignee of Sollomon Anderson, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Mcfadin, Andrew (Lg 169), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Mcfadin, Andrew (Lg 169), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 169. Original land grant, 21 December 1798, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Andrew McFadin, assignee of William Croghan, who was assignee of Fredrick Edwards, attorney for Will Montgomery heir to James Montgomery, deceased, 100 acres of Big Barren River, Kentucky.

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Rust, Benjamin (Lg 174), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Rust, Benjamin (Lg 174), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 174. Original land grant 15 December 1801, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Benjamin Rust 1666 2/3 acres on Big Barren River, Kentucky.

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Grider, Henry (Lg 172), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Grider, Henry (Lg 172), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 172. Original land grant, 10 March 1801, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Henry Grider, assignee of Samuel B. Coker, assignee of Joseph Cook, 100 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Overstreet, John (Lg 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Overstreet, John (Lg 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 170. Original land grant, 19 January 1799, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Overstreet 200 acres on Big Barren River, Kentucky.

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Potter, Thomas Corwin, 1841-1863 (Sc 2892), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2015

Potter, Thomas Corwin, 1841-1863 (Sc 2892), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2892. Letter, 7 January 1862, of Private Thomas C. Corwin, Battery B, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, to his sister in Michigan. Writing from camp at Somerset, Kentucky, he reflects on the war’s duration and describes camp life, troop positions around Somerset, and local citizens’ fear of a coming battle. He also describes skirmishes with Confederate pickets and his hopes for an advance though Kentucky.

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