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Payne, William P., 1797-1880 (Sc 1629), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Payne, William P., 1797-1880 (Sc 1629), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1629. Photocopy of letter 26 May 1846 from Payne, Bowling Green, Kentucky to evangelist John A. Gano, Centerville, Bourbon County, Kentucky regarding the re-establishment of a Christian church in the city.

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Corbin, Elvis G., 1848-1918 (Sc 1621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Corbin, Elvis G., 1848-1918 (Sc 1621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1621. Tax receipts from E.G. Corbin and Nancy (Nannie) Corbin, Logan County, Kentucky; receipts for payment of E.G. Corbin's burial expenses.

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Hines Family Collection (Mss 91), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Hines Family Collection (Mss 91), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescripts of selected items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 91. War of 1812 letters, 1814-1815 (3), written by James Hines to his wife, also deeds and will; John Hines papers pertaining to selling and employing slaves, 1823-1840 (3); and correspondence, etc., 1856-1879 (27) of John Henry Hines, from Johnson's Island, an Ohio prisoner of war camp. The Hines family migrated from Virginia to Bowling Green, Kentucky. Various other family items are in the collection.

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Davison, Patrick Sean (Fa 205), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Davison, Patrick Sean (Fa 205), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 205. Paper: "Conflict and Midwifery" written by Patrick S. Davison for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

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Cederquist, Nancy (Fa 206), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Cederquist, Nancy (Fa 206), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 206. Paper: "Local Ghost Legends of the Bowling Green-Warren County Area" written by Nancy Cederquist for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

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Lewisburg United Methodist Church - Lewisburg, Kentucky (Mss 94), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Lewisburg United Methodist Church - Lewisburg, Kentucky (Mss 94), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 94. Quarterly conference records of Lewisburg, Kentucky Methodist Episcopal, South Circuit, which includes churches in Logan and Muhlenberg Counties, 1885-1941. Relates to Beechland Methodist Church, Concord Methodist Church, Kennerly’s Chapel Methodist Church, Lewisburg United Methodist Church, Sand Spring Methodist Church, and Union Grove Methodist Church. Includes additional data about churches in the conference; church roll books, 1875-1949; and Woman's Missionary Society minutes, 1883-1968.

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Bryan, Fannie Morton, 1870-1965 (Mss 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Bryan, Fannie Morton, 1870-1965 (Mss 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 83. Diaries, 1889-1895, correspondence, 1885-1955, photographs, and related items of Fannie Morton Bryan, a Russellville debutante and school teacher. Includes Logan Female College records, 1860-1869, and Russellville Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1863-1889.

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Covington, William Slaughter, 1897-1985 (Sc 1618), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Covington, William Slaughter, 1897-1985 (Sc 1618), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1618. Letters from Bowling Green native William Slaughter Covington, Lake Forest, Illinois, regarding acquisition of a copy of "Bowling Green: A Pictorial History" by Nancy D. Baird, Carol Crowe-Carraco, and Michael L. Morse. The letters relate his observations about Bowling Green history. Includes a copy of Covington's obituary from the (Bowling Green, Ky.) Park City Daily News, 3 December 1985.

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Williams, Henry (Sc 25), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Williams, Henry (Sc 25), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 25. Statement from Williams, Montgomery County, Tennessee, to Garnett & Lampton, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, for keeping pack and stage horses on the stage line from Hopkinsville to Nashville, Tennessee, and for boarding the driver and packer from January 1, 1836 to January 31, 1837.

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Mcgrohan, Mary M. (Sc 16), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Mcgrohan, Mary M. (Sc 16), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 16. Signed statement of Mary McGrohan listing the subjects that Miss Jane Berry studied while a pupil of hers at the Glasgow Female Academy, Glasgow, Kentucky.

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Beauchamp, Jeroboam (Sc 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Beauchamp, Jeroboam (Sc 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 13. Letter written by Jeroboam Beauchamp, Washington County, Kentucky to Peter Smith, regarding purchase of land from Stephen Prather on Hardin's Creek in Washington County.

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Elliott, Elizabeth, D. 1822 (Sc 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Elliott, Elizabeth, D. 1822 (Sc 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scanned image (click on "Additional File" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 14. Bill itemizing articles used in preparation for and burial of Elizabeth Elliott, Logan County, Kentucky paid by William Allen to Will V. Morris.

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Lafferty, John Aker, 1832-1905 (Sc 1617), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Lafferty, John Aker, 1832-1905 (Sc 1617), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1617. Civil War reminiscences of John Aker Lafferty, Harrison County, Kentucky, recounted in 1905 to his son W.T. Lafferty. John A. Lafferty served with the 1st Kentucky Cavalry and later with the 9th Kentucky Cavalry. W.T. Lafferty adds an account of his family's lives as Confederate sympathizers in Harrison County during the war.

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Welch, Jesse Earl, 1917-1973 (Sc 1615), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Welch, Jesse Earl, 1917-1973 (Sc 1615), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1615. World War II letters from Jesse Earl Welch to his wife in Gamaliel, Monroe County, Kentucky. He writes from a hospital about the loss of his leg.

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Givens, John Wesley Tyler, 1870-1967 (Mss 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Givens, John Wesley Tyler, 1870-1967 (Mss 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 202. Sermon notes, letters, genealogical and biographical information, and news clippings; letters related to his courtship and marriage. Includes two collections of poetry.

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Gott Collection, 1922-1952 (Sc 1609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Gott Collection, 1922-1952 (Sc 1609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1609. Chiefly post-World War II letters from Peggy Purves, London, England, to Warren County native John C. Gott in which she reveals working conditions, food shortages and her feelings for him; other Gott family correspondence included. Also, letter to Purves from a friend in New York, 1946, relating her impressions of the city.

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Morningstar, Jane (Hines), 1904-1989 (Mss 201), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Morningstar, Jane (Hines), 1904-1989 (Mss 201), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 201. Correspondence and research notes relating to biographical information compiled for labels attached to portraits of Warren County, Kentucky Circuit Court judges. Copies of the labels and photos of five of the portraits are included. Detailed information about Judge John B. Rodes is included.

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Grider, John Hobson, 1822-1884 (Sc 1605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Grider, John Hobson, 1822-1884 (Sc 1605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1605. Military records of Union soldier Grider who served as a staff officer with the 9th Kentucky Infantry and the 52nd Kentucky Infantry. Also, documents relating to pension requests made by Grider and his widow, Kittie A. Grider.

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Ratliff, Amelia Ellen (Edelen) Bosley, 1918-2002 (Sc 1613), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Ratliff, Amelia Ellen (Edelen) Bosley, 1918-2002 (Sc 1613), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1613. Letter, 7 September 1978, from Amelia E. Ratliff, Lebanon, Kentucky to Irene Moss Sumpter, Bowling Green, Kentucky about Sumpter's book and the McElroy and Skiles families.

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Harper, J. (Sc 1612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Harper, J. (Sc 1612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1612. Letter, 12 September 1862, from Harper, Cincinnati, Ohio to William Single discussing conditions in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. He expresses fervent pro-Union and anti-slavery sentiments.

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Jones, William Forest, 1891-1975 (Sc 1601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Jones, William Forest, 1891-1975 (Sc 1601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1601. Copy of William Forest Jones's 1918 naval enrollment record and 1921 naval discharge; copy of 1924 certificate of marriage between Jones and Lizzie Kathleen Harlan. Also, information on the Jones and Harlan families.

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Brackin, Green, 1822-1901 (Sc 1608), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Brackin, Green, 1822-1901 (Sc 1608), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1608. Deed for sale of Green Brackin's Allen County, Kentucky land to G.B. Woodcock, dated 30 August 1859.

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Beula Villa Hotel, 1940-1968 (Sc 1606), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Beula Villa Hotel, 1940-1968 (Sc 1606), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1606. Reservation requests, receipts, and miscellaneous business correspondence related to the Beula Villa Hotel, Sulphur Well, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Also, 1968 news clipping featuring the hotel.

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Guthrie, Charles Snow, 1922-2000 (Sc 1604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Guthrie, Charles Snow, 1922-2000 (Sc 1604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1604. Copy of speech given by Charles Snow Guthrie, professor of English at Western Kentucky University, to the Kentucky Philological Association, Morehead, Kentucky, 4 March 1988, entitled "Eighteenth Century Kentucky Writing."

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Kentucky - Cavalry - 25th Regiment (Sc 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Kentucky - Cavalry - 25th Regiment (Sc 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 11. List of volunteers to serve under Isaac Shelby in the War of 1812 in the 25th Regiment of the Kentucky militia from Warren County, Kentucky. Signed by Colonel George Hudspeth, Commandant, 25th Regiment Kentucky Militia (R.K.M.)

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Antrim, John (Sc 1589), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Antrim, John (Sc 1589), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1589. Letter, 20 June 1848, from John Antrim, Concordia, Meade County, Kentucky to Elizabeth Gage, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, commenting on his dry goods job and the community's social activities.

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Downing, H. H. (Sc 1573), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Downing, H. H. (Sc 1573), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1573. Letter dated 21 January 1862, written by H. H. Downing, serving with the Union army near Somerset, Kentucky, to his brother and sisters. He relates events concerning the fighting around Somerset and the death of Confederate General Felix Zollicoffer, and sends a piece of Zollicoffer's coat as a souvenir.

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Poak, David W., 1842-1879 (Sc 1584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Poak, David W., 1842-1879 (Sc 1584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1584. Civil War letter, Union, from David W. Poak, of the 30th Illinois Volunteer Infantry at Camp McClernand near Cairo, Illinois, to his sister Sadie J. Poak, New Castle, Pennsylvania. He discusses some maneuvers in western Kentucky, near Columbus and Paducah.

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Cushing, Nathaniel, 1762-1827 (Sc 1594), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Cushing, Nathaniel, 1762-1827 (Sc 1594), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1594. Two business letters, 16 July 1817 and 27 April 1818, from Leonard Wheeler, Lexington, Kentucky to Nathaniel Cushing, Pembroke Massachusetts. Invoices contained in letters concern tobacco prices and sales.

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Ford, Mrs. Cannon, Collector (Sc 5), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Ford, Mrs. Cannon, Collector (Sc 5), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 5. Survey for John Tagart of 200 acres of land in Christian County, Kentucky, 1799, and a medical prescription, 1827?

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