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Washington County, Kentucky - Merchants (Mss 648), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Washington County, Kentucky - Merchants (Mss 648), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 648. Account books for three general stores in Springfield, Kentucky. Two stores are identified: Cunningham & Nall Store and William Blackwell Store.
Thomson, Patrick Henry, 1819-1901 (Sc 3266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomson, Patrick Henry, 1819-1901 (Sc 3266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3266. Farm journal kept by Patrick Henry Thomson of Hurricane Hall, Fayette County, Kentucky. He records daily temperatures and farm operations, and makes occasional mention of his and wife Julia's activities. A loose item dated 10 November 1852 gives him notice of a meeting in regards to the recent fire at the county courthouse.
Donerail, Kentucky Grange No. 44 (Sc 3267), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Donerail, Kentucky Grange No. 44 (Sc 3267), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3267. Minute book of Donerail Grange No. 44, Fayette County, Kentucky. Includes rolls of members as of 1 January 1875.
Giltner Brothers - Eminence, Kentucky (Sc 3264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Giltner Brothers - Eminence, Kentucky (Sc 3264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3264. Certificates and associated correspondence relating to the sale of a Polled Hereford bull, “Plutocrat 5th," to Charles Settle, Springfield, Kentucky, by Giltner Brothers Kentucky Herefords, Eminence, Kentucky. Includes Certificates of Entry for the bull’s pedigree and a letter with information on the Giltner Brothers herd.
Rawlins, Arline Mclean (Perkins), 1899-1962 (Mss 647), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rawlins, Arline Mclean (Perkins), 1899-1962 (Mss 647), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 647. Material about the hooked rug designs created and executed by Arline McLean (Perkins) Rawlins of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes correspondence, published and unpublished articles, and photographs
Harris, Thurmon Ray, 1937-2017 (Sc 3261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harris, Thurmon Ray, 1937-2017 (Sc 3261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3261. Letter, 2 January 1996, of Thurmon Harris, pastor of Victory Baptist Church, Providence, Kentucky, to Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Martin, Bowling Green, Kentucky, thanking them for a memorial donation. He comments on his church's giving record to missions in Kentucky and on the generosity of the congregation, but regrets that "the area and town is in decline and this is reflected in the church."
Daniel Boone Cigar Factory - Louisville, Kentucky (Sc 3260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Daniel Boone Cigar Factory - Louisville, Kentucky (Sc 3260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan for Manuscripts Small Collection 3260. Letter, 1 December 1886, of Dan'l Boone Cigar Factory, C. C. Bickel & Co., Louisville, Kentucky, notifying Scott Cunningham, Derby, Indiana, of shipment and invoicing for an order of cigars. A postcript wishes the addressee a "Good 'Holiday Season.'" Letter is on the factory's letterhead and includes envelope with image of Daniel Boone.
Helm Family Papers (Mss 633), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm Family Papers (Mss 633), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 633. Correspondence, business papers, deeds, and miscellaneous records of the Helm family of Butler County, Kentucky, and related families.
Travelsted, Louise, 1897-1985 (Sc 3256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Travelsted, Louise, 1897-1985 (Sc 3256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3256. “The Travelsted Saga,” by Louise Travelsted, Bowling Green, Kentucky, a narrative of her family’s life in Warren County, Kentucky covering the years from her parents’ marriage in 1895 to 1968.
Historic Houses - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3253), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Historic Houses - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3253), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3253. Historic American Building Survey (HABS) Inventory forms for historic properties in Warren County, Kentucky; survey only, drawings were not executed for these houses. Some forms include photocopies of photographs or additional notes.
Alexander, Ingram, 1772-1841 (Sc 3250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Alexander, Ingram, 1772-1841 (Sc 3250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3250. Deeds (5), land survey, and will related to Ingram Alexander, Cumberland County, Kentucky.
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Municipal Bonds (Sc 3248), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Municipal Bonds (Sc 3248), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3248. “City of Bowling Green, Kentucky Bond Funds Financial Report, June 30, 1981”, a statement prepared by the City’s Department of Finance and Data Processing.
Dunham, Josiah, 1769-1844 (Sc 3246), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dunham, Josiah, 1769-1844 (Sc 3246), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3246. Letter, 25 December 1842, of Josiah Dunham, Lexington, Kentucky, to his brother-in-law Daniel Chipman, Ripton, Vermont. He welcomes news of Chipman’s family and describes his own domestic life, including his and his wife’s health and advancing age, her able household management, and the cost of his African-American servants, who appear to be slaves hired out by their owner. He refers to Chipman’s participation in Vermont’s constitutional convention; he also comments on Henry Clay’s travel to the South, where people acknowledge his talents but will likely …
Earwood, Gregory Charles (Sc 3245), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Earwood, Gregory Charles (Sc 3245), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3245. Correspondence and related material regarding Greg C. Earwood, president of the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, Lexington, and his visits to First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes brief data about the Seminary and the announcement of Earwood’sretirement in 2016.
Hardcastle Family Papers (Sc 3243), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hardcastle Family Papers (Sc 3243), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3243. Papers of the Hardcastle family of Warren County, Kentucky, relating to their farming operations and finances. Includes tax returns, lists of purchases and sales of stocks, records of income and expenses, and notes on vocational agriculture subjects.
Moore, Enos Levi, 1860-1932 (Sc 2908), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moore, Enos Levi, 1860-1932 (Sc 2908), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2908. Letter, 11 June 1891, from this Enos Levi Moore, a Grand Rivers, Kentucky engineer and contractor regarding a payment on account with a Paducah, Kentucky firm, and requesting prompt delivery of brass castings.
Jolly & Sexton - Grand Rivers, Kentucky (Sc 2909), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jolly & Sexton - Grand Rivers, Kentucky (Sc 2909), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2909. Letter, 17 July 1920, from the general merchandise firm of Jolly & Sexton, Grand Rivers, Kentucky regarding payment of a trade account.
Fancy Fowls Company - Hopkinsville, Kentucky (Sc 3241), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fancy Fowls Company - Hopkinsville, Kentucky (Sc 3241), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3241. Letter, 26 August 1898, from Fancy Fowls Company, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, publisher of the poultry journal Fancy Fowls, edited by Charles M. Meacham. The letter acknowledges advertising copy from a Quincy, Illinois company and promises to give the customer an editorial mention every quarter.
Industrial Resources - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3240), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Industrial Resources - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3240), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3240. “Industrial Survey of Bowling Green and Warren County, Ky.,” prepared by the Chamber of Commerce, 1938. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about population, transportation, utilities, businesses, agriculture, local government and services, schools, recreation, retail statistics, and climate.
Morgan, William Montrose, 1842-1926 (Sc 3231), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morgan, William Montrose, 1842-1926 (Sc 3231), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3231. Letter, 2 February 1862, of William Montrose Morgan to his parents and sisters, of Wisconsin. From Camp Wood, Kentucky, he writes of the rainy and snowy weather; the number of soldiers sick in company regiments; he describes his regiment and his brigade commander as being the best in the division. He comments about the regiment being on guard duty and held in reserve to protect a bridge and ferry on Green River. He further reports that there are 20,000 men in his regiment under General Negley; …
Ratliff, Charles, 1854-1940 (Sc 3236), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ratliff, Charles, 1854-1940 (Sc 3236), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3236. Letter, 30 July 1889, of Charles Ratliff, Princeton, Kentucky, on his letterhead as a dealer in building material, hardware, saddlery, roofing, etc., advising of the sale of his quarry property and assuring the recipient that the new owners will promptly supply stone.
Kibbee, Amos Watson, 1828-1915 (Sc 3230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kibbee, Amos Watson, 1828-1915 (Sc 3230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3230. Letter, 26 January 1862, of Amos Watson Kibbee to his cousin, Hattie Tuttle, of Painesville, Ohio. From Camp Barker in Cairo, Illinois, he writes about camp life and rumors of possible cavalry soldiers being discharged and his experiences of late-night scouting duties. He also describes being in an advance guard with other soldiers, taking the town of Blandville, Kentucky, and arresting suspicious civilians. He writes about guarding a prisoner of war, and his change of religious views. Includes an Illinois Union envelope.
Myers, Lloyd (Sc 3237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Myers, Lloyd (Sc 3237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3237. Letter, 16 January 1889, of Lloyd Myers, clerk of the Duncan Hotel, Henderson, Kentucky, on hotel letterhead. He asks for a quote on materials to construct columns, an ornamented pediment, and window hardware for a two-story building and includes a rough design sketch of a storefront.
Yates, Otis Webster, 1888-1981 (Sc 3234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Yates, Otis Webster, 1888-1981 (Sc 3234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3234. Letter, 30 November 1922, to “Levy” from O. W. Yates, Dean of Bethel College, Russellville, Kentucky. He describes his work teaching the Bible and Greek to ministerial students, his pastorate, and his house and family, and asks about seeing Levy when he visits North Carolina at Christmas.
Capwell, Franklin Wall, 1823-1889 (Sc 3232), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Capwell, Franklin Wall, 1823-1889 (Sc 3232), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3232. Letter, 10 January 1845, of teacher Franklin W. Capwell to his parents in Wyoming County, New York. Writing from Mortonsville, Kentucky, he describes the circumstances of his decision to teach at a seminary there, listing his subjects and fees. He finds Southern women unsuitable for their lack of education, but declares that their wealth makes them good marriage prospects for other Northern men. He also comments on the reliance on slaves for ordinary labor, the defense of slavery by ministers, and the fear of slave …
Abraham, John E., 1844-1925 (Sc 3233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Abraham, John E., 1844-1925 (Sc 3233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3233. Letter, 8 March 1886, of John E. Abraham, Beattyville, Kentucky, to Captain Thomas J. Hardin, Monterey, Kentucky. He discusses timber transactions and meeting with a supplier of stone in connection with a bid to construct dikes on the Ohio River.
Strickler, Sally Ann (Mcleod) Koenig, 1933-2016 (Mss 643), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Strickler, Sally Ann (Mcleod) Koenig, 1933-2016 (Mss 643), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 643. Research materials collected by Sally Ann Strickler related to the Shaker community at South Union, Kentucky. This material deals chiefly with women’s roles in the society. Also includes information about the U.S. flag and Strickler’s dissertation on library services in Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited institutions.
Brashear, Robert Lansdale, 1894-1954 (Mss 641), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brashear, Robert Lansdale, 1894-1954 (Mss 641), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 641. Survey books of Robert L. Brashear, a civil engineer of Bowling Green, Kentucky, containing field notes and sketches of properties in and near Bowling Green and in some surrounding counties.
Hebron, John L., 1842-1914 (Sc 3226), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hebron, John L., 1842-1914 (Sc 3226), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3226. Letter, 31 January 1862, of John Hebron to his mother, written from Camp Jefferson, Bacon Creek, Hart County, Kentucky. He thanks her for a food package, comments on his health and, in response to her question, replies that he knows of no one being confined for failing to keep his gun clean.
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 (Sc 3227), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 (Sc 3227), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3227. “Warren County War Dead: World War I,” by Ray Buckberry, Jr., a compilation containing data on Warren County, Kentucky soldiers who died in World War I. Includes data on overseas cemeteries and visits by Gold Star mothers and wives of the dead.