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Geary, William Estil, 1924-2006 (Sc 875), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Geary, William Estil, 1924-2006 (Sc 875), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 875. Photocopies of letter, 25 November 25, and telegrams, 8 and 24 December 1945, written by William Estil Geary from Europe to his wife Genevieve in Central City, Kentucky. He relates that he soon will be returning home after being away for almost three years.

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Pontius, Earl John, 1913-1980 (Mss 425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Pontius, Earl John, 1913-1980 (Mss 425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Mansucripts Collection 425. Correspondence of Earl Pontius, on stateside military service during World War II, and his mother, Ida May (Heeter) Pontius, Lewisburg, Preble County, Ohio. Pontius was stationed at Fort Thomas, Kentucky as part of a military police unit, and at Camp Ellis, Illinois, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as a hospital orderly.

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Fleenor, Kenneth Raymond, 1929-2010 (Mss 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Fleenor, Kenneth Raymond, 1929-2010 (Mss 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scans of prisoner of war letters, and photo (For scans and photo click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 444. Correspondence and documentation related to the military career of Kenneth Raymond Fleenor, a native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, whose plane was shot down near Hanoi, Vietnam in 1967. A prisoner of war (POW) for over five years, Fleenor served part of that time at the “Hanoi Hilton.” Collection contains letters written while a POW and subsequent documentation about his POW experience. Also includes photos of celebratory events held after his release in March 1973 and miscellaneous material …

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Mohr, James Franklin, 1840-1897 (Sc 2676), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Mohr, James Franklin, 1840-1897 (Sc 2676), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2676. Letter, 24 December 1861, to his brother from James Mohr, encamped with the Union Army near the Green River fifteen miles from Mammoth Cave. He remarks on the rain and cold, the destruction by Confederates of a bridge over the river, a recent skirmish, his visit to a cave, and his expected arrival in Bowling Green, Kentucky for the new year. Includes data on Mohr’s regiment, the Fifth U. S. Artillery, Battery H.

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Emerson, James William, 1920-1978 (Sc 872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Emerson, James William, 1920-1978 (Sc 872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 872. Diary of James William Emerson, Covington, Kentucky, while he was enlisted in the United States Navy. He enlisted in 1941 and served as a machinist’s mate on the USS Stevenson. The diary dates from 1943-1944 and details his round trip journey from Cape Henry, Virginia to French Morocco. Other items include rank insignias (3), training certificate, discharge papers, newspaper clipping, biographical information, etc.

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Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870 (Sc 665), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870 (Sc 665), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) For Manuscripts Small Collection 665. Facsimile of letter written to Brigadier General Walter Husted Stevens by General Robert E. Lee regarding the reasons for and terms of surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, and thanking him for his service.

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Martin, Robert Green, 1839-1913 (Sc 834), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Martin, Robert Green, 1839-1913 (Sc 834), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 834. Photocopies of muster roll records, 1863-1865, Grand Army of the Republic reunion badge of Bailey Post Number 67, North Troy, Vermont, n.d., and photo with wife, of Robert Green Martin, Private, Company E, 52nd Regiment Kentucky Infantry.

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Atkins, Andrew Ford, Jr., B. 1968 (Sc 835), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Atkins, Andrew Ford, Jr., B. 1968 (Sc 835), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 835. Student paper titled, “Winds of War Seen on a 1938 Trip to Europe,” written by Andrew Ford Atkins, Jr., for United States History class taught by Mary Lucas.

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Hopkins, Larry Jones, 1933-2021 (Sc 832), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Hopkins, Larry Jones, 1933-2021 (Sc 832), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 832. Remarks of U.S. Representative Larry Jones Hopkins on the occasion of the christening of the submarine USS Kentucky, and accompanying cover letter.

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Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Mss 102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Mss 102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 102. World War II correspondence of William Perry Stamps, Jr., a native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, which chiefly includes letters (99) to Sallie Hills, Bowling Green, and Laura H. Savard (37), Lakeland, Florida. Stamps was stationed at military bases in Indiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Italy. Also includes letters of George L. Smith, a native of Bowling Green, to Sallie Hills.

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Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826 (Sc 820), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826 (Sc 820), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 820. Facsimile of an official document, 31 July 1813, issued by Governor Isaac Shelby to the Kentucky militia asking for volunteers for the War of 1812 to fulfill General William Henry Harrison’s request.

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Reed, William Langely (Sc 859), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Reed, William Langely (Sc 859), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 859. Paper titled “World War II” and written by William Langely Reed for a Western Kentucky University U.S. history class in November 1990 based on an interview with his grandfather, Leslie E. Reed of Hodgenville, Kentucky. Leslie Reed, an army staff sergeant, installed communication systems at air bases in England and Russia.

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Kuster, Brian William (Sc 865), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Kuster, Brian William (Sc 865), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 865. Paper titled “Vietnam ‘1968’,” written by Brian William Kuster for a Western Kentucky University United States history class in November 1990. Paper is based on an interview with Andy Poehlein of the United States Army, 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry, Company C, concerning his military experiences.

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Hoerter, Henry Charles "Doc," 1909-1959 (Sc 837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Hoerter, Henry Charles "Doc," 1909-1959 (Sc 837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 837. Chiefly World War II letters written by Henry Charles Hoerter to his fiancée Alicia Mahoney while serving aboard the USS Barker, 26 October 1944-2 February 1945; Hoerter wedding photograph (photocopy), 7 June 1945; related war items; and Alicia's 1992 letters giving further information about their lives.

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Bradley, Robert Michael, 1947-2006 (Sc 843), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Bradley, Robert Michael, 1947-2006 (Sc 843), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 843 and full text of selected letters (Click on "Additional Files" below). Original Vietnam War letters written by Robert Michael Bradley, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Miss Glenn Wheeler, also of Bowling Green, Christmas 1968- 30 May 1969. Also included are newspaper clippings concerning the award to Bradley of two Purple Hearts.

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Cunningham, Denise Johnson, B. 1964 (Sc 849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Cunningham, Denise Johnson, B. 1964 (Sc 849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 849. Research paper titled “Delbert J. Curtis, United States Army: Portrait of a Soldier, World War II” written by Denise Johnson Cunningham for a history class at Western Kentucky University, November 1990. Includes description of German prisoner of war camp in Rome, Italy, February 1943-April 1945. Also included is a newspaper clipping of Curtis’s obituary.

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Hudson, Cynthia Gail (Sc 857), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Hudson, Cynthia Gail (Sc 857), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 857. Paper titled “The Experiences of William Robert Hudson in the German Occupation” and written by Cynthia Gail Hudson for a Western Kentucky University U.S. history class and based on an interview with Hudson, November 1990.

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Rhoades, Lisa Jo (Sc 858), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Rhoades, Lisa Jo (Sc 858), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 858. Paper titled “World War II: World Events, The United States…,” written by Lisa Jo Rhoades for a Western Kentucky University U.S. history class in November 1990. Based on Harry Young’s experiences in France and Germany, 1944-1945, the paper includes photocopies of six photographs and two maps.

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Disney, David Ray, 1948-2019 (Sc 844), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Disney, David Ray, 1948-2019 (Sc 844), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 844. Vietnam War letters written by David Disney, a Cumberland, Kentucky native, to his father Clyde Disney, also of Cumberland, 28 August 1969-10 May 1970, and one letter from David Disney’s wife, Dot, to her father-in-law, 3 September 1969. Includes vivid descriptions of combat conditions.

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Porter, Jack C. (Sc 862), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Porter, Jack C. (Sc 862), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 862. Paper titled “Malcolm Wolford World War II Veteran,” written by Jack C. Porter for a Western Kentucky University United States history class in November 1990. Personal narrative based on Porter’s interview with his grandfather Malcolm Wolford, who served in the Army Air Corps as a radar man from 1942-1945.

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Sanford, John D. (Sc 879), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Sanford, John D. (Sc 879), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 879. Letter, 23 November 1813, written by John D. Sanford to his brother and sister, Elija and Susannah Geter, Jefferson County, Kentucky, discussing family matters and his observation of the War of 1812 at Detroit.

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Waters, Bonita Jean, B. 1971 (Sc 854), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Waters, Bonita Jean, B. 1971 (Sc 854), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 854. Paper written by Bonnie Jean Waters for a Western Kentucky University United States history class,
November 1990, titled “The American Soldier” discussing her grandfather John Napper’s experiences as a sergeant in Battery A, 68th Field Artillery, First Armored Division.

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Oliver, James Earl (Sc 874), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Oliver, James Earl (Sc 874), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 874. Letters, 1967 (12), written chiefly by Private James Earl Oliver from Fort Polk, Louisiana, and Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to his wife Elizabeth, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He describes his day-to-day military life.

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Burns, Roger D. (Sc 866), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Burns, Roger D. (Sc 866), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 866. Transcription of interview with Vietnam veteran Bobby Lewis concerning his military experiences in 1964. Interview was completed by Roger D. Burns for a Western Kentucky University United States history class in November 1990.

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Hinton, Merri Lynne (Sc 852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Hinton, Merri Lynne (Sc 852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 852. Paper titled “A Story about John Hunt: World War II Kentucky Veteran” written by Merri Lynne Hinton for a Western Kentucky University United States history class, November 1990. Based on interviews with Hunt of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

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Barrow, Merrill Alan, B. 1953? (Sc 863), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Barrow, Merrill Alan, B. 1953? (Sc 863), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 863. Paper titled “George Freas: Portrait of a Soldier,” written by Merrill Alan Barrow for a Western Kentucky University United States history class in November 1990. Freas, a native of Simpson County, served as a United States Army bomber pilot, parachuted from his plane in the Marne Forest, March 1945, and attempted to escape via the French Underground, but was captured and imprisoned until May 1945.

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Stephenson, Lisa Kay (Sc 861), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Stephenson, Lisa Kay (Sc 861), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 861. Paper titled “World War II: A Soldier’s Perspective,” and written by Lisa Kay Stephenson for a Western Kentucky University U.S. history class in November 1990. Based on an interview with Samuel L. Swann of Springfield, Tennessee, the paper describes Swann’s infantry experiences in England and Germany and his injuries.

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Austin, Larry Wayne, B. 1971 (Sc 855), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Austin, Larry Wayne, B. 1971 (Sc 855), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 855. Narrative account written by Larry Wayne Austin for a Western Kentucky University United States history
class, November 1990, of interview with T.J. Sullivan describing his work as a pilot and lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps before and during the Air Force bombing of Tripoli, Libya, in 1986. The bombing was in retaliation for terrorists’’ actions approved by President Muammar Gaddafi.

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Peck, Chad W. (Sc 856), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Peck, Chad W. (Sc 856), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 856. Paper discussing Charles Salyers’ 1970 military experiences in Vietnam and its aftermath, written by Chad W. Peck for a Western Kentucky University United States history class, November 1990.

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Mcbrayer, Kent - Collector (Sc 873), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Mcbrayer, Kent - Collector (Sc 873), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 873. Letters, 1918, 1920, 1945 (4), written chiefly by or to Horn family members, Daviess County, Kentucky, collected by Kent McBrayer. All the letters are written by individuals serving in the armed services and relate some information about military life.

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