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Stephens, Everett James, B. 1971 (Sc 2075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Stephens, Everett James, B. 1971 (Sc 2075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Fidning aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2075. Journal kept by Everett James Stephens, a U.S. Marine and Western Kentucky University student, during his service in the Persian Gulf War. He records his experiences of the war, as well as his training and leisure activities while at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

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Simmons, James Madison, 1842-1905 & Josephus Simmons, 1844-1911 (Sc 2080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Simmons, James Madison, 1842-1905 & Josephus Simmons, 1844-1911 (Sc 2080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2080. Order granting a ten-day furlough to James Madison Simmons and his cousin Josephus Simmons, serving in the First Tennessee Cavalry, in order to return home to Sumner County, Tennessee, to obtain horses.

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Pope, Jo Reba (Sc 2071), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Pope, Jo Reba (Sc 2071), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2071. Photocopies of items from scrapbook kept by Pope, chiefly pertaining to the World War II service of Robert Fred Cope. Includes photos, birthday cards, Valentines, and information related to the light cruiser "U.S.S. Richmond."

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Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 2073), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 2073), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2073. Book taken from Iraqi soldier during Operation Desert Storm; written in Arabic with some photos attached.

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Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 2074), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Sc 2074), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2074. Book found on battleground during Operation Desert Storm; written in Arabic and bearing the emblem of Iraq.

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Redmon, Chester C. (Sc 2070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Redmon, Chester C. (Sc 2070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2070. Brief World War II V-mail messges from Redmon, serving in the India-Burma Theater to family in Louisville, Ketnucky. Includes Christmas and Mother's Day greetings as well as two photos.

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Taylor Family Papers (Sc 1929), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Taylor Family Papers (Sc 1929), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1929. Correspondence, poems, song lyrics, recipes, accounts, clippings, and miscellaneous records relating to the Taylor family of Warren County, Kentucky. Includes letters of a Kentucky soldier writing of battle in east Tennessee during the Civil War, 1864 (Click on "Additional Files" for scans).

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Schiess, Nancy (Sc 2062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Schiess, Nancy (Sc 2062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2062. Paper: "Influences On and Decision Factors of Women Entering World War II from Western Kentucky State Teachers College" written by Nancy Schiess for a Kentucky history course at Western Kentucky University.

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Williams, Freeman (Sc 2053), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Williams, Freeman (Sc 2053), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2053. Letter, 10 January 1862, written from Bowling Green, Kentucky by Freeman Williams, a Confederate soldier, to his brother Thomas in Pontotoc, Mississippi. He briefly sends his regards to family and asks to be sent letters.

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Presbyterian Church (Bowling Green) - Veteran's History Project (Mss 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Presbyterian Church (Bowling Green) - Veteran's History Project (Mss 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 277. Personal histories of members of the Presbyterian Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky who were veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, Bosnia, the Persian Gulf War, or the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Includes biographical information and a narrative of the subject's military experiences. Audio interviews are also included on DVD.

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Fishburn, Myra Jane, B. 1970 (Mss 280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Fishburn, Myra Jane, B. 1970 (Mss 280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 280. Correspondence of Myra Jane Fishburn during her service in the Iraq War with the 76th U.S. Army Band. Includes photographs, Arabic language instruction materials, Arabic music CDs, and miscellaneous training and informational materials.

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Phelps, Frank M. (Sc 2048), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Phelps, Frank M. (Sc 2048), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript for Manuscripts Small Collection 2048. Letter from Frank M. Phelps, serving in the 10th Wisconsin Infantry, to his uncle in Wisconsin. He describes his company's march to Bowling Green, Kentucky, the sight of dead horses, the shelling of Bowling Green, the destruction he found there, and the supplies the Confederates left behind.

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Pitek, Michael Joseph, 1918-1945 (Sc 2047), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Pitek, Michael Joseph, 1918-1945 (Sc 2047), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2047. Certificates, forms and correspondence related to the military service of Michael J. Pitek in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Also correspondence related to Pitek's death on 3 January 1945 and the burial of his remains in 1950.

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Jordan, Robert (Sc 2045), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2009

Jordan, Robert (Sc 2045), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2045. Letters (2) written by Robert Jordan, Vietnam, to his sisters Gail Jordan and Susan Jordan, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Mentions that he is in drill instructor training and likely to be stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky after his Vietnam service.

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Buckner, Howard Chandler, 1896-1960 (Sc 2040), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2009

Buckner, Howard Chandler, 1896-1960 (Sc 2040), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Correspondence related to Howard Chandler Buckner's military service in the U.S. Army during World War I. Includes his identification card with photo and a notebook of information he recorded during training.

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Hanson, Albert C., 1895-1976 (Sc 2038), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2009

Hanson, Albert C., 1895-1976 (Sc 2038), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2038. Letter, 20 January 1918, from Albert C. Hanson, serving as a private with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, to Edith Otting, Newport, Kentucky, He relays news of his family and writes of his eagerness to return home. The letterhead displays the logo of the American Y.M.C.A. and the phrase "On Active Service with the American Expeditionary Force.

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Harlow, William Ross, B. 1946 (Sc 2023), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2009

Harlow, William Ross, B. 1946 (Sc 2023), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2023. Notes taken by Barren County native William Ross Harlow during basic training at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas. He eventually served in the Vietnamese Conflict.

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Hardcastle Family Papers (Sc 2026), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2009

Hardcastle Family Papers (Sc 2026), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2026. Papers of the Hardcastle family of Warren County, Kentucky: World War I discharge certificate for Robert F. Hardcastle; minister's return for the wedding of James Hardcastle and Ethel McPherson; tobacco allotment notice.

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Burchfield, Evelyn (Day), 1896-1990 (Sc 1973), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2009

Burchfield, Evelyn (Day), 1896-1990 (Sc 1973), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1973. Several letters written by Evelyn D. Burchfield, Davao, Philippines and a 190-page memoir of her life in the Philippines, chiefly during the World War II Japanese occupation; also includes an introduction (17 p.) to the memoir by friend Viola Crump.

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Field, Robert Willis, B. 1841? (Sc 2016), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2009

Field, Robert Willis, B. 1841? (Sc 2016), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2016. Discharge and pension papers of Robert Willis Field, a native of Shelby County, Kentucky who served in several units during the Civil War and was wounded at the Battle of Perryville. Includes correspondence to and from his attorneys.

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Bratcher, John W., 1834-1920 (Sc 2012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2009

Bratcher, John W., 1834-1920 (Sc 2012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2012. Discharge and pension papers for John W. Bratcher, who served in Company H, 35th Regiment of Kentucky Mounted Infantry during the Civil War.

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Carosella, Roland Michael, 1920-2005 (Sc 2015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2009

Carosella, Roland Michael, 1920-2005 (Sc 2015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2015. Letter from Roland M. Carosella, a U.S. Army private stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky to his girlfriend, Marie Marzo, Buffalo, New York. He complains about a cancelled furlough and comments on mutual friends and Army life. Letter is on illustrated stationery that depicts scenes at Fort Knox. The envelope features an American flag with troops standing at attention.

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Covert, Craig H., B. 1965 (Sc 1990), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2009

Covert, Craig H., B. 1965 (Sc 1990), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1990. Correspondence of Craig H. Covert while serving in Iraq War from January to May 2004. As a member of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Close Protection Team based in Basra, Iraq, Covert provided protective support to CPA South Administrator Patrick M. Nixon.

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Polston, James T. (Sc 1952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2009

Polston, James T. (Sc 1952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1952. Letters (5) from James "Todd" Polston to his mother Janet Polston in Jamestown, Kentucky, while serving in the Persian Gulf War. Includes two copies of "Faithful and True Command Letter," the 4th Battalion 5th Field Artillery newsletter sent to military families.

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Steele, Henry N., 1833-1865 (Sc 2309), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2009

Steele, Henry N., 1833-1865 (Sc 2309), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2309. Diary kept by Confederate Henry N. Steele, a second lieutenant serving in the Warren Light Artillery, Warren County, Mississippi, from 17 August 1861 to 31 December 1861. Brief entries discuss troop movements and skirmishes in Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and especially southcentral Kentucky. He makes more in-depth comments about a skirmish at Woodsonville, Hart County, Kentucky on 17 December 1861.

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Logan County, Kentucky - Red Cross (Sc 1957), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2009

Logan County, Kentucky - Red Cross (Sc 1957), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1957. Chiefly letters from U.S. soldiers stationed in Afghanistan thanking the Logan County, Kentucky Red Cross for the items they provided that were distributed to military personnel stationed there.

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Buchanan, John, 1869-1965 (Sc 1981), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2009

Buchanan, John, 1869-1965 (Sc 1981), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1981. Letter from John Buchanan, Louisville, Kentucky, to Allan M. Trout of the Louisville Courier-Journal relating to Colonel J. Stoddard Johnston's claim to have killed Tecumseh.

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Jett, Oswald G., 1917-2003 (Mss 264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2009

Jett, Oswald G., 1917-2003 (Mss 264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 264. Oswald G. Jett's unpublished World War II memoir "As I Saw the War." It relates the Hancock County native's experience as a member of a litter platoon and as an ambulance driver in North Africa and Italy. Includes an obituary, magazine article by Jett, and photo.

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Stickles, Arndt Mathis, 1872-1968 (Mss 209), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2009

Stickles, Arndt Mathis, 1872-1968 (Mss 209), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Correspondence, both personal and professional, as well as research material related to books and articles published by Stickles, a native of Indiana and a history professor at Western Kentucky University from 1908 to 1954. His most popular book was "Simon Bolivar Buckner: Borderland Knight."

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Spiller, Robert Ernest, 1928-2018 (Sc 1968), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2009

Spiller, Robert Ernest, 1928-2018 (Sc 1968), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1968. Letter to Colonel Robert E. Spiller from Captain Roy G. Henson replying to his Christmas greeting and describing U.S. military preparations for Operation Desert Storm. Includes copy of Bowling Green, Kentucky Daily News article reporting on service branches' roles in upcoming Persian Gulf War.

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