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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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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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87th Depot Repair Squadron (Sc 1596), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

87th Depot Repair Squadron (Sc 1596), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1596. Humorous skit prepared for the second anniversary of the 87th Deport Repair Squadron's formation, celebrated at the Enlisted Men's Club, Foggia, Italy.

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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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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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Hills, Sallie (Holland), 1875-1945 - Letters To (Sc 1598), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Hills, Sallie (Holland), 1875-1945 - Letters To (Sc 1598), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1598. World War II letters sent to Sallie Hills, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from her son Henry Hills, nephew and ward William Perry Stamps, Jr., and friend George L. Smith. Includes a silhouette of Stamps.

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Maschak, Jay (Sc 1577), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Maschak, Jay (Sc 1577), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1577. Letter and postcard from Jay Maschak, Saudia Arabia, to Kelly Butler, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, during the Persian Gulf War. Maschak was in the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division. Includes a news clipping about the correspondence.

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Moss, C. Mcelroy, 1900-1965 (Sc 1583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Moss, C. Mcelroy, 1900-1965 (Sc 1583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1583. Letters, photos, and newspaper clippings documenting Moss's U.S. Navy career. Includes news clipping related to educator, Mary Dishman, and a news clipping about Moss's father John McKenzie Moss.

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Brown, Claude M., 1905-1978 (Sc 1579), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Brown, Claude M., 1905-1978 (Sc 1579), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of letters (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1579. World War II letters from Kentucky native Claude M. Brown, stationed in Italy, to Elizabeth Propes, Louisville and Hodgenville, Kentucky. Letters to Brown from friend Ralph Hurley and Brown's 1945 travel itinerary from Italy to Kentucky.

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Monroe, James D., B. 1980 (Mss 188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Monroe, James D., B. 1980 (Mss 188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 188. Correspondence between James D. Monroe, in Kuwait, and his wife Helen, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, while he was serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Also includes letters to Monroe from other relatives and friends.

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Mcnear, William, 1814-1864 (Sc 1578), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Mcnear, William, 1814-1864 (Sc 1578), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1578. Marriage license of William McNear and his wife Emily (Harmon) McNear; letter from George W. Craven, commander of the 6th Kentucky Cavalry (Union) notifying Emily of McNear's 1864 death; her widow's application for a U.S. Army pension.

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Barret Family Papers (Mss 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Barret Family Papers (Mss 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 46 and full text of European travel diary from 1883 (Click on "Additional Files" below). Collection includes World War I letters; European travel diary, 1883; notebooks; pictures; and miscellaneous papers of the Barret family of Louisville, Kentucky. Persons represented are Richard Montfort, 1854-1931; Henri (Barret) Montfort, 1861-1900; and their son, Barret Montfort, 1890-1962.

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Harris, Edward, 1840?-1862 (Sc 1570), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2008

Harris, Edward, 1840?-1862 (Sc 1570), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1570. Letter, 1 January 1862, to his father from Harris, serving with the 19th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers near Muddy Branch, Maryland. He makes comments about the war, the Southern states, and his commander, Colonel Hincks. Written on letterhead with portrait of General George B. McClellan and the words “We have beat our last retreat!” in red and blue ink.

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Short, Drucilla Jane (Harris), 1878-1952 (Sc 1567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2008

Short, Drucilla Jane (Harris), 1878-1952 (Sc 1567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1567. Two letters, 25 September and 27 October 1918, from Franklin, Kentucky native Drucilla Jane Short to her brother, George D. Harris, serving with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Letters contain comments about family, business, the influenza epidemic, and the impending overseas deployment of their brother Downey. The letters were returned after George's death on 13 October 1918.

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Jones, George - Letters To (Sc 1564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2008

Jones, George - Letters To (Sc 1564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1564. Two letters to George Jones from Merlin (last name not given) describing life at Camp Taylor, a World War I training facility in Louisville, Kentucky. Includes a photo of Jones in uniform.

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Dearmin, Robert Allen, 1836-1926 (Sc 1561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2008

Dearmin, Robert Allen, 1836-1926 (Sc 1561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text of diary (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 1561. Civil War diary, 1861-1864, of Robert Allen Dearmin. He served with the 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, which saw service in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Also includes correspondence of the Dearmin and Lowry families. Associated data about the collection included.

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Bush, Margaret S. (Sc 1558), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2008

Bush, Margaret S. (Sc 1558), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1558. Letter from Margaret S. Bush, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Jonathan Jeffrey relaying her experiences at the General Lewis B. Hershey Museum at Tri-State University in Angola, Indiana.

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Civil War, 1861-1865 - Politics, 1864 (Sc 1452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2008

Civil War, 1861-1865 - Politics, 1864 (Sc 1452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1452. Letter, 20 February 1864, written from Orleans, Indiana, to "Bro. Will." The unknown writer, a politically active Republican, has very interesting comments about politics and slavery in Indiana and Kentucky.

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Winters, Erastus, 1843-1925 (Sc 1553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2008

Winters, Erastus, 1843-1925 (Sc 1553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1553. Letter, 17 April 1863, from Erastus Winters, serving with the Union Army at Sulphur Fork Trestle, Kentucky (Fort Sands, Hardin County) to his sister Phebe. He briefly describes his military duties and asks her to send a photograph.

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Davis, Christopher Larry, B. 1980 (Sc 1531), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2008

Davis, Christopher Larry, B. 1980 (Sc 1531), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1531. Correspondence, chiefly e-mails, between Christopher Larry Davis, stationed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and family and friends in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Rankin, Frank Gilbert, Jr., 1906-1994 (Mss 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Rankin, Frank Gilbert, Jr., 1906-1994 (Mss 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 176. Copies of Civil War remembrances of John S. Jackman and John M. Porter. Also, copies of materials related to other Civil War activities and to service in the Orphan Brigade and in Morgan's Cavalry.

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Tinsley, Warren Landrum, 1922-1987 (Sc 1549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Tinsley, Warren Landrum, 1922-1987 (Sc 1549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 1549. A typescripted reminiscence about Warren Landrum Tinsley's World War II experiences in the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, a typescript of a diary kept during his military service , and a typescripted reminiscence about his early church experiences in Logan County, Kentucky.

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Honaker, Marion Earl, 1914-2006 (Sc 1510), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Honaker, Marion Earl, 1914-2006 (Sc 1510), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1510. Letters, 1985-1997 (19); military papers, 1942-1990 (14); photos (21); newspapers clippings, 1942, 1992-2006 (5); of Marion Earl Honaker, Bowling Green, Kentucky, a Navy pharmacist mate stationed in the Pacific Area during World War II.

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Hills, Henry E., 1917-1975 (Sc 1511), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Hills, Henry E., 1917-1975 (Sc 1511), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1511. World War II letter written by Henry E. Hills from Italy to his cousin, William P. Stamps, Jr., in which he describes a battle that took place in Sicily. He makes some deprecatory remarks about the Italians and notes the fierce and smart fighting of the Germans.

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Thomas Collection (Mss 31), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Thomas Collection (Mss 31), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 31. Manuscripts, letters, writings, etc., of the Thomas family of Bowling Green, Kentucky, including sermons and speeches of Frank Morehead Thomas, Methodist minister (1868-1921); and poems, essays and newspaper articles written by his mother, Elizabeth (Wright) Thomas (1842-1931). Full-text scans are available (Click on "Additional Files" below) for the Spanish-American War letters that Frank Thomas sent home to his family.

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Strahm, Victor Herbert, 1897-1957 (Mss 27), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Strahm, Victor Herbert, 1897-1957 (Mss 27), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 27. Correspondence, clippings, photographs, etc., covering Bowling Green native Victor Herbert Strahm's U.S. Air Force career. There are over 100 letters written to his parents in Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing his World War I activities and 27 letters to his mother detailing his participation in the early days of World War II.

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Settle, Margery Lucille, 1899-1980 (Mss 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Settle, Margery Lucille, 1899-1980 (Mss 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 7. Letters written by various armed forces personnel during World War I (7 items), World War II (77), and police duty afterward (6). The letters were written to Margery Lucille Settle, a secondary teacher and administrator in the McLean County and Daviess County, Kentucky school systems.

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Perkins Collection (Mss 20), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Perkins Collection (Mss 20), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 20. Letters, genealogical charts, clippings, etc., mainly of Warren County, Kentucky families. Letters: Briggs family, 1812-1842; Curd family, 1832-1865; Finch family, 1826-1919; and Perkins family, 1851-1918. Genealogy records on the families; plus the record of the Morehead family and the autobiography of Charles Robert Morehead, Sr. (Click on "Additional Files for typescript).

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Edwards Collection (Mss 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Edwards Collection (Mss 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 22. Twelve patients' account books of Dr. Martin Van Buren and William T. Edwards, brothers, of Horse Cave, Kentucky, are the nucleus of this collection which also includes several G.A.R. Dept. of Ky. Robert Storie Post #104, Hiseville, items of Cyrus Edwards, a second cousin, and several Horse Cave items.

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Hendricks, Albert, 1739-1843 (Sc 1542), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Hendricks, Albert, 1739-1843 (Sc 1542), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1542. Copies of the Revolutionary War records and pension claims relating to Albert Hendricks, who mustered in with a Maryland regiment. He later lived in North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee.

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