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Higgins, Richard T., B. 1805 (Sc 1543), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Higgins, Richard T., B. 1805 (Sc 1543), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1543. Letter, 9 September 1861, from Confederate sympathizer Richard T. Higgins, Russellville, Kentucky, to Sady Carlisle, Columbus, Ohio. Defiant in his support of the South, he includes comments about the war, President Abraham Lincoln, and African Americans. Also includes a partial newspaper clipping that is referenced in the letter.

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Jones, Edgar - Collector (Mss 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Jones, Edgar - Collector (Mss 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 17. Letters and papers of the Burnett family, (many Civil War letters), 1855-1920; the McKnight family; the Lamb family, 1863-1906; and the Flynn family, 1787-1897. These letters were in the possession of the Burnett family of Rising Sun, Indiana.

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Hinton, John Littleton, 1844-1920 (Sc 1311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Hinton, John Littleton, 1844-1920 (Sc 1311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1311. Civil War discharge for John L. Hinton, a member of Company A, 52nd Regiment, of Kentucky Mounted Infantry Volunteers. Hinton was from Allen County, Kentucky.

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Stovall, Henry Clay, 1845-1936 (Sc 1532), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

Stovall, Henry Clay, 1845-1936 (Sc 1532), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1532. Typescript (1972) of an interview done with Henry Clay Stovall of Logan County, Kentucky about 1934. He discusses being wounded at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, treatment for his wounds, and his other military service.

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U.S. Army Air Forces, World War Ii, Pacific Ocean Area, Special Services Division - Scrapbook (Sc 1529), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2007

U.S. Army Air Forces, World War Ii, Pacific Ocean Area, Special Services Division - Scrapbook (Sc 1529), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1529. Scrapbook (bound volume; unpaged) related to AAFPAO Special Services Division's activities in 1944-1945, chiefly concerning sports. Contains limited information about entertainers.

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Vanmeter, Wilburn S., 1920-1996 (Sc 1528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2007

Vanmeter, Wilburn S., 1920-1996 (Sc 1528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1528. Letters from Wilburn S. Vanmeter, while serving in World War II, to his mother Emma Vanmeter in Bee Spring, Kentucky, and his brother, Junior Vanmeter of Annetta, Kentucky. Also includes several typed reminiscences (6 p.) of Vanmeter's World War II experience.

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Wade, Charles Gilbert, Iii, B. 1986 (Sc 1524), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2007

Wade, Charles Gilbert, Iii, B. 1986 (Sc 1524), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1524. Letters (18) written by Charles G. Wade, III to his parents, Charles G. Wade, Jr. and Judy Wade of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The letters discuss the younger Wade's U.S. Marine Corps basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina.

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Sixty-First U.S. Colored Infantry (Sc 1515), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2007

Sixty-First U.S. Colored Infantry (Sc 1515), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1515. Partial account book (pp. 13-20, 170-184, 187-262) containing General Orders and Special Orders for the 61st U.S. Colored Infantry and the 2nd West Tennessee Infantry of African Descent. Also includes a letter written by Nellie Evans (Nov. 1865) to her cousin Jeff.

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Kimbrough, William Joseph, Jr., 1930-2007 (Sc 1346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2007

Kimbrough, William Joseph, Jr., 1930-2007 (Sc 1346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1346. Chiefly letters written by William Joseph Kimbrough, Jr., to his Bowling Green, Kentucky parents, while serving in the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. Army in California and Japan. Also associated family data.

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Porter, Donald And Janice A. (Insko) Porter (Mss 173), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2007

Porter, Donald And Janice A. (Insko) Porter (Mss 173), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding Aid only for Manuscript Collection 173. Correspondence between Donald Porter and Janice Insko, his future wife, during and just after the Korean War, while Don was serving in a medical support division in Germany and she was a student at Western. Letters concern military life abroad and the everyday life of a student at Western Kentucky State College.

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Edmunds, John Ray, 1896-1978 (Sc 1505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2007

Edmunds, John Ray, 1896-1978 (Sc 1505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional File" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1505. Letter, 6 October 1918, written by John Ray Edmunds from Great Lakes, Illinois to his wife Josie in Barren County, Kentucky. He discusses his bout with influenza and his stay in a military hospital.

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Jackson, C. J. (Sc 1502), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2007

Jackson, C. J. (Sc 1502), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1502. Diary (46p.) kept by C.J. Jackson of his U.S. Marines boot camp experience at Parris Island, South Carolina from 7 January to 29 March 1993. He describes training exercises, physical conditioning, military personnel, medical care, chapel services, and general living conditions.

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Brown, John David, 1883-1961 (Mss 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2007

Brown, John David, 1883-1961 (Mss 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 170. Letters to Brown, of South Hill in Butler County, Kentucky, from family. Includes letters sent by his son while serving in the Navy during World War II and in subsequent military service; also includes letters from his daughter, Emma Martin. Some business correspondence and materials concerning the Mammoth Cave Production Credit Association are also part of the collection.

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Bradley, Robert Michael, 1947-2006 (Mss 138), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2007

Bradley, Robert Michael, 1947-2006 (Mss 138), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 138. Vietnam War letters written by Robert Michael Bradley to his parents Sue and Henry Bradley, Jr., of Bowling Green, Kentucky documenting his tour in Vietnam, July 6, 1968-July 5, 1969. Includes information about 1st Cavalry Division, Agent Orange, MIA/POW's, veterans issues, and Gerard-Gerard funeral home, 1860-1950.

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Thomas, Richard Curd Pope, 1872-1939 (Sc 1486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2007

Thomas, Richard Curd Pope, 1872-1939 (Sc 1486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1486. Speeches made throughout Kentucky by Richard Curd Pope Thomas at various fraternal, civic, educational, and religious events. Also includes several poems written by John A. Logan. A patriotic speech given during the Spanish-American War is available as a full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below).

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Beasley, Robert, B. 1926 (Mss 162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2007

Beasley, Robert, B. 1926 (Mss 162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Mansucripts Collection 162. Letters written by Robert Beasley, Sr. to his wife, Louise (Buckles) Beasley while he is serving in the 84th U.S. Infantry Division during World War II. Beasley served chiefly in Germany, but also saw action in Belgium and France. He discusses Army life and relates war news to his wife in Caneyville, Kentucky.

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Schenck, Martin B., 1921-2004 (Mss 163), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2007

Schenck, Martin B., 1921-2004 (Mss 163), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 163. Correspondence, clippings, oral interview, personnel records, etc. related to the military career of New Jersey native, Martin B. Schenck, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served on the U.S.S. Helena and on submarines and was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He later served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

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Tubb, Titus D. (Sc 1477), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2007

Tubb, Titus D. (Sc 1477), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1477. Letters from Titus B. Tubb to his girlfriend, Ashli Marie Miller, of Smiths Grove, Kentucky. The letters deal with courtship, religion, and Tubb's experiences in the U.S. Army during the Iraq War.

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Bogan, W. D. "Pete" (Sc 1479), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2007

Bogan, W. D. "Pete" (Sc 1479), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1479. Letter from W.D. Bogan to his mother, Ella Bogan, Franklin, Kentucky. Includes description of battles he participated in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. Includes transcription.

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Perkins, Abraham S., 1820-1891 (Sc 1473), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2007

Perkins, Abraham S., 1820-1891 (Sc 1473), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1473. Document prepared for Perkins and dated 23 September 1864 in which he provides a substitute, Thomas Esherwood Leslie, for service in the U.S. Army during the U.S. Civil War.

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Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1470), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2007

Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1470), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1470. Chiefly incoming letters to William P. Stamps, Jr., while he served in the Air Force during World War II. Included are report cards, sympathy letters written to Stamps on the death of his aunt and guardian, Sallie Hills, letters from friends serving in World War II, and a small notebook of flower orders kept by Stamps while in the Air Force.

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Dulaney Family (Sc 1466), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2007

Dulaney Family (Sc 1466), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1466. Letter, December 1855, written from Annie E. Dulaney to her brother, William L. Dulaney, in which she discusses her schoolwork and the approaching Christmas holiday. Also included (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan) is a sketch (1909) of Hiram W. Dulaney's service in the 9th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A) during the Civil War.

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Cox Family Collection, 1919-1945 (Mss 161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2007

Cox Family Collection, 1919-1945 (Mss 161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 161. Correspondence, legal papers, and farm records of the Cox family of Hart County, Kentucky. Consists chiefly of letters sent to John Howard Cox, Sr. from his children and in-laws. Includes World War II letters from John Howard Cox, Jr. to immediate family members.

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Rowlett, David Ezekiel, 1849-1919 (Sc 1450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2006

Rowlett, David Ezekiel, 1849-1919 (Sc 1450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scan, and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1450. Letter, 16 March 1884, written by David Rowlett of New Corner, Indiana, to Mrs. M. L. Emens, recalling the excellent female nurse he had while a patient in a Nashville, Tennessee hospital during the Civil War. Rowlett served in Co. B, 11th Indiana Volunteer Cavalry.

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First Baptist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2006

First Baptist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Military service records (351 p.) compiled in 2005 of First Baptist Church members, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes World War II, Korean War, Vietnamese Conflict, and Persian Gulf War veterans. Some photos, also.

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Bush, Thomas (Sc 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2005

Bush, Thomas (Sc 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1421. Civil War letter written by Thomas Bush, Louisville, Kentucky, to his brother, commenting on the poor hospital care he is receiving for consumption. He notes his doctor's opinion that the man who enlisted him should be sent to the penitentiary.

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Downing, Amos, B. 1839 (Sc 1423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2005

Downing, Amos, B. 1839 (Sc 1423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1423. Letter, 10 March 1862, written by Amos Downing from Belmont, Missouri, to his brother Philip Downing, Portland, Maine, relating his military experiences since leaving Virginia on February 16. Has especially good comments about activities at Columbus, Kentucky.

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Civil War, 1861-1865 - Paducah, Kentucky (Sc 1422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2005

Civil War, 1861-1865 - Paducah, Kentucky (Sc 1422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1422. Letter, 6 November, to his mother from “Alvis”(?), probably serving with the 9th Illinois Infantry. From Camp Paine, Paducah, Kentucky, he writes of living conditions, a skirmish with Confederate forces, his hopes to experience a full battle, and his belief that the Confederates have better officers, but inferior soldiers.

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Civil War, 1861-1865 - Military Life (Sc 1420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2005

Civil War, 1861-1865 - Military Life (Sc 1420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1420. Letter written by Union soldier John (no last name), Camp Paint Creek, Kentucky, to his wife (no place noted), graphically describing marching from Winchester, Kentucky, to present camp. He mentions that Kentucky has the dirtiest soldiers he has ever seen.

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Bailey, Ruby B. (Permenter), 1910-1991 (Sc 1447), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2005

Bailey, Ruby B. (Permenter), 1910-1991 (Sc 1447), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1447. Letter written by Ruby Bailey, Houston, Texas, to friend Alice (Ray) Pounds, Troy, Texas, describing how her life has been affected by her husband's service in World War II.

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