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Lincoln's America 2.0, Edward L. Ayers

History Faculty Publications

For most people at the time, far from battles or capitals, the Civil War arrived in long gray columns of text. A new system of telegraph stations, railroads, and press organizations spread words with unprecedented speed and in enormous quantity. Reports form the battlefield poured out in brief messages and long torrents, editorials commenting on every event and utterance. Even generals and presidents understood the shape and meaning of the Civil War through print.

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

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

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.

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.

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.

South Pacific Destroyers: The United States Navy And The Challenges Of Night Surface Combat In The Solomons Islands During World War Ii., Johnny Hampton Spence

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

During the South Pacific campaigns of World War II, the United States Navy faced a formidable challenge in waging nighttime surface battles against the Japanese Navy. In a war that emphasized the carrier and battleship, the little destroyer became a key player in these actions. By studying this campaign from the perspective of the destroyers, three key factors emerge that allowed the Americans to achieve victory: innovation in tactics, adaption of technology, and efficient use of resources.

The research for the thesis was based upon action reports, oral histories, and other documents obtained from the National Archives, Naval War College, …

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

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

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.

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.

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

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

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.

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.

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.

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."

Review Of The Book The Great Patriotic War Of The Soviet Union, 1941-45: A Documentary Reader, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book The great patriotic war of the Soviet Union, 1941-45: A documentary reader.

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

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

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.

Merritt, Dayton L., B. 1947 (Sc 1967), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1967. Letters Dayton l. Merritt wrote to his sister, Judy Merritt, from Vietnam, mainly concerning family news; letters written to Merritt from soldiers during the Persian Gulf War and one of his replies; 1991 letters by Merritt to the "Kentucky Post" related to the "Vietnam syndrome."

Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1964), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1964. Immunization register, pay record, and railroad voucher related to the World War II military service of Stamps, of Bowling Green, Kentucky; also includes a note from a friend in Casablanca sending New Year's greetings.

Baird, Thomas Henry, 1933-2009 (Sc 1945), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1945. Letters written by Thomas Henry Baird to his wife, Nancy Disher Baird, Cherry Point, North Carolina, discussing his service as a physician on a navy vessel on a mission to several African nations.

Guthrie, James Berry, 1907-1984 (Sc 1946), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1946. Letters to James B. Guthrie, Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, about his military service in the U.S. Army; includes a recruitment flyer for the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Sexton, Alma Lorene (Smith), 1922-2002 (Sc 1947), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1947. Letter, 2 December 1943, written by Alma Lorene Sexton, Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky to her husband Earl Sexton who is in military service during World War II. She discusses Thanksgiving and expresses her concern for her husband's hygiene.

Bush, Margaret S. (Sc 1942), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1942. Information chiefly related to Margaret S. Bush's tenure as director of the Lewis B. Hershey Museum at Tri-State University in Angola, Indiana. also inlcudes letters from former presidetns Truman and Johnson thanking her for providing information about the Hershey Museum.

164th Infantry News: July 2009, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

July 2009 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 32 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.

The Octofoil, July/August/September 2009, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Sexton, William Earl, 1919-2004 (Sc 1930), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1930. Letters written by Earl Sexton from various military posts to his wife Alma Sexton and their daughter Shirley in Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky during World War II.

Donaldson, Gary - Collector (Sc 2266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2266. Research material consisting chiefly of communications to General Braxton Bragg regarding military operations in Kentucky, September 1862 to April 1863.

Lally, Kelly A. (Fa 411), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 411. Paper: "Living on the Edge: The Folklife of Air Force Pilots in Training" written by Kelly A. Lally for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Smith, Edmond, 1843?-1863 (Sc 1915), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1915. Letter from Edmond Smith, serving with the 4th Indiana Artillery, to "Annie" describing his regiment's reception in Louisville, Kentucky and his reaction to negative comments besmirching his character. Written on letterhead with the word "UNION!" printed in red and blue ink along with an eagle holding a shield decorated with stars and stripes.

Miller, Arthur, B. 1893 (Sc 1916), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1916. Letter from Arthur Miller, Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky to his employer A.E. Gard, Hartford, Connecticut, describing Camp Taylor and the favorable reception the soldiers have experienced from the Louisville citizenry.

De Roode, Eugenia (Sc 1909), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1909. Letter, 6 June 1862, from Eugenia De Roode, Nashville, Tennessee to James Overstreet, Hanly (Jessamine County) Kentucky. Formerly a music teacher at "Misses Jacksons' Seminary" in Lexington, Kentucky, De Roode writes of her negative views of Confederates, particularly those from Kentucky and Tennessee. She also makes cogent remarks about the work of Andrew Johnson, Tennessee's military governor.

Greene, Edward E., Jr., 1908-1980 (Sc 2250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2250. Military papers, news clippings, cartoons, V-mail, and ephemera removed from a scrapbook that documented Edward E. Greene, Jr.'s military service during World War II, chiefly in the Persian Gulf Service Command.

United Service Organization - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1908), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1908. Record book containing lists of servicemen entertained by the Bowling Green, Kentucky U.S.O. (United Service Organization) office, and lists of volunteers for various functions.

Cunningham, Joe Wilson, 1945-2010 (Sc 1907), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1907. Handmade Mother's Day card, 2 May 1968, and humorous printed "Notice of Return" letter, 24 October 1968, from Joe Wilson Cunningham, then serving in Vietnam, to Aileen McCormack Gregory in Bowling Green, Kentucky.