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Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (Nov. 2011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2011

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (Nov. 2011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Cary, Larry Burr, 1946-2000 (Mss 377), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2011

Cary, Larry Burr, 1946-2000 (Mss 377), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 377. Chiefly letters from Larry Burr Cary, serving with the U.S. Air Force in England, to his family in rural Cumberland County, Kentucky. He mainly inquires about the health of his parents, brother, and other relatives and friends, as well as about the weather and the crops. He comments only briefly about his own duties and travels.


Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (Aug. 2011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2011

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (Aug. 2011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 (Mss 368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2011

Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 (Mss 368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 368. Letters written to Frances Richards, a faculty member in the English department of Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now Western Kentucky University) by students during their military service in World War II. Correspondents include both men and women in all branches and theaters of war, and some family members. This collection contains more than 700 items, a small sampling of which can be viewed by clicking on "Additional Files" below.


Hoffman, Mary Elizabeth - Relating To (Sc 667), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Hoffman, Mary Elizabeth - Relating To (Sc 667), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 667. Anonymous, undated essay entitled “Incidents in the Life of Mrs. M. E. Hoffman of Cynthiana, Ky.” describing the Civil War activities of Mrs. Hoffman, a Confederate sympathizer. Includes a 1970s letter to Nancy Disher Baird giving additional information on Mrs. Hoffman’s actions during the Civil War.


Kaenzig, Charles Leslie, 1921-2006 (Sc 2455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Kaenzig, Charles Leslie, 1921-2006 (Sc 2455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2455. Correspondence regarding Charles L. Kaenzig of Versailles, Kentucky, an Air Force lieutenant shot down over Italy and held prisoner by the Germans. Includes notices to his father of his status, a letter to his father from the pilot of the downed aircraft, and letters for Kaenzig written to his parents and sister while waiting to be shipped home after his liberation.


Magoffin, Beriah, 1815-1885 - Letters To (Sc 821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Magoffin, Beriah, 1815-1885 - Letters To (Sc 821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Fidning aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 821.  Facsimiles of two letters to Magoffin while he was governor of Kentucky. John E. Records, a Falmouth Democrat, writes of his reaction to the newly-founded Republican Party in his 31 March 1860 letter. Major General Leonidas Polk writes from Columbus 9 September 1861, telling  of the occupation of this Mississippi River town by Confederate troops. Also, photocopies of census records.


Davis, William P., B. 1840? (Sc 175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Davis, William P., B. 1840? (Sc 175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 175. Confederate Civil War diary kept by William P. Davis, of the Enterprise Guards, Company B, 14th Mississippi Infantry, from April-December 1861. The diary covers his company’s tour of duty from Corinth, Mississippi through Tennessee to Kentucky. A major portion concerns Bowling Green, Kentucky and vicinity. Includes a muster roll and guard lists for Company B. Also includes a typescript of the narrative portions of the diary.


Phelps, Frank M. (Sc 2447), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Phelps, Frank M. (Sc 2447), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text letter (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2447. Letter of Frank M. Phelps, serving with a Wisconsin regiment at Camp Abercrombie, Shepherdsville, Kentucky, to his aunt Lydia C. Tibbits in Appleton, Wisconsin. He describes the Shepherdsville area and its connection to Daniel Boone, and discusses investing his soldier's pay.


Jones, John Rutherford, 1837-1907 (Sc 171), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Jones, John Rutherford, 1837-1907 (Sc 171), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 171. Civil War discharge papers of John Rutherford Jones, Butler County, Kentucky, from Kentucky regiments of the Union Army, 1862, 1865. Includes promissory note, 1869, assigned to Jones.


Wilkerson, William D., 1831-1893 (Sc 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Wilkerson, William D., 1831-1893 (Sc 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 170. Kentucky militia commission certifcate, 1851, inspirational essay, 1852, and oath of allegiance, 1863, of William D. Wilkerson, Simpson County, Kentucky; receipts issued at Military Prison, Louisville, Kentucky, for prisoner William Gladish, 1864; and a remedy for cancer.


Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (May 2011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (May 2011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Watwood, Warren G., 1922-1996 - Collector (Sc 167), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2011

Watwood, Warren G., 1922-1996 - Collector (Sc 167), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 167. Civil War disability exemption certificate of Felix Crady, LaRue County, Kentucky, 1864; Simpson County, Kentucky deed, 1868; statement of Nazareth College, Nelson County, Kentucky, 1868; and an agreement concerning construction of the foundation for Franklin Female College, Franklin, Kentucky.


Baer, Levi W., 1839-1905 (Sc 2441), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2011

Baer, Levi W., 1839-1905 (Sc 2441), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2441. Letter from Levi W. Baer, serving with an Indiana regiment in the Union Army, to his cousin Benjamin Kenaga. Baer writes of his regiment’s expected movements, his anticipation of action at Bowling Green, Kentucky, and of conditions in his regiment, including the lack of food.


Holstein, Otto, 1883-1934 (Sc 2433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2011

Holstein, Otto, 1883-1934 (Sc 2433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2433. Memorandum, 1 September 1917, to Brigade Commander of 1st Brigade, Kentucky Infantry from Otto Holstein, Captain, Signal Corps, and Provost Marshall of Lexington, Kentucky, reporting on an altercation between military police officers and African Americans. Includes a newspaper clipping about the incident.


Kouwenbergh, Ella, 1871-1965 - Collector (Sc 129), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2011

Kouwenbergh, Ella, 1871-1965 - Collector (Sc 129), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 129. Revolutionary War pension papers of Nicholas Carter, Nelson County, Kentucky, 1837; letter of James Carothers written from Bowling Green, Kentucky to his wife Rebecca in Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania describing the construction of the bridge over Barren River (College Street Bridge), 1838 and accompanying 1938 letter; Civil War envelopes; and Jefferson County land abstract, 1877.


Holder, R. D. - Collector (Sc 124), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2011

Holder, R. D. - Collector (Sc 124), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 124. Letters, 1864, written by John P. Hill, Civil War prisoner at Rock Island, Illinois, to his uncle, John Meadows, Tompkinsville, Kentucky, concerning his imprisonment, and his miscellaneous family letters, 1861.


Cuppy, John W. (Sc 1080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2011

Cuppy, John W. (Sc 1080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1080. Letter, 19 December 1862, from John W. Cuppy, serving in Bowling Green with an Illinois regiment, to Dr. Samuel Wiley in Earlville, Illinois. Cuppy writes of his illness and describes conditions in Bowling Green, particularly respecting hospitals and patients. He also comments on Confederate sympathies in the city and troop readiness for an attack. Includes a summary of another letter by Cuppy to Wiley dated 19 September 1862 describing his regiment’s activities near Louisville.


Hagerman, Bettie (Robertson), 1867-1926 (Sc 116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2011

Hagerman, Bettie (Robertson), 1867-1926 (Sc 116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 116. Papers of Bettie Hagerman, Bowling Green, Kentucky, City Food Chairman of the Red Cross of Warren County, Kentucky, which relate to an endeavor to raise $10,000 by combining with the Fair Association and serving food contributed by donors.


Gingles, Mabel (Mercer), 1891-1970 - Collector (Sc 114), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2011

Gingles, Mabel (Mercer), 1891-1970 - Collector (Sc 114), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 114. Chiefly letters written by William Harris to his wife, Louranah Harris, Bowling Green, Kentucky, in which he details his experiences as a California Gold Rush adventurer, 1850-1852 (9 items); other letters describe Texas in 1855 and Civil War activities at Corinth, Mississippi, 1862. Also Bowling Green Home Telephone Company stock certificate, 1913.


Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Initial Announcement, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2011

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Initial Announcement, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Morgan, Joseph Underwood, 1835-1892 (Sc 145), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2011

Morgan, Joseph Underwood, 1835-1892 (Sc 145), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 145. Correspondence of Joseph Underwood Morgan, Logan County, Kentucky. He writes to Maria D. Noel (whom he would marry in 1866) of their families, mutual friends, and his social activities. While serving in the Confederate Army, he writes of military life, including the derailment of his troop train, and of the restrictions placed on him while aprisoner at Rock Island, Illinois. A final letter discusses their intentions to marry.


Sharp, Solomon Pollux, 1787-1825 (Sc 190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2011

Sharp, Solomon Pollux, 1787-1825 (Sc 190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 190. Notice, 30 January 1821, sent by Sharp to John M. Roberson [sic], paymaster of the 25th Regiment of the Kentucky Militia, directing him to settle his accounts with the commanding officers of the regiment at Vance’s Tavern in Bowling Green.


Rose, John W. (Sc 191), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2011

Rose, John W. (Sc 191), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 191. Letter, 6 February 1862, of Confederate soldier John W. Rose, encamped near Bowling Green, Kentucky, to his mother and his cousin?, W. B. Mooningham, near Dixon Springs, Smith County, Tennessee. He relates information about food, food prices, and the fall of Fort Henry. Includes a printed poem, "To the Soldiers and Freemen of the South."


Payne Family Papers (Sc 136), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Payne Family Papers (Sc 136), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 136. Papers of the Payne family of Warren County, Kentucky, including letter from Civil War prison at Camp Douglas, Illinois; letter describing the death of Halley Payne; 1874 letter from a Glasgow teacher referring to unrest among African Americans; promissory note; remedies for piles and rheumatism; and a letter detailing with the prevention and treatment of cholera.


Hobson, William Edward, 1844-1909 (Sc 180), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Hobson, William Edward, 1844-1909 (Sc 180), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 180. Petition, including typescript, signed by 21 citizens of Bowling Green, Kentucky, 16 October 1864, addressed to Major General Burbridge, requesting that Colonel William Hobson retain command of the Union troops stationed there.


Mcwhirter, James S., 1837-1862 (Sc 181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Mcwhirter, James S., 1837-1862 (Sc 181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 181. Three letters written by James S. McWhirter from Bowling Green, Kentucky, January and February, 1862, to his sister Zellora near Gallatin, Tennessee, relating war activities and personal matters. McWhirter was stationed in Bowling Green with the 24th Regiment of the Tennessee Volunteers. Also, letter 10 April 1952, from Harry Jackson, Cleveland, Ohio, concerning his family relationship with the McWhirters.


Rich, Louis Arnold, 1921-1944 (Sc 2409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Rich, Louis Arnold, 1921-1944 (Sc 2409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2409. Letter of Louis Arnold Rich, a U.S. Army private from Tompkinsville, Kentucky, written to his wife from Winter General Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, during a long illness that resulted in his death in 1944. He complains about his surroundings, mentions his reading, and expresses his wish to be reunited with her.


Ua3/1/3 President's Office-Cherry - Scrapbooks, Wku Archives Jan 2011

Ua3/1/3 President's Office-Cherry - Scrapbooks, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, articles and publications of interest to WKU President Henry Cherry. These include education religion, state and national politics, prohibition and Western Kentucky University.


Elrod, Cecil Murray, 1923-2002 (Mss 352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2010

Elrod, Cecil Murray, 1923-2002 (Mss 352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 352. Material related to Cecil Murray Elrod, chiefly about his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-21. Includes notes on planes and guns discussed during training, aviators flight log books, and other military papers. Also includes information about reunions of the Valley High School (Jefferson County, Kentucky) Class of 1943.