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Wininger, Charles Richard, 1912-2000 (Mss 421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2012

Wininger, Charles Richard, 1912-2000 (Mss 421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 421. This collection contains War of 1812 correspondence between James A. Hall and his wife Prudence (Stockton) Hall (Click on "Additional Files" below for scans), as well as World War II correspondence between Charles and Novella (Tillery) Wininger, all of Barren County, Kentucky. Some letters with other correspondents, as well as family photos and genealogical information about the Hall, Stockton, and Wininger families is included.


Weber, William (Sc 439), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2012

Weber, William (Sc 439), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 439. Letter written by Civil War soldier, William Weber, Bardstown, Kentucky, to his brother, Martin Weber, Cincinnati, Ohio. Weber describes time spent in Louisville and their march to Bardstown. Also envelope with Civil War imprint.


Davis, Samuel Thomas, 1838-1908 (Sc 626), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2012

Davis, Samuel Thomas, 1838-1908 (Sc 626), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 626. Photocopy of Civil War journal of Samuel Thomas Davis of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who was in the 77th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. The journal relates his experiences in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama with the dates of his stay in Kentucky being 21 October 1861-28 February 1862 and 13 September 1862-23 October 1862 and described on pages 1-5 and 16-21.


Ward, Williamson Dixon, 1841-1917 (Sc 627), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2012

Ward, Williamson Dixon, 1841-1917 (Sc 627), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 627. Photocopy of Civil War journal of Williamson Dixon Ward of Deer Creek, Indiana, who was in the 8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment, Company D. The journal relates his experiences of camp life in Indiana and Kentucky, with the majority of his time being spent in Kentucky – 22 September 1861 to 7 February 1862 and described on pages 8-60.


Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letter - Union Soldier (Sc 2550), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2012

Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letter - Union Soldier (Sc 2550), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2550. Holographic letter from Union soldier named “Hank” at Camp Wood, Hart County, Kentucky, written to his brother and sister. Discusses his living conditions and asks about people he knows. Includes a printed image of General George B. McClellan.


Wickersham Family Papers (Sc 560), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2012

Wickersham Family Papers (Sc 560), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 560. Bound typescripts of 73 letters, 1861-1877, and an 1887 deed of the Wickersham family, Mercer County, Kentucky. The collection includes 53 Civil war letters, chiefly written to the family by brothers William, Jacob and George Wickersham, who served with Kentucky Union regiments. The majority of these letters are from William who prayed for peace and to be reunited with his family, but he died in 1863. Additionally, there are other family letters from 1863 to 1877.


Fenwick, John, 1890-1937 (Sc 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2012

Fenwick, John, 1890-1937 (Sc 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 552. Letter written to Miss Florence Schneider, Bowling Green, Kentucky, probably by John Fenwick of Bowling Green, Kentucky, who was serving with the American Expeditionary Forces
in France. He gives brief but vivid descriptions of his experiences. Also includes information about Fenwick.


Ginther Collection (Sc 464), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2012

Ginther Collection (Sc 464), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 464. Photocopies of typescripted letters written by brothers William A. and Joseph Ginther to their father, George Ginther, brother David, and sister of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while serving in the Union Army with the Department of the Potomac.


Johnson, John R., 1893-1974 & Andrew Wilson Johnson, B. 1896 (Mss 392), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Johnson, John R., 1893-1974 & Andrew Wilson Johnson, B. 1896 (Mss 392), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 392. Letters written by John R. Johnson and Andrew Wilson Johnson to their parents in Wooster, Ohio, during the brothers’ military service in World War I and Andrew’s attendance at Ohio State University.


Fulkerson, Edwin Pierce, 1922-2015 (Sc 2509), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Fulkerson, Edwin Pierce, 1922-2015 (Sc 2509), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2509. Letters from Edwin Pierce Fulkerson, Germany, to his parents, Elmer M. and Nora Fulkerson, and uncle, Jesse Fulkerson, Sonora, Kentucky, in which he details his life in the military during World War II. Includes wartime log and other memorabilia documenting Fulkerson’s imprisonment in a German stalag during World War II, as well as Ben H. Phelper’s published and illustrated reminiscences from the same prison.


Kelly, Walter Mynatt, 1931-1994 (Sc 2506), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Kelly, Walter Mynatt, 1931-1994 (Sc 2506), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2506. Letters from Walter M. Kelly, serving in the Korean War, to his girlfriend Lois Bushman, Fort Worth, Texas, in which he talks about his family and interactions on the military base in Korea.


Davenport, Bowman, Jr., 1927-2003 (Sc 2508), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Davenport, Bowman, Jr., 1927-2003 (Sc 2508), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2508. Letters from Bowman Davenport, Jr., while serving in the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to his mother Margaret L. Davenport , Bowling Green, Kentucky, in which he inquires about home and mentions his interactions on the military base.


York, John Thomas, 1926-1961 (Sc 2505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

York, John Thomas, 1926-1961 (Sc 2505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2505. Letter from John T. York, serving in the Korean War, to his sister Virginia York, Murl, Kentucky, in which he inquires about his family and briefly mentions a shelling at his camp.


Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letters (Sc 364), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letters (Sc 364), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 364. Photocopies of Civil War letters (3), 1862, 1864, n.d. The letters were written from camps in Tennessee and Georgia by soldiers from Illinois. Includes letter relative to above letters, 1971.


Crider, Stephen Bayes, B. 1940 (Mss 380), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2012

Crider, Stephen Bayes, B. 1940 (Mss 380), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scanned letters (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 380. Letters of Stephen Bayes Crider, written mostly to his parents while Crider was serving with the U.S. Army at Fort Benning, Georgia; Baumholder, Germany; Fort Meade, Maryland; and in Vietnam.


Perguson, Dee Carl, Jr., 1921-2010 (Mss 8), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2011

Perguson, Dee Carl, Jr., 1921-2010 (Mss 8), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 8. Correspondence and diaries of Deel Carl Perguson, Jr., Horse Branch (Ohio County), Kentucky, and Seattle, Washington. Of interest are his letters written while serving in World War II in the United States, North Africa, and Italy, and his later memoirs of this period. Also of interest are diaries of his years as a student at Western Kentucky State Teachers College, 1939-1943. The collection also includes his recollections of growing up in Horse Branch in the 1920s and 1930s.


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.


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.


Huddleston, William A., 1833-1863 & Joseph Duley, 1836-1919 (Sc 2539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2011

Huddleston, William A., 1833-1863 & Joseph Duley, 1836-1919 (Sc 2539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2539. Letter from William A. Huddleston and Joseph Duley to their in-laws, Squire and Sarah Raney, and letter from William A. Huddleston to his wife Lucinda. Written from Tennessee while the men were serving in the Union army, the letters describe Confederate movements, a battle at Sweeten’s Cove, the death of a comrade and the hardships of military life. Includes information on the Huddleston, Raney and Duley families.


Arnett, Terry (Sc 2454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Arnett, Terry (Sc 2454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2454.  Letter, 23 February 1991, from Terry Arnett, serving in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield, to Allison Grimes, Bowling Green, Kentucky.  He sends greetings and writes briefly of the desert conditions.  Stationery includes Operation Desert Shielf crest and images of military activities.


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

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

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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.


Hoffman, Marvin G., 1878-1907 (Sc 222), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Hoffman, Marvin G., 1878-1907 (Sc 222), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 222.  Photocopy of diary kept by Marvin G. Hoffman, Tiffin, Ohio while serving in the Ohio National Guard and the 2nd Ohio Infantry, chiefly during the period of the Spanish American War. Hoffman gives a good picture of his training and of life in the Ohio, Georgia, and Tennessee camps where he was stationed.


Phillips, Clem Benjamin, 1894-1970 (Mss 365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2011

Phillips, Clem Benjamin, 1894-1970 (Mss 365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 365.  Letters of Clem Benjamin Phillips of St. Peters, Missouri, written during his World War I military training in Kansas and New Jersey and while serving in France.  Includes correspondence of other Phillips family members and relatives.


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

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

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.


Mckenna, George (Sc 2430), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2011

Mckenna, George (Sc 2430), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2430.  Letters to George McKenna, of Brooklyn, New York, written while he was serving with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and in Vietnam.  Friends write of their college, military, work and social lives.  McKenna’s mother provides family news.  Includes two of McKenna’s letters to a friend and to a young woman he met while on leave in Australia.


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

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

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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.


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

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

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

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."


Milburn, Blanche, 1901-1973 (Sc 2416), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Milburn, Blanche, 1901-1973 (Sc 2416), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below") for Manuscripts Small Collection 2416. Letter, 12 March 1918, to Blanche Milburn, Greenwood, Indiana from "L. G. B.," serving in the Ordinance Department at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky. He writes of military life, principally about an unauthorized absence from camp.