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Reamer, Ernest D., Jr., 1913-1965 (Sc 1845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reamer, Ernest D., Jr., 1913-1965 (Sc 1845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1845. Correspondence between Ernest D. Reamer, Jr. and his wife, Verna, while he was in the U.S. Army during World War II stationed at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky and Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.
Arterburn, Charles Royce, B. 1952 (Sc 1817), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Arterburn, Charles Royce, B. 1952 (Sc 1817), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1817. Letters and cards from friends while Charles Royce Arterburn of Monroe County, Kentucky is serving in the Army. Also, cards and letters to Arterburn after his discharge, chiefly from friends who remained in the service.
Lyon-O'Hara Papers (Sc 107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lyon-O'Hara Papers (Sc 107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 107. Business and personal letters of the Lyon and O'Hara families of Louisville and Eddyville, Kentucky, which chiefly concern army life (Union and Confederate), tobacco sales, and family matters. James O'Hara and Hylan B. Lyon are the principal correspondents.
Claggett, David Mckee, 1835-1869 (Sc 1827), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Claggett, David Mckee, 1835-1869 (Sc 1827), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1827. Typescript of Civil War diary kept by David McKee Claggett from 1 October 1861 to 1 January 1865. Collection also includes associated research data.
Thompson, James Gaydon (Sc 1824), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thompson, James Gaydon (Sc 1824), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1824. Small notebook containing advice on military tactics and survival written by James Gaydon Thompson for a cousin, John Rye. The notebook is not dated, but Thompson mentions the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Becchetti, Paul S., Jr., B. 1939 (Mss 235), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Becchetti, Paul S., Jr., B. 1939 (Mss 235), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 235. Letters from Paul S. Becchetti, Jr. to his parents, Paul and "Doris" Becchetti of Poughkeepsie, New York. Majority of the letters written while he was serving as a medic with the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Cash, James H. (Sc 1776), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cash, James H. (Sc 1776), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1776. Two letters, 13 & 25 September 1944, from James H. Cash, Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky to Margaret Kennedy, Atlanta, Georgia. He briefly describes camp life and writes that he will soon be transferred to Ft. Benning, Georgia and hopes to visit her.
Mayer, Jacob Merritt, 1905-1984 (Sc 1774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mayer, Jacob Merritt, 1905-1984 (Sc 1774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1774. World War II letters from Jacob Merritt Mayer, serving as a doctor with U.S. forces in Europe, to his sister Marthanna (Mayer) Melton, Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky, and to his parents in Hazel, Calloway County, Kentucky.
Mayer, James Andrew (Sc 1775), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mayer, James Andrew (Sc 1775), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1775. World War II letters from James Andrew Mayer, serving as a doctor with U.S. forces in the Pacific, to his sister Marthanna (Mayer) Melton, Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky and to his parents in Hazel, Calloway County, Kentucky.
Frashure, Sherri (Troutman) (Mss 172), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Frashure, Sherri (Troutman) (Mss 172), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 172. Oral interviews, including cassette tapes and transcripts, with sixteen World War II veterans conducted by Frashure for her Honors thesis at Western Kentucky University. Also includes her completed paper titled: "Kentuckians at War: A Soldier's Perspective of World War II."
Mabe, Cleyon, 1926-2011 (Sc 1728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mabe, Cleyon, 1926-2011 (Sc 1728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1728. Letter, 27 August 1949, from Cleyon Mabe to his sister Vivian (Mabe) Bowman, Louisville, Kentucky, written during his military service in Korea.
Slone, Amanda Lynn - Collector (Sc 1730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Slone, Amanda Lynn - Collector (Sc 1730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1730. Two 1969 letters from Troy Damron, serving in Vietnam, to his sister-in-law Edith Sue (Slone) Blackburn, Regina, Kentucky. Also 1991 letter from Gerald Lee Thacker, serving in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm to his great-niece Amanda Lynn Slone, Regina, Kentucky.
Cole, Marshall (Sc 1726), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cole, Marshall (Sc 1726), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1726. Copies of two letters from Marshall Cole, one dated 25 December 1944, written to family members while he was serving in the military during World War II. He describes his Christmas in the Philippines and his return to a base in the United States.
West, James George, 1892-1979 (Sc 1734), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
West, James George, 1892-1979 (Sc 1734), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1734. Letters to James G. West, Moulton, Iowa, from Arthur C. Jones and D. D. Dooley, serving in the armed forces during World War I. They describe camp life in the United States and France, mention mutual friends, and relate what they hope to do when the war ends.
Whitehead, Thomas D., 1832-1872 (Sc 1707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Whitehead, Thomas D., 1832-1872 (Sc 1707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1707. Diary kept by Thomas D. Whitehead, 9th Tennessee Cavalry, from 29 November 1862 to 12 October 1863 while traveling with his company to Port Hudson, Louisiana then back home to Wayne County, Tennessee. He comments on camp life, the weather, his own failing health, and his hopes for peace.
Kibby, Cynthia L. "Cyndi" (Fa 285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kibby, Cynthia L. "Cyndi" (Fa 285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 285. Paper: "Establishing Individual Identity Within a Military Family Through Folklore: written by Cynthia L. Kibby for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Stone, Dan Ray, 1921-2007 (Mss 196), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stone, Dan Ray, 1921-2007 (Mss 196), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 196. Letters sent to Stone and his mother, Nelle Stone, Bowling Green, Kentucky, during World War II from friends in armed service around the world. Includes letters, holiday greeting cards, telegrams, V-mail and postcards. Almost all correspondents were members of a local fraternal club known as the Senators which was composed of graduates of Bowling Green High School.
Swiney, Brad (Fa 289), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Swiney, Brad (Fa 289), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 289. Paper: "[Dining in Night]" written by Brad Swiney for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Duncan-Ponvert, Annie Franchot, 2001-2004 (Mss 218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Duncan-Ponvert, Annie Franchot, 2001-2004 (Mss 218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 218. Duncan-Ponvert's thesis "The Stories of Eleven Who Served in World War II from Lewisburg, Kentucky" and the cassette tapes of the interviews she conducted as part of the research.
Howard, William Barnett, 1837?-1863 (Sc 1668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Howard, William Barnett, 1837?-1863 (Sc 1668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1668. Letters from William Barnett Howard, serving with the 3rd Kentucky Regiment (C.S.A.) in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi to his family in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky. He provides a private's observations of daily camp life. Includes correspondence related to the letters and associated data.
Pearson Family Collection (Mss 222), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pearson Family Collection (Mss 222), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 222. Correspondence of the Pearson family, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, chiefly letters from Carroll Pearson to his wife Patricia while he is in basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The collection also contains letters sent to Carroll from his parents and letters sent to Patricia from her parents and friends.
87th Depot Repair Squadron (Sc 1596), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
87th Depot Repair Squadron (Sc 1596), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
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.
Hills, Sallie (Holland), 1875-1945 - Letters To (Sc 1598), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hills, Sallie (Holland), 1875-1945 - Letters To (Sc 1598), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
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.
Jones, George - Letters To (Sc 1564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, George - Letters To (Sc 1564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
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.
Dearmin, Robert Allen, 1836-1926 (Sc 1561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dearmin, Robert Allen, 1836-1926 (Sc 1561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
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.
Tinsley, Warren Landrum, 1922-1987 (Sc 1549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tinsley, Warren Landrum, 1922-1987 (Sc 1549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
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.
Thomas Collection (Mss 31), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomas Collection (Mss 31), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
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.
Jones, Edgar - Collector (Mss 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, Edgar - Collector (Mss 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
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.
Kimbrough, William Joseph, Jr., 1930-2007 (Sc 1346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kimbrough, William Joseph, Jr., 1930-2007 (Sc 1346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
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.
Brown, John David, 1883-1961 (Mss 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brown, John David, 1883-1961 (Mss 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
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.