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Sanders, William Willard "Whitey," 1930-2021 (Mss 723), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sanders, William Willard "Whitey," 1930-2021 (Mss 723), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 723. Original cartoons drawn by Bill “Whitey” Sanders during his career as an editorial cartoonist with the Greensboro Daily News, Kansas City Star, and Milwaukee Journal. Includes some created after his retirement.
Sanders, William Willard "Whitey," 1930-2021 (Mss 722), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sanders, William Willard "Whitey," 1930-2021 (Mss 722), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 722. Photocopies of cartoons drawn by Bill “Whitey” Sanders during his career and after retirement as an editorial cartoonist with the Greensboro Daily News, Kansas City Star, and Milwaukee Journal. Most were clipped from newspapers but some later cartoons were copied from originals.
Sullivan, Jefferson M., 1836-1905 (Sc 3610), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sullivan, Jefferson M., 1836-1905 (Sc 3610), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3610. Letter, 17 August 1862, of Jefferson M. Sullivan, Atlanta, Illinois, written while serving with the 68th Illinois Infantry at Camp Stuart, Virginia. He speculates on his regiment’s future movements, recommends that his correspondent’s son stay out of the Army, remarks on his diet of green apples and peaches, and laments the failure of his wheat crop and the departure for war of the young men at home.
Brooks, Edgar (Sc 3607), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brooks, Edgar (Sc 3607), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3607. Letter, 27 June 1862, of Edgar Brooks, Atlanta, Illinois, serving with the 7th Illinois Infantry. Writing from Tilton, Georgia, he describes his regiment’s recent movements through the state and comments on the countryside, the destruction at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Confederate raids on railroads and bridges. He also remarks on the procession of rail cars carrying Union wounded and Confederate prisoners.
Lawless, William E., 1843?-1924 (Sc 3609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lawless, William E., 1843?-1924 (Sc 3609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid, scans and typescripts (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3609. Letters, 13 and 31 August 1862, of William E. Lawless, Springfield, Illinois, written while serving with the 7th Illinois Infantry encamped near Corinth, Mississippi. Sending his pay to his correspondent, he instructs him on the settlement of certain debts and complains about the lack of letters from home. His second letter describes the supply of fruit from local citizens and expresses satisfaction with his pay and training as a drummer. Concerned about the destruction of railroad tracks by guerrillas, he nevertheless resolves to send his …
Gardner, Henry P., 1838?-1863 (Sc 3608), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gardner, Henry P., 1838?-1863 (Sc 3608), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3608. Letter, 8 January 1863, of Henry P. Gardner, Atlanta, Illinois, to his father and sister in law. From camp at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where he is serving with the 38th Illinois Infantry, he writes vividly of the horrors of the Battle of Stones River: the heavy shelling, the aggressive tactics of Union General William Rosecrans, and the carnage on the battlefield, especially as suffered by Confederate forces.
Neal, Harry Clay, 1899-1977 (Sc 3611), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Neal, Harry Clay, 1899-1977 (Sc 3611), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3611. Diary of Harry C. Neal, of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He writes of working at his uncle Taylor Neal's store in Auburn, Kentucky, his family, his school attendance and leisure activities, and his employment in Detroit Michigan. He also refers to his marriage and the birth of his daughter. Includes an annotated and illustrated typescript of the diary prepared by a descendant.
Dale, James Arthur, Sr., 1931-2015 (Mss 721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dale, James Arthur, Sr., 1931-2015 (Mss 721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 721. Letters (Click on "Additional Files" for typescripts) of James A. Dale, Sr., Louisville, Kentucky, written to Barbara “Bobbie” Dearing while stationed at the U.S. Naval Amphibious Base at San Diego, California. He describes his military and recreational activities and writes affectionately in anticipation of their future together as husband and wife. Includes a biography of Dale and his family (Click on "Additional Files").
Watley, Louanne, B. 1937, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Watley, Louanne, B. 1937, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3606. Correspondence of Watley, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and poet, author and Appalachian studies scholar Jim Wayne Miller regarding writing workshops and grant-funded projects. Includes poems of Watley and a detailed critique by Miller.
Southern Engineering & Appraisal Company - Franklin, Tennessee (Mss 720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Southern Engineering & Appraisal Company - Franklin, Tennessee (Mss 720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 720. Appraisals of certain properties in Bowling Green, Kentucky as of 31 December 1946, conducted by G.B. Howard doing business as the Southern Engineering & Appraisal Company. Includes appraisal certificates, exterior photographs and sketch plans.
Martin, George Madden, 1866-1946 (Sc 3605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Martin, George Madden, 1866-1946 (Sc 3605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3605. Calling card of Mrs. Attwood Reading Martin (Georgia May Madden), author of fiction under the pen name “George Madden Martin,” with an inscribed note to Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon and Mrs. Laffoon. She expresses pride in being commissioned a Kentucky Colonel (she was the first woman awarded the honor) and hopes that the Laffoons will enjoy her new book.
Thomson, Amelia Hubbard, 1859-1953 (Sc 3604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomson, Amelia Hubbard, 1859-1953 (Sc 3604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3604. Journals (2 vol.) of Amelia Hubbard Thomson of Fayette County, Kentucky. Written for her nephew Dudley Hughes Bryant, they contain genealogical data, narratives, and anecdotes. Thomson recalls in detail her parents and ancestors, growing up at the family home, “Hurricane Hall,” and other aspects of life in Fayette County. Volume 1 includes an index at the back.
Bryant-Farnsworth Genealogy (Sc 3603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bryant-Farnsworth Genealogy (Sc 3603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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No abstract provided.
Bryant-Hughes Family Papers (Sc 3602), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bryant-Hughes Family Papers (Sc 3602), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3602. Miscellaneous papers of the Bryant and associated families relating to the estates of Susannah Hughes and Oliver D. Bryant; also includes deeds of Joel W. Singleton of Jessamine County, Kentucky.
Thomson, Roger Quarles, 1853-1926 And Patrick Henry Thomson, 1864-1926 (Sc 3601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomson, Roger Quarles, 1853-1926 And Patrick Henry Thomson, 1864-1926 (Sc 3601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3601. Accounts and business papers of brothers Roger Quarles Thomson and Patrick Henry Thomson. Includes invoices of merchants in Lexington, Kentucky and elsewhere for hardware and provisions, bills of sale for cows, and insurance policies in connection with property in Washington County, Mississippi.
Hilleary, Elizabeth Claypool, 1895-1975 (Sc 3600), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hilleary, Elizabeth Claypool, 1895-1975 (Sc 3600), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3600. Pledge, 2 October 1918, of Elizabeth Hilleary, Louisville, Kentucky, accepting a commission in the Louisville Women’s Liberty Loan Legion; letter, 9 December 1918, to Hilleary from United War Work Campaign, Louisville and Jefferson County, thanking her for her participation.
Lehman, Hampton & Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lehman, Hampton & Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 276. Account book of Lehman, Hampton & Company, merchants in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Grider, Dorothy, 1915-2012 (Sc 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Grider, Dorothy, 1915-2012 (Sc 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 219. Letter, 11 June 1952, to WKU faculty member Frances Richards from artist and alumna Dorothy Grider, New York City, regarding a plan for Grider to render a painting of WKU’s Student Union Building (later the Paul Garrett Student Center). She expresses concern over her distance from the subject and asks for some photographs from the publicity department in order to make preliminary sketches.
Bethany Children's Home, Inc. - Wolfe County, Kentucky (Sc 3599), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bethany Children's Home, Inc. - Wolfe County, Kentucky (Sc 3599), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3599. Letters, 7 June 1955 and 25 March 1960, to Mrs. Clarence Uhl, Wooster, Ohio, from Margaret Miller, public relations secretary of The Bethany Children’s Home, Inc. (formerly Bethany Orphanage), Wolfe County, Kentucky. The first thanks her for a gift of chicks, and the second inquires about purchasing 500 chicks in the same manner as the preceding year. The 1960 letterhead includes images of the Home’s 1926 facility and of a 1958 dormitory.
Davidson, Daisy D., 1875-1895 (Sc 3598), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Davidson, Daisy D., 1875-1895 (Sc 3598), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3598. “In Memory of Daisy Davidson,” a tribute to a young Auburn, Kentucky woman who died just prior to her 20th birthday.
Morgan Family Papers (Sc 88), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morgan Family Papers (Sc 88), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 88. Diary and journal (typescript), 1808-1851, kept chiefly by Abel Morgan of Logan and Caldwell counties, Kentucky; certificate, 1777, relating to William Morgan and signed by George Washington; and genealogical material concerning the Morgan and Caldwell families.
Briarwood Homemakers Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 718), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Briarwood Homemakers Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 718), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 718. Minutes, financial and membership data, photographs and miscellaneous records of the Briarwood Homemakers Club, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 - Collector (Sc 3252), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 - Collector (Sc 3252), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3252. Two items collected by Richards, a WKU English instructor and adviser to the campus newspaper, the College Heights Herald: a copy of the College Heights Bulletin of Western Kentucky State College (now WKU), inscribed by Public Relations Director Robert G. Cochran with warm thanks to Richards for her assistance in its preparation; and remarks on libel and freedom of expression given by Bert J. Borrone at the 1968 Herald Awards Dinner, with accompanying letter by Cochran.
Players' Guild - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3597), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Players' Guild - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3597), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3597. Notebook of Mabel Thomas, Bowling Green, Kentucky, containing planning materials and programs for performances by the Players’ Guild, an amateur theater group in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Kentucky Speech Arts Association (Mss 717), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Speech Arts Association (Mss 717), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 717. Minutes, 1931-1962, and associated records (correspondence, membership lists, program notices, and financial data) of the Kentucky Speech Arts Association, first organized as The Kentucky Association of Teachers of Speech.
Aftermath Club - Russellville, Kentucky (Sc 3287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Aftermath Club - Russellville, Kentucky (Sc 3287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3287. History of the Aftermath Club, a women’s literary club organized in Russellville, Kentucky, in 1896; club yearbooks, 1951-1952, 1952-1953; and correspondence regarding donation of the materials to WKU’s Department of Library Special Collections.
Bryant, Hal Farnsworth, 1888-1975 (Mss 716), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bryant, Hal Farnsworth, 1888-1975 (Mss 716), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 716. News items and features written for syndication by Bryant and his partner James M. Ross, both of the Lexington (Kentucky) Leader; correspondence and papers relating to Bryant’s subsequent career as a statistician with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Hodges Lodge No. 297 - Whitesville, Kentucky (Sc 3596), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hodges Lodge No. 297 - Whitesville, Kentucky (Sc 3596), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3596. By-Laws and Rules of Order of Hodges Lodge No. 297, Whitesville, Kentucky, adopted 13 January 1855.
Carroll, Julian Morton, 1931-2023 (Sc 3215), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carroll, Julian Morton, 1931-2023 (Sc 3215), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3215. Handwritten letter, 16 December (no year), of Kentucky Governor Julian M. Carroll to William E. Herrold. He makes fond reference to their childhood friendship and extends holiday good wishes.
Peridot Pictures - Bowling Green-Warren County Bicentennial Film (Mss 715), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Peridot Pictures - Bowling Green-Warren County Bicentennial Film (Mss 715), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 715. Proposal, script materials, correspondence, publicity, interviews and other items relating to the production of a film for the Bowling Green-Warren County (Kentucky) bicentennial by Peridot Pictures and the Landmark Association of Bowling Green.