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Certificate Of Appreciation Presented To Rodney Hurst For Participation In The Enaable And Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Florida 2009 Black History Month Celebration Feb 2009

Certificate Of Appreciation Presented To Rodney Hurst For Participation In The Enaable And Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Florida 2009 Black History Month Celebration

Textual material from the Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Papers

A certificate presented to Rodney Hurst in appreciation for participation in the ENAABLE and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida 2009 Black History Month celebration. February 17, 2009


Campbell Family - Deeds (Sc 100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Campbell Family - Deeds (Sc 100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 100. Deeds for land in Christian County, Kentucky, 1834, 1872, and 1881 related to the Campbell family.


Frazer Family Papers (Sc 111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Frazer Family Papers (Sc 111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 111. Letters to James Frazer, Barren County, Kentucky, from his brothers, Jeremiah, 1824-1849 (9 items), and Martin, 1833-1848 (4). Other papers include legal receipts and notes of James, who served as sheriff, county treasurer and county court member of Barren County, 1822-1846 (2) and an inventory of James Frazer's estate, 1797.


Scottsville Baptist Church - Scottsville, Kentucky (Mss 248), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Scottsville Baptist Church - Scottsville, Kentucky (Mss 248), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscript Collection 248. Record books of Scottsville Baptist Church, 12 May 1841 to 5 January 1908. Entries consist chiefly of minutes of church business meetings.


First Baptist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1851), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

First Baptist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1851), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1851. Photocopies of two documents placed in the cornerstone of First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1913. One document was written by W.H. Mitchell for the encouragement of future generations. The other lists the names of the men involved in laying the stone.


Schmitt, Kimberly Anne (Fa 360), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Schmitt, Kimberly Anne (Fa 360), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 360. Oral history interview conducted by Kimberly Schmitt with Dr. Carlton Jackson on February 10, 1988. Schmitt’s interview focuses on Dr. Jackson’s experiences as detailed in his 1984 publication Hounds of the Road: A History of the Greyhound Bus Company.


Ross, Michelle Ann (Lowe) And Mark Brown, B. 1976 (Fa 357), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Ross, Michelle Ann (Lowe) And Mark Brown, B. 1976 (Fa 357), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 357. Oral history interview conducted on 10 February 2001 by Michelle Ross and Mark Brown with Taylor W. Douglas, touching on his memories of traveling with his family to the Mammoth Cave area in January 1925 to catch a glimpse of trapped cave explorer Floyd Collins.


Jenkins, William Marshall, Jr., 1918-2002 (Sc 1852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Jenkins, William Marshall, Jr., 1918-2002 (Sc 1852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1852. Paper: "The Kentucky Science and Technology Commission" written by William Marshall Jenkins, Jr. for a National Science Foundation grant.


Parker, Elvis Brooks, 1841-1862 (Sc 1853), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Parker, Elvis Brooks, 1841-1862 (Sc 1853), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan of all material (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1853. Information gathered by an unnamed genealogist related to Elvis Brooks Parker's Civil War service. Parker, from Tennessee, was apparently court-martialed and shot for deserting the Confederate army and fighting for the Union army. His execution occurred after the Battle of Hartsville, Tennessee.


Ellis, James Tandy, 1868-1942 (Sc 110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Ellis, James Tandy, 1868-1942 (Sc 110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 110. Letters, 1897-1939 (16 items), written to James Tandy Ellis, poet, humorist, columnist, and lecturer of Ghent, Kentucky. Also includes Ellis' poems and writings, 1891 (5); printed items; clippings; commissions as Assistant Adjutant and Adjutant General of Kentucky; and miscellaneous items.


Shaw, Henrietta Fannie, 1839-1917 - Letters To (Sc 112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Shaw, Henrietta Fannie, 1839-1917 - Letters To (Sc 112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 112. Chiefly letters from girl friends of Henrietta Fannie Shaw, Logan County, Kentucky, 1863-1867, a slave bill of sale, 1863, and miscellaneous writings.


Gold Rush Period (Sc 106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Gold Rush Period (Sc 106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 106. Letters, receipts, legal papers, etc., which pertain mainly to Kentuckians who went to Alaska and the Yukon Territory in search of gold. The principal person involved was Abram H. Bowman, Jr., of Louisville, Kentucky.


Lyon-O'Hara Papers (Sc 107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Lyon-O'Hara Papers (Sc 107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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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.


The Grizzly, February 10, 2009, Kristi Blust, Gabrielle Poretta, Gianna Paone, Roger Lee, Caitlin Dalik, Liz Kilmer, Serena Mithboakar, Laurel Salvo, Christopher Schaeffer, Zach Shamberg, Kevin Bendis, Frank Martin, Danielle Chmelewski Feb 2009

The Grizzly, February 10, 2009, Kristi Blust, Gabrielle Poretta, Gianna Paone, Roger Lee, Caitlin Dalik, Liz Kilmer, Serena Mithboakar, Laurel Salvo, Christopher Schaeffer, Zach Shamberg, Kevin Bendis, Frank Martin, Danielle Chmelewski

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Caught That Nasty Cold Bug? The Solution May Lie in the Gym, not the Pharmacy • The Black in History: Three Part Series • V-Day is not Just the Day of St. Valentine • Verizon Grant to Support ESL Program • Biology of Love • Teaching Assistants Spotlight Series: Cemile Tat • SIFE: Advice from Ursinus Alumni • Opinions: Environment in Crisis: Is Ursinus Preparing Students Well Enough? • Men's Basketball Captain Looks Fondly On His Four Years • Tumbles and Acrobatics: From Toddlerhood to Adulthood


Brashear, Kathleen Hope, 1895-1986 (Sc 1873), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Brashear, Kathleen Hope, 1895-1986 (Sc 1873), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1873. Two reminiscences written by Kathleen Hope Brashear titled "Remembrances" in which she recalls people and places in Bowling Green, Kentucky.


Cole, Jennie Bryant, 1872-1957 (Sc 103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Cole, Jennie Bryant, 1872-1957 (Sc 103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 103. Letters (3), 1933-1951, to Mary Leiper Moore, Kentucky Library, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and papers (4), 1933-1941, written by Cole and titled: Cedar Bluff College," "Oakland's First Baseball Team," "The Oakland Country," and "Some Name Places of Warren County, Kentucky."


Jackson Family Papers (Sc 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Jackson Family Papers (Sc 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 105. Papers of the Jackson family of Bowling Green, Kentucky, which include: letter from W. C. Jackson, Lexington, Kentucky, to John S. Jackson, telling of his medical studies at Transylvania, 1825; blacksmithing bill, 1831; statement that B.J. Jackson paid his 1863 taxes; letter to F.W. Jackson relative to the Great Western Star Band's fees for playing at the Bowling Green Fair, 1872.


Smith, Henry F. (Sc 1850), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Smith, Henry F. (Sc 1850), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1850. Business correspondence, contracts, and receipts related to the interests of Henry F. Smith of Paducah, Kentucky, particularly the transport of railroad ties via steamboats in western Kentucky and Tennessee.


Stowers-Shaw Family Papers (Sc 96), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Stowers-Shaw Family Papers (Sc 96), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 96. Deeds for land in Daviess County, Kentucky, 1839, 1840; tax and tuition receipts, transfer of a patent, two letters, and miscellaneous papers of the Stowers and Shaw families.


Spence, Ruth Potts, 1894-1988 (Sc 1840), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Spence, Ruth Potts, 1894-1988 (Sc 1840), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1840. Letters from Alice Hegan Rice (4), Cale Young Rice (13) and Laban Lacy Rice (1) to Ruth Potts Spence, who met the Rices at Camp Nakanawa in Mayland, Tennessee and maintained a friendship with the couple. The letters discuss writing, current events, family matters, and grief.


The Grizzly, February 5, 2009, Kristi Blust, Gabrielle Poretta, Eva Bramesco, Serena Mithboakar, Nick Pane, Lisa Jobe, Liz Kilmer, Jeremiah Long, Caitlin Dalik, Roger Lee, Christopher Schaeffer, Matt Monteverde, Spencer Jones, Jonathan Edward Barber, Katie Callahan Feb 2009

The Grizzly, February 5, 2009, Kristi Blust, Gabrielle Poretta, Eva Bramesco, Serena Mithboakar, Nick Pane, Lisa Jobe, Liz Kilmer, Jeremiah Long, Caitlin Dalik, Roger Lee, Christopher Schaeffer, Matt Monteverde, Spencer Jones, Jonathan Edward Barber, Katie Callahan

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

MLK; The Substance of Our Souls • New Auto Standards • Impressive "Track" Record for UC • Contamination Causes Jelly to Lose Long-time Companion • Restaurant Review: Columbia not as Foreign as You Think? • Portion Distortion and "Super-Sizing" It • UC at National Black Student Leadership Development Conference • Students in Free Enterprise: Advice from the Alumni • Opinions: Why Bush Should be Prosecuted for Crimes; Obama's Oration on Religion Sparks Outrage


Mccay, Kelly Matthew, B. 1978 (Sc 1844), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Mccay, Kelly Matthew, B. 1978 (Sc 1844), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1844. Letters from students at Muhlenberg North High School, Greenville, Kentucky, as well as e-mails, greeting cards, etc. sent to Kelly Matthew McCay while he served with the U.S. Army in Iraq.


Ashcraft Family Papers (Sc 93), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Ashcraft Family Papers (Sc 93), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 93. Deeds, 1843 1870 (4), surveys, 1846, 1867 (2); receipt in connection with a damage award for the “unsoundness of three slaves,” 1841, and other receipts, 1840-1871 (13), chiefly of the Ashcraft family of Meade County, Kentucky; certificates of exemption from military service in favor of a substitute, 1864 (2); and sundry items.


Jackson, Martha Washington, 1837-1938 (Sc 95), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Jackson, Martha Washington, 1837-1938 (Sc 95), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 95. Reminiscences of Martha W. Jackson, sister of Mary Frances (Jackson) Grider, 1829-1909, and sister-in-law of Tobias Smith Grider, 1824-1882. An account of affairs in Bowling Green, Kentucky during her lifetime, with emphasis on the Civil War period.


Baker, E. S. (Sc 94), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Baker, E. S. (Sc 94), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 94. Letters, 1854-1855, written by E. S. Baker to his Kentucky parents, while seeking his fortune in Mississippi, which include comments on filibustering in Cuba. Also, letters, 1856, concerning his experiences as a member of Colonel Titus's unit which went to Nicaragua to aid William Walker in the Filibuster War.


Webb, Frank, 1906-1950 (Sc 1846), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Webb, Frank, 1906-1950 (Sc 1846), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1846. Letter, 3 February 1930, from Frank Webb, a chiropractor in Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky, to an unnamed recipient discussing the death of a Mr. Chaney, a booster of chiropractic treatment.


Barnett, John, 1816-1855 (Sc 1848), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Barnett, John, 1816-1855 (Sc 1848), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1848. Letter, 23 June 1843, from John Barnett to David Lowry discussing politics within the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and at Cumberland College in Lebanon, Tennessee.


Pearson, Virginia Earl (Venable), 1919-1990 (Sc 1847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Pearson, Virginia Earl (Venable), 1919-1990 (Sc 1847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1847. Paper: “Kentucky Land Grants,” written by Pearson for a Western Kentucky University history class.


Brashear, Robert L., 1894-1954 (Sc 1849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Brashear, Robert L., 1894-1954 (Sc 1849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1849. Survey book, 1939-1940, kept by Robert L. Brashear, a Bowling Green, Kentucky, civil engineer. Also, loose items found within pages of the book.


Richardson, Sarah "Sally" Pickett, 1944-2023 (Sc 1835), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Richardson, Sarah "Sally" Pickett, 1944-2023 (Sc 1835), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1835. News clippings, handmade greeting cards for family members, and other ephemera related to Richardson, particularly during her childhood and adolescence in Bowling Green, Kentucky.