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Woodridge, James & Nancy (Sc 2084), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Woodridge, James & Nancy (Sc 2084), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2084. Transcript of an interview conducted by Wilford Fridy, a English Department faculty member at Western Kentucky University, with James and Nancy Woolridge, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The interview revolves around the Woolridge's familial connections to characters in Robert Penn Warren's stories in his book "Circus in the Attic."

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Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), B. 1931 (Sc 2066), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), B. 1931 (Sc 2066), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2066. Paper by Patricia Hodges to fulfill a requirement for a library science course at Western Kentucky University: "Preliminary Procedures Involved in the Compilation of a Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Kentucky Library."

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Stephan, Geraldine, 1912-2003 (Sc 2087), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Stephan, Geraldine, 1912-2003 (Sc 2087), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2087. Outline for a paper: "Social and Economic Problems of Bowling Green" written by Geraldine Stephan. Her only topic was transportation, and she discusses the railroad, bus, steamboat, and trucking lines that serviced Bowling Green, Kentucky as well as upcoming postal airline service. She notes the amount of fuel sold and the number of service stations located within the city in 1929.

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Janice Holt Giles Symposium, May 17-18, 1991 (Sc 2067), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Janice Holt Giles Symposium, May 17-18, 1991 (Sc 2067), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2067. Miscellaneous items from the Janice Holt Giles Symposium held 17-18 May 1991 at Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, Kentucky. Includes a cassette tape containing remarks by Giles's daughter Libby Hancock and songs sung by Wig Robinson at the Caldwell Chapel Church, Knifley, Kentucky where Giles and her husband are buried.

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Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), B. 1931 - Letters To (Sc 2065), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), B. 1931 - Letters To (Sc 2065), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2065. Letters from various Kentucky politicians to Patricia and Paul Hodges, Bowling Green, Kentucky, chiefly related to policies concerning same-sex marriage and immigration.

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Stone, Dan Ray, 1921-2007 (Sc 2069), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Stone, Dan Ray, 1921-2007 (Sc 2069), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2069. Correspondence with Kentucky's senators related to advertising of alcoholic beverages on television; application for a retail beer license.

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Pounds, Dwight Ray, B. 1935 (Sc 2072), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Pounds, Dwight Ray, B. 1935 (Sc 2072), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection SC 2072. “The 1991 Fire[:] First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky,” by Dwight R. Pounds. The writer reflects on his reaction to the fire and to other burned or damaged churches.

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Ratliff, Charles, Sr., 1854-1940 (Sc 2086), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Ratliff, Charles, Sr., 1854-1940 (Sc 2086), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2086. Stud book kept by Charles Ratliff, Sr., Princeton, Kentucky, in which he records the breeding activities at his horse farm. Most of the entries are associated with these horses: Prince, Starlight, Davy Crockett and Spanish Chief. Includes photocopies of some genealogical material.

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Redmon, Chester C. (Sc 2070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Redmon, Chester C. (Sc 2070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2070. Brief World War II V-mail messges from Redmon, serving in the India-Burma Theater to family in Louisville, Ketnucky. Includes Christmas and Mother's Day greetings as well as two photos.

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Tackett, Kenneth Wayne, 1930-2016 (Sc 2083), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Tackett, Kenneth Wayne, 1930-2016 (Sc 2083), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2083. Correspondence related to an article about Shakers that appeared in the Western Kentucky University "Alumni" magazine. Kenneth W. Tackett was born at Shakertown at South Union, Kentucky, and later lived in the Centre House (Centre Family Dwelling).

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Brown, Anna Murl (Fisher), 1911-1989 (Sc 2112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Brown, Anna Murl (Fisher), 1911-1989 (Sc 2112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2112. Biographical and employment information related to Anna Murl (Fisher) Brown, a nurse and native of Ohio County, Kentucky. Includes an unsigned copy of a letter from Pat Nixon, thanking Brown for arranging a visit to a nursing school in San Salvador, El Salvador.

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Moore-Mulligan-Brown Collection (Mss 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Moore-Mulligan-Brown Collection (Mss 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 219. This collection consists chiefly of correspondence of the Moore, Mulligan, Brown and Johns families, who are interrelated. The correspondence deals chiefly with family matters and events occurring in Trigg County, Kentucky and Allen County, Kentucky.

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Taylor Family Papers (Sc 1929), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Taylor Family Papers (Sc 1929), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1929. Correspondence, poems, song lyrics, recipes, accounts, clippings, and miscellaneous records relating to the Taylor family of Warren County, Kentucky. Includes letters of a Kentucky soldier writing of battle in east Tennessee during the Civil War, 1864 (Click on "Additional Files" for scans).

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The Local Is Global: Broker For Human Rights “Florence Kitchelt, Connecticut Peace Activist And Feminist,” 1920-1961, Danelle L. Moon Nov 2009

The Local Is Global: Broker For Human Rights “Florence Kitchelt, Connecticut Peace Activist And Feminist,” 1920-1961, Danelle L. Moon

Faculty and Staff Publications

In this paper, I will explore the role of local peace activist and feminist, Florence Ledyard Kitchelt (1874-1961) in supporting social justice, equality, and world peace. In 1924 Kitchelt accepted a paid position with the Connecticut League of Nation’s Association (CLNA), and for nearly twenty years she served as secretary and director of the organization. Working through the CLNA she canvassed the state promoting peace education and to building support for the League of Nations and the World Court. In 1925 she traveled to Geneva to study the League of Nations and attended the Assembly. Between the wars she worked …

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The Grizzly, November 12, 2009, Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Liz Kilmer, Ashley Mccomeskey, Gianna Paone, Lisa Jobe, Alex Doll, Rebecca Smyth, Andrea Magnolo, Ellen Bernhard, Abbie Cichowski, James Kilduff, Jason K. Mullins, Seika Ueda, Zach Shamberg, Kate Lechleitner, Christopher Michael Nov 2009

The Grizzly, November 12, 2009, Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Liz Kilmer, Ashley Mccomeskey, Gianna Paone, Lisa Jobe, Alex Doll, Rebecca Smyth, Andrea Magnolo, Ellen Bernhard, Abbie Cichowski, James Kilduff, Jason K. Mullins, Seika Ueda, Zach Shamberg, Kate Lechleitner, Christopher Michael

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Picasso at the Lapin Agile Draws in Audiences • Ursinus Awarded Teagle Grant • H1N1: How Ursinus is Battling the Swine Flu • Health Stats on the Ursinus Campus • Guest Speaker Addresses Urban (Dis)order • Four Students Hope to Pursue their Dreams with Watson Fellowship • Philly's Practically Single Proves Pop-Punk Prevails; Set to Play Ursinus Friday • Veterans: The Brave Who Allow Us to be Free • Ghost Hunter Gives Presentation on Campus • Opinion: Hamid Karzai: Further Complicating Issues in Afghanistan; Ursinus' Need for an Intro to Writing Class • Field Hockey Hoists C.C. Trophy for Sixth …

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Strange, Leonetta Kay, B. 1952 (Sc 1471), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Strange, Leonetta Kay, B. 1952 (Sc 1471), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1471. Handwritten poem by Leonetta K. Strange titled "No Matter How Long."

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Bell, Charles Rowan, 1891-1976 (Sc 2064), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Bell, Charles Rowan, 1891-1976 (Sc 2064), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2064. Letter, 18 December 1963, from William A. Stevens, Washington, D.C., to Bowling Green, Kentucky lawyer Charles R. Bell with comments on Congressman William H. Natcher and other mutual acquaintances. Also includes information about Bell’s law career.

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Thomas, Mabel (Finney), 1897-1988 (Sc 2061), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Thomas, Mabel (Finney), 1897-1988 (Sc 2061), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2061. Typescripted diaries of Mabel Thomas relating to her travel in Africa, Europe, Scandinavia and Russia. Includes cards and letters to Thomas relating to travel by others in Africa, Alaska, Canada, Europe, Great Britain, Japan, and New England.

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Moore, J. T. - Letters To (Sc 2063), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Moore, J. T. - Letters To (Sc 2063), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2063. Letters (2), 1880-1881, sent to J. T. Moore, Morgantown, Kentucky, related to financial matters and the opening of the Home Telephone Company in Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1903.

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Schiess, Nancy (Sc 2062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Schiess, Nancy (Sc 2062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2062. Paper: "Influences On and Decision Factors of Women Entering World War II from Western Kentucky State Teachers College" written by Nancy Schiess for a Kentucky history course at Western Kentucky University.

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Howell Family - Bible Records, 1789-1936 (Sc 2060), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Howell Family - Bible Records, 1789-1936 (Sc 2060), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2060. Genealogical records removed from three family Bibles. The information includes births, deaths and marriages related to the Howell family chiefly of Warren County, Kentucky. Also includes a marriage certificate for Charlie Howell and Maud Howell married on 31 December 1912.

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The Grizzly, November 5, 2009, Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Liz Kilmer, Andrea Magnolo, Gianna Paone, Lisa Jobe, Rebecca Smyth, Ellen Bernhard, Jonathan Edward Barber, Seika Ueda, Joe Walsh, Colin Hart, Matt Whitman, Kate Lechleitner, Luke Benko Nov 2009

The Grizzly, November 5, 2009, Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Liz Kilmer, Andrea Magnolo, Gianna Paone, Lisa Jobe, Rebecca Smyth, Ellen Bernhard, Jonathan Edward Barber, Seika Ueda, Joe Walsh, Colin Hart, Matt Whitman, Kate Lechleitner, Luke Benko

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Escape Velocity Performances are "Timeless" • Dr. William Keim Inspires with Humor • National Deficit May Favor Health Care Reform • Second Annual Greek Activities Fair Held in Wismer Parents Lounge • Sophomores Learn About the ILE • Behind the Scenes: Association for Computing Machinery • Educational Effect of the International Film Festival • Haunted Ursinus: Good ole' Ghost Stories • Opinion: Where Did the Lounges Go? The Cramped UC Community; Texting and Facebook IM: Our Generation Conversation; Drop the Natural Light and Expand Your Beverage Horizons • UC Athletics Spotlight: Alyssa Thren of Field Hockey

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Holland, Henderson (Sc 2059), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Holland, Henderson (Sc 2059), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2059. Account book, 1836-1849, chiefly dry goods such as cloth and sewing notions, but includes some grocery staples; miscellaneous receipts found in the account book. Also includes an undated nineteenth century contract with William H. Pipkin to conduct a school and a license for King & Holland to retail liquor in Gallatin, Tennessee.

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Williams, Jefferson Huff, 1877-1941 (Sc 2057), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Williams, Jefferson Huff, 1877-1941 (Sc 2057), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2057. Letter, 9 July 1931, from Jeff H. Williams, President and Treasurer of the Evansville and Bowling Green Packet Company, to Roy L. Barkhan, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, providing ticket and schedule information. A map of the Green River region showing the route, along with railroad lines, is on the verso.

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Warren, Rosanna, B. 1953 (Sc 2056), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Warren, Rosanna, B. 1953 (Sc 2056), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2056. Letter from Rosanna Warren, the daughter of Robert Penn Warren, to Dr. Henry Hardin, thanking him for his hospitality when she and her mother attended the Robert Penn Warren Symposium at Western Kentucky University on 26 April 1992. She expresses her hope to write a poem about the ticking clock in Hardin's home.

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Brewton, John, 1774-1852 & Nancy (Burton) Brewton, 1784-1838 (Sc 2058), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Brewton, John, 1774-1852 & Nancy (Burton) Brewton, 1784-1838 (Sc 2058), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2058. Letter, 27 October 1828, from John and Nancy Brewton, Woodruff, (Spartanburg District) South Carolina, to Drury and Mary Burton, Scottsville, Kentucky. They write of cotton and pork prices, family news, and the controversy over the Tariff of 1828. Includes ten-dollar Confederate bill.

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Warren County, Kentucky - Birth Returns (Sc 2055), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Warren County, Kentucky - Birth Returns (Sc 2055), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2055. "Physicians or Attendant's Certificate" of birth for three births in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes name of father and mother, place of birth, sex and race of child, and physician's signature.

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Wilson, Ivan, 1889-1981 (Sc 2054), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Wilson, Ivan, 1889-1981 (Sc 2054), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 2054. Letters from Ivan and Emma Wilson, Hazel, Calloway County, Kentucky to former neighbors, H.B. and Dulcie Clark, Bowling Green, Kentucky, related to the couples' health, mutual friends, and the disposition of some of Ivan's art work. Includes five of his small pencil sketches. An image of one of the pencil sketches is included as an additional file.

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Spring Valley United Baptist Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Mss 288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Spring Valley United Baptist Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Mss 288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 288. Minute books of Spring Valley United Baptist Church (formerly Pleasant Grove United Baptist Church), Logan County, Kentucky. Includes membership lists for white and black members. Typescripts, and name indexes for minute books included.

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Annis, Lena Grey, 1897-1996 - Collection (Mss 275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Annis, Lena Grey, 1897-1996 - Collection (Mss 275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 275. Letters sent to Lena Grey Annis from family members and friends, chiefly related to farm and family life in Butler County, Kentucky in the mid-to-late-twentieth century.

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