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Furman, Lucy Salome, 1869-1958 (Sc 564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 564. Chiefly letters, 1914-1938, written by Lucy Furman, author and educator, who taught and worked at Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, Knott County, Kentucky. Twenty-one of the letters, to Julia Neal, Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky, are collected in a separate subfolder. Miss Neal wrote her 1933 master’s thesis on Miss Furman. Also includes other letters and printed materials used in Miss Neal’s thesis.

Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956 (Sc 239), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 239. Letter written by Alben Barkley, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, to J. Marion Robertson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, expressing his gratitude for Robertson’s work in Warren County during the recent primary election.

Taylor, R. W. (Sc 237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 237. Letter written by R. W. Taylor, a medical student in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Caleb Bryant, a friend back home in Kentucky. Taylor reveals his political views concerning the Civil War and the enlistment of African American soldiers. Also includes undated note from donor.

Pusey, William Allen, 1865-1940 (Sc 238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 238. Chiefly letters from Dr. William Pusey’s widow to Mary T. Moore, Kentucky Library, Western Kentucky University, related to Dr. Pusey’s published works. Includes typescripts of letters commenting on Dr. Pusey’s efforts to prevent the spread of venereal diseases during World War I.

Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889 (Sc 280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 280. Photostat of a letter written at Washington, D.C. on 20 January 1861 by Jefferson Davis to President Franklin Pierce advising of his resignation from the U.S. Senate and his intention to return to Mississippi. Davis also comments on the unsettled conditions following Mississippi's secession from the Union. Original in Library of Congress.

Bush Family Papers (Sc 2495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2495. Correspondence, pedigree charts and sundry other items relating to the Bush family genealogy, particularly members from Barren County, Kentucky.

Jenkins, Greg (Fa 33), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 33. [Prison ministry] Interviews conducted with Overt Ray Rich by Greg Jenkins about his work with prison ministries for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky Univeristy. Contains index, tape summary, transcirpts, comments.

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 (Sc 340), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 340. Typescript of letter written by Henry Clay, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C., to Joseph H. Davies, Lexington, Kentucky, concerning current political affairs and mentioning James Wilkinson being in Washington.

Gilbert, Mary C. (Sc 339), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 339. Letter written by Mary Gilbert, Binghamton, New York, to fellow poet, Lima Canon, Bowling Green, Kentucky, complimenting her writings and informing her of a new poetry group organization.

Helm, Louella T. (Kuykendall), 1861-1946 (Sc 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 281. Letters of Louella T. Helm, Morgantown, Kentucky, written to T. V. McReynolds, Quality, Kentucky, and to Mrs. Melvin Porter, with notes concerning genealogy of the Porter family of Butler, Logan, and Warren counties in Kentucky.

Henry Clay Memorial Foundation (Sc 341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 341. Letter written by Raymond F. McLain, Lexington, Kentucky, to Marvin Moorman, Bowling Green, Kentucky, concerning the Henry Clay Foundation and its program involving Ashland, Clay’s Lexington home. Foundation members are listed, and there is a related letter of Moorman.

"...Of Shadow And Substance, Of Things And Ideas": Finding Inspiration In The Twilight Zone, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

"Tonight's story on The Twilight Zone is somewhat unique, and calls for a different kind of introduction. This, as you may recognize, is a map of the United States..."

Of all of the consummate storytellers of the 20th century, no other holds a candle to Rod Serling. In a half-hour, Serling and his corps of writers, directors and actors could weave a small tale into an epic. Serling could strike at the heart of the human soul. He could incisively cut to the core of social and political quandaries, injecting deep meaning through simple stories and fantastic everyday occurrences. [ …

Hopkinsville, Kentucky - Letter (Sc 2494), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2494. Letter, 15 March 1874, written from Hopkinsville, Kentucky by “Abby L.” to “Annie,” possibly her sister. In addition to various witty observations and gossip, she supplies news on her health and disposition and comments about the family members with whom she is staying.

Lehman, George, 1812-1889 (Sc 338), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 338. Typescript of legal brief of Congressional Case No. 2310, which concerns Civil War claims of George Lehman of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Application was originally filed 18 August 1871 and resume of case was dated 30 June 1888.

Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921 (Sc 337), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 337. Copy letter written by Henry Watterson, Louisville, Kentucky, to an unknown addressee, requesting addressee to be especially kinds to an acquaintance of his.

Paxton, Garland, B. 1919 (Sc 2493), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collecction 2493. Documents relating to Garland Paxton’s military service in the U.S. Army’s 319^th Infantry Regiment during World War II.

Waggoner, Laura L., 1883-1974 - Letters To (Sc 2492), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2492. Letters written to Laura Waggoner in Mayfield, Kentucky, primarily by her brother, John F. Waggoner in Kirksey, Kentucky, containing family and personal news. Includes data relating to John F. Waggoner’s death and an attorney’s letter to Laura Waggoner in Kirksey, Kentucky regarding a tobacco farmer’s debt.

Procter, Benjamin Franklin, 1849-1944 (Sc 230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 230. Miscellaneous papers of Benjamin Franklin Procter and his wife, Lila Pendleton Procter, chiefly regarding disposal of thier property; includes letters, memoranda, and joint will.

Blakey, George Douglas, 1809-1885 (Sc 335), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 335. Letter written by George D. Blakey, Bowling Green, Kentucky., to William Heth Whitsitt, relating genealogical information about the Ewing and Whitsitt families.

Martin, Elbridge Gerry, 1834-1909 (Sc 336), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 336. Legal papers – deeds mortgages, etc., of the Pulliam Family of Allen County, Kentucky, 1845-1851 (4) and of Mr. Martin of Allen and Barren Counties, 1875-1882 (3), and business papers, 1888-1893 (10), receipts, 1874-1893 (11), and small account books, 1880-1888 (9).

Baker, L. Alleyne, 1858-1916 (Sc 234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 234. Two letters written to L. Alleyne Baker, a school teacher In Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky. An 1898 letter, from a cousin, contains family news; a 1907 letter pertains to educational matters. Also includes an undated essay by a female high school student entitled, “Woman’s Sphere.”

Cumberland & Ohio Railroad Company (Sc 231), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 231. Letter, 24 May 1938, containing information about the proposed Cumberland & Ohio Railroad through Taylor County, Kentucky, which was never constructed. Also Cumberland & Ohio Railroad tax receipt, 31 July 1873.

Covington, Josephine (Wells), 1832-1872 (Sc 236), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 236. Photocopies and typescript of 2 March 1862 letter written by Mrs. Josephine (Wells) Covington, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to her father, Judge Robert William Wells of Missouri. She relates happenings in Bowling Green during its occupation and later evacuation by Confederate troops (18 September 1861-14 February 1862). Also includes information about Mrs. Covington and the Covington family. The original 2 March 1862 letter is housed at the Filson Club, Louisville, Kentucky.

Mckinney, Collin, 1766-1861 (Sc 232), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 232. Photocopy and typescript of dismissal in good standing of Collin McKinney and his wife, Betsy, from Hurricane Creek Meeting House, Baptist Church of God, Southern Kentucky Association of Separate Baptists, Casey County, Kentucky. Also includes photocopy of a picture of Collin McKinney and photocopy of a picture of his home in Texas.

Davis, Jacob Weaver, 1819-1862 (Sc 235), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text of letter (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 235. Photocopy of letter 11 April 1862 written by Jacob Weaver Davis, serving in the Union Army, to his brother, George, in McLean County, Kentucky, concerning the fighting at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. Also, 1969 letter from the donor giving information pertaining to Davis and the 1862 letter.

Wood, William Roberts (Sc 334), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 334. Letter written by William Roberts Wood, Chicago, Illinois, to Margie Helm, Bowling Green, Kentucky, regarding genealogical information about the Yandell and Wood families. Also includes a letter about the donation from Miss Helm.

Truman, Lee C., Jr. (Sc 332), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 332. Photocopy of a speech titled “Telephone History—Bowling Green, Ky.,” which Lee C. Truman, Jr. delivered on 17 November 1970 at the Warren County Historical Society about telephone service in Bowling Green from 1880 to 1967.

Teaching Digital History Through The University Archives: The Case Of Nebraska U: A Collaborative History, Peterson Brink, Mary Ellen Ducey, Andrew Jewell, Douglas Seefeldt

Department of History: Faculty Publications

Nebraska U: A Collaborative History (http://unlhistory.unl.edu) is a collaboration between faculty and staff in Archives and Special Collections (Brink, Ducey, and Jewell) and the department of History (Seefeldt). This project engages undergraduates in archival research, historical synthesis, and digital project creation.

Nebraska U uses digital technology to provide a research framework for students exploring the way the study of history is transformed using new media publication forms. Specifically, students in Dr. Seefeldt's "Digital History" course selected a topic from the history of the University; worked with Archives staff to locate materials and thoroughly research that topic; selected items …

It’S My Body: The Biomedical Ethics Of Cell And Organ Harvest, Christina Perri

Common Reading Essay Contest Winners

First Place

A Century Of Brickmaking At Berlin Junction: A History Of The Alwine Brick Company, Duane F. Alwin

Adams County History

The Alwine family name had been associated with brickmaking in York and Adams Counties at least since the early 1850s, when Peter Samuel Alwine started his first brickyard on a farm in Paradise Township of York County.1 He learned the trade of brickmaking during his youth and by the age of seventeen had become a skilled artisan. He learned how to make bricks by working in the spring and summer months at a brickmaking operation in Peach Bottom Township, located in the southeastern corner of York County. He did not set up his own brickyard until later, and following his …