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Cornell, Eddie Mae, 1902-2002 (Sc 1187), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1187. Grades received (mutilated item), evidently necessary to earn an eighth grade certificate, by Eddie Mae Cornell, Nelson County, Kentucky; and certificate issued to her by Nelson County after she successfully passed the examination as prescribed by the State Board of Education.

Christopherson, Kathryn Kendall (Donley) "Katy," 1921-2017 (Sc 1190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1190. Annotated results of a survey conducted by Katy Christopherson, Louisville, Kentucky, about state quilt documentation projects in the United States.

Manar, Edna Earl (Moore), 1887-1972 (Sc 1189), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1189. Biographical sketch of Fred McCormick Manar written by his wife Edna Moore Manar, and an autobiographical sketch of Mrs. Manar. Both were natives of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Mr. Manar worked for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and Mrs. Manar was a homemaker.

Richard D. Dunphy: The Measure Of Honor, Kevin P. Lavery

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

On September 20, 2013, I had the pleasure of attending a town hall meeting at Gettysburg College featuring three members of Congressional Medal of Honor Society (CMOHS). Each had served our country with bravery and valor, each had gone above and beyond the call of duty, and each had earned the same medal as the man whose life I have been exploring for the past several months. [excerpt]

Meador, John, 1853-1944 (Sc 2779), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2779. Letter of John Meador, Bristow Station, Kentucky, to his brother A. G. “Gillie” Meador, Union City, Tennessee, 28 June 1873. He refers to Meador’s gaining possession of some land, mentions an outbreak of cholera in Bowling Green, and reports on his activities and the health of mutual friends.

The Joint Archives Of Holland Celebrates 25 Years Of Service, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

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This year marks the twenty-fifth year since the founding of the Joint Archives of Holland (JAH) as a cooperative program at Hope College. Since then, the staff, comprised of dozens of students, dedicated volunteers, a secretary, and professionally trained archivists, have collected, processed, preserved and given access to thousands of feet of archival resources to countless researchers around the world. Prior to the 1988 founding of the JAH, over three decades of archival work by volunteers and part-time staff had been done at Hope College, Western Theological Seminary, the Netherlands Museum and City of Holland, to pave the way for …

A Man Of Mystery: An Introduction To Mr. Clark Gardner, Brianna E. Kirk

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Clark Alving Gardner was born on June 20, 1839, to Peleg and Julia Gardner in Rodman, New York, a town in Jefferson County. He was the oldest of five children. On July 31, 1862, at the age of twenty-three years, Gardner enlisted in the Black River Artillery, and was called to service on September 11 of the same year.

The Black River Artillery originated from Sackett’s Harbor, New York, located off the Black River Bay in Jefferson County. The 4th, 5th, and 7th Battalion units of the Black River Artillery were consolidated to form the 10th New York Heavy Artillery …

“Consternation Was Depicted On All Their Countenances”: Gettysburg’S African American Community And Confederate Invasion, Brian D. Johnson

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

On June 15, 1863, Albert Jenkins’s Confederate cavalry brigade became the first of Lee’s men to enter the North when it crossed the Potomac River and headed for Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Lee had issued strict orders forbidding his men to damage or confiscate private property unless it was a requisition made for necessary supplies, and overseen by authorized Confederate staff. Jenkins’s men half-heartedly obeyed, and scoured the area for anything valuable, including African Americans, fugitive or legally free, who might be sold into slavery. One horrified Chambersburg resident watched local blacks attempt to hide in cornfields only to have troopers chase …

The Grizzly, November 7, 2013, Sabrina Mcgettigan, David Rogers, Mary Deliberti, Briana Keane, Briana Mullan, Vivek Reddy, Olivia Z. Schultz, Bethany Mitchell, Dom Roher, Deana Harley, Dana Feigenbaum, James Wilson, Adebayo Adeyemo

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Poet Brian Teare Invited to Ursinus • The Street Piano Program Expanded to Collegeville • Tour Guides Serve as Ambassadors of the Ursinus Student Body • Campus Sculptures Donated Over Time • Counselor Sets Goals • Foreign Film Screenings at Ursinus • Students Speak About Kemper • Opinion: UC-Themed Anonymous Accounts are Hurtful; Courtyard Pilot Program's Work Not Yet Complete • Ursinus Men's Basketball Preview • Moliken Headed for Coaches Hall of Fame • Fall Sports Come to a Close

Younglove, John Edwards, 1826-1917 (Sc 1186), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1186. Incoming letter, 1879, to John Edwards Younglove, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from T. G. Younglove, Crescent, New York, responding to inquiry regarding Younglove genealogy; and J. E. Younglove’s letter, 1890, to T. M. Younglove, Hammondsport, New York, about the same subject.

Morgan, David L. (Sc 1182), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1182. Letters (2) related to placement of the Evans house in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, on the National Register of Historic Places.

Dallas, William Robert, Sr., 1910-1997 (Mss 472), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 472. Correspondence, almost exclusively between William Robert Dallas, Sr., and his girlfriend, fiancé, and later wife Virginia “Ginny” Eileen Lindsay. Dallas was in the Army Air Corps and stationed in Louisville, Kentucky, while Ginny was living in her hometown of Ventnor, New Jersey, right outside Atlantic City. The letters are courtship related and are filled with plans for their wedding on 15 September 1945.

Gerard, Eugene Allison, 1889-1929 (Sc 1185), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1185. Plat (ca. 1890) showing property belonging to Eugene A. Gerard in downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky; also includes a note from Jean Paxton Drake, Gerard’s granddaughter, 1991.

Harris, Christine Louise, 1914-2011 (Sc 1200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1200. World War II letters (5) written to Christine Louise Harris, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and to the Fifth Street Baptist Church, Bowling Green, where Harris was secretary.

Webster, Pauline (Martin) Tabor, 1905-1992 (Sc 1180), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1180. Cards and letters, 1984-1991 (10), from Pauline Tabor Webster, Universal City, Texas, to Mitchell Leichhardt, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Originally from Bowling Green, Webster discusses mutual friends, family affairs, and past and present events. Also related data.

Topmiller Family Papers (Sc 2778), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2778. Letters and papers of various members of the Topmiller family of Kentucky, Tennessee and New Mexico. Includes letters of Benjamin E. Topmiller to his wife Jessie; letters of condolence to Jessie on her husband’s death; postcards from a World War I serviceman to a young lady in Owensboro, Kentucky; and letters to Victor Topmiller regarding his service to the Davet Home and School for Spastic Paralysis in Owensboro.

Rood, Bryan, B. 1948 (Sc 1184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1184. Letter from Bryant Rood to his girlfriend describing his experiences in the Vietnam War.

Berg, Oddvar, 1914-1999 (Mss 177), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 177. Personal and business correspondence, newspaper clippings, lecture notes, photographs and certificates related to minister and patriotic and inspirational speaker Oddvar Berg, a native of Norway who later made his home in Russellville, Kentucky.

The Storm Breaks: Gettysburg’S African-American Community During The Battle, Brian D. Johnson

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

By late June 1863, though rebel troops had already occupied Gettysburg briefly, the threat to the borough grew still more ominous. Rebel troops had cut the town’s railroad lifeline to the north by destroying a bridge across Rock Creek, and convinced the local telegraph operator to flee with his equipment. The new isolation from news accentuated scattered reports of large forces, rebel and federal, approaching the borough from all directions. When federal cavalry arrived on June 30 to take up defensive positions west of town, Gettysburg residents sensed a looming battle. [excerpt]

Tuttle, John William, 1838-1927 (Sc 1197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1197. “History of the Third Kentucky Volunteers” written by John William Tuttle, Wayne County, Kentucky, from a diary that he kept of his Civil War experiences. Includes associated data.

Campney, Sheri L. (Sc 1264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1264. Untitled paper written by Sheri Campney for a WKU history class in the early 1990s. She relates the experiences and attitudes of her father, Allan Campney, a member of the U.S. Army Reserves during the Vietnam War.

Thompson, John D. (Sc 1164), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1164. Desert Storm letter written by John D. Thompson to a third grade class at Ascension School in Louisville, Kentucky, describing his war service in the United Arab Emirates.

Olson, Celia (Ross), 1854-1937 (Sc 1168), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Eddings, B. C. (Sc 1169), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1169. Letter written by B.C. Eddings, Yost, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, to Opalrae Johnson, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He is responding to Johnson’s letter breaking off their courtship.

Thomas, Clifton David (Sc 1163), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Colleciton 1163. Desert Storm letters, cards, and newsletters (39) written between Clifton David Thomas and family members in Todd County and Bowling Green, Kentucky, while he served in the Persian Gulf War. Includes cassette tapes (2), of a telephone conversation between Thomas and his parents and a narrative about Thomas’ war experiences.

Wheeler, Talbot Wynn (Sc 1165), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1165. Desert Storm correspondence (8) between Talbot Wynn Wheeler and Lisa Day Robertson of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also included are photographs (2) of Wheeler.

Taylor, Robert (Sc 1162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1162. Desert Storm letter (1) written by Robert Taylor to Robert Robbins, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, describing living conditions and news about the war effort. They were both physicians and shared an office.

Sweeten, Lena L. (Sc 1174), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1174. Lena L. Sweeten's thesis presented to Middle Tennessee State University entitled, "Historic Preservation Theory and the Experience of a Community of Workers: A Case Study of Bowling Green, Kentucky." She examines the failure of preservationists to explore Bowling Green's industrial and labor history.

Harris, George Calvin, 1840-1928 (Sc 1177), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1177. Incoming letter to George Calvin Harris, Simpson County, Kentucky, 1891, from the Lexington Chamber of Commerce promoting the idea of a State Centennial Exposition to be held in Lexington; also includes remittance postcard from Phi Delta Theta, 1883, and explanatory note from the donor, 1979.

Lg Ms 026 Michael Martin Papers Finding Aid, Nicholas Martin

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Description:

Print materials collected by this AIDS activist, primarily about the AIDS epidemic and treatment, including The AIDS Project in Maine.

Size of Collection:

1 ft.