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Allen, Mildred C., 1888-1978 - Collector (Mss 484), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 484. Notes and correspondence relating to the history and genealogy of the Allen, Barret, Carson, Clarke, Helm, Hines, Hobson, Walker and Walton families. Includes a speech about the legal career of Walker D. Hines.

Richard D. Dunphy: A Veteran’S Struggle Echoing Into The Present, Kevin P. Lavery

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

When I first received the bundle of Richard Dunphy’s pension documents, I was prepared to begin research on an obscure figure lost to time. To my great surprise, the very first search I performed resulted in a handful of genealogy websites, several citations of his merit, and even a Wikipedia page. As I began research, it became clear that this coal heaver was not one of the faceless many who fought in the American Civil War, but rather a man of the age whose life told a timeless story of hardship and resolve. [excerpt]

Fresh, Mary A. Elizabeth (Logan), 1816-1894 - Letter To (Sc 2774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2774. Letter to Eliza Fresh, Auburn, Kentucky, from a niece, Anna, in Paducah, Kentucky. She writes of the death of her sister, Lizzie, from typhoid fever on 18 October, the circumstances of her death, and the family's sadness.

Geary, Genevieve (Baxter), 1924-2007 (Sc 1125), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1125. Nine-page reminiscence written by Genevieve Geary, of Muhlenberg County, titled, “School Teaching in the 1940s in One- and Two-Room Schools with Emergency Certificate”.

Allen County, Kentucky - Tax Records (Mss 483), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 483. Tax records for Allen County, Kentucky for 1821, 1824 and 1831, showing taxpayer’s name, categories of taxable property, assessed value, and militia district captain.

Stahl, Sandra Fulkerson, B. 1950 (Sc 1124), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1124. Student paper written by Sandra Fulkerson Stahl titled, “Critical Care: The Birth of a Nursing Specialty,” which discusses the history of critical care nursing and the development of a coronary care unit at Bowling Green’s City-County Hospital.

Headrick, Victor Delano, 1921-2010 (Sc 1122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1122. Letter, 26 May 1945, from Headrick, a Monroe County, Kentucky native, to his sister Eva Ream, relating his World War II experiences as a transportation specialist in Europe. Includes genealogical data sheet.

Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1123. Postcard about a Bowling Green High School 1934 class meeting, 1937; newsletters (3), from the 87th Depot Repair Squadron, 1945; army ration card, 1945; miscellaneous papers related to Stamps’ release from the army, 1945; and a letter from a Moroccan friend, 1948.

Warren County, Kentucky Anti-Liquor Association (Sc 1121), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1121. Minutes, correspondence, and research notes of the Warren County, Kentucky Anti-Liquor Association and the local option election held in Bowling Green, Kentucky on 24 September 1960.

Coombs, Elizabeth Robertson, 1893-1988 (Sc 1126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1126. Letter written by Elizabeth Robertson Coombs, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Santa Claus, 1901.

Tippins, George Kenneth, 1915-1999 (Sc 2772), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text of typescripted letters (Click on "Additional Files) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2772. Typescripted (22) and handwritten letters (9) of George Kenneth Tippins to his future wife Pearl “Pat” Tipton in Alcoa, Tennessee. He writes from Lynch, Kentucky of the rigors of his work in the coal mines, including accidents and injuries, his affection for her, and his efforts to save money from his earnings for their married life. Also includes three letters from Pat to Ken.

Minton, Stella (Phelps), 1892-1986, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 2773. Commemorative material about Butler County, Kentucky native Stella (Phleps) Minton, which includes remembrances by relatives and excerpts from Stella’s letters to her daughter, Elizabeth “Betty” Allen (Minton) Upton. Much of this material was included in a book titled Memory is a Wonderful Thing: The Life and Letters of Stella Minton by Larry Upton and Judy McDonald and presented at the Upton Family Reunion, Phoenix, Arizona, 27-28 September 2013. Includes commemorative bookmark from the reunion.

A Life Cast Asunder: The Fate Of Sanford Pettibone, Bryan G. Caswell

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

As the American Civil War entered its fourth summer in 1864, both Union and Confederacy delved ever deeper into their remaining reserves of manpower. Legions of men continued to enter the armed forces of their nations, reinforcing drastically undermanned units as well as forming regiments of their own. One such regiment was the 133rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Organized at Camp Butler, Illinois in May of 1864 and mustered in for only one hundred days, the 133rd Illinois was stationed at the Rock Island Arsenal, where its men guarded Confederate prisoners of war. Here the 133rd would remain until its men’s …

The Grizzly, October 10, 2013, Sabrina Mcgettigan, John Parry, Dana Feigenbaum, Bethany Mitchell, Nicholas Dimuzio, Amanda Frekot, Shawn Hartigan, Adebayo Adeyemo, Mary Deliberti, Briana Keane, Deana Harley

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Annual Ursinus College Crime Report Released • Homecoming 2013 Preview • Religious Faith on Campus • Student Affairs' New Mission Statement • Student Retention • Ursinus' Grizzly Gala Returns • CSCG Features Speaker • Opinion: Ursinus Curates its Web Presence Poorly; We All Need the Stress Management Course • Carty Balances Football and Pre-Law • Golf Prepares for Spring During Fall Season • Football Sits at 5-0, Men's Soccer Takes a Loss

Skaggs Transfer, Incorporated - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 446), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 446. Correspondence, financial records, applications for new freight routes, and other papers generated chiefly by Willet Douglas Kirkpatrick in his position as vice-president of Skaggs Transfer, a motor-based freight transfer company located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes information about Renner Express Company’s negotiations and eventual purchase of Skaggs Transfer in 1971.

Martin L. Stoever: Moving His Abolition Needle, John M. Rudy

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

Two letters appeared in the Lutheran and Missionary in the late summer of 1864 signed, "M.L.S."

The summer session had ended at Pennsylvania College. The campus was quiet, the classrooms were empty. For professors at the college, the brief breaks between semesters were a much-needed respite from the daily grind of professorial life. Any sane professor would use the few brief moments to unwind. [excerpt]

Clagett, John Gay, 1818-1899 (Mss 481), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 481. Account book of John Gay Clagett, Rough Springs, Grayson County, Kentucky, primarily for sales of agricultural products. Includes business correspondence and loose items found therein.

Joiner, William C., 1933-2009 (Mss 480), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 480. Log books kept by William C. Joiner, 1959-1973, while he was master and pilot of tugboats on the Green and Barren Rivers in Kentucky, his operator’s license, navigation charts, and newspaper clippings.

Is Jefferson A Founding Father Of Democratic Education? A Response To "Jefferson And The Ideology Of Democratic Schooling", Johann Neem

Democracy & Education

This response argues that it is reasonable to consider Thomas Jefferson a proponent of democratic education. It suggests that Jefferson's education proposals sought to ensure the wide distribution of knowledge and that Jefferson's legacy remains important to us today.

“Wrecked Cars And Suffering Humanity”: The Fortunes Of The 33rd Illinois, Bryan G. Caswell

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

The men of the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry were out of their minds with boredom in the closing months of 1864. Those veterans who remained from the campaigns of the year before could recall the proud service of their regiment. Mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois in September of 1861, the 33rd has spent the first year of its war fighting minor skirmishes in the trans-Mississippi theater. Then, in the late fall of 1862, the 33rd Illinois was transferred to the First Brigade, First Division, XIII Corps of the Army of the Tennessee. [excerpt]

Langston, Luke Alvah Leigh, 1870-1965 (Mss 479), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 479. Teacher’s registers with lists of pupils, accounts, and school regulations, kept by Luke A.L. Langston for various schools in Calloway County Kentucky, from 1890-1913.

America's Pastime: Base Ball's Battlefields, John M. Rudy

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

Somewhere in a field just north of the Pennsylvania College campus, a hurler threw a ball to a striker. The air was undoubtedly crisp. Novembers in Gettysburg can be cool. The local papers were already predicting that the winter of 1865-66 would come on early and bitter. Standing on the bases, men readied to run home and score another point for their team. [excerpt]

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Soldiers From - Tennessee (Sc 1119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1119. Telegrams (7), 1971, to Susan E. Powell, Martin, Tennessee, informing her of her husband's war injuries and his well-being; telegram from husband Lt. William E. Powell, Jr., to Susan; and clipping expressing the couple's thanks to their friends for kindnesses shown them.

Street, James William, 1858-1944 (Mss 478), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 478. Account books and journals of James William Street, recording his activities and local events, primarily in Henderson and Lyon counties in Kentucky. He also records the 1908-1909 activities of the Night Riders in the region.

Walton, Charles Potter, 1876-1971 (Sc 1120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1120. Sermon notes and Spanish-American War discharge certificate of Simpson County, Kentucky native, Charles Potter Walton, who served as a Methodist minister in the south central Kentucky area. Several items related to the Spanish-American War can be viewed in full-text (Click on "Additional Files" below).

Fairview Cemetery - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2771), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2771. Cash book of Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky, recording payments for labor and other operating expenses.

Keirns, Harry Austin, 1917-2000 - Collector (Sc 1199), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1199. Stories collected by Harry A. Keirns from American prisoners of war in Germany, describing the downing of their planes in German occupied areas during World War II.

Disher, John Lee, 1938-2019 (Sc 1183), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1183. Letter from John Lee Disher of Summerville, South Carolina, to his sister Nancy Disher Baird, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo.

Caley, Charles C., 1839-1901 (Sc 1181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1181. Letter, 18 December [1862], written by Union soldier Charles Caley, stationed in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to his wife in Mentor, Lake County, Ohio. He discusses his illness, his arrival in Bowling Green Green from Louisville with six hundred troops, and their encampment in an old sawmill.

Runner, William Elgin, 1839-1895 (Lg 31), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 31. Original land grant, 9 December 1871, by which Preston H. Leslie, Governor of the Commonwealth of of Kentucky, granted to William Runner, W.M. Houchin, and W.B.Thompson, assignees of Thomas L. Randal, 200 acres in Edmonson County.