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Elections And Election Campaigns (Sc 888), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 888. Campaign letter, 24 October 1907, signed by Samuel Wilbur Hager, Democratic candidate for governor and printed campaign advertising brochure distributed by the Kentucky Democratic Party, post 1908, addressed to B.C. Houre, Scottsville, Kentucky. Also associated political items relating to the Republican and Democratic parties.

Baptists - Hart & Larue Counties, Kentucky (Sc 907), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 907. Church papers consisting of 1825 constitution of the Boiling Springs United Baptist Church, Hart County, listing founding members; a history of the Boiling Springs church,1825-1865; request of Bethabara (?) Baptist Church, Hart County, for ordination assistance, 1877; letter of dismissal given by Oak Hill Baptist Church, Larue County, Kentucky, to James Brooks, 1886.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (Sc 666), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 666. Facsimiles of outgoing letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1848-1865; marriage license of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd, 1842; speeches and notes of or pertaining to Lincoln, 1835-1873, including program for dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, 1863. Explanatory information appears on the reverse of the letters.

Jones, Virginia, 1861-1937 - Letters To (Sc 890), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 890. Letters, 1885-1889 (13), written to Virginia “Jennie” Jones, New York City, from suitor lawyer Robert Scott Bevier, Owensboro, Kentucky, discussing their relationship, family, political aspirations, and timely topics. Also, letter, 1901, from future husband Peter Chapman Ritchie and letters, 1992-1993 (2) containing data about the letters.

In Their Footsteps, In Their Words: Special Section, 1813-1863

Colby Magazine

In Their Footsteps and In Their Words: Colby explores the first 50 years, from Jeremiah Chaplin to the Civil War.

Slavery - Contract, 1818 (Sc 886), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 886. Contract, 18 April 1818, whereby Felix Grundy, Nashville, Tennessee, furnished ten enslaved persons to his son-in-law Ramsay Mayson for five years. Mayson was to take them to the Alabama Territory or to the state of Mississippi. Also data relating to Grundy and the Carnton Plantation, Franklin, Tennessee.

Henderson County Historical Society - Henderson County, Kentucky (Sc 2672), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2672. Minutes, financial records, program information and other material related to the Henderson County Historical Society.

Davis, Andrew Pickens, 1797-1881 (Sc 878), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 878. Recommendation letter for Andrew P. Davis, 1872; biographical sketch and letters, 1930, (2) about Davis and his work as a Church of Christ minister, especially in Butler County, Kentucky.

Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 (Sc 883), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 883. Letters, 1978-1984 (17), written by Robert Penn Warren in response to Kentucky poet Charles Semones’ letters, discussing mainly the poetry. Also letter, 1993, giving data about the Warren letters.

Jeffrey, Jonathan David, B. 1960 (Sc 882), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 882. Page proof of Growing with Bowling Green: A History of the Bowling Green Public Library, 1938-1988, c.1991 and written by Jonathan Jeffrey.

Barren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 884), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 884. Circuit Court of Barren County, Kentucky, Memoranda Book, 5 June 1819-December 1821.

Green, Frank (Sc 885), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 885. Letter, 11 April 1886, written by Frank Green, Galveston, Texas, to Mrs. Rachel Williams, Hill Grove (Meade County, Kentucky), relating his life’s experiences since being sold in Louisville in 1858. His Kentucky memories are positive and he longs to visit his former owner.

Consumptive Use History, John M. Rudy

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

It's been five years since I was living in DC and working at the Lincoln Cottage. I don't often talk about my short stint in DC at American University (let's just say that the University and I didn't quite mesh philosophically) and working with the National Trust for Historic Preservation at President Lincoln's Cottage right as the site was opening. My time at the cottage was a blip on the radar; barely any digital footprints still exist from then. [excerpt]

The Grizzly, February 21, 2013, Jessica Orbon, Sara Sherr, John Parry, Alyse Reid, Vivek Reddy, John Robinson, Megan Maccaroni, Sara Hourwitz, Sabrina Mcgettigan, James Wilson, Rachel Brown, Jalel Guesmi, Jordan Demcher, Allen Weaver

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Wismer Cited for Health Violations • UC Does the Harlem Shake • Fewer Choose Graduate School • Crigler Reconsiders Admissions Policies • Free Piloxing Classes • Music and Haircuts • Harlem Shake Craze Takes Over Ursinus • Escape Velocity Prepares for Spring Performance • Opinion: Main Street Crosswalk Still Dangerous; Academic Writing a Challenge for International Students • Behind the Scenes: Jim Wagner, Sports Information Director • Bears Lose, Miss Playoffs

In Plain Black And White: Race & Gettysburg, Winter 1863, John M. Rudy

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

"Kinkyheads," the Gettysburg Compiler gleefully quipped at the bottom of a column in its February 23rd edition, "is the new title used for Abolitionists." This was, of course, "in contradiction to 'Copperheads.'"

Race was the live wire of Gettysburg's political scene. For the roughly 10% of the borough's population that was black, that live wire must have shocked daily. [excerpt]

Geary, William Estil, 1924-2006 (Sc 875), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 875. Photocopies of letter, 25 November 25, and telegrams, 8 and 24 December 1945, written by William Estil Geary from Europe to his wife Genevieve in Central City, Kentucky. He relates that he soon will be returning home after being away for almost three years.

Pontius, Earl John, 1913-1980 (Mss 425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Mansucripts Collection 425. Correspondence of Earl Pontius, on stateside military service during World War II, and his mother, Ida May (Heeter) Pontius, Lewisburg, Preble County, Ohio. Pontius was stationed at Fort Thomas, Kentucky as part of a military police unit, and at Camp Ellis, Illinois, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as a hospital orderly.

Fleenor, Kenneth Raymond, 1929-2010 (Mss 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, scans of prisoner of war letters, and photo (For scans and photo click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 444. Correspondence and documentation related to the military career of Kenneth Raymond Fleenor, a native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, whose plane was shot down near Hanoi, Vietnam in 1967. A prisoner of war (POW) for over five years, Fleenor served part of that time at the “Hanoi Hilton.” Collection contains letters written while a POW and subsequent documentation about his POW experience. Also includes photos of celebratory events held after his release in March 1973 and miscellaneous material …

Mohr, James Franklin, 1840-1897 (Sc 2676), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2676. Letter, 24 December 1861, to his brother from James Mohr, encamped with the Union Army near the Green River fifteen miles from Mammoth Cave. He remarks on the rain and cold, the destruction by Confederates of a bridge over the river, a recent skirmish, his visit to a cave, and his expected arrival in Bowling Green, Kentucky for the new year. Includes data on Mohr’s regiment, the Fifth U. S. Artillery, Battery H.

Lyle, James Edward, 1876-1944 (Sc 2677), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2677. Typewritten letter of James E. Lyle to his wife Lena Lyle, written on the death of her mother, Margrett White. Includes a postscript from her father.

Blakey, Margoline (Pace), 1910-1999 (Sc 869), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 869. Paper written by Margoline (Pace) Blakey titled “Alice Hegan Rice.”

Barren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 876), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 876. Barren County, Kentucky, Quarter Sessions Order Book, 1799-1802.

Kimbrough, William Joseph, Jr., 1930-2007 (Sc 868), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 868. Letters written by William Joseph Kimbrough to Sarah Gilbert Garris, Library Science instructor at Western Kentucky State College, 1953-1954, during his military service in
California and Japan. Includes a vivid description of a visit in a middle class Japanese family’s home and additional details about his experiences written in 1992.

Murrell, Mary, 1891-1921 (Sc 871), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 871. Correspondence (53) and postcards (23), 1915-1916, written chiefly to “Esther,” Woodburn, Kentucky by “Mary,” Bowling Green, Kentucky, about local and family news, and which reflect a lesbian relationship. Includes a letter to Esther and "Lassie" from Mary and some letters written to Esther from Lassie.

Wheeler, Beatrice Irene (Isenberg), 1915-2004 (Sc 867), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 867. Two skits by Beatrice Irene (Isenberg) Wheeler, written in 1988 and 1989, based on her childhood experiences in Northtown, a very small Hart County, Kentucky community. Written for a presentation at College Street Church of Christ in Lebanon, Tennessee. One play describes a country school and the other documents a worship service.

Emerson, James William, 1920-1978 (Sc 872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 872. Diary of James William Emerson, Covington, Kentucky, while he was enlisted in the United States Navy. He enlisted in 1941 and served as a machinist’s mate on the USS Stevenson. The diary dates from 1943-1944 and details his round trip journey from Cape Henry, Virginia to French Morocco. Other items include rank insignias (3), training certificate, discharge papers, newspaper clipping, biographical information, etc.

Allen, Edward (Sc 870), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 870. Letter, 21 October 1865, written to “Mon Ami" by Edward Allen, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, advising that he is sending her a lady’s tool chest which he crafted from woods from the rocky cliffs of Kentucky, “the dark and bloody ground” of tradition.

Leeds, Steven, B. 1968 (Sc 864), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 864. Letter, 24 May 1996, written by Steven Leeds, Lantana, Florida, to Kentucky Library and Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky, detailing the finding of Indian burial sites in Bracken County, Kentucky, and giving other data about the burial sites. May be viewed by administrative permission only.

Cadiz Railroad Company - Cadiz, Kentucky (Mss 354), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 354. Business records of the Cadiz Railroad Company, Cadiz, Kentucky. Includes correspondence and memoranda, directors minutes, annual reports, passenger, freight, and mail reports, invoices, receipts, loss and damage claim records, and industry and government publications.

Meredith, Nette Arterberry, 1900-1985 (Sc 2673), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2673. Paper titled "An Old Kentucky Home" about the home of E.D. Garrison in Allen County, Kentucky. The paper describes the design and construction of the home and its furnishings, and includes photographs.