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Contested Nation: Freedman And The Cherokee Nation, Dave Watt

Undergraduate Research - History

The Freedmen are, most simply, those individuals that have been freed from bondage. In the United States this term is often used in reference to legally emancipated slaves and consequently, their descendants. The term “Cherokee Freedmen” refers to those freed slaves who joined with the Cherokee Nation, or, men and women who were formerly held in servitude within the Cherokee Nation. This term has also been given to the descendants of marriages involving freed Africans and Cherokee spouses, thus making the network of people labeled Freedmen an expansive group of people. Totaling roughly 3000 people in the present day, Cherokee …

Land - Lotteries (Sc 663), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 663. Printed lottery ticket, numbered and signed by William McClain, issued in the “great land sale” in Henderson County, Kentucky, approved by an act of the legislature on 5 February 1868. The drawing took place on 7 July 1870.

Banks And Banking (Sc 664), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 664. Notes, 1821-1822, and notice of note due, 1822, issued by the Bank of Kentucky at its Glasgow and Bowling Green branches; stock certificate issued by the Bank of Kentucky, 1850; and stock certificate issued by the Germania Safety Vault and Trust Company, Louisville, Kentucky, 1895.

Fletcher And Company - Covington, Kentucky (Sc 662), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 662. Advertising letter mailed from the office of Fletcher and Company, general lottery agents, Covington, Kentucky, offering 16 tickets on the “Royal Havana or Cuba Plan Lottery” for $10.00.

Wilson, Alexander Gordon, 1888-1970 (Mss 445), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 445. Correspondence, published and unpublished writing, and research of Alexander Gordon Wilson, faculty member in the English department of Western Kentucky University from 1915-1959. Includes genealogical and autobiographical material as well as extensive research data and writing on the ornithology of Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky, on folklore and linguistics, and on the ornithology and folkways of the Mammoth Cave region of Edmonson County, Kentucky.

Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870 (Sc 665), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) For Manuscripts Small Collection 665. Facsimile of letter written to Brigadier General Walter Husted Stevens by General Robert E. Lee regarding the reasons for and terms of surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, and thanking him for his service.

Presidents' Day In A Land At War, John M. Rudy

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

Monday is Presidents' Day, our modern conglomeration of the celebrations of Washington's and Lincoln's Birthdays. Of course, no one but Mary Todd, Tad and some friends were celebrating Lincoln's birthday in 1863. Dying has a way of making special family events into cherished national holidays. Hence Washington, father of the nation who was already cold in the ground, warranted celebration and accolades on his birthday. [excerpt]

The Grizzly, February 14, 2013, Jessica Orbon, Sara Sherr, Chris Fox, Jillian Goldstein, Rachel Brown, John Parry, Vivek Reddy, Amanda Frekot, Sara Hourwitz, Caroline Sandberg, Alyse Reid, Allen Weaver, Dana Feigenbaum

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Career Fair Filled with Opportunities • Shreiner Parties Shut Down • TLI Reflects on Race in the Classroom • Ursinus Continues Diversity Initiatives • New Stores in Providence Town Center • Film Program Aims to Expand • On Campus Housing Options • On the Ball • Opinion: "Raging Feminist" is a Positive Title; Ursinus Should Keep ESPN in the Budget • Ursinus Considers Axing Pricey ESPN • UC Athlete Profile: Chris Donaldson, Wrestling • Senior Day Spurs Results

Hay Family Letters (Sc 1288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1288. Letters of the Hay and Ferguson families, Butler County, Kentucky. Many are written by Rebecca (Hay) Gray to her Texas relatives concerning family matters. Includes data about the correspondents added by the typescripters, Tim K. Ferguson and Dorothy Olinger Range.

Honoring Tuskegee Airmen; Past & Present, Larry Jackson

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

Hear the remarkable story of the Tuskegee Airmen from several of the original airmen. They are members of the Archer –Ragsdale Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen in Phoenix and will talk about their first mission to Berlin, end with a panel discussion and take questions from the audience. These legends of aviation will make this an evening to remember!

Two Kosciuszkos: Fighting For Liberty, John M. Rudy

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

I got in trouble down in the District of Columbia before Christmas. I made the mistake of asking friend and fellow blogger Aaron Urbanski why I should care who Thaddeus Kosciuszko was. He went mildly ballistic. Aaron has a soft spot in his heart for the old Polish general, partially because his last name is Urbanski. I can't begrudge him that.

So the name "Kosciuszko" has been rattling violently around in my head since December. Recently it broke free. And it was because of the Civil War, Gettysburg and a Pennsylvanian general that I found out why Thaddeus Kosciuszko might …

Shackleford, William (Lg 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 80. Original land grant, 4 April 1818, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Shackleford, 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

Davis, John (Lg 77), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Land Grant 77. Copy of land grant, 3 December 1827, by which Joseph Desha, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Davis, 100 acres in Cumberland County, Kentucky.

Shackleford, William (Lg 79), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 79. Original land grant, 5 November 1819, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Shackleford, 150 acres in Warren County, Kentucky. Signed by Gabriel Slaughter.

Shackleford, William (Lg 78), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 78. Original land grant, 5 November 1819, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Shackleford, 150 acres in Warren County. Signed by Gabriel Slaughter.

Hunt, Moses (Lg 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 84. Original land grant, 2 December 1816, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Moses Hunt, assignee of E. M. Covington, who was assignee of William McGinnis, 100 acres in Warren County. Signed by Gabriel Slaughter.

Westerman, Robert Vaughn, B. 1948 - Collector (Sc 2675), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2675. Letters, 1908-1979, relating mostly to political campaigns for U S. president, Kentucky governor, and other offices. Includes letters soliciting support for developing the Abraham Lincoln birthplace farm into a national park. Also includes several letters and documents related to political affairs in Daviess County.

Pack, Larry J., 1932-2023 (Sc 2670), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2670. Biographical data relating to Larry J. Pack, a native of Allen County, Kentucky. Includes birth and military certificates, diplomas, an oral history interview about Pack’s military service, and photos of Pack while in the Army and in his dental office. Also includes genealogical data, primarily in .ftw files on a USB flash drive.

Self, Hazel Ruth, B. 1918 (Sc 660), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 660. Certificate issued to Hazel Self, Bowling Green, Kentucky, for passing an examination on “Alcohol in Experience and Experiment” given by the Young People’s Branch of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union.

Bowling Green Female College - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 661), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 661. Certificates of proficiency in various subjects awarded to Mattie and Kate Sumpter, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by the Bowling Green Female College and signed by its president, George M. Edgar.

Shearer, Guy Cooper, 1909-1982 (Sc 2669), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2669. Speech titled “Long Runs’ Pioneer Heritage” written and delivered by Guy C. Shearer at the Long Run Historical Cemetery on 28 June 1966. Speech discusses pioneer life in the Long Run area of Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Burgess, Sarah Edward, 1876-1924 - Letters To (Sc 2667), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2667. Letters to Sarah “Sally” Burgess, addressed to her in Davis (Scott County), Kentucky, Georgetown, Kentucky, and Newton, Illinois. Young men extend invitations, a niece writes of her social activities, and her sister Ella invites her to a “cantata” in Georgetownand describes her clothing needs. Another friend writes of social activities, including attendance at “negro minstrel”

shows, for which she was “ashamed.”

Shirley, W. E. (Mrs.) (Sc 2671), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2671. Paper written by Mrs. W.E. Shirley titled “Political Material in Kentucky Prior to 1835” in which she chronicles the early political history of Kentucky prior to 1835.

Cherry, James Preston, 1896-1961 (Sc 659), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 659. Report cards for second and third grade of James Preston Cherry, issued by Bowling Green Public Schools, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Helm, Harold Holmes, 1900-1985 (Sc 658), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 658. Certificate of attendance awarded by Auburn Seminary, Auburn, Kentucky, to Harold Holmes Helm for not being absent or tardy during the quarter ending 4 June 1909.

Downwind From Gettysburg, John M. Rudy

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

Go find a copy of I Sing the Body Electric, Ray Bradbury's collection of short stories from which this chunk comes. Check it out of the library. Go buy it, you won't regret it.

Bradbury, in his short story, tells the tale of a man whose obsession is to bring the dead to life. Phipps wishes to make a film about Gettysburg, the film outlined in the passage above. A boy on his father's shoulders translates the Gettysburg Address from it's wind-borne course. [excerpt]

The Grizzly, February 7, 2013, Jessica Orbon, Sara Sherr, Rosemary Clark, John Robinson, David Marino, Eisamar Ellis, Colin Hart, Rachel Brown, Alexa Lamontagne, Melissa Kopel, Dana Feigenbaum, Alex Manacher, Allen Weaver

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Trustees Plan the Future of Ursinus • Forum Changes Time, Place • Graduation Speakers Selected • Writing Center to Expand Resources • New Exhibit at Berman Museum of Art • Summer Internship Profile • Students Set to Perform "Noises Off" on February 20 • Students Discuss Queer Life on Liberal Arts Campus • Opinion: U.S. Gun Legislation Needs to be Amended; Our Reliance on Technology is Changing the Way we Think • February 1 Banner Day for Spring Athletes • Swimming Sweeps WAC

Crabb, Opal Cline, 1905-1995 (Sc 2668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2688. “Henry Skeggs, Longhunter, and the Captain Cader Edwards Family, 1765-1820,” a book by Opal Cline Crabb (unpublished, 87 pp., copyright 1979).

Robinson, Mollie B., B. 1860 (Sc 656), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan of diploma (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 656. Mistress of Science diploma conferred upon Mollie B. Robinson by Cedar Bluff Female College, Woodburn, Kentucky. Mollie was the niece of the college's president, William F. Whitesides.

Self, Sarah Elizabeth, B. 1915 (Sc 657), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 657. Report card issued by Bowling Green High School to Sarah Elizabeth Self, daughter of Ada (Mrs. J. Presley) Self.