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Full-Text Articles in United States History
Mcivor, Wilfred J., B. 1897? (Mss 506), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcivor, Wilfred J., B. 1897? (Mss 506), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 506. Personal patient ledger (1931-1932) of Dr. W.J. McIvor, a physician practicing at Moseley Hospital in Henderson, Kentucky. Includes an unidentified photograph of a woman and the cover of an 1897 book on writing and engrossing.
Jeffrey, Jonathan David, B. 1960 (Sc 2847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jeffrey, Jonathan David, B. 1960 (Sc 2847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2847. Historic Farms Certificate Application, Kentucky Historic Resources Abbreviated Survey Form and supporting material, prepared by Jonathan D. Jeffrey to designate the Paschal Howell Farm, Warren County, Kentucky, a centennial farm. This designation is bestowed on farms that have been owned by the same family for one hundred years or more. Includes compact disc with 13 photographs.
Slavery - Kentucky (Mss 45), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Slavery - Kentucky (Mss 45), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 45. Photocopy of Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves (1941), transcriptions of oral interviews which recount many aspects of being a slave in nineteenth century Kentucky. The interviews were conducted during the 1930s, part of a Federal Writers’ Project funded by the Works Progress Administration project and administered by the Library of Congress.
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 447), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 447), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 447. Original land grant, 5 June 1818, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Hines, assignee of David Young, 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Mcgown, Samuel & Gilbert Marshall (Lg 453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcgown, Samuel & Gilbert Marshall (Lg 453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 453. Original land grant, 6 July 1816, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Samuel McGown and Gilbert Marshall 135 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Taylor, Richard (Lg 446), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Taylor, Richard (Lg 446), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 446. Original land grant, 16 October 1798, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Richard Taylor, assignee of Richard Farrell, assignee of Tarlton Woodson, 500 acres in the Gasper River district in Kentucky. Original land grant, 16 October 1798, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Richard Taylor, assignee of Richard Farrell, assignee of Tarlton Woodson, 500 acres in the Gasper River district in Kentucky.
Marshall, William (Lg 450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marshall, William (Lg 450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 450. Original land grant, 30 November 1838, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Marshall 90 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Marshall, William (Lg 456), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marshall, William (Lg 456), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 456. Original land grant, 30 November 1838, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Marshall 10 acres in Warren county, Kentucky.
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 457. Original land grant, 9 July 1834, by which James T. Morehead, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Hines 23 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 451), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 451), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 451. Original land grant, 20 June 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Burwell Jackson 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, John, 1771-1853 (Lg 455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 455. Original land grant, 16 June 1817, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Hines 50 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Wilson, Constant A. (Lg 448), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilson, Constant A. (Lg 448), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 448. Original land grant, 2 September 1817, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Constant A. Wilson, assignee of Singletary Allen, 40 acres in Logan County, Kentucky.
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 449), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 449), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 449. Original land grant, 23 February 1820, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Burwell Jackson 165 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Harrison, William (Lg 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harrison, William (Lg 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 454. Original land grant, 30 April 1816, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Harrison 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, Burwell (Lg 452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 452. Original land grant, 20 June 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Burwell Jackson, assignee of John McGown, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Kingsolver, Barbara, B. 1955 (Sc 2846), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kingsolver, Barbara, B. 1955 (Sc 2846), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2846. Letter, 10 December 1996, of Barbara Kingsolver, Tucson, Arizona, to Gil Moody of Moody Books Inc., Johnson City, Tennessee. She expresses her support of independent bookstores and her willingness to sign books and bookplates for readers, but places high priority on reserving time for her writing and family life.
Slave Revolt At Battery Wagner, John M. Rudy
Slave Revolt At Battery Wagner, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
The assault on Battery Wagner: we so often look at that tense moment on a beach in South Carolina from the eyes of the men of the 54th Massachusetts. They hailed from all over the United States. Some were from Pennsylvania, Massachusets, Connecticut - born free and willing to risk it all for the freedom of others. Some were from the American South, former chattel property who had seized their freedom of their own accord. [excerpt]
Gold, Clarence Oldham, 1861-1920 (Sc 2845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gold, Clarence Oldham, 1861-1920 (Sc 2845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2845. Letter, 31 July 1889, of tobacco broker Clarence O. Gold, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to his wife in New Providence, Tennessee. He declares his love, reports that he has rented a home, and urges her and their children to join him. The letter alludes to a separation caused by his drinking and other misconduct, and to the maligning influence of others who are urging his wife to leave him.
Read, Opie Percival, 1852-1939 (Sc 2844), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Read, Opie Percival, 1852-1939 (Sc 2844), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2844. Letter, 16 May 1884, of journalist and humorist Opie P. Read, written from Little Rock, Arkansas, to an unnamed addressee. Read accepts an offer to exchange magazines (probably his Arkansas Traveler) for a publication called the Voice, congratulates the addressee on a story published in Chicago’s The Current, and acknowledges knowing his name although they have never met.
Kimbrough, Mary Alice (Sexton), 1907-1991 (Mss 495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kimbrough, Mary Alice (Sexton), 1907-1991 (Mss 495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 495. Letters written by Mary Kimbrough, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Clara Gregory and Mildred (Gregory) Pugh, Nashville, Tennessee, related to a rental property owned by Clara Gregory at 720 State Street in Bowling Green. The newsy letters contain information about maintenance to the property and remarks about current events in Bowling Green as well as comments about national affairs.
A Brief History Of Public Health In Alexandria And Alexandria's Health Department, Krystyn R. Moon
A Brief History Of Public Health In Alexandria And Alexandria's Health Department, Krystyn R. Moon
History and American Studies Articles
One of the central tenets of public health is the belief that the practice of medicine serves the broader community; however, the specific meaning of the phrase “public health” is a historically contingent one. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, the public included only white, bourgeois men who met in coffee houses and other such establishments to discuss politics, business ventures, and popular culture. Over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the “public” included white working class men, the poor, women, and people of color. Eventually, politicians and medical doctors recognized that children should be included as part …
Wiley, Benjamin (Lg 104), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wiley, Benjamin (Lg 104), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 104. Original land grant, 5 February 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Benjamin Wiley, assignee of Francis Barner, assignee of Davies Brown, Jr., who was assignee of William Likins, 200 acres in Warren County.
Lafferty, Samuel (Lg 114), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lafferty, Samuel (Lg 114), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 114. Original land grant, 27 January 1816, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Samuel Lafferty, assignee of Samuel Bents, 200 acres in Cumberland County.
Whitsitt, John (Lg 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Whitsitt, John (Lg 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 105. Original land grant, 22 January 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Whitsitt, assignee of Polly Davidson, 300 acres in Warren County.
Viney, Abraham (Lg 106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Viney, Abraham (Lg 106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 106. Original land grant, 5 June 1816, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Abraham Viney, assignee of James Wilcox, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Hinch, John (Lg 147), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hinch, John (Lg 147), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 147. Original land grant, 13 September 1813, by which Richard Hickman, Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Hinch, assignee of Henry Gorin, assignee of Samuel Cox, 80 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.
Lee, Edmund F. (Lg 156), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lee, Edmund F. (Lg 156), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 156. Copy of land grant, 21 March 1808, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Edmund F. Lee, 2000 acres on Gasper River, Kentucky.
Bratton, William (Lg 103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bratton, William (Lg 103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 103. Original land grant, 11 April 1815, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Bratton, assignee of Henry Lyons, 200 acres in Warren County.
Harrald, Robert (Lg 101), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harrald, Robert (Lg 101), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 101. Original land grant,10 January 1815, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Robert Harrald, assignee of Michael Oneal, 33 acres in Warren County.
Thompson, George (Lg 107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thompson, George (Lg 107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 107. Copy of land grant, 9 February 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to George Thompson, assignee of Elijah M. Covington, who was assignee of William Knight, 160 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.