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Mcgregor Collection (Mss 566), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 566. Correspondence, accounts, and lists of materials relating to the acquisition by the Kentucky Library, Western Kentucky University, of rare books, periodicals and manuscripts with funding provided by the McGregor Plan.

Lynda Duke, Lynda Duke, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Duke recalls work involved in hosting the annual book sales that Myers instituted and thinks the sales were well attended but doesn't think they brought much value for campus as a whole. She describes the labor involved by staff time in the Physical Plant and the heavy use of her time in planning, organizing and conducting the sales. She didn't speak with Myers about his interest in libraries but understood he valued all books and recalls there was no collection weeding until well after the move to The Ames Library. Duke also describes instances at events in Myers' home when …

Thomas Griffiths, Thomas Griffiths, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Griffiths recalls that Myers had the "urge to collect" and built collections purposefully, even to the point of paying a higher price to fill a gap. Recalls Myers discarding books, one of which he has, but suspects it was only if Minor had duplicates. Reflects on the influence Myers had on faculty, through emphasis on and support for scholarship, and on students and facilities. Also discusses being present during meetings about the book auction, the last conversation he had with Myers and the one book he received as a gift after Myers' illness. The idea of wearing chrysanthemums at the …

This Month In Civil War History: February 2016, Jeffrey L. Lauck

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Transcript:

On February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. The self-educated lawyer served in the United States House of Representatives as a delegate from Illinois before being elected as the sixteenth president of the United States.

In February of 1861, the Confederacy formed a government at Montgomery, Alabama and appointed Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederate States of America. [excerpt]

Dig Into Local Black History, John M. Rudy

Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications

Introduction to Dr. Louis Eugene King, African-American anthropologist with the Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Park Service at Gettysburg

Christ Church Parochial School, Christ Church Parish, And The Mission To African Americans In The Arkansas Diocese Of The Episcopal Church, Mary Janet Murray

Theses and Dissertations

From 1924 until 1968, the Arkansas Diocese of the Episcopal Church sponsored a private primary and secondary school in Forrest City for African American students. The school was the brainchild of the first African American ordained as a bishop in the American Episcopal Church, the Rt. Rev. Edward T. Demby. It was the consuming passion of the school’s first headmaster, the Rev. James Henry King, who served it from its founding in 1924 until his death in 1955. This thesis considers how Christ Church School and its related parish reflect the various incarnations of African American race relations lived out …

Bowling Green Country Club, Inc. - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2983), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2983. Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Bowling Green, Country Club, Inc., together with notice of members meeting and proxy for voting thereon, 1953; by-laws and membership rules, 1958; rules governing club guests, n.d.

Parent Teacher Association - Austin Tracy Elementary School - Barren County, Kentucky (Sc 2985), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2985. Lists of presidents, officers and committees for the Austin Tracy Elementary School Parent Teacher Association. Includes summaries of programming for 1964-1966 and 1971-1972.

Payne Family - Bible Records (Sc 2984), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2984. Genealogical records removed from the Bible of the Payne family, Barren County, Kentucky.

2016-02-19 Beautyville: Murder In My Family (Part 3a)), Lydia Justice Edwards, Eastern Kentucky Voice

Robert S. Frasure Murder Trials

Part 3a of "Beautyville: Murder in my Family" by Lydia Justice Edwards published in the Eastern Kentucky Voice on January 29, 2016.

2016-02-19 Beautyville: Murder In My Family (Part 3b), Lydia Justice Edwards, Eastern Kentucky Voice

Robert S. Frasure Murder Trials

Part 3b of "Beautyville: Murder in my Family" by Lydia Justice Edwards published in the Eastern Kentucky Voice on February 19, 2016.

The Grizzly, February 18, 2016, Brian Thomas, Deana Harley, Courtney A. Duchene, Valerie Osborne, Jay Farrell, Johnny Myers, Hunter Gellman, Tyler Arsenault, Madelyn Franklin, Erin Mckinney, Bryce Pinkerton

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Norovirus Sickens 200+ • Ursinus Remembers Dr. Richard King • Rainbow Resource Center Comes Back • Mid-term Recharge Created to Help Students Through Slump • Renowned Author Visits Campus • Quaker Group Formalizing • Activities, Meals and Deals for Students Without Wheels • From Bike Lanes to BWC • Opinions: Wismer Wasted by Health Code Violations; Admin Response to Illness Strikes Controversy • For Hot-Shooting Knowles, Injury Ends Season Early But Future Still Shines Bright • Norovirus Keeps Wrestling Team Away from CC Championships

Harris, William, 1772-1845 - Relating To (Sc 2981), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2981. Research notes of Mary Leiper Moore, director of the Kentucky Building at Western Kentucky University, related to William Harris, an important early minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Luthene G. Kimball (Sc 2976), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 2976. Letters sent from U.S. Army Sergeant Luthene G. Kimball to his soon to be fiancé and nurse, Jane Robertson, while he was stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, during World War II. He discusses their relationship, military life, and current events.

See also: SC 3111 "Robertson, Jane, 1925-2015"

Logan County, Kentucky - Motor Operators' License Register, 1940-1946 (Mss 568), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 568. Register listing in alphabetical order the people who registered for a drivers license in Logan County, Kentucky, from 1940 to 1946. Most entries contain the following information: name, address, date of birth, sex, race, physical features (color of eyes and hair, weight and height), original license number and dates of renewals for each individual.

Elrod, Pamela Jean, B. 1959 (Sc 2982), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2982. Cookbook made by Pamela Jean Elrod, second-grade student at Dixie Elementary School, Jefferson County, Kentucky under the supervision of teacher Doris Phillips, and presented to her mother for Mother’s Day 14 May 1967. Includes two loose recipes.

The Literal Reconstruction Of Vmi: To Obliterate Or Not To Obliterate?, Kaylyn L. Sawyer

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

My family-driven fondness for the Virginia Military Institute is not a secret. I actually have a vintage gridiron-inspired VMI bobble head doll, an inheritance from my great grandmother who was proud to see both her sons graduate from the Institute. While thinking about the Civil War history of VMI for an academic course, I was struck by a most obvious question: Why was Virginia allowed to rebuild the Institute, described by some as a factory for the mass production of Confederates, after its destruction in 1864? I considered the challenge an opportunity for engaging research, and I offer this as …

Sue Anderson, Sue Anderson, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Anderson describes her hiring process and Myers' actions in trying to influence it. Anderson details the changes she intended to make in library services and collections and the difficulties she encountered in achieving these goals. She also recounts instances in planning The Ames Library and her relationships with Provost McNew, Associate Provost Schnaitter and faculty.

Special Collections Roadshow – Episode 9: Medical Kit, Meg A. Sutter, Megan E. Mcnish

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

For our ninth episode we welcome our guest Dr. Ian Isherwood ’00 to talk about a Civil War medical kit and how to do research relating to Civil War medicine, as seen in the PBS series, Mercy Street. [excerpt]

Michael Young, Michael Young, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Young was on Myers' search committee and the two following. Young began collecting after Myers' death and may have been influenced by Myers' example. Young recalls the so-called U-Haul collection from the Corn Belt library system and a discussion with Myers about their potential value for IWU. He speculates how Myers would have felt about IWU's library changes. Young shares his opinions about libraries and disagrees with how Myers' collection was dispersed. Young recalls asking Myers to keep an eye out for a specific set Young was interested in; Myers called him about a year later when he spotted it …

Dick Hanson And Bert Henningson: Rural Activists In The 1980s, Cory Schroeder

Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal

Although the title of this presentation may seem relatively straightforward, I encourage you all to think a little deeper about two important words in the title of this presentation: rural and activists. Questions that come to mind include: what does it mean to be rural? What does a rural individual look like? What is activism? Who can be an activist? Can you be rural and an activist? Does rural activism look different than other forms of activism? Maybe most importantly, can someone be an activist for more than one cause? If you asked Dick Hanson or Bert Henningson that question, …

From Russia With Love: John And Nadine Turchin, Ryan M. Nadeau

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

In August 1856, Ivan Vasilievitch Turchaninov and Nedezhda Dmitrievna Lvow arrived in the United States. The two had been married for only three months, and were both natives of the Russian Empire. Ivan was descended from a family of Cossacks with a strong military background in whose footsteps he followed by attending military school in St. Petersburg. He had served as an army captain during the Crimean War, stationed in the critical port city of Sevastopol, and was part of the forces sent to put down rebellions in both Poland and Hungary. It was while stationed in Russia that he …

Great Emancipator Was Radical Of His Day: Lincoln Opposed Economic Injustice, Allen C. Guelzo

Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications

“If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong,” Abraham Lincoln said in 1864. “I can not remember when I did not so think, and feel.”

Yet there has always been doubt about just how great an emancipator he really was. Why did he wait for two years into his presidency to issue his Emancipation Proclamation? And why didn’t that Proclamation free all the 3.9 million African-Americans then held in bondage? [excerpt]

Barbara Ford, Barbara Ford, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Ford remembers Myers as being the key person to getting The Ames Library built and that in and of itself has had a major impact on IWU. She remarks on Myers' commitment to books as physical objects and reflects on research that supports "book as artifact" as still being popular among today's students; however, her own teaching experience shows otherwise. Ford affirms that there is a place for both, and that an emphasis on the quality and relevance of the source is more important than the format.

The Grizzly, February 11, 2016, Brian Thomas, Deana Harley, Courtney A. Duchene, William Diciurcio, Johnny Myers, Lisa Abraham, Mami Shimanuki, Valerie Osborne, Tyler Arsenault, Emily Jolly, Joy Jones, Jay Farrell

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Campus Safety Officers to Increase Reimert Presence • Preparing for More Snow • Ursinus Hires New VP of Admissions • Improv Troupe Set to Perform • UC Hosts Title IX Meeting • International Perspective: School vs. Work • Exploring the 80's • New Spin on SPINT • Opinions: End the 21-Meal Plan; Is it Appropriate to Culturally Appropriate? • More Than Just a Trainer • Women's Swimming Posts Third Perfect Season

Love Amidst Tragedy: The Story Of Sandie Pendleton And Kate Corbin, Meg A. Sutter

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

You might be having mixed feelings about this Valentine’s Day week: maybe you think love is wonderful, or perhaps you are more pessimistic about love and deem it impossible. Whatever the case, it was not entirely wonderful, nor quite impossible for soldiers during the Civil War. Love and war coexisted quite well, as you will read from other posts this week. Yet, as is the nature of both, they can also be tragic. Warning: the story I am about to tell you does not have a happy ending, but it is nonetheless heartwarming. [excerpt]

Jim Matthews, Jim Matthews, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Matthews views Myers as a "well-educated liberal arts specialist...who can talk with anybody intelligently about anything that person is interested in." Myers recommended book purchases to Matthews and he summarizes the effect that and conversations about French history had on him. He recounts why and how Myers recruited him to be Dean of Students and describes changes to Student Affairs that followed, what he saw in Cabinet and Board of Trustee meetings about budget decisions, an incidence of racism involving Sodexho (ca 2000), and remarks Myers made on the first anniversary of September 11, 2001 [n.b., there are no recordings …

100 Years Ago: Wilson Loses Another Cabinet Member, Keith J. Muchowski

Publications and Research

This invited blog post explores the circumstances under Lindley M. Garrison resigned as President Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of War in February 1916.

Denny, John, 1750-1834 (Sc 2979), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2978. Power of attorney, 25 May 1824, of John Denny, Mercer County, Kentucky, appointing John Guthrie, also of Mercer County, his agent and attorney for the purpose of pursuing, regaining possession of, and disposing of six slaves seized by James Denny and Asher Labertew. Includes detailed physical descriptions of the slaves. Denny and Labertew biographical data is also included.

Manning, Will Paul, Jr., 1928-2018 (Sc 2980), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2980. Sketch by Will Paul Manning of stone chimneys constructed by Confederate forces during the Civil War, as he remembered seeing them on his family farm near Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes explanatory notes, which also mention a “pest house” in the vicinity of the farm.