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Confederate States Of America - Bond Coupons (Sc 2403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2010

Confederate States Of America - Bond Coupons (Sc 2403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2403. Full sheet of bond coupons issued by the Confederate States of America in $30 denominations with a full term of thirty years; total $1,000. The bonds were approved by the CSA on 11 February 1864. This sheet is hand numbered "8654" and was part of the "Fifth Series" issue.

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Goodwin, Lora (Sc 2390), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2010

Goodwin, Lora (Sc 2390), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collecction 2390. “Bookkeeping Units for a High School Boy, a Family, and High School Funds as Worked Out in Brackenridge High School, San Antonio, Texas,” presented by Lora Goodwin in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts at Southwest Texas State Teachers College, San Marcos, Texas.

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Kininmonth And Brother - Rochester, Kentucky (Mss 340), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2010

Kininmonth And Brother - Rochester, Kentucky (Mss 340), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 340. Two account books and day book of Kininmonth and Brother, Rochester, Butler County, Kentucky.

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Tabor Dry Goods Store - Hartford, Kentucky (Mss 339), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2010

Tabor Dry Goods Store - Hartford, Kentucky (Mss 339), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 339. Day books, account books, and invoice books of Pardon Winfield Tabor's dry goods store in Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky. Includes some druggists' prescription forms and farm records of his son, Earl P. Tabor.

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N. Long And Company - Adairville, Kentucky (Sc 2361), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2010

N. Long And Company - Adairville, Kentucky (Sc 2361), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2361. Account book of N. Long and Company, proprietors of a general store in Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky, 1849-1850. The book includes a record of account balances in gold, silver and currency, 1873-1880.

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Gray's Hotel - Russellville, Kentucky (Sc 2356), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2010

Gray's Hotel - Russellville, Kentucky (Sc 2356), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan of first page (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2356. Guest register for Gray's Hotel, Russellville, Kentucky, showing guests' names, city of residence, and room number. The register includes advertisements for local businesses.

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James Allison, Jr. And Company - Russellville, Kentucky (Mss 336), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2010

James Allison, Jr. And Company - Russellville, Kentucky (Mss 336), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 336. Day books, ledger, and invoice book of James Allison, Jr. and Company, operators of a general store at Russellville in Logan County, Kentucky.

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Bill Wright, William Wright '53, Meg Miner Jun 2010

Bill Wright, William Wright '53, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Bill Wright is a graduate of the 1953 Business Administration program and is a member of Theta Chi. This interview was conducted at Westminster Village in Bloomington.

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Dennis Watson, Dennis Glenn Watson '50, Meg Miner Jun 2010

Dennis Watson, Dennis Glenn Watson '50, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Mr. Watson was a Business major and a Political Science minor in the Class of 1950. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta. This interview was conducted at Westminster Village in Bloomington.

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Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917 (Mss 89), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2010

Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917 (Mss 89), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 89. Pattern pieces for articles of women’s clothing, primarily jackets or shirtwaists, used in Taylor’s Bowling Green, Kentucky dressmaking business. The pieces are made of paper and in some cases carry penciled notations of names, presumably of the client(s) for whom the garment was being made.

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Pruitt Grocery - Allen County, Kentucky (Mss 214), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2010

Pruitt Grocery - Allen County, Kentucky (Mss 214), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 214. Account book (276 p.) for the K.E. Pruitt Grocery in Halfway, Allen County, Kentucky. The accounts are for local individuals and list debits for grocery, gasoline and oil, dry goods, and hardware items.

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Park City Coal Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2010

Park City Coal Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 319. Collection consists of two of the coal company's account books, 1901-1902, and 1909-1910. Entries list the purchases of coal by individuals and businesses as well as company expenses and cash on hand.

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Brown, Eugene Scott, 1846-1892 (Sc 2456), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Brown, Eugene Scott, 1846-1892 (Sc 2456), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2456. Postcards of a personal and professional nature sent to Eugene Scott Brown of Scottsville, Kentucky.

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Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917 (Sc 2205), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2010

Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917 (Sc 2205), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2205. Payroll book of the Mrs. A. H. Taylor Company, a Bowling Green dressmaking firm, listing names of employees, number of days worked per week, and pay rates. Includes a 1992 letter advising of the death of the donor of the book.

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The Powerful Mythology Surrounding Bugsy Siegel, Larry Gragg Ph.D. Mar 2010

The Powerful Mythology Surrounding Bugsy Siegel, Larry Gragg Ph.D.

Occasional Papers

Journalists, authors, filmmakers, and historians have been interested in Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel for over six decades. Collectively, they have crafted a cohesive mythological narrative of Siegel’s life one focused upon “rags to riches” success and his contributions to the development of Las Vegas, Nevada. Most attribute to Siegel the inspiration for not only the Flamingo Hotel‐Casino, but also for the glamorous, classy, flashy resort city Las Vegas became after World War II. This paper describes the development of the myth since Siegel’s murder in 1947 as well as how it has been sustained.

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A Brief History Of The American Fish Culture Company 1877-1997., Michael A. Rice Dec 2009

A Brief History Of The American Fish Culture Company 1877-1997., Michael A. Rice

Michael A Rice

The American Fish Culture Company operated for nearly 120 years from 1877-1997 in Carolina, Rhode Island growing three species of trout under the under the direction of several generations of the Hazard family of Peace Dale, Rhode Island. The company was one of the first trout producers in the United States, and was considered the largest fish farm in the country by the early 1920s. Major innovations of the company included early adoption of pelleted feeds, and the introduction of photoperiod manipulation to spawn fish out of season. The company ultimately failed due to intense competition from larger producers in …

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