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    James Holland, W.L. Matthews, James Meany, Murray Hill, Nettie Hill, Eddie Shirrell and Nina Hammer.

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    Bowling Green Business University Vice President W.L. Matthews and President J.Murray Hill.

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  6. Papers - Ingram, James Maurice, 1905-1976

    Architectural drawings of alterations and additions for Bowling Green Business University, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Plans show foundation plan, first floor plan with several classrooms, offices, and a reception room, and a second floor library space. Details of new doors and cross sections also appear. The first sheet shows panels detail for the office of Mr. Hill. Exterior elevation drawings show a castle-like, four-story building with large...

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  7. Papers (Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979) - Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979

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  8. Papers (Edmunds and Willis Families)

    Almost exclusively correspondence of the Edmunds and Willis families of Barren County, Kentucky. The Willis family correspondence (the bulk of the collection) is almost exclusively amongst females, so housekeeping, sewing, fashion, family matters are discussed frequently. Frank Willis, the family patriarch, does discuss farming with his daughters. Many of the letters are addressed to his wife, Laura (Edmunds) Willis, and a majority of those are...

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  9. Papers (Farley, Seth Thomas, Jr., 1917-1999) - Farley, Seth Thomas, Jr., 1917-1999

    Correspondence, documents, news clippings and ephemera from Seth Thomas Farley, Jr., a life-long educator. This collection includes a good deal of information about Farley's teaching career prior to his work as a professor at WKU, his involvement in organizations that fought alcoholism and gambling (particularly the lottery in Kentucky), his church work, and his service on a committee to choose a federal magistrate for the western district of Ke...

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  10. Papers (Graham, Robert Duke, 1900-1984) - Graham, Robert Duke, 1900-1984

    Correspondence and scrapbooks of Robert D. Graham, Democratic mayor of Bowling Green, Kentucky from 1960-1963 and 1968-1971. The materials mostly document his public career, but some personal papers, including those of his wife Edith, are included.

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    Robert D. Graham
  11. Papers (Hill, J. Murray, Sr., 1891-1961) - Hill, Jesse Murray, Sr., 1891-1961

    Letters, 1918 (3), written by prominent Bowling Green, Kentucky, businessmen, attesting to the good character and competencies of J. Murray Hill, Sr. Also Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, Bowling Green, stock certificate, 1942.

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    Papers (Hill, J. Murray, Sr., 1891-1961)
  12. Papers (Hill, Waller B., 1857-1942) - Hill, Waller B., 1857-1942

    Copy of the 1936 children's book "The Story of Ferdinand" by Munro Leaf. Waller B. Hill, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, asked various Bowling Green citizens to read it and inscribe their impressions on pages he had added to the front of the book.

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    Papers (Hill, Waller B., 1857-1942)
  13. Papers (Hobson Family)

    Correspondence, legal papers, and news clippings about the Hobsons, a prominent family of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The correspondence and reminiscences of Civil War veteran William E. Hobson; a diary kept by Mary Elizabeth Van Meter during the evacuation of Bowling Green, 1861; and George Anna (Hobson) Duncan's material related to her exploits as an award winning trapshooter, are of particular significance.

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    Ky. Library - Hobson House
  14. Papers (Lampkin, Clifton Wallace, 1884-1959) - Lampkin, Clifton Wallace, 1884-1959

    Materials relating to Clifton Wallace Lampkin, the mayor of Bowling Green, Kentucky from 1953-1959. Includes correspondence, award certificates and appreciations of his philanthropy, a photograph, and a resolution passed on his death by American National Bank and Trust Company. Also includes letters from two post-World War II refugees thanking him for aid packages.

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  15. Papers (Moore, Mary (Taylor) Leiper, 1885-1973) - Moore, Mary Elizabeth (Taylor) Leiper, 1885-1973

    Radio scripts, correspondence, research notes, and newspaper clippings of Kentucky Building director, Mary (Taylor) Leiper Moore. Moore served as director of the Kentucky Building at Western Kentucky University from 1931 to 1956. Also includes articles and speeches written by Moore.

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    Mary Leiper Moore KL photo B64
  16. Papers (Rodes, John Barret, 1870-1970) - Rodes, John Barret, 1870-1970

    Correspondence, photographs, and business and personal papers, primarily of Robert Rodes, Sr. of Danville, Kentucky, and John Barret Rodes of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes material related to their ancestors and descendants, as well as to members of the Grider, Hines, Helm, Loving and associated families.

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    John B. Rodes
  17. Papers (Travelstead, Chester) - Travelstead, Chester Coleman, 1911-2006

    Chiefly personal and professional correspondence, speeches, journal articles, reminiscences and news clippings of noted educator Chester Coleman Travelstead. Of particular interest are the materials related to his 1955 dismissal from the University of South Carolina owing to his stance on racial integration. Also includes correspondence and diaries of his mother Nelle (Gooch) Travelstead, long-time Western Kentucky University faculty member.

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    Chester Travelstead - KL photo
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    Funeral records, correspondence, account books and other financial papers related to various undertaking establishments run by the Gerard and Bradley families, including Gerard and Gerard Funeral Home, Eugene Gerard Company Mortuary and the Gerard and Bradley Funeral Chapel in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also inlcudes financial records related to an earlier furniture making business operated by John C. Gerard, a French immigrant.

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  19. Records (Hill, Jesse Murray, 1891-1961) - Hill, Jesse Murray, Sr., 1891-1961

    Teacher's certificate issued for the period of two years, to J.M. Hill, Hardin County, Kentucky. Included are grades he earned in various subjects.

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    Records (Hill, Jesse Murray, 1891-1961)
  20. Records (Mammoth Cave National Park Association)

    Correspondence, financial papers, administrative papers including minutes of annual meetings, reports, maps and other sundry records of the Mammoth Cave National Park Association. The Association was established to obtain options for land purchases in the region and to oversee the day-to-day operations of the cave prior to its being designated a national park in 1941. Afterwards, it operated in more of an advisory/advocacy capacity.

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