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1. Papers (Arnold, Grace S., 1893-1983) - Arnold, Grace S., 1893-1983

   Correspondence, clippings and programs of Grace S. Arnold, curator of Federal Hill in Bardstown, Kentucky. Includes information and correspondence about Stephen Collins Foster and Federal Hill, said to have inspired Foster's song "My Old Kentucky Home." Also includes correspondence and information about the Rowan family, owners of Federal Hill.

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2. Papers (Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864) - Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864

   Material relating to commemorations of Stephen Foster, a Pennsylvania native and composer of the song "My Old Kentucky Home": postage stamps, envelopes, and invitations to a bust unveiling at New York University, to Stephen Collins Foster Memorial Programs at the University of Pittsburgh, and to the Stephen Foster Memorial Museum, White Springs, Florida. Includes notices for a 1944 biography, a bibliographic review, and a tribute to Josiah K. Li...

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3. 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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4. Papers (Muir, John Wakefield, 1909-1991) - Muir, John Wakefield, 1909-1991

   Correspondence and associated material of amateur historian, collector and Bardstown banker John W. Muir. Most relates to Muir's interest in John Rowan and his Bardstown, Kentucky home Federal Hill, and to Stephen Foster's association with the property, thought to have been the inspiration for his song "My Old Kentucky Home." Muir brings sources on Rowan to the attention of WKU faculty member Frances Richards, the author of a master's thesis on...

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