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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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    MSS 338, B1,F5 item 21
  2. Papers (Reid, Josephine Rogers (Rowan), 1835-1911) - Reid, Josephine Rogers (Rowan), 1835-1911

    Letters of Josephine Rogers (Rowan) Reid, written from Federal Hill, Bardstown, Kentucky to a friend, "Mary." She writes in 1860 of treatment for an injured foot and an offer of marriage; reacts to Mary's marriage to a Mr. Keating, notes the anniversary of her brother John's death, and reports on her brother Lytle's Civil War service in 1863; and writes of her own marriage and forthcoming move to New Orleans in 1865.

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    Papers (Reid, Josephine Rogers (Rowan), 1835-1911)

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