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  1. Papers

    Correspondence between Donald G. Porter and Janice A. Insko, his future wife, during and just after the Korean Conflict, while Don was serving in a medical support division in Germany and she was a student at Western Kentucky State College. Letters concern military life abroad and the everyday life of a student at Western.

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    Papers
  2. Papers (Authors - Various)

    Correspondence between authors or poets and staff of the Kentucky Library & Museum, primarily regarding donations of their works and available library holdings. Correspondents also write about their activities and work in progress.

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    Papers (Authors - Various)
  3. Papers (Bell, Charles, R., 1891-1976) - Bell, Charles Rowan, 1891-1976

    Correspondence related to the selection of Kelly Thompson as president of Western Kentucky State College in 1955.

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    Papers (Bell, Charles, R., 1891-1976)
  4. Papers (Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979) - Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979

    Correspondence, book and article manuscripts, and research material of Alfred Leland Crabb, a native of Plum Springs, Warren County, Kentucky and a professor at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. The topics of the manuscripts include historical fiction related to Nashville and Bowling Green, biographies of prominent Nashvillians, articles on all levels of education. Some of the unpublished material is fictional but dra...

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    A. L. Crabbe (1926 Talisman)
  5. 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)
  6. Papers (Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), b. 1931) - Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), b. 1931

    "History of Manuscript Division and Bibliography of Literary Manuscripts" by Patricia M. Hodges, Manuscript Librarian at Western Kentucky University. The paper details the creation of the Manuscript Division (now the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives unit of WKU's Department of Library Special Collections), personnel, and early collecting efforts. Includes a bibliography of the literary manuscript holdings of the Manuscript Division compiled as o...

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    Papers (Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), b. 1931)
  7. Papers (Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), b. 1931) - Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), b. 1931

    Papers written by Patricia Hodges to fulfill requirements for two library science courses at Western Kentucky University. Titles: "Bibliography of Literary Manuscripts in the Kentucky Library Manuscript Division," and "Kentucky Library Manuscript Division Policy Manual and Proposed Plan for New Manuscript Division."

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    Papers (Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), b. 1931)
  8. Papers (Kentucky Library & Museum)

    Correspondence between authors and researchers and staff of the Kentucky Library & Museum, primarily regarding historical and genealogical resources. Correspondents also write about their work and publications.

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    Papers (Kentucky Library & Museum)
  9. Papers (McElroy, Clarence Underwood, 1849-1928) - McElroy, Clarence Underwood, 1849-1928

    Correspondence, legal and business papers, speeches and travelogs of Bowling Green, Kentucky attorney Clarence Underwood McElroy. Also includes papers of law partner, Daniel Webster Wright; Skiles and Underwood families of Warren County, Kentucky; the Trigg family of Barren County, Kentucky; and some Warren County, Kentucky court records.

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    McElroy Teachers College Hts. Aug. 1923, p. 4
  10. 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
  11. Papers (Philips, Emanie Louise (Nahm) Sachs Arling, 1893-1981) - Philips, Emanie Louise (Nahm) Sachs Arling, 1893-1981

    Correspondence of Mrs. Sachs, author and native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, chiefly with Mary T. Moore, librarian, Kentucky Library, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, related to a book on the history of Kentucky that Sachs was researching.

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    Papers (Philips, Emanie Louise (Nahm) Sachs Arling, 1893-1981)
  12. Papers (Philips, Emanie (Nahm) Sachs Arling, 1893-1981) - Philips, Emanie Louise (Nahm) Sachs Arling, 1893-1981

    Professional correspondence, short stories, book and story manuscripts, author's notes, reviews, and primary and secondary research materials relating to the literary career of Emanie Louise (Nahm) Sachs Arling Philips, a Bowling Green native. Includes some photographs, notices and reviews relating to her work as an artist, family biographical material, and personal correspondence.

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    Emanie Sachs KL photo B8127
  13. Papers (Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 - Letters to) - Richards, Frances, 1893-1991

    Letters to WKU faculty member Frances Richards, written by various WKU colleagues both before and after her retirement. Presidents Henry Hardin Cherry and Dero Downing express their esteem and friendship; Earl A. Moore and Josephine (Cherry) Lowman write thank-you notes (the latter's includes the text of an interview with her); history professor A. M. Stickles invites her to a dinner; and Gayle Carver writes mostly of the health of retired art p...

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    Papers (Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 - Letters to)
  14. Papers (Robertson, Gabrielle, 1889-1970) - Robertson, Gabrielle, 1889-1970

    Chiefly letters to Gabrielle Robertson, History Department faculty member, Western Kentucky University, 1916 to 1960. Of particular interest are those letters from former students serving in the military during World War II. Also includes genealogical materials and family photographs.

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    1957 Talisman photo
  15. 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
  16. Papers (Stickles, Arndt Mathis, 1872-1968) - Stickles, Arndt Mathis, 1872-1968

    Correspondence, both personal and professional, as well as research material related to books and articles published by Arndt Mathis Stickles, a native of Indiana and a professor of history at Western Kentucky University from 1908 to 1954. His most popular book was "Simon Bolivar Buckner: Borderland Knight."

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    MSS 209 Arndt Mathis Stickles
  17. Papers - Strahm Family

    Data, clippings and information about the Strahm family and related families. Most of the material relates to Franz J. Strahm, WKU music director from 1910-1941, and his son Victor H. Strahm's career in military service. Includes photographs of Franz, Victor, and other family members.

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    Papers - Strahm Family
  18. Papers (Temple, William Montgomery, 1893-1967) - Temple, William Montgomery, 1893-1967

    The collection consists chiefly of autograph letters, especially those of Kentucky governors covering the period from 1805 to 1951 (50 items); other manuscript documents, which were collected for their autographical value, dating from 1715-1941 (16 items); and Temple's articles and notes about Bowling Green, centering on the post office and fire department during the years of 1901 to 1964 (14 items).

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    Papers (Temple, William Montgomery, 1893-1967)
  19. Papers (Whitaker, Frances J. "Thomas," 1916-1994) - Whitaker, Frances J. "Thomas," 1916-1994

    Correspondence, research notes and manuscript articles of Frances J. "Thomas" Whitaker, a Benedictine monk who lived and worked at St. Maur's Priory, formerly the South Union Shaker Village in Logan County, Kentucky, from 1954-1988. He amassed a large collection of photocopied research material on the South Union community as well as other Shaker villages and museums in the United States. Also includes his research on various Catholic topics.

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    Papers (Whitaker, Frances J. "Thomas," 1916-1994)

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