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  1. Calhoun, Kentucky - Dabbs, George Henry, 1882-1967

    Glass plate negative showing the Green River in Calhoun, McLean County, Kentucky

    Record Type: Photo

    Green River at Calhoun County
  2. Col. G. L. Gillespie

    Image of the steamboat, Col. G. L. Gillespie in a photograph taken by Schroeter Floating Studio at Calhoun, KY

    Record Type: Photo

    Col. G. L. Gillespie
  3. Microfilm Holdings - Kentucky Library

    ky micro

    Record Type: Library

  4. Muster Funeral Homes hand fans

    Hand fans advertising Muster Funeral Homes of Calhoun and Livermore, McLean County, KY. Includes the wording "Our Service A Sacred Trust" and "Member Kentucky Funeral Directors Burial Association." Phone number in Calhoun was BRidge 3-3124 and in Livermore was BRown 8-2337." Illustration on first fan is untitled but reads "2828, Litho in U.S.A." Illustration on second one is untitled but reads "2818. Litho in U.S.A." Cardboard affixed to wo...

    Record Type: Archive

    Muster Funeral Homes hand fans
  5. Nicholls - Brooks [wedding invitation]

    Wedding invitation which reads: Mrs. Nancy Gates requests the honour of your presence at the marriage of her grand daughter Mary Lee Nicholls, to Mr. Rollie Brooks, Wednesday, November the twenty-third eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, at twelve o'clock, Baptist Church, Calhoun, Kentucky. Second item (which appears to be unrelated to the invitation) is Mrs. Harry T. Jefferson's calling card on which she has written the following: Please acce...

    Record Type: Archive

  6. Papers (Ellis, Courtney M., 1888-1964) - Ellis, Courtney M., 1888-1964

    Approximately 3,500 photographs of steamboats and other river boats (including crews, interiors, and wrecks) river towns, locks and dams of the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys. Also includes clippings, pamphlets, navigational charts, informational material, and a tape recording of the Delta Queen's calliope tunes.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Ellis, Courtney M., 1888-1964)
  7. Papers (Fox-Walthall Families)

    Family letters of the Fox and Walthall families, chiefly of Mildred P. (Walthall), Joseph, Rachel M. and William S. Fox of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The collection includes family correspondence, Civil War letters, 1861-1862 (34), and courtship letters.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Fox-Walthall Families)
  8. Papers (Gates, Nellie, 1856-1950) - Gates, Nellie Gertrude, 1856-1950

    Diary kept by Nellie Gates, Calhoun, Kentucky, from 12 March 1872 to 25 October 1873. Also includes a brief note, dated 24 January 1942, written by Gates in which she reminisceces about the visit of a friend on 24 January 1881.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Gates, Nellie, 1856-1950)
  9. Papers (Green Family)

    Correspondence of the Green family, Falls of Rough, Kentucky, including business papers and account books, and correspondence of several generations of the Robert Wilmot Scott family, originally of Frankfort, Kentucky.

    Record Type: Archive

    MSS 49, II, B5, F1
  10. Papers (Green Family)

    Business and personal correspondence, as well as business records (chiefly invoices and statements from Louisiville suppliers) for the Green family at Falls of Rough, Grayson County, Kentucky. Green operated a number of businesses, including saw mills, a grist mill, woolen mill, and a general store. He also operated a large farm raising tobacco and livestock, as well as a herd of Shetland ponies. Although his businesses are covered extensively...

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Green Family)
  11. Papers (Hines Family)

    Incoming letters, 1879-1899, to Edward Ludlow Hines, Bowling Green, Kentucky; Civil War experiences of said Hines and James M. Hines as recorded by Edward Ludlow Hines; and reminiscences of Green River by John P. Hines, Bowling Green, as dictated to his wife in 1942.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Hines Family)
  12. Papers (Houston Family)

    Chiefly the legal papers of the Houston family of Daviess County, later McLean County, Kentucky. Includes deeds in Daviess, McLean, and Muhlenberg Counties and slavery bills of sale.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Houston Family)
  13. Papers (Settle, Margery Lucille, 1899-1980) - Settle, Margery Lucille, 1899-1980

    Letters written by various armed forces personnel during World War I and World War II (as well as police duty following World War II) to Margery Lucille Settle, a secondary teacher administrator in the McLean and Daviess County, Kentucky school systems.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Settle, Margery Lucille, 1899-1980)
  14. Papers (Tichenor Family)

    Correspondence, papers and photographs of the Tichenor family of McLean County, Kentucky, and related families, especially Cherry, Short, and Hutchison. Much relates to the home front during World War II during the Navy service of high school teacher Thomas Cherry Tichenor.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Tichenor Family)
  15. Papers (Weir Family)

    Letters and papers of the Weir family of Muhlenberg, County, Kentucky, and related members of the Rumsey and Miller families. Well-to-do merchants and farmers, the Weirs were leading supporters of the Union during the Civil War, providing advocacy, financial support, and military service. Also includes a letter from the brother of steamboat pioneer James Rumsey defending his legacy as an innovator.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Weir Family)
  16. Season's Greetings

    The Season's Greetings Calender card from Calhoun Sweet Feed Company, Calhoun, Kentucky, J. M. Clark, Proprietor with a cottage snow scene 14 x 9 cm.

    Record Type: Archive

    Season's Greetings
  17. Term Grade Card

    This is a 7th grade school report card for Lenora Lindley. The grades are on one side, with advertisements on the back. It is signed by C. K. Carson, teacher at Livermore, KY. The advertisers are: E.C.McGehee - dealer in Staple and Fancy Groceries; Wetzel & McElawin - dealers in Staple and Fancy Groceries; J.S. Willis' Store - "the place to buy your shoes, hats, and etc."; Island Deposit Bank ; E.B. Jackson - Blacksmith; Calhoun Planing Mi...

    Record Type: Archive

    Report Card

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