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1. Federal Hill

   Typed poem, "Federal Hill (My Old Kentucky Home) by Poet Laureate of Kentucky, Edwin Carlile Litsey, Lebanon, KY 12 x 24 cm.

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2. My Old Kentucky Home For Sale!

   This handbill is an appeal for funds to buy Federal Hill (Rowan home) and to create a state shrine. It lists Bowling Green's (KY) quota at $2000.00. It includes the lyrics to the song and states that names of contributors insofar as they are supplied will be filed in the archives at Federal Hill.

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3. Papers - McMurray, Becky

   Project titled: "Folk Housing: Deatsville and Bardstown, Kentucky." Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of the informant's beliefs and superstitions. The project also includes the structures in the Deatsville and Bardstown areas of Nelson County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description, informant's name, motif index number of the belief, and a photo of the structure.

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4. 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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5. Papers (Johnson, Erleen) - Johnson, Erleen

   Scripts of programs related to Stephen Foster and the Rowan family presented at Federal Hill, Bardstown, Kentucky. Includes lyrics, to be sung to the tune of "My Old Kentucky Home," which promote the beauties and attractions of the state of Kentucky.

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6. 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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7. Papers (Rowan Family)

   Correspondence, business and legal papers, clippings, etc., of John Rowan, Sr., 1773-1843, lawyer, judge, U.S. Representative and Senator, and owner of Federal Hill, Bardstown, Kentucky; and of John Rowan, Jr., 1807-1855, master of Federal Hill and U.S. charge d'affaires to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1848-1850.

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8. Papers (Rowan, Rebecca B. (Carnes), 1813-1897) - Rowan, Rebecca B. (Carnes), 1813-1897

   Letters, 1855-1872 (37 items), of Rebecca Carnes Rowan, Bardstown, Kentucky, to William P. Boone, lawyer, Louisville, Kentucky, which reveal Rebecca's struggles to maintain her family and farm; photocopies of Confederate Civil War letters from her son, William, 1861-1865 (6 items); and photos of May and Rebecca Rowan (3 items). Also news release and photos of donor and companions, 1976 (3 items).

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9. Queen of Roumania luncheon at Federal Hill invitation, 1926

   Invitation for Ella Kouwenbergh to attend a luncheon in honor of her Majesty, The Queen of Roumania given on behalf of the Governor of Kentucky by My Old Kentucky Home Commission at half after twelve o'clock, Thursday, November 18, 1926 at My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown. Includes the program with guest list, the Musical Program, reply card, and Kouwenbergh's admittance card. 13.9 x 9.3 cm.

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