World War, 1939-1945.

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This is a small collection mostly containing correspondence in the form of letters and postcards from family, friends, and soldiers of WWII and the Korean War. This correspondence is largely written to Iva Lorraine Cowan Adams, a long-time resident of Madison County.

Scope and Contents Dr. Thomas H. Appleton, Jr. started regularly collecting historical Kentucky materials after he started working at the Kentucky Historical Society in the 1980s. The collection he continues to build consists of materials such as correspondence, ephemera, publications, legal documents and other items, which span over 200 years of Kentucky history. Some notable figures mentioned in the correspondence include Henry Clay, Charles S. Morehead, A.B. 'Happy' Chandler, Phyllis George Brown, Alben...

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Correspondence between World War II veterans at Bowman Field, Ky, discussing a reunion; all participated in a play called "All Clear." A script of the play, from 1942, is included in the papers. Most of the correspondence is addressed to or written by Richmond, Ky. attorney Shirley Begley. Some of the correspondence also discusses personal matters, such as children, health, and business.

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Correspondence from friends serving in the Army and Army Air Corps during WWII along with propaganda leaflets and a silk flag. Also included are Christmas cards from friends, most notably from author, A. L. Crabb and family. There is also some official EKU Library correspondence regarding the John Wilson Townsend Collection and other items that were added to the library collections over the years.

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This collection was a set of three photo albums labeled "Gold Star Men of Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College". It was compiled to honor Eastern men who were killed in World War II and consisted of a photograph of each soldier and a card with information about his rank, hometown, attendance at Eastern and death. One volume was "Graduates and Faculty"; the other volumes were "Former Students Who Did Not Graduate".

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The Keen Johnson Papers provide information to researchers interested in twentieth century Kentucky newspaper history and its relationship to the often confusing course of state politics.

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Mr. Kelley was in the United States Navy during World War II aboard the SS Sailfish. This is a photocopy of a typescript of his diary supplemented with additional information about the submarine. He writes about skirmishes and life on a submarine, as well as leave time and towns he visited.

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Robert Earl Lanter enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and much of this collection consists of correspondence with friends and family during his service in World War II in the Pacific Theater. Besides the war correspondence there are also letters to various women he dated, materials relating to his and his father's business, and documentation of his final years in a nursing home and his death and estate settlement.

Scope and Contents The Lilly Family Papers contain correspondence, photographs, legal material, publications, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and genealogical information. Much of the material in this collection deals with the many organizations with which the Lillys were involved, such as Democratic clubs, Daughters of the American Revolution, or the Gas Consumers' League. In addition to materials involving organizations, there is also an abundance of legal documents which attest to Grant Lilly's service as a lawyer...

Scope and Contents Most of the collection consists of letters sent by Sgt. Julian Matlock to his mother, Miss Virgie Matlock. The letters were sent during WWII. The collection also contains letters sent by friends to Sgt. Matlock. Letters from Ivan Matlock can be found in this collection, he was Sgt. Matlock's uncle. He also fought in WWII, but in Europe. In folder 14, an original service diary can be found, but it is not filled. In folder 15, oversize, a Japanese flag and two handkerchiefs with newspaper...