Payne, William Samuel, 1941-2015 (SC 2968)

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2968. Letters of William Samuel Payne to Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky, mostly with news of his cousin, Louise (Natcher) Murphy, a novelist and the daughter of Kentucky Congressman William H. Natcher

Dickey, Robert W., b. 1933 (SC 3089)

Finding Aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3089. Letter from Bob Dickey, San Augustine, Florida, to Bob & Cora Jane Spiller, Oakland, Kentucky, in which he discusses his recent activities and reminisces about his youthful years in Bowling Green, Kentucky

Spiller, Cora Jane (Morningstar), 1928-2020 - Collector (SC 2662)

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2662. Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of Cora Jane (Morningstar) Spiller. Included are letters to her and family members. A letter from retired dentist X. Elwood Sanders provides personal reminiscences, and another letter includes photos of Ford’s Farm Cave

Spiller, Cora Jane (Morningstar), 1928-2020 (SC 3582)

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3582. Materials relating to applications for historical highway markers for various sites in Warren County, Kentucky, in the period during which Cora Jane Spiller and her husband Robert E. Spiller of Bowling Green served as county chairmen for the program. Includes correspondence with the Kentucky Historical Society, together with some applications and supporting materials, correspondence with cost underwriters, and dedication programs. Also includes a small amount of correspondence relating to repair of existing markers

May, Gloria (SC 2512)

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2512. Two letters from Gloria May (Mrs. Philip S. May, Jr.), Jacksonville, Florida, to Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky, with personal news. She also relates anecdotes about the shopping habits of Pauline Tabor, a Bowling Green madam, and the luxuries she afforded her employees

Spiller, Cora Jane (Morningstar), 1928-2020 - Collector (SC 2762)

Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 2762. Letter, 30 April 1898, to Colonel Robert Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from Walter S. Forrester, Assistant Adjutant General of Kentucky, regarding the possibilities of Kentucky troops seeing combat in the Spanish-American War; letter to Mrs. T. J. Peay and notes of Jane Morningstar regarding Barbre cemetery, Warren County, Kentucky; notes of Elise Dulaney on members of the Covington and Dulaney families of Warren County, Kentucky; printed pamphlet titled “Supplement Mulkey Genealogy.” You may access the Forrester letter about Spanish-American War service by clicking on Additional Files below

Spiller, Cora Jane (Morningstar), 1928-2020 - Collector (SC 3561)

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3561. Correspondence and notices relating to the publication of Duncan Hines: The Man Behind the Cake Mix, by Louis B. Hatchett. Includes letters relating to the identification of a photograph used in the book, a review of the book, and e-mails from the author regarding its promotion

Edge, John Thomas, Jr., b. 1962 (SC 3085)

Finding Aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3085. Letter from John Thomas Edge, Jr., Oxford, Mississippi, to Cora Jane Spiller, Oakland, Kentucky, thanking her for her confidence in his writing and a former visit

Natcher, William Huston, 1909-1994 (SC 897)

Finding aid and scan (Click on Additional Files below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 897. Letter, 8 September 1993, written by Congressman William H. Natcher in response to a request by the Bowling Green Historical Preservation Board, giving detailed data about historic houses located on East Main Street, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where Natcher maintained his home. Also included is a photocopy of the letter with minor comments added by Irene Sumpter and Cora Jane Spiller

Durston, James Marion, 1920-2011 (MSS 571)

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 571. Letters of James M. “Brandy” Durston, a Bowling Green, Kentucky chiropractor and later a resident of Southaven, Mississippi, with copious reminiscences of people and places in Bowling Green. Includes material relating primarily to Durston’s church in Memphis, Tennessee