Barton Family Papers. 1913-1921. 1.33 cu. ft.
Mss. A B293 2-6 9-11 15-17
Correspondence dated Feb.-May 1917; Feb.-May 1918; and Feb., April-June 1919 recalls life while a student at Western Kentucky State Normal School. Letters note social activities like the May Festival. car rides. and picnics; and describe patriotic marches, liberty loan drives, and Red Cross work for World War I.
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