Rowan, Rebecca (Carnes), 1813-1897 (MSS 71)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

7-26-2001

Comments

This collection is archived in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-5083, mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 71. Letters, 1855-1872 (37 items), of Mrs. Rowan, Bardstown, Kentucky, to lawyer William P. Boone, Louisville, Kentucky, which reveal Rebecca's struggles to maintain her family and farm after the death of her husband, John Rowan, Jr.; photocopies of Confederate Civil War letters from her son, William, 1861-1865 (6); and photos of May and Rebecca Rowan (3). Also news release and photos of donor and companions, 1976 (3).

Disciplines

History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Rowan, Rebecca (Carnes), 1813-1897 (MSS 71)" (2001). Manuscript Collection Finding Aids. Paper 211.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/211