Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (SC 3538)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

6-9-2020

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 Small Collection 3538. Letter, 28 October 1964 of Joseph Dudley “Joe” Downing, Paris, France, to WKU president Kelly Thompson and his wife Sarah. He writes about his painting “And Forever After,” recently sent to them as a gift, and thanks them for a recent exhibition of his work at WKU. He also describes the dinner party he gave that centered around their gift of a country ham, the full menu, and the reactions of his French friends. He also describes the improvements made to his apartment using an honorarium from WKU.

Disciplines

United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (SC 3538)" (2020). Manuscript Collection Finding Aids. Paper 4843.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4843