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Photocopy of the death certificate for Gilbert Hooks, great grandfather of donor. The certificate states Hooks was killed by a gunshot wound through the stomach and kidney in 1913.

Photograph of a portrait of Gilbert Hooks. The original portrait was destroyed in a fire in 1990.

A photograph of a painted portrait of Belle Hooks, the donor's great grandmother and wife of Gilbert Hooks. The original painting was destroyed in a fire in the 1990's.

Cover and title page for the book Ain't I a woman: Black women and feminism by bell hooks. Title page is inscribed by the author to Gwenda, her sister.

Cover and title pages for the book "Happy to be nappy" by bell hooks. Title page is inscribed to her niece.

The entry for bell hooks on page 250 of the 2015 edition of the Kentucky African-American Encyclopedia.

Single page flyer printed for the opening of the bell hooks Institute at Berea College.

Four page newsletter produced for the residents of the Hopkinsville Housing Authority titled Senior Scene. Includes photographs of residents and accounts of raffle winners and awards won by residents at the Western Kentucky State Fair.

Clipping of an article from the Feb, 21, 2002 issue of the Kentucky New Era newspaper about a community group's attempt to acquire the Booker T. Washington elementary school building in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Newspaper clipping commemorating the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Luther J. Buckner in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.