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Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Commencement program listing graduates with order of exercises for all WKU campuses. Includes biography of Sam Bush, recipient of the honorary doctorate of fine arts.

Ua35/7 Commencement Program, Wku Gatton Academy Of Mathematics & Science In Kentucky

WKU Archives Records

Commencement program listing graduates with order of exercises for Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science.

Brennan, Mary Kate (Fa 1284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1284. Student interview conducted by Mary Kate Brennan with renowned Appalachian poet Jim Wayne Miller. Brennan’s focus throughout the interview is on “the cultural sensitivity and awareness that permeates Miller’s poetry.” Miller also touches on what he considers to be the central themes of his work, the struggles and triumphs of communities within the Appalachian region, and pride in cultural heritage. The collection contains a detailed index, interview summary, transcription, index cards with questions, and a reel-to-reel audio tape of the interview.

Kentucky Historical Society - Kentucky Historical Highway Marker Program (Sc 3386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3386. Materials relating to the Kentucky Historical Society’s Kentucky Historical Highway Marker Program, consisting mostly of correspondence of WKU President Kelly Thompson, a member of the Committee to Edit Inscriptions, and WKU faculty member Frances Richards, who consult with the state and Warren County chairmen concerning the content of proposed markers. Includes a 1963 report and other statistical data for the 1960s.

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Archives Records

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• McAdoo, Anthony. Executive Director Notes
• WKU Honors Veterans, Unveils New Panel at Guthrie Bell Tower
• Julia Roberts & Tracy Inman Win Legacy Book Award
• New WKU Graduate Impacts Community Through ENACTUS
• Office of Scholar Development Celebrates 10 Years of Big Dreams
• Phi Kappa Phi Grants
• Emilie Gill: Ogden Foundation Scholar
• College Heights Herald Wins 17^th Pacemaker; Talisman Wins Best of Show
• Deven Richardson: Rangel Fellow
• WKU Graduate Student Presents Research at Artic Circle Assembly – Jason Fox
• Scholarships – Hannah Nafziger, Dominic Castlen
• Caboni, Timothy. From the President
• Climbing to Greater Heights: WKU Strategic Plan …

Ua12/2/2 2019 Talisman: Paradise, Wku Student Life

WKU Archives Records

2019 Talisman yearbook.

• Good, Hannah. Paradise
• Morgan, Chelsea. What’s Your Paradise – Caden Dosier, Kenny Ott, Renesha Griffin, Jade Grabeel
• Rzayeva, Manzar. Don’t Wake Me Up Yet
• Fletcher, Griffin. Meet the Parrot Heads – Jimmy Buffett
• McCormick, Dillon. The Birds & the Bees – Sex Education
• Mohr, Olivia. The Gods Aren’t Dead – Samantha Williams, Paganism
• Robb, Hayley. Beyond the Rep – John Huffman, Buddy House, CrossFit
• Frodge, Jordan. Darkness Has Enveloped Me
• Baumgarten, Alex. Make Room – Bedrooms
• Brett, Amelia. A Place to Grow – Baker Arboretum
• Gordon, Zora. Backyard Attractions – Lost River Cave, Flea Land, Historic Railpark …

Ua19/16/2 Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases regarding WKU's basketball team from January to July 2019.

Ua19/16/2 Football Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases regarding WKU's football team from January to July 2019.

Ua19/16/2 Womens' Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases, photos and game statistics related to WKU womens' basketball team from January to June 2019.

Ayars, Rebecca Caudill, 1899-1985 (Sc 3348), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3348. Letter, 5 March 1958, of author Rebecca Caudill Ayars, Urbana, Illinois, to WKU faculty member Frances Richards. Owing to a previous engagement, she declines an invitation to WKU’s Leiper English Club dinner.

Ray, Joseph Malchus, 1907-1991 (Sc 3329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and full text scan of memoirs and photographs and digital files of interviews (Click on "Additional Files" below to access) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3329. Memoirs, sundry papers, and oral histories of Joseph Malchus Ray, a native of Warren County, Kentucky, who went on to teach at universities in Texas, Alabama and Maryland. He ended his career as president of the University of Texas at El Paso in 1968, but stayed on afterwards as the H.Y. Benedict Professor of Political Science at UTEP. The memoirs discuss in detail his professional and personal life and the values that shaped …

Civil War Collections In Manuscripts & Folklife Archives At Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

This is a list of collections in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives holdings of WKU’s Department of Library Special Collections that relate to the Civil War. Included are letters and diaries of soldiers and civilians, military records and papers, and other, mostly unpublished material. Our collections are particularly strong on Bowling Green, Kentucky’s Civil War history and in documenting the experiences of Kentuckians or those who passed through Kentucky and surrounding states during the war.

Campbell, Christopher Coe (Sc 3330), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3330. Summary of Dr. Delroy & Patricia Hire Internship performed by Christopher Coe Campbell in the Spring 2018 semester at Library Special Collections, Western Kentucky University. Includes interview with Jewell Keen about Douglas Keen of Scottsville and typescript of the same.

Ua1c2/76 Wetherby Administration Building Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of Wetherby Administration Building.

Tatian's Diatessaron And The Proliferation Of Gospels, James W. Barker

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Previous scholarship on the Diatessaron has asked whether Tatian intended to supplement or replace the fourfold gospel. This essay reconsiders the question by sketching a general theory of Gospel proliferation. Greek, Roman, and Jewish comparanda show that the proliferation and collection of similar works were common reading and writing practices. Accordingly, Gospel writers would not likely discard their sources, and Gospel readers would likely collect and compare multiple texts. On the supposition that ancient writers were attuned to their contemporary reading practices, Tatian likely would have expected the Diatessaron to be read alongside—not instead of—the fourfold gospel, as was the …

Ua1c2/46 Maintenance Service Building Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of the Maintenance Service Building

Ua37/30/3 Faculty Personal Papers Lowell Harrison Wku Book, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Drafts and other records related to the publishing of Lowell Harrison's book Western Kentucky University.

Ua94/6/4 Student / Alumni Wku Veterans, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Compilation of clippings, photographs and notes regarding WKU students, faculty and staff who participated in World War II. Occasional mention of veterans from other wars.

Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Golf, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs taken by Athletic Media Relations staff members of WKU athletic faculty, staff, students, alumni and events. This section focuses on golf.

Ua3/8/2 President's Office-Meredith Athletics, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Athletics subject file created by the President's Office during Thomas Meredith's tenure as president of WKU.

Ua1c2/25 Ft. Albert Sidney Johnston Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of Fort Albert Sidney Johnston.

Ua1c2/80 Stadium & Colonnade Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of the Stadium and Colonnade.

Ua1c4/3 Alumni Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of Alumni Association groups of Western Kentucky University.

Ua12/2/55 Class Of 1931, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Class of 1931.

Ua51/1/5 University Libraries Dean Events, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Unprocessed records created by and for the Dean of Libraries regarding library wide events. Includes fund raisers and workshops.

Ua1c5/9 Track & Field Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of track and field events and athletes, includes Ogden College track team.

Ua1c2/17 Cravens Graduate Center & Library Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of the Cravens Graduate Center & Library.

Ua1c2/33 Gordon Wilson Hall Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of Gordon Wilson Hall.

Ua1c2/34 Grise Hall Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of Grise Hall.

Ua1c2/39 Home Economics Building Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of the Home Economics Building, razed Oct. 21, 1982.