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The Economic Impact Of Paradise Cove Aquatic Center In Richmond, Kentucky, Laruen Kilburn, Michael J. Bradley, James N. Maples
The Economic Impact Of Paradise Cove Aquatic Center In Richmond, Kentucky, Laruen Kilburn, Michael J. Bradley, James N. Maples
Faculty Publications - Tourism
One of the most effective ways for rural communities to improve the local economy is by exploring opportunities related to tourism. When communities focus their resources on expanding and improving the tourism industry, it leads to additional opportunities for these communities to increase their revenue, provide jobs and revitalize the local economy. Like many other agencies, the Richmond Parks and Recreation Department has gradually expanded the tourism industry within the City of Richmond in Madison County, Kentucky. To help continue the expansion of this industry, Paradise Cove Aquatic Center opened in 2008. This decision was made because waterparks were becoming …
Miller, Harold Asher, B. 1939 (Mss 679), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Miller, Harold Asher, B. 1939 (Mss 679), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 679. Correspondence, speeches, political material and notes related to Harold Asher Miller’s political career, which included several terms on the Bowling Green City Commission and one term as the city’s Mayor in the 1980s. It also includes material related to several Miller campaigns for the Warren County Judge Executive position.
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Waterworks (Sc 3488), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Waterworks (Sc 3488), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of documents (Click on "Additional Files" below for Manuscripts Small Collection 3488. “Changes in Plans and Specifications for Water Works Improvements, Contracts Nos. 1 to 5, Incl[usive] for the City of Bowling Green, Bowling Green, Kentucky, December 12, 1947.”
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Fire Department (Sc 3489), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Fire Department (Sc 3489), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of documents (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3489. Compiled correspondence and documents related to the purchase of fire trucks for the cities of Bowling Green and Smiths Grove in Warren County, Kentucky. Most of the material was scanned and is only available in digital format, but a few original letters and documents were retained.
Warren County, Kentucky - Area Solid Waste Management Plan (Sc 3315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - Area Solid Waste Management Plan (Sc 3315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3315. Five year update, covering the years 2018-2022, of Warren County, Kentucky’s Area Solid Waste Management Plan. Prepared by the Warren County Fiscal Court, it consists of data and supporting documentation submitted to the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection, Division of Waste Management. This collection is in digital format only in TopSCHOLAR.
Camp Paradise - Calloway County, Kentucky (Sc 3322), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Camp Paradise - Calloway County, Kentucky (Sc 3322), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3322. Letter, 7 June 1957, to a Mr. Hicks from Sid and Florence Jobs, owners and operators of Camp Paradise at Kentucky Lake, Calloway County, Kentucky, with suggestions on timely scheduling of a reservation. Includes a two-page mimeograph describing the Camp’s location, amenities, lodging facilities and rates; a color postcard of the camp, and black and white photographs of fishermen and of the Camp’s cottages.
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Municipal Bonds (Sc 3248), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Municipal Bonds (Sc 3248), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3248. “City of Bowling Green, Kentucky Bond Funds Financial Report, June 30, 1981”, a statement prepared by the City’s Department of Finance and Data Processing.
Southern Kentucky Paddlers Society - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 619), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Southern Kentucky Paddlers Society - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 619), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 619. Administrative papers and programming material from the Southern Kentucky Paddlers Society which was headquartered in Warren County, Kentucky, although some members came from adjoining counties. The group formed for educational, recreational, and conservation purposes in 1980 and disbanded sometime around 2009.
Tennessee Valley Authority, Division Of Forestry (Sc 3100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tennessee Valley Authority, Division Of Forestry (Sc 3100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3100. Report on the forestry reconnaissance of the proposed Gilbertsville, Kentucky, reservoir area. Prepared by the Tennessee Valley Authority, Division of Forestry, November, 1936. Contains black and white photographs.
Warren County, Kentucky - Guardian's Bond Books (Mss 587), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - Guardian's Bond Books (Mss 587), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 587. Guardian’s bond books for Warren County, Kentucky, from 1882 to 1890. Each bond includes the name of the appointed guardian, the name of the minor ward(s), those providing surety for the guardian, the date of the bond, the signatures of the guardian, those providing surety, and the court clerk and/or the deputy clerk. The relationship of guardian to ward is not noted. A complete list of guardians and wards is included.
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Public Utilities (Sc 3021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Public Utilities (Sc 3021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text of various reports (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3021. Reports created by various agencies relating to the water, sewer and sanitary conditions of Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky. Includes a 1911 report on a proposed sewerage system, and on the public water supply with proposed improvements to the treatment thereof. Also includes various sanitary and water supply reports, 1909-1947, and two brief surveys of the public utilities of Smiths Grove, Kentucky.
Logan County, Kentucky - Motor Operators' License Register, 1940-1946 (Mss 568), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Logan County, Kentucky - Motor Operators' License Register, 1940-1946 (Mss 568), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 568. Register listing in alphabetical order the people who registered for a drivers license in Logan County, Kentucky, from 1940 to 1946. Most entries contain the following information: name, address, date of birth, sex, race, physical features (color of eyes and hair, weight and height), original license number and dates of renewals for each individual.
Kentucky’S Public Health Strategic Plan: Strengthening Foundational Services & Improving Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Kentucky’S Public Health Strategic Plan: Strengthening Foundational Services & Improving Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
This session examines recent progress toward the 2012 Institute of Medicine recommendation to identify the components and costs of a "minimum package" of public health services and foundational capabilities to be available across the U.S. Research about the health and economic benefits of Foundational Public Health Services has begun to shape Kentucky's strategic plan for transforming the public health system.
Warren County, Kentucky - Tax Records (Mss 548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - Tax Records (Mss 548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 548. Bound volume recording local taxes paid by residents of Warren County, Kentucky for 1939. Includes names and addresses of both white and African American residents.
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Improvement Assessment Bond (Sc 2945), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Improvement Assessment Bond (Sc 2945), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2945. City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Improvement Assessment Bond, Winfield Acres Subdivision Water and Sanitary Sewer Project of 1969, with face value of $1,000, maturing 1 October 1990. Includes six $40 coupons and envelope. Also includes one $35 coupon for interest due on Improvement Assessment Bond, Thoroughbred Acres Subdivision Sanitary and Water Project of 1973, dated 1 April 1974 and maturing on 1 April 1993.
Warren, Richard (Fa 825), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren, Richard (Fa 825), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 825. This collection includes stories and history hidden in the construction and development of the local highways in Taylor County, Kentucky. Toll roads are also discussed. This project was completed by Richard Warren for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Rogers, Vicki Brown (Fa 823), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rogers, Vicki Brown (Fa 823), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 823. This collection “Stagecoach Days: Stageline between Columbia and Campbellsville, K[entuck]y,” decribes the days when motor transportation was not an option. This project was put together by Vicki Brown Rogers for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Spurling, Teresa (Fa 822), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Spurling, Teresa (Fa 822), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 822. This collection “The Railroad and the Growth of the Spurlington Community” focuses on the small hamlet, located in Taylor County, Kentucky, and the importance of the railroad to its development. The information was gathered by Western Kentucky University student Teresa Spurling for credit in a folk studies class.
York, Betty D. (Fa 820), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
York, Betty D. (Fa 820), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 820. This collection titled “Monticello-Burnside Stagecoach Route” includes a paper and field notes from interviews conducted with Wayne County, Kentucky, citizens who remember this stagecoachoperation. This project was completed for a folklore class at Western Kentucky University.
Aca Implementation In The South: The Political Economy Of Full Participation In Kentucky, Glen P. Mays
Aca Implementation In The South: The Political Economy Of Full Participation In Kentucky, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
This analysis, conducted as part of the ACA Implementation Research Network, examines economic and political forces shaping Kentucky's early experience with implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Aca Implementation In Kentucky: Experiences Of An Expansion State, Glen P. Mays
Aca Implementation In Kentucky: Experiences Of An Expansion State, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
Kentucky's implementation of the Affordable Care Act has included early successes with insurance coverage expansion through Medicaid and a state-operated health insurance exchange. Signals of improvements in health care accessibility and delivery of preventive services are evident in the first year after coverage expansions. Challenges associated with political opposition, delivery system transformation, and public health financing remain on the state's policy agenda.
Horse Cave, Kentucky - City Minutes (Mss 22 Box 1 Folder 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Horse Cave, Kentucky - City Minutes (Mss 22 Box 1 Folder 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
The minutes of the Caverna (later Horse Cave), Kentucky Board of Trustees from 1871 to 1892. Full text of the minutes, in 50-page increments, can be seen by clicking on "Additional Files" below. The community was known as Horse Cave, but changed its name to Caverna in 1869 and later changed its name back to Horse Cave in 1880. Stray material was scanned where it was found in the minute book; blank pages were not scanned. A short index was typescripted from the original minute book and is also included as an "Additional File." This minute book is part of …
Mammoth Cave National Park Association - Land Acquisition (Mss 503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mammoth Cave National Park Association - Land Acquisition (Mss 503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 503. Records related to the formation of the Mammoth Cave National Park Association and the acquisition of certain lands for Mammoth Cave National Park. Includes deeds, title abstracts, summaries of land acquisition, correspondence, and financial records. Click "Additional Files" below for an acreage map (Box 2, Folder 11).
Nida, Thomas Wilson, 1949-2015 (Mss 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nida, Thomas Wilson, 1949-2015 (Mss 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 537. Journals and photographs documenting canoer Thomas W. Nida’s treks on rivers and streams in south central Kentucky. He records information about traveling companions, waterway conditions, as well as flora and fauna spotted.
Charter Commission For Urban County Government - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 1128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Charter Commission For Urban County Government - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 1128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1128. Correspondence, agendas, minutes and membership lists of Charter Commission and the draft and final copy of the Charter of the Urban County Government of Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky.
Allen County, Kentucky - Tax Records (Mss 483), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Allen County, Kentucky - Tax Records (Mss 483), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 483. Tax records for Allen County, Kentucky for 1821, 1824 and 1831, showing taxpayer’s name, categories of taxable property, assessed value, and militia district captain.
Oakland, Kentucky - Municipal Government (Sc 1034), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Oakland, Kentucky - Municipal Government (Sc 1034), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1034. Oakland municipal ordinance related to a Planning Commission (of Bowling Green and Warren County) agreement with the city regarding compensation to the Commission for activities that benefit Oakland. Also includes a memo from the mayor of Oakland, Craig Taylor, responding to the agreement.
Knott, James Proctor, 1830-1911 (Sc 812), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Knott, James Proctor, 1830-1911 (Sc 812), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 812. Certificate of remission of a judgment against the Claryville, Grant’s Lick, and Butler Turnpike Company for failure to repair roads, signed on 28 December 1886 by Kentucky Governor James Proctor Knott.
Turnpikes - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 654), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Turnpikes - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 654), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 654. Stock certificates of various turnpike companies in Warren County, Kentucky, issued to Warren County.
Includes typescript of 1891 newspaper article describing the state of turnpike construction in the county.
Green County, Kentucky - Records (Sc 775), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Green County, Kentucky - Records (Sc 775), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 775. Photocopies of Kentucky state militia captaincy commission of Daniel Williams, which was signed by Governor Christopher Greenup, 1805; and broadside informing slave owners to enroll their slaves in Greensburg, Kentucky, 1863.