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U.S. 31-W To Interstate 65 Connector Project (Mss 663), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
U.S. 31-W To Interstate 65 Connector Project (Mss 663), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 663. Reports, correspondence, and data related chiefly to Section 106 Review of the connector project which covered the project’s potential effects on historic resources within the area affected. This connector was proposed to allow easier access from the Kentucky Transpark in northern Warren County, Kentucky to Interstate 65.
Liberty Hall Association - Louisville, Kentucky (Sc 3335), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Liberty Hall Association - Louisville, Kentucky (Sc 3335), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3335. Letter, 13 November 1936, to Bertha (Mrs. A. Edwin) Rice, Russellville, Kentucky from E. Leland Taylor, president of the Liberty Hall Association. The letter solicits subscriptions to enable the Association to exercise an option to purchase Liberty Hall in Frankfort, Kentucky and open the house to the public. The letter notes the purchase price of $30,000, a figure that includes a Gilbert Stuart portrait, and lists other historical and patriotic organizations cooperating in the effort.
Blair, Robert M., Et Al. (Fa 1260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Blair, Robert M., Et Al. (Fa 1260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1260. Student collection titled “Buggy Shed” in which Robert Blair, Kenneth Conrad, and Bernal Buis briefly describe the construction and function of several “buggy houses” throughout Kentucky. Collection includes photographs of outbuildings.
Petot, Virginia (Fa 1249), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Petot, Virginia (Fa 1249), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1249. Student folk studies project titled “The Status of the Country Store,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of structures in Taylor County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a name of the business, location, dates, and photo. Paper discusses the demise of the general store in rural Taylor County.
Wagner, Betty Ann, Et. Al (Fa 1250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wagner, Betty Ann, Et. Al (Fa 1250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1250. Student collection titled “Folk Architecture” in which students survey buildings and naturally occurring geological formations throughout several counties in Kentucky. Students researched barns, churches, shacks, restaurants, banks, and courthouses. Black and white photographs are included within the collection along with a brief description of each location. Some photos missing from collection.
Scott, Helen May (Fa 1255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scott, Helen May (Fa 1255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1255. One-page paper titled “Wash House” in which Helen May Scott describes a wash house located in Lewisburg, Kentucky. Scott interviewed Mrs. A. L. Johnson about her daily use of the outbuilding. The paper includes a single black and white photograph of the wash house.
Tyrie, Betsy And Colin Stephen, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tyrie, Betsy And Colin Stephen, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1245. A collection of materials relating to research on the Felts Log House undertaken by Betsy Tyrie and Colin Stephen. The documentation seeks to interpret the social aspects of the log house as well as architectural changes made to the structure over the course of nearly 150 years. The report also provides insight into the house’s history, its construction, and its eventual relocation to WKU’s campus in the late 1970s. Recorded audio interviews, black and white and color photographs, newspaper articles, and a brief personal essay are also included in the collection.
Wooley, Linda (Fa 1246), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wooley, Linda (Fa 1246), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1246. Student paper titled “The Taylor County Post Offices Now and Then” in which Linda Wooley examines the history, construction, location, and daily operation of post offices throughout the county. The paper includes several black and white photographs of both the interior and exterior of the post offices.
Pennington, Brenda Kaye (Fa 1244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pennington, Brenda Kaye (Fa 1244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1244. Student folk studies project titled “Country stores in Lincoln County, [Kentucky]” which includes survey sheets with narrative descriptions of general stores in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of the building, its history, and photos.
Newton, Gil (Fa 1242), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Newton, Gil (Fa 1242), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1242. Student folk studies project titled “Housing [Clark County, Indiana],” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of structures in the area surrounding Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana. Sheets may include a brief description of the structure, location, history, floor plan, and photo.
Ua1c2/76 Wetherby Administration Building Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/76 Wetherby Administration Building Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of Wetherby Administration Building.
Ua1c2/46 Maintenance Service Building Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/46 Maintenance Service Building Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of the Maintenance Service Building
Ua1c2/85 Taylor Agricultural Center Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/85 Taylor Agricultural Center Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of Taylor Agricultural Center.
Ua6/2/4 Lost River Cave & Valley - Property, Wku Archives
Ua6/2/4 Lost River Cave & Valley - Property, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Unprocessed property files created by and about Lost River Cave.
Ua1c2/74 L.T. Smith Stadium Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/74 L.T. Smith Stadium Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of L.T. Smith Stadium, originally named Academic Athletic Building Number 2. Includes images of Feix Field.
Ua1c2/80 Stadium & Colonnade Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/80 Stadium & Colonnade Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of the Stadium and Colonnade.
Ua1c2/17 Cravens Graduate Center & Library Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/17 Cravens Graduate Center & Library Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of the Cravens Graduate Center & Library.
Ua1c2/73 Seminar Center Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/73 Seminar Center Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of the Seminar Center.
Ua1b4 University Wide Committees / Events - Awards, Wku Archives
Ua1b4 University Wide Committees / Events - Awards, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Awards presented to Western Kentucky University.
Ua1c2/30 Frisbie Hall Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/30 Frisbie Hall Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of Frisbie Hall.
Ua1c2/33 Gordon Wilson Hall Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/33 Gordon Wilson Hall Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of Gordon Wilson Hall.
Ua1c2/34 Grise Hall Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/34 Grise Hall Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of Grise Hall.
Ua1c2/38 Helm Library Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/38 Helm Library Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of Helm Library. The building was originally constructed and used as the Physical Education building 1931-1964. All images are in this series.
Ua1c2/39 Home Economics Building Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/39 Home Economics Building Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of the Home Economics Building, razed Oct. 21, 1982.
Ua1c2/40 Home Management House Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/40 Home Management House Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of the Home Management House.
Ua1c2/41 Industrial Education Building & Annex Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/41 Industrial Education Building & Annex Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of the Industrial Education Building & Annex.
Ua1c2/43 Ivan Wilson Center For Fine Arts Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/43 Ivan Wilson Center For Fine Arts Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of the Ivan Wilson Center for Fine Arts
Ua1c2/44 Keen Hall Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/44 Keen Hall Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of Keen Hall.
Ua1c2/47 Kentucky Building Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/47 Kentucky Building Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of Kentucky Building.
Ua1c2/49 Mclean Hall Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/49 Mclean Hall Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of McLean Hall