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Ua1b1/7 Physical Education Building Dedication, Western Kentucky University Jan 1931

Ua1b1/7 Physical Education Building Dedication, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

Dedication program for the WKU Health & Physical Education Building which is now the Helm-Cravens Library building. The building was designed by Brinton Davis and cost $250,000 to build. The gymnasium could hold up to 5,000 people for which purpose it was used until the completion of Diddle Arena in 1963.


Ua30/1/1 State Normal Farm Near Bowling Green, Kentucky, H. M. Yarbrough, Wku Planning, Design & Construction Jan 1930

Ua30/1/1 State Normal Farm Near Bowling Green, Kentucky, H. M. Yarbrough, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

Map by surveyor H.M. Yarbrough showing location of 81 acres of WKU Farm. Scale is 1 inch = 15 poles, northwest orientation, 22" x 10". Includes location of Jonesville. The map is undated, 1930 is a circa date.


President's Report, Wku President's Office - Cherry Jul 1929

President's Report, Wku President's Office - Cherry

Board of Regents Documents

President Henry Cherry's report to the Board of Regents. Includes sections:

  • Special & Current Appropriations Since 1906
  • Financial Statements 1928-1930
  • Audit
  • Buildings & Equipment
  • Insurance
  • Grise, Finley. Annual Report of Teaching Staff & Course of Study
  • Suggested Outline for Syllabi
  • Student Survey
  • Alumni Survey
  • Superintendents & Principals Survey
  • Curriculum
  • Report of the Registrar
  • Attendance & Income Chart 1907-1929
  • Capital Improvements


Ua3/1/1 Departmental Reports, Wku President's Office - Cherry Jan 1929

Ua3/1/1 Departmental Reports, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Archives Records

Reports by various WKU department heads to the president:

  • Canon, E.H. Graduates 1924-1929
  • Johnson, Lowe. Training School
  • Pearce, W.M. Extension Department
  • Diddle, E.A. & Carl Anderson. Health Education & Athletics
  • Seward, R.H. College Heights Foundation
  • Craig, W.J. Personnel Department [Placement Services]
  • Yates, Charleen. Library
  • Burton, A.C. Rural Demonstration School & Rural Education
  • Smith, L.T. Industrial Arts Department
  • College Heights Post Office
  • College Heights Herald
  • Bookstore
  • Art Museum
  • Kentucky Museum
  • Three Hundred Thousand Dollar Campaign
  • Taylor, Charles. Agriculture
  • Strahm, Franz. Music
  • Home Economics
  • ROTC
  • Hill, Will. All Star & Lecture Program & Publicity
  • Woodward, R.C. Grounds
  • Hines, J. Porter. Mechanical Department …


President's Report, Wku President's Office - Cherry Jul 1928

President's Report, Wku President's Office - Cherry

Board of Regents Documents

President Henry Cherry's report to the Board of Regents. Includes sections:

  • Attendance
  • Unity
  • Faculty
  • Quality of Students
  • Graduates
  • Finances
  • Budget
  • Capital Improvements
  • Salaries


Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights, Vol. 7, No. 2, Wku Public Affairs Aug 1923

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights, Vol. 7, No. 2, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Teachers College Heights monthly magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. Features in this issue:

  • The Memorial Group & Tower
  • The Red Bungalow & Red Fence – Philanthropy
  • College Heights Foundation Articles of Incorporation
  • Board of Directors College Heights Foundation
  • Porter, Martha. Obligation of Kentucky Citizens to College Heights Foundation
  • College Heights Foundation Composition Contest
  • Dodd, J.H. College Heights Foundation
  • Arnold, Margaret. College Heights Foundation
  • Richards, Frances. College Heights Foundation
  • Marshall, Romie. In Memoriam – World War I
  • Smith, Mrs. Wallace. Memorial Health Building
  • Barnes, James. College Heights Foundation
  • DeSpain, Edna. Hospital or Health Building
  • Parke, Elma. …


Ua3/1/2 Letter To Roemer Brothers, Wku President's Office Jan 1920

Ua3/1/2 Letter To Roemer Brothers, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Letter from the WKU President's Office to Roemer Brothers of Bowling Green regarding the construction of a temporary gymnasium. The letter outlines the specifications for the building.


Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Van Meter Auditorium, Wku President's Office - Cherry Jan 1912

Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Van Meter Auditorium, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Archives Records

Correspondence of Henry Cherry with a variety of contractors regarding the construction of Van Meter Hall. Also includes information regarding the dedication and general reception when the building opened.

  • American Seating Company
  • Jake Bornstein
  • C.E. Morris
  • Superior Seating Company
  • R.W. Koch
  • Andrews Company
  • Brinton Davis
  • A.J. Anderson & Company
  • Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
  • S. Keighley Metal Ceiling & Manufacturing Company
  • Dow Wire & Iron Works
  • First National Bank of Louisville
  • Bowling Green Machine Company


Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Davis, Brinton, Wku President's Office - Cherry Jan 1910

Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Davis, Brinton, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Archives Records

Correspondence between Henry Cherry and architect Brinton Davis regarding the construction of Van Meter Hall.


Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 1, Wku Registrar Nov 1909

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 1, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Course catalog & newsletter:

  • Schaefer, Ada. Commencement Week – Class of 1909 (WKU)
  • Calendar 1909-1910
  • Free Tuition
  • Perspective of the New Proposed Plant of Western Kentucky State Normal School
  • Cherry, Henry. Editorial
  • Graphic Representation of the Influence of the Western Kentucky State Normal School


Ua96/2 Meeting Minutes, Southern Educational Building Company Jan 1900

Ua96/2 Meeting Minutes, Southern Educational Building Company

WKU Archives Records

1900 meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the Southern Educational Building Company. Include discussion of contractors' bids and sale of bonds.


Ua96/2 Meeting Minutes, Southern Educational Building Company Jan 1899

Ua96/2 Meeting Minutes, Southern Educational Building Company

WKU Archives Records

Meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the Southern Educational Building Company for 1899. Creation of committee to choose location, purchase of property, Creedmore Flenor chosen architect and construction