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Ua1b3/6 Wku Campus Streets & Parking Lots, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

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Documents related to the name of streets and parking lots on the WKU campus, includes a campus map.

Ua1b3/6 1975 Reports & Recommendations, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

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Reports and recommendations made by the WKU Parking & Traffic Committee for 1975.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 44, No. 1, Wku Alumni Association

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WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

• Conway, Sheila. Western and the Bicentennial
• College Heights, Resplendent in Springtime
• Threlkeld, Claude. ABC's of Landscaping
• Clifford, John. Reverence for Life
• Stickles, Arndt. A Confederate Fort and Historical Marker on the Campus of WKU
• Cook, Paul. Western Governance: Board of Regents
• Given, Ed. Hilltoppers Capture Eighth All-Sports Championship
• Harrington, Drew. The Humanities Semester
• Warren, Linda. Challenge for Truth & Excellence
• Gray, Harry. Placing the Right Bets
• Downing, Dero. What a Man Chooses, He Is
• Dickey, Debbie. X,Y & Z in Search of a Degree - Liberal Arts Degree
• George Wedding Photographs
• An Evening …

The Neighbor Voice Of The Bowling Green Model Cities C. P. Program Vol. 3, No. 2, Department Of Library Special Collections

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Volume three, Number two, February 1973

• Progress is made by Warren County

• Despite the fact that the nation’s economy has not been proceeding [at] full speed, Warren County has made solid progress during the past five years

• Since’72 was a year to remember, the local C-P head does just that

• Written by Tom Davidson (community affairs coordinator)

• Winter workshop scheduled here on Feb. 16-17

• Robert McAlpine was a former program coordinator

• Wilbur C. Warren was the Immediate Past President

• Complex hopes still alive

• Whittle was the speaker for the Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Health screening services offered

• Letters …

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The Neighbor Voice Of The Bowling Green Model Cities C. P. Program Vol. 3, No. 1, Department Of Library Special Collections, Department Of Library Special Collections

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Volume three, Number 1, January 1973

• Local Model Cities, C-P ‘pass test’
  • The Region IV Citizens Council Inc. recently conducted an assessment of Bowling Green’s Model Cities agency
    • The primary objective of the assessment was to point out both the successes and the problem areas of the programs involving Bowling Green through the agency
  • Tom Davidson was the C.P. Coordinator
  • Joe Denning was the Model Cities liaison
• No police study, for no study-er
  • There is one problem with conducting a management study of the local police department and that seems to be finding someone qualified to do the job
  • Capt. …

The Neighbor Voice Of The Bowling Green Model Cities C. P. Program Vol. 2, No. 9, Department Of Library Special Collections

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Volume two, Number nine, September 1972

• Parker-Bennett center is closed
  • The Parker-Bennett Recreation Center has been closed by officials of the Parks and Recreation Department, following reports that a small group of youths have been controlling the operation of the center
    • The center was closed by the parks board after reports that a group of older youngsters were harassing the younger children and selling drugs at the center (there wasn’t a full-time director employed)
  • James Rogers is a juvenile officer
  • Dennis East is the leader of the crime control team
• Model Cities requests more funds
  • Members of the local Model …

The Neighbor Voice Of The Bowling Green Model Cities C. P. Program Vol. 2, No. 8, Department Of Library Special Collections

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Volume two, Number 8, August 1972

• BG city manager accepts new post
  • Leslie Allen, current city manager
  • Harold Hilliard, former city manager; was replaced with Leslie Allen
• Local Manpower program honored
  • Mr. Charles Furr, State of Kentucky Manpower Coordinator
  • Mr. Charles Ross of the Neighborhood Employment Service
  • Mr. James Cormney, Coordinator of Manpower Training in Bowling Green
  • Mr. John G. Napier of the Full Employment Commission
• Firm studies pool proposal
  • Florence & Hutchinson
    • Mrs. Frank Neuber, spokeswoman for Florence & Hutchinson
  • Jim Tucker, a lifeguard at the new Parker-Bennett pool
• New association formed in [the] state
  • Seven organizations across the …

The Neighbor Voice Of The Bowling Green Model Cities C. P. Program Vol. 2, No. 7, Department Of Library Special Collections

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Volume two, Number seven, July 1972

• Program honored by HUD (the Department of Homes and Urban Development) official
  • M.C. (Buck) Patterson
  • Bill Liles
  • Former Bowling Green major R.D. Graham
  • Charles M. Moore, Jr., president of the local chamber
• Local teenagers are named
  • Ivy Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivy Taylor was elected governor of the annual Boys State
  • Bettie Parrish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Griffie Parrish was elected lieutenant governor of Girls State
  • Nancy Rue elected clerk of the Court of Appeals
• New assistant MC director is named
  • O.A. Moses has been with the local Model Cities Agency …

The Neighbor Voices Of The Bowling Green Model Cities C. P. Program Vol. 2, No. 6, Department Of Library Special Collections

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Volume two, Number six, June 1972

• Keith Burroughs was the principal speaker during the workshop at Barren River Reservoir with Tom Davidson, C-P Co-Ordinator, and Joe Denning, liaison officer for Model Cities
• Project New Hope termed a success
  • Project New Hope is giving new hope to several residents of the Model Neighborhood Area who have trouble getting and keeping a job
• Crackdown to begin soon on illegal city outhouses
  • City Manager Leslie Allen says the city may have to use “some discretion” in enforcing the state law which requires all outdoor toilets in first and second-class cities to be connected …

The Neighbor Voice Of The Bowling Green Model Cities C.P. Program Vol. 1 No. 5, Department Of Library Special Collections

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The Neighbor

Voice of the Bowling Green Model Cities C.P. Program

Volume one, Number five, June 1971

• Parkside West project to relieve Delafield area

• State Street Baptist Church is celebrating its 133rd anniversary

• Rev. H. M. Jones is the pastor

• Reservoir Hill’s water tower is illuminated in patriotic colors

• It was officially lit on June 10

• The community is searching for a photograph of a former community leader: Roland Bland

• The Center Street sewer portion is soon to be completed

• Because the ditch was covered with pipe and the street was not repaired, it was the cause of many car …

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Ua3/3/1 Urban Renewal Commission, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Documents housed in Folder 24 of President Kelly Thompson's Subject/Correspondence File regarding the Urban Renewal Commission. Includes correspondence and lists of property purchased.

• Downing, Dero
• Largen, Harry
• Memo to Kelly Thompson from Dero Downing outlining paperwork needed to add properties to the Jonesville Renewal Project with exhibits:
• Exhibit 1: letter from Arch Daniels to Kelly Thompson
• Exhibit 2: letter from Kelly Thompson to Charles Cherches
• Exhibit 3: letter from Charles Cherches to Kelly Thompson
• Exhibit 4: list of WKU purchases along Russellville Road prior to Jonesville Project. List is in lot number order and lists date purchased, grantee, property description …

Ua11/2 Construction Bonds, Wku Public Affairs

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Press release regarding construction bonds for Keen Hall, Poland Hall, Pearce-Ford Tower and Downing University Center.

Ua3/3/1 Urban Renewal, Wku President's Office

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Documents housed in Folder 21 of President Kelly Thompson's Subject/Correspondence File regarding urban renewal in Jonesville. Includes correspondence, project budgets, planning map and agreements.

• Agreement between Bowling Green Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency & WKU, 4/16/1965
• Bates, Georgia
• Downing, Dero
• Kentucky. Dept. of Finance
• Jonesville
• Lawson, Owen
• Milliken & Milliken
• Resolution That the Commission Council Amend the Jonesville Urban Renewal Loan & Grant Contract to Include an Additional $25,000.00 Non Cash Credit, nd
• Taylor, J.H.
• Thompson, Kelly
• Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 36, No. 2, Wku Alumni Relations

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Magazine created by WKU Alumni Relations reporting on activities of WKU faculty, staff, students and alumni.

• Adams, Robert. Evolution of Student Government at Western
• Westerners in State Government - Louie Nunn, Howes Meade, Tom Emberton, Harold Kelly, William Hazelrigg, Lynn Frazer, Frank Groschelle, Robert Miller
• Mounce, Robert. Study of Religion at Western is an Intellectual Inquiry - Philosophy & Religion
• New Microscope Adds to the Study of Science
• Many Innovations Initiated in Physical Education Study
• Well-Known Speakers Challenge Students - Rodes-Helm Lecture Series
• Given, Ed. Former Hilltopper Greats Hit the Athletic Big Time - Clem Haskins, Darel Carrier, Bobby Rascoe, …

Ua3/3/1 Urban Renewal, Wku President's Office

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Documents housed in Folder 22 of President Kelly Thompson's Subject/Correspondence File regarding urban renewal in Jonesville. The documents are undated and include agreements, budgets and a list of properties.

• Agreement between Bowling Green and the Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency, nd
• Bowling Green. City Council
• Estimate of Federal Grant Requirements
• Jonesville
• List of Jonesville property by Lot Number, listing owner, 1st, 2nd & 3rd appraisal, HHFA amount
• Thompson, Kelly
• Urban Renewal Plan, nd

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Fraternities & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner
• On the Air
• Pressbox Notebook

This issue contains articles:

• President Kelly Thompson Reveals Master Plan
• Regents Name Buildings – Taylor Agriculture Pavilion, Helm Library
• T.V. Program Set for 2 P.M. Sunday – Western 1964
• Debate Team Wins Trophies at Meet
• Philosophy Minor Will Be Offered
• $40,000 Smile – Jim Burt
• Modern Vending Machines Now in Full-Line Service
• Barr Pianists Featured in Concert Series – Howard Barr, Patricia Barr
• Cinderella Set for Alley Playhouse
• Classes …

Ua3/3/1 Urban Renewal, Wku President's Office

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Documents housed in Folder 23 of President Kelly Thompson's Subject/Correspondence File regarding urban renewal in Jonesville. This file is comprised entirely of newspaper clippings:

• Almost $2 Million in Federal Funds Set for Renewal Work, PCDN, 7/18/1962
• Bowling Green’s Loop District, PCDN, 7/18/1962
• Chances of Early Okay for Project Improved, PCDN, 7/21/1963
• Disquieting Assault on Urban Renewal, np, 3/30/1964
• Duncan, Tom. Two Votes Advance Renewal Planning, LCJ, 3/17/1964
• Duncan, Tom. Western to Expand in 33-Acre Tract, LCJ, 3/17/1964
• Extension of Adams Street Hits Snag, np, 11/12/1963
• Hearing Set on Western’s Development Plans, np, 2/14/1964
• Jonesville Project Established, np, 3/17/1964
• Okay Part …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 43, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Book Marks
• Hilltopics
• Looking Backward
• Social Activities Calendar
• Alumni News
• Sports Slants
• Faculty Facts
• Horoscope
• Religious News
• Intramural Corner
• Bowling
• Musically

This issue contains articles:

• Nursing Program Scheduled
• Jonesville Annexing Announced
• Ballet Society Will Appear in Van Meter
• Western Offers Educational TV to Elementary Students
• Christine DeVries, Gary Kelley Reign at 1964 Sweetheart Ball
• Sandra Stuart, Bob Adams Direct Herald
• Cordell Hull Portrait Given to College
• Westerners Apply to Grad School
• Faculty Research Program Assists Five Instructors
• Drama Festival Scheduled on Hill February 29
• Top Toppers …

Ua37/37 The Ruins Of A Confederate Fort On The Campus Of Western Kentucky State College, Arndt Stickles

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Article regarding the preservation of Ft. Albert Sidney Johnston on the grounds of Western Kentucky University.

Ua3/3/1 Urban Renewal, Wku President's Office

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Documents housed in Folder 20 of President Kelly Thompson's Subject/Correspondence File regarding urban renewal in Jonesville. Documents include correspondence, agreements, campus development plan, draft ordinances and a list of property purchased by Western Kentucky University.

• Addendum to Agreement between Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency and Bowling Green, 1/15/1964
• Agreement between Bowling Green Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency and WKU, 11/4/1964
• Campus Development Plan
• Downing, Dero
• Jonesville
• Kentucky. Dept. of Finance
• List of owners
• Ordinance Approving the Development Program or Plan of Western Kentucky State College
• Taylor Heads Group Opposing Urban Renewal, PCDN, 2/27/1964
• Taylor, J.H.
• Thompson, Kelly
• U.S. …

Ua3/3/1 Unnamed Map Of Wku & Jonesville Property, Unknown

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Unnamed map by unknown cartographer of Western Kentucky University and Jonesville property to be acquired through urban renewal, 1 sheet, 22" x 15". Legend includes existing and proposed buildings and proposed streets. The map is oriented to the southwest. The boundaries are 14th Street on the northeast, Chestnut & State Street and Normal Drive on the east, University Drive on the southwest, the L&N railroad on the north and US68 on the northwest.

The map was filed with documents dating from 1961-1965. The agreement allowing WKU's acquisition of the Jonesville property is dated 1963.

Ua3/3/1 General Area Map - Jonesville Project Area - Scheme 1, Scruggs & Hammond

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General Area Map, Jonesville Project Area, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Scheme I, scale 1" = 800" by Scruggs & Hammond of Lexington, Kentucky, nd, 1 sheet, 11 1/2" x 12". The map is oriented looking northward. The boundaries are the L&N railroad on the northeast, 14th Street on the North, US31W By-pass on the west and Maryland & Woodland Streets on the south.

The map was filed with documents dating from 1961-1965. The agreement allowing WKU's acquisition of the Jonesville property is dated 1963.

Ua3/3/1 Unnamed Map Of Wku & Jonesville Property, Unknown

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Unnamed map by unknown cartographer of Western Kentucky University and Jonesville property to be acquired through urban renewal, 1 sheet, 23 1/2" x 15". There is no legend. The map is oriented to the southwest. The boundaries are 14th Street on the northeast, Chestnut & State Street and Normal Drive on the east, University Drive on the southwest, the L&N railroad on the north and US68 on the northwest.

The map was filed with documents dating from 1961-1965. The agreement allowing WKU's acquisition of the Jonesville property is dated 1963.

Ua3/3/1 Unnamed Map Of Wku & Jonesville Property, Unknown

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Unnamed map by unknown cartographer of Western Kentucky University and Jonesville property to be acquired through urban renewal, 1 sheet, 22" x 14 1/2". No legend. Dates and numbers have been written in the Jonesville lots. The map is oriented to the southwest. The boundaries are 14th Street on the northeast, Chestnut & State Street and Normal Drive on the east, University Drive on the southwest, the L&N railroad on the north and US68 on the northwest.

The map was filed with documents dating from 1961-1965. The agreement allowing WKU's acquisition of the Jonesville property is dated 1963.

Ua3/3/1 Urban Renewal, Wku President's Office

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Documents housed in Folder 19 of President Kelly Thompson's Subject/Correspondence File regarding Urban Renewal of Jonesville. Consists of correspondence, meeting notes and agreements.

• Agreement between Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency and Bowling Green
• Bates, Georgia
• Bowling Green Electric Plant
• Bowling Green Urban Renewal Commission
• Bowling Green. Mayor
• Cherches, Charles
• Clark, H.B.
• Jenkins, William
• Jonesville
• Kentucky. Division of Planning & Zoning
• Lawson, Owen
• Program for Community Improvement
• Scruggs & Hammond
• Taylor, J.H. Letter to the Editor, PCDN, 10/2/1963
• Thompson, Kelly
• WKCT

Ua30/1/1 Contour Map, Western Kentucky State College, Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry

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Map of WKU campus, 55" x 31"

Legend: Contour Map Western Kentucky State College, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Scale 1" = 100'
June 1960
Prepared by Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry Consulting Engineers, Owensboro, KY.

Boundaries - Louisville & Nashville Railroad on north, 14th Street on east, Normal Boulevard on south and approximate location of University Boulevard on west.

Includes good representation of the African American community Jonesville north of Old Russellville Road, indicating the location of homes and other buildings.

Campus features obsolete items such as the railroad spur to the Heating Plant, Rock House, Diddle Dormitory, Home Economics Building, Ogden …

Ua3/3/1 Map Of Western Kentucky State College, Wku President's Office - Thompson, J. R. Hagan, Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry

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Map of WKU campus created by Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry Consulting Engineers of Owensboro. The map measures 30 x 54 and the scale is 1" = 100'.

Map of area bounded by 14th Street, State Street/Normal Boulevard and Old Russellville Road.

Campus buildings include:

• Agriculture Pavilion
• Bates-Runner Hall
• Cherry Hall
• Cherryton
• College High Hall
• Craig Alumni House (President’s Home)
• Diddle Dorm (Men’s Dormitory)
• East Hall
• Garrett Conference Center (Garrett Student Union)
• Gordon Wilson Hall (Library)
• Heating Plant
• Home Economics Building
• Industrial Arts Building
• Kentucky Building
• Log Cabin
• McLean Hall
• Music Hall
• Ogden Hall
• Parking Structure (Maintenance Building)
• Physical Education Building …

History Of Bowling Green Hotels, Kentucky Library Research Collections

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Helm mentions the founder's of Bowling Green, the Moore brothers, McDowell's Tavern, Benjamin Vance, Sarah Leaf Mercer, Vance Hotel, Washington Hall, Andrew Jackson's visit, Matthew Henry, Green River Tavern, Morehead House, Helm Hotel, Ritter House, Rauscher House, Mansard House, Park City Hotel, and Earle Hotel.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 19, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Looking Backward
• Society – Personals
• Faculty Notes
• Alumni Flashes
• Music Notes
• At the Capitol - Movies
• Weddings - Engagements
• Spikes, Cleats & Sneakers
• Daily Doings
• Quotable Quotes
• On the Western Front
• The Service Column

This issue contains articles:

• Western Offers Numerous Opportunities
• Tandy Ellis Bequeaths Rare Gifts to Western
• Dr. Marshall Murphree of Africa to Speak Here Tuesday
• Muriel Dann to be Herald Editor-in-Chief
• Roger Tuggle is Prisoner of War
• Gift of Senior Class Presented
• Vespers Will be Held During Summer Terms
• Teachers Attending School …

Ua1c11/29 Franklin Studio Photograph Collection, Franklin Studio, Wku Archives

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Photographs of WKU campus created by Franklin Studios between 1930 and 1940 arranged in numerical order. Images are generally numbered and duplicates are found throughout the WKU Archives Photograph Collections, especially for individual buildings.