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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.

Ua1b4 University Wide Committees / Events - Awards, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Awards presented to Western Kentucky University.

Ua1c2/61 Pioneer Log Cabin Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of the Pioneer Log Cabin.

Ua3/9/7 Craig Administrative Center, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

WKU Archives Records

Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff regarding the Craig Alumni House.

Harbison, Robert Glen (Fa 160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 160. This collection contains a paper entitled “The Strange Little Stone House: The History Of The Underwood Home – 1529 State Street,” written by Robert Harbison as a part of a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in the fall of 1992. Also included is a Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory sheet detailing the Underwood Home.

Cox, Carolyn Ann (Helm) (Fa 79), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 79. “1920-1930 Logan CountyFurnishings: The Felts House,” oral history project executed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Interviews were recorded on cassette tape and are indexed.

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Jonesville, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Records

Vertical file clippings regarding Jonesville. See also UA3/3 President's Office Records of Kelly Thompson.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Ua1b2/1 Former Wku Buildings, Unknown

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

List of WKU buildings that no longer exist giving date built, brief description, date razed and a list of sources.

Tyler, Sara Elizabeth, 1910-2001 (Sc 1376), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1376. Paper entitled "Growing Up on State Street," in which Sara E. Tyler recalls her childhood days in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In addition to social life and customs, she relates much about the houses in the neighborhood. Also copy of a 2002 published article based on the paper.

Save Our Old Neighborhood (Soon) (Mss 131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 131. Administrative papers of Save Our Old Neighborhood (SOON), an organization formed in the College Hill area of Bowling Green, Kentucky, to maintain the area's historic integrity.

Ua51/3/3 Historic Architecture At Western Kentucky University, Kentucky Library & Museum, Kentucky Heritage Council For The Bowling Green Warren County Bicentennial

WKU Archives Records

Booklet created by the Kentucky Library & Museum and the Kentucky Heritage Council for the Bowling Green Warren County Bicentennial highlighting the architect Brinton B. Davis and his work at WKU. Includes a brief biography of Brinton Davis and descriptions of the Heating Plant, Health & Physical Education Building, Old Stadium & Colonnade, Van Meter Auditorium, original Snell Hall, Gordon Wilson Hall, Industrial Education Building, Schneider Hall, Craig Alumni Center, Kentucky Building and Cherry Hall.

Ua1f Architect Had Designs On Western Buildings, Todd Turner

WKU Archives Records

Biographical article regarding architect Brinton B. Davis.

Ua51/3/3 Walk Talk, Kentucky Library & Museum

WKU Archives Records

Walking tour booklet highlighting the architecture of Brinton B. Davis on WKU's campus. Includes a brief biography of Davis, photographs and building statistics for the Kentucky Building, Craig Alumni Center, Van Meter Auditorium, Gordon Wilson Hall, Cherry Hall, Industrial Education Building, Health & Physical Education Building, Old Stadium & Colonnade, Schneider Hall, Heating Plant, and the original Snell Hall.

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

WKU Archives Records

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 …

Ua62/7 An Archaeological Survey Of Proposed Realignment For Highway 555, Washington County, Kentucky, Jack Schock, William Howell

WKU Archives Records

Archaeological Survey Report No. 5 survey of Highway 555 in Washington County, Kentucky by WKU Sociology & Anthropology

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

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

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