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Brown, William, 1916-1981 (Sc 1813), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brown, William, 1916-1981 (Sc 1813), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1813. Gospel songs collected by William Brown, some handwritten and some photocopied from songbooks, and placed in a scrapbook.
Strahm, Franz Joseph (Mss 213), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Strahm, Franz Joseph (Mss 213), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 213. Musical scores (22) composed by Strahm, a talented composer and pianist, who served as the head of Western Kentucky University's Music Department from 1910 to 1941. Some of the pieces are quite short, while others contain full orchestration.
Hogan, Ernest, 1865-1909 (Sc 1673), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hogan, Ernest, 1865-1909 (Sc 1673), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1673. Application to secure a Kentucky historical marker for Bowling Green, Kentucky native Ernest Hogan (Reuben Crowdus), considered to be the father of ragtime music. Includes 28 supporting letters and a photo of Hogan.
Helm, Virginia Stockton (Beck), 1900-1992 (Sc 1647), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Virginia Stockton (Beck), 1900-1992 (Sc 1647), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1647. Letters, programs, and clippings related to musical events in Warren County and information related to musicians and composers Franz Joseph Strahm, Roy Harris, and John Vincent, who had all been faculty members at Western Kentucky University.
Northcott Collection (Mss 40), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Northcott Collection (Mss 40), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 40. Fifty-three diaries (1859-1918) and other writings of Henry Clay Northcott, 1822-1918, Methodist circuit preacher and farmer of northern Kentucky; correspondence (1870-1883) of his daughter, music teacher Kate N. Thomas, 1850-1889; and her husband, Bruce F. Thomas, 1853?-1882, lawyer of Vanceburg, Kentucky.
Autographs - Musicians (Sc 1321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Autographs - Musicians (Sc 1321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1321. Piece of paper containing autographs of band leader Kay Kyser and some of his band members, who performed at the Bowling Green, Kentucky Armory on 3 July 1936. Includes some biographical data.
A Century Of Symphony: Bowling Green Western Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Jeffrey
A Century Of Symphony: Bowling Green Western Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Jeffrey
SCL Faculty and Staff Publications
The Bowling Green Western Symphony Orchestra reached its centennial year in 2008. This monograph celebrates the history of cooperation between Western Kentucky University’s Music Department and community musicians and supporters. By necessity, the text examines the history of WKU’s Music Department and sets the Orchestra within the community’s musical context.