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Ua3/9/5 Hall Of Distinguished Alumni Speech, Wku President's Office
Ua3/9/5 Hall Of Distinguished Alumni Speech, Wku President's Office
WKU Archives Records
Speech written and delivered by Gary Ransdell on his and his wife, Julie Ransdell's induction into the WKU Hall of Distinguished Alumni.
Myers, Rodes Kirby, 1900-1960 (Mss 567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Myers, Rodes Kirby, 1900-1960 (Mss 567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 567. Correspondence, speeches and scrapbooks related to the life of Rodes Kirby Myers, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1939 to 1943. Includes clippings and speeches from political campaigns. Also includes three scrapbooks of clippings related to the trial of Henry Herman Denhardt for the murder of Verna Garr Taylor in 1936.
Chelf, Frank Leslie, 1907-1982 (Mss 492), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chelf, Frank Leslie, 1907-1982 (Mss 492), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 492. Correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, audiotapes, film and miscellaneous material relating primarily to the political career of Democrat Frank L. Chelf, who represented Kentucky’s Fourth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1944-1966. Includes Chelf’s voting record and bills, research and speeches related to his legislative interests.
Pearce, John Ed., 1917-2006 (Sc 786), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pearce, John Ed., 1917-2006 (Sc 786), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 786. Photocopy of Louisville Courier-Journal columnist John Ed Pearce’s speech given to the Chamber of
Commerce, Bowling Green, Kentucky on 7 January 1986. He discusses chiefly economic development and public education in Kentucky. Also letter of Pearce
concerning the copy of the speech.
Phelps, Lilburn, 1870-1956 (Sc 699), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Phelps, Lilburn, 1870-1956 (Sc 699), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 699. Papers of Lilburn Phelps, a lawyer and State Representative of Jamestown, Ky., which chiefly relate to his professions. They mainly include speeches and letters to the editor that he penned. See Scrapbook Collection for additional material.
Trout, Allan Mitchell, 1903-1972 (Mss 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Trout, Allan Mitchell, 1903-1972 (Mss 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 346. Correspondence and writings relating to the career of Allan Mitchell Trout, political reporter and columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal. Includes letters from readers, written mostly on the occasion of his retirement, collections of Trout's "Greetings" columns, speeches and articles, historical memorabilia, correspondence relating to the Allan M. Trout Collection at Western Kentucky University, and messages of sympathy to his wife after Trout's death.
Ua3/8/8 President's Office-Meredith Speech File, Wku Archives
Ua3/8/8 President's Office-Meredith Speech File, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Speeches written and delivered by Thomas Meredith.
Ua3/1/4 President's Office-Cherry Speeches & Publications, Wku Archives
Ua3/1/4 President's Office-Cherry Speeches & Publications, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Addresses, chapel talks, notes and educational and political speeches written and delivered by Henry Hardin Cherry and others typed on loose leaf pages. There are also quotations, reports, wills, correspondence and a political cartoon. Many items have no attribution as to author or source. Other authors include A.C. Burton, A.W. Mell, Mattie McLean and J.S. Dickey. Some items are repeated throughout the series and others have been edited. Volume 5 has been digitized for use by researchers.
Ua1b1-1 Louie B. Nunn Lecture, Louie B. Nunn
Ua1b1-1 Louie B. Nunn Lecture, Louie B. Nunn
WKU Archives Records
Lecture delivered by Louie Nunn re: Government in Kentucky.
Ua3/3 Society Of Discontent, Kelly Thompson
Ua3/3 Society Of Discontent, Kelly Thompson
WKU Archives Records
Speech delivered by former WKU President Kelly Thompson to the Third District Education Association meeting in 1975. Includes note cards and speech.
Ua3/3 Dewey Smith: Homecoming For A Pow, Kelly Thompson
Ua3/3 Dewey Smith: Homecoming For A Pow, Kelly Thompson
WKU Archives Records
Speech delivered by former WKU President Kelly Thompson at banquet honoring Vietnam prisoner of war Lt. Colonel Dewey Smith upon his return to the United States.
Ua3/3 The Most Unforgettable Person I Have Ever Known, Kelly Thompson
Ua3/3 The Most Unforgettable Person I Have Ever Known, Kelly Thompson
WKU Archives Records
Speech by Kelly Thompson regarding Henry Cherry possibly delivered at a Founders Day event.
Ua3/3 How Now, The North Atlantic Community, Kelly Thompson
Ua3/3 How Now, The North Atlantic Community, Kelly Thompson
WKU Archives Records
Presentation by WKU President Kelly Thompson given at the Conference on the United States Foreign Policy as Viewed by Kentuckians at the University of Louisville in 1967.
Ua3/3/1 Herman Donovan Correspondence, Herman Donavan, Wku President's Office - Thompson
Ua3/3/1 Herman Donovan Correspondence, Herman Donavan, Wku President's Office - Thompson
WKU Archives Records
Letter from Herman Donovan to Kelly Thompson regarding Donovan's speech and presentation of cane to Captain Charles Vanmeter in 1908.
Ua3/1/4 It Is Necessary For Ideals To Be In Action, Henry Cherry
Ua3/1/4 It Is Necessary For Ideals To Be In Action, Henry Cherry
WKU Archives Records
Undated portion of speech by Henry Cherry, delivered on unknown occasion. Page three links education with democracy, incorporates "that other thing" and spirit.
Ua3/1/4 Living Above The Rim, Henry Cherry
Ua3/1/4 Living Above The Rim, Henry Cherry
WKU Archives Records
Undated speech by Henry Cherry delivered on unknown occasion.