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Bibliography, Christy L. Spurlock

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Bibliography of publications by Christy Spurlock.

Bibliography, Dorothea Browder

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Bibliography of publications by Dorothea Browder.

Bibliography, Kristi Branham

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Bibliography of publications by Kristi Branham.

Autherine Lucy & The University Of Alabama Integration At U Of A 1952-1956, Tamera Lott

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the University of Alabama was chartered in 1820 and is Alabama’s oldest public university. Prior to 1956, the University was segregated; admission was limited to white men and women. On February 3, 1965, Miss Autherine Lucy stepped foot on campus for the first time to attend classes at the University; history was made as she was the first African American present. Lucy’s attendance stirred conflict throughout campus and the state of Alabama. Unbeknownst to many, Lucy’s attendance garnered both national and international attention. The central argument here is that Lucy’s experiences at the University of Alabama …

Ua3/10/4 Naming & Symbols Task Force Report & Recommendations, Wku President's Office - Caboni

WKU Archives Records

Report of the Naming & Symbols Task Force concerning four major areas:

• Solicit input and perspectives from a broad range of constituencies and stakeholders that will guide us as we examine the origins of the names and symbols used on campus.
• Audit the names used on buildings and other campus symbols to determine which may be connected to exclusion, segregation, racism or slavery.
• Create a set of guiding principles and a range of options for how we should address any issues raised.
• Provide to University leadership a set of recommendations.

The Lineage Of Abby Benson (1801/02 - 1866), Of Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, Charles H. Smith

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Among the individuals I researched in compiling my “Charles H. Smith: A Direct- Line Ancestry, Since Colonial Times” (published online in 2020) was one Abby (aka Abi, Aby, Abbey, Abigail) Benson, of Sharon and Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Abby, who married Chester Fowler (1800-1878) about 1823 (based on the date of birth of their first child William in 1824), is one of my third great-grandmothers. As of 2020 I was unable to identify Abby’s parents, though she has always been listed as a Benson. There were other Bensons in the immediate area, though historically the family had roots extending back …

Ua99/6/1 Bowling Green Business University Student Affairs Student Organizations, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by student organizations.

Ua1b1/7 Lavendar Recognition Ceremony, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

Commencement program listing LGBTQ graduates of Western Kentucky University.

Interview Sue Williams Spurlock: Collegiate Oral History Interview, Christy L. Spurlock

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Interview with Sue Williams Spurlock about her college experience at Western Kentucky University in the late 1950s early 1960s.

Could The Girls Be Counseled?, Christy L. Spurlock

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Females attending Western Kentucky University in the late 1950s and 1960s had a much different dress code and residence hall rules than their male counterparts.

Ua3/4/8/6 Harriett Downing Oral History, Harriett Downing, Sue Lynn Mcdaniel

WKU Archives Records

Harriet Downing interviewed by Sue Lynn McDaniel regarding student life during World War II and her experiences as wife of WKU's fourth president, Dero Downing.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• Back, Shannon. Radon Testing Postponed
• Back, Shannon & Mikki Olmsted. Sorority Hall Elevator Catches Fire – Meredith Hall (WKU)
• Batcheldor, Matt. Students Question Student Government Association’s Elitist Attitude, Concern
• Lenz, Rebecca. Diversity Conference Discusses Homosexuality – Lesbian Bisexual Straight Gay Alliance
• Batcheldor, Matt. Student Government Association: Include Gays in Western’s Anti-Discrimination Policy
• A Heavenly Plan from Registrar
• Stephens, Julie. Thanks for Concern
• Poullous, Jennifer. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 30, Wku Student Affairs

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• Stamper, John. Associates Moving to Community College
• Stamper, John. Kentucky Universities Suffer Low Enrollment
• Batcheldor, Matt. Student Government Association Plans to Broadcast Meetings on TV
• Leonard, Kim. Minority Enrollment Up for Third Straight Year
• Martin Luther King’s Dream Must Live On
• Brewer, Jerry. Western’s Reputation Hindered by Incompetence
• Bernardy, Patrick. Cold Winds, Games Warm Family’s Heart
• Lucas, Fred. A Conspiracy to Make Oliver Stone …

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

• Bullington, Brittany. A History of the Piano Girl and Her Accomplishments: Women and Music in Nineteenth-Century England
• Ellis, Joseph. The Howl of the Mob: Adapting to Violence in Somalia
• Farrar, Mary. Expectations of Family Physicians: Perceptions of the Doctor and Patient
• Freeman, Tracy. Martha Gellhorn: The Hemingway Years
• Guillory, Anne. The Flemish Mare: Anne of Cleves
• Jordan, Pat. Marketing a Deadly Addiction to Youths
• Marx, Sarah. Comic Books: Carnage in Living Color
• May, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Jason. Classic Moment – Sean Dollman
• Back, Shannon. Runner: Man Uses Disability as an Advantage – Bruce Law
• VanWinkle, Cara. Delta Tau Delta: Pledge Exposure Lands Three in Jail, Community Service
• Hall, Jason. Little Texas Kicks a Little at Finale
• Mains, Brian. Micah Martin Rolls Across the Finish Line for Fourth Year in Classic
• Police Tow Cars from Flooded Lot
• Sexual Harassment Not …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Jason. Electronic Chip to Track Runners – 10K Classic
• Lucas, Fred. ACT Scores Rising
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Awareness of Homosexuals Increasing in Society
• Monarch Environmental Leaves Western Looking Trashy
• Robinson, George. Get the Facts Before Claiming Party – Politics
• Leonard, Kim. We Must Answer to a Higher Authority
• Simmons, Darryn. Louis Farrakhan Has Right to Freedoms
• Back, Shannon. Line Dancing: Country Style Boot Scootin’ …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Jason. Admissions Changes Chiefs
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Iraq’s Message Echoes on Hill
• Lega, Stephen. Alternatives: Hemp Task Force’s Research Went Up in Smoke
• Bynum, Benjamin. Grammy Award Winner Coming to Western – George Winston
• Faculty, Staff Gun Policy Long Overdue
• Adams, Tim. Writer Uninformed
• Esposito, Mike. Same-sex Marriage Shouldn’t be Denied
• Simmons, Darryn. Gangsta Lifestyle Bad for Tupac Shakur
• Lega, Stephen. Third Parties Offer …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• Lucas, Fred. ‘Oversight’ Delays Notice
• Hall, Jason. Bringing Students to God
• Van Winkle, Cara. There’s Another Side to Morning Pick-me-up – Coffee
• Lucas, Fred. Student Government Association Proposes Test-Free Week Before Finals
• Hall, Jason. Last Year’s Budget Surplus Helps Boost New Level
• Change of Name is Move to New Level – Lambda Society, Lesbian Bisexual Straight Gay Alliance
• Vaughn, Linda. National Anthem, Pledge Should …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• LaBelle, Charboneé. Atheists ‘Want to be Left Alone’
• Stamper, John. Spring Sing
• Student Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charges – Corey Alexander
• Goetz, Kristina. Western Stands Firm on Weapon Policy
• Quarles, Mitchell. Legislature Kills Repeal of Educational Opportunity Bill
• Western Needs to Step Up, Not Back
• Galloway, Nathan. Sandy Spears Best Choice for Student Government Association President
• Men Still Overlook Women’s Achievements
• Wright, Jennifer. …

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

• Brooks, Lynnette and Cindy Calisi. The Effect of Selenium Supplementation on the Immune Response of Mice with Experimental Chagas' Disease
• Hildreth, John. Teasing the Muse
• Jenkins, Rhonda. Steinbeck's Portraits of Prostitutes: Progression of an Author's Vision
• Kirkham, Michelle. The Prenatal Use of Crack Cocaine: How It Affects Children and How Schools Can Respond
• Gibson, Jeanette and Juli McCay. Circadian Rhythm of Brain GABA Levels in the Cockroach, Leucophaea Maderae
• Patterson, Dana. Home Schooling …

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: A Sense Of Place, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

1992 Talisman yearbook.

• Overby, Carol. Fright Fest Shows Imagination - Hilloween
• Harris, Dwain. Knighthood and Honor Thrive - Society for Creative Anachronism
• Roberts, Rita. MTV Plays that Funky Music
• Harris, Dwain. Switching Lives for a Day - Thomas Meredith, Ryan James
• Kistler, L.B. Topped with Tradition - Homecoming
• Flanagan, Mary. Beauty & Bucks - Miss Western, Jennifer Peyton
• Stevenson, Cindy. Playing the Night Away - Three Quarters
• Flanagan, Mary. It's Not a Matter of Color - Interracial Dating
• Black, Sam. Hot Winging It Into Business - David Gwiazdowski
• Edwards, Cheryl. Mortar Boards of Milestones - Commencement
• Reaching Past Boundaries - …

Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald. Includes these articles:

• Kinslow, Gina. Hidden Boxes Hold Bits of Western’s Beginning – Time Capsules
• Turner, Karla. Our Time Capsule Would Hold a Mishmash of Goodies-
• Howard, Laura. Pauline’s – Pauline Tabor
• Hernes, Thomas. If You Want to be a Football Hero – Jim Burt, John Burt
• Fullen, Rebecca. A Parade of Turtles – Short Story

Ua12/2/73 Alpha Chi History, 1964-1988, Rachel Allen

Student Organizations

History of Alpha Omicron Pi compiled by editor and historian Rachel Allen. Contains history of the sorority, events, awards, members and officers.

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - U-V Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 55 topics beginning with U & V ranging from Underground Papers to Voting - Regents.

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - H Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed are for 108 topics beginning with H ranging from Hail Storm to Hundred Club.

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - G Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 140 topics beginning with G ranging from G.I. Bill to Gymnastics.

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - F Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 259 topics beginning with F ranging from Faculty - Hunt to Future of Education.

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - C Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 429 topics beginning with C ranging from Cabell Hall to Cuthbertson, Sterrett.

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - Q-R Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 118 topics beginning with Q & R ranging from Qualifications: Teachers to Russian Taught.

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - M & Mc Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 111 topics beginning with M ranging from MACT to McVey, Frank Lerond 1869-1953 - Speaks.