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Ua68/8/1 Potter College Of Arts & Letters History Publications, Wku Archives
Ua68/8/1 Potter College Of Arts & Letters History Publications, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Publications created by and about the History Department.
Ua94/5/1 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Bowling Green Business University Small Collections, Wku Archives
Ua94/5/1 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Bowling Green Business University Small Collections, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Small collections of Bowling Green Business University alumni personal papers.
Ua85 Wku Women, Wku Archives
Ua85 Wku Women, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by WKU Women also known as the Faculty Wives Club. Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, committee files, newsletters and publications.
Ua94/2 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Ogden College, Wku Archives
Ua94/2 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Ogden College, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Small collections of items donated by or about Ogden alumni.
Ua5/3 University Attorney - Committee File, Wku Archives
Ua5/3 University Attorney - Committee File, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Unprocessed committee files created by the University Attorney. Committees include the Council on Higher Education Special Committee on Minority Affairs, Administrative Council and Teacher Admissions, Certification, and Student Teaching Committee. This record group is unprocessed and must be reviewed for potential restricted materials before access is granted. Please contact the University Archivist prior to your visit.
Ua3/8/9 President's Office-Meredith Interviews/Oral History, Wku Archives
Ua3/8/9 President's Office-Meredith Interviews/Oral History, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Interviews and oral histories with and about Thomas Meredith.
Ua3/7/4 President's Office-Alexander Interviews/Oral History File, Wku Archives
Ua3/7/4 President's Office-Alexander Interviews/Oral History File, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Interviews and oral histories with and about Kern Alexander.
Ua3/2/2 President's Office-Garrett Awards, Wku Archives
Ua3/2/2 President's Office-Garrett Awards, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Awards given to Paul Garrett during his administration.
Ua3/3/5 President's Office-Thompson Interviews/Oral History, Wku Archives
Ua3/3/5 President's Office-Thompson Interviews/Oral History, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Interviews and oral history tapes of and about Kelly Thompson and subjects related to Western Kentucky University.
Ua3/4/8 President's Office-Downing Interviews/Oral History, Wku Archives
Ua3/4/8 President's Office-Downing Interviews/Oral History, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Interviews and oral histories by and about Dero Downing.
Ua3/5/2 President's Office-Minton - Interviews/Oral Histories, Wku Archives
Ua3/5/2 President's Office-Minton - Interviews/Oral Histories, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Interviews and oral history tapes of and about John Minton and subjects related to Western Kentucky University.
Ua3/6/6 President's Office-Zacharias Interviews/Oral Histories, Wku Archives
Ua3/6/6 President's Office-Zacharias Interviews/Oral Histories, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Interviews and oral histories by and about Donald Zacharias.
Ua1b Wku University Wide Committees/Events, Wku Archives
Ua1b Wku University Wide Committees/Events, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records regarding university wide events such as lecture and concert series. See individual departments for smaller co-sponsored events.
Robertson, J. Lee, B. 1922 (Fa 535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robertson, J. Lee, B. 1922 (Fa 535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 535. Interview with J. Lee Robertson conducted by Kenneth Hines and Gil Calhoun in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Robertson reminisces about the U.S. Army during World war II and his long association with Western Kentucky University.
Travelstead, Chester Coleman, 1911-2006 (Mss 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Travelstead, Chester Coleman, 1911-2006 (Mss 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 281. Chiefly personal and professional correspondence, speeches, journal articles, reminiscences, and news clippings of noted educator Chester Coleman Travelstead. Of particular interest are the materials related to his 1955 dismissal from the University of South Carolina owing to his support of racial integration. Also includes correspondence and diaries of his mother Nelle (Gooch) Travelstead, long-time Western Kentucky University faculty member.
Chelf, Carl Philip, 1937-2011 (Sc 2393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chelf, Carl Philip, 1937-2011 (Sc 2393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2393. "A Selective View of the Politics of Higher Education in Kentucky and the Role of H.H. Cherry, Educator-Politician," a dissertation presented by Carl Chelf in partial fulfillment fo the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1968.
Temple Family Papers (Mss 241), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Temple Family Papers (Mss 241), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 241. Correspondence; financial and legal papers; genealogy and other material related to the Temple family of Warren County, Kentucky, particularly that of Adalaska L. and Mary Camilla (Miller) Temple and their daughter Ruth Hines Temple. Over 400 pieces of artwork on paper by the latter are found in the collection, including pencil, as well as, pen and ink drawings, watercolors, pastels, and other graphic and creative design work.
Glenn, James J., 1842-1930 (Sc 2337), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Glenn, James J., 1842-1930 (Sc 2337), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2337. Materials relating to James J. Glenn, Hopkins County, Kentucky, Superintendent of Schools and editor of the Madisonville, Kentucky "Hustler." Includes scrapbook of clippings and biographical notes.
Stewart, J. A. (Sc 2311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stewart, J. A. (Sc 2311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2311. Partial enrollment and grade book kept by teacher [J.A. Stewart] from October 1895 to February 1896. Item found in Rochester, Butler County, Kentucky.
Interview With Alice Triplett (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Alice Triplett (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Alice Triplett conducted by Genie Sullivan for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Triplett discusses her life and times, including information about her life in Ohio County, Kentucky, and her teaching experience. The original tape does not have good sound quality, thus the transcription is spotty.
Smith, Rebecca M. (Sc 2304), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Rebecca M. (Sc 2304), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2304. Paper by Rebecca M. Smith, “Informational Outline of Simpson County Schools,” written for a Kentucky History class at Western Kentucky State Teachers College. The paper includes data on various nineteenth-century educational institutions in the county.
Smiths Grove, Kentucky (Mss 321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smiths Grove, Kentucky (Mss 321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Fidning aid only for Manuscripts Collection 231. Information about Smiths Grove, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes material about the community's history, people, churches, schools, and events. Collection contains the original Board of Trustees minutes for Smiths Grove College, 1884-1901.
Warren County, Kentucky - Public Schools (Mss 311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - Public Schools (Mss 311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 311. Information collected about schools in Warren County, Kentucky from 1909 to 1928, including photos, physical description of school houses, school populations, school expenses, etc. The school census books (1932 and 1934) contain information about the student population only. Also includes photographs (negatives and proof sheets) that were included with the superintendent's record books, 1909-1928.
Chenault, Effie Mai (Sc 2259), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chenault, Effie Mai (Sc 2259), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2259. Items belonging to Effie Mai Chenault, including a letter from her brother while she was at Fanning Orphan School in Nashville, Tennessee, 1909; her report card from Bowling Green High School, 1912; and a letter and pamphlet related to the progress of Bowling Green High School, 1912.
Cheek, Martha (Butt), 1892-1987 (Sc 2258), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cheek, Martha (Butt), 1892-1987 (Sc 2258), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2258. Postcard to Martha Cheek, Lexington, Kentucky, related to a 1948 luncheon of alumnae of Logan College, Russellville, Kentucky; typed compilation of Logan College alumnae, 1953.
Brashear, Kathleen, 1895-1986 (Sc 2260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brashear, Kathleen, 1895-1986 (Sc 2260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2260. Card, with picture of his home, sent by T.C. Cherry to teacher Kathleen Brashear, prior to the outbreak of World War II. Also, related correspondence and biographical material about Brashear.
Ua68/8/1 History Alumni Newsletter, Wku History
Ua68/8/1 History Alumni Newsletter, Wku History
WKU Archives Records
Newsletter created by the WKU History Department regarding activities in the department, students and alumni.
Tyler, Sara Elizabeth, 1910-2001 (Sc 2215), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tyler, Sara Elizabeth, 1910-2001 (Sc 2215), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2215. Paper: "Pleasant J. Potter College for Young Ladies" written for a journalism class at Western Kentucky State Teachers College; also a reminscence about Bowling Green's First Christian Church as well as Tyler's obituary.
Root, Ira, 1806-1868 (Sc 2226), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Root, Ira, 1806-1868 (Sc 2226), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2226. Letter, 30 July 1838, from Ira Root, Newport, Kentucky, to the "Trustees," Madison Institute, Hamilton County, Ohio, inquiring about teaching opportunities for him and his wife at the institution.
Klapheke, Dorothy Davis, 1921-1992 (Sc 2170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Klapheke, Dorothy Davis, 1921-1992 (Sc 2170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2170. Materials relating mainly to the career of Dorothy Klapheke, a Western Kentucky University graduate, as a middle school teacher in Stamford, Connecticut. Includes poetry, a performance assessment, retirement mementoes, reminiscences, photos, and an obituary.