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Ua94/6 Wku Pershing Rifles Company B-3 Vietnam Timeline, Doug Verdier Jan 2022

Ua94/6 Wku Pershing Rifles Company B-3 Vietnam Timeline, Doug Verdier

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Timeline of Vietnam War events 1963-1975 experienced by Pershing Rifles members compiled by Doug Verdier.


Ua94/6 Company B 3rd Regiment Pershing Rifles Wku 1960s, Doug Verdier Jan 2022

Ua94/6 Company B 3rd Regiment Pershing Rifles Wku 1960s, Doug Verdier

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Personal narratives of members of the Pershing Rifles compiled by Doug Verdier.


Ua94/6/1 Covid-19 Diary, Anonymous Mar 2020

Ua94/6/1 Covid-19 Diary, Anonymous

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

COVID-19 diary submitted to WKU Archives by a healthcare worker.


Gemini 13 Memories, Eddie Key Dec 2019

Gemini 13 Memories, Eddie Key

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Answers given by Eddie Key to WKU Gemini jazz bands questionnaire in winter of 2019. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.


Ua94/6/2/15 Athletes, Beggars & Rock Stars (Or) Forget About The Olympics Tony, Ross Munro Jan 2018

Ua94/6/2/15 Athletes, Beggars & Rock Stars (Or) Forget About The Olympics Tony, Ross Munro

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reminiscences of former WKU track athlete Ross Munro regarding the exploits of Swag Hartel, Nick Rose, Chris Ridler, Tony Staynings and other members of the 1973 track team.


Ua94/6/2/15 Incident At Hangman Valley, Ross Munro Jan 2018

Ua94/6/2/15 Incident At Hangman Valley, Ross Munro

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reminiscences of former WKU track athlete Ross Munro regarding the 1973 National Collegiate Cross Country Championship held in Spokane, Washington.


Gemini 15 Memories, Karen Mahaffey Mar 2016

Gemini 15 Memories, Karen Mahaffey

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Answers given by Karen Mahaffey to WKU Gemini jazz bands questionnaire in spring of 2016. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.


Gemini 75 Memories, Jeff Jones Mar 2016

Gemini 75 Memories, Jeff Jones

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Jeff Jones' answers to WKU Gemini jazz bands questionnaire. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.


Gemini 14 Memories, Nancy Cron Feb 2016

Gemini 14 Memories, Nancy Cron

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Answers given by Nancy (Hill) Cron to WKU Gemini jazz bands questionnaire in spring of 2016. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.


Gemini 15 Memories, Merry Herbert Jan 2016

Gemini 15 Memories, Merry Herbert

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Merry Herbert's answers to WKU Gemini jazz band questionnaire. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.


Gemini 14 Memories, Nancy Pollard Jan 2016

Gemini 14 Memories, Nancy Pollard

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Nancy (Baker) Pollard's answers to WKU Gemini jazz bands questionnaire. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.


Gemini 14 Memories, Karen Matchus Jan 2016

Gemini 14 Memories, Karen Matchus

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Karen (Warren) Matchus' answers to WKU Gemini jazz band questionnaire. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.


Gemini 15 Memories, Pam Thurman Jan 2016

Gemini 15 Memories, Pam Thurman

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Pam (Livingston) Thurman's answers to WKU Gemini jazz band questionnaire. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.


Gemini 75 Memories, Bobbi Clark Dec 2015

Gemini 75 Memories, Bobbi Clark

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Bobbi (Battle) Clark's answers to questionnaire regarding WKU's Gemini jazz bands. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.


Ua94/6/1/1 Virginia Robertson Oral History, Virginia Robertson, Jennifer Howard Nov 2006

Ua94/6/1/1 Virginia Robertson Oral History, Virginia Robertson, Jennifer Howard

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Virginia Aileen Mansfield Robertson, 1940 graduate of Western Kentucky State State Teachers College. In this interview she discusses student life at Western, but this portion has not been transcribed.

Partial transcript of oral history interview with Virginia Robertson, November 16, 2006, by Jennifer Howard.


Ua1b2/1 A History Of Western Kentucky University: Inspired By Oral Accounts, Lydia Kullman Feb 2004

Ua1b2/1 A History Of Western Kentucky University: Inspired By Oral Accounts, Lydia Kullman

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Overview of WKU as told through oral history interviews with Gary Ransdell, Anna Cook, Betty Cook, Dero Downing and many others housed in WKU Archives. Includes notes taken while listening to oral history tapes.


Ua94/6/1 Cook Twins Oral History, Sue Lynn Mcdaniel Jun 2002

Ua94/6/1 Cook Twins Oral History, Sue Lynn Mcdaniel

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

An interview with Anna Jo Cook Pickens and Betty Jo Cook Gibson, Class of 1948 conducted by Sue Lynn McDaniel. The Cook Twins were recruited by E.A. Diddle as WKU cheerleaders in 1941.


Ua94/6/1/5 Boyce & Amelia Tate Interview, Boyce Tate, Amelia Tate, Sue Mcdaniel Sep 2000

Ua94/6/1/5 Boyce & Amelia Tate Interview, Boyce Tate, Amelia Tate, Sue Mcdaniel

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Interview of Boyce and Amelia Tate members of the class of 1950. Boyce Denton Tate native of Hardinsburg, KY graduated from WKU in 1950 and joined the faculty at WKU in 1965 as an assistant professor of math. In 1967 he was named Director of Engineering Technology. He married Amelia Meador while attending WKU.


Ua94/6/1 Folklore 566: Oral History Materials & Methods, Makiuti Tongia Apr 1984

Ua94/6/1 Folklore 566: Oral History Materials & Methods, Makiuti Tongia

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Oral history assignment completed by Makiuti Tongia.

  • 30 minute transcript of interview with Robert Wurster on the history of the WKU International Students' Office
  • Summary of Wurster interview part 2
  • Index of whole interview content
  • Interpretative essay