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A 1908 Interview With The Author Of "Aunt Jane Of Kentucky", Lynn E. Niedermeier

Lynn E. Niedermeier

Bowling Green native Lida Calvert Obenchain wrote popular fiction and campaigned for woman suffrage. Interviewed after her first book of stories, Aunt Jane of Kentucky, was published under her pen name "Eliza Calvert Hall," Lida spoke about her family, literature, women's rights, and her work for the Kentucky Equal Rights Association. The interview, conducted by journalist Ewing Galloway, is reproduced here, with annotations to amplify the content.

Landmark Report (Vol. 24, No. 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky.

George Mason: Slave Owning Virginia Planter As Slavery Opponent?, Louis Bellamy

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The present work investigates the often cited, but poorly supported, notion that Founding Father George Mason was a wealthy, slave-owning Virginian who vehemently opposed slavery. Utilizing Mason's state papers, letters, and other documents, as well as contemporaries' accounts of his speeches, this work will analyze those records' contextual construction, and it will deconstruct both Mason's written and spoken words and his actions and inactions relative to slavery. The goal of this effort is to determine whether Mason, who ostensibly played such an instrumental role in the development of the "rights" of Americans, and who remained a slaveholder—thereby trampling the rights …

Hall Family Papers (Mss 140), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 140. Collection includes report cards, diplomas, autograph albums and scrapbooks of sisters Ilyne and Lila Dean Hall, Sebree, (Webster County) Kentucky. The sisters, with friend Vera Mae Rideout, drowned in Green River near Eastwood Ferry on August 29, 1929. The collection also includes sympathy letters, memorial cards, photos and a eulogy.

Aton, Paul Douglas, 1948-1968 (Mss 82), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scanned letters (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 82. Vietnam War letters written by Paul Douglas Aton to his father, Loyd Aton, of Franklin, Kentucky, documenting his training at Fort Campbell, Fort Gordon, and Fort Sill and his war experiences, November 9, 1967 to July 20 1968. Includes family's notification of his death and burial information.

Ua1b1/7 Mass Media & Technology Hall Dedication, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

Program for the Mass Media & Technology Hall dedication, includes list of sponsors named rooms.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Reed, Lindsey. Health Services Staying Crowded
• Buckman, Josh. New Gadgets Lead to New Cheating Methods
• Clark, Ashlee. Faculty Finds New Ways to Combat Plagiarism
• Fisher, Lee. Forum Addresses Gay Marriage Issues
• Richardson, Kelly. Students Learn from Debate Watch
• Wilberding, Beth. Plus/Minus Issue Still Undecided
• Wilberding, Beth. Students Discuss Academics During Forum – Student Government Association
• Squash the Hate & Let’s Desegregate
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Flooding on Campus
• Sainlar, Lindsay. Just Click Your Heels Together Three Times & You’re Home
• Stoess, Jacquelyn. It’s Time …

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 27, Number 4, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Traces Volume 32, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

South Union Messenger (Fall 2004), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.

Ua42/3 Bowling Green Community College Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Bowling Green Community College

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by and about the Bowling Green Community College.

Ua1b5 New Faculty 2004-2005, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

List of new WKU faculty.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Stoess, Jacquelyn. Voting 101 – Kentucky Constitution
• Sebastian, Kandace. Convention Draws Student Voices – Iraq Revolution
• Clark, Ashlee. Ceremony Encourages Freshmen Involvement – MASTER Plan
• Wilberding, Beth. Student Government Association Reacting with Changes
• Buckman, Josh. Transportation Unit Expected
• Clark, Ashlee. Global Project to Include Africa – Physics & Astronomy
• Sainlar, Lindsay. This Little Piggy Watched the News
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Dining Services
• Shepherd, Justin. Former Opinion Editor Has Another Opinion
• Campbell, Philip. George Bush Supporter Empowered by Act of Stupidity - Vandalism
• Bogard, …

Landmark Report (Vol. 24, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky.

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 27, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Traces Volume 32, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

Chelf, Owen Ross, 1918-1997 (Mss 151), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 151. Papers chiefly of Owen Ross Chelf, a native of Lebanon, Kentucky, with most of the collection focusing on his World War II army service in Europe and his avid interest in muskie fishing.

Spencer, John Henderson, 1826-1897 (Mss 120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 120. Incomplete biography of John Henderson Spencer for the years, 1826-1876. Spencer, a native of Allen County, Kentucky, was a Baptist minister and author. Includes a tribute to Spencer on the fiftieth anniversary of his death, 1946.

Ua1b2/1 War & Wku, Kim Purvis

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

A paper regarding how WKU was affected by war during the 20th century, includes an overview of protest movements and underground newspapers in the late 1960's.

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 27, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Traces Volume 32, Number 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

Ua1b2/1 International Students History, Nadia Deleon

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

A brief overview of the growth of international student enrollment at WKU from 1961-2004.

Ua1b2/1 Student Government History, Nadia Deleon

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

A brief overview of the growth of student government at WKU written for History & the Internet, Spring 2004.

Ua1b2/1 History Of Western Kentucky University, Daniel Lee Starnes

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

A brief history of Western Kentucky University created for History & the Internet, Spring 2004.

Ua1b2/1 Student Life Powerpoint Presentation, Kim Purvis

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Powerpoint presentation of research process and findings regarding student life at WKU.

Ua1b2/1 Community Relations Powerpoint Presentation, Ali Wright, Jason Brown

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Powerpoint presentation regarding research methodology, sources and findings regarding WKU and its relationship with the Bowling Green community. Includes information regarding the African-American community, Jonesville.

Ua1b2/1 Former Wku Buildings, Unknown

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

List of WKU buildings that no longer exist giving date built, brief description, date razed and a list of sources.

Ua1b2/1 Greek Societies, Unknown

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Brief history of fraternities and sororities at WKU with references.

Ua1b2/1 Big Red's Buddies, Jason Brown

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Powerpoint presentation regarding the history of WKU athletics, research methodologies and sources used.

Ua1b2/1 Alcohol Abuse At Wku, Unknown

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Brief overview of the impact of alcohol on the WKU student body with a list of sources.