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Ua1b2/1 The Geographical History Of Western Kentucky University, Ali Wright, Kim Tharpe

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Powerpoint presentation regarding the geographical layout of WKU, changes in landscape plans, buildings and landmarks.

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

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.

Breit, Jill Renee, B. 1964 (Sc 1402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1402. Paper written by WKU student Jill R. Breit about architect James Maurice Ingram and his influence in the Bowling Green, Kentucky architectural realm, chiefly during the 1930s and 1940s. Also includes photos and a cassette tape interview with Dr. Fred & Jan Stickle of Bowling Green who live in an Ingram designed home.

Ua1b2/1 Clearance Jeanette Interview, Riley Jones

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Paper describing research process and preparation for oral history interview with Clearance Jeanette.

Ua1b2/1 Ogden College 1877-1966 History In Brief, Daniel Lee Starnes

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

A brief history of Ogden College which includes a timeline of events, history, images and overview of research process.

Ua1b2/1 The Pleasant J. Potter College, Stephen Gibson

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

History of Potter College women's college which predated WKU.

The Stories Of Eleven Who Served In World War Ii From Lewisburg, Kentucky, Annie Duncan-Ponvert

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This thesis is a narrative of eleven World War II veterans from a small, rural southern town, Lewisburg, Kentucky. It is a brief description of the development of Lewisburg and of one family in particular, the Richardsons. The thesis follows the lives of the G.I.s from their youths, through their military careers, their lives after the war and their eventual return to Logan County. Primarily, most of the material is taken from oral taped interviews. Heretofore, none of these experiences have been recorded. Actions of valor and courage are preserved in the plain, unadorned stories of the veterans. This thesis …

Ua1b2/1/7 Oral History, Lydia Kullman, Gary Ransdell

WKU Archives Records

Interview conducted by Lydia Kullman with Gary Ransdell. This oral history interview was created for Andrew McMichael's History and the Internet Class, 2004.

Ua42/4/3 Wku-Owensboro Task Force Report, Wku Division Of Extended Learning & Outreach

WKU Archives Records

The charge of the WKU-Owensboro Task Force was to complete a brief SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) assessment of the Owensboro extended campus and make recommendations to fulfill the potential of the WKU-Owensboro campus.

Landmark Report (Vol. 22, No. 3), 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.

We Shared In Its History: 1123 State Street, Sue Lynn Mcdaniel

SCL Faculty and Staff Publications

Author writes of her personal experiences growing up in an historic house in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. Built in 1844, this house served as a private residence, an overnight guest house, the headquarters for Johnnie Massey Clay, President of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church's Women's Missionary Society, and apartments for senior adults, small families and young professionals. Over the years, what was originally a two room over two room Greek-revival townhouse built in the popular Flemish bond brick pattern had at least four additions and was renovated for creative reuses.

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Mss 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid, scans of selected items, and name index (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 154. Shaker materials related to Jesse McCombs and James Johnson including slavery documents, guardianship documents, legal papers, land papers, grist and fulling mill papers, wills, agreements and receipts.

Ua1b2/1 Integration At Western Kentucky University, Jason Brown

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

A brief overview of the integration process at WKU, includes some newspaper clippings and primary source materials.

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.

Ua1b2/1 The Jonesville Controversy, Ali Wright

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Overview of the history of the African-American community, Jonesville and its demise through urban renewal in the 1960s.

Further Additions To The Bibliography Of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith

DLPS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 27, Number 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Park City Daily News Obituary Index For 2004, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

No abstract provided.

Extended Family Of John Wilson And Frances Franklin Carroll, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

Four additional albums of photographs collected by Faye Carroll with family names: Elijah and Sarah Carroll, Meredith, Thompson, Rhodes, James "Jim" and Wardie Carroll, Cain, Wells, Demunbrun, Freshour, Jaggers, Higdon, Blissit, Wilson, Gardner, Bratcher, Pierce, Reams, and photos of J. A. Sanders Distillery, Oliver tractors, Mt. Moriah Church and Union Light community

Traces Volume 32, Number 4, 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.

The Column And Coinage Of C. Duilius: Innovations In Iconography In Large And Small Media In The Middle Republic, Eric Kondratieff

History Faculty Publications

"[From the conclusion]: This discussion presents a linked series of hypotheses, each one suggested in its turn by evidence relating directly to C. Duilius (cos. 260), and contextualized by near-contemporary precedents wherever possible, or relevant-seeming analogues from slightly later periods. Taken together, these hypotheses support a plausible scenario in which the elogium on Duilius’ rostral column may be read not only as an account of a cunning and audacious commander whose pioneering efforts in naval warfare destroyed the myth of Carthaginian supremacy at sea, but also as an encomium on a generous benefactor to Rome’s citizenry. The inscription’s redactor has …

Kentucky Humanities Council Catalog 2004-2005, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Humanities Council Catalog

The Kentucky Humanities Council is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities committed to providing programs and services that facilitate an understanding and appreciation of Kentucky’s cultural heritage and future. The Council’s program catalog features scholars from across the Commonwealth who make presentations on a myriad of humanities topics. Later, costumed actors, who delivered dramatic monologues about Kentucky’s famous, infamous, and composite personalities, were added. The catalog has gone by various titles over the years: Kentucky Humanities Resource Center, Kentucky Humanities Council Speakers Bureau, Whole Humanities Catalog, and Humanities Catalog. This …

Carrolls Of Longfall, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

No abstract provided.

Jenkins, William M. (Sc 1398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1398. Civil War letters, 1861-1862, written by Union soldier William M. Jenkins, to his mother and sister describing the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia. Also, 1871 letter to his wife in New York detailing his activities on a business trip.

Smith, Ishmael H., 1820-1895 (Sc 1401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Mansucripts Small Collection 1401. Autograph book, 1882, of Kentucky state senator Ishmael H. Smith of Barren County, Kentucky. Fellow senators signed, and many wrote comments, in the autograph album.

Martin, Dorenda May, 1925-1952 (Sc 1396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1396. Letter, 1944, written by Dorenda Martin, Washington, D.C., to her parents in Smiths Grove, Kentucky. She describes her clerical work, her exploration of the city, and life at Arlington Farms, a temporary housing facility for women civil servants and service members. Includes associated items and photo.

Quinn, Ivan Miner, B. 1976 (Sc 1391), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1391. Note written by Air Force Sergeant Ivan M. Quinn, Baghdad, Iraq, to his mother Paula Quinn, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He describes the two pictures that he is sending her by e-mail.

Dark Days In The Ohio Valley: Three Western Kentucky Lynchings, 1884-1911, Woodrow Wilson Maglinger, Iii

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This thesis investigates three lynchings of African Americans in Progressive-Era western Kentucky. The first occurred in Owensboro. In July 1884, a masked mob at-tacked the Daviess County jail. Richard May, an African-American field hand, had been incarcerated for the alleged sexual assault of a local farmer’s daughter. During the lynch mob’s actions that claimed May’s life, the white county jailer was killed protecting his prisoner. Ironically, just two decades earlier Jailer William Lucas had fought for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.

In nearby Hawesville in September 1897, Raymond Bushrod was also arrested on suspicion of raping …

Dennis, Samuel, B. 1905? - Relating To (Sc 1407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1407. Certificate, 4 March 1933, issued to Samuel Dennis, Fayette County, Kentucky, pardoning him of the crime of maiming. Governor Rudy Laffoon's name is imprinted on the certificate, but it is signed by Lieutenant Governor A.B. Chandler.