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El Canto Del Río Ayampe Que Corre En La Mitad: “La Narración Socioecológica Y El Conflicto Territorial Entre La Comuna Ancestral Las Tunas Y El Recinto De Ayampe”, María Juanita Durán González Oct 2022

El Canto Del Río Ayampe Que Corre En La Mitad: “La Narración Socioecológica Y El Conflicto Territorial Entre La Comuna Ancestral Las Tunas Y El Recinto De Ayampe”, María Juanita Durán González

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

En La Comuna Ancestral Las Tunas existe un legado de narración socioecológica, o socioecological storytelling. Las historias cuentan las luchas medioambientales del pasado en defensa de su tierra colectiva y las riquezas que viven en ella. Pero, como se escucha por las voces de los comuneros, la pelea por proteger su territorio ancestral es constante. Actualmente, enfrentan un conflicto territorial contra el poblado de Ayampe que busca empoderarse del territorio para institucionalizar su independencia. Cuentan que los líderes de la independencia no tienen raíces ancestrales en Ayampe, pero quieren hacer crecer su dominio para que eventualmente se incluya el Río …


Ua37/44 Faculty Personal Papers Gordon Wilson, Wku Archives Jan 2020

Ua37/44 Faculty Personal Papers Gordon Wilson, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Personal papers of Gordon Wilson.


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.


Ua68/6/1 Broomsedge Chronicles: Farm Living In South Central Kentucky, Wku English, Wku Glasgow Apr 1992

Ua68/6/1 Broomsedge Chronicles: Farm Living In South Central Kentucky, Wku English, Wku Glasgow

WKU Archives Records

A collection of essays written by English 100 Freshman Composition and English 200 Introduction to Literature students attending WKU Glasgow from 1983 through 1992 taught by Loretta Murrey. Student authors are: Joyce Alford, Joyce Amer, Jeff Ballard, Sandie Barrick, Jerry Bean, Shela Bingham, Brent Bledsoe, Steven Bunch, Billy Carver, Angela Cowan, Karen Decker, Betty Dillahay, Dibbie Dilley, Amy Doyel, Jeff Duncan, Craig Emmitt, Barbara England, Kathy Fancher, Amanda Gillon, Michelle Glover, Jeanelle Gooch, Faye Johnson, Celena Martin, Sonia Martin, Tracy Mathews, Ila Moody, Angela Morris, William Myatt, Judy Parker, Dorothean Powell, Maria Pulanco, Diane Rather, Jennifer Reneau, LaDarra Rich, Pam …


0028: John L. Hawkins Letters, 1928-1929, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1973

0028: John L. Hawkins Letters, 1928-1929, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Huntington, West Virginia, resident. Included are manuscript of a history of West Virginia compiled from secondary sources and oral tradition, personal reminiscences of 'Devil Anse' Hatfield, poetry, and personal papers. Correspondence between John L. Hawkins and Franklin D. Roosevelt, concerning the National Democratic Convention of 1932.


Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Jan 1964

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Diaries written by former English professor Gordon Wilson to WKU president Kelly Thompson reminiscing over old times at Western Kentucky University.

  • 4:30 PM, 3/22/1964
  • A Common Cultural Background, 3/12/1964
  • A Widening Influence, 3/4/1964
  • Again & Again, 3/19/1964
  • An Unending Process, 3/12/1964
  • Curriculum, Curricula, 3/1/1964
  • If?, 3/9/1964
  • Learning in the One-Roomed Country School, 3/2/1964
  • Loses & Gains, 3/11/1964
  • Our Big, Big Group, 3/18/1964
  • Our Small World, 3/2/1964
  • Preparation of Our Faculty, 3/24/1964
  • Programs, 3/19/1964
  • Recognition of Research, 3/6/1964
  • Second Wind, 3/1/1964
  • Simplicity & Sophistication, 3/28/1964
  • So Young & Yet So Old, 3/3/1964
  • Some Evidences of Culture, 3/4/1964
  • Some Lost History, 3/28/1964 …


Ua37/44 Western Big Events In Late 1963, Gordon Wilson Dec 1963

Ua37/44 Western Big Events In Late 1963, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly, Addition to 1963 Supplement regarding events of late 1963.


Ua37/44 My Speech To The English Majors & Teachers, Gordon Wilson Oct 1963

Ua37/44 My Speech To The English Majors & Teachers, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly, Addition to 1963 Supplement regarding a speech he delivered to the WKU English Department.


Ua37/44 Memories Of The Old Chestnut Hunt, Gordon Wilson Oct 1963

Ua37/44 Memories Of The Old Chestnut Hunt, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly, Addition to 1963 Supplement regarding chestnut hunts, boat excursions and other student entertainment in the Southern Normal School.


Ua37/44 Further Ranges, Gordon Wilson Sep 1963

Ua37/44 Further Ranges, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly, Addition to 1963 Supplement regarding the Southern Normal School.


Ua37/44 Our Golden Wedding, Gordon Wilson Sep 1963

Ua37/44 Our Golden Wedding, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly, Addition to 1963 Supplement regarding Wilson's 50th wedding anniversary and the Southern Normal School.


Ua37/44 Our Early Crowded Conditions At The Normal, Gordon Wilson Sep 1963

Ua37/44 Our Early Crowded Conditions At The Normal, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly, Addition to 1963 Supplement regarding the Southern Normal School.


Interview No. 5, J. Frank Dobie Jan 1960

Interview No. 5, J. Frank Dobie

Combined Interviews

Discussion of his life, his attitudes toward his own writings and how they have changed, his audience, bookstores.