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Ua12/2/67 Alpha Kappa Alpha, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Ua1c6/4 Banquets/Dinners Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of banquets and dinners.

Ua12/2/12 Kappa Alpha Psi, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Kappa Alpha Psi at Western Kentucky University. Includes charter, bylaws, correspondence and membership lists.

Ua12/2/13 Alpha Phi Alpha, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Alpha Phi Alpha at Western Kentucky University.

Ua12/2/16 Scrapbook, Wku Spirit Masters

Student Organizations

Scrapbook created by and about WKU Spirit Masters for the 1991-1992 school year. Includes:

• Carl Kell
• Jason Embry
• Donna Starks
• Roxana Crowe
• Eric McWilliams
• Jennifer Mize
• Mark Miller
• Brunessa Beckles
• Mia Hazelwood
• Devin Delano
• Rachel Hibbs
• Darla Roof
• Hagan Rose
• Julie Wedge
• Staci Kitchens
• Donald Smith
• Neely Sheucraft
• Deanna Mills
• Gretchen Ploch
• Patrick Monohan
• Juli Carter
• Julie Hannah
• Neil Johnson (f)

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Hernes, Thomas. Athletics Deficit Reaches $1.5 Million Mark

• Schlagenhauf, Ann. Regional Funding Runs Gamut
• Howard, Laura. Football Players Not Indicted
• Lawson, Jamie. Student Health Coverage Being Studied, Changed
• Lockert, Anya. Pep Rally Gets Homecoming Off to Roaring Start
• Tutt, Allison. Greeks Strut Their Stuff at Sold-Out Step Show
• Poet Judith Cofer to Read Original Works on Campus Monday
• East Hall Takes First in Hanging of Red Contest
• Chinese Visit Gets Pushed Back
• Homecoming Changes Put Fun into Festival: Parade is Nixed, But Not Spirit
• Chattin, …

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Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - N & O Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 41 topics beginning with N ranging from Nalbach, Walter 1910-2001 to Nursing and 53 topics beginning with O ranging from Observatory to Owensboro Protests.

An Interpretation Of The Florida Ex-Slaves' Memories Of Slavery & The Civil War, Dianna Zacharias

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study is an analysis and interpretation of oral folk history preserved in the Florida Narratives, one state collection of ex-slave narratives from the larger Federal Writers' Project collection compiled in the 1930s. Fifty-four tales were extracted from this state collection and used as a basis for this study. These personal reminiscences, called memorates by folklorists, fell into two categories: slavery and the Civil war. The tales about slavery were compared to the theses and conclusions regarding slavery held by sociologists and The tales about the Civil War and emancipation were gathered by historians.

The comparison revealed that there …

The Cedar Grove Community In Oral Folk History, Ada Parker

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The thesis was originally done for the Center for Intercultural & Folk Studies which no longer exists.

Baltimore Of Mount Pleasant: A Case Study Of The Tradition Of The Chanted Sermon In Virginia, E. Henry Willett Iii

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Analysis of theme, style and structure of the chanted sermons of a Virginia preacher shows that the chanted sermon is a powerful ritualistic expression in certain communities. As practiced among Afro-American groups the chanted sermon is a ritual expression which serves to resolve conflicts, affirm values, and meet certain socio-psychological needs.