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Mills, Barbara Ann (Tucker), 1931-2020 (Sc 921), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 921. Barbara Ann (Tucker) Mills writes of her life growing up in a home in Bowling Green, Kentucky that provided rooms and meals for students at Western Kentucky State Teachers College and Bowling Green Business University during the 1930s and 1940s. Her parents, known and “Ma Tucker” and “Pa Tucker,” operated boardinghouses located on College Street. Also includes two family photographs.

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Henry Cherry 1906-2002, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Records

Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU President Henry Cherry, his tenure as president 1906-1937 and his political campaigns.

Ua3/1/3 President's Office-Cherry - Scrapbooks, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, articles and publications of interest to WKU President Henry Cherry. These include education religion, state and national politics, prohibition and Western Kentucky University.

Chelf, Carl Philip, 1937-2011 (Sc 2393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2393. "A Selective View of the Politics of Higher Education in Kentucky and the Role of H.H. Cherry, Educator-Politician," a dissertation presented by Carl Chelf in partial fulfillment fo the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1968.

Ua1a University Archives Reference Books, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Reference books, non-WKU publications and recordings related to the history of Western Kentucky University and its founding institutions. Some of these items are available in the Harrison-Baird Reading Room.

Ua68/8/2 Sybil Stonecipher Oral History, James Bennett

WKU Archives Records

An interview on January 5, 1978 with Sybil Stonecipher WKU Foreign Languages faculty member 1929-1964 conducted by James Bennett.

Ua68/8/2 Frances Richards Oral History, James Bennett, Lowell Harrison

WKU Archives Records

An interview on December 14, 1977 with Frances Richards, WKU alum and English professor 1925-1964 conducted by Lowell Harrison and James Bennett.

Ua68/8/2 Earl Moore Oral History, James Bennett

WKU Archives Records

An interview on September 28, 1977 with Dr. Earl A. Moore, retired member of the Department of English conducted by James Bennett.

Ua68/8/2 Kelly Thompson Oral History, Carlton Jackson

WKU Archives Records

An interview on June 27, 1977 with WKU president Kelly Thompson conducted by Carlton Jackson.

Ua68/8/2 Ward Sumpter Oral History, James Bennett

WKU Archives Records

An interview on December 15, 1976 with Ward Sumpter, Ogden College alum and WKU Chemistry professor 1928-1965 conducted by James Bennett.

Ua68/8/2 Ed Stansbury Oral History, James Bennett

WKU Archives Records

An interview on November 5, 1976 with Ed Stansbury, WKU physical education faculty member 1934-1947 conducted by James Bennett.

Ua68/8/2 Ted Hornback Oral History, J. Crawford Crowe, Lowell Harrison

WKU Archives Records

An interview on November 4, 1976 with Ted Hornback, WKU alum and WKU Athletics faculty member 1938-1971 conducted by Lowell Harrison and J. Crawford Crowe.

Ua68/8/2 Kelly Thompson Oral History, Carlton Jackson

WKU Archives Records

An interview on October 26, 1976 with WKU president Kelly Thompson conducted by Carlton Jackson.

Ua68/8/2 James Poteet Oral History, Carlton Jackson

WKU Archives Records

An interview on May 26, 1976 with James Poteet, WKU History faculty member 1931-1966 conducted by Carlton Jackson.

Ua37/2 Carl Chelf - Henry Cherry Educator-Politician, Carl Chelf

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

This is a study of the role of polities in education-more specifically, the role of politics in the founding and development of a state college. It is not an exposé or an inside story of the sensational, "now it can ba toldB type. It is simply an analysis arid an attempted explanation of the interactions of the various elements in the policy-making process--public opinion, interest groups, individuals, legislators--in the founding and growth of a state college. The study will trace the evolution of an idea or public interest into public policy. This transformation of a public interest through periods of …

Ua1b3/5 That Other Thing, J. R. Alexander

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by J.R. Alexander at the unveiling of the Cherry Statue.

Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 66, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore

WKU Archives Records

Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This was a special broadcast for the unveiling of the Cherry Statue on the campus of Western Kentucky University. It includes speakers Earl Moore, Finley Grise, Herman Donovan, J. Lewie Harman, Arndt Stickles and J.R. Whitmer.

His Memorial Is Western State, Silas Bent

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Article by Silas Bent which appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal a little over a month after Henry Cherry's death. It gives an overview of his life and career at Western Kentucky University.

End Comes To Dr. Henry Hardin Cherry Sunday Afternoon At Home Here, The Bowling Green Times Journal

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Obituary of Henry Cherry published by the Bowling Green Times Journal. It is also an account of the first thirty years of Western Kentucky University.

Floral Offering At Ogden Vault, Franklin Studio

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Flowers at the Robert Ogden Vault in Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The vault was made available to the Cherry family temporarily until a decision was made as to Henry Cherry's permanent resting place. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery with his wife Bessie (Fain) Cherry.

Robert Ogden was the founder of Ogden College which was merged with WKU in 1929. Ogden College was on the site now occupied by the Ogden College of Science & Engineering.

A Prophet Among His Own People, A. L. Crabb

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

A biography of Henry Cherry written by Southern Normal School alum A.L. Crabb especially for the unveiling of the Cherry Statue. This reprint is from an unidentified issue of the Teachers College Heights.

Ua3/1/4 Henry Cherry Speeches Vol. 5, Part 3, Henry Cherry

WKU Archives Records

WKU President Henry Cherry's speeches from Volume 5. Volume 5 also includes articles and poetry by others. This document includes:

Anderson, Henry. Codicil to Will
Bowling Green Rotary Club. Brief Sketch of Henry Hardin Cherry’s Life
Campaign Speech
Cornerstone Cedar Log House
Educational Morale
Greeting to Class of 1931
Ideals & Dollars
In Memoriam of C.U. McElroy
Kentucky Senate Bill 432
Letter of Resignation Jan. 11, 1915
Letter to Henry James, Jan. 20, 1931
Paragraph: College Heights Foundation and Courthouses
Presentation of Trophies, 1930
Resolution in Honor of the Kentucky Building
Rodes, John. Alumni Banquet Speech
Some of the Past …

Autographed Photo Of Henry Cherry, Wku Talisman

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Autographed photograph of Henry Cherry.

Who's Who Biography Of Henry Cherry, Who's Who

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Who's Who biographical entry for Henry Cherry.

Ua3/1/4 Henry Cherry Speeches Vol. 5, Part 1, Henry Cherry

WKU Archives Records

WKU President Henry Cherry's speeches from Volume 5. Volume 5 also includes articles and poetry by others. This document includes:

A Proposed Bill & Building
American Citizenship
Dedication of Training School Building
Educational Leadership
Effective Advertising and How to Secure It
Kentucky Agriculture
Looking Through A Crack
Matthews, Mrs. H.R. Our Leader
Paragraph: The Rich Man
Paragraphs
Paragraphs: Education & Patriotism; A Militant Public Statement
Rodes, H. Clifton. Remarks at Meetin of Warren County Society
Tentative Lease of Ogden College
The Greater Kentucky and the Larger Democracy
The Other Thing
Unknown. Review of Education the Basis of Democracy
Wade, Bailey. …

Ua12/2/1 Normal Heights, Vol. 2, No. 6, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter and course catalog promoting Western Kentucky University. This issue focuses on the Students' Army Training Corps and students who served in World War I. There is also a biographical sketch of Henry Cherry.