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Ua94/6/18 Stephen Flora Student / Alumni Papers, Wku Archives Jan 2024

Ua94/6/18 Stephen Flora Student / Alumni Papers, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Stephen Flora during his years as a student at Western Kentucky University.


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.


Ua68/6/1 Emeriti, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Wku English Jan 2014

Ua68/6/1 Emeriti, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the Editing and Publishing Class regarding the work of retired English department faculty. This issue includes articles about Karen Schneider, Joseph Millichap, James Flynn, Elizabeth Oakes and Joe Survant.


Ua35/11 Honors Program, Wku Archives Jan 2013

Ua35/11 Honors Program, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Honors Program. Includes brochures, awards programs, student handbooks, newsletters and research publications.


Ua68/6/3 Potter College Of Arts & Letters English Administration, Wku Archives Jan 2012

Ua68/6/3 Potter College Of Arts & Letters English Administration, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by English Department faculty and staff regarding the administration of the unit.


Ua1b Wku University Wide Committees/Events, Wku Archives Dec 2010

Ua1b Wku University Wide Committees/Events, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records regarding university wide events such as lecture and concert series. See individual departments for smaller co-sponsored events.


Ua37/2 Faculty Personal Papers Small Collections, Wku Archives Jan 2008

Ua37/2 Faculty Personal Papers Small Collections, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Small donations from individual faculty and staff members. These are generally one or two items housed in a single folder. Papers range from gradebooks and syllabi to funeral cards and obituaries. The existing records are arranged in alphabetical order by donor surname. Future donations will be arranged in the order in which they are received.


Ua68/6/1 Cherry Hall Bulletin, Wku English Apr 2005

Ua68/6/1 Cherry Hall Bulletin, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the English Department. This issue highlights the Robert Penn Warren Centennial, Kentucky Writers Conference and Book Fest, faculty achievements and student activities.


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1996

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

  • Brooks, Lynnette and Cindy Calisi. The Effect of Selenium Supplementation on the Immune Response of Mice with Experimental Chagas' Disease
  • Hildreth, John. Teasing the Muse
  • Jenkins, Rhonda. Steinbeck's Portraits of Prostitutes: Progression of an Author's Vision
  • Kirkham, Michelle. The Prenatal Use of Crack Cocaine: How It Affects Children and How Schools Can Respond
  • Gibson, Jeanette and Juli McCay. Circadian Rhythm of Brain GABA Levels in the Cockroach, Leucophaea Maderae
  • Patterson, Dana. Home Schooling …


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1995

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

  • Allen, Melody. Women in Control of Courtship in As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice and All's Well That Ends Well
  • Amlani, Islamshah. Electron Stimulated Desorption of Alkali Halides
  • Brillhart, Kelly. Women Without Men: Hemingway's Female Characters
  • Burton, Lori. Financial Statements with Environmental Concerns: An Exploratory Study of the Impact on the Auditor's Role and Responsibilities
  • Combs, Vicki. Dancing the Descent: Energy and Entrophy in William Carlos Williams
  • Davis, Julie. Prelude to …


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1989

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

  • Coates, Alan. Management's Attitude Toward Collective Bargaining
  • Frew, Becky. The Effects of Personality Type and Social Support on Instances of Job Stress
  • Green, Laura. Earth Sheltered Housing
  • Gregory, Vicky. Fraud and Abuse by Medical Providers in Medicare and Medicaid
  • Hignite, Susan. Japanese Students in Kentucky Classrooms
  • Hodum, Martha. The Mathematically Gifted Child
  • Jones, Rodney. Superman to Censorship: America's Romance with the Comic Book
  • Marrs, Shawn. Romanticism and Unromanticism in Sir Gawain and the …


A Study Of The Effects Of Writing Instruction Versus Writing And Reading Instruction On 10th Grade English Students, Patricia E.G. Craig Jun 1988

A Study Of The Effects Of Writing Instruction Versus Writing And Reading Instruction On 10th Grade English Students, Patricia E.G. Craig

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The effects of writing instruction as opposed to writing and reading instruction were studied on 10th grade English students’ reading comprehension and writing. Two groups (classes) completed pretests and pre-sample writing. Then, both groups were given writing instruction while only one group was given related reading skills instruction. Finally, both groups completed posttests and post-sample writings.

An analysis of covariance of the pre-and posttest data was done. It revealed no significant difference between the two groups related to reading comprehension. However, a significant difference existed between the two groups related to language expression (editing skills or writing sub-skills). The …


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1988

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

  • Bachert, Sara. Rational Portrayal of the Irrationational in The Pit and the Pendulum
  • Bell, Suzanne. Early Secret Involvement of the United States Military in Cambodia
  • Brock, Beth. The Informal Caregiving System: The Frail Elderlys' Avenue of Choice
  • Daniel, Janice. Child Sexual Abuse
  • Johnson, Linda. International Telecommunications Trade with Japan
  • Jones, LaMont. Ernie Pyle: Journalist Without Peer
  • Kesserling, Marcia. Attitudes Toward the Need for Computer Literacy
  • Lewis, Gloria. John Donne's Attitude Toward Love
  • Majdi, …


Ua35/11 Wku Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku University Honors Program Jan 1988

Ua35/11 Wku Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku University Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The Western Kentucky University Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers represent work done by students from throughout the university.

  • Kesselring, Marcia. Attitudes Toward the Need for Computer Literacy
  • Tuck, Janna & Karen Wiggins. Methylation and Confirmation of PGE
  • Lewis, Gloria. John Donne's Attitude Toward Love
  • Johnson, Linda. International Telecommunications Trade with Japan
  • Sharpe, Greg. Precipitation Patterns in Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1980-1985
  • Smith, Sandy. Religion and the Media: Alliance or War?
  • Bell, Suzanne. Early Secret Involvement of the United States Military in Cambodia
  • Scariot, Linda. Parental Divorce and Childhood Emotional Disturbances
  • Daniel, Janice. …


Comparative Instructor Attitudes Toward College Level English And Mathematics Experiences For Gifted High School Students, Bruce Vickers May 1987

Comparative Instructor Attitudes Toward College Level English And Mathematics Experiences For Gifted High School Students, Bruce Vickers

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Samples derived from a mailed questionnaire were compared. The sample represented high school, community college and university instructors of mathematics and English. The Kentucky public schools sampled were equally represented among high school, community colleges and universities. The research indicated that of those instructors sampled a very high percentage (97.7%) feel that those high school students shown to be academically gifted would benefit from a college experience before high school graduation. The attitudes of those instructors sampled indicated that multiple criteria – grades, recommendations, standardized test scores and personal interview – were considered the preferred method of selection (82.5%). The …


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1987

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

  • Baum, Carole. A Glance at Phenomenology and Its Approach to Literary Criticism, 1987
  • Coble, Terrell. Personality Determinants: Research Results and Implications for Intervention, 1987
  • Crase, Kim. Recent Developments in Products Liability, 1987
  • Flora, Joan. Simms's Frontier Characters, 1987
  • Ford, Doug, David Gray and Nick Nauman. Right-to-Work Laws, 1987
  • Gray, Michael. Through Pontormo's Eyes, 1987
  • Jackson, Jewel. Is Creativity Teachable? 1987
  • Logsdon, Doug. James I as King Lear, 1987
  • Schneringer, Joseph. Weather Stations in …


Ua68/6/1 English Department Newsletter, Wku English Jul 1986

Ua68/6/1 English Department Newsletter, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the WKU English Department highlighting departmental activities, faculty news, Mary Ellen Miller, student activities, curriculum changes and Gloria Naylor visit.


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1986

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

  • Padilla, Anne. First and Second Language Acquisition: A Comparison
  • Scott, Angela. Salted and Unsalted Snacks: Taste Preferences of Second Grade Students in a Rural Area School
  • Fuqua, Nancy. Acceptance by High School Students of Muffins Containing Supplemental Soy Polysaccharides
  • Mans, Glee. Preference Levels of High School Freshmen for Four Cheese Food Products
  • Denney, Pam. Consumer Acceptance of UHT Choclate Lowfat Milk
  • Harris, Carla. Jacques-Louis David: Raphael of the Sansculottes
  • Vaughn, James. Corporate Reorganization …


Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - E Topics, Lowell Harrison Jan 1985

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - E 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 104 topics beginning with E ranging from Eagle Prep to Extension.


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1985

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

  • Whicker, Garth. Agriculture and the Development of Malaysia
  • McGaha. Rape, Passion, Lechery, Usury, Incest, Murder and other Matters in The Ravenger's Tragedy
  • Harrison, Robert. It was a Day of Very General Awakening . . : Reformation and Revival in Russellville, Kentucky
  • King, Betty. An Affirmative Decision for James's Isabel Archer
  • Sutton, Joyce. Sex Bias in Performance of Women
  • Logsdon, Doug. Poe's Women
  • Yoder, Nate. Emily Dickinson and Her Puritan Heritage
  • Davis, Aleen. Jay …


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1983

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

  • Albin, Bettye. John Dryden's Criticism: The Neglected Link
  • Allen, Christopher. Martial Reflections: Ancient Cultures and Their War-Gods
  • Case, Laura. Climatic Preference
  • Deller, Kathy. Regression Analysis: The Effects of Advertising, Price, Income and Import Sales on American-Made Auto Sales
  • Downing, Elizabeth. Dorothy Leigh Sayers: Detective of Literary Theory in The Mind of the Maker
  • Elder, Janice. A Retrospective Study on Discharge Planning and Primiparas at Breckinridge Memorial
  • Flora, Joan. Narcissism and the Need for …


Ua68/6 Newsletter #11, Wku English Apr 1982

Ua68/6 Newsletter #11, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by WKU English Department regarding faculty activities, awards, study abroad, honors program and creative writing.


Ua68/6 Newsletter #10, Wku English Mar 1982

Ua68/6 Newsletter #10, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by WKU English Department regarding faculty activities, vocabulary words, lyrics "Concord Wine," excuses and suggestions for writing.


Ua68/6 Newsletter #9, Wku English Mar 1982

Ua68/6 Newsletter #9, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the WKU English Department regarding faculty activities, poem "For My Son," list of superlatives, vocabulary words and slang.


Ua68/6 Newsletter #8, Wku English Feb 1982

Ua68/6 Newsletter #8, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by WKU English Department regarding upcoming events, faculty activities, list of former professors, novel openings, quotes and vocabulary words.


Ua68/6 Newsletter #7, Wku English Jan 1982

Ua68/6 Newsletter #7, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the WKU English Department regarding faculty activities, feminine perspective, universities and budget.


Ua68/6 Newsletter #6, Wku English Dec 1981

Ua68/6 Newsletter #6, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by WKU English Department regarding faculty activities, Zephyrus, alumni and book recommendations.


Ua68/6 Newsletter #5, Wku English Nov 1981

Ua68/6 Newsletter #5, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the WKU English Department regarding upcoming events, faculty activities, awards and Sigma Tau Delta.


Ua68/6 Newsletter #4, Wku English Nov 1981

Ua68/6 Newsletter #4, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the WKU English Department regarding faculty activities, awards and a poem Surprise! Surprise!


Ua68/6 Newsletter #3, Wku English Oct 1981

Ua68/6 Newsletter #3, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by WKU English Department listing upcoming events, faculty activities and discussion of liberal arts degree.