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History Abroad: How Do Denmark And The U.S. Measure Up?, Louis T. Gentilucci Oct 2014

History Abroad: How Do Denmark And The U.S. Measure Up?, Louis T. Gentilucci

Student Publications

By viewing bias itself as a product of history, educators and scholars can understand it better in their own times. By studying the historical path of the United States and Denmark, scholars can see that the nature of history can have subtle but important impacts on common education. Even when educators are aware of potential bias, history itself warps its dissemination.


Could The Girls Be Counseled?, Christy L. Spurlock Jan 2014

Could The Girls Be Counseled?, Christy L. Spurlock

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Females attending Western Kentucky University in the late 1950s and 1960s had a much different dress code and residence hall rules than their male counterparts.


0819: Memphis Tennessee Garrison Papers, 1898-1981, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 2014

0819: Memphis Tennessee Garrison Papers, 1898-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection contains the personal, religious, educational, and political possessions of Memphis Tennessee Garrison. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, programs, books, financial documents, publications, newsletters, plaques, certificates, a diary, and a jewelry box. The materials document Garrison’s various roles on the local and national levels of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as well as her participation in other civil rights activities.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Memphis Tennessee Garrison Papers, 1898-1981 here.


0820: Kenneth Hechler Papers, 1958-1976, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 2014

0820: Kenneth Hechler Papers, 1958-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection is composed of papers related to Ken Hechler's careers in teaching and writing as well as his personal life. Some political materials are represented as well as artifacts and other memorabilia.


Government Boarding Schools And Indian Communities, Alejandro E. Barajas Jan 2014

Government Boarding Schools And Indian Communities, Alejandro E. Barajas

American Cultural Studies Capstone Research Papers

The following research concerns the relationship between U.S-implemented boarding schools and Indian communities. Throughout this paper I’ll present the overall initial rationale creating Indian-focused boarding schools, explain how policy and physical facility placement illustrates a type of colonial mechanism, and coerced youth relocation due to government leverage. I’ll also be highlighting the importance of students’ lived experiences, power of school agents, and continuing boarding school effects. To this extent, the trauma experienced due to sexual violence and abuse is mainly rooted in boarding schools and proves to be a product of colonialism.


Ua12/2/2 2014 Talisman: Reckoning, Part Ii, Wku Student Affairs Jan 2014

Ua12/2/2 2014 Talisman: Reckoning, Part Ii, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

2014 Talisman yearbook.

  • Hutchins, Seth. A Cut Above – Chris Page, Barbers
  • Rogers, Shelby. Out with the Old – Thompson Science Complex
  • Melcher, Jaclyn. East Meets Western – Shima Alessa, Saudi Arabia, International Students
  • Swanson, Kayla. Deep End: Tim Slattery – Swimming
  • Swanson, Kayla. Tackling Time: Jim Meyer – Football
  • Swanson, Kayla. Beyond the Basket: Kami Howard – Basketball, Class of 1986
  • Moster, Brittany. Right Kind of Writing – Walker Rutledge, English
  • Smith, Mary-Kate. A Bug’s Life – Keith Philips, Biology
  • Kirz, Lindsay. Honors with Par – April Butler, Golf
  • Belknap, Abby. Setting the Tone – Greek Week, Spring Sing …


Ua12/2/2 2014 Talisman: Reckoning, Part I, Wku Student Affairs Jan 2014

Ua12/2/2 2014 Talisman: Reckoning, Part I, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

2014 Talisman yearbook.

  • Wegert, Sally. Stoop Kids
  • Cole, Tanner. Green Thumbs – Horticulture, Facilities Management
  • Kriz, Lindsay. A Driving Force – Steve White, Automobiles
  • Cole, Tanner. Pitch Forward – Soccer
  • Smith, Mary-Kate. Love of the Game – Soccer Club
  • Kriz, Lindsay. Runners Without Borders – Track & Field
  • Cole, Tanner. Lines & Angles – Raymond Poff, Recreation, Fishing
  • Reckoning
  • Beasecker, Allyson. Five-Year Leaders – Football, Luis Polanco, Chuck Franks
  • Pratt, Elliott. Throwing in the Towel – Bobby Petrino, Football
  • Cole, Tanner. Surrounded by Sound – Revolution 91.7, Versie Parker
  • Belknap, Abby. A Clean Sweep – Shaker Village, Barrett Rogers
  • Pointer, …