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Ua3/9/2 Honors College & International Center, Rosstarrant Architects

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Honors College & International Center, RossTarrant Architects, ca. 2017, 8 drawings, 17 x 11,

• Aerial view
• Elevation Study
• Side Elevation
• Rear Elevation
• Landscape Plan
• First, Second & Third Floor Plans

Records housed in WKU President - Ransdell Subject Files.

Ua1f Wku Buildings & Grounds, Wku Archives

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Bibliography of sources regarding buildings, construction and the WKU campus.

Ua3/9/2 2010-2022 Master Plan, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

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WKU master plan map showing buildings needing renovation, proposed buildings, affiliated buildings and WKU property in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Ua3/9/2 Master Development Plan - Wku Owensboro, Hafer Associates, Wku President's Office

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Master development plan for WKU Owensboro.

Ua3/9/2 Master Development Plan - Phase 1 Wku Owensboro, Hafer Associates, Wku President's Office

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Master development plan for phase 1 of WKU Owensboro development.

Ua3/9/2 Gordon Ford College Of Business, Wku President's Office

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Promotional piece showing proposed new Gordon Ford College of Business building.

Ua1b1/7 Wku Centennial Mosaic Dedication, Western Kentucky University

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Dedication program for the WKU Centennial Mosaic and fountain, includes sky map for Founders Day, November 16, 2006.

Ua3/9/2 Student Plaza, Wku President's Office

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Fundraising brochure for the WKU student plaza development plan.

Ua3/9/5 Opening Faculty & Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the fall convocation. He discusses freshman orientation, change, Challenging the Spirit strategic plan, budget and funding model, tuition, new buildings, technology, parking, curriculum, dormitories, Diddle Arena renovations, University Senate and employee benefits.

Ua1b3/1 Campus Master Plan, Johnson/Romanowitz/Architects & Planners

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A 20-Year Campus Master Plan developed by Johnson/Romanwitz/Architects & Planners for Western Kentucky University which includes maps, planning methodology, parking, pedestrian access, future construction and growth, signage, maintenance and accessibility.

Uaua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Virginia Garrett, Wku Archives

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Digitized vertical file materials regarding Virginia Garrett, wife of WKU's second president Paul Garrett.

Ua3/4 Wku Land-Use Report & Recommended Plan - University Farm & Other University Property, Ryan Cooke & Zuern Associates, Inc., Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc., Wku President's Office

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Supplement to the WKU Campus Master Plan created during Dero Downing's tenure as president. Housed in Thomas Meredith's Correspondence/Subject File.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 44, No. 1, Wku Alumni Association

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WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

• Conway, Sheila. Western and the Bicentennial
• College Heights, Resplendent in Springtime
• Threlkeld, Claude. ABC's of Landscaping
• Clifford, John. Reverence for Life
• Stickles, Arndt. A Confederate Fort and Historical Marker on the Campus of WKU
• Cook, Paul. Western Governance: Board of Regents
• Given, Ed. Hilltoppers Capture Eighth All-Sports Championship
• Harrington, Drew. The Humanities Semester
• Warren, Linda. Challenge for Truth & Excellence
• Gray, Harry. Placing the Right Bets
• Downing, Dero. What a Man Chooses, He Is
• Dickey, Debbie. X,Y & Z in Search of a Degree - Liberal Arts Degree
• George Wedding Photographs
• An Evening …

Ua3/4 Wku Development Plan Report, Ryan Associated Architects, Inc., Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc., Wku President's Office

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WKU Development Plan Report created during Dero Downing's tenure as president. Housed in Thomas Meredith's Correspondence / Subject File.

Ua12/2/1/1180 Wku Master Plan, Wku Student Affairs, John Maupin

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Campus master plan showing existing and proposed buildings published in the College Heights Herald.

Ua3/3/1 Drives & Parking Areas Wksc, Frank Cain, Wku President's Office - Thompson

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Map bounded by State Street, 16^th Street, Center Street & 15^th Street. Map measures 22 x 23 1/2.

Buildings:

• Cedar House
• Cherry Hall
• College High Hall
• Craig Alumni House (President’s Home)
• Diddle Dorm (Student Dorm)
• East Hall
• Garrett Conference Center (Student Center)
• Gordon Wilson Hall (Library)
• Heating Plant
• Home Economics Building
• Home Management House
• Industrial Arts Building
• Kentucky Building
• McLean Hall
• Music Hall
• Ogden Hall
• Physical Education Building (Helm Library)
• Potter Hall
• Rock House
• Schneider Hall (West Hall)
• Snell Hall
• South Hall
• Van Meter Hall (Administration)

Features:

• Cherryton
• Colonnade
• Parking lots
• Roads
• Stadium
• Swimming Pool

Ua3/3/1 Map Of Western Kentucky State College, Wku President's Office - Thompson, J. R. Hagan, Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry

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Map of WKU campus created by Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry Consulting Engineers of Owensboro. The map measures 30 x 54 and the scale is 1" = 100'.

Map of area bounded by 14th Street, State Street/Normal Boulevard and Old Russellville Road.

Campus buildings include:

• Agriculture Pavilion
• Bates-Runner Hall
• Cherry Hall
• Cherryton
• College High Hall
• Craig Alumni House (President’s Home)
• Diddle Dorm (Men’s Dormitory)
• East Hall
• Garrett Conference Center (Garrett Student Union)
• Gordon Wilson Hall (Library)
• Heating Plant
• Home Economics Building
• Industrial Arts Building
• Kentucky Building
• Log Cabin
• McLean Hall
• Music Hall
• Ogden Hall
• Parking Structure (Maintenance Building)
• Physical Education Building …

Ua30/1/1 Contour Map, Western Kentucky State College, Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry

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Map of WKU campus, 55" x 31"

Legend: Contour Map Western Kentucky State College, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Scale 1" = 100'
June 1960
Prepared by Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry Consulting Engineers, Owensboro, KY.

Boundaries - Louisville & Nashville Railroad on north, 14th Street on east, Normal Boulevard on south and approximate location of University Boulevard on west.

Includes good representation of the African American community Jonesville north of Old Russellville Road, indicating the location of homes and other buildings.

Campus features obsolete items such as the railroad spur to the Heating Plant, Rock House, Diddle Dormitory, Home Economics Building, Ogden …

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights Vol. 17 No. 6, Western Kentucky University

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Teachers College Heights monthly magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. This issue presents a pictorial journey across campus.

• Gardens
• Van Meter Hall
• Gordon Wilson Hall
• Cherry Hall
• Music program
• Industrial Arts
• Home Economics
• Training School
• Military Training
• Agriculture
• Kentucky Building
• Dormitories
• Athletics

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights Vol. 17, No. 5, Western Kentucky University

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Teachers College Heights monthly magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. Includes:

• Founders Day Program, Nov. 16, 1939
• Kentucky Building Campaign
• Rodes, John. Conception of College Heights Foundation and the Kentucky Building
• Stickles, Arndt. Significance and Future Service of the Kentucky Building
• Moore, Mary. The Kentucky Library and Museum
• Seward, R.H. The Individual and His Ideal
• Alexander, J.R. Presentation Address
• Garrett, Paul. Speech of Acceptance
• The Building of the Kentucky Building
• The College Heights Foundation
• Plan of the Kentucky Building
• The Pioneer Log Cabin
• The McGregor Fund
• Kentucky Library has Many Rare Books
• The Colonial Garden
• Letters, …

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights Vol. 15, No. 6, Western Kentucky University

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Teachers College Heights monthly magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. This issue includes:

• Western's KEA Breakfast
• Western Headquarters at KEA
• The Cedar House
• Summer Term Brings Summer Tours
• Mother's Day at Western Will be Observed May 8
• The Colonial Garden
• The Italian Garden - A Touch of the Renaissance
• Snell Art Collection
• Kentuckiana
• Commencement
• Complete Weather Station Maintained on Western Campus
• Study Centers Will be Organized in Many Counties this Summer
• Home Management House is Home Economics Laboratory
• Dramatics
• Smith, Bert. 1535 - The English Bible - 1935
• Potter College Building Served a Most Useful Life …

Ua1b3/5 Cherry Statue Plaza Drawing, Wku Cherry Statue Committee

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Undated drawings of the Cherry Statue Plaza by unidentified architect.

Ua30/1/1 Landscape Work, Classroom Building, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

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Landscape Work, Classroom Building, PWA KY-1043-R, UA30/1/1 Includes plan with details and sections for area surrounding Cherry Hall and Cedar House.

Ua1e Souvenir Folder Of Western Kentucky State Teachers College, Curt Teich & Company

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Booklet of postcards showing buildings on the campus of Western Kentucky University and the proposed memorial tower.

Ua99/1 Scrapbook 7, Bgbu President's Office

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Scrapbook created by BGBU president J. Lewie Harman of speeches, photographs, postcards, poetry, correspondence and political cartoons on a variety of topics. Many items are not dated. The earliest dated item is from 1923 and the latest is from 1933.

Ua3/1/1 Departmental Reports, Wku President's Office - Cherry

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Reports by various WKU department heads to the president:

• Canon, E.H. Graduates 1924-1929
• Johnson, Lowe. Training School
• Pearce, W.M. Extension Department
• Diddle, E.A. & Carl Anderson. Health Education & Athletics
• Seward, R.H. College Heights Foundation
• Craig, W.J. Personnel Department [Placement Services]
• Yates, Charleen. Library
• Burton, A.C. Rural Demonstration School & Rural Education
• Smith, L.T. Industrial Arts Department
• College Heights Post Office
• College Heights Herald
• Bookstore
• Art Museum
• Kentucky Museum
• Three Hundred Thousand Dollar Campaign
• Taylor, Charles. Agriculture
• Strahm, Franz. Music
• Home Economics
• ROTC
• Hill, Will. All Star & Lecture Program & Publicity
• Woodward, R.C. Grounds
• Hines, J. Porter. Mechanical Department …

Ua3/1/5/3 Will You Help? / Catechism, Western Kentucky University, Henry Cherry

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Broadside printed to raise funds for construction of Western Kentucky University. Obverse is the Plan for the Campus of the State Normal School in the Western District of Kentucky at Bowling Green by Henry Wright. Reverse is "Catechism" by Henry Cherry which was read at the first chapel exercises February 6, 1911.

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 1, Wku Registrar

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Course catalog & newsletter:

• Schaefer, Ada. Commencement Week – Class of 1909 (WKU)
• Calendar 1909-1910
• Free Tuition
• Perspective of the New Proposed Plant of Western Kentucky State Normal School
• Cherry, Henry. Editorial
• Graphic Representation of the Influence of the Western Kentucky State Normal School