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John C. Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, North Carolina (Fa 1377), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2020

John C. Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, North Carolina (Fa 1377), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 1377. Research materials for a history of the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina, compiled by Dr. James M. Gifford.


Capwell, Franklin Wall, 1823-1889 (Sc 3232), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2018

Capwell, Franklin Wall, 1823-1889 (Sc 3232), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3232. Letter, 10 January 1845, of teacher Franklin W. Capwell to his parents in Wyoming County, New York. Writing from Mortonsville, Kentucky, he describes the circumstances of his decision to teach at a seminary there, listing his subjects and fees. He finds Southern women unsuitable for their lack of education, but declares that their wealth makes them good marriage prospects for other Northern men. He also comments on the reliance on slaves for ordinary labor, the defense of slavery by ministers, and the fear of slave …


Edmunds Family Papers (Mss 443), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Edmunds Family Papers (Mss 443), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 443. Correspondence, deeds, legal and other personal papers of the Edmunds family of North Carolina and Caldwell County, Kentucky. Includes genealogical data and papers of associated families, primarily the Cameron family of North Carolina.


Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979 (Mss 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979 (Mss 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and bibliography (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 367. Correspondence, book and article manuscripts, and research material of Alfred Leland Crabb, a native of Warren County, Kentucky and later professor at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. The topics of the manuscripts include historical fiction related to Nashville and Bowling Green, biographies of prominent Nashvillians, and articles on all levels of education. Much of the unpublished material is fiction but draws from Crabb's Plum Springs school days and his student experiences at Western Kentucky University.


Mcdonald, Dan Allyn, 1905-1974 - Collector (Mss 343), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2011

Mcdonald, Dan Allyn, 1905-1974 - Collector (Mss 343), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 343. Correspondence, legal papers, financial records and sundry other documents related to Eugene Scott Brown and his father-in-law, Gilbert Marshall Mulligan, attorneys of Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky. Also includes stray Allen County court records, research notes related to the Civil War, and records about early telephone service in Allen County.


Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 8: Civil War, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 8: Civil War, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 8 of Dayton Public Schools' 8th grade social studies course, which covers topics on the Civil War.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 7: Road To Civil War, Dayton Public Schools Jan 2005

Dayton Public Schools 8th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 7: Road To Civil War, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 7 of Dayton Public Schools' 8th grade social studies course, which covers topics on the events that lead up to the Civil War.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Amistad Incident: Grade 8 American History Lesson Plan, Flo Tigner Jan 2003

Amistad Incident: Grade 8 American History Lesson Plan, Flo Tigner

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This lesson plan is designed:

  • To introduce students to the Amistad Incident.
  • To highlight Social pressure on the judicial process and ethical dilemmas that can arise in the pursuit of justice.
  • To encourage critical thinking about the value of history.
  • To examine the role culture differences play in society, and individual lives, through the experiences of Amistad Africans and its supporters.

This lesson plan was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.

This …


African Americans In The Civil War: Grade 8 Lesson Plan, Bill Sigg Jan 2003

African Americans In The Civil War: Grade 8 Lesson Plan, Bill Sigg

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

The lesson plan is designed to teach students about the various roles of African Americans during the Civil War.

This lesson plan was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.


Underground Railroad (Freedom Train): 8th Grade Lesson Plan, Flo Tigner Jan 2003

Underground Railroad (Freedom Train): 8th Grade Lesson Plan, Flo Tigner

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This lesson plan is designed:

  • To analyze how African American slaves may have planned escapes
  • To analyze the song" Follow the Drinking Gourd."
  • To enhance the learning of the Underground Railroad by viewing a play.
  • To work effectively in a group.

This lesson plan was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.

This lesson plan was created between 2003-2005.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 46, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs Oct 1966

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 46, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

  • Coming Events Calendar
  • West on Western Sports
  • The Marquee – Entertainment
  • Faculty Facts
  • Intramural Corner
  • Religious News
  • Hilltopics
  • Social Whirl
  • Alumni News

This issue contains articles:

  • Bonfire to Spark Homecoming
  • Votes Today to Decide Queen & Favorites
  • Love Songs, Heroism . . . South Pacific Opening Nears
  • Louisville Orchestra to Perform Here
  • New Council to Improve Faculty Communications
  • Jim Miller Attends Art Festival
  • Four Attending College Conference
  • Peace Corps Reaffirms Junior’s Goals, Ideals – Linda Rose
  • Sororities Invite 52 Coeds to Pledge
  • Gati, Richard. Business Starts …