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Ua3/4/1 Urban Renewal (Jonesville), Wku President's Office - Downing Jan 1964

Ua3/4/1 Urban Renewal (Jonesville), Wku President's Office - Downing

WKU Archives Records

Contents of Dero Downing's presidential papers box 63 folder 13 regarding urban renewal and the Jonesville community.


Ua3/3/1 Urban Renewal, Wku President's Office Jan 1964

Ua3/3/1 Urban Renewal, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Documents housed in Folder 20 of President Kelly Thompson's Subject/Correspondence File regarding urban renewal in Jonesville. Documents include correspondence, agreements, campus development plan, draft ordinances and a list of property purchased by Western Kentucky University.

  • Addendum to Agreement between Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency and Bowling Green, 1/15/1964
  • Agreement between Bowling Green Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency and WKU, 11/4/1964
  • Campus Development Plan
  • Downing, Dero
  • Jonesville
  • Kentucky. Dept. of Finance
  • List of owners
  • Ordinance Approving the Development Program or Plan of Western Kentucky State College
  • Taylor Heads Group Opposing Urban Renewal, PCDN, 2/27/1964
  • Taylor, J.H.
  • Thompson, Kelly
  • U.S. …


Ua3/3/1 Property Ownership Map, Wku President's Office, Scruggs & Hammond May 1963

Ua3/3/1 Property Ownership Map, Wku President's Office, Scruggs & Hammond

WKU Archives Records

Property Ownership Map, Jonesville Urban Renewal Project Kentucky R-31, Urban Renewal Commission, Bowling Green, KY, Scruggs & Hammond, Planning Consultants, Lexington, KY, R-222, May 20, 1963, 1 sheet, paper, 42 1/2 x 31, scale 3"=300', (5). Map of owners, square footage and acquisition area. Map is oriented to the southeast and bounded by L&N Railroad, Old Russellville Road, 16th Street and Sumpter Avenue.

  • Austin, Herschel
  • Austin, Mary
  • Bailey, Corinne
  • Bailey, Florence
  • Bailey, James
  • Bailey, Porter
  • Bailey, Virgil
  • Barnett, Mabel
  • Beeler, Fred
  • Beeler, Myra
  • Blakely, Sue
  • Blewett, Bettie
  • Blewett, Delia
  • Blewett, M.M.
  • Burton, Lucille
  • Burton, Thomas
  • Butts, Margie
  • Caldwell, Emma
  • Cook, …


Ua3/3/1 Letter Re: Western Area Vocational School, Phillip Hampton May 1963

Ua3/3/1 Letter Re: Western Area Vocational School, Phillip Hampton

WKU Archives Records

Letter from Phillip Hampton to Kelly Thompson regarding the use of Agricultural Pavilion for the Western Area Vocational School.


Ua3/3/1 Urban Renewal File, Wku President's Office - Thompson Jan 1963

Ua3/3/1 Urban Renewal File, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Archives Records

Documents housed in Box 15 Folder 7 of President Kelly Thompson's Subject/Correspondence File regarding urban renewal. The documents are arranged in reverse chronological order and include:

  • 385-Acre Area Due to Benefit from University of Louisville Expansion, LCJ, 8/31/1961
  • American Council on Education
  • American Council on Education. Special Report on Federal Programs, Vol. I, No 2, 2/1963 - The University & Urban Renewal
  • Bowling Green Planning & Zoning Commission
  • Funds Given for Renewal Study at University of Louisville, np, nd
  • Grant to City Will Help University of Louisville to Expand, np, nd
  • Kentucky. Economic Development. Bulletin 1 Does Your Community Have …


Ua3/3/7 Kelly Thompson Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Thompson Jan 1962

Ua3/3/7 Kelly Thompson Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook 3 created during Kelly Thompson's tenure as president of WKU. This scrapbook covers the year 1962. There are clippings regarding new faculty and construction.


Ua3/3/1 Map Of Western Kentucky State College, Wku President's Office - Thompson, J.R. Hagan, Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry Aug 1961

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

WKU Archives Records

Area bounded by 14th Street, State Street/Normal Boulevard, [University Drive] and L&N Railroad. Base map created in June 1960. Annotated and divided into eleven plots, August 17, 1961:

  • Plot No. 1 Central campus, 15th Street to 16th Street 40.7 acres
  • Plot No. 2 16th Street to Trade School driveway 14.7 acres
  • Plot No. 3 Trade School driveway to 17th Street 9.7 acres
  • Plot No. 4 Pavilion area, 17th Street South 40.4 acres
  • Plot No. 5 Academic Athletic-Maintenance Service Buildings area 14.0 acres
  • Plot No. 6 Kentucky Building grounds 12.9 acres
  • Plot No. 7 15th Street & Center Street corner .4 …


Ua1c11/103 President's Office - Urban Renewal Images, Wku President's Office - Thompson Jan 1961

Ua1c11/103 President's Office - Urban Renewal Images, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Archives Records

Artificial collection of images removed from WKU President's Office - Kelly Thompson Papers related to Urban Renewal. These images show various homes and buildings in the Jonesville area that were purchased by WKU in the 1960s.


Ua3/3/4 Kelly Thompson Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Thompson Jan 1961

Ua3/3/4 Kelly Thompson Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook 2 created during Kelly Thompson's tenure as president of WKU. This scrapbook covers the years 1960 through 1961. There are clippings regarding new faculty and construction.


Ua3/3/1 Map Of Western Kentucky State College, Wku President's Office - Thompson, J. R. Hagan, Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry Jun 1960

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

WKU Archives Records

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 Jun 1960

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

WKU Archives Records

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 …


Ua30/1/1 Western Kentucky State College Map, Wku Planning, Design & Construction Jan 1960

Ua30/1/1 Western Kentucky State College Map, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

Western Kentucky University campus map which includes:

  1. Van Meter Hall
  2. Gordon Wilson Hall
  3. Cherry Hall
  4. Training School
  5. Faculty House
  6. Diddle Dorm
  7. Home Economics Building razed 1982
  8. Garrett Conference Center
  9. Potter Hall
  10. Industrial Arts Building
  11. Helm Library
  12. Swimming Pool
  13. Home Management House
  14. Music Building razed 1975
  15. East Hall
  16. South Hall
  17. Colonnade
  18. Cherryton
  19. McLean Hall
  20. Schneider Hall
  21. Kentucky Building
  22. Heating Plant
  23. Craig Administration Building
  24. Bates-Runner Hall
  • Western Trade School
  • Veteran's Village
  • Agriculture Pavilion burned 1963
  • Ogden Hall razed 1966
  • Snell Hall
  • Rock House


Ua30/1/1 Western Kentucky State College Map, Wku Planning, Design & Construction Jan 1956

Ua30/1/1 Western Kentucky State College Map, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

Western Kentucky University campus map includes buildings:

  • Administration Building - Van Meter Hall
  • Library - Gordon Wilson Hall
  • Training School
  • Cherry Hall
  • Cedar House - Faculty House
  • Athlete's Dorm - Diddle Dorm
  • Industrial Arts Building
  • Home Economics Building razed 1982
  • Physical Education Building - Helm Library
  • Swimming Pool
  • Home Economics Management House
  • Music Building razed 1975
  • Men's Dorm #13 - East Hall
  • Men's Dorm #14 - North Hall
  • Student Union - Garrett Conference Center
  • West Hall - Schneider Hall
  • McLean Hall
  • Cherry Town - Cherryton
  • President's Home - Craig Administration Building
  • Kentucky Building
  • Heating Plant
  • Industrial Arts Lumber Shed
  • Western …


Ua30/1/1 A Campus Guide For Western Kentucky State College, Wku Planning, Design & Construction Jan 1949

Ua30/1/1 A Campus Guide For Western Kentucky State College, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

A campus guide for Western Kentucky State College by DFH, 2 sheets measuring 8 1/2 x 11. The map shows the following buildings and features:

  • Administration Building - Van Meter Hall
  • Library - Gordon Wilson Hall
  • Cherry Hall
  • Training School
  • Cedar House - Faculty House
  • Home Economics Building razed 1982
  • Industrial Arts
  • Physical Education Building - Helm Library
  • Swimming Pool - site of Cravens Library
  • Home Economic Practice House
  • Music Building razed 1975
  • Rural School razed 1955
  • Dormitory under construction - McLean Hall
  • West Hall - Schneider Hall
  • Potter Hall
  • President's Home - Craig Administration Building
  • Kentucky Building
  • Ogden Hall …


Ua30/1/1 Veterans Village, Wku Planning, Design & Construction Jun 1946

Ua30/1/1 Veterans Village, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

Western Kentucky Teachers College Veterans Housing Project (Vet Village), National Housing Agency and Federal Public Housing Authority, project # KY-V-15158, 12 sheets, paper (fragile and fairly damaged). Includes two site plans, utility plan, site improvement details, building type list, typical floor plans, elevations, miscellaneous details, disassembly and erection details and plumbing and lighting schematics.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 19, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs May 1943

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 19, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

  • Hilltopics
  • Looking Backward
  • Society – Personals
  • Faculty Notes
  • Alumni Flashes
  • Music Notes
  • At the Capitol - Movies
  • Weddings - Engagements
  • Spikes, Cleats & Sneakers
  • Daily Doings
  • Quotable Quotes
  • On the Western Front
  • The Service Column

This issue contains articles:

  • Western Offers Numerous Opportunities
  • Tandy Ellis Bequeaths Rare Gifts to Western
  • Dr. Marshall Murphree of Africa to Speak Here Tuesday
  • Muriel Dann to be Herald Editor-in-Chief
  • Roger Tuggle is Prisoner of War
  • Gift of Senior Class Presented
  • Vespers Will be Held During Summer Terms
  • Teachers Attending School …


Ua1c11/29 Franklin Studio Photograph Collection, Franklin Studio, Wku Archives Jan 1940

Ua1c11/29 Franklin Studio Photograph Collection, Franklin Studio, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Records

Photographs of WKU campus created by Franklin Studios between 1930 and 1940 arranged in numerical order. Images are generally numbered and duplicates are found throughout the WKU Archives Photograph Collections, especially for individual buildings.


Ua30/1/1 Landscape Work, Classroom Building, Wku Planning, Design & Construction Jan 1936

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

WKU Archives Records

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 Jan 1935

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

WKU Archives Records

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


Ua30/1/1 State Normal Farm Near Bowling Green, Kentucky, H. M. Yarbrough, Wku Planning, Design & Construction Jan 1930

Ua30/1/1 State Normal Farm Near Bowling Green, Kentucky, H. M. Yarbrough, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

Map by surveyor H.M. Yarbrough showing location of 81 acres of WKU Farm. Scale is 1 inch = 15 poles, northwest orientation, 22" x 10". Includes location of Jonesville. The map is undated, 1930 is a circa date.


Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights, Vol. 7, No. 2, Wku Public Affairs Aug 1923

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights, Vol. 7, No. 2, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Teachers College Heights monthly magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. Features in this issue:

  • The Memorial Group & Tower
  • The Red Bungalow & Red Fence – Philanthropy
  • College Heights Foundation Articles of Incorporation
  • Board of Directors College Heights Foundation
  • Porter, Martha. Obligation of Kentucky Citizens to College Heights Foundation
  • College Heights Foundation Composition Contest
  • Dodd, J.H. College Heights Foundation
  • Arnold, Margaret. College Heights Foundation
  • Richards, Frances. College Heights Foundation
  • Marshall, Romie. In Memoriam – World War I
  • Smith, Mrs. Wallace. Memorial Health Building
  • Barnes, James. College Heights Foundation
  • DeSpain, Edna. Hospital or Health Building
  • Parke, Elma. …


Ua3/1/5/3 Will You Help? / Catechism, Western Kentucky University, Henry Cherry Jan 1911

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

WKU Archives Records

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 Nov 1909

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

WKU Archives Records

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


Ua96/2 Meeting Minutes, Southern Educational Building Company Jan 1900

Ua96/2 Meeting Minutes, Southern Educational Building Company

WKU Archives Records

1900 meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the Southern Educational Building Company. Include discussion of contractors' bids and sale of bonds.


Ua96/2 Meeting Minutes, Southern Educational Building Company Jan 1899

Ua96/2 Meeting Minutes, Southern Educational Building Company

WKU Archives Records

Meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the Southern Educational Building Company for 1899. Creation of committee to choose location, purchase of property, Creedmore Flenor chosen architect and construction