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Ua37/44 Succession, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding succession of WKU's administration in the future.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Club Clippings
• Fraternity & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner
• On Campus
• Tops in the Social Whir

This issue contains articles:

• Talisman Distribution Set Friday
• Record Number Expected for Senior Day Activities
• Gen. Herbert Sparrow Speaks Today in Assembly
• Somerset Maugham’s ‘The Letter’ to Run May 5-6 in Van Meter
• College Heights Herald Plans Publication on Thursdays
• Western’s Computer Marks First for State Colleges
• Art Festival Set for May 5-8
• Bells or No Bells, There’s a Problem
• Rebelettes March to …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Club Clippings
• Fraternity & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner
• On Campus
• Tops in the Social Whirl

This issue contains articles:

• SNEA Workshop Concludes Today
• Meeting Set Tonight on Student Government
• Student Original Slated Tonight in Snell Hall – The Talented Failure
• Dick Clark’s Caravan Here Tomorrow
• Concert Choir Ends Tour today
• Western to Host 3500 Students in Music Festival Competition
• Science, Math Grant Received for Institute
• Capacity Crowd Attends Kentucky Education Association Ballroom Breakfast
• Next Play, ‘The Letter’ Sets …

Ua3/4/1 President's Subject File - Trade School, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Letters from Dero Downing to Kelly Thompson and Harold Huffman of the Bowling Green-Warren County Chamber of Commerce regarding moving the Western Area Vocational School to the Bowling Green industrial development area.

Ua37/44 The Ten Commandments & College, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding students disregard for the ten commandments.

Ua37/44 Assimilation, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding the assimilation of new faculty into Western Kentucky University.

Ua77/1 Alumni Bulletin, Vol. 32, No. 2, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Archives Records

Alumni newsletter published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• President Kelly Thompson Announces Master Plan
• Western to Offer Graduate Degree Program in Engineering Physics
• Summer Session Slated to Open on June 14
• Robertson, Lee. From the Alumni Office
• Class of 1915
• Class of 1925
• Class of 1940
• Class of 1955
• Class of 1964
• Sports in Brief
• William Solly Becomes New Physical Education Head
• Graduate Assistantships Now Available
• James McKee Joins Education Department
• On the Calendar
• Commencement Day Activities

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Fraternity & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner
• On Campus
• Tops in the Social Whirl

This issue contains articles:

• Kentucky Education Association Get-Together Breakfast Set April 9
• Estudiantes A Estudiar En Mexico
• Organization of Student Government Discussed at Congress Debate Forum
• Cincinnati Symphony to Perform Tonight
• Federal Inspection for ROTC Slated Friday by Colonel J.P. Alcorn
• Famous Chicago Institute Visited by Art Buffs – Chicago Art Institute
• Sampson, Bobby. ‘Desire to Talk’ Leads to Debate Championships – Ken Duncan
• Local …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Fraternity & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner

This issue contains articles:

• Regents Approve Formation of 3 Colleges – Ogden College, Potter College, Education
• Commission Okays Funds for 3 Dorms
• SNEA Presents Lehman Award to Joe Haselden
• Edward Weeks to Speak in Rodes-Helm Series Tuesday
• Congress Debaters Schedule Forums for Discussing Student Government
• Faculty Show Tonight at 8 to Boost Fund
• Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association Hears Gov. Edward Breathitt; Miss Colleen Riley Elected Scribe
• Pershing Rifle’s Compete in University of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Fraternity & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner
• On Campus
• Tops in the Social Whirl

This issue contains articles:

• Ewing, Valetta. ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ Opens Tonight in Van Meter – Western Players
• University of Kentucky Vice President to Address Researchers – Raymond Bard
• Miss Pam Picard to Represent Western at Mountain Laurel Festivities
• Stilley, Al. Army Nips Tops, 58-54 in Tourney Heartbreaker
• Western Students Plan Excursion to Chicago
• Peace Corpsman Speaks; To Present Film Tonight – Robert Haupt
• Faculty Facts …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Fraternity & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner
• On Campus
• Tops in the Social Whirl

This issue contains articles:

• Stilley, Al. Toppers to Face Fordham in NIT
• French Comedy Slated Tonight in Snell Hall
• Water Works Seminar to Be Conducted Here
• College Joins Poverty Fight – War on Poverty
• Students Added to Fall Term Dean’s List
• Peace Corps Recruiters on Campus
• Student Center to Open in June – Garrett Conference Center
• Meeting Set to Organize American Association of University Professors …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Fraternity & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner
• On Campus
• Tops in the Social Whirl

This issue contains articles:

• Stilley, Al. Toppers Accept NIT Invitation
• 481 Named to Fall Semester Dean’s List
• Phones in Each Room Planned for Dorms
• TV Personality Speaks Today in Frosh Chapel – Jud Collins
• Two Debaters Win Honor at Tourney – Roy Gentry, George Wilson
• Grant to Establish Literacy Center
• New Staff Appointments Are on the Distaff Side – College Heights Herald
• Wardle, Sidney. Buzz …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Fraternity & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner
• Musical Notes
• On Campus
• Tops in the Social Whirl

This issue contains articles:

• Debate Team Cops 2^nd; Spring Hill Meet Next
• College to Host Regional Drama Meet Saturday
• Dr. Willson Wood Elected Credit Union President
• Student Couple Seeks Return of Baby’s Pictures – Christopher Kirk
• 6,365 Register for Spring Semester
• Scabbard & Blade Selects Miss Pat Quinn
• Jam Session to Preceed Murray-Western Tilt
• Dr. Kelly Thompson Represents Kentucky Colleges
• Varied …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Fraternity & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner
• Pressbox Notebook
• Tops in the Social Whirl

This issue contains articles:

• Florida to Host Hill’s Debaters
• Eight Attend Conferences in Chicago
• Mexican College President Discusses Plans for Student Exchange Program – Ray Lindley
• Dr. Forrest Pogue Due Tuesday – Rodes-Helm Lecture Series
• ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ Cast Announced – Western Players
• Welsh Choir to Present Next Concert
• Air Force Team to Visit Campus Tomorrow, Friday
• Collier, Joy. ‘Tops in the Social Whirl’
• Western Offers Credit …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Fraternity & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner
• Pressbox Notebook
• Tops in the Social Whirl
• Weddings, Engagements Announced

This issue contains articles:

• Jeff Green Wins Ogden Competition
• Commission Okays Three Dormitories
• Sad Saga of Sidewalk Surfer - Skateboarding
• East Hall Slated to Be Women’s Dorm
• Dr. William Solley Named Physical Education Department Head
• McGloin, Susan. Council Plan Initiated for Girls’ Dormitories
• Irish Play Takes Place Tonight – Bedtime Story
• Ivan Schieferdecker’s Exhibit of Prints to Begin Sunday
• Dr. Wayne Dobson to Direct …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Fraternity & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner

This issue contains articles:

• Spring Registration Dates Announced
• Fraternity Rolls to Open Feb. 2
• Toni Martin Named Mrs. Student Wife
• Classes Choose Favorites Slate
• College Announces January Graduates
• Miss Elizabeth McDaniels, Charles Whitaker to Edit Spring ‘Voices’
• Bryant, Buddy. Tickets, Fines … Moans-Police Say ‘Don’t Park’
• Maurice Evans, Judith Anderson Star in Macbeth
• Bowling Green Business University Graduate, ’47 Named C & O Veep – Hays Watkins
• Massive Spring Concert to Be Community Effort …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Al Stilley on Sports
• Athletics
• Cartoon
• Fraternities & Sororities
• Hilltopics
• Intramural Corner
• On the Air
• Pressbox Notebook

This issue contains articles:

• President Kelly Thompson Reveals Master Plan
• Regents Name Buildings – Taylor Agriculture Pavilion, Helm Library
• T.V. Program Set for 2 P.M. Sunday – Western 1964
• Debate Team Wins Trophies at Meet
• Philosophy Minor Will Be Offered
• $40,000 Smile – Jim Burt
• Modern Vending Machines Now in Full-Line Service
• Barr Pianists Featured in Concert Series – Howard Barr, Patricia Barr
• Cinderella Set for Alley Playhouse
• Classes …

Ua3/3/1 Sketch Land Use Plan - Scheme 2, Wku President's Office, Scruggs & Hammond

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Sketch Land Use Plan - Scheme 2, Scruggs & Hammond, Planning Consultants, Lexington, KY, nd, 1 sheet, paper, 38 1/4 x 12 1/4, land use plan, including proposed by-pass in x-formation and proposed "Minor St." Map is oriented to the south. The boundaries are L&N Railroad to the North, Old Russellville Road to the south, and east and west boundaries are within Jonesville project.

Ua3/3/1 Sketch Land Use Plan - Scheme 1, Wku President's Office, Scruggs & Hammond

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Sketch Land Use Plan - Scheme 1, Scruggs & Hammond, Planning Consultants, Lexington, KY, nd, 1 sheet, paper, 38 x 12, land use plan, including proposed by-pass. Map is oriented to the southeast. The boundaries are L&N Railroad to the North, Old Russellville Road to the south, and east and west boundaries are within Jonesville project.

Ua1b1/1 Rodes-Helm Lecture Series Scrapbook, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook of programs, photographs and press clippings regarding the following Rodes-Helm Lecture Series speakers:

• John Brown
• Albert Burke
• Forrest Pogue
• Carlos Romulo
• Fern Stukenbroeker
• Edward Weeks

The Utilization Of College News: A Study Of Newspaper Usage Of Press Releases & Their Role In Public Relations, Robert Adams

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is three-fold, and it is predicated on these assumptions. First, on the basis of the information obtained, the methods of disseminating news of student accomplishments on campus can be improved. Secondly, by knowing the form and content desired by the various papers, a college can provide more of the type of news which will be printed, therefore bringing recognition to deserving students in all areas of campus endeavor. Thirdly, by recognizing achievements of individual students, the College, indirectly, will benefit from the publicity.

It is within the framework of these formal purposes that this project …

Ua64/14 Student Teacher Placement Cards - Mcdavitt To Mchatton, Wku College Of Education

WKU Archives Records

This document contains the WKU Placement Bureau cards used to place student teachers in schools around Kentucky. The cards give the students’ name, college, position wanted, number of credits and work history. Some cards have a photograph attached. When the photos are detached they immediately follow the student’s card. This particular file contains cards for students McDavitt to McHatton.

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

WKU Archives Records

Campus map of Western Kentucky University.

Ua3/3/1 Proposed By-Pass - Exhibit 1, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Exhibit No. 1, nd, 1 sheet, paper, 25 3/4 x 16, proposed by-pass plan shaded in red. Map orientation is southwest. The boundaries are L & N Railroad on the north, McNeill School to the southwest, and 17th Street to the southeast.

Ua64/14 Student Teacher Placement Cards - Anderson To Atkinson, Wku College Of Education

WKU Archives Records

This document contains the WKU Placement Bureau cards used to place student teachers in schools around Kentucky. The cards give the students’ name, college, position wanted, number of credits and work history. Some cards have a photograph attached. When the photos are detached they immediately follow the student’s card. This particular file contains cards for students Anderson to Atkinson

Ua64/14 Student Teacher Placement Cards - Montgomery To Moore, Wku College Of Education

WKU Archives Records

This document contains the WKU Placement Bureau cards used to place student teachers in schools around Kentucky. The cards give the students’ name, college, position wanted, number of credits and work history. Some cards have a photograph attached. When the photos are detached they immediately follow the student’s card. This particular file contains cards for students Montgomery to Moore.

Ua64/14 Student Teacher Placement Cards - D-E, Wku College Of Education

WKU Archives Records

This document contains the WKU Placement Bureau cards used to place student teachers in schools around Kentucky. The cards give the students’ name, college, position wanted, number of credits and work history. Some cards have a photograph attached. When the photos are detached they immediately follow the student’s card. This particular file contains cards for students Davis to Engler.

Ua64/14 Student Teacher Placement Cards - Mccormack To Meredith, Wku College Of Education

WKU Archives Records

This document contains the WKU Placement Bureau cards used to place student teachers in schools around Kentucky. The cards give the students’ name, college, position wanted, number of credits and work history. Some cards have a photograph attached. When the photos are detached they immediately follow the student’s card. This particular file contains cards for students McCormack to Meredith.

Ua3/3/1 President's Correspondence Re: Trade School, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Correspondence and clippings dated April 21 - September 30, 1965 regarding moving the Western Area Vocational School from WKU's campus to new location in Bowling Green, KY. Correspondents include O.H. Wallace, E.P. Hilton, Harold Huffman, Dero Downing, Kelly Thompson and Carl Kelly.

Park City Daily News Clippings:

• Vocational School Sites Proposed, nd
• Board Rejects Sale, 8/10/1965
• Trade School Must Not Be Lost to City, 8/11/1965
• Land Made Available for School, 9/15/1965

Ua3/3/1 Margie Helm Letter To Kelly Thompson, Margie Helm

WKU Archives Records

Letter from Margie Helm to WKU president Kelly Thompson regarding the naming of the Margie Helm Library in her honor:

New Year's Day, 1965

Dear Kelly:

I am still trying to get used to the wonderful thing that has happened to me. I shall write to the regents also to tell them how much I appreciate this compliment to me.

It is really a compliment to all the library staff who have cooperated with me to make the library give the best service that we could. You know how happy and yet how humble it makes you feel.

As I …