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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.

Travelstead, Chester Coleman, 1911-2006 (Mss 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 281. Chiefly personal and professional correspondence, speeches, journal articles, reminiscences, and news clippings of noted educator Chester Coleman Travelstead. Of particular interest are the materials related to his 1955 dismissal from the University of South Carolina owing to his support of racial integration. Also includes correspondence and diaries of his mother Nelle (Gooch) Travelstead, long-time Western Kentucky University faculty member.

Temple Family Papers (Mss 241), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 241. Correspondence; financial and legal papers; genealogy and other material related to the Temple family of Warren County, Kentucky, particularly that of Adalaska L. and Mary Camilla (Miller) Temple and their daughter Ruth Hines Temple. Over 400 pieces of artwork on paper by the latter are found in the collection, including pencil, as well as, pen and ink drawings, watercolors, pastels, and other graphic and creative design work.

Brashear, Kathleen, 1895-1986 (Sc 2260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2260. Card, with picture of his home, sent by T.C. Cherry to teacher Kathleen Brashear, prior to the outbreak of World War II. Also, related correspondence and biographical material about Brashear.

Tyler, Sara Elizabeth, 1910-2001 (Sc 2215), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2215. Paper: "Pleasant J. Potter College for Young Ladies" written for a journalism class at Western Kentucky State Teachers College; also a reminscence about Bowling Green's First Christian Church as well as Tyler's obituary.

Bowling Green High School - Reunions, 1960 (Sc 2150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2150. Correspondence related to the 1960 reunion of the Bowling Green High School class of 1940. The letters were chiefly written to one of the organizing committee members, Frances (Robinson) Russell of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes a list of class members.

St. Columba Academy - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1982), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1982. Register of students of St. Columba Academy, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and its successor, St. Joseph's School. Register covers 1887-1890, 1898-1906, 1910-1936. Includes photocopy of grade record of Georgia Johnson.

Hines, George Lehman, 1851-1943 (Sc 1904), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1904. Correspondence, teacher's certificates from the Shelby County, Tennessee public schools, and other materials related to Hines's work and family.

Marshall, Nancy Carol (Richey), B. 1959 (Sc 1653), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1653. Paper titled: "The Higher Road" about the life of long-time Western Kentucky University music professor Nelle Gooch Travelstead. The paper was written by Nancy Marshall for a history class at Western Kentucky University.

Cherry, Thomas Crittenden, 1862-1947 (Sc 1454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1454. Report of Thomas C. Cherry, Bowling Green, Kentucky's Superintendent of Public Schools, on teacher Margaret Calvert. She is rated on eighteen professional and personal attributes.

Rotary Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1547. Report, dated 14 November 2007, that documents payments made on behalf of the Bowling Green Rotary Club to community members in Kasigau, Kenya, so they could attend school. Includes receipts and thank you letters from students.

Kerr, William Bugg, 1894-1993 (Sc 1317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1317. William Bugg Kerr, a Bowling Green, Kentucky educator, businessman and farmer, records his philosophy and his reminiscences, for his family, in his paper titled "The High Road."

Hawkins, Percival B., 1817-1893 (Sc 1481), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1481. Receipt, 1860, for tuition paid by Joseph D. Duncan for his two daughters (Drucilla A. Duncan and Eliza Cornelia Duncan) to attend school at Percival B. Hawkins's school in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Child Evangelism Fellowship Of Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 128. Correspondence, papers, financial records, minutes, essays written by children, etc., of the Child Evangelism Fellowship, Warren County, Kentucky, which was part of an international religious organization.

Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Vol. 5, No. 1, Wku Journalism

WKU Archives Records

Newspaper created by students participating in the Minority Journalism Workshop hosted by the WKU Journalism Department.

• Berry, Erica. Officials Face Court Order to Equalize State's Education
• Stewart, Nikita. Blacks Gaining Slowly n Newsrooms
• Oldham, Frank. Reporters Document Rights March
• Lynk, Rewa. Junk Dealer Helped Force City Schools to Integrate - Henry Alexander
• Chatman, Shirl. Car Deals Bring Success to Minority Businessman - Cornelius Martin
• McDonald, Robbie. Top Priority Has Become Recruiting
• Stewart, Nikita. Reminders of Slavery Stir Reporter
• Dixon, Adra. Student Sells for Future - Paul Boards
• Wright, Lisa. Writer Combines Love for Sports, Ministry - Bruce Branch
• Wright, Lisa. …

Ua68/13/4 Bowling Green, Vol. 6, No. 2, Kelly Thompson Chapter, Public Relations Student Society Of America

Student Organizations

Magazine produced by senior seminar class in public relations with the Kelly Thompson Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America and students in the WKU Department of Journalism.

Regular features include:

• Reflections
• Business
• Art
• Community Service
• Reminiscing
• Curiosities
• Entertainment

This issue includes articles:

• Schabel, Christine & Robert Cook. Beech Bend Then
• Combs, Susan. Making Plans to Last a Lifetime
• Dickerson, Cynthia. Latching on to Communities - Latch Key Children
• Jones, LaMont. Romanza Johnson: What's Next?

Ua68/13/4 Bowling Green, Vol. 6, No. 1, Kelly Thompson Chapter, Public Relations Student Society Of America

Student Organizations

Magazine produced by senior seminar class in public relations with the Kelly Thompson Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America and students in the WKU Department of Journalism.

Regular features include:

• Reflections
• Business
• Art
• Community Service
• Reminiscing
• Curiosities
• Entertainment

This issue includes articles:

• Combs, Susan. Unique Shop in Old Barn - Glass Place
• Fowler, Holly. Celebrate Christmas Many Ways
• Reagan, Stan. City Police Nigh Shift - More Than a Joy Ride
• Jones, Paige. Bonding, Brightening Without Pain - Dr. Jerry Blevins

Ua68/13/4 Bowling Green, Vol. 5, No. 2, Kelly Thompson Chapter, Public Relations Student Society

Student Organizations

Magazine produced by senior seminar class in public relations with the Kelly Thompson Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America and students in the WKU Department of Journalism.

Regular features include:

• Reflections
• Business
• Art
• Community Service
• Reminiscing
• Curiosities
• Entertainment

This issue includes articles:

• Dunkel, Missy. It's 3:30 p.m. What Are Your Kids Doing? - Drug Abuse
• Thomley, Mike. Illiteracy: The Hidden Handicap
• Jones, Linda. Education: Improvement at the Grass Roots Level
• Rappaport, Jessica. Poems Mirror Poet's Life - Lillie Carter

Ua68/8/2 Charles Keown Oral History, Lowell Harrison

WKU Archives Records

An interview on July 24, 1984 with Charles Keown, WKU alum and head of Student Affairs, conducted by Lowell Harrison.

Ua68/8/2 Claude Rose Oral History, Sue Pauli

WKU Archives Records

An interview on April 18, 1981 with Claude Rose, WKU Music professor 1945-1977 conducted by Sue Pauli.

Ua68/8/2 Jo "Top" Orendorf Oral History, James Bennett

WKU Archives Records

An interview on April 13, 1978 with Jo "Top" Orendorf, Ogden College graduate conducted by James Bennett.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special issue of the College Heights Herald.

• Wolfe, Bill. What Did We Do with All That MONEY?
• Deciphering the Ciphering
• Editorial Cartoon: 34.5 Million $1 Bills
• Kerrick, Sara. Western’s First Lady – Harriet Downing
• Minton, Don. Down on Main Street

Ua68/8/2 Earl Moore Oral History, James Bennett

WKU Archives Records

An interview on September 28, 1977 with Dr. Earl A. Moore, retired member of the Department of English conducted by James Bennett.

A Kentucky Dressmaker, Mrs. A.H. (Carrie) Taylor: An Examination Of Her Role In Fashion At The Turn Of The Century, Janice Centers

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

One dressmaker, Mrs. A. H. Taylor of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was studied in order to draw attention to the role of the dressmaker in American fashion. A biography of Mrs. A. H. Taylor and the business history were compiled; available designs were analyzed in relation to current fashion; and an investigation of the business organization was made. It was found that the dressmaking establishment played an important role in the lives of women of that time period. Fashionable custom fit clothing was made available to local residents and to mail-order customers. The establishment was one of the few businesses which …

Ua68/8/2 Ward Sumpter Oral History, James Bennett

WKU Archives Records

An interview on December 15, 1976 with Ward Sumpter, Ogden College alum and WKU Chemistry professor 1928-1965 conducted by James Bennett.

Ua68/8/2 James Poteet Oral History, Carlton Jackson

WKU Archives Records

An interview on May 26, 1976 with James Poteet, WKU History faculty member 1931-1966 conducted by Carlton Jackson.

Warren College - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1406. Minutes and business papers pertaining to Warren College, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Louisville Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, organized the college for males. It was in operation from 1859 to 1879, and then was sold to Ogden College. An index accompanies the papers as well as associated data.

Ua3/3/1 Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 1, Bowling Green-Warren County Chamber Of Commerce, Inc.

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the Bowling Green-Warren County Chamber of Commerce.

• Annual Dinner
• Educational TV
• Glasgow, KY Chamber of Commerce
• Sales Training Seminar
• National Council
• Corco Corporation Groundbreaking
• Bowling Green Days
• Kentucky State Resort Parks
• Bowling Green Area Vocational School
• Kentucky Bureau of Vocational Education
• Shoplifting Law
• Counterfeiting

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

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 …