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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945 (Sc 1786), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945 (Sc 1786), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1786. Signature of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as Governor of New York on unknown official document dated 18 June 1930. Collection contains lower portion of document only.
Ritter, George Kinslow, 1866-1947 (Sc 1782), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ritter, George Kinslow, 1866-1947 (Sc 1782), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1782. Certified tally of votes cast in the Sartain Precinct, Barren County, Kentucky for all the candidates running in the statewide election of November 1899. Signed by George K. Ritter, one of the election judges.
Sampson, Flemon Davis, 1875-1967 (Sc 1792), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sampson, Flemon Davis, 1875-1967 (Sc 1792), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1792. Correspondence with family members of Flemon D. Sampson, former governor of Kentucky, and a deed for a large tract of land in eastern Kentucky.
Creel, Milton Pinckney, 1851-1913 (Sc 1793), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Creel, Milton Pinckney, 1851-1913 (Sc 1793), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1793. Two 1898 political letters from Dr. Milton P. Creel, Central City, Kentucky announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the state's Third District U.S. Congressional seat.
Wood, Rhonda (Fa 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wood, Rhonda (Fa 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of comilation (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 328. Compilation: "Tales of Tales of Tales" by the eighth grade class, Hughes-Kirk High School in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, under the direction of Rhonda Wood.
Watkins, Dianne K. (Winkler), B. 1941 (Fa 264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Watkins, Dianne K. (Winkler), B. 1941 (Fa 264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 264. Paper: "Lamaze Method of Prepared Childbirth" written by Dianne (Winkler) Watkins for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Also, four pamphlets related to childbirth and parenting.
Pratt, Claudia M. (Fa 325), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pratt, Claudia M. (Fa 325), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 325. Paper: "Let's Go Visit the Pratts: An Investigation of the Folklore of the Pratt Family" written by Claudia M. Pratt for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Angle, Dennis Paul (Fa 319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Angle, Dennis Paul (Fa 319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 319. Paper: "A Partial Ethnography of the Bowling Green Fire Department" written by Dennis Paul Angle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Sturgeon, Laurie (Fa 324), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sturgeon, Laurie (Fa 324), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 324. Paper: "Goebel Twyman: The Fiddle Player and His Continuing Music" written by Sturgeon for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Ua3/9/5 Presentation To Joint Committee On Education, Wku President's Office
Ua3/9/5 Presentation To Joint Committee On Education, Wku President's Office
WKU Archives Records
Presentation by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Kentucky Joint Committee on Education. Data regarding WKU enrollment, tuition, degrees awarded, student retention, graduation statistics, transfer students, Applied Research & Technology Program, Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), SKy Teach, student financial aid, Finish WKU, Division of Extended Learning & Outreach (DELO), WKU Glasgow, WKU E-town/Radcliff/Ft. Knox, WKU Owensboro, Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science and doctoral programs.
Arête October 2008, Honors College
Arête October 2008, Honors College
Arête: Honors College at WKU Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Jenkins, William Marshall, Jr., 1918-2002 (Sc 1748), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jenkins, William Marshall, Jr., 1918-2002 (Sc 1748), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1748. Unpublished manuscript, "Mr. Democrat," written by William Marshall Jenkins Jr. about the political career of Alben W. Barkley, former U.S. Representative and Senator from Kentucky and former Vice President under Harry Truman. Chiefly excerpts from his speeches and remarks made on the floor of the House and Senate.
Deatherage, Jamie (Fa 312), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Deatherage, Jamie (Fa 312), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 312. Paper: "[Ziggy]" written by Jamie Deatherage for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Edsell, Denise (Fa 310), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Edsell, Denise (Fa 310), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 310. Paper: "'Bazooka Joe' Proverbs" written by Denise Edsell for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Hunter, Whiteside Godfrey, 1841-1917 (Sc 1765), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hunter, Whiteside Godfrey, 1841-1917 (Sc 1765), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1765. Letters from Whiteside Godfrey Hunter, former state legislator and U.S. Congressman, to E. Scott Brown, attorney, Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, requesting his support for Republican candidates. He also indicates he has requested Sidney P. Hardcastle be appointed postmaster at Settle, Allen County, Kentucky.
Dowell, John Alan (Fa 311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dowell, John Alan (Fa 311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 311. Paper: "[Barren River Comprehensive Care Center: Conflict Between Folk and Scientific Beliefs]" written by John Alan Dowell for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Clayton, Chad (Fa 294), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clayton, Chad (Fa 294), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 294. Paper: "The Use of Advertising and the Kentucky State Fair" written by Chad Clayton for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 (Sc 1768), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 (Sc 1768), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1768. Letter, 26 April 1825, from Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee to A. P. Maury, also of Nashville, in which he declines to act as guardian for the children of the late Major John Reid owing to ill health and increased responsibilities.
Folk Medicine (Fa 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folk Medicine (Fa 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 306. Collection of Kentucky and North Carolina folk beliefs concerning the healing properties of herbs and plants.
Library Research Skills And The Nursing Curriculum: Engaging Students In The Post-Brandon-Hill Era, Carol L. Watwood, Bryan Carson
Library Research Skills And The Nursing Curriculum: Engaging Students In The Post-Brandon-Hill Era, Carol L. Watwood, Bryan Carson
DLPS Faculty Publications
ABSTRACT. Health science librarians experience challenges when partnering with people from other professional backgrounds such as nursing and with people of different ages. In partnering with people of other backgrounds,it is helpful to recognize the changing nature of research skills and the fact that many 21st century college students lack a print-based concept of research. Helping students to succeed in understanding and participating in the research process is more important than ever due to changes in the nursing profession, the sheer mass of scholarly information, and the challenges of searching for information on the world wide web.
Random Thoughts About Volume 34, 2008, And Some Insights Into Journal Production, Connie Foster
Random Thoughts About Volume 34, 2008, And Some Insights Into Journal Production, Connie Foster
DLTS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Spirit Of Engagement, Paul N. Markham, Leah Ashwill, Cheryl Kirby-Stokes, Aurelia Spaulding
The Spirit Of Engagement, Paul N. Markham, Leah Ashwill, Cheryl Kirby-Stokes, Aurelia Spaulding
ALIVE Center Publications
No abstract provided.
Student Psychotropic Drug Use, Past Therapy Experience And Length Of Therapy, Leigh Ann Mathis
Student Psychotropic Drug Use, Past Therapy Experience And Length Of Therapy, Leigh Ann Mathis
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The goal of the present study was to examine the relationships between college students with prior therapy and psychotropic drug experience and total number of therapy sessions. This study also investigated specific types of medications students were taking and total number of therapy sessions attended. The first hypothesis under investigation was that students who have received therapy prior to beginning treatment would remain in therapy significantly longer than participants who have received no prior therapy. It was also hypothesized that students who were prescribed psychotropic medications prior to beginning therapy will remain in therapy significantly longer than students who were …
Ua1b5 New Faculty 2008-2009, Western Kentucky University
Ua1b5 New Faculty 2008-2009, Western Kentucky University
WKU Archives Records
List of new WKU faculty.
Ua77/1 Wku A New Century Of Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations
Ua77/1 Wku A New Century Of Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations
WKU Archives Records
WKU alumni magazine. Contents:
- 2007-2008 Budget Highlights
- Ransdell, Gary. A New Century of Spirit
- WKU Facts & Figures
- Honor Roll
- $2.4 Million Grant Will Improve Teacher Education in Math & Science
- Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science Honors First Graduates
- Gift Creates Gaines Family Fund for Print Journalism
- What Is an Endowment?
- Scott Center Provides Real-Life Experiences for Students
- Six-Man Team Raising Money for Scholarship in Memory of Abby Cummings
- Dunaway Scholarship Fund Making a Difference for Students
- Current Endowed Professorships
- WKU Celebrates Record-Breaking Fund-Raising Year
- Spotlight on Alumni Association Lifetime Member Chad Aull
- Elevator Chat Leads to $2.25 Million …
Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 7, Wku Provost
Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 7, Wku Provost
WKU Archives Records
Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.
Political Conventions - Democratic, 1852 (Sc 40), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Political Conventions - Democratic, 1852 (Sc 40), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 40. Letter to Dr. W.P. Reyburn from four Louisiana state delegates to the National Democratic Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, June 1852, appointing him their representative and instructing him to vote for General Lewis Cass for President.
Rodes Collection (Sc 33), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rodes Collection (Sc 33), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 33. Letter (facsimile) written by Andrew Jackson, U.S. President, 1845, Hermitage, Tennessee, to Major William B. Lewis, regarding national politics, and an invitation to Mr. & Mrs. John G. Barrett, Louisville, Kentucky, to a reception for President and Mrs. Hayes at the Galt House, Louisville, Kentucky, 1877.
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841- Relating To (Sc 28), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841- Relating To (Sc 28), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 28. William Henry Harrison campaign ribbon badge used for advertising during the 1840 presidential campaign, often referred to as the "log cabin and hard cider" campaign.
Ward Family Letters (Sc 27), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ward Family Letters (Sc 27), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 27. Letter written to Jonathan Ward, Plymouth, New Hampshire, by his brother, Daniel Ward, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1840, which concerns family affairs and politics, and a letter written to Ralph Ward by his mother, Mrs. Catherine Ward, Talbottom, Georgia, 1861, which concerns her experience of traveling on a railway car with Jefferson Davis and southern pre-Civil War sentiments.