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Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 23. Oral history interviews with various residents of Wayne County, Kentucky, conducted by Western Kentucky University folk studies students. Topics include the oil industry, folk medicine, water witching, one-room schools and banjo playing.
Fighting For Fairness: The History Of Kentucky’S Local Movements To Enact Fairness Ordinances In 1999, Micah Bennett
Fighting For Fairness: The History Of Kentucky’S Local Movements To Enact Fairness Ordinances In 1999, Micah Bennett
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
This CE/T project explores the histories of the local movements for fairness ordinances which transpired in Kentucky in the year 1999. Fairness ordinances expand local civil rights protections on the basis of ‘sexual orientation’ and sometimes ‘gender identity’ to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) peoples and usually protect in the areas of employment, housing, and public accommodations. Four communities in the state considered such laws in 1999: Greater Louisville, Lexington-Fayette, the City of Henderson, and the City of Bowling Green. This thesis takes a holistic approach towards the history of these movements, exploring the procession of chronological events, …
Ua68/8/1 Potter College Of Arts & Letters History Publications, Wku Archives
Ua68/8/1 Potter College Of Arts & Letters History Publications, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Publications created by and about the History Department.
Glasgow, Kentucky - Board Of Trustees Records (Mss 333), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Glasgow, Kentucky - Board Of Trustees Records (Mss 333), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 333. Record book of the Glasgow, Kentucky Board of Trustees, 1810-1855, and minutes of the Glasgow City Council, 1878-1882.
Bowling Green, Kentucky - City Council (Mss 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky - City Council (Mss 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 276. Minute books of Bowling Green, Kentucky Board of Councilmen (1948-1967), Board of Aldermen (1952-1967), and Board of Commissioners (1967-1987).
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945 (Sc 79), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945 (Sc 79), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 79. Letter, 21 November 1932, written by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Martha Washington Jackson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, which expresses his thanks for her loyalty to the Democratic party; also notes given on the history of Bowling Green by Jackson.
Hammers, Clark Porter (Fa 244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hammers, Clark Porter (Fa 244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 244. Paper: "The Porter Family of Butler County from 1736 to 1950" written by Clark Porter Hammers for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Harbison, Kay (Fa 237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harbison, Kay (Fa 237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 237. Paper: "Other Stories They Told" written by Kay Harbison for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Interview With J. C. Hubbard (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With J. C. Hubbard (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with J. C. Hubbard conducted by Amber F. Ridington on 18 November 2001. From folk studies student project concerning the operations of the Quonset, 1946-1959, a recreational center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Interview With David Dye (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With David Dye (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with David Dye conducted by Amber F. Ridington on 31 October 2001. From folk studies student project concerning the operations of the Quonset, 1946-1959, a recreational center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Interview With Doral Glen Conner, 1930-2020 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Doral Glen Conner, 1930-2020 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Glen Conner conducted by Amber F. Ridington on 23 October 2001. From folk studies student project concerning the operations of the Quonset, 1946-1959, a recreational center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Interview With Mary Ann Fisher, 1923-2004 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Mary Ann Fisher, 1923-2004 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Mary Ann Fisher conducted by Amber F. Ridington on 6 October 2001. From folk studies student project concerning the operations of the Quonset, 1946-1959, a recreational center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Interview With Joseph Abraham Marshall 1924-2010, John Buell Edmonds B. 1945, Robert W. Phillips 1927-2005, And Bob Green (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Joseph Abraham Marshall 1924-2010, John Buell Edmonds B. 1945, Robert W. Phillips 1927-2005, And Bob Green (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Joseph Abraham "Joe" Marshall, John Buell Edmonds, Robert Phillips and Bob Green conducted by Amber F. Ridington on 28 September 2001. From folk studies student project concerning the operations of the Quonset, 1946-1959, a recreational center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Interview With Jodie Odis Blanton, 1924-2014 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Jodie Odis Blanton, 1924-2014 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Odis Blanton conducted by Amber F. Ridington on 22 March 2001. From folk studies student project concerning the operations of the Quonset, 1946-1959, a recreational center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Interview With William H. Foster (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With William H. Foster (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with William H. Foster conducted by Amber F. Ridington on 15 February 2001. From folk studies student project concerning the operations of the Quonset, 1946-1959, a recreational center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Interview With Robert W. Phillips, 1927-2005 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Robert W. Phillips, 1927-2005 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Robert Phillips conducted by Amber F. Ridington on 26 January 2001. From folk studies student project concerning the operations of the Quonset, 1946-1959, a recreational center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Interview With Joseph Abraham Marshall, 1924-2010 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Joseph Abraham Marshall, 1924-2010 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Joseph Abraham "Joe" Marshall conducted by Amber F. Ridington on 16 November 2000. From folk studies student project concerning the operations of the Quonset, 1946-1959, a recreational center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Interview With Joseph Abraham Marshall, 1924-2010 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Joseph Abraham Marshall, 1924-2010 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Joseph Abraham "Joe" Marshall conducted by Amber F. Ridington on 11 November 2000. From folk studies student project concerning the operations of the Quonset, 1946-1959, a recreational center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Interview With Joseph Abraham Marshall, 1924-2000 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Joseph Abraham Marshall, 1924-2000 (Fa 200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Joseph Abraham "Joe" Marshall conducted by Amber F. Ridington on 23 October 2000. From folk studies student project concerning the operations of the Quonset, 1946-1959, a recreational center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Prelude To The Great Society: Cultural Change In The 20th Century America, Julie Davis
Prelude To The Great Society: Cultural Change In The 20th Century America, Julie Davis
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The decades immediately following World War II were prosperous but filled with great inequalities. Many social change movements, including the War on Poverty, attempted to eliminate these inequalities. Yet, programs as large and far reaching as these required many changes to the society itself. President Lyndon Johnson and Dr. Julius Richmond, director of Head Start, agreed that certain societal factors were necessary before social change could occur. Johnson felt that these conditions were "a recognition of need, a willingness to act, and someone to lead the effort" (Johnson The Vantage Point 70). The widespread existence of poverty in Post World …
Interview With Edmund Douglas Duff (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Edmund Douglas Duff (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Edmund Douglas Duff conducted by Carrie Helm on 19 November 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.
Interview With Evans Guest Duff (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Evans Guest Duff (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Evans Guest Duff conducted by Carrie Helm on 2 November 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.
Interview With Virgie Mae (Chaney) Edwards (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Virgie Mae (Chaney) Edwards (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Virgie Mae (Chaney) Edwards conducted by Carrie Helm on 13 October 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.
Interview With Timothy Wade Harris (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Timothy Wade Harris (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Timothy Wade Harris conducted by Carrie Helm on 28 September 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.
Interview With Sarah (Sloss) Sutherland (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Sarah (Sloss) Sutherland (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Sarah (Sloss) Sutherland conducted by Carrie Helm on 19 September 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.
Anderson, Linda Allen (Fa 130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anderson, Linda Allen (Fa 130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 130. "The People of the Capitol", an oral history project describing the history of Frankfort, Kentucky, and the citizens of the state capitol. This paper includes information about the Frankfort Penitentiary (1800-1937), the role of the state government in the lives of the people, and the various ethnic groups who settled there.
Interview With Barnett Abbott (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Barnett Abbott (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Barnett Abbott conducted by Thomas Cleveland Arnold, Tracy Leigh Brittain and David N. Heighway on 19 March 1984. From folk studies student project with interviews of residents of Wayne County, Kentucky about the oil industry, folk medicine, water witching, one room schools, and banjo playing.