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Western Kentucky University

Political Science

1981

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The Public Career Of Maurice Hudson Thatcher, Randy Ream Dec 1981

The Public Career Of Maurice Hudson Thatcher, Randy Ream

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The public career of Maurice Hudson Thatcher was wedded to one of the most interesting epochs in Kentucky history and Kentucky politics. From 1895, with his election as county clerk of Butler County, to his defeat for the United States Senate in 1932, Maurice Thatcher was intimately involved in almost every statewide political campaign. He participated in the rise of the Republican party to a point where it was a definite force in state politics and won almost as many statewide races as it lost. He also participated in the party’s relegation to minority status with the advent of the …


Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Iv, No. 1, Wku Latin American Studies Jul 1981

Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Iv, No. 1, Wku Latin American Studies

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by WKU Latin American Studies program regarding science, politics and economic advances in Latin America as well as cooperative projects between WKU and universities across Latin America. The newsletter is written in both English and Spanish.


Thomas Jefferson And The West, Denise Baker May 1981

Thomas Jefferson And The West, Denise Baker

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

From his childhood on the fringe of the Virginia frontier until his years of retirement at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson displayed a special interest in the vast expanse of land stretching westward. The land provided the ideal place for the expansion of Jefferson’s dream of an American empire for liberty. He viewed the continent as the home of an agrarian nation living under the principles of democracy.

Chapter one is introductory in nature, linking Jefferson’s ideals to his interest in the West. Chapter two concentrates on his early contributions to the West. Emphasis is placed on land speculation, the western land …


Ua3/6/9 Back Zack Scrapbook, Wku President's Office Jan 1981

Ua3/6/9 Back Zack Scrapbook, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook of clippings and other items related to the Back Zack movement at WKU regarding higher education funding.


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1981

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

  • Condis, Rebecca. Reconstituted Families: Counseling Concepts and Application
  • Miller, Brad. Does Congress Effectively Regulate the Ethics of its Members?
  • Grizzle, Dennis. Electron Microscopy of Polytrichum Moss Spores
  • Collins, Lynell. Transformational Effects on Cytoskeleton and Cell-Surface Antigens
  • Hamilton, Joy. A Summary of Flaws in Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd
  • Martin, Lanna. Sadie F. Price: Artist, Botanist, Author and Naturalist
  • Wood, Irene. The Imagery of Smoke, Fire and Ash: A Study of the …