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Ua37/42 Faculty Personal Papers Nina Hammer, Wku Archives Jan 2018

Ua37/42 Faculty Personal Papers Nina Hammer, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Personal papers of Nina Hammer, Bowling Green Business University Registrar 1938-1963; WKU Registrar 1963-1969.


Ua1c6/1 Demonstration / Protest Photos, Wku Archives Jan 2018

Ua1c6/1 Demonstration / Protest Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of student / faculty demonstrations and protests of various types.


Ua3/9/5 Hall Of Distinguished Alumni Speech, Wku President's Office Oct 2017

Ua3/9/5 Hall Of Distinguished Alumni Speech, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Speech written and delivered by Gary Ransdell on his and his wife, Julie Ransdell's induction into the WKU Hall of Distinguished Alumni.


Ua37/6 Faculty Personal Papers L.Y. Lancaster, Wku Archives Jan 2017

Ua37/6 Faculty Personal Papers L.Y. Lancaster, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records regarding the nomination of Lennie Lancaster for the Kentucky Medical Association and Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians awards. The series is arranged in chronological order. A short biographical sketch by Dr. Jerry W. Martin, who made the nominations, is included. Dr. Lancaster's diplomas are in the collection, as well as an oral history interview conducted in 1973 which tells, among other things, of his work to establish Western's first campus bookstore in the summer of 1921. The collection also includes the KMA and KAFP awards, as well as several other certificates and awards.


Ua3/9/5 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Speech, Wku President's Office Jan 2009

Ua3/9/5 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Speech, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.


Ua1c6 Events Photos, Wku Archives Jan 2008

Ua1c6 Events Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of events not otherwise categorized.

  1. Demonstrations & Protests
  2. Commencement
  3. Homecoming
  4. Banquets / Dinners
  5. Conferences / Workshops
  6. Dedications
  7. Entertainment
  8. Exhibits

Includes images of College High and Training School events.


Ua3/9/5 Special Unveiling Of Granite Panels On The Guthrie Bell Tower, Wku President's Office Aug 2005

Ua3/9/5 Special Unveiling Of Granite Panels On The Guthrie Bell Tower, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Program and talking points used by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the unveiling of the granite panels on the Guthrie Bell Tower honoring WKU servicemen and veterans.


Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Wku Journalism Jun 2003

Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Wku Journalism

WKU Archives Records

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

  • Clark, Ashlee. Campus Security Tightens in Wake of Murder
  • Lau, Jessica. Diversity Grows, Problems Persist
  • Yee, April. Home of Love
  • Leong, Jennifer. State Street Baptist Church Rededication Date Set
  • Cowherd, Heather. Growing Up Black in Bowling Green
  • Clark, Ashlee & Aja Junior. Regents Approve Increased Budget
  • Leong, Jennifer. Hispanic Ministry Provides Heartfelt Worship
  • Taylor, Sean. Shake Rag Gains New Support, Awareness
  • Taylor, Sean. Patriot Act Tramples Peoples' Civil Rights
  • Clark, Ashlee. Got Ethics?
  • Winters, Jonathan. Remove Patriotism from Flames
  • Yee, April. Stereotypes
  • Jefferson, Regina …


Ua3/9/5 Commemoration Ceremony Of September 11, Wku President's Office Sep 2002

Ua3/9/5 Commemoration Ceremony Of September 11, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the commemoration of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC.


Ua3/9/5 Guthrie Bell Tower Dedication, Wku President's Office May 2002

Ua3/9/5 Guthrie Bell Tower Dedication, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the Guthrie Bell Tower dedication ceremony in honor of the Guthrie family and WKU's servicemen.


Ua3/9/5 Russellville Speech, Wku President's Office Jan 1998

Ua3/9/5 Russellville Speech, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at unidentified function in Russellville, Kentucky.


Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 5, No. 2, Wku University Relations Feb 1995

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 5, No. 2, Wku University Relations

WKU Archives Records

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

  • College News
  • Sponsored Programs
  • Hot off the Press
  • Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

  • Women on Campus
  • Women's Studies Gets an A
  • WKU Foundation Trustees Adopt Ethics Statement
  • Studying Earthquakes
  • Big Red's World Famous
  • Reaching for Sky-High Goals - WKU Physics & Astronomy
  • Debate Endowment Honors Local Attorney
  • Life Care Foundation Gives Scholarships to WKU Students


Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 1, No. 13, Wku University Relations Sep 1991

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 1, No. 13, Wku University Relations

WKU Archives Records

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

  • College News
  • Sponsored Programs
  • Hot off the Press
  • Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

  • Fifth Women's Studies Conference Opens
  • Hardin Planetarium Show Features Sun's Children
  • President Thomas Meredith Appointed to Constitutional Improvement Policy Council
  • WKU to Begin Reaccreditation Process
  • Students Raise $48,715 First Week of Alumni Fund Student Phonathon
  • Phillips, Hugh. Russia's Coup; A Historical Perspective
  • Esion, Sheila. Jim Wayne Miller's Writing Takes New Shape
  • Threads of Compassion: Fabric Art Exhibit by Penny Sisto Opens Tomorrow
  • Shuttle May Have Foiled, but Summer Eclipse …


Ua3/3 Society Of Discontent, Kelly Thompson Oct 1975

Ua3/3 Society Of Discontent, Kelly Thompson

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by former WKU President Kelly Thompson to the Third District Education Association meeting in 1975. Includes note cards and speech.


Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 44, No. 1, Wku Alumni Association Jul 1974

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 44, No. 1, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Archives Records

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

  • Conway, Sheila. Western and the Bicentennial
  • College Heights, Resplendent in Springtime
  • Threlkeld, Claude. ABC's of Landscaping
  • Clifford, John. Reverence for Life
  • Stickles, Arndt. A Confederate Fort and Historical Marker on the Campus of WKU
  • Cook, Paul. Western Governance: Board of Regents
  • Given, Ed. Hilltoppers Capture Eighth All-Sports Championship
  • Harrington, Drew. The Humanities Semester
  • Warren, Linda. Challenge for Truth & Excellence
  • Gray, Harry. Placing the Right Bets
  • Downing, Dero. What a Man Chooses, He Is
  • Dickey, Debbie. X,Y & Z in Search of a Degree - Liberal Arts Degree
  • George Wedding Photographs
  • An Evening …


Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 42, No. 5, Wku Alumni Association Jul 1973

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 42, No. 5, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Archives Records

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

  • Armstrong, Don, et al. Our POW's Come Home!
  • Son Tay Revisited
  • Dewey Smith, Ken Fleenor Return
  • Richards, Frances. You Can Come Home Again
  • Smith, Dewey. Today I Give You Honor
  • Downing, Dero. Welcome Home, Ken Fleenor
  • Fleenor, Kenneth. Toward a New Pinnacle
  • Armstrong, Don. Agriculture Adds Farm Power / Equipment Program
  • Down on the Farm at Western's FFA Field Day
  • Smith, Verenda. Best All Around in USA: Adele Gleaves and the Gentle Art of Gymnastics
  • Conway, Sheila. In Scholarship . . . They Chose Excellence
  • Dickey, Debbie. The Sabbatical Leave
  • Kramer, Ronald. Advisor …


Ua3/3 Dewey Smith: Homecoming For A Pow, Kelly Thompson Apr 1973

Ua3/3 Dewey Smith: Homecoming For A Pow, Kelly Thompson

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by former WKU President Kelly Thompson at banquet honoring Vietnam prisoner of war Lt. Colonel Dewey Smith upon his return to the United States.


Ua3/3 The Most Unforgettable Person I Have Ever Known, Kelly Thompson Nov 1972

Ua3/3 The Most Unforgettable Person I Have Ever Known, Kelly Thompson

WKU Archives Records

Speech by Kelly Thompson regarding Henry Cherry possibly delivered at a Founders Day event.


Ua94/6/3 Expatriate, Bruce Tucker Nov 1970

Ua94/6/3 Expatriate, Bruce Tucker

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Underground newspaper published by Bruce Tucker. Articles included:

  • Conversation - Dick Gregory
  • Louie B. Nunn on Drugs
  • Thoughts on the Speaker Policy
  • Charles Keown Regales Congress of Associated Students on Hours
  • Watch Associated Students Ego Trippers on Constitution Vote
  • Swell Homecoming Planned Next Year
  • Way Out Speakers Coming to Hill
  • Associated Student Congress Met Recently
  • Kent State Report: God Bless the Guard
  • Parking Problems are a Problem
  • Where's Bill Anderson?
  • Column Writing Can Be Dangerous Game
  • Margot Fonteyn Mediocre; Former Commie
  • New Books We Are High On
  • Freshman DIgs Suds but Misses Car
  • Different Clubs Do Many Different Things


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs Nov 1969

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Neumayer, Rick. Mame Opens Thursday
  • S.L.A. Marshall to Speak on Campus Tonight
  • Atkinson, Marthalee. Contemporary Writers to Appear at Poetry Conclave Saturday
  • Little Anthony Concert Set for 8 P.M. Tomorrow
  • Reading of War Dead Scheduled Tuesday
  • Sullivan, Marta, Marthalee Atkinson & Larry Wilkerson. NBC’s Irving R. Levine Warns of America’s Internal Dangers
  • Neumayer, Rick. Academic Council Delays Student Vote
  • Danforth Scholars Nominated
  • Putting Off Until Later What Could be Done Today – WKU Academic Council
  • Evaluation Progress Exceeds Expectations
  • Flowers, Mrs. Edward. UNICEF Thanks
  • Sims, …


Ua3/3 How Now, The North Atlantic Community, Kelly Thompson Mar 1967

Ua3/3 How Now, The North Atlantic Community, Kelly Thompson

WKU Archives Records

Presentation by WKU President Kelly Thompson given at the Conference on the United States Foreign Policy as Viewed by Kentuckians at the University of Louisville in 1967.


Ua94/7/2 Mary Grise Scrapbook, Mary Grise Jan 1956

Ua94/7/2 Mary Grise Scrapbook, Mary Grise

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Scrapbook created by Mary Grise documenting her high school activities for 1955-1956. Includes clippings regarding her participation in music, drama and speech festivals and competitions.


Ua94/7/2 Mary Grise Scrapbook, Mary Grise Jan 1955

Ua94/7/2 Mary Grise Scrapbook, Mary Grise

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Scrapbook created by Mary Grise regarding her high school activities in 1954-1955. Includes clippings, programs, correspondence and photographs regarding music, debate, singing and acting festivals and competitions. Of interest is a letter to Mary from Cecile B. DeMille requesting her to be in a Broadway play.


Ua94/7/2 Mary Grise Scrapbook, Mary Grise Jan 1955

Ua94/7/2 Mary Grise Scrapbook, Mary Grise

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Scrapbook created by Mary Grise documenting her high school activities in 1955. She was involved with music, clubs, Girls State Legislature, Girls Nation and church activities. There are several letters from Kentucky politicians.


Ua94/7/2 Mary Grise Scrapbook, Mary Grise Jan 1954

Ua94/7/2 Mary Grise Scrapbook, Mary Grise

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Scrapbook created by Mary Grise regarding events of her life as a high school student in 1953-1954. She participated in theatre, tennis, public speaking and musical events and competitions. The scrapbook contains clippings, mementos, programs and essays.


Ua3/2/4 Armistice Day, Paul Garrett Jan 1946

Ua3/2/4 Armistice Day, Paul Garrett

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered on an Armistice Day by Paul Garrett.


Ua3/2/4 [Abraham Lincoln], Paul Garrett Jan 1946

Ua3/2/4 [Abraham Lincoln], Paul Garrett

WKU Archives Records

Address prepared by Paul Garrett regarding Abraham Lincoln. The document includes the following sections:

  • Introduction I
  • Introduction II
  • Honesty
  • Modesty
  • Tolerant & Kind
  • Objective Judgment of Men
  • Humor
  • Religious Faith


Ua3/2/4 The American Red Cross, Paul Garrett Jan 1942

Ua3/2/4 The American Red Cross, Paul Garrett

WKU Archives Records

Speech regarding the Red Cross delivered by Paul Garrett at unidentified meeting.


Ua3/2/4 World War Ii, Paul Garrett Dec 1941

Ua3/2/4 World War Ii, Paul Garrett

WKU Archives Records

Chapel speech delivered to WKU student body by Paul Garrett upon declaration of America's entry into World War II.


Ua3/2/4 This America Of Ours, Paul Garrett Jan 1941

Ua3/2/4 This America Of Ours, Paul Garrett

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by Paul Garrett at unidentified meeting.