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Ua35/1 Faculty Handbook, 1st Edition, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

WKU faculty handbook designed to provide members of the faculty with general information about WKU, its history, philosophy, organization, policies and procedures, faculty responsibilities and benefits, and various services and facilities.

1962-1967 Catalog, Wku Graduate School

Graduate School

Graduate School catalog regarding admissions, curriculum and policies.

Ua3/3/7 Kelly Thompson Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook 3 created during Kelly Thompson's tenure as president of WKU. This scrapbook covers the year 1962. There are clippings regarding new faculty and construction.

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents quarterly meeting. Agenda items: creation of Dean of Admissions and Director of Buildings & Grounds, construction bonds, purchase of 1526-28 State Street and Russellville Road property, construction projects, agreement regarding Jones-Jaggers School, personnel changes and U.S. Atomic Energy Commission grant.

Ua3/3/1 Classroom Utilization / Projection Of Faculty Needs For Fall 1962, Raymond Cravens

WKU Administration Documents

Memo from Raymond Cravens to WKU president Kelly Thompson regarding classroom utilization and projections of faculty needs for fall 1962. Includes enrollment data for 1961 and estimated increases for 1962. Enrollment is broken down by department.

Ua51/1/4 Library Leaves Vol. 16, No. 2, Wku University Libraries

WKU Administration Documents

No abstract provided.

Ua1b1/7 Dedication Of Kelly Thompson Science Building Scrapbook, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook of clippings and letters of congratulations related to the dedication of the Thompson Science Complex.

Ua51/1/4 Library Leaves Vol. 16, No. 1, Wku University Libraries

WKU Administration Documents

No abstract provided.

Ua3/3/1 Map Of Western Kentucky State College, Wku President's Office - Thompson, J.R. Hagan, Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry

WKU Administration Documents

Area bounded by 14th Street, State Street/Normal Boulevard, [University Drive] and L&N Railroad. Base map created in June 1960. Annotated and divided into eleven plots, August 17, 1961:

• Plot No. 1 Central campus, 15th Street to 16th Street 40.7 acres
• Plot No. 2 16th Street to Trade School driveway 14.7 acres
• Plot No. 3 Trade School driveway to 17th Street 9.7 acres
• Plot No. 4 Pavilion area, 17th Street South 40.4 acres
• Plot No. 5 Academic Athletic-Maintenance Service Buildings area 14.0 acres
• Plot No. 6 Kentucky Building grounds 12.9 acres
• Plot No. 7 15th Street & Center Street corner .4 …

Ua3/3/1 Special Study - Fraternities And Sororities, Charles Keown, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Reports by Charles Keown and committee to Kelly Thompson regarding the creation of fraternities and sororities. Consists of five parts:

1. Factual Report by Club
2. General Statistical Summary
3. Summary Report of Existing Clubs
4. Possible Courses of Action
5. Recommended Course of Action

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• 329 to Receive Degrees in June Commencement
• Governor Bert Combs Asks Western Seniors to Stay in Kentucky After Graduation
• Marta Melendez Winner of Varieties
• Dr. Lewis Cochran Speaks to Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Banquet
• Fourteen Will Receive Army Commissions
• World War Three Wins Robinson – Pat Chamberlain
• Thirty-Five Seniors Will Graduate With Honors
• Kentucky Building News
• Madison, …

Ua51/1/4 Library Leaves Vol. 15, No. 4, Wku University Libraries

WKU Administration Documents

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• Regents Approve Record $2 ½ Million 61-62 Budget
• A Capella Choir Begins Tour Apr. 18
• Music Recitals Tonight by Two Western Seniors
• Lt. Gov. Wilson Wyatt Challenges Student Body in Address
• Talisman Ball Features Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
• Dr. Charles Keenan is Speaker to Chemistry Meet
• Dark of the Moon to Be Players Final Production
• Dr. D.K. Wilgus …

Ua51/1/4 Library Leaves Vol. 15, No. 3.5, Wku University Libraries

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No abstract provided.

Ua68/17/2 Scrapbook 1960-1961, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1960-1961 season. Includes souvenirs from field trips and campus activities as well as clippings for the Debate Team and Bowling Green Community Players.

• Oklahoma, 1960
• Our Town, 1960
• The Male Animal, 1961
• Dark of the Moon, 1961
• Homecoming, 1961
• Voice in the Dark, 1961

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Kentucky Building
• Hilltopics
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• From the Endzone
• Looking Backward

This issue contains articles:

• Western Awarded $81,600 for Summer Science Grant
• Military Ball Queen is Donna Rigsby
• Student Advisory Council Elects Ronnie Sutton President
• Christmas Music Concert Will Be Sunday
• Oratorical Competition Begins Jan, 12
• Upperclassmen Elect Thirty-Four Graduating Seniors to “Who’s Who”
• Patterson, Pat. Wilder’s Our Town Ends Today
• Cattle Judges Cop Four First Places
• Two Year Self Study is Formally Initiated on College Heights …

Ua51/1/4 Library Leaves Vol. 15, No. 2, Wku University Libraries

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No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• Homecoming to be on Western Campus October 28-29
• President Kelly Thompson Will Speak in Two States
• Rev. Ed Beck Guest Speaker for Religious Emphasis Week
• Future Teachers of America Meet Monday on Campus
• Kentucky High School Athletic Association Rules Clinic Held on Campus
• Western Students Given Valuable Scholarships
• Oklahoma! Comes to College Heights
• Western Gets New Face …

Ua30/1/1 Contour Map, Western Kentucky State College, Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry

WKU Administration Documents

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 …

Ua3/3/1 Map Of Western Kentucky State College, Wku President's Office - Thompson, J. R. Hagan, Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry

WKU Administration Documents

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 …

Ua51/1/4 Library Leaves Vol. 14, No. 4, Wku University Libraries

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Ua68/8/3 Petition To National Council & The Chapters Of Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Alpha Theta

Student Organizations

Petition by History professors and students for the creation of a Phi Alpha Theta chapter at Western Kentucky University.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 40, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Book Marks
• Religious News
• Hilltopics
• Musical Notes
• Social Activities Calendar
• Faculty Facts
• Society
• Looking Backward
• ROTC News
• Kentucky Building

This issue contains articles:

• President Kelly Thompson Speaks to Committee
• Science Foundation Grant Brings Total to $232,110
• Anne Shaver Wins First Place in American Association of University Women
• Plans for New Men’s Dormitory Get Underway – West Hall
• Robert Schneider and Charles Wade Win in Men’s Speech Contest
• Association of Supervision & Curriculum Development Meet is Here Tomorrow
• Casting for Ninotchka is Completed
• Martha Clayton Wins Third …

Ua51/1/4 Library Leaves Vol. 14, No. 3, Wku University Libraries

WKU Administration Documents

No abstract provided.

Ua30/1/1 Western Kentucky State College Map, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Administration Documents

Western Kentucky University campus map which includes:

1. Van Meter Hall
2. Gordon Wilson Hall
3. Cherry Hall
4. Training School
5. Faculty House
6. Diddle Dorm
7. Home Economics Building razed 1982
8. Garrett Conference Center
9. Potter Hall
10. Industrial Arts Building
11. Helm Library
12. Swimming Pool
13. Home Management House
14. Music Building razed 1975
15. East Hall
16. South Hall
17. Colonnade
18. Cherryton
19. McLean Hall
20. Schneider Hall
21. Kentucky Building
22. Heating Plant
23. Craig Administration Building
24. Bates-Runner Hall

• Western Trade School
• Veteran's Village
• Agriculture Pavilion burned 1963
• Ogden Hall razed 1966
• Snell Hall
• Rock House

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 40, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Religious News
• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• Social Activities Calendar
• Kentucky Building
• Looking Backward
• Musical Notes
• ROTC News

This issue contains articles:

• Thirty-Three Seniors are Chosen for 1960 Edition of Who’s Who
• Charles Ruter New Western Alumni Head
• Norman Childs is Freshman President
• Joint Alumni Elect Maurice Bement As Head
• Speech and Drama Clinic to Be on Campus Nov. 23
• Newsmen are Here Today for Seminar
• Cheerleaders to Be Here for Clinic
• Debate Tourney Scheduled for Next Saturday
• 3000 Attend Third District Education Association Rally Last Saturday
• Sophomores …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 40, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Religious News
• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• Social Activities Calendar
• Kentucky Building
• Looking Backward
• Musical Notes
• ROTC News

This issue contains articles:

• Kentucky Academy of Science Here Today
• Robert Cochran Elected Third District Education Association Head at Meeting Here
• Coles, Jim. Seven Thousand See ’59 Homecoming Spectacular
• Quartet to Open Season for Community Concerts - Chanticleers
• Western Players to Organize Alpha Psi Omega
• Religious Emphasis Week Dates are Set for November 4-6
• New ROTC Curriculum is Discussed
• Who’s Who Election is Next Week
• Inherit the Wind Dates Set …

Ua51/1/4 Library Leaves Vol. 14, No. 1, Wku University Libraries

WKU Administration Documents

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 39, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Religious News
• Musical Notes
• Hilltopics
• Social Activities Calendar
• Book Marks
• Kentucky Building
• Looking Backward
• Faculty Facts
• Society
• Alumni News
• ROTC News

This issue contains articles:

• Western Accepts Bid to Sugar Bowl Tourney
• High School Senior Day Scheduled for May 1
• Robinson Contest Set for March 5
• Alice Chumbley is Mountain Laurel Candidate
• Western Grad Receives Civil Service Award – Paul McDaniel
• Student National Education Association Contest
• W.J. “Uncle Billy” Craig Retired Educator, Dies
• Faculty Banquet is March 9
• Carousel is Tentatively Scheduled March 18-19
• Hardin Thompson …

Ua51/1/4 Library Leaves Vol. 13, No. 3, Wku University Libraries

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No abstract provided.