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Duncan, Kate Northcott (Clagett), 1892-1983 (Mss 520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 520. Correspondence, diaries, genealogical research, and Browning Club programs of Bowling Green, Kentucky native Kate (Clagett) Duncan. Includes her writings on the history of Bowling Green’s Presbyterian Church and some correspondence and papers of her husband, Carroll Allen Duncan.

Community Scholars Program - Estill County, Kentucky (Fa 731), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 731. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program workshops held in Estill County, Kentucky, during the summer of 2003.

Community Scholars Program - Franklin County, Kentucky (Fa 732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding Aid only for Folklife Archives Project 732. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program workshops held in Franklin County, Kentucky during the winter of 2006 and 2007. The collection features projects by all participants with special focus on those collected by Laurie Wilcox and Mike McCardwell.

Community Scholars Program - Hart County, Kentucky (Fa 733), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding Aid only for Folkife Archives Project 733. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Hart County, Kentucky during the summer of 2010. The collection features projects by all participants with special focus on the Mammoth Cave project by Del Maria Vaccaro and interviews conducted by Mary Margaret Villines related to Kentucky artist Joseph Dudley "Joe" Downing.

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring football.

• Pratt, Elliott. WKU Seniors Have Unfinished Business to Complete – Football
• Williams, Kyle. Tops’ Balanced Offense Set to Match-Up with Experienced University of Texas San Antonio
• Williams, Kyle. Hilltopper Defense Hitting Its Stride at the Right Time
• Pratt, Elliott. WKU Aiming for Fourth-Straight Season of Bowl Eligibility

Johnson, Richard Mentor, 1781-1850 (Sc 2873), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full text (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2873. Letter, 15 January 1811, of Richard Mentor Johnson to General James Wilkinson, Washington, D.C. He discusses a congressional investigation into Wilkinson’s conduct and wishes for his acquittal, speculates about the tobacco trade and the fate of Florida on the eve of the War of 1812, asks for news of St. Louis, where a nephew lives, and complains about his health, particularly his asthma.

Long, G. P. (Lg 129), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Findng aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 129. Original land grant, 1 May 1866, by which Thomas E. Bramlette, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to G. P. Long 26 acres in Allen County, Kentucky.

Frazer, James (Lg 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 127. Partial land grant, 1 November 1811, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to James Frazer, assignee of William Stewart, assignee of John James, 45 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

Remembering Evelyn, Lisa K. Miller

DLPS Faculty Publications

This is a Powerpoint presentation shown at the November 21, 2014 Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award Luncheon held in the Kentucky Building at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The travel slides were loaned to WKU Libraries by Miss Thurman's nephews, Jeff Newton and Steve Newton.

Frazer, James (Lg 128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 128. Partial land grant, 21 ? 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to James Frazer, assignee of William Stewart, assignee of Richard Raper 13 acres in Warren County.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding health benefits, enrollment, budget, Student Government Association, curriculum committee, international travel and faculty credentials.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Harney, LaShana. Students, Student Government Association React to Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science Expansion – Schneider Hall
• Mudd, Aaron. Student-Led Drug Policy Group Gains Ground – Students for Sensible Drug Policy
• Bradley, Erian. Box by Box: Students Learn About Homelessness at Shantytown – Housing & Residence Life
• Brown, Leah. Administration, Faculty Share Their Fight for Civil Rights
• Harney, LaShana. Student Government Association Executive Cabinet Vetoes Smoke-Free Measure – Smoking, Tobacco
• Retention Malfunction
• Parker, Jacob. Chin Up Despite the Chill – Winter, Weather
• Kolb, William. Gym Class Heroes – …

Community Scholars Program - Elliott County, Kentucky (Fa 730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 730. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Elliott County, Kentucky during the summer of 2006. The collection features projects by all of the participants with special attention the “Elliott County Quilt Trails” project by Gwenda Adkins.

Clagett, Marjorie Elizabeth, 1900-2000 (Mss 513), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 513. Correspondence and papers of Marjorie E. Clagett, a WKU faculty member who taught French from 1928-1964. Includes field notes and slides relating to her studies of flora in south central Kentucky, Great Britain and other habitats in the United States, and research materials relating to the history of the French in Kentucky. Includes correspondence, photographs and genealogical data of the Clagett, Northcott, Strange and associated families. Also includes notes (Click on "Additional Files" below) of a Northcott ancestor's encounter with Lost River Cave in Warren County during the Civil War.

Community Scholars Program - Cynthiana, Kentucky (Fa 728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 728. This collection contains information and documentation about Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Cynthiana, Kentucky during the fall of 2004. Also included in the collection are examples of the work completed by participants in the workshops.

Community Scholars Program - Elk Country Corridor, Kentucky (Fa 729), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 729. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program workshops held in Elk Country Corridor, Kentucky (Harlan and Breathitt counties) during the spring of 2004. The majority of the collection features a project conducted by Barbara Church as part of the Community Scholar Survey Grant Program.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Brown, Leah. WKU Group Fights for Renters’ Rights – WKU Student Coalition for Renters’ Rights
• Up In the Air – Gary Ransdell, Skydiving
• Crumbie, Trey. Kentucky Building’s 75^th Anniversary Celebrated
• Phelps, Rachel. Fresh Food Company Offers New Food Options – Dining Services
• Meyer, Giorgi. Parking & Transportation Services Uses Surveys, Focus Groups for Parking Feedback
• Harney, LaShana. Survey Measures WKU Student Climate
• Editorial Cartoon Big Red with Beer – Alcohol
• Drink Up Let’s Make WKU A Wet Campus – Alcohol
• Line, James. Students Should Demand Renter’s Rights in …

Kentucky Crossroads Community Scholar Program (Fa 727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 727. This collection contains information and documentation of the Kentucky Crossroads Community Scholars Cultural Survey Program. The program was opened to recent graduates of the Community Scholars Program and the RHDI (Rural Heritage Development Initiative) region in central Kentucky to conduct paid cultural surveys of the area.

Jackson, Harry Lucellus, 1907-1985 (Sc 2872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2872. Two letters of Harry L. Jackson, Bratenahl, Ohio, to Jane (Hines) Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky, regarding selection of an artist to create murals for Bowling Green’s Hobson House. He also discusses his health treatments at Hot Springs, Virginia, and mourns the death of his cousin Mary Neal. Includes a clipping about his retirement.

Community Scholars Program - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Fa 724), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Porject 724. This collection contains information and documentation about Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Bowling Green, Kentucky during the spring and summer of 2005.

Community Scholars Program - Cattlettsburg, Kentucky (Fa 725), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 725. This collection contains information and documentation about Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Cattlettsburg, Kentucky, during the spring of 2006

Experience Covington Project - Covington, Kentucky (Fa 726), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 726. This collection contains information and documentation of the “Experience Covington" cultural heritage tour sponsored by the Preserve American grant from the National Park Service. The project was meant to develop an urban walking and driving tour in order to preserve, enhance, and promote the rich cultural assets of the city.

Green, Frank Henry (Sc 2880), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2880. “Mammoth Dome of The Mammoth Cave National Park, Plus My Ramblings,” by Frank Henry Green, a guide at Mammoth Cave National Park. The manuscript includes color llustrations,a chronology of major events relating to Mammoth Cave, and a discussion of the Mammoth Dome and other aspects of the cave.

The Reduction Of Metabolic Cost While Using Handrail Support During Inclined Treadmill Walking Is Dependent On The Handrail-Use Instruction, Cory Hofmann, Connor Dougherty, Hagop Abkarian, Michele Fox, Paul Juris

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 7(4) : 339-345, 2014. Inclined treadmill walking is a commonly performed activity to increase cardiovascular health. Handrail support on a treadmill provides an individual the opportunity to change their posture with respect to the walking surface. Differences in metabolic cost during inclined walking due to postural changes with handrail use are unknown. To test the hypothesis that metabolic cost will differ depending on how handrail support is used, respiratory gas analysis was performed during inclined walking in 13 healthy subjects. Energy expenditure was quantified while each subject walked in four conditions: 5% incline unsupported, 10% …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

November Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Veach, Steely Edwin, 1923-1997 (Sc 1213), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1213. Notes, 1941-1952, written to Steely Veach, Alva, Harlan County, Kentucky, thanking him for singing at funerals; letters from ballad musician John Jacob Niles concerning plans to meet in Louisville, 1965; and obituary of Veach, 1997.

Mcdaniel, William Joseph, 1918-2009 (Mss 526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 526. Unpublished manuscript music written by William J. McDaniel, native of Jellico, Tennessee, and Western Kentucky University alumni. Includes symphonic works, a ballet, songs, two chamber operas, small ensemble works, and choral works. Most have a religious theme. Also contains news clippings about McDaniel’s music and correspondence.

Strattan, Oliver H., 1827-1905 (Sc 1215), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1215. Letter, 17 January 1864, written by O. H. Strattan, Louisville, Kentucky, to F. P. M. Estes, St Joseph, Missouri, regarding his visits to various shipyards in the area. Because of the tremendous cost of having a boat built under wartime conditions, Strattan thinks they should buy one. He describes the steamer Echo in detail.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding faculty letters of appointment and staffing plan.