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Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council Apr 2017

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of April 19, 2017 meeting.

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Clark, William Elvis, Sr., 1898-1994, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Clark, William Elvis, Sr., 1898-1994, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 608. Oral reminiscences of William Elvis Clark, who grew up in Warren County, Kentucky, but spent most of his career in the Chicago area. He discusses at length: people, events, and local historical topics that he recalls from his childhood in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky.

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Broughton, Bessie (Downing), 1903-1993 (Mss 607), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Broughton, Bessie (Downing), 1903-1993 (Mss 607), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 607. Multi-volume diary of Bessie (Downing) Broughton from Holland in Allen County, Kentucky. The diaries include information about Bessie’s daily life, the weather, her involvement in different organizations, comments about her gardening and needlework, her family and church involvement and school activities.

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Meeting Minutes, Wku Council On Academic Deans Apr 2017

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council On Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding student recruitment, emeritus faculty, budget, employee teaching, inclement weather, travel and study abroad.

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Rose, Midge (Fa 1013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Rose, Midge (Fa 1013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1013. Student folk studies project titled: “Hog Killing,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of the hog killing process in Boyle County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief, traditional practice, or tool, informant’s name and photo.

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Gill, Ted (Fa 1015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Gill, Ted (Fa 1015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1015. Folk studies student project titled: “Bee Keeping,” which includes interview and survey sheets with brief descriptions of the beekeeping culture in Jackson County, Indiana. Sheets may include a brief description of belief or item, and a photo of bee culture.

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Skees, Thomas W. (Fa 1012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Skees, Thomas W. (Fa 1012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1012. Folk studies student project titled: “Early Farming Methods and Traditional Tools” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of early farming beliefs and tools in Hardin County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief, traditional practice, or tool, informant’s name, and motif index number.

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Wilson, Daniel J. (Fa 1014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Wilson, Daniel J. (Fa 1014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1014. Student folk studies project titled: “Weaving.” Project includes survey sheets with a description of the weaving process in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief, traditional practice, or tool, informant’s name, woven swatch, and photo.

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Montgomery, Susan H. (Fa 1011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Montgomery, Susan H. (Fa 1011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1011. Folk studies student project titled: “Molasses Making.” Project includes interviews and survey sheets with brief descriptions of molasses making in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief or item, informant’s name, and a photo along with jokes and recipes.

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Tennessee Valley Authority, Division Of Forestry (Sc 3100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Tennessee Valley Authority, Division Of Forestry (Sc 3100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3100. Report on the forestry reconnaissance of the proposed Gilbertsville, Kentucky, reservoir area. Prepared by the Tennessee Valley Authority, Division of Forestry, November, 1936. Contains black and white photographs.

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Davis, Russell Leon, 1933-2004 (Mss 604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Davis, Russell Leon, 1933-2004 (Mss 604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 604. Correspondence, photographs, literature, and travel keepsakes related to the 1954 five-month stay in Ireland of Leon Davis of Edmonson County, Kentucky, as a delegate of the International Farm Youth Exchange Program.

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Rice, Laban Lacy, 1870-1973 (Mss 605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Rice, Laban Lacy, 1870-1973 (Mss 605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 605. Correspondence, writings, photographs, clippings, and papers of Laban Lacy Rice, a Webster, County, Kentucky native, educator, author, lecturer, poet, and president of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. Includes his scientific writing, principally on astronomy, relativity and cosmology, as well as fiction, poetry, and autobiographical writing. Also includes some correspondence and papers relating to his brother, poet and dramatist Cale Young Rice, and sister-in-law, author Alice Hegan Rice.

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Interview With Annalicia Carlson (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Interview With Annalicia Carlson (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Annalicia Carlson conducted by Chloe Brown on 17 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

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Stout, Penelope, 1829-1849 - Relating To (Sc 3108), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Stout, Penelope, 1829-1849 - Relating To (Sc 3108), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3108. Certificate, 23 February 1842, signed by 16 citizens of Leesburg, Kentucky regarding curious hair growth on the thumb and fingers of Penelope Stout. Although none had witnessed the hair growth, all believed it to be true based upon the testimony of others and the “character of the family,” the latter observation implying their practice of sorcery or witchcraft.

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Napier, Patrick E., B. 1925 (Sc 3109), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Napier, Patrick E., B. 1925 (Sc 3109), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3109. “Kentucky Mountain Square Dancing,” by Patrick E. Napier, Burgin, Kentucky. This monograph (52 pp.) provides a brief historical background and describes the elements of square dancing including steps, dress, music and caller. Also included are terms and definitions, and descriptions (with diagrams) of many square dances commonly found in eastern Kentucky.

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Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate Apr 2017

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding elections, budget, syllabi, committee assignments, faculty awards, library dean search, Student Government Association, continuance documentation, salary and meal plan.

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Potter, Hugh Oliver, 1905-1986 (Mss 602), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Potter, Hugh Oliver, 1905-1986 (Mss 602), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 602. Correspondence, research notes, book manuscripts, promotional material, and editorials related to Hugh O. Potter’s career as a radio broadcaster and his interests in Kentucky history, specifically Owensboro and Daviess County, and Abraham Lincoln. Includes one box of original legal documents (1783-1953) related to the Massie family of Daviess County.

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Interview With Conor Scruton (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Interview With Conor Scruton (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Conor Scruton conducted by Chloe Brown on 13 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

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Phelps, Billy J. (Fa 1008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Phelps, Billy J. (Fa 1008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1008.

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Carter, Fred (Fa 1010), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Carter, Fred (Fa 1010), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1010. Folk studies student project titled: “Bee-keeping Project,” which includes interviews and survey sheets with brief descriptions of the beekeeping culture in Taylor County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief or item, informant’s name, and a photo of bee culture.

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Riddle, Karen (Fa 1009), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Riddle, Karen (Fa 1009), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1009. Folk studies student project titled: “Making of Molasses,” which includes a description of the molasses making process and related material in Clinton County, Kentucky, with interviews, photos and folklore by motif index number.

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Schwab, Edmond V., Sr., B. 1948 (Fa 1016), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Schwab, Edmond V., Sr., B. 1948 (Fa 1016), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1016. A history of the Burnet and Schwab families compiled from old family films which were digitized and saved on DVDs with dubbed commentary. Most of the films centered around vacations and important family events such as birthdays, religious rites of passages, and festivals.

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Interview With Rebecca Nimmo (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Interview With Rebecca Nimmo (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Rebecca Nimmo conducted by Chloe Brown on 10 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

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Casein Protein Supplementation In Trained Men And Women: Morning Versus Evening, Jose Antonio Apr 2017

Casein Protein Supplementation In Trained Men And Women: Morning Versus Evening, Jose Antonio

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 10(3): 479-486, 2017. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of casein supplementation (54 grams) in the morning (Casein-MOR) or evening (Casein-EVE) (90 minutes or less prior to sleep) on measures of body composition and exercise performance in trained men and women. Twenty-six healthy men and women who had been training regularly for greater than 12 months completed this 8-week study (mean±SD; Casein-MOR group [n=14, seven male, seven female]: 30.0±8.2 yr; 170.7±9.5 cm; 70.9±13.9 kg. Casein-EVE group [n=12, nine male, three female]: 28.9±9.5 yr; 172.9±7.3 cm; 72.6±10.9 kg). Subjects in each group …

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Assessment Of Differences In The Anthropometric, Physiological And Training Characteristics Of Finishers And Non-Finishers In A Tropical 161-Km Ultra-Marathon, Philip Ls Tan, Frankie Hy Tan, Andrew N. Bosch Apr 2017

Assessment Of Differences In The Anthropometric, Physiological And Training Characteristics Of Finishers And Non-Finishers In A Tropical 161-Km Ultra-Marathon, Philip Ls Tan, Frankie Hy Tan, Andrew N. Bosch

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 10(3): 465-478, 2017. This study aimed to compare and determine the differences in the physiological, anthropometric and training characteristics of the finishers (FIN) and non-finishers (N-FIN) in a 161-km race. Two groups of runners (FIN; N=12 and N-FIN; N=14) completed a series of anthropometric and physiological measurements over two separate sessions at least three weeks prior to the race. Training sessions starting from six weeks prior to the race were recorded. Sum of 7 skinfolds, arm and calf girths, VO2max and peak treadmill speed (PTS) were taken during session 1 while the lactate threshold (LT) …

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Demands Of Simulated Commuting Using An Electrically Assisted Bicycle, D. Taylor La Salle, Robert Shute, Matthew Heesch, Dustin Slivka Apr 2017

Demands Of Simulated Commuting Using An Electrically Assisted Bicycle, D. Taylor La Salle, Robert Shute, Matthew Heesch, Dustin Slivka

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 10(3): 454-464, 2017. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends adults participate in weekly aerobic activity for a minimum of 30 minutes moderate intensity exercise 5 days per week or 20 minutes of vigorous activity 3 days per week. The electrically assisted bicycle may help individuals achieve the ACSM’s aerobic recommendations and introduce inactive individuals to physical activity. To compare the physiological requirements of riding a bicycle with electric pedal assist versus non-assist among healthy active young adults. 6 males and 6 females completed two randomized cycling trials using electric pedal assist (PAB) and …

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Self-Optimization Of Stride Length Among Experienced And Inexperienced Runners, Iain Hunter, James B. Tracy, Jared Ward Apr 2017

Self-Optimization Of Stride Length Among Experienced And Inexperienced Runners, Iain Hunter, James B. Tracy, Jared Ward

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 10(3): 446-453, 2017. Experienced runners appear to naturally select a stride length which is optimal for minimizing oxygen uptake. However, whether this ability is naturally built into the human body or whether it is learned through experience has not been previously tested. This study investigated whether inexperienced runners are as capable as experienced runners of self-optimizing stride length to minimize oxygen uptake. Thirty-three subjects (nineteen experienced and fourteen inexperienced) ran for twenty-minutes while preferred and economical stride lengths were measured. A t-test checked for differences between the experienced and inexperienced groups in the percent increase …

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Interview With Allison Adams (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Interview With Allison Adams (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Allison Adams conducted by Chloe Brown on 7 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

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Interview With Donna Kasznel (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Interview With Donna Kasznel (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Donna Kasznel conducted by Chloe Brown on 7 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

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Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Apr 2017

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

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