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Yale University Library Gazette Special Issue On The Sterling Memorial Library, Volume V, Number 4 (April 1931), Yale University Library

Publications on Yale History

The essence of a library is the bookstack, tier upon tier of self-supporting shelves with long slits of windows lighting narrow aisles. In the evolution of the modern library, it has become almost a matter of course to treat this structure as something to be subordinated in the exterior design. Not infrequently it becomes the rear facade, obscured behind a screen of monumental rooms. In the design of the Sterling Memorial Library, one of the first principles was the placing of the stack in the most accessible and important position on the site and its direct expression as the dominating …

Ua1b1/7 Physical Education Building Dedication, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Dedication program for the WKU Health & Physical Education Building which is now the Helm-Cravens Library building. The building was designed by Brinton Davis and cost $250,000 to build. The gymnasium could hold up to 5,000 people for which purpose it was used until the completion of Diddle Arena in 1963.

Ua1a College Tops Hill Where Old Fort Once Stood, Mattie Mclean

WKU Administration Documents

Supplement to the Park City Daily News promoting Western Kentucky University through the announcement of the completion of the Physical Education Building in 1931 which became Helm Library in 1965. Includes articles: Captain Brinton Davis Now Known as Hill Builder, Moore Brothers Completed Work Here with Ease, Physical Ed Building One of Prettiest, Mills Partitions Used in Physical Education Hall, Local Companies Sold Materials in New Building and New Building is Fitted with Safe Stairway Treads.

Ua30/1/1 State Normal Farm Near Bowling Green, Kentucky, H. M. Yarbrough, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Administration Documents

Map by surveyor H.M. Yarbrough showing location of 81 acres of WKU Farm. Scale is 1 inch = 15 poles, northwest orientation, 22" x 10". Includes location of Jonesville. The map is undated, 1930 is a circa date.

Ua3/1/1 Departmental Reports, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Administration Documents

Reports by various WKU department heads to the president:

• Canon, E.H. Graduates 1924-1929
• Johnson, Lowe. Training School
• Pearce, W.M. Extension Department
• Diddle, E.A. & Carl Anderson. Health Education & Athletics
• Seward, R.H. College Heights Foundation
• Craig, W.J. Personnel Department [Placement Services]
• Yates, Charleen. Library
• Burton, A.C. Rural Demonstration School & Rural Education
• Smith, L.T. Industrial Arts Department
• College Heights Post Office
• College Heights Herald
• Bookstore
• Art Museum
• Kentucky Museum
• Three Hundred Thousand Dollar Campaign
• Taylor, Charles. Agriculture
• Strahm, Franz. Music
• Home Economics
• ROTC
• Hill, Will. All Star & Lecture Program & Publicity
• Woodward, R.C. Grounds
• Hines, J. Porter. Mechanical Department …

Ua1c1/101 Panoramic View Of Wku Campus, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Panoramic view of campus left to right, Cherryton, Schneider Hall, Potter Hall, Colonnade and Stadium, Van Meter, Recitation Hall and College High. Original is broken in two pieces. The photo was taken circa 1929.

History Of Albuquerque, Gladys Neel

Political Science ETDs

In the heart of New Mexico lies Bernalillo County, the smallest of all counties of the state. Its eastern half is covered by the Sandia and Manzano Ranges while the west is a high table land. The Rio Grande's course cuts almost through it center and it is this fertile river valley that furnishes ample resources for the metropolis of the state, Albuquerque.

Report Of The Survey Of The Schools Of Tampa, Florida. Made By The Institute Of Educational Research Division Of Field Studies Teacher's College, Columbia University, George D. Strayer

City and Regional Planning -- Florida

This Survey, conducted in 1926 details the condition of Tampa's public schools and recommendations for their improvement in administration, the number of schools, grade classification, curriculum, and teacher's salaries.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 1, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Campus Opinion
• Chapel
• Club News
• Editorials
• News Heard Around the Campus
• Personals
• Society
• Under the Church Spires

This issue contains articles:

• Gov. Fields Dedicates the Training School
• Western Holds Centre – 13-0
• Dedication Visitors Guests at Banquet
• Third District Teachers Ass’n Have Successful Session at T.C.
• W.H. Raymond was Builder of Fine Job
• Paul Whiteman & Orchestra in Program
• Hardware is Russell & Erwin Brand
• Bush Bricks Employed in Construction
• Quarries of B.G. Company Supply Stone
• F.C.G. Club Has 2^nd Meet – …

Society Minutes; April 5,1925 - February 6, 1935, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Annual Meeting of Church Society; Minutes of Meeting of the Board of Trustees; Business Meeting

Ua97/7 The Cardinal, Vol. Iv, No. 3, Ogden College

WKU Administration Documents

Newspaper created by the students of Ogden College a prep school for boys in Bowling Green which operated from 1877 to 1927.

Articles in this issue:

• Perry Snell Hall to be Dedicated Tonight
• Perry Snell Arrives in Town
• Program: Dedication of Perry Snell Hall
• Trophy Room Established
• E.A. Fitch Lost Exploring Cave
• Editorial: Perry Snell Hall
• Homecoming Day
• Campus Jay-Walkers
• Our Literary Societies
• A Noticeable Fact – Charles Whittle
• The Man He Killed – Thomas Hardy
• School Notes
• Armistice Day Celebration
• Evansville Favors Conference Plan
• Ogden Has Glorious Past
• President’s Home Now Completed
• The Old Academic Building – Ogden Hall …

Maine Forts, Henry E. Dunnack

Maine Collection

Maine Forts by Henry E. Dunnack, State Librarian.

Foreword by Percival P. Baxter, Govenor of Maine, State Capitol, Augusta - September 1, 1924.

Sections include: Introduction, Fort Machias, Fort Knox, Fort St.George's, Fort Edgecomb, Forts Popham and Baldwin, North and South Sugar Loaf Islands, Fort McClary, Indians and Their Wars, Fortifications in Maine , List of Old Forts.

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights, Vol. 7, No. 2, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Teachers College Heights monthly magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. Features in this issue:

• The Memorial Group & Tower
• The Red Bungalow & Red Fence – Philanthropy
• College Heights Foundation Articles of Incorporation
• Board of Directors College Heights Foundation
• Porter, Martha. Obligation of Kentucky Citizens to College Heights Foundation
• College Heights Foundation Composition Contest
• Dodd, J.H. College Heights Foundation
• Arnold, Margaret. College Heights Foundation
• Richards, Frances. College Heights Foundation
• Marshall, Romie. In Memoriam – World War I
• Smith, Mrs. Wallace. Memorial Health Building
• Barnes, James. College Heights Foundation
• DeSpain, Edna. Hospital or Health Building
• Parke, Elma. …

Church Book; 1922-1935, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Annual Business Meetings; Annual Meetings; Annual Reports; Minutes of Prudential Committee Meetings; Minutes of the Ordination Council Meeting; Statistics Report; Financial Summary; Membership Record;Official Register; Interesting Points in the History of Church; Reports from the Annual Meetings

Changes In Membership; 1922, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Changes in the Membership Lists

Ua3/1/2 Letter To Roemer Brothers, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Letter from the WKU President's Office to Roemer Brothers of Bowling Green regarding the construction of a temporary gymnasium. The letter outlines the specifications for the building.

Universal Church Record; 1918-1934, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Official Register of Pastors, Clerks, Treasurers, Deacons, Trustees; Sunday-School Superintendents; Alphabetical Register of Members; Chronological Register of Members; Annual Summary of Membership; Disbursements; Sunday-School Statistics; Blanks for Preserving Copy of Church Letters to the Associations

Church Records; March 1,1916 To April 4,1923, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Annual Business Meetings

Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Van Meter Auditorium, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Administration Documents

Correspondence of Henry Cherry with a variety of contractors regarding the construction of Van Meter Hall. Also includes information regarding the dedication and general reception when the building opened.

• American Seating Company
• Jake Bornstein
• C.E. Morris
• Superior Seating Company
• R.W. Koch
• Andrews Company
• Brinton Davis
• A.J. Anderson & Company
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
• S. Keighley Metal Ceiling & Manufacturing Company
• Dow Wire & Iron Works
• First National Bank of Louisville
• Bowling Green Machine Company

Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Davis, Brinton, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Administration Documents

Correspondence between Henry Cherry and architect Brinton Davis regarding the construction of Van Meter Hall.

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 1, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Course catalog & newsletter:

• Schaefer, Ada. Commencement Week – Class of 1909 (WKU)
• Calendar 1909-1910
• Free Tuition
• Perspective of the New Proposed Plant of Western Kentucky State Normal School
• Cherry, Henry. Editorial
• Graphic Representation of the Influence of the Western Kentucky State Normal School

Prudential Committee; Jan 7, 1907 To Oct 8, 1913, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Minutes of Prudential Committee Meetings

Church Records; Jan 1,1902 To Feb 23,1916, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Church Membership, Notes to Feb. 1916

Ua96/2 Meeting Minutes, Southern Educational Building Company

WKU Administration Documents

1900 meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the Southern Educational Building Company. Include discussion of contractors' bids and sale of bonds.

Ua96/2 Meeting Minutes, Southern Educational Building Company

WKU Administration Documents

Meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the Southern Educational Building Company for 1899. Creation of committee to choose location, purchase of property, Creedmore Flenor chosen architect and construction

Prudential Committee; Jan 8, 1898 To Nov 19, 1906, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Minutes of Prudential Committee Meetings

Church Clerk Records; April 1,1889 To Dec 31,1901, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Associate lists, membership lists, statistics, standing resolutions, meeting notes,

Chronological Register Of Additions; 1887-1954, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Chronological Register of Additions-Regular, Fellowship and Corporate