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Ua30/1/1 Veterans Village, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Administration Documents

Western Kentucky Teachers College Veterans Housing Project (Vet Village), National Housing Agency and Federal Public Housing Authority, project # KY-V-15158, 12 sheets, paper (fragile and fairly damaged). Includes two site plans, utility plan, site improvement details, building type list, typical floor plans, elevations, miscellaneous details, disassembly and erection details and plumbing and lighting schematics.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 19, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Hilltopics
• Looking Backward
• Society – Personals
• Faculty Notes
• Alumni Flashes
• Music Notes
• At the Capitol - Movies
• Weddings - Engagements
• Spikes, Cleats & Sneakers
• Daily Doings
• Quotable Quotes
• On the Western Front
• The Service Column

This issue contains articles:

• Western Offers Numerous Opportunities
• Tandy Ellis Bequeaths Rare Gifts to Western
• Dr. Marshall Murphree of Africa to Speak Here Tuesday
• Muriel Dann to be Herald Editor-in-Chief
• Roger Tuggle is Prisoner of War
• Gift of Senior Class Presented
• Vespers Will be Held During Summer Terms
• Teachers Attending School …

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights Vol. 17 No. 6, Western Kentucky University

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Teachers College Heights monthly magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. This issue presents a pictorial journey across campus.

• Gardens
• Van Meter Hall
• Gordon Wilson Hall
• Cherry Hall
• Music program
• Industrial Arts
• Home Economics
• Training School
• Military Training
• Agriculture
• Kentucky Building
• Dormitories
• Athletics

Ua1c11/29 Franklin Studio Photograph Collection, Franklin Studio, Wku Archives

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Photographs of WKU campus created by Franklin Studios between 1930 and 1940 arranged in numerical order. Images are generally numbered and duplicates are found throughout the WKU Archives Photograph Collections, especially for individual buildings.

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights Vol. 17, No. 5, Western Kentucky University

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Teachers College Heights monthly magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. Includes:

• Founders Day Program, Nov. 16, 1939
• Kentucky Building Campaign
• Rodes, John. Conception of College Heights Foundation and the Kentucky Building
• Stickles, Arndt. Significance and Future Service of the Kentucky Building
• Moore, Mary. The Kentucky Library and Museum
• Seward, R.H. The Individual and His Ideal
• Alexander, J.R. Presentation Address
• Garrett, Paul. Speech of Acceptance
• The Building of the Kentucky Building
• The College Heights Foundation
• Plan of the Kentucky Building
• The Pioneer Log Cabin
• The McGregor Fund
• Kentucky Library has Many Rare Books
• The Colonial Garden
• Letters, …

Ua11/3 A Village Peopled By Athletes, Kelly Thompson

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Article by Kelly Thompson when he worked in WKU's University Relations office, published in the Nashville Tennessean, ca. 1939. Describes life of student athletes who lived in Cherryton. Includes images of Waddell Murphy, Bemo Wonsowicz, Joe Gili, Duke Dulaney, Nick Latkovic, Carlton Clark, Elliott Stevens, Jimmy Salato, Rudy Senitza and Sam Panepito.

Ua30/1/1 New School Of Music Building, James Ingram, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

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A New School of Music Building includes elevations, cross sections, lintel schedule, 38 x 20.

Architecture Address Delivered By Brinton B. Davis, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

No abstract provided.

The New Classroom Building, Bill Bass, Western Kentucky University

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Postcard of the new classroom building which would be named Cherry Hall for Henry Cherry soon after his death. The rendering is by student Bill Bass. The back of the postcard is a description of the building. These were probably prepared to be given out as souvenirs at the dedication of the building.

Ua1c7/313 Kentucky County Map, Orion Covington, Wku College Heights Foundation

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Drawing of Kentucky County Map with inscription: The foundation has made 5002 distinct student loans from 1923-1937 (inclusive) amounting to $178,749.96. Each dot represents an average loan of $35.00+. See accompanying map for distribution by counties.

Includes insets: The Kentucky Building A few items included in the Kentucky Museum The Pioneer Log Cabin Rare books abound in the Kentucky Library An inviting spot in the colonial gardens. The College Heights Book Store.

Drawn by Orion K. Covington, 215 Woodford Street, Bowling Green, KY.

Ua30/1/1 A New Rotc Building, Wku Planning, Design & Construction, J. M. Ingram

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A New ROTC Building for Western Kentucky State Teachers College, J.M. Ingram, no #, no date, 4 sheets, 23 ½ x 18, Scale 1/8”=1”. Set includes a front elevation and floor plans for ground floor, first and second floors.

President's Report, Wku President's Office - Cherry

Board of Regents Documents

President Henry Cherry's report to the Board of Regents:

• Receipts & Expenditures pp. 2-12
• Salary Schedules pp. 13-19
• Valuation of the Plant pp. 20-23
• Cherry Hall Construction pp. 25-26
• Chimes p. 27
• Heating Plant p. 28
• Landscaping pp. 29-31
• Mechanical Condition of Buildings pp. 32-37
• College Heights Foundation (includes Kentucky Building) pp. 38-41
• Enrollment & Costs of Kentucky State Institutions pp. 42-45
• Canon, E.H. Registrar's Report pp. 46-63, 65-76
• Ogden Medals & Awards 1928-1935 p. 64
• Students Enrolled & Graduates 1934-1935 pp. 77-90
• Grise, Finley. Report of the Dean of the College pp. 91-110

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights Vol. 15, No. 6, Western Kentucky University

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Teachers College Heights monthly magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. This issue includes:

• Western's KEA Breakfast
• Western Headquarters at KEA
• The Cedar House
• Summer Term Brings Summer Tours
• Mother's Day at Western Will be Observed May 8
• The Colonial Garden
• The Italian Garden - A Touch of the Renaissance
• Snell Art Collection
• Kentuckiana
• Commencement
• Complete Weather Station Maintained on Western Campus
• Study Centers Will be Organized in Many Counties this Summer
• Home Management House is Home Economics Laboratory
• Dramatics
• Smith, Bert. 1535 - The English Bible - 1935
• Potter College Building Served a Most Useful Life …

Ua30/1/1 Landscape Work, Classroom Building, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

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Landscape Work, Classroom Building, PWA KY-1043-R, UA30/1/1 Includes plan with details and sections for area surrounding Cherry Hall and Cedar House.

Ua1b3/5 Cherry Statue Plaza Drawing, Wku Cherry Statue Committee

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Undated drawings of the Cherry Statue Plaza by unidentified architect.

Ua30/1/1 Wku Music Hall, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

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Floor plans for Music Hall opened in 1937 and razed in 1975.

Ua1e Souvenir Folder Of Western Kentucky State Teachers College, Curt Teich & Company

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Booklet of postcards showing buildings on the campus of Western Kentucky University and the proposed memorial tower.

Ua99/1 Scrapbook 7, Bgbu President's Office

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Scrapbook created by BGBU president J. Lewie Harman of speeches, photographs, postcards, poetry, correspondence and political cartoons on a variety of topics. Many items are not dated. The earliest dated item is from 1923 and the latest is from 1933.

Ua30/1/1 Views Of Western Gymnasium, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

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Views of Western gymnasium, now Helm Library, unknown architect, no date, 3 sheets, paper, 37 x 21. First floor plan, second floor plan, sketch with numeric notations.

President's Report, Wku President's Office - Cherry

Board of Regents Documents

President Henry Cherry's report to the Board of Regents regarding finances and construction of the swimming pool and president's home.

Ua1b1/7 Physical Education Building Dedication, Western Kentucky University

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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

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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

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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.

Ua30/1/1 Refrigerator & Storage Basement, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

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Architectural drawings of refrigeration and storage basement, probably part of the Agricultural Pavilion which was on main campus from 1931-1962. There is no date on the drawings. There is an entry way into the cattle barn.

President's Report, Wku President's Office - Cherry

Board of Regents Documents

President Henry Cherry's report to the Board of Regents. Includes sections:

• Special & Current Appropriations Since 1906
• Financial Statements 1928-1930
• Audit
• Buildings & Equipment
• Insurance
• Grise, Finley. Annual Report of Teaching Staff & Course of Study
• Suggested Outline for Syllabi
• Student Survey
• Alumni Survey
• Superintendents & Principals Survey
• Curriculum
• Report of the Registrar
• Attendance & Income Chart 1907-1929
• Capital Improvements

Ua3/1/5/3 Airplane View College Heights / An Interpretation, Western Kentucky University, J. R. Alexander

WKU Administration Documents

Broadside printed as fund raiser for construction of the Kentucky Building.

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

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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 …

Ua30/1/1 Italianate Garden, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

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Plan of the Italianate Garden sponsored by Ogden College graduate Perry Snell in 1929. The drawing is in poor condition and the name of the landscape architect has been torn away. This garden was situated between Snell & Ogden Halls on the old Ogden College campus. The four season statues are now housed in Van Meter Hall.

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

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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.

President's Report, Wku President's Office - Cherry

Board of Regents Documents

President Henry Cherry's report to the Board of Regents. Includes sections:

• Attendance
• Unity
• Faculty
• Quality of Students
• Graduates
• Finances
• Budget
• Capital Improvements
• Salaries