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Ua3/9/5 Opening Faculty & Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the fall convocation. He discusses freshman orientation, change, Challenging the Spirit strategic plan, budget and funding model, tuition, new buildings, technology, parking, curriculum, dormitories, Diddle Arena renovations, University Senate and employee benefits.

Ua3/8/1 Looking Toward The Future: Land Use Plan & Development Strategy, University Of Kentucky. Landscape Architecture, Operation Pride

WKU Administration Documents

Land use plan and development strategy prepared by University of Kentucky students in the 5th Year Design Studio for Bowling Green Operation PRIDE.

International Student Design Competition Of Two Community Elementary Schoolyards, Roger Hart, Cindi Katz, Selim Iltus, Maria Rosario Mora

Publications and Research

As part of the project for the Participatory Design of Two Community Elementary Schoolyards in Harlem, P.S. 185 and P.S. 208 (The Schoolyards Project), the Children's Environments Research Group of the City University of New York held an International Student Design Competition for the design of these schoolyards. The competition drew sixty entries from various countries. The jury met on October 10, 1990 and awarded one First Prize and five Honorable Mentions. A landscape architect was then hired to utilize the best ideas, together with the architectural program which had been produced with the school and the surrounding community.

Ua1b3/1 Campus Master Plan, Johnson/Romanowitz/Architects & Planners

WKU Administration Documents

A 20-Year Campus Master Plan developed by Johnson/Romanwitz/Architects & Planners for Western Kentucky University which includes maps, planning methodology, parking, pedestrian access, future construction and growth, signage, maintenance and accessibility.

The Park Forest Home Maintenance Handbook, Dudley Onderdonk

Park Forest

This Home Maintenance Handbook is designed for Park Forest homeowners who are concerned about home maintenance and improvement. Renters and members of the Village's cooperatives also will find the chapters on housing code, energy conservation, and home safety and security, useful.

It is hoped the handbook will help residents address some basic questions surrounding home ownership. This is not a "how to" or a repair manual, but rather a guide to help homeowners evaluate their homes. Before homeowners can make constructive changes they must have some understanding of how a house "works". This handbook is concerned with home maintenance, especially …

Ua3/4 Wku Land-Use Report & Recommended Plan - University Farm & Other University Property, Ryan Cooke & Zuern Associates, Inc., Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc., Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Supplement to the WKU Campus Master Plan created during Dero Downing's tenure as president. Housed in Thomas Meredith's Correspondence/Subject File.

Abandoned Railroads In Maine: Their Potential For Trail Use, Arnold S. Biondi, Frederick W. Lyman

Maine Collection

Abandoned railroads in Maine : their potential for trail use / prepared by Arnold S. Biondi, Frederick W. Lyman for the Maine Department of Parks & Recreation, Planning & Research Division

This report, conceived as part of an in-depth analysis of existing and potential trail facilities in Maine, attempts to provide some concrete information and recommendations as the first step in the realization of a Statewide railroad right-of- way trail system.

Ua3/4 Wku Development Plan Report, Ryan Associated Architects, Inc., Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc., Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Development Plan Report created during Dero Downing's tenure as president. Housed in Thomas Meredith's Correspondence / Subject File.

Trees And Shrubs For Noise Abatement, David I. Cook, David F. Haverbeke

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The study, Trees and Shrubs for Noise Abatement, was a joint effort by the University of Nebraska and the U.S. Forest Service. The principal objective was to determine effective means for reducing traffic noise levels by the use of trees and shrubs, wherever intrusive noise is a problem.

The Neighbor Voice Of The Bowling Green Model Cities C.P. Program Vol. 1 No. 5, Department Of Library Special Collections

Research Collections

The Neighbor

Voice of the Bowling Green Model Cities C.P. Program

Volume one, Number five, June 1971

• Parkside West project to relieve Delafield area

• State Street Baptist Church is celebrating its 133rd anniversary

• Rev. H. M. Jones is the pastor

• Reservoir Hill’s water tower is illuminated in patriotic colors

• It was officially lit on June 10

• The community is searching for a photograph of a former community leader: Roland Bland

• The Center Street sewer portion is soon to be completed

• Because the ditch was covered with pipe and the street was not repaired, it was the cause of many car …

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Planning And Design Workbook For Community Participation, Bernard P. Spring, Carmi Bee, Lance Jay Brown, Gordon Gebert, Charles Zucker

Publications and Research

The Planning and Design Workbook for Community Participation is an in depth manual for the design of communities and multiple dwelling unit housing in the urban context. It was originally written to help nonprofessionals participate in the design of their communities and housing and has since become a valuable tool for practicing design professionals. It has for parts. PART I: Planning and Design Aids includes Using the Workbook, Selecting a Site, Economics, Glossary, References. PART II: Community Design Guidelines includes a list of sample issues (questions), alternative answers (policies), and results (consequences) of the choices made when designing a community; …

Ua30/1/1 Site Development Of The Hill, Johnson, Johnson & Roy

WKU Administration Documents

Landscape architectural drawing of the top of WKU's campus. 1 sheet, paper, 42 x 35, Extended, colored rendering of The Hill between Cherry Hall, Garrett, and Van Meter. Includes landscaping and contouring, with legend. Notes include, "Pleasant proportion of green."

Ua30/1/1 Revised Site Development Of The Hill, Johnson, Johnson & Roy

WKU Administration Documents

Landscape architectural drawing of the top of WKU campus, 1 sheet, paper, 22.5 x 27.5, birds-eye of the hill between Van Meter and Garrett. Includes paving, the Fort Sidney Johnson plaque, and a rendering of "typical bench detail."

Ua12/2/1/1180 Wku Master Plan, Wku Student Affairs, John Maupin

WKU Administration Documents

Campus master plan showing existing and proposed buildings published in the College Heights Herald.

Ua3/3 A Guide To Future Physical Development, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Long range development plan for WKU which gives an overview of WKU history, existing buildings and surrounding area including Jonesville, traffic flow, parking, and new design plans for traffic and buildings.

Ua3/3/1 Drives & Parking Areas Wksc, Frank Cain, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Map bounded by State Street, 16^th Street, Center Street & 15^th Street. Map measures 22 x 23 1/2.

Buildings:

• Cedar House
• Cherry Hall
• College High Hall
• Craig Alumni House (President’s Home)
• Diddle Dorm (Student Dorm)
• East Hall
• Garrett Conference Center (Student Center)
• Gordon Wilson Hall (Library)
• Heating Plant
• Home Economics Building
• Home Management House
• Industrial Arts Building
• Kentucky Building
• McLean Hall
• Music Hall
• Ogden Hall
• Physical Education Building (Helm Library)
• Potter Hall
• Rock House
• Schneider Hall (West Hall)
• Snell Hall
• South Hall
• Van Meter Hall (Administration)

Features:

• Cherryton
• Colonnade
• Parking lots
• Roads
• Stadium
• Swimming Pool

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 …

The Terre Haute General Strike, Donald L. Bush

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Terre Haute Milk--From Producer To Consumer, Paul K. Turner

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Ohio River Pollution Survey, United States Public Health Service

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Ohio River Pollution Survey of 1939 that includes a survey of the 1924 water treatment plant and map of the water and sewer systems.

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

WKU Administration Documents

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.

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

1931-10-22, Joseph & Joseph Architecture Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Handwritten copy of a letter written by Joseph & Joseph on October 22, 1931 to Hattie Button on the completion dates of buildings on campus.

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.

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.

1925-01-10, Morehead State Normal School, Frank Button

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

President Button acknowledges the receipt of plans and that they will be presented at the next Board of Regents meeting.

1925-01-02, Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from Olmsted Brothers to President Button informing him that the finalized plans were sent along with the correspondence. Details of water and sewage systems were discussed along with other suggestions for existing buildings and the construction of others.

1924-12-16, Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Olmsted Brothers wrote McHenry Rhoads acknowledging earlier letter was received.

1924-12-06, Mchenry Rhoads

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from McHenry Rhoads to Olmsted Brothers stating that preliminary layout plans were accepted but modifications to the placement of buildings may be forthcoming. Sketch on reverse side.