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Jones, Thomas Laurens, 1819-1887 (Sc 3080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2017

Jones, Thomas Laurens, 1819-1887 (Sc 3080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 3080. Papers of Thomas L. Jones of Campbell County, Kentucky, a state representative and member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Letters to him praise two of his speeches concerning the U.S. Centennial and the 1876 amnesty bill restoring citizenship to ex-Confederates. Fellow Democratic Party members write with invitations to various functions, to encourage him in seeking the gubernatorial nomination, and to discuss political matters. Friend Thomas B. Chaplin relates his fortunes in South Carolina during and after the Civil War (Click on "Additional Files" below). Includes a few letters and telegrams to wife …


Ua68/7/2/2 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Modern Languages Student Organizations Le Cercle Francais, Wku Archives Jan 2015

Ua68/7/2/2 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Modern Languages Student Organizations Le Cercle Francais, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the French Club, known as Le Cercle Francais.


Ua68/17/2 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Theatre & Dance Western Players / Summer Players, Wku Archives Jan 2015

Ua68/17/2 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Theatre & Dance Western Players / Summer Players, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Western Players theater group including the Summer Players.


Ua68/7/2/4 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Modern Languages Student Organizations Gamma Sigma Alpha, Wku Archives Jan 2015

Ua68/7/2/4 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Modern Languages Student Organizations Gamma Sigma Alpha, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Eta Eta chapter of Gamma Sigma Alpha (Greek Honor Society).


Ua68/7/2/3 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Modern Languages Student Organizations Delta Phi Alpha, Wku Archives Jan 2015

Ua68/7/2/3 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Modern Languages Student Organizations Delta Phi Alpha, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Epsilon Upsilon chapter of Delta Phi Alpha (German Honor Society).


Ua94/6/16 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Steely Veach, Wku Archives Jan 2015

Ua94/6/16 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Steely Veach, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Scrapbooks and records created by and about Steely Veach, Class of 1949. Veach was a singer and participated in many recitals and concerts during his time at Western Kentucky University.


Ua68/6/1 The Flight Of The Phoenix, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku English Jan 2015

Ua68/6/1 The Flight Of The Phoenix, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku English

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the WKU English Department for alumni regarding activities of the department, faculty and alumni.


Ua94/6/14 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Herbert Cary, Wku Archives Jan 2015

Ua94/6/14 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Herbert Cary, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by Herbert Cary regarding the history of the Agriculture Department. These research materials resulted in the publication of Cary's book, Road to Excellence: Agriculture at Western Kentucky University, 1998.


Ua94/6/17 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Annie Reis, Wku Archives Jan 2015

Ua94/6/17 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Annie Reis, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Annie Reis during her years as a student at Western Kentucky State Normal School.


Ua12/2/38 Congress Debating Club, Wku Archives Jan 2015

Ua12/2/38 Congress Debating Club, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Congress Debating Club including minute books, programs, club constitution, and more.


Ua1c11/72 Charles Ruter Photo Collection, Wku Archives Jan 2015

Ua1c11/72 Charles Ruter Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs of alum Charles Ruter.


Mcdaniel, William Joseph, 1918-2009 (Mss 526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2014

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

MSS 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.


Ua1c11/43 Irene Gullette Photo Collection, Wku Archives Jan 2014

Ua1c11/43 Irene Gullette Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs removed from photograph album created by Irene Gullette.


Ua1c11/42 Vaughn Stevens Photo Collection, Wku Archives Jan 2014

Ua1c11/42 Vaughn Stevens Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs donated by Vaughn Stevens


Ua1c11/34 Julian Harper Photo Collection, Wku Archives Jan 2014

Ua1c11/34 Julian Harper Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs donated by Julian Harper.


Ua1c11/33 Wilson Stemm Photo Collection, Wku Archives Jan 2014

Ua1c11/33 Wilson Stemm Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of WKU athletes donated by the family of Wilson Stemm.


Ua1c11/39 Steely Veach Photo Collection, Wku Archives Jan 2014

Ua1c11/39 Steely Veach Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs created by and of Steely Veach.


Ua1c11/35 Gertrude Bale Photo Collection, Wku Archives Jan 2014

Ua1c11/35 Gertrude Bale Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs donated by Gertrude Bale estate.


Ua1c11/40 Thomas Tichenor Photo Collection, Wku Archives Jan 2014

Ua1c11/40 Thomas Tichenor Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs and negatives created by and of Thomas Cherry Tichenor.


Ua1c11/67 Randall Capps Photo Collection, Wku Archives Jan 2014

Ua1c11/67 Randall Capps Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs and negatives of WKU Forensics Teams and unidentified theater productions.


Jackson, Sheila Lavern (Harris), B. 1955 - Relating To (Sc 1110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2013

Jackson, Sheila Lavern (Harris), B. 1955 - Relating To (Sc 1110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1110. Materials generated by and for the Sheila Harris Fund, to benefit Harris, a native of Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky. A Western Kentucky University graduate and aspiring opera singer, she had benefactors who made it possible for her to graduate from the Curtis Institute of Music in 1982. Includes programs of some of her recitals and a photograph.


Kentucky Military Institute - Lyndon, Kentucky - Alumni (Sc 686), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2013

Kentucky Military Institute - Lyndon, Kentucky - Alumni (Sc 686), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and sample scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 686. Letters from alumni or family members of alumni of the Kentucky Military Institute, Lyndon, Kentucky, to the Alumni Association, providing information about their military service and other activities. A 1901 graduate includes his reminiscences of KMI.


Fleenor, Kenneth Raymond, 1929-2010 (Mss 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Fleenor, Kenneth Raymond, 1929-2010 (Mss 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid, scans of prisoner of war letters, and photo (For scans and photo click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 444. Correspondence and documentation related to the military career of Kenneth Raymond Fleenor, a native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, whose plane was shot down near Hanoi, Vietnam in 1967. A prisoner of war (POW) for over five years, Fleenor served part of that time at the “Hanoi Hilton.” Collection contains letters written while a POW and subsequent documentation about his POW experience. Also includes photos of celebratory events held after his release in March 1973 and miscellaneous material …


Wilson, Alexander Gordon, 1888-1970 (Mss 445), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Wilson, Alexander Gordon, 1888-1970 (Mss 445), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 445. Correspondence, published and unpublished writing, and research of Alexander Gordon Wilson, faculty member in the English department of Western Kentucky University from 1915-1959. Includes genealogical and autobiographical material as well as extensive research data and writing on the ornithology of Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky, on folklore and linguistics, and on the ornithology and folkways of the Mammoth Cave region of Edmonson County, Kentucky.


Pack, Larry J., 1932-2023 (Sc 2670), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Pack, Larry J., 1932-2023 (Sc 2670), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2670. Biographical data relating to Larry J. Pack, a native of Allen County, Kentucky. Includes birth and military certificates, diplomas, an oral history interview about Pack’s military service, and photos of Pack while in the Army and in his dental office. Also includes genealogical data, primarily in .ftw files on a USB flash drive.


Ua68/8/1 History Alumni Newsletter, Wku History Jul 2012

Ua68/8/1 History Alumni Newsletter, Wku History

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the WKU History Department regarding activities in the department, students and alumni.


Thornberry, Martine (Calhoun), 1905-1972 (Sc 609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2012

Thornberry, Martine (Calhoun), 1905-1972 (Sc 609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and representative scans of over 200 items (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 609. Papers relating to Martine (Calhoun) Thornberry’s position as postmaster at Livermore, McLean County, Kentucky; papers relating to the duties as postmaster and to keeping the position when a change in political parties occurred in 1954. Also some references to her work as a teacher on Indian reservations, 1927-1938, 1947-1950, and as the first woman from Kentucky to become a Marine officer, 1943-1945, 1954.


Ua1c11/47 Wku Dental Hygiene Photo Collection, Wku Archives Jan 2012

Ua1c11/47 Wku Dental Hygiene Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs of WKU dental hygiene graduates removed from Junior American Dental Hygienist's Association scrapbooks as well as class composites.


Ua68/8 History Alumni Newsletter, Wku History Jul 2011

Ua68/8 History Alumni Newsletter, Wku History

WKU Archives Records

WKU History Department alumni newsletter reporting activities of the department, faculty, staff and students.


Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 2011, Wku Nursing May 2011

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 2011, Wku Nursing

WKU Archives Records

Members of the 2011 nursing class: Vanessa Adkins, Judy Alvey, Marcia Atherton, Amanda Bagwell, Whitney Barger, Stephanie Blanton, Brianne Bohannon, Megan Bow, Pamela Brigl, Natalie Bruce, Steven Clemons, Sherita Davidson, Matthew Denney, Bethany Dobson, Lori Donahue, Laura Durbin, Lidnsey Finley, Erin Flaherty, Cory Gearlds, Stacey Gonzalez, Pamela Houchens, Kellie Johnston, Courtney Jones, Molly McCabe, Megan McKee, Lara McMahan, Sunnie Monin, Rachel Osborne, Antoinette Ray, Megan Richardson, Meghan Rinehart, Angela Reef, Suvada Salkic, Diane Scott, Kayla Scruggs, Tabatha Shelton, Gary Spradlin, Elizabeth Stewart, Andrea Terry, Krystal Thurman, Jeana Townsend, Kristen Tracy, Erin Wilson, Lynsey Wilson, Melanie Wright and Rebecca Wyatt.