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Royal Knights - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2024

Royal Knights - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3721. Minute book of the Royal Knights, a men’s auxiliary club for the State Street Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky.


Moses Family Papers (Mss 763), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2024

Moses Family Papers (Mss 763), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 763. Personal papers of the Moses family of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and of related Covington and Williams family members. Includes some materials relating to the Southern Queen Hotel, operated by the families to serve African American guests from 1945-1975.


Petition - State Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3723), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2024

Petition - State Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3723), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3723. Petition signed by property owners and residents in the vicinity of the 100 block of State Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky, opposing the proposed rezoning of land at 130-134 State Street from a light industrial to a heavy industrial district for use as an auto body and repair shop.


George Washington Carver Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2024

George Washington Carver Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3720. Miscellaneous material relating to the George Washington Carver Club, Bowling Green, Kentucky, founded by Ashula P. Williams and her daughter Dolores (Williams) Moses to serve local children. Includes children’s activity plans; meeting agendas and budgets; and workshop invitations.


Ladies Art Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 762), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2024

Ladies Art Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 762), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 762. Minute books of the Ladies Art Club, an African-American women’s club in Bowling Green, Kentucky, whose objectives included social and charitable activities and annual exhibits of sewing work.


Minton Family Papers (Mss 761), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2024

Minton Family Papers (Mss 761), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 761. Primarily personal correspondence of John Dean Minton, a Trigg County, Kentucky native who served as fifth president of Western Kentucky University, his father John Ernest Minton and brother Layton Wilson Minton.


Edmonson County, Kentucky - Records (Mss 760), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2024

Edmonson County, Kentucky - Records (Mss 760), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans of selected items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 760. Primarily nineteenth-century records of Edmonson County, Kentucky, particularly the county court. Includes the county court order book beginning in 1825, the year of the county’s creation, militia lists, deed lists, and fee books. Also includes genealogical and historical data on the Houchin family.


Horse Cave Heritage Festival, 2018 (Fa 1407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2023

Horse Cave Heritage Festival, 2018 (Fa 1407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1407. Audio, photographs, and video documenting the Horse Cave Heritage Festival, an annual September event in Horse Cave, Kentucky celebrating local heritage with craft artisans, antique vehicles, children’s activities, food, music, and other attractions. Includes interviews and a narrative stage hosted by the Kentucky Folklife Program.


Horse Cave Heritage Festival, 2016 (Fa 1405), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2023

Horse Cave Heritage Festival, 2016 (Fa 1405), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1405. Audio, photographs, and video documenting the Horse Cave Heritage Festival, an annual September event in Horse Cave, Kentucky celebrating local heritage with craft artisans, antique vehicles, children’s activities, food, music, and other attractions. Includes interviews and a narrative stage hosted by the Kentucky Folklife Program.


Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Oct 2023

Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases and game statistics for WKU women's basketball team from August to December 2023.


Ua19/16/2 Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Oct 2023

Ua19/16/2 Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases and game statistics for WKU men's basketball team from August to December 2023.


Concurrent Study Of The Impact Of An Institutionalized Diversity Plan On The Perceived Sense Of Academic Achievement, Sense Of Belonging, And Program Completion Among African American Students In A Midwest Community College, Tyianna Thompson May 2023

Concurrent Study Of The Impact Of An Institutionalized Diversity Plan On The Perceived Sense Of Academic Achievement, Sense Of Belonging, And Program Completion Among African American Students In A Midwest Community College, Tyianna Thompson

Dissertations

This dissertation explored how an institutionalized diversity plan impacts perceived academic achievement, sense of belonging, and program completion among African American students. The concurrent mixed-methods methodology followed a single case study design to explore the impact of an institutionalized diversity plan in a Midwest community college. Both quantitative and qualitative data were gathered and analyzed. The results of this study revealed that although diversity and inclusion programs are somewhat effective in higher education, more needs to be done to satisfy the needs of minority students in higher education. According to the findings of this study, most students felt a sense …


The 1985 Move Bombing: A Study In Perspectives, Kaci Delisle May 2023

The 1985 Move Bombing: A Study In Perspectives, Kaci Delisle

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a military grade bomb on 6221 Osage Avenue, a row house in a Black neighborhood in West Philadelphia. This home was occupied by a revolutionary group called MOVE. The bomb started a fire that the police and firefighters decided to “contain” rather than put out, resulting in the deaths of eleven people and the destruction of sixty-one homes. Only two MOVE members survived the fire. Using court records, documents from the investigation conducted by the Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission (PSIC), and other interviews regarding MOVE and the bombing, this paper reconstructs different perspectives …


Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Apr 2023

Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases and game statistics for WKU women's basketball team from January to July 2023.


Edmonds, John Buell, 1945-2020 (Mss 742), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2022

Edmonds, John Buell, 1945-2020 (Mss 742), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 742. Manuscript of Called, Justified, Glorified, and Gay: The Fictional Memoirs of Gospel Singer, Josephus Hezekiah Carson, by John Edmonds, a memoir based on the Bowling Green, Kentucky native’s life as a gay, African-American gospel singer. Includes a proposal for marketing the book, and several handwritten notes and lyrics. This material contains graphic sexual content.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs Aug 2022

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • The Great American Eclipse
  • Kast, Monica. Timothy Caboni Talks Budget in Meeting with Editors
  • DeLetter, Emily. Back Home – Timothy Caboni
  • Collins, Emma. Campus Construction Continues with Completion of Restaurant – The Den
  • Ziege, Nicole. Student Government Association President Signs Anti-discrimination Letter – Andi Dahmer
  • Alvey, Rebekah. New Space Serves as Link to Downtown Businesses – Gordon Ford College of Business
  • Henderson, Andrew. Hey, How Are Ya?
  • Editorial Cartoon re: Eclipsse
  • Huff, Taylor. Eclipse of Morality – U.S. Government
  • Gabhart, Ebonee. Analyzing What Constitutes a …


Hobson, Edward Henry, 1825-1901 (Mss 736), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2022

Hobson, Edward Henry, 1825-1901 (Mss 736), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 736. Photocopied correspondence of Brigadier General Edward H. Hobson of Greensburg, Kentucky. Letters from his family in Bowling Green, Kentucky, fellow soldiers, colleagues and citizens of Greensburg cover his Mexican War and Civil War service, his business ventures, and attempts to win political office. Includes Hobson's memoranda of actions against Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan in 1864, a list of prisoners taken from Morgan's and other brigades, and a letter from Hobson's nephew deploring an 1892 lynching in Bowling Green, Kentucky (Click on "Additional Files" below).


Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Illuminate, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2022

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Illuminate, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Spring 2022 Talisman:

  • Brant, Jess. Illumninate
  • Johnson, Grant
  • Shackelford, Ali & Raegan Steffey. The Land Before Western - Native Americans
  • Quinn, Jack. Through the Light - Theatre & Dance
  • Wilson, Gabby. Team Edward or Team Jacob? Is My Kind of Hymn
  • Johnston, Rhiannon. Dusk to Dawn
  • Plescia, Audrey. Molten Masterpiece - Art
  • Richer, Cailyn. When They Shine - Light of Chance, Inc.
  • Polston, Weather. The Mantis
  • Spears, Kayla. Healing Within - Eating Disorders
  • Dobelstein, Maya. Waste Not, Want Not - Environmentalists
  • Crask, bethany. Egg Roll In a Bowl - Recipe
  • Gore, Abbey. By Hand
  • Story, Miriam. The People's Princess - …


Stovall, Vickie Lynn (Smith) - Collector (Mss 732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2021

Stovall, Vickie Lynn (Smith) - Collector (Mss 732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 732. Genealogical research, narratives, clippings, photographs, and local history pertaining to the Bennett, Hunt, Taylor and associated families of Kentucky, primarily Butler, McLean, Muhlenberg and Daviess counties.


Ua12/2/2 Talisman, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2021

Ua12/2/2 Talisman, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Fall 2021 Talisman:

  • Brandt, Jess. Editor’s Letter
  • Ode to Tali Brandt, Jess, et al. What is Your Talisman?
  • Plescia, Audrey. Nature’s Apothecary – Addison James
  • Stephens, Grace. Rose Petal Syrup
  • Spears, Kayla. Flip the Beat – Joseph Jones
  • Lunte, Hailee. My Own Eden
  • Quinn, Jack. Deep Sleep – Jim Williams, Hypnotist
  • Roth, Elizabeth. Chain Reaction – Howard’s Cycling & Fitness
  • Donnelly, Rose. Spoilers
  • Rooted in Red – Homecoming
  • McCormick, Megan. In Her Hands – Abbey Lewis
  • Spears, Kayla. When I Worked at the Cracker Barrel Gift Store
  • Poindexter, Katie. Unearthed – Mammoth Cave
  • Williams, Erik. Turning the Page
  • Wilson, Gabby. …


Us 31w Resource Inventory - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 726), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2021

Us 31w Resource Inventory - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 726), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 726. Historic resource inventory (data sheets and photographs) of structures and sites along US Highway 31W in Warren County, Kentucky. The inventory and photos were prepared in 2000, but data sheets from earlier inventories and other supporting material may be included.


Thomson, Amelia Hubbard, 1859-1953 (Sc 3604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2021

Thomson, Amelia Hubbard, 1859-1953 (Sc 3604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3604. Journals (2 vol.) of Amelia Hubbard Thomson of Fayette County, Kentucky. Written for her nephew Dudley Hughes Bryant, they contain genealogical data, narratives, and anecdotes. Thomson recalls in detail her parents and ancestors, growing up at the family home, “Hurricane Hall,” and other aspects of life in Fayette County. Volume 1 includes an index at the back.


Morgan Family Papers (Sc 88), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2021

Morgan Family Papers (Sc 88), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 88. Diary and journal (typescript), 1808-1851, kept chiefly by Abel Morgan of Logan and Caldwell counties, Kentucky; certificate, 1777, relating to William Morgan and signed by George Washington; and genealogical material concerning the Morgan and Caldwell families.


Peridot Pictures - Bowling Green-Warren County Bicentennial Film (Mss 715), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2021

Peridot Pictures - Bowling Green-Warren County Bicentennial Film (Mss 715), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 715. Proposal, script materials, correspondence, publicity, interviews and other items relating to the production of a film for the Bowling Green-Warren County (Kentucky) bicentennial by Peridot Pictures and the Landmark Association of Bowling Green.


Rowan Family (Sc 3592), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2021

Rowan Family (Sc 3592), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3592. Recording of a rebroadcast program first made in connection with Black History Month for radio station WOMI, Owensboro, Kentucky. Marilyn (Rowan) McKissic, speaking in character as her ancestor Mary (Munt) Rowan, tells the story of the Rowans of Owensboro, an African-American family whose members have maintained contact over a century of annual reunions.


Spiller, Cora Jane (Morningstar), 1928-2020 (Sc 3582), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2021

Spiller, Cora Jane (Morningstar), 1928-2020 (Sc 3582), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3582. Materials relating to applications for historical highway markers for various sites in Warren County, Kentucky, in the period during which Cora Jane Spiller and her husband Robert E. Spiller of Bowling Green served as county chairmen for the program. Includes correspondence with the Kentucky Historical Society, together with some applications and supporting materials, correspondence with cost underwriters, and dedication programs. Also includes a small amount of correspondence relating to repair of existing markers.


Ua12/2/67 Alpha Kappa Alpha, Wku Archives Jan 2021

Ua12/2/67 Alpha Kappa Alpha, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.


Ua19/16/1/2 Hilltopper Basketball 2021-22 Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2021

Ua19/16/1/2 Hilltopper Basketball 2021-22 Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

2021-22 men's basketball media guide produced by WKU Athletic Media Relations, includes athletic records and statistics, photographs, schedule and information regarding opponents.


Ua19/16/1 Lady Topper Basketball Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2021

Ua19/16/1 Lady Topper Basketball Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

2021-22 women's basketball media guide produced by WKU Athletic Media Relations, includes athletic records and statistics, photographs, schedule and information regarding opponents.


Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Oct 2020

Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases, photos and game statistics for WKU women's basketball team from July to December 2020.