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Grit Line, Kimberly Jo Reynolds

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

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Human Things: Rethinking Guitars And Ethnography, Matthew L. Hale

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This work is about objects and their makers, their relationship, and the negotiation between tradition and innovation in the creation of things. I explore the relationship between tradition, innovation, and technology as it pertains to the creation, perception, and interaction with acoustic steel string guitars and ethnographies. First, I focus on the works of two Nashville based guitar makers, Grant and Cory Batson. I investigate the ways in which the Batsons critically evaluate traditional construction techniques and design features as they create their instruments, looking at their theories of tone production, methods of construction, and their perceptions and uses of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Stunson, Mike. University Senate to Make Syllabus Proposal
• Duvall, Tessa. Discretionary Spending Policy Updated – WKU Foundation
• Carter, Caitlin. WKU Lowers Energy Costs Over Break – Sustainability
• Carter, Caitlin. Sorority Recruitment to Change in 2011
• Earley, Delayna. A Thousand Words – Wendi Boyd, Justin Shoemaker
• WKU Should Be More Open About Disciplined Athletes
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon: Mask of a Good Athlete – Athletics
• Stewart, Todd. Statement Regarding the Disciplinary Policies of WKU Athletics
• Stephens, Brad. WKU Ends Season 2-10 – Football
• Patton, Emily. Living at-Large – Volleyball …

Ua12/2/1 Deck The Hill, Wku Student Affairs

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Special holiday edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Lanter, Austin. Unique Gift Ideas in Bowling Green
• Whitaker, Ross. Students Have Local Volunteer Opportunities – WKU ALIVE Center
• Alleyne, Zirconia. What Do You Want for Christmas?
• Stacy, Stephani. International Students Celebrate Holidays in America
• Thomas, Julia. A Season of Memories
• Hale, Marianne. I Was Dreaming of a Black (& Blue) Friday
• Williams, Joanna. Seasonal Events in Bowling Green
• Lee, Julie. Professor Shares Recipes for the Holidays – Carrots, Butternut Squash, Cranberries, Corn
• Zukic, Rialda. Kentucky Museum Displays Holiday Ornaments

Rothfuss, Erik, B. 1987 (Fa 488), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 488. Information collected by Erik Rothfuss related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

Green Collection (Mss 49), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 49. Correspondence of the Green family, Falls of Rough, Grayson County, Kentucky, including business papers and account books, and correspondence for several generations of the Robert Wilmot Scott family, originally of Frankfort, Kentucky.

Loveall, Sandra Kaye, B. 1964 (Fa 486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 486. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Sandra Kaye Loveall related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

Phillips, Jennifer, B. 1988 (Fa 487), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 487. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Jennifer Phillips related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

Mccomas, Eric Donald, B. 1983 (Fa 484), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 484. Folkore material classified by genre. Information collected by Eric Donald McComas related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Jennifer Wilson

Collections & Connections

This is the Fall-Winter issue of WKU Libraries' biannual newsletter distributed among Library and Museum Friends and the entire WKU community. This issue features the project for The Horse in Kentucky Exhibit," "Harry Potter Night event in the Kentucky Building, the coming Christmas activities in the Kentucky Museum, the upcoming Southern Kentucky Book Fest, and the "Fall into Books" program that has just concluded. In this issue, there are also reports on the Libraries' food drive, its Java City concerts, the popular "Far Away Places" and "Kentucky Live!" talk series and the ongoing construction of the Confucius Institute Experience Center …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Kriz, Lindsay. Martha Richmond Murder Investigations Continue – Bettina Richmond
• Carter, Caitlin. Officials Discuss Dorm Safety Issues – Housing & Residence Life
• Duvall, Tessa. Low Navitas Enrollment Defended – International Students
• Carter, Caitlin. Students to Help Design Downing University Center Renovations
• Friddell, Cristen. New Bowling Green Pizza Store Opens – Papa Murphy’s
• Wilson, Laurel. Blasting to Start on Construction Site Monday – Music Hall
• Duvall, Tessa. Official Talks Study Abroad Misconceptions – Michael Woolf, CAPA International Education
• Wilson, Laurel. World Organization for Gifted Children Moving to WKU – …

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra - First Test, Wku Student Affairs

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Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

• Patton, Emily. WKU Sweeps University of Louisiana Lafayette, Will Face Florida International University Friday – Volleyball
• Greenwell, Zach. Tops to Follow Blowout Wins with First Test in Puerto Rico – Basketball
• 2010 Puerto Rico Tip-off Bracket
• Greenwell, Zach. Bobby Rainey Chasing Individual Goals Along with Wins for WKU – Football
• Robinson, Andrew. Dispatches from the Zoo: An Open Letter from George the Monkey – Football
• Claybourn, Cole. Lady Tops to Endure Tough Stretch Without Amy McNear – Basketball
• Bratcher, Nick. WKU Looks to Extend Streak at Home with Invitational – Swimming

Tanner, James Freeman, B. 1906 (Sc 2367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2367. "The Louisville and Nashville Railroad to 1866" by James Freeman Tanner, a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1932.

West Kentucky Coal Company - Sturgis, Kentucky (Sc 2401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2401. Letter, 17 August 1927, from T.E. Jenkins, vice president of West Kentucky Coal Company, Sturgis, Kentucky, thanking him for his rescue and recovery work after a mine explosion near Clay, Kentucky, on 3 August 1927.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Wade, Katherine. Mad for Magic – Harry Potter, Kentucky Museum
• Duvall, Tessa. Survey: WKU Ranked 787^th in the Nation
• Carter, Caitlin. WKU Adds More Online Courses – Division of Extended Learning & Outreach, DELO
• Bushon, Hannah. Students Showcase Their Art in Exhibition – Art
• Sharrett, Luke. A Thousand Words – Bruce Nichols, Dogs
• Carter, Caitlin. Brian Van Brunt Named President of Counseling Organization – American College Counseling Association, Counseling & Testing Center
• Beilman, Elizabeth. Symphonic Band to Travel to Costa Rica – Music
• Put Syllabi on TopNet …

Taft, Anne Celine (Fa 15), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 15. Interviews conducted by Anne Celine Taft with Zeleme (Brashear) Cottrell, about her weaving. Cottrell discusses the weaving process in depth and how it has affected her life.

Meador, Richards, Johnson Family Papers (Mss 345), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescripts (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 345. Correspondence, legal documents, and sundry material related to the Meador, Richards, and Johnson families chiefly of Simpson County and Logan County, Kentucky. Also includes documents and correspondence from the King and Garrett families of Robertson and Sumner County, Tennessee. The attached 1842 letters are from R. M. Latimer to Caroline Garrett reporting the death and burial of her brother, George King, in Cuba; and to Caroline Garrett from another brother, John, discussing tensions with Mexico.

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra - Facing Adversity, Wku Student Affairs

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Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

• Robinson, Andrew. WKU Not Moving from Sun Belt Conference
• WKU Hosting Blood Drive with Middle Tennessee State University
• Patton, Emily. Emily Teegarden Overcoming Shaky Start; Lady Tops Channeling Rocky Balboa – Volleyball
• Greenwell, Zach. Freshman Brandon Peters Off to Fast Start for WKU – Basketball
• Greenwell, Zach. WKU Ready to Test Improved Defense Against Sun Belt Conference’s Best – Football
• Greenwell, Zach. Tops Want to Leave Past Road Woes Behind in Season Opener – Basketball
• Osborne, Sam. Cross Country Teams Prep for Regionals In Louisville – Track & Field

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Duvall, Tessa. Proposed Federal Loan Rules Could Affect WKU – Student Financial Aid
• Carter, Caitlin. University E-Mails to Change – TopperMail, Electronic Mail
• Wade, Katherine. Combat to Classroom: Student Veterans Form Group to Help with Transition – Student Veterans Alliance, Matt Litsey
• Alleyne, Zirconia & Lindsay Kriz. Shades of Love – Interracial Dating
• International Education Week Events Next Week
• Aulbach, Lucas. Newgrass Musician, Bowling Green Native to Perform at Capitol Arts Center – Sam Bush
• Carter, Caitlin. WKU Habitat for Humanity Chapter Honored
• Stunson, Mike. Student Government Association …

Muncy, William Mckinley, 1894-1963 (Sc 2400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2400. Two letters from William M. "Mack" Muncy to Eliza Ranson, written from Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky while serving with the 159th Depot Brigade. He writes of drills, vaccinations and social activities. He also refers to desertion and suicide among his comrades and to the treatment of conscientious objectors by the military.

Geiger, Alison Anne (Fa 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 14. Interviews conducted by Alison Geiger with Grace (Meador) Galloway about her quilting. Includes step-by-step instructions, with photographs, demonstrating the construction of a cathedral window quilt block. Grace's life is also discussed, including raising her family on a farm in Warren County.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Duvall, Tessa. Regents to Monitor Large Raises
• Wade, Katheirne. Kentucky Museum to Bring Night of Magic to WKU
• Wilson, Laurel. One of the Guys – Elizabeth Parsons, Engineering
• The Student Gender Gap at WKU
• Duvall, Tessa. WKU Named Military-friendly University
• Kasnic, Dave. A Thousand Words – Josh Garnett aka J. Martyr, Musician
• Bushon, Hannah. Program Helps High School Students Earn College Credit – Division of Extended Learning & Outreach, DELO
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Academic Advising
• Classic Problems: Advising Shouldn’t Be a Dreaded Task
• Beilman, Elizabeth. Class …

Travelstead, Chester Coleman, 1911-2006 (Mss 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 281. Chiefly personal and professional correspondence, speeches, journal articles, reminiscences, and news clippings of noted educator Chester Coleman Travelstead. Of particular interest are the materials related to his 1955 dismissal from the University of South Carolina owing to his support of racial integration. Also includes correspondence and diaries of his mother Nelle (Gooch) Travelstead, long-time Western Kentucky University faculty member.

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra - Basketball Season Preview, Wku Student Affairs

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Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

• Lintner, Jonathan. Ken McDonald Still Young, Still Learning – Basketball
• Greenwell, Zach. Point Guard Battle Highlights Uncertainty in WKU Backcourt – Jamal Crook, Caden Dickerson
• Greenwell, Zach. Transfer Juan Pattillo Embracing Big Expectations for Senior Season – Basketball
• Greenwell, Zach. Steffphon Pettigrew a Reflection of What Coaches Want from Other Players – Basketball
• Claybourn, Cole. Arnika Brown Looks to Make Most of Unexpected Season – Basketball
• Claybourn, Cole. Janae Howard at Home at WKU after Transfer from Louisville – Basketball
• Claybourn, Cole. Lady Toppers Feel They’ve Found Missing Piece – Basketball …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Duvall, Tessa. Officials: WKU Police Justified in Tasing Student – Dennis Craig
• Carter, Caitlin. Lingering Warm Weather Costs WKU – Energy, Sustainability
• Whitaker, Ross. Legacy of Bourbon – Maker’s Mark Distillery
• Friddell, Cristen. Students to Give Back to Local Kids – Bernard Stenecky, Honors College, $100 Solution
• Garcia, Jon. First-hand Account: Bourbon Trail Not Just About the Alcohol
• Ryan, Jacob. Glasgow Children’s Theatre Recounts Greek Mythology
• Bushon, Hannah. Asian Religions & Cultures Major Now Offered at WKU
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Studying for Tests
• Oliver, Angela. Try …

Klimowicz, Teresa D. (Fa 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 13. Interviews conducted by Teresa D. Klimowicz with Esther (Magers) Isbell, a native of Barren Coutny, Kentucky. Special attention is focused on her biblical themed quilts. Isbell also discusses her various occupations and participation in community affairs while living in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union Of Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 344), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 344. Correspondence, membership and financial information of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of Bowling Green, Kentucky, formed to promote abstinence from alcohol and enforcement of prohibition laws. Includes some materials from the state and national WCTU.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Stunson, Mike. Graduate Students’ Teaching Roles Questioned – Student Government Association, Faculty
• Wade, Katherine. Leaving the Hill in the Will – Society of 1906, Institutional Advancement
• Homecoming Wrap-Up
• Carter, Caitlin. Wireless Restrictions Updated – Information Technology
• Carter, Caitlin. Students Push for Locally Grown Food on Campus – Sustainability, GreenToppers, Americans for Informed Democracy, Dining Services
• Griffin, Barrett. A Thousand Words – Tate Hanks, Halloween
• Home Grown: Locally Grown Food on Campus Would Be Healthier, Beneficial to Local Economy - Sustainability
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Local Food, Sustainability …

Petersen, Albert Jepmond, Jr., 1937-2022 (Mss 203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 203. Research material, National Register nomination forms, Historic Resources inventory forms, photographs, slides and negatives documenting historic vernacular architecture in Kentucky, assembled by WKU geography professor Albert J. Petersen and students. Also includes National Register nominations for prehistoric art sites in Kentucky.

Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 17, Wku Provost

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Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.