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Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar Dec 1997

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Commencement program listing graduates.


Abwa (December 1997), Department Of Library Special Collections Dec 1997

Abwa (December 1997), Department Of Library Special Collections

The Colonelette

On September 22, 1949, Shirley Cupp, Irma Beisel, Frances Stuckey and Mr. Hilary Bufton Jr. met in a coffee shop in downtown Kansas City to incorporate the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). Jean Fulkerson helped start The Kentucky Colonels Chapter on 3 June 1964 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Twenty-six women met at Western Hills Restaurant and elected Linda Sidebottom as the first president. Besides providing professional development opportunities for local businesswomen, the Chapter gave scholarships to women furthering their education, and held social and recognition events throughout the year. Their newsletter, “The Colonelette,” was started in June 1964. Also included …


Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee Dec 1997

Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

WKU Archives Records

WKU Parking & Traffic Committee meeting minutes and attachments.


Muhlenberg County Heritage Volume 19, Number 4, Kentucky Library Research Collections Dec 1997

Muhlenberg County Heritage Volume 19, Number 4, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Muhlenberg County Heritage

“The Muhlenberg County [Kentucky] Heritage” was published four times a year by the Muhlenberg County Genealogical Society in Greenville, Kentucky, from 1978 to 2001. The cover title sometimes appears as “The Heritage.” The publication’s purpose was to support the society and to publish information about the genealogy, culture, and history of Muhlenberg County. A separate annual index was printed each year for volumes 1-14. Afterwards, each issue was indexed separately. Generally, the index is to surnames only.


Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee Nov 1997

Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

WKU Archives Records

WKU Parking & Traffic Committee meeting minutes.


Abwa (November 1997), Department Of Library Special Collections Nov 1997

Abwa (November 1997), Department Of Library Special Collections

The Colonelette

On September 22, 1949, Shirley Cupp, Irma Beisel, Frances Stuckey and Mr. Hilary Bufton Jr. met in a coffee shop in downtown Kansas City to incorporate the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). Jean Fulkerson helped start The Kentucky Colonels Chapter on 3 June 1964 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Twenty-six women met at Western Hills Restaurant and elected Linda Sidebottom as the first president. Besides providing professional development opportunities for local businesswomen, the Chapter gave scholarships to women furthering their education, and held social and recognition events throughout the year. Their newsletter, “The Colonelette,” was started in June 1964. Also included …


South Union Messenger (November 1997), Kentucky Library Research Collections Nov 1997

South Union Messenger (November 1997), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.


Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee Oct 1997

Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

WKU Archives Records

WKU Parking & Traffic Committee meeting minutes and attachments.


Abwa (October 1997), Department Of Library Special Collections Oct 1997

Abwa (October 1997), Department Of Library Special Collections

The Colonelette

On September 22, 1949, Shirley Cupp, Irma Beisel, Frances Stuckey and Mr. Hilary Bufton Jr. met in a coffee shop in downtown Kansas City to incorporate the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). Jean Fulkerson helped start The Kentucky Colonels Chapter on 3 June 1964 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Twenty-six women met at Western Hills Restaurant and elected Linda Sidebottom as the first president. Besides providing professional development opportunities for local businesswomen, the Chapter gave scholarships to women furthering their education, and held social and recognition events throughout the year. Their newsletter, “The Colonelette,” was started in June 1964. Also included …


Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 20, Number 4, Kentucky Library Research Collections Oct 1997

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 20, Number 4, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Landmark Report (Vol. 17, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections Oct 1997

Landmark Report (Vol. 17, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky.


Traces Volume 25, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections Oct 1997

Traces Volume 25, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.


Traces Volume 25, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections Oct 1997

Traces Volume 25, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.


Ua1b5 New Faculty 1997-98, Western Kentucky University Oct 1997

Ua1b5 New Faculty 1997-98, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

List of new WKU faculty.


Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee Sep 1997

Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

WKU Archives Records

WKU Parking & Traffic Committee meeting minutes.


Abwa (September 1997), Department Of Library Special Collections Sep 1997

Abwa (September 1997), Department Of Library Special Collections

The Colonelette

On September 22, 1949, Shirley Cupp, Irma Beisel, Frances Stuckey and Mr. Hilary Bufton Jr. met in a coffee shop in downtown Kansas City to incorporate the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). Jean Fulkerson helped start The Kentucky Colonels Chapter on 3 June 1964 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Twenty-six women met at Western Hills Restaurant and elected Linda Sidebottom as the first president. Besides providing professional development opportunities for local businesswomen, the Chapter gave scholarships to women furthering their education, and held social and recognition events throughout the year. Their newsletter, “The Colonelette,” was started in June 1964. Also included …


Muhlenberg County Heritage Volume 19, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections Sep 1997

Muhlenberg County Heritage Volume 19, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Muhlenberg County Heritage

“The Muhlenberg County [Kentucky] Heritage” was published four times a year by the Muhlenberg County Genealogical Society in Greenville, Kentucky, from 1978 to 2001. The cover title sometimes appears as “The Heritage.” The publication’s purpose was to support the society and to publish information about the genealogy, culture, and history of Muhlenberg County. A separate annual index was printed each year for volumes 1-14. Afterwards, each issue was indexed separately. Generally, the index is to surnames only.


South Union Messenger (September 1997), Kentucky Library Research Collections Sep 1997

South Union Messenger (September 1997), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.


Abwa (August 1997), Department Of Library Special Collections Aug 1997

Abwa (August 1997), Department Of Library Special Collections

The Colonelette

On September 22, 1949, Shirley Cupp, Irma Beisel, Frances Stuckey and Mr. Hilary Bufton Jr. met in a coffee shop in downtown Kansas City to incorporate the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). Jean Fulkerson helped start The Kentucky Colonels Chapter on 3 June 1964 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Twenty-six women met at Western Hills Restaurant and elected Linda Sidebottom as the first president. Besides providing professional development opportunities for local businesswomen, the Chapter gave scholarships to women furthering their education, and held social and recognition events throughout the year. Their newsletter, “The Colonelette,” was started in June 1964. Also included …


Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 20, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections Jul 1997

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 20, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Landmark Report (Vol. 16 No. 3), Kentucky Library Research Collections Jul 1997

Landmark Report (Vol. 16 No. 3), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky.


South Union Messenger (June 1997), Kentucky Library Research Collections Jun 1997

South Union Messenger (June 1997), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.


Ua3/9/2 Programs Or Actions, Wku President's Office Jun 1997

Ua3/9/2 Programs Or Actions, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Report of programs and actions initiated by WKU President Thomas Meredith between September 1998 and June 1997.


Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar May 1997

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Commencement program listing graduates.


Muhlenberg County Heritage Volume 19, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections May 1997

Muhlenberg County Heritage Volume 19, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Muhlenberg County Heritage

“The Muhlenberg County [Kentucky] Heritage” was published four times a year by the Muhlenberg County Genealogical Society in Greenville, Kentucky, from 1978 to 2001. The cover title sometimes appears as “The Heritage.” The publication’s purpose was to support the society and to publish information about the genealogy, culture, and history of Muhlenberg County. A separate annual index was printed each year for volumes 1-14. Afterwards, each issue was indexed separately. Generally, the index is to surnames only.


The Dissent And Its Change, Lee R. Hunt May 1997

The Dissent And Its Change, Lee R. Hunt

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The Dissent and Its Change is a historical look at a few of the men who have had an important impact on the United States Supreme Court. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes is best known for his many dissenting opinions while on the Supreme Court. He was one of the first Justices to give the dissenting opinion legitimacy and to make it into a powerful force that can change the law. Justice Holmes spent much of his thirty-year term on the Supreme Court dissenting against the use ofthe Fourteenth Amendment to invalidate laws passed by state and federal legislatures. In the …


Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Xiv, No. 2, Wku Latin American Studies May 1997

Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Xiv, No. 2, Wku Latin American Studies

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by WKU Latin American Studies program regarding science, politics and economic advances in Latin America as well as cooperative projects between WKU and universities across Latin America. The newsletter is written in both English and Spanish.


"Indignities, Wrongs, And Outrages": The Home Front In Kentucky During The Civil War, Scott Lucas May 1997

"Indignities, Wrongs, And Outrages": The Home Front In Kentucky During The Civil War, Scott Lucas

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In the 1920s historians such as James Harvey Robinson and Arthur Schlesinger, Sr., attempted to examine historical topics using new methodology. Writing "New Social History," they endeavored to emphasize society, culture, and the common people rather than great men and strictly political events. Since the 1980s historians have exhibited new interest in the importance of social history. "Indignities, Wrongs, and Outrages: The Homefront In Kentucky During The Civil War" attempts to apply the methods of the "new social historians" to the era of the American Civil War, centering on the homefront by examining in detail its impact on the everyday …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs May 1997

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

Regular features include:

  • Just a Second
  • Campus Line
  • For the Record / Crime Reports
  • People Poll
  • Sports
  • Diversions
  • Movie Reviews
  • Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

  • Back, Shannon. Aramark Food Service to Replace Marriott
  • Lanter, Charlie. D.J. Adds Flavor to Turntables – Jon Foster
  • Stamper, John. Regents Chillout on Spending
  • Stamper, John. Vice President Names as Interim President – Barbara Burch
  • Stamper, John. Board of Regents Closes Doors Again
  • Halogen Lights Banned from Dorms
  • The 1997 Marsupial Awards
  • Cox, Wade. Improve Coverage
  • Riley, Jason. Writer’s Guilty Feet Wander into Unchartered …


Eubank, Mildred Olevia, 1895-1985 (Mss 86), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 1997

Eubank, Mildred Olevia, 1895-1985 (Mss 86), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 86. Genealogical materials collected by Mildred Olevia Eubank, an Allen County, Kentucky native, but long-time resident of Simpson County. Especially noted are the Chiles, Eubank, Harrell, Hunt, Lewis, Page, Potts, Reeder, and Stamps families chiefly in the counties of Allen, Simpson and Warren.