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Ua3/1/7/2 Edward Mcdermott Campaign Letter, Edward Mcdermott

WKU Administration Documents

Form letter created by the Edward McDermott gubernatorial campaign. This document is found in the Henry Cherry Political Papers.

Ua3/1/3 Political Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook of political clippings created by the WKU president's office. Page numbers refer to original scrapbook, not pdf.

• A Trumpet Call - 33
• A.O. Stanley Announces for Governorship - 32
• Address, J. Mace. Solving Country Life Problems in Massachusetts, nd - 28
• An Open Letter Denhardt to Hines A Peppery Document - 42
• An Opportunity for the Churches - 6
• Apples for Commercial Purposes - 30
• Are We Forgetting the Farewell Admonitions of the Republic's Founder? - 43
• Asks Stanley to Name Men He Denounces - 51
• Baiting the Railroads - 30
• Beckham Chokes and Swallows - 52
• Beckham Espouses …

Ua3/1/7/2 Henry Cherry Campaign Letter, Henry Cherry

WKU Administration Documents

Form letter created by Henry Cherry's gubernatorial campaign headquarters.

Ua3/1/4 Address Accepting Chairmanship Of The State Democratic Convention, Henry Cherry

WKU Administration Documents

Address made by Henry Cherry, president Western Kentucky State Normal School on accepting the permanent chairmanship of the state democratic convention published in the 1915 Democratic Campaign Book.

Ua3/1/7/2 Henry Cherry Political Clippings, Henry Cherry

WKU Administration Documents

Clippings regarding Henry Cherry's candidacy for Kentucky governor in 1915.

Ua12/2/2 Vista, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

1915 Vista yearbook.

• Greeting
• Dedication – Henry Cherry
• The Fort
• C.S. Brown – Dormitory Manager
• Faculty & Board of Regents
• Dreams
• Class of 1915
• Senior Editorial
• Midsummer Nights Dream – Senior Play
• Privileged? Hardly
• Alice in Seniorland
• Class Poem
• Annual Debate of the Senior Girls
• Know Em?
• Owed to Senior Note Books
• Senior Class Song – We’re a Jolly Band of Seniors
• Concerning a Senior and Geometry I
• Ex Parte
• Class Song
• Class Will
• Juniors – Class of 1916
• Sophomores – Class of 1917
• Freshmen – Class of 1918
• Class Editorials, Poems, Prophecies, Songs
• White Butterfly
• Effects of the Son …

Russellville And Auburn Home Telephone Directory, Department Of Library Special Collections

Research Collections

Scanned copy of June 1914, Russellville and Auburn, Kentucky Telephone Directory

Ua3/1/2/1 Letter From Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

WKU Administration Documents

Letter from Nettie Depp to Henry Cherry written April 13, 1914 when Depp was Superintendent of Barren County Schools. She was the first woman elected to any office in Barren County, seven years before woman's suffrage in the United States. She was also the first WKU alum to be elected superintendent of schools. Transcription of letter:

[Note at top] Look on alumni list and change address.

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear Mr. Cherry;

Your letter sent to Scottsville has reached me. My prospects for the following year are possibly not as flattering as you would like, but …

Ua94/6/2/14 Domestic Science Notebook, Annie Reis

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Domestic Science notebook kept by student Annie Reis regarding crocheting and embroidery. Includes samples of work created by Reis and patterns for underwear and sleeves.

Messenger Inquirer - Owensboro, Ky. (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Genealogical Records

Newspaper clippings, dated 1913 to 1937, about Muhlenberg County, Kentucky and found in the "Messenger Inquirer" which was published in Owensboro, Kentucky.

Fire Insurance Rates On Dwellings And Private Barns For Bowling Green Kentucky, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

Book shows buildings with construction characteristics, use and addresses, street names, alleys and owners
Includes pasted-on and penciled-in revisions; see HG9779 .B7x K4 1913

Box 30, Folder 17 Warren County Marriage Records, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.

Box 25, Folder 10 Warren County Marriage Records, B-W, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.

Genealogy Of The John Fishback Family Of Culpeper County, Virginia, Department Of Library Special Collections

Research Collections

No abstract provided.

Herman Donovan's Registration & Transcript, Wku Registrar

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Registration form and transcript of Herman Donovan the first student to register at WKU. He went on to be president of Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky.

Ua3/1/2/1 Letter Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

WKU Administration Documents

Letter written to Henry Cherry by Nettie Depp from Scottsville, Kentucky, Dec. 11, 1910. Transcript:

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear Mr. Cherry;

As a matter of course I am egotistical enough to think that you would like to hear from me occasionally.

School here is progressing nicely though the school board is financially embarressed [sic] at present. You know they began the school with only a twenty cent tax and now they begin to realize that they will have to do something in order to meet the growing demands of the school.

They have called a meeting …

Ua25 Lease To Kentucky Board Of Health, Wku Finance & Administration

WKU Administration Documents

Contract between WKU and the Kentucky Board of Health to lease rooms in Recitation Hall for four years.

Ua3/1/2/1 Letter Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

WKU Administration Documents

Letter from Nettie Depp to Henry Cherry from Glasgow, Kentucky, August 20, 1910. Transcript of letter:

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear Mr. Cherry,

I have been wating [sic] to know for certain just what I was to do. I go to Scottsville next week. I have charge of the 7th and 8th grades and two higher classes at $65.00 per month. This is not the work I wanted to do nor is it the price I wanted to work for, still I think it the best I can do this year and I shall go and do …

Ua3/1/2/1 Letter Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

WKU Administration Documents

Letter from Nettie Depp to Henry Cherry dated July 28, 1910 from Glasgow, Ky. Transcript of letter:

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear sir:

Your letter to hand and I have made the application for the school. I sincerely thank you for all you have done for me and only hope that I may be able in some way to repay you.

I have not been at home long enough to visit any schools but hope to do so soon.

Yours for success

Nettie B. Depp

Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Eastern Kentucky University, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Documents housed in Box 1 Folder 7 of President Henry Cherry’s Correspondence, General File regarding the relationship between WKU and Eastern Kentucky University. This file is comprised entirely of letters, the majority from EKU’s president Ruric Roark.

• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 1/25/1907 – congratulations on creation of WKU, questions about curriculum and faculty
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 6/3/1907 – Kentucky Education Association resolution re: diplomas
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 6/7/1907 – appropriations for EKU
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 6/24/1907 – curriculum and faculty
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 7/25/1907 – diplomas …

Ua99/6/1 Debate Program, Coreco, Big Four

Student Organizations

Program for debate between Big Four and Coreco on topic that woman suffrage would be hazardous to the best interests of our country.

Hines, Margaret Gates (Nicholls), 1878-1941 (Sc 3251), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3251. Stock certificate for five thousand shares in the Cold Air Double Action Motor Company of Louisville, Kentucky, a notice of shareholders meeting, and a Better Business Bureau query about the company.

The Sentinel - Muhlenberg County, Ky. (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Genealogical Records

Newspaper clippings, dated 1910-1911, from a newspaper titled "The Sentinel" which was published in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Box 30, Folder 16 Warren County Marriage Records, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.

Ua1b3/7 Oratorical League Committee, Wku Faculty

WKU Administration Documents

Correspondence regarding proposed constitution of the Central Oratorical League consisting of Indiana State University, Eastern Kentucky University and Ohio University. William Craig was appointed a committee of one to study the viability of WKU's participation. Includes program for oratorical contest held May 27, 1910 in Van Meter Hall.

Ua99/6/1 Debate Program, Big Four, Coreco

Student Organizations

Program for debate between Big Four and Coreco on topic that a large navy tends to peace. Lists participants.

Ua98/1 Green & Gold, Vol. Vii, No. 3, Potter College For Young Ladies

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine created by and about the students of Potter College. The Green & Gold contains articles, short stories, poetry and news regarding events of the college, students and alumni.

• Toast to Potter
• Redmond, Ethel. A Negro Sermon
• McCurdy, B.O. Never Seem to Be What You Are Not
• Eastland, May. A New “Brer Rabbit & Brer Possum” Story
• The Universal Sovereign
• Postlewaite, Delphia. Pat’s Joke
• Description of the Azores
• Sanders, Norah. Ghosts
• Barr, Corrine. Interpretation of Prometheus Unbound
• Mitchell, Katherine. The Misfortunes of Rastus
• Earth’s Pain
• The Passing of Pleasant Potter College
• Wilford, John. The Passing of Pleasant J. Potter College …

Ua98/1 Green & Gold, Vol. Vii, No. 2, Potter College For Young Ladies

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine created by and about the students of Potter College. The Green & Gold contains articles, short stories, poetry and news regarding events of the college, students and alumni.

• Baker, Louise. Dear Old Potter ‘Way Up on the Hill
• Givens, Kathryn. Won’t You? Will You? You Are
• Twashtri – A Tale of India
• Bartered Birthrights
• Mitchell, Katherine. Mumps! Mumps! Mumps!
• Rosser, Elma. Fate’s Sister
• Mitchell, Katherine. Luigi Cornaro
• Rats
• A Day in January
• Editorial
• Sigma Iota Chi
• Beta Sigma Omicron
• Eta Upsilon Gamma
• Phi Mu Gamma
• Lewis, Lena. Ossolian Society
• Sleadd, Gertrude. Hypatian Society
• Rosser, Elma. Entertainment
• Keith, Katherine. YWCA …

Box 25, Folder 9 Warren County Marriage Records, T-Y, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.

Box 25, Folder 4 Warren County Marriage Records, A-Du, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.