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Interview With Robert O'Brien, January 9, 2006, Robert O'Brien, Michael J. Birkner

Oral Histories

Robert O'Brien was interviewed on January 9, 2006 by Michael J. Birkner about his military service during World War II and his years as a student at Gettysburg College. He discusses his childhood and time at Muhlenberg College, before he enlisted in the US Navy Air Corps and served at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida. After the war he came to Gettysburg on a basketball scholarship. He discusses his experience as a physics major, fraternity brother, and college athlete.

Length of Interview: 94 minutes

Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by …

Ua3/9/5 Special Unveiling Of Granite Panels On The Guthrie Bell Tower, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Program and talking points used by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the unveiling of the granite panels on the Guthrie Bell Tower honoring WKU servicemen and veterans.

Interview With Arthur Bruce Boenau, June 9, 2005, Arthur Bruce Boenau, Michael J. Birkner

Oral Histories

Arthur Bruce Boenau was interviewed on June 9, 2005 by Michael Birkner about his life and time as a professor of Political Science at Gettysburg College. He discusses his childhood, his experiences during World War II and the Korean War in the Counterintelligence Corps, and finally his memories of the faculty, administrators, and students at Gettysburg.

Length of Interview: 94 minutes

Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4^th floor, Musselman Library. GettDigital contains the complete …

Ua1b2/1 War & Wku, Kim Purvis

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

A paper regarding how WKU was affected by war during the 20th century, includes an overview of protest movements and underground newspapers in the late 1960's.

The 55th College Training Detachment Of The Army Air Corps Program On The Gettysburg College Campus, 1943-1944, Julia Grover

The Gettysburg Historical Journal

The 55th College Training Detachment of the Air Force Cadet Program came to Gettysburg College in 1943. It was a separate program designed to provide educated officers for the Air Corps in the United States Army. These trainees would not only learn military drill, physical training, medical aid and flight skills, but they would also study physics, math, English, history, and geography. They were taught by members of the Gettysburg College staff and housed on campus, in dorms and fraternity houses.Their presence on campus was a constant reminder for regular students that the country was in the midst of a …

Downing, Dero Goodman, 1921-2011 (Sc 1373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1373. Letters written by Dero G. Downing as a Western Kentucky University student, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1942, and as a Navy officer, 1944-1945, to his parents, Horse Cave, Kentucky and Dunbar, West Virginia. Discusses events as a member of the WKU basketball team that played in the NCAA tournament. Includes some news of his naval life.

Ua3/9/5 Guthrie Bell Tower Dedication, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the Guthrie Bell Tower dedication ceremony in honor of the Guthrie family and WKU's servicemen.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hall, Rex. Insurance Premiums to Increase
• Shinall, Dave. Gables Apartment Fire Leaves 46 Homeless
• Hoang, Mai. Newest Ombudsman Appointed – Sonya Gray
• Dittmeier, Kate. TVs Removed from Dorm Lobbies to Cut Noise Level
• Lord, Joseph. Terrorist Attack may Alter Debate Topic – Forensics Team
• USA, Hilltoppers Are On in the Same – Homecoming
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: War Against Terrorism
• Glaser, Joe. War: What Is It Good For? – 9/11 Attack
• Tucker, Kyle. Beware: Sleeping Giant Now Awake – 9/11 Attack
• Brazley, Erin. Safety Walk Finds Poor Lighting …

Interview With John Roger Stemen, June 26, 2001, John R. Stemen, Michael J. Birkner

Oral Histories

John Roger Stemen was interviewed on June 26, 2001 by Michael J. Birkner about his experiences before he became a professor of History at Gettysburg College. He discusses his childhood in Indiana and focuses on his undergraduate education at Yale University and his service in the photolithography unit in Korea. After the war he attended Indiana University and Johns Hopkins University, where he obtained his doctorate.

Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4^th floor, Musselman …

Ua3/4/8/6 Harriett Downing Oral History, Harriett Downing, Sue Lynn Mcdaniel

WKU Administration Documents

Harriet Downing interviewed by Sue Lynn McDaniel regarding student life during World War II and her experiences as wife of WKU's fourth president, Dero Downing.

0634: Cary Howard Rayburn Papers, 1804-1985, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Point Pleasant, West Virginia, teacher. Papers consist primarily of letters written to Mrs. Rayburn from West Virginia state legislators regarding her lobbying efforts to raise teacher retirement benefits. Includes material related to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of 1812, and local history of Point Pleasant and Mason Co., West Virginia.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Broadbent, Stephanie. New Plan Blocks Students from Parking Lot
• Poynter, Chris. On This Hill, I Thee Wed – Cindy Lee, Doug Kimbler, Weddings
• Flynn, Leslie. Group May Sue for Prize Money – United Student Activists
• Brewer, Mike. Faculty: Some Say More Representation Is Needed
• Phon-A-Thon Close to Pledge Goal
• Justice Ignored in Howard Lindsey Case – Dining Services
• Lee, John. Editorial Cartoon Howard Lindsey Human Sacrifice
• Scott, Michael. All Shouldn’t Pay for Others’ Health Care
• People Poll: Should the United States Send More Troops to …

Ua12/2/1 Hillside, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald:

• Poynter, Chris. Vietnam: Effects of a War – Larry Powell, Veterans
• Varney, Dennis. For the Team – Zack Stroble, Athletic Trainers

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hannah, Jim. Vote of Confidence Draws Faculty Debate – Faculty Senate, Thomas Meredith
• Nations, Jeff. Jack Harbaugh’s Future Settled – For Now At Least
• Wells, Greg. Changes Could Affect Awards – Student Financial Aid
• Cassady, Pam. Preston Health & Activities Center – Breaks for Christmas
• Student Ticket Policies in Place
• Faculty Senate’s Motives Should Be Questioned
• Johnson, Steve. Editorial Cartoon Faculty Senate Ambushes Thomas Meredith
• Fans Win With Ticket Pick-Up Policy
• Clark, Patrick. Homosexuality is Not Wrong
• Bunnell, David. Pro-Choice is Pro-Abortion
• Osborne, Jennifer. Welfare …

General Index To Research Notes For: A History Of Blacks In Kentucky, Part Iii, Marion B. Lucas

Kentucky History

This index, general in nature, is organized under seventeen larger topics:

• Camp Nelson
• Slavery
• Slave Hiring
• Free Blacks
• Underground Railroad - Fugitives
• Post-Civil War Living Conditions
• Society & Culture - Medical Care
• Professions - Employment
• Freedmen's Bureau
• Civil Rights
• Politics
• Recreation
• Population
• Segregation- Changes in the 1890s
• Civil War
• Education
• Religion

Under these general headings, there are numerous subtopics. The research notes are numbered and presented in numerical order, and they are searchable by note numbers, names, dates, events, and topics (occasional hand-written numbers may not appear in searches). There are no missing notes, but there are occasional missing numbers, …

General Index To Research Notes For: A History Of Blacks In Kentucky, Part I, Marion B. Lucas

Kentucky History

This index, general in nature, is organized under seventeen larger topics:

• Camp Nelson
• Slavery
• Slave Hiring
• Free Blacks
• Underground Railroad - Fugitives
• Post-Civil War Living Conditions
• Society & Culture - Medical Care
• Professions - Employment
• Freedmen's Bureau
• Civil Rights
• Politics
• Recreation
• Population
• Segregation- Changes in the 1890s
• Civil War
• Education
• Religion

Under these general headings, there are numerous subtopics. The research notes are numbered and presented in numerical order, and they are searchable by note numbers, names, dates, events, and topics (occasional hand-written numbers may not appear in searches). There are no missing notes, but there are occasional missing numbers, …

General Index To Research Notes For: A History Of Blacks In Kentucky, Part Iv, Marion B. Lucas

Kentucky History

This index, general in nature, is organized under seventeen larger topics:

• Camp Nelson
• Slavery
• Slave Hiring
• Free Blacks
• Underground Railroad - Fugitives
• Post-Civil War Living Conditions
• Society & Culture - Medical Care
• Professions - Employment
• Freedmen's Bureau
• Civil Rights
• Politics
• Recreation
• Population
• Segregation- Changes in the 1890s
• Civil War
• Education
• Religion

Under these general headings, there are numerous subtopics. The research notes are numbered and presented in numerical order, and they are searchable by note numbers, names, dates, events, and topics (occasional hand-written numbers may not appear in searches). There are no missing notes, but there are occasional missing numbers, …

Teaching Adolescents About War, Richard E. Kaplan

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

General Index To Research Notes For: A History Of Blacks In Kentucky, Part Ii, Marion B. Lucas

Kentucky History

This index, general in nature, is organized under seventeen larger topics:

• Camp Nelson
• Slavery
• Slave Hiring
• Free Blacks
• Underground Railroad - Fugitives
• Post-Civil War Living Conditions
• Society & Culture - Medical Care
• Professions - Employment
• Freedmen's Bureau
• Civil Rights
• Politics
• Recreation
• Population
• Segregation- Changes in the 1890s
• Civil War
• Education
• Religion

Under these general headings, there are numerous subtopics. The research notes are numbered and presented in numerical order, and they are searchable by note numbers, names, dates, events, and topics (occasional hand-written numbers may not appear in searches). There are no missing notes, but there are occasional missing numbers, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Lawson, Jamie. Soldier Student Again – Scott Wade, Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Johnson, J.L. President Thomas Meredith’s Early Trips Paying Off – Fund Raising
• Hadley, Kim. Slide Show Opens Eyes to Oppression – Racism
• Hadley, Kim. Faculty Senate: Arvin Vos Now Group’s Leader
• Hooray! Big Red Top Mascot
• Johnson, J.L. Fund-Raising Position Created – Development
• Students Need Chance for Input
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Thomas Meredith Ignoring Student Demands
• Private Health Service Could be a Mistake
• Jackson, Carlton. Privatize Football?
• Lucas, Marion. Keep Credit Union …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 67, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Poynter, Chris. Board of Regents to Decide Fate of Health Service
• Stivers, Stephanie. 64-Year-Old’s Jump from Parking Structure Ruled Suicide – Vernon Galvin
• Carter, Darla. Job Hunt: Recession Still Hurts Graduates
• Hadley, Kim. Professor Mark Lowry in Touch with Mideast
• Coal Science Program Gets Endowment
• Police Want People to Buckle Up
• Hoff, Meagan. Health Issue Tops Heather Falmlen’s Agenda – Associated Student Government
• Hoff, Meagan. Associated Student Government Budgets More for Environment
• $500 Noise Ordinance Cheap Shot at Students
• Richardson, Patrick. Editorial Cartoon Bowling Green …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 55, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Brooks, James. Survey Finds Low Faculty Morale – Faculty Senate
• Phillips, Noelle. Family Dealing with Daughter’s Death – Kristi Hedden
• Story Questions Regent Wendell Strode’s Future
• Faculty Senate Wants Athletic Spending Cut
• Meadows, Melanie. Week Set for the Environment – United Student Activists
• Johnson, J.L. Slash Victim Marla Hanson’s Scars Run Deep
• Advisory Board Will Give Staff Much-Needed Voice – Staff Senate
• Quire, Jeff. Editorial Cartoon Staff Need Voice
• Goff, Jeff. Protest Farcical – Associated Student Government
• Gaines, Jim. Associated Student Government Not Representative
• Shultz, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Bricking, Tanya & Laura Howard. Access to Crime Reports Under Scrutiny
• Hoff, Megan. Students Petition for Song Change – WWHR 91.7
• Poynter, Chris. Soldier’s Return Ends Student’s Tears – Michael Wessell, Julie Combs, Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Poynter, Chris & Christine Taylor. Residence Hall Association Hears Van Hodge Apologize
• Coach to Interview for Athletic Director Job – Paul Sanderford
• Armes, Anya. Week to Help Inspire Western Pride – Anti-Apathy Week
• Don’t Cover Up for Campus Criminals
• Quire, Jeff. Editorial Cartoon Ax Murderer on Campus
• Sanderford, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Phillips, Noelle. Dressing is Hectic for Models – Fashion Show
• Taylor, Christine. Dorm Officers Resign – Residence Hall Association
• Poynter, Chris. Former Western Photographer Todd Buchanan Missing in Iraq – Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Program to Highlight Minorities
• Western Hiring Sex Health Educator – Health Services
• Armes, Anya. Actors Take Five in Green Room – Ivan Wilson Hall
• Establish Scholarships for All Ethnic Minorities
• Quire, Jeff. Editorial Cartoon – Big Red Conducting Minority Scholarship Train
• You Can Ruin a Thief’s Days
• Ardrey, Saundra. Won’t Explain …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Poynter, Chris. Students Question Saddam Hussein’s Future – Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Johnson, J.L. Fasters Sink Teeth into Real Problem
• Johnson, J.L. Elderly May Be Losing Sight of Road
• Hoff, Megan. Free Income Tax Help Offered
• Students Win Award for Ad Campaign – John Payne, Jeff Pendleton
• Giving Lip Service to Black Students in Criminal
• Quire, Jeff. Editorial Cartoon Thomas Meredith Running from Minority Issues
• Smith, Becky. Illustrations Good – Jeff Quire, Greg Neat
• Cline, Shannon. Police Break Rules
• Mueller, Chrissie. Proud of Team – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Poynter, Chris. Western Reacts to War’s End – Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Dorris, Donna. 300 March in Support of Troops – Demonstrations
• Stewart, Nikita. Office Seeking Commitment – Black Retention Office
• Faculty Senate Leaders Meet with Thomas Meredith – Credit Union
• Paul Sanderford to Interview for Athletics Director Spot
• Brooks, James. Loved Ones Fight Being Alone – Military Families
• Center for Teaching Smart Idea – Center for Teaching & Learning
• Quire, Jeff. Editorial Cartoon Teaching Resources Are Your Friends
• Lubke, Theresa. Honor Presidents – President’s …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Tatum, Doug. Athletics Director Search Heats Up
• Steinhauer, Kris. Caving Group Goes Down Under – Green River Grotto
• Stewart, Nikita. Recruiting of Minority Teachers Questioned
• Yates, Lauren. Astronomy Teacher Randall Lee Harper Jr., 29, Dies
• Hoff, Meagan. Dental Hygiene Program Reaccredited
• Candidate Visits Western – Larry Forgy
• March to Fountain Square Planned Today – Demonstrations, Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Brooks, James. Center to Strengthen Teaching – Center for Teaching & Learning
• Poynter, Chris. Administrators Eye Wish Lists – Western XXI
• It’s Good to Ask Students, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Clingerman, Ann. Court Makes Examples of Fake ID Users
• Stewart, Nikita. Retention Office Asks for Money
• Kinnarid, Kevin. ROTC Cadets Hit the Streets at Dawn
• Patrow, Dixie. Nightclub Brings Fellowship – Nite Class
• Associated Student Government Proposal Asks for Crosswalk Signals
• Associated Student Government Wants General Education Changes
• Meadows, Melanie. Families’ War Opinions Conflict – Card Family, Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Jensen, Elizabeth. Students Work Hard
• Quire, Jeff. Editorial Cartoon Hart County Bank Shooting Up Faculty Newsletter
• Regent’s Credit Union Inquiry Fishy
• Madison, Wes. Credit …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 42, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Poynter, Chris. Group to Look at Minority Funding – Council on Higher Education
• Stewart, Nikita. Minorities Question Scholarship Process
• Stewart, Nikita. Soviets Sing Praises for U.S. – Barko Family, Refugees
• Taylor, Christine. Joint Doctorate Plan Initiated – University of Louisville, Education & Behavioral Science
• Armes, Anya. Leaders Want to Stop Health Bill
• Students Who Staged Sit-In Deserve A for Effort – Demonstrations
• Quire, Jeff. Editorial Cartoon Big Red Sleeping Through Minority Issues
• Carter, Darla. People Who Litter are Just Plain Lazy
• Houchens, Gary. No Malice …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 41, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Poynter, Chris. Grad Loses Red Towel, but Not His Memories – Harry Burns
• Stewart, Nikita. Students Try to Wake Up Western: More Than 100 Students March on Wetherby Administration Building – Demonstrations, Desegregation
• Armes, Anya. Leaders Protest Health Bill
• Businesses Give Career Tips
• Brooks, James. Protestors Writing Soldiers – United Student Activists, Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Clingerman, Ann. Soldiers Get Valentines Greetings
• Students Should Join Effort to Revoke Insurance Law
• Quire, Jeff. Editorial Cartoon Doctors Taking Student’s Money
• Ray, Marshal. Activists are Naïve
• Shields, Dawn. …