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Ua52/1 Alumni Memories, Wku Archives Jan 1982

Ua52/1 Alumni Memories, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Memories of WKU and other alumni solicited by WKU Archives.


Ua68/8/2 Kelly Thompson Oral History, Carlton Jackson Oct 1977

Ua68/8/2 Kelly Thompson Oral History, Carlton Jackson

WKU Administration Documents

An interview on October 20, 1977 with WKU president Kelly Thompson conducted by Carlton Jackson.


Ua68/8/2 Kelly Thompson Oral History, Carlton Jackson Jun 1977

Ua68/8/2 Kelly Thompson Oral History, Carlton Jackson

WKU Administration Documents

An interview on June 27, 1977 with WKU president Kelly Thompson conducted by Carlton Jackson.


Ua68/8/2 Kelly Thompson Oral History, J. Crawford Crowe Jan 1977

Ua68/8/2 Kelly Thompson Oral History, J. Crawford Crowe

WKU Administration Documents

An interview on January 2, 1977 with WKU president Kelly Thompson conducted by Crawford Crowe.


Transcript Of Oral History Interview With Guy And Bess Scruggs, Owen Glen Cosgrove, Guy Scruggs, Bess Scruggs Aug 1975

Transcript Of Oral History Interview With Guy And Bess Scruggs, Owen Glen Cosgrove, Guy Scruggs, Bess Scruggs

Owen Glen Cosgrove Papers

Transcript of an oral history interview of Guy and Bess Scruggs conducted by Owen Glen Cosgrove on 21 August 1975. This interview was digitized from cassette format. The Scruggs family was working with Abilene Christian College during its expansion during the 1920s and through the time of the college's dire financial struggles in the 1930s. Mr. Scruggs' thesis on the history of Abilene Christian College is an extensive study of the college during those years. Scruggs and Morris also worked together for many years. Mrs. Scruggs' father was S. N. Allen, for many years a member of the Board of …


Oral History Interview: Burl Collins, Burl Collins Aug 1974

Oral History Interview: Burl Collins, Burl Collins

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Burl Collins was born on October 25, 1903. He was raised in McDowell County, West Virginia. When he was 15 years old, he started his first job in a coal mine. He worked in this mine for 33 years. Mr. Collins married and had 11 children, including eight girls and three boys. He discusses the social, economic, and technological changes during his lifetime. In the audio clip provided, Mr. Collins discusses his wedding and marriage.


Oral History Interview: Helen Adams, Helen Adams Jul 1974

Oral History Interview: Helen Adams, Helen Adams

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Helen Adams was born on January 13, 1898, and was raised in Strange Creek, West Virginia. She lived on a farm with her family. She was one of seven children and her parents also raised two other boys who were orphaned. During her interview, Mrs. Adams discusses working on the farm, raising livestock, and preserving food. She discusses going to church and attending social events like box suppers and socials. She also focuses on folk medicine and the uses of alcohol for medicine and recreational purposes.


Oral History Interview: Fay Ball, Fay Ball Jul 1974

Oral History Interview: Fay Ball, Fay Ball

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Fay Ball was born on March 28, 1904, in Lincoln County, West Virginia. She was raised on a farm and shared most of the farming responsibilities with her family. Mrs. Ball discusses social interactions within the farming community of Lincoln County, including barn raisings and harvesting. She focuses on entertainment during her childhood and explains styles of popular music and games. In the audio clip provided, Mrs. Ball discusses how to play games like “Blind Man,” “Aunt Me Over,” and “Nay Hide.”


Oral History Interview: Josephine R. Gorby, Josephine R. Gorby Jul 1974

Oral History Interview: Josephine R. Gorby, Josephine R. Gorby

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Josephine Gorby was born on February 24, 1908. She began her teaching career in a one-room school in Wimmer, McDowell County, WV. In 1931 she began teaching in Lawrence County, OH. Mrs. Gorby’s interview focuses on growing up on a farm near Proctorville, OH, her experiences as an educator, her family’s experience during World War I, and the 1937 flood of the Ohio River and its tributaries. In the audio clip provided, Mrs. Gorby discusses the impact of the 1937 flood on the school house in Athalia, OH. During her interview, she also focuses on the construction and use of …


Oral History Interview: Edward C. Jackson, Edward C. Jackson Jun 1974

Oral History Interview: Edward C. Jackson, Edward C. Jackson

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Edward C. Jackson was born on January 17, 1911, in Canfield, Braxton County, WV. In 1926, he moved to Fenwick, Nicholas County, WV, to pursue jobs in saw mills. In his interview, Mr. Jackson describes in great detail the design and structure of the log home he lived in as a child. He focuses on growing up on a farm and places emphasis on the type of work he did and food preparation and preservation. Mr. Jackson also discusses the tight-knit community in which he was raised. In the audio clip provided, Mr. Jackson discusses working in the lumber industry. …


Oral History Interview Transcript With Abilene Christian University History Professors, Marsha Harper, John Robinson, Ralph Smith, Earl Brown Apr 1974

Oral History Interview Transcript With Abilene Christian University History Professors, Marsha Harper, John Robinson, Ralph Smith, Earl Brown

Owen Glen Cosgrove Papers

No abstract provided.


Oral History Interview: Doris Copley Miller, Doris Copley Miller Apr 1974

Oral History Interview: Doris Copley Miller, Doris Copley Miller

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Doris Copley Miller resided in Wayne and Cabell Counties, West Virginia, for the majority of her life. She discusses the history of Marshall Academy and its progression to college and university status. She also focuses on education in West Virginia. In the audio clip provided, Mrs. Miller discusses teaching in Wayne County, West Virginia. She focuses the decor of her classrooms, the number of students, and the typical school day schedule. She also discusses games and recreation played by her students.


Oral History Interview: Charles R. Knightstep, Charles R. Knightstep Oct 1973

Oral History Interview: Charles R. Knightstep, Charles R. Knightstep

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Charles Knightstep was born in Jackson County, WV, but resided in Mason County WV, for the majority of his life. Mr. Knightstep reminiscences about his life growing up on a farm. He describes the process of drying fruits and vegetables and burying apples and potatoes for use during the winter. He explains how his grandmother and mother made lye soap, cottage cheese, and apple butter. He also describes courting his wife and visiting her by horse and buggy. Mr. Knightstep worked for the Kanawha and Michigan railroad beginning in 1915, when he was 15 years old. He describes the changes …


Oral History Interview: Beulah Mckeand, Beulah Mckeand Jul 1973

Oral History Interview: Beulah Mckeand, Beulah Mckeand

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Beulah McKeand grew up in the Ceredo-Kenova area of West Virginia. During her interview, she focuses on her childhood experiences and family history. She discusses working at Abbotts, a store in Huntington, West Virginia. She also focuses on folk medicine, specifically uses for yellow root and ginseng. In the audio clip provided, Mrs. McKeand discusses growing ginseng and the market value for the plant.


Oral History Interview: Dr. Don V. Hatton And Jane Hatton, Don V. Hatton, Jane Hatton Jul 1973

Oral History Interview: Dr. Don V. Hatton And Jane Hatton, Don V. Hatton, Jane Hatton

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Dr. Don V. Hatton was a physician and public health specialist in both West Virginia and Kentucky beginning in the 1930s. During his interview, Dr. Hatton discusses Appalachia and focuses on the definition of the region and what it means to be Appalachian. He also discusses his transition from being a public health specialist focused on preventative medicine to a practicing internal medicine physician. In the audio clip provided, he compares and contrasts his public health work in West Virginia and Kentucky through a focus on physical environment, education, and socioeconomic status. Throughout this interview, Dr. Hatton’s wife, Jane Hatton, …


Oral Interview Of Alvin Arneson, Alvin Arneson Jun 1973

Oral Interview Of Alvin Arneson, Alvin Arneson

Oral Interviews

Interview with Alvin Arneson on schools and farming during the 1920s and 1930s, and his involvement in progressive politics in North Dakota and Minnesota.


Oral History Interview: Ethel Barnes, Eva Ethel Barnes Apr 1973

Oral History Interview: Ethel Barnes, Eva Ethel Barnes

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Eva Ethel Barnes, who is referred to as Ethel Barnes during her interview, was born on February 25, 1900, in Ivydale, Clay County, West Virginia. She attended a one room school house as a child. In the audio clip provided, Mrs. Barnes discusses her education as a child in a one room school house. She focuses on the classroom schedule and her teachers at this school. During her interview she also discusses preserving and preparing food and soap with her mother.


Oral History Interview: Bertha May Asbury, Bertha May Asbury Mar 1973

Oral History Interview: Bertha May Asbury, Bertha May Asbury

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Bertha May Asbury was born in 1888 and began attending school in a one-room school house in 1894 at the age of six. She attended school through the ninth grade. She left school at the age of 17 when she began “courtin’” with young men. In her interview, Mrs. Asbury discusses living on Route 4 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. She focuses on food preservation and preparation, planting and harvesting crops, building a new home, going to square dances, and quilting. In the audio clip provided, Mrs. Asbury discusses what it was like to attend a square dance. She focuses …


0034: Henry A. Smith Letter, 1881, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1973

0034: Henry A. Smith Letter, 1881, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Marshall College student's letter to R. W. Vandal of Schilling, Roane County, West Virginia, discussing his courses, his boarding house and the community.


Ua37/6 Gayle Carver & L.Y. Lancaster Interview, Sara Tyler, L. Y. Lancaster, Gayle Carver Jan 1973

Ua37/6 Gayle Carver & L.Y. Lancaster Interview, Sara Tyler, L. Y. Lancaster, Gayle Carver

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Interviews conducted by Sara Tyler with Gayle Carver and L.Y. Lancaster. The majority of the interviews are about the history of the Kentucky Building and Kentucky Museum collections. There is also information regarding WKU in the 1910s through 1950s, student activities, WKU Bookstore, faculty and staff members, Henry Cherry and other information about the early history of WKU.


Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Jan 1970

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding E.A. Diddle.


Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Dec 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding student and teacher interactions.


Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Oct 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding the Vietnam Moratorium event on the WKU campus.


Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Oct 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding fraternities and student unrest.


Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Sep 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Dero Downing becoming president of WKU.


Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Aug 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Kelly Thompson and commencement.


Ua37/44 One Hundred Commencements, Gordon Wilson Aug 1969

Ua37/44 One Hundred Commencements, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding the 100th commencement and memories of other graduations at WKU.


Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Aug 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding retirement, reminiscing, textbooks and students.


Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson May 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Kelly Thompson's resignation as WKU president.


Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Apr 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Gordon Wilson Hall.