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Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding early classes at WKU and bookstores in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding chapel at WKU.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding house mothers at WKU.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Henry Cherry.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding the beginnings of WKU.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding WKU students and professors.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding school spirit.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding parking on WKU campus.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding the growth of WKU.
Ua37/44 From The Sidelines, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 From The Sidelines, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpts from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly. A look at WKU from an outsider's point of view on 18 points:
- Non-attendance of Juniors & Seniors
- Voting of Students
- Student Self-Government
- Fraternities & Sororities
- Image of Western
- Faculty Conduct
- Religious Atmosphere
- Integration of Western
- The Tail & the Dog
- Recognition
- Provincialism
- Age 65
- University High School
- McNeill School
- Thompson Science Complex
- Tenure
- Retired Teachers
- Duplication of Effort
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding the early years of WKU.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding commencement and the Class of 1914.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly reminiscing about the early days of WKU.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding university status and WKU becoming a 4 year college.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Diaries written by former English professor Gordon Wilson to WKU president Kelly Thompson reminiscing over old times at Western Kentucky University.
- 4:30 PM, 3/22/1964
- A Common Cultural Background, 3/12/1964
- A Widening Influence, 3/4/1964
- Again & Again, 3/19/1964
- An Unending Process, 3/12/1964
- Curriculum, Curricula, 3/1/1964
- If?, 3/9/1964
- Learning in the One-Roomed Country School, 3/2/1964
- Loses & Gains, 3/11/1964
- Our Big, Big Group, 3/18/1964
- Our Small World, 3/2/1964
- Preparation of Our Faculty, 3/24/1964
- Programs, 3/19/1964
- Recognition of Research, 3/6/1964
- Second Wind, 3/1/1964
- Simplicity & Sophistication, 3/28/1964
- So Young & Yet So Old, 3/3/1964
- Some Evidences of Culture, 3/4/1964
- Some Lost History, 3/28/1964 …
Ua37/44 My Speech To The English Majors & Teachers, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 My Speech To The English Majors & Teachers, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly, Addition to 1963 Supplement regarding a speech he delivered to the WKU English Department.
Ua37/44 Memories Of The Old Chestnut Hunt, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Memories Of The Old Chestnut Hunt, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly, Addition to 1963 Supplement regarding chestnut hunts, boat excursions and other student entertainment in the Southern Normal School.
Ua37/44 Further Ranges, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Further Ranges, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly, Addition to 1963 Supplement regarding the Southern Normal School.
Ua37/44 Our Golden Wedding, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Our Golden Wedding, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly, Addition to 1963 Supplement regarding Wilson's 50th wedding anniversary and the Southern Normal School.
Ua37/44 Our Early Crowded Conditions At The Normal, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Our Early Crowded Conditions At The Normal, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly, Addition to 1963 Supplement regarding the Southern Normal School.
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 900-989, 999-1049:
- A Cheerful Liar – 252
- A Mother in Israel – 219
- A Neighborhood Sheik – 215
- A Thin Veneer – 244
- Amen – 109
- Appropriate Food – 99
- Asafetida Bags & Sulfa Drugs – 250
- Awards Day – 278
- Bad Connections – 276
- Ballad Situations – 113
- Becoming a Back Number – 27
- Bells, Bells, Bells – 83
- Blab Schools – 169
- Bottomless Pits – 201
- Burning Off the Woods – 151
- But Not Homer – 47
- By the Highway – 159
- By the Side of the Road – 25
- Calf Rope – …
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 750-799, 803-804, 807-831, 833-857, 859-899:
- A Changing World – 167
- A Cycle of Folk Culture – 215
- A Few Lines – 257
- Across the Creek – 241
- Adults & Children – 3
- All Mixed Up – 65
- And Thee Is a Little Queer – 69
- Anecdotal Wisdom – 15
- Another Barrier Removed – 83
- Beauty & Prejudice – 163
- Beauty & Religion – 139
- Being Typical – 23
- Better But Sadder – 51
- Blue Monday – 111
- Boogers – 177
- Brave Men, Living & Dead – 77
- Candy Kisses – 37
- Canopus – 149
- Changing …
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 676-749:
- A Changing Christmas – 79
- A Dry Moon – 42
- A Folk Triumph – 4
- A Folklore Map of Kentucky – 46
- A Glossary of Passing Words – 135
- A Healthful Sign – 10
- Advancing or Retreating? – 36
- Analogy, Good & Bad – 28
- Ancestry & Common Sense – 105
- Another Dopester Wrong – 66
- Are You Superstitious? – 44
- Back on the Old Party Line – 145
- Blind, Deaf & Dumb – 141
- Bossy & Dobbin – 91
- Bucket Jelly – 16
- By Any Other Name – 147
- By Eye or By …
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 566-669:
- A Few Generations – 57
- Agreeable Fans – 7
- All Tied Up with Memories – 95
- An Ivory Tower – 15
- As In the Days of Methuselah – 188
- Bowser & the Wildcat – 126
- By Their Fruits – 154
- Chicken Coops & Horse Troughs – 196
- Chicken Hawks & Tom Paine – 47
- Childish Fears – 27
- Chimneys – 140
- Communal Culture – 51
- Contiguous Areas – 138
- Country Hicks – 112
- Cradles – 108
- Culture in Hymns – 59
- Cycles of Teaching – 162
- Didn’t It Rain? – 164
- Digging in the …
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 428-503:
- A Cycle of Fences – 100
- Afraid of Science – 90
- Art Through the Side Door – 116
- As Big as All Out-of-Doors – 134
- Asking the Way – 108
- Backing Up the Preacher – 96
- Barriers – 72
- Baying the Moon – 46
- Blackberries – 86
- Borrowing Books – 118
- Bound Each to Each – 126
- Branch Water – 94
- Brandon’s Mill – 12
- Come to Dinner – 128
- Condescension – 68
- Cutting a Splurge – 88
- Elocution – 18
- Eyes That See Not – 50
- Fidelity – Where Is It? – 34 …
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 200-300:
- A House by the Side of the Road – 192
- A Piece of the Way – 132
- A Tent Photographer – 7
- A Tent Show at Fidelity – 20
- A Village Oracle – 60
- Bark Whips – 128
- Better Than His Bond – 84
- Buggy Fixin’s – 130
- Burdock, Jimson Weeds & Cockleburs – 74
- Burning Down the House I Was Brung Up In – 158
- Buttons – 34
- Chestnuts – 162
- Children’s Post Offices – 126
- Children’s Superstitions – 124
- Company – 142
- Confederate Reunions – 52
- Consule Planco – 70
- Corn – …
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 101-199:
- A Chapter on Boots & Shoes – 15
- A Country Parson – 102
- A Cycle of Houses – 106
- A Singer of Ballads – 127
- A Village Wag – 96
- Afraid of the Dark – 86
- Almost a Pioneer – 133
- Boils, Carbuncles & Risings – 153
- Books & Playtime – 26
- Carpentry of Other Years – 120
- Changing Styles of Houses – 125
- Christmas Like It Used to Be – 40
- Church-Door Johnny – 191
- City Folks at Fidelity – 187
- Cutting Down Clothes – 98
- Cutting Sprouts – 195
- Dolls Old & …
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 1-100:
- A Second Introduction – 86
- Breakdowns – 12
- Fiddles & Violins – 20
- Fidelity & the County Seat – 214
- Folk By-Words – 71
- Folk Heroes – 160
- Folk Industries – 77
- Folk Names for Birds – 162
- Folk Prejudices – 24
- Folk Psychology – 10
- Folk Similes – 73
- Folk Types – Jim Crow – 154
- Folk Types – The Cornfield Philosopher – 158
- Folk Types – The Cowboy – 182
- Folk Types – The Desperado – 210
- Folk Types – The Hillbilly – 176
- Folk Types – The Negro Uncle – 152 …