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Full-Text Articles in Women's History
Autherine Lucy & The University Of Alabama Integration At U Of A 1952-1956, Tamera Lott
Autherine Lucy & The University Of Alabama Integration At U Of A 1952-1956, Tamera Lott
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the University of Alabama was chartered in 1820 and is Alabama’s oldest public university. Prior to 1956, the University was segregated; admission was limited to white men and women. On February 3, 1965, Miss Autherine Lucy stepped foot on campus for the first time to attend classes at the University; history was made as she was the first African American present. Lucy’s attendance stirred conflict throughout campus and the state of Alabama. Unbeknownst to many, Lucy’s attendance garnered both national and international attention. The central argument here is that Lucy’s experiences at the University of Alabama …
Ua37/42 Faculty Personal Papers Nina Hammer, Wku Archives
Ua37/42 Faculty Personal Papers Nina Hammer, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Personal papers of Nina Hammer, Bowling Green Business University Registrar 1938-1963; WKU Registrar 1963-1969.
Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program
Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program
WKU Archives Records
The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.
- Bullington, Brittany. A History of the Piano Girl and Her Accomplishments: Women and Music in Nineteenth-Century England
- Ellis, Joseph. The Howl of the Mob: Adapting to Violence in Somalia
- Farrar, Mary. Expectations of Family Physicians: Perceptions of the Doctor and Patient
- Freeman, Tracy. Martha Gellhorn: The Hemingway Years
- Guillory, Anne. The Flemish Mare: Anne of Cleves
- Jordan, Pat. Marketing a Deadly Addiction to Youths
- Marx, Sarah. Comic Books: Carnage in Living Color
- May, …
Ua77/1 Those Fabulous Fifties, Wku Alumni Relations
Ua77/1 Those Fabulous Fifties, Wku Alumni Relations
WKU Archives Records
Alumni directory for the classes of 1950 through 1959 of WKU and the Bowling Green Business University. Contains segments on homecoming, athletics, arts and student life. Also included are selected graduate biographies.
Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Vol. 5, No. 1, Wku Journalism
Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Vol. 5, No. 1, Wku Journalism
WKU Archives Records
Newspaper created by students participating in the Minority Journalism Workshop hosted by the WKU Journalism Department.
- Berry, Erica. Officials Face Court Order to Equalize State's Education
- Stewart, Nikita. Blacks Gaining Slowly n Newsrooms
- Oldham, Frank. Reporters Document Rights March
- Lynk, Rewa. Junk Dealer Helped Force City Schools to Integrate - Henry Alexander
- Chatman, Shirl. Car Deals Bring Success to Minority Businessman - Cornelius Martin
- McDonald, Robbie. Top Priority Has Become Recruiting
- Stewart, Nikita. Reminders of Slavery Stir Reporter
- Dixon, Adra. Student Sells for Future - Paul Boards
- Wright, Lisa. Writer Combines Love for Sports, Ministry - Bruce Branch
- Wright, Lisa. …
Ua11/2 Western's First Fulbright Scholar Is Clinton Coed, Wku Public Affairs
Ua11/2 Western's First Fulbright Scholar Is Clinton Coed, Wku Public Affairs
WKU Archives Records
Press release regarding Vera Pitney the first WKU student to be named a Fulbright Scholar.
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.
The Development Of Education In Bowling Green, Kentucky, Lula Dickey Vance
The Development Of Education In Bowling Green, Kentucky, Lula Dickey Vance
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
In recent years several articles have been written concerning education in Bowling Green, Kentucky, but the writer has been unable to discover an article that has treated the development of education from the time Bowling Green was established until now. It is the motive of this study to trace the development of education from the time Bowling Green was established until the present time.
Information for this thesis has been obtained from various sources, but the greater part of it has been secured through personal interviews, unpublished manuscripts, scrapbooks and histories.
Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence, Henry Cherry, Lalla Boone
Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence, Henry Cherry, Lalla Boone
WKU Archives Records
Correspondence between Lalla Boone and Henry Cherry regarding her returning to work at WKU, enrollment, appropriations and the $100 she donated to start the College Heights Foundation.
Transcript of her letter:
2054 Webster St., Oakland, California, June 30, 1922
Dear Mr. Cherry,
I have feared you had forgotten me until to-day, when I received the invitation to commencement. I had received other invitations to that event; but your invitation gave me courage. Courage I needed. I have been wanting to tell you for a long while now that I want to come back. If you ever expected to get rid …