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Ua12/2/2 1951 Talisman, None

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1951 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – Judson Griffin, M.L. Billings, Susie West McClanahan
• Administration / President / Faculty
• Classes
• 1950 Homecoming
• Western Dances
• Western Players
• Community Concerts
• Inter-Collegiate Debate Team / Speech Contest Winners
• Red & Grey Orchestra
• Cedar House Activities
• Religious Emphasis Week
• Outstanding Events
• Organizations / Clubs
• Music
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Athletics
• Football
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Track Team
• Basketball
• Military
• Snapshots
• Training School
• Index

The Light, Saint Philip Hospital School Of Nursing, 1951

St. Philip School of Nursing (1920-1962)

Yearbooks from the Saint Philip School of Nursing include black and white photographs of faculty, clinic instructors, and students. Also included are informational sections such as the honor code, class song, class directory, class history, class prophecy, class "Last Will and Testament," prose and poetry, superlatives, patrons, and advertisements. In this copy, a handwritten inscription on the front endsheet reads: "[Pend?] L.W. Bland RN, 1803 - Carter St., Richmond, Va."

Ua12/2/2 1950 Talisman, None

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1950 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – WKU Alumni & Students
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Homecoming 1949
• Western Dances
• Outstanding Chapel Programs
• Class of 1924 Reunion
• Award Winners
• Western Players
• Religious Emphasis Week
• Organizations
• Music
• Features – Campus Favorites
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Publications – College Heights Herald & Talisman
• Athletics
• Cards Rout Toppers in Grid Inaugural – Football
• Evansville Downs Western 20 to 0 – Football
• Toppers Triumph Over Eagles 19–0 – Football
• Union Bulldogs Bow to Hilltoppers – Football
• Western Tops Howard 20 to 0 – Football
• Western Noses Out Georgetown 12-6 – Football …

The Light, Saint Philip Hospital School Of Nursing, 1950

St. Philip School of Nursing (1920-1962)

Yearbooks from the Saint Philip School of Nursing include black and white photographs of faculty, clinic instructors, and students. Also included are informational sections such as a history of the school, the honor code, a class directory, class history, class prophecy, class "Last Will and Testament," senior activities, class poem, an alumnae directory, patrons, and advertisements.

Ua3/2/1 Founders Day Program, Western Kentucky University

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WKU Founders Day program includes list of faculty and staff with 25 years of service.

Ua12/2/2 1949 Talisman, None

WKU Administration Documents

1949 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – Henry Cherry, Paul Garrett
• Western Album
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Speech Contest Winners
• Who’s Who in American Universities & Colleges
• Music Events of Note
• Concert Series
• Visiting Artists
• Football
• Track
• Golf
• Hilltoppers – Basketball
• Western Leads OVC with 4-0 – Basketball
• Cochran, Bob. Western Topples Evansville 71 to 47 – Basketball
• Experts Climbing on Western’s Wagon – Basketball
• Russell, Joe. San Francisco Downs City, 54-51 – Basketball
• Rose, Murray. Western (15-0), Minnesota (13-0), Hamline (13-0) Top Unbeaten – Basketball
• Hilltoppers to Get Test on Saturday – Basketball
• Homecoming …

Ua12/2/2 1948 Talisman, Pt. 2, None

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1948 Talisman yearbook pp. 96-end.

• Western Holds Evansville for 0-0 Tie – Football
• Western Locks with Arkansas State for Second Tie – Football
• Tennessee Tech Bows to Toppers 13-7 – Football
• Toppers Still Unbeaten as Bradley Falls 15-13 – Football
• Cards Squeeze by Western to Win 19-13 – Football
• West Michigan is Hot in 38-0 Win Over Toppers – Football
• Toppers Power Morehead 20-6 in Last Home Stand – Football
• Western Falls to Strong Eastern Eleven 27-7 – Football
• Murray Wins KIAC Crown by Beating Western 21-0 – Football
• Homecoming
• W Club
• Basketball Season Review
• NIT Tournament – Basketball
• Tennis …

Ua12/2/2 1948 Talisman, Pt. 1, None

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1948 Talisman yearbook pp 1-95.

• Foreword
• Dedication – L.T. Smith
• Campus Scenes
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Dr. Weldon Hart
• Music
• Visiting Artists
• Concert Series

Ua12/2/2 1947 Talisman, None

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1947 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – Scholarship
• Western’s Honor Graduates 1924-1946
• Highest Scholastic Standing
• Women’s Honor Roll, Fall 1946
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• High School Valedictorians Now Enrolled In Western
• Loudermilk, Charles. Hope
• Holland, S.E. The Traveler
• Features – Campus Favorites, Beauty Queens
• Campus Scenes
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Graduate Students
• Classes
• Athletics
• Military
• Clubs
• Concert Series
• Publications – College Heights Herald / Talisman
• Activities
• Registration
• Veterans’ Village
• Cedar House
• Training School
• Advertisements
• Index

Ua12/2/2 1946 Talisman, None

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1946 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – World War II Dead
• Collins, William. The Sleep of the Brave
• Campus Views
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Military
• Clubs
• Western College Players
• Music
• Concert Series
• College Heights Herald
• Talisman
• Physical Education
• Basketball Schedule
• Review of the Season – Basketball
• Training School
• Photographs
• Advertisements
• Index

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 22, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Book Marks
• Rural School Notes
• Faculty Notes
• Kentucky Building News Society Page
• From the Press Box
• The Service Column
• Alumni Flashes
• Hilltopics

This issue contains articles:

• KIAC Champs Will Meet No. 2 Team Tomorrow
• Prof Horace McMurtry Dies at City Hospital
• Candidates Named for Annual Feature Honors
• World Student Service Fund Begins Work on Campus
• Two Westerners Declared Dead - Harold Burkhead, Charles Embry
• Sunday Broadcasts Heard on Campus
• Six Seniors to Receive Degrees
• Former Westerner Dies of Injuries – Wallace Southard
• Grid Mentor Resigns Job …

The Light, Saint Philip Hospital School Of Nursing, 1946

St. Philip School of Nursing (1920-1962)

Yearbooks from the Saint Philip School of Nursing include black and white photographs of faculty, clinic instructors, and students. Also included are informational sections such as student organizations,a Who's Who, class song, illustrations, and advertisements . In this copy, a handwritten inscription on the front endsheet reads: "6-5-47 Property of Miss P.L. Wilkinson, R.N., St. Philip Dorm Room 119". There are several autographs on page 33. A handwritten inscription on the back endsheet reads: "Miss Pearl L. Wilkinson, R.N."

A Program Of Improvement For Union County Kentucky Schools, Thomas Fortenbery

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem presented in a Program of Improvement for Union County Schools deals primarily with future school buildings. The problem is threefold:

1. The location of future school buildings must be determined in the light of population trends and economic developments.
2. The size of the buildings must be determined.
3. A plan to finance the program must be developed.

Ua12/2/2 1945 Talisman, None

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1945 Talisman yearbook.

• In Memoriam April 1, 1945 – World War II Dead
• Campus Scenes
• President / Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Clubs & Organizations
• Western Players
• Military
• E.A. Diddle – Coach & Athletic Director
• Ted Hornback – Assistant Coach
• WKU Basketball Schedule 1944-45
• Review of Basketball Season
• Girls’ Intramurals
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Training School
• Advertisements
• Index

Ua12/2/2 1944 Talisman, None

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1944 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – Charles Taylor, Charles Taylor, Jr.
• In Memoriam – WWII Dead
• Campus Views
• President Paul Garrett
• Administration / Faculty
• Classes
• Organizations
• Sports
• Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
• 321^st College Training Detachment
• Features
• Who’s Who In American Colleges & Universities
• Cardinal – College High Section
• Index

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 20, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Looking Backward
• The Chapel Hour
• Alumni Flashes
• Weddings – Engagements
• Personals
• Music Notes
• Daily Doings
• The Service Column
• Spikes, Cleats & Sneakers
• Faculty Notes
• Here and There

This issue contains articles:

• Financial Success of Talisman Now Assured
• Western Grad to be Instructor at Vassar College – Doris Hutchinson
• Soldier of the Week Announced Regularly – Douglas Clarke
• William Bassett Killed in Crash
• Buildings on Campus Receive Coat of Point
• Gwen Billings and Bebe Binzel Crowned Queens
• It’s Patriotic to Make-over Clothes
• Dr. H.A. Morgan is …

The Light, Saint Philip Hospital School Of Nursing, 1944

St. Philip School of Nursing (1920-1962)

Yearbooks from the Saint Philip School of Nursing include black and white photographs of faculty, clinic instructors, and students. Also included are informational sections such as class histories, information about the school's endowment fund, the class prophecy, student organizations, a class poem and class song, photographs of student activities, and a directory. In this copy, a handwritten inscription on the front endsheet reads: "Sylvia Vaux Daily Hines."

The Light, Saint Philip Hospital School Of Nursing, 1943

St. Philip School of Nursing (1920-1962)

Yearbooks from the Saint Philip School of Nursing include black and white photographs of faculty, clinic instructors, and students. Also included are informational sections such as class histories, information about the school's endowment fund, the class prophecy, student organizations, a class poem and class song, photographs of student activities, and advertisements. In this copy, a handwritten inscription on the front endsheet reads: "Miss Jessee Mae Brown, 914 Glasgow Dr., Portsmouth Va." Throughout the yearbook are handwritten notations, including checkmarks next to individual student names and photographs, and the word "Dead" written over some student photographs.

Ua12/2/2 1942 Talisman, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1942 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – Nelle Gooch Travelstead
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Campus Views
• Classes
• Western 38 Austin Peay 0 – Football
• Western 14 Morehead 0 – Football
• Western 15 Middle Tennessee 7 – Football
• Western 7 Ohio University 20 – Football
• Western 7 Marshall 34 – Football
• Western 27 Eastern 20 – Football
• Western 7 Western Michigan 21 – Football
• Western 6 Tennessee Polytechnic Institute 27 – Football
• Western 7 Howard 20 – Football
• Western 0 Murray 0 – Football
• Freshmen Make Good – Basketball
• Off to Madison Square Garden – Basketball
• Luck to You, Johnny Crowdus …

Ua12/2/2 1941 Talisman, None

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1941 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Campus Views
• Dedication – Paul & Virginia Garrett
• Thanks – Marvin Baker
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Orators
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Clubs / Organizations
• Western College Players
• Roy Holmes Orchestra
• Music
• Western 13 – Bradley Tech 0 – Football
• Western 26 – Presbyterian 7 – Football
• Western 6 – Louisiana Tech 7 – Football
• Western 6 – Tennessee Tech 0 – Football
• Western 13 – Middle Tennessee 0 – Football
• Western 25 – Western Michigan 6 – Football
• Western 0 – Morehead 0 – Football
• Western 20 …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 17, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni Flashes
• Athletics
• Club - Notes
• Engagements – Weddings
• Faculty Notes
• Hilltopics
• Looking Backward
• Society – Personals
• Sports Spotlight

This issue contains articles:

• College Heights Herald Rated as Second Best State College Paper
• Seelbach Scene of Kentucky Education Association Meeting
• Pershing Rifles Unit Adopts ‘C’ Average as Admittance Requirement
• Regional Music Festival Billed Here Tomorrow
• Feature Section of 1941 Talisman Is Revealed
• Mother’s Day Set for May 2
• Many Western Pre-Medical Students Admitted to Vanderbilt
• President Paul Garrett Unanimously Re-Elected
• Reds, Germans Invade Campus – Communists, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 17, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni Flashes
• Athletics
• Club - Notes
• Engagements – Weddings
• Faculty Notes
• Hilltopics
• Looking Backward
• Society – Personals
• Sports Spotlight

This issue contains articles:

• Englishman Will Air Views on ‘Battle of Britain’ – Roy Gilks
• Success Factors Being Tabulated
• Spring Symphonic Concert Is Scheduled for Palm Sunday
• Plan M. C. Ford Memorial Fund
• 4000 High School Seniors on Hill Today
• Garrett, Paul. Greetings!
• Geography Meet Held on Hill
• Negro Tenor Roland Hayes to Give Concert April 9
• Talisman Staff Gives Program Names Winners
• Herald Defends Kentucky Intercollegiate …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 17, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni Flashes
• Athletics
• Club - Notes
• Engagements – Weddings
• Faculty Notes
• Hilltopics
• Looking Backward
• Society – Personals
• Sports Spotlight

This issue contains articles:

• Geography Meet Scheduled for Hill Tomorrow – Pennyroyal Council of Geography Teachers
• Success Factors Being Tabulated
• Spring Symphonic Concert Is Scheduled for Palm Sunday
• Plan M. C. Ford Memorial Fund
• 400 Visitors Expected for Senior Day
• “SIAA Champion” Gets New Home
• Talisman to Have Chapel April 2
• Negro Tenor Roland Hayes to Give Concert April 9
• Englishman Will Air Views on ‘Battle of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 17, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni Flashes
• Athletics
• Club - Notes
• Engagements – Weddings
• Faculty Notes
• Hilltopics
• Looking Backward
• Society – Personals
• Sports Spotlight

This issue contains articles:

• Enrollment for Second Semester Shows Increase
• Toppers, Breds in Same Draw
• “First Novels Are Easy to Sell,” Says Famous Grad – Ann Davis
• Keith Chloe, Robert Todd, and Woodford Moseley Selected
• Fund Allotted for New Drill Field
• English Group Convenes on Hill Tonight
• Pictures Due for Talisman
• “I’d Like to Cook for Him” – Cora Edson
• Famed Biologist to Speak Tonight – Thomas …

Ua12/2/2 1940 Talisman, None

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1940 Talisman yearbook.

• Dedication – Franz Strahm
• In Memoriam – Marion Conner Ford
• Campus Views
• President – Paul Garrett
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Clubs / Organizations
• Music
• Red & Grey Orchestra
• Roy Holmes Orchestra
• Western Players
• National Youth Administration Resident Project
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Football Season
• Toppers Trounce Ohio U. in Opener – Football
• Western Slides to 2-0 Victory – Football
• Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Tops Terrymen 10-0 – Football
• Memphis Teachers Next to Fall – Football
• Last Quarter Drive Stuns Louisiana Tech – Football
• Middle Tennessee Smothered 26-2 – Football
• Toppers Spoil Bronco’s Homecoming – Football
• East …

The Light, Saint Philip Hospital School Of Nursing, 1940

St. Philip School of Nursing (1920-1962)

Yearbooks from the Saint Philip School of Nursing include black and white photographs of faculty, clinic instructors, and students. Also included are informational sections such as the class president's philosophy, class poem, class will, and advertisements. In this copy, a handwritten inscription on the front endsheet reads: "Sylvia Voux Daily".

The Light, Saint Philip Hospital School Of Nursing, 1939

St. Philip School of Nursing (1920-1962)

Yearbooks from the Saint Philip School of Nursing include black and white photographs of faculty, clinic instructors, and students. Also included are informational sections such as a class history, the class prophecy, the class president's philosophy, a class will, photographs of student activities, jokes, and advertisements. In this copy, a handwritten inscription on the front endsheet reads: "Sylvia Voux Daily".

Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 24, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore

WKU Administration Documents

Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This particular show is a play written using letters owned by Lenora Lindley of Livermore, Kentucky written by a freed slave in Liberia to her former owner in Ohio County, Kentucky.

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

WKU Administration Documents

Athletics scrapbook for the period 1930-1932. Contains other types of clippings as well. Index from book:

• Athletics 1-75, 240-250
• Concerts 76-100
• General - Local, State and National News of Interest to the Institution 101-150
• General News of the School 151-200, 281
• Kentucky Education Association 250-265
• Parent Teacher Association 201-209
• ROTC 221-230
• State Department 231-239
• State Parks 210-220, 266-280

Ua3/1/1 Report In Response To House Resolution No. 5, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Administration Documents

Report by Henry Cherry to John Y. Brown giving a list of employees, duties and salaries. Includes African American employees.