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Ua3/3/1 Map Of Western Kentucky State College, Wku President's Office - Thompson, J.R. Hagan, Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry

WKU Administration Documents

Area bounded by 14th Street, State Street/Normal Boulevard, [University Drive] and L&N Railroad. Base map created in June 1960. Annotated and divided into eleven plots, August 17, 1961:

• Plot No. 1 Central campus, 15th Street to 16th Street 40.7 acres
• Plot No. 2 16th Street to Trade School driveway 14.7 acres
• Plot No. 3 Trade School driveway to 17th Street 9.7 acres
• Plot No. 4 Pavilion area, 17th Street South 40.4 acres
• Plot No. 5 Academic Athletic-Maintenance Service Buildings area 14.0 acres
• Plot No. 6 Kentucky Building grounds 12.9 acres
• Plot No. 7 15th Street & Center Street corner .4 …

Ua1c11/103 President's Office - Urban Renewal Images, Wku President's Office - Thompson

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Artificial collection of images removed from WKU President's Office - Kelly Thompson Papers related to Urban Renewal. These images show various homes and buildings in the Jonesville area that were purchased by WKU in the 1960s.

Special Communication: The Jacksonville Human Relations Story With Reference To The Riots Of August 27, 1960., The Northeast Florida Council Of Human Relations

Textual material from the Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Papers

A special communication asking responsible citizens in Jacksonville to get involved in civil rights and explain what happened during the Jacksonville Race Riots in August, 1960. Dated: September, 1960

Report Of Jacksonville, Florida By Rodney Hurst. From The Papers Of The Naacp, Rodney Lawrence Hurst

Textual material from the Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Papers

Hurst's report on Ax Handle Saturday, NAACP, and other civil rights activities. August, 1960. Part 20, reel 6. Box 1, Folder 3

Ua97/1 Opinion Of The Court, Ogden College Trustees, Warren County Circuit Court

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Typescript of the opinion of the court in case No. 3897 Cooper R. Smith, Regent of Ogden College et al vs. Douglas Smith, et al regarding integration of WKU campus and the stipulations of Robert Ogden's will.

Ua3/3/1 Map Of Western Kentucky State College, Wku President's Office - Thompson, J. R. Hagan, Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry

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Map of WKU campus created by Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry Consulting Engineers of Owensboro. The map measures 30 x 54 and the scale is 1" = 100'.

Map of area bounded by 14th Street, State Street/Normal Boulevard and Old Russellville Road.

Campus buildings include:

• Agriculture Pavilion
• Bates-Runner Hall
• Cherry Hall
• Cherryton
• College High Hall
• Craig Alumni House (President’s Home)
• Diddle Dorm (Men’s Dormitory)
• East Hall
• Garrett Conference Center (Garrett Student Union)
• Gordon Wilson Hall (Library)
• Heating Plant
• Home Economics Building
• Industrial Arts Building
• Kentucky Building
• Log Cabin
• McLean Hall
• Music Hall
• Ogden Hall
• Parking Structure (Maintenance Building)
• Physical Education Building …

A Survey Of Negro Attitudes Toward Race Relations In A Medium Size Midwestern City, David L. Fields

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ua3/3/1 Integration, Wku President's Office - Thompson

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Integration file in WKU President Kelly Thompson's Subject/Correspondence File Box 8, Folder 14. Correspondence regarding integration and a questionnaire from the Commission on Civil Rights.

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Football, 1955-1959, Wku Archives

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Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU football.

Ua12/2/2 1957 Talisman, None

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1957 Talisman yearbook.

• Fifty Years of Progress & Service
• The Life of Students at Western
• This is Western Kentucky University
• Re-Orientation In an Old World, A Semester of Readjustment
• Homecoming: A Great Weekend for Students & Alumni
• Religious Activities at Western
• The Play Must Go On – Western Players
• Social Life at Western
• Dedication of the Louisville Coliseum – Basketball
• Kentucky Education Association Leadership Conference
• Talisman Ball
• Progress at Western President / Administration / Regents/ Faculty / Staff
• Western Trade School
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who
• Classes
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Speech Contest Winners
• Community Concerts
• Clubs / Organizations …

Ua3/3/1 Condemnation Of Property, Wku President's Office

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Documents housed in oversize box 143 folder 10 of President Kelly Thompson’s Subject/Correspondence File regarding Jonesville property. Consists of correspondence and court orders.

• Board of Regents of WKSC et al vs. Ida Belle Johnson, et al
• Coleman, Robert
• Jonesville, KY
• Kentucky. Finance
• Kentucky. Purchases
• Lawsuits
• Report of Commissioners
• Thompson, Kelly

Ua12/2/2 1956 Talisman, None

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1956 Talisman yearbook, 50th anniversary yearbook.

Introduction

• Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow – Our Golden Year
• Dedication – Spirit of Western
• President / Administration / Faculty / Staff
• 25 Years of Service Plaque

Book 1 Yesterday

• Fifty Years at Western State
• Kentucky Legislature of 1906
• Governors of Kentucky Since 1906
• Superintendents of Education Since 1906
• Regents Since 1906
• Deans of Western Since 1906
• Registrars of Western Since 1906
• Oldest Buildings on the Hill – Van Meter, Home Management, Diddle Dorm
• Longest in Service at Western – Arndt Stickles
• Mary Bradley / H.L. Donovan / Flora Stallard
• Honor Graduates
• First Mountain Laurel …

The Class Structure Of A Minority Group In A Valley City, Marcus Asie Williams

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

There is an accepted principle amongst sociologists that all communities have some pattern of stratification. Since the Valley City Negroes, the minority group selected for this research. represent a community structure, some pattern of stratification is present. At the time of this study the specific nature of the class structure tor this community had not been identified.

Statement of the problem. It was the purpose of this study (l) to delineate the social class structure of the Negro community of the Valley City metropolitan area in the year 1950~1951; (2) to show the relationships of membership in associations to class …

Ua12/2/2 1955 Talisman, None

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1955 Talisman yearbook.

• Dedication – Royal Family Talisman Kings & Queens
• President / Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Speech Contest Winners
• Community Concerts
• Western Players
• Clubs / Organizations
• Religious Emphasis Week
• Music
• Red & Grey Orchestra
• Football Season . . . Coaches, Cheerleaders, Manager & Trainers
• W Club
• Basketball
• Basketball Homecoming Queen – Juanita Chinn
• Baseball Season
• Golf Team
• Track
• Tennis
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• 2.5 Scholastic Honors by Class
• Photographs
• Homecoming
• Commencement
• Military
• Training School
• Index
• Editor’s Note

Ua12/2/2 1954 Talisman, None

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1954 Talisman yearbook.

• Dedication – Dormitory Directors
• 25 Year Plaque Winners
• President / Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• 1953 Homecoming
• Religious Emphasis Week
• Art
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Western Players
• Community Concerts
• Music
• Red & Grey Orchestra
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Western Kentucky Coaches
• W Club
• Football
• Basketball
• Cheerleaders / Managers
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Track
• Golf
• Clubs / Organizations
• Air Force ROTC
• Army ROTC
• Military
• Training School
• Index
• Editor’s Note

Ua12/2/2 1953 Talisman, None

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1953 Talisman yearbook.

• Remember
• 25 Year Service Plaques
• President / Administration / Regents
• Faculty / Staff
• In Memoriam – Ella Jefferies
• Alumni Association
• Classes
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Music
• Military
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Honor Students
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Athletics
• Entertainment
• Red & Gray Orchestra
• Western Players
• Clubs / Organizations
• Training School
• Editor’s Note
• Index

Ua12/2/2 1952 Talisman, None

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1952 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• In Memoriam – Bess (Swartz) Cherry, N.O. Taff
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: T.O. Hall, Homer Neisz, J.T. Skinner, Josephine Chanler
• Administration / President / Faculty / Staff
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: Roy Owsley, Raymond Hornback, F.L. Turner, Raymond Peterson
• Seniors
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: Sheppard Walker, Frances Richards, Wiley Chapman, Harold Welborn
• Graduate Students
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: Rene (Angle) Thomas, Gene (McChesney) Birkhead, Virginia (Singleton) Lanier, J.C. Cantrell
• Juniors
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: Ralph Guffey, Mary (Ford) Cannon, Hazel (Sublett) Jennison, Eva (Clark) Chambers
• Sophomores
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors/sponsors: …

White Chauvinism And The Struggle For Peace, Pettis Perry

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.

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

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 …

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

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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 …

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Football, 1946-1949, Wku Archives

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Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU football.

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

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

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Football, 1940-1945, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU football.