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

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU football.

Ua12/2/2 1957 Talisman, None

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

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: …

Negro-White Differential Marital Fertility, Milton A. Lawson

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

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 …

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

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU football.

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

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 …

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

WKU Administration Documents

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.

The Negro In California Before 1890, A. Odell Thurman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Because so little has been written concerning the Negro in California and because the dynamic and romantic sequences in the development of this country have always interested me, I have become interested in knowing what part the Negro, free and slave, played in this panorama of events. Were there Negroes with early expeditions? To what extent did they migrate to the West when "gold fever" had become a nation-wide epidemic? Did they find gold? Where did they settle? What did they do? What difficulty did they encounter politically, socially, and economically? These are questions that have filled my mind, and …

Ua12/2/2 1944 Talisman, None

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

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 …

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

WKU Administration Documents

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 …