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Expansion And Acquisition: The Built Environment Under Gettysburg College President, Gordon Haaland, 1990 To 2004, Hannah M. Labovitz, Lillian Shea

Student Publications

Gordon Haaland presided over Gettysburg College from 1990 to 2004. His goals included improving the national status of the college by increasing the student body, developing the academic departments, and creating a dynamic campus community. This paper outlines Haaland's attempts to fulfill these goals through a plethora of construction projects, ranging from building a state of the art science center and extensively renovating a historic theater, to updating dormitories and revitalizing the appearance of campus. Some of the construction included projects that were planned under the previous president and carried out by Haaland, as well as scandals that accompanied these …

Ua3/9/2 Honors College & International Center, Rosstarrant Architects

WKU Archives Records

Honors College & International Center, RossTarrant Architects, ca. 2017, 8 drawings, 17 x 11,

• Aerial view
• Elevation Study
• Side Elevation
• Rear Elevation
• Landscape Plan
• First, Second & Third Floor Plans

Records housed in WKU President - Ransdell Subject Files.

Ua3/1/5/3 President's Office-Cherry Campus Building Campaign, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by the President's Office during the Henry Cherry administration regarding the construction of WKU. This series is not completely processed.

Ua11/3 Public Affairs Building & Construction File, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records regarding campus buildings and construction projects used for writing press releases. Includes construction information sheets, press releases and clippings from newspapers around the state.

Ua3/1/2/2 President's Office-Cherry Correspondence - Special, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Special correspondence regarding Western Kentucky University. This series runs concurrently with the General Correspondence and there is no indication of what makes it special. Of special note is correspondence regarding the Student Army Training Corps, World War I veterans and construction of Cherry Hall. Incoming letters are mainly addressed to Henry Hardin Cherry. Responses are made by Cherry and occasionally by faculty and staff. The president's secretary Mattie McLean is the author of some of the letters signed by Cherry.

Ua3/9/2 President's Office-Ransdell Subject File, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Subject files created by the President’s Office during the Gary Ransdell administration.

Ua61/3 Wku Nursing & Physical Therapy - The Medical Center - Wku Health Sciences Complex, Wku Health & Human Services

WKU Archives Records

Fundraising brochure regarding The Medical Center – WKU Health Sciences Complex constructed from 2012 through 2014. Features architectural renderings of each floor.

Ua3/4/2 President's Office-Downing Construction File, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records regarding the planning, construction and maintenance of buildings on the WKU campus. Downing held several positions at WKU before becoming president. Some of these records date to that earlier period.

Ua1b2/1/9 Oral History Part Ii, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson

WKU Archives Records

Part II of an interview conducted by Paula Trafton with Owen Lawson former WKU Physical Plant director.

Ua1b2/1/8 Oral History Part I, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson

WKU Archives Records

Part I of an interview conducted by Paula Trafton with Owen Lawson former WKU Physical Plant director.

Ua3/9/2 Student Plaza, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Fundraising brochure for the WKU student plaza development plan.

Ua3/3/7 Kelly Thompson Scrapbook 5, Wku President's Office

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Scrapbook 5 created during Kelly Thompson's tenure as president of WKU. This scrapbook covers the years 1967 through 1969. There are clippings regarding new faculty, construction and Thompson's resignation.

Ua11/2 Construction Bonds, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Press release regarding construction bonds for Keen Hall, Poland Hall, Pearce-Ford Tower and Downing University Center.

Ua11/2 Dormitory Construction, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Press release regarding construction of Keen & Poland Halls, Wetherby Administration Building and Thompson Science Complex.

Ua11/2 Thompson Science Complex Construction, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Press release regarding construction of the Kelly Thompson Science Complex.

Ua3/3/7 Kelly Thompson Scrapbook, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook 4 created during Kelly Thompson's tenure as president of WKU. This scrapbook covers the years 1963 through 1967. There are clippings regarding new faculty and construction.

Ua9/4 Kentucky Building Postcard, College Heights Foundation

WKU Archives Records

Postcard used in fund raising effort to complete the construction of the Kentucky Building.

Ua9/4 Kentucky Building Postcard, College Heights Foundation

WKU Archives Records

Postcard used in fundraising campaign to complete the construction of the Kentucky Building.

Ua9/4 The Kentucky Building, College Heights Foundation

WKU Archives Records

Pamphlet used in the Kentucky Building fundraising campaign. Contains testimonials by Irvin Cobb, Elizabeth Wood, Morgan Hughes, Arndt Stickles, Florence Ragland, J.R. Alexander, J.H. Clagett, Huston Quinn and John Townsend.

Ua1a Park City Daily News, No. 237 - Wktc Section, Park City Daily News

WKU Archives Records

Special section of the Park City Daily News dedicated to Western Kentucky University. Articles included in this section:

• Extensive Improvement Program Nears End
• Welcome for Students is Aim of News
• First of Newer Buildings – Van Meter Hall
• Home Economics Building
• Western Has Been Adding to Buildings – Library, Heating Plant, Old Stadium
• Seventy-Five on Western Faculty at Present Time
• Sixty-Five Acre Farm is Used as Source for Food
• Western Not Very Old as Schools Run
• Western’s President – Henry Cherry
• Questions Answered for Prospective Students of Teachers College Here
• Cherryton, Where Students Reside, Unusual Village
• Campus Held Beauty Spot …

Ua9/4 The $300,000 Campaign For The College Heights Foundation, College Heights Foundation

WKU Archives Records

Brochure used to raise money for the Kentucky Building which includes lists of pledges.

Ua3/1/2 Letter To Roemer Brothers, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Letter from the WKU President's Office to Roemer Brothers of Bowling Green regarding the construction of a temporary gymnasium. The letter outlines the specifications for the building.