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Mammoth Onyx Cave - Relating To (Sc 3504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2020

Mammoth Onyx Cave - Relating To (Sc 3504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3504. Letter, 15 August 1922, of Charles A. Richardson, Assistant Geologist, Kentucky Geological Survey, to Dr. Harry B. Thomas, Horse Cave, Kentucky, regarding his recent study of the formations in Mammoth Onyx Cave, then owned by Thomas. He remarks on the “abundance of Mexican Onyx, or Onyx Marble” and the beauty of the stalactites and stalagmites. Includes a pamphlet by Leon Foster with his impressions of the cave, which was opened to the public in 1922.


Ua66/8/6 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Geography & Geology Allied Organizations, Wku Archives Jan 2019

Ua66/8/6 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Geography & Geology Allied Organizations, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about allied organizations associated with the Geography & Geology department, including the Council of Geography Teachers, Green River Grotto, and Kentucky Geographic Alliance.


De Paepe, Duane - Collector (Mss 625), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

De Paepe, Duane - Collector (Mss 625), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 625. The Duane De Paepe Kentucky Cave Saltpetre History Research Collection, a collection of historical research, field notes, cave surveys, photographs, maps, reports, and scholarly writing on saltpetre mining in Kentucky, especially at Mammoth Cave. The collection was created under a research program sponsored by the Cave Research Foundation and the National Geographic Society in Kentucky, 1976-1980, and directed by De Paepe.


Faust, Burton Sherwood, 1898-1967 (Mss 620), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Faust, Burton Sherwood, 1898-1967 (Mss 620), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 620. Correspondence, research notes, drafts, photographs, reference works and bibliographic material of Burton S. Faust relating to his studies of the chemical, historical and cultural aspects of saltpetre and of spelean saltpetre mining in the United States.


Ua12/2/2 2016 Talisman - Life More Life, Wku Student Affairs Jan 2016

Ua12/2/2 2016 Talisman - Life More Life, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

2016 Talisman yearbook.

  • Paris, Rachel. Dawn of Delta Zeta
  • Ziege, Nicole. Kick It to the Limit – Soccer
  • Paris, Rachel. Immersion: Band
  • Houston, Emily. Immersion: Dance
  • Paris, Rahcel. Immersion: ROTC
  • Ziege, Nicole. Immersion: Theatre
  • Holt, Delaney. Major Pride – WKU Majorette Style Dance Team
  • Houston, Emily. Hollow Spike – Volleyball
  • Moscoe, Carrie. The Intergallactic Tightrope – Elliott Talkington, Theatre & Dance
  • Gilliam, Ashely. Tops on Top – Cheerleaders
  • Young, Kreable. A Grand Adventure – Grand Canyon, Outdoor Recreation Activity Center
  • Voorhees, Jessica. Home Team Advantage – Track & Field
  • Homecoming
  • Sproles, Katherine. Saddle School – Dylan Davis, Rodeo
  • Sims, Bryna. …


Ua1c11/55 Gordon Wilson Photo Collection, Wku Archives Dec 2014

Ua1c11/55 Gordon Wilson Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs taken by and of Gordon Wilson.


Ua6/1/1 Lost River Cave & Valley - Oral History Project, Wku Archives Dec 2010

Ua6/1/1 Lost River Cave & Valley - Oral History Project, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Unprocessed oral history files regarding Lost River Cave & Valley.


Ua1c11/25 Lost River Cave Photo Collection, Wku Archives Dec 2010

Ua1c11/25 Lost River Cave Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs and postcards created by Lost River Cave & Valley.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs Feb 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

  • Walsh, Erica. Chris Groves Recovering After Dramatic Cave Rescue – Sides Cave
  • Lynch, Caroline. Night-long Rescue Effort Has Happy Ending – Chris Groves
  • Youngman, Sam. Students Helping Bowling Green Economic Boom
  • Pre-Law Club Hosting Panel
  • New Support Group Forming – Eating Disorders
  • Hall, Rex. New Traffic Signal Delayed – University Boulevard
  • Ragan, Jason. Engineering Program A Step Closer
  • Student Government Association Will Benefit from Online Voting
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Virtual Voting
  • Kreitzer, Debbie. Opinion Page an Instrument of Gossip
  • Van der Meer, Wieb. …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs Feb 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

  • Karen, Mattias. Professor Trapped in Cave – Chris Groves
  • Walsh, Erica. Elections May Go Online – Student Government Association
  • Hoang, Mai Beauty King – Matt Curry, Mr. Hilltopper
  • Western Grad Places Eighth in Hearst – Matt Batcheldor
  • Forensics Team Wins Indiana Tournament
  • Moore, Brian. Race Lawsuit File Full of Discrepancies, Contradictions – Robert Dye
  • Football Players Deserve Rings
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Football Championship Rings
  • Conger, Aaron. Teachers Should Show Compassion
  • Chaney, David. Intro to Toilet Flushing – General Education
  • Moore, Conrad. Geography, Geology …


Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs Oct 1983

Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald, featuring articles:

  • Humphreys, Mack. Beneath Bowling Green – Lost River Cave
  • Malmer, Victoria. Food for Body, Food for Soul – Louis Cook
  • Thomas, Steve. Coming Home – Bob Buster, Vietnam


Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 49, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association Jul 1978

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 49, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Archives Records

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

  • Kerrick, Sara-Lois. Western's First Lady – Harriet Downing
  • Bennett, Jo. Oral History, History on Tape
  • Snodgrass, Jim. A Freshman Dabbles with Ethylene Gas and Has a Surprising Result – Steve Estok
  • Bennett, Jo. Mark Twain Slept Here – Gene Rich
  • Given, Ed. It's a Long Time to December – Gene Keady
  • Gross, Jan. Shakertown, More Than a Memory
  • Conway, Sheila. WKU Fine Arts Festival
  • Armstrong, Don. Free Enterprise and Free People
  • Highland, Jim. Joseph Cangemi in Venezuela, Latin American Connection
  • Jack Corn Photographer
  • Julian Carroll Addresses Graduates
  • Regents Appoint …


Tragedy Of Sand Cave, Department Of Library Special Collections Jan 1925

Tragedy Of Sand Cave, Department Of Library Special Collections

Research Collections

No abstract provided.