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Mastrean, Dena (Sc 1068), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1068. Paper, “As Time Flies By, I Miss the Storm,” written by Dena Mastrean for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.

Edwards, Frank (Sc 1058), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1058. Paper written by Frank Edwards for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing his reaction to a severe storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.

Scott, Mary Beth (Sc 1075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1075. Paper, “The Storm of 1998,” written by Mary Beth Scott for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.

Williams, Jamie (Sc 1079), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1079. Paper, “The Wrath of Hail,” written by Jamie Williams for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.

Love, Margaret (Sc 1065), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1065. Paper, “A Frightening Experience,” written by Margaret Love for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing her reaction to a severe storm that occurred 16 April 1998.

Maddox, Natalie (Sc 1066), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1066. Paper written by Natalie Maddox for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing her reaction to a severe storm that occurred on 16 April 1998 while she was in her off-campus apartment.

Embry, Randall (Sc 1059), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1059. Paper, “The Disaster,” written by Randall Embry for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.

Carter, Billy (Sc 1053), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1053. Paper, “The Hail Storm of 1998,” written by Billy Carter for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing the damage he saw in the aftermath of a severe storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.

Butler, Emily (Sc 1051), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1051. Paper, “Storm Story,” written by Emily Butler for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing her reaction to a severe storm that occurred while she was on campus 16 April 1998.

Deaton, Jennifer (Sc 1057), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1057. Paper, “A Day I’ll Never Forget,” written by Jennifer Deaton for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a storm that occurred on 16 April 1998 and the damage she saw on campus.

Boyd, Nan (Sc 1049), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1049. Paper, “AW HAIL!!,” written by Nan Boyd for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing her reaction to a severe storm that occurred in Bowling Green on 16 April 1998.

Justice, Angela (Sc 1062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1062. Paper written by Angela Justice for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing a severe storm that occurred 16 April 1998 while she was at home in the Nashville, Tennessee area.

Marana, Nick (Sc 1067), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1067. Paper, “What Not to Do During a Tornado,” written by Nick Marana for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing his reaction to a severe storm that occurred on 16 April 1998.

Sandidge, Janice (Sc 1074), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1074. Paper, “Spring Storm, ‘98,” written by Janice Sandidge for an English class at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, describing the reports of damage in Bowling Green and Edmonton, Metcalf County, resulting from the 16 April 1998 storm. She was visiting relatives in Missouri at the time.

Woolfolk, Dorothy (Gregory) (Sc 713), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 713. Letter written to Marjorie Clagett, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from Dorothy (Gregory) Woolfolk, Brandenburg, Meade County, Kentucky, in which she describes the tornado that devastated the town on 3 April 1974.

Morris, Walter B. (Sc 29), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 29. Photocopies of letter written by Walter B. Morris, Gallatin, Tennessee, to his brother, Eastin Morris, Fort Pickering, Tennessee, pertaining to a shower of flesh and blood near Lebanon, Tennessee, on 17 August 1841, and of an article from American Journal of Science, 1841, pertaining to the same event. Also a letter to Julia Neal regarding photocopies, 1968.

Caswell County, North Carolina - Weather (Sc 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 406. Notes by an unknown observer of the weather in Caswell County, North Carolina, 25 December 1844 to 6 January 1845.

Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (Sc 1669), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1669. E-mails related to the personal and governmental response to Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana.

Mcdaniel, Sue Lynn (Stone), B. 1959 (Sc 1651), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1651. E-mails sent from Sue Lynn McDaniel to various correspondents related to a Caribbean cruise impacted by Hurricane Wilma in October 2005. McDaniel was aboard the cruise ship "Enchantment of the Seas" with friend Pamela Jean Elrod.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Stout, Alice Virginia, 1908-1983 (Sc 1495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1495. Journal kept by Stout describing the 1937 Ohio River flood in Louisville, Kentucky. Also includes some telegrams sent to her family in Bowling Green, Kentucky during the same period; photographs of the flood; and clippings about the family and the Cortlandt Hotel, where Stout resided during the flood.

Johnston, Jesse Walter, Sr., 1880-1972 (Sc 1337), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1337. Journal kept by Jesse Walter Johnston, Sr., Sebree, Webster County, Kentucky, concerning the destructive 1937 flood and data about Johnston. He was minister of the First Baptist Church, Sebree from 1929 to 1944.

Ua52/1 Hail Storm Memories, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Memories of WKU faculty, staff, alumni and the general public regarding the 1988 hail storm solicited by WKU Archives.

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

• Bachert, Sara. Rational Portrayal of the Irrationational in The Pit and the Pendulum
• Bell, Suzanne. Early Secret Involvement of the United States Military in Cambodia
• Brock, Beth. The Informal Caregiving System: The Frail Elderlys' Avenue of Choice
• Daniel, Janice. Child Sexual Abuse
• Johnson, Linda. International Telecommunications Trade with Japan
• Jones, LaMont. Ernie Pyle: Journalist Without Peer
• Kesserling, Marcia. Attitudes Toward the Need for Computer Literacy
• Lewis, Gloria. John Donne's Attitude Toward Love
• Majdi, …

Ua35/11 Wku Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku University Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

The Western Kentucky University Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers represent work done by students from throughout the university.

• Kesselring, Marcia. Attitudes Toward the Need for Computer Literacy
• Tuck, Janna & Karen Wiggins. Methylation and Confirmation of PGE
• Lewis, Gloria. John Donne's Attitude Toward Love
• Johnson, Linda. International Telecommunications Trade with Japan
• Sharpe, Greg. Precipitation Patterns in Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1980-1985
• Smith, Sandy. Religion and the Media: Alliance or War?
• Bell, Suzanne. Early Secret Involvement of the United States Military in Cambodia
• Scariot, Linda. Parental Divorce and Childhood Emotional Disturbances
• Daniel, Janice. …

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - H Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed are for 108 topics beginning with H ranging from Hail Storm to Hundred Club.

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding hailstorm and the Wilson family.

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding severe weather in 1918 and Mammoth Cave.

Determination Of Atmospheric Constituents, Ralph Ordway Brooks

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Discusses the elements of the atmosphere and its researchers, including, but not limited to, Black, Priestley, Scheele, Canvendish and Lavoisier.