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Ua6/2/4 Lost River Cave & Valley - Property, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Unprocessed property files created by and about Lost River Cave.

Lewis, Jenny (Fa 1197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1197. Student paper title “Place-Names of Johnson County,Kentucky” in which Jenny Lewis draws connections between folklore and specific monikers throughout the county. In her paper, Lewis offers brief biographies of each informant, and proceeds to categorize locations by grouping them together under qualifiers such as “geographical features,” “pieces of architecture,” “people or families,” and “battles, wars, and Indian tribes.” The paper also contains a map of Johnson County.

Smith, H. (Sc 3200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3200. “Illustrations of Modern Geography,” a set of seven hand-drawn and colorized maps of various parts of the globe, stitched into a chapbook with marbled paper covers. The title page indicates that the maps were drawn by H. Smith for his father Mr. Smith atWoodland House, midsummer 1834.

Farley, Seth Thomas, Jr., 1917-1999 (Mss 617), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 617. Correspondence, documents, news clippings and ephemera from Seth Thomas Farley, Jr., a life-long educator. This collection includes a good deal of information about Farley’s teaching career prior to his work as a professor at WKU, his involvement in organizations that fought alcoholism and gambling (particularly the lottery in Kentucky), his church work, and his service on a committee to choose a federal magistrate for the western district of Kentucky. The collection includes an entire box of assessment related material related to Fort Knox Dependent Schools in the mid-1960s.

Ua3/9/2 2010-2022 Master Plan, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

WKU master plan map showing buildings needing renovation, proposed buildings, affiliated buildings and WKU property in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Creation Of A Spatial Decision Support System As A Risk Assessment Tool Based On Kentucky Tornado Climatology, Christopher Michael Blinn

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Tornadoes are one of Mother Nature’s deadliest phenomena. They affect a large region of the United States. The risk of tornadoes is contingent on dynamic atmospheric conditions that are most likely during spring but which can occur anytime of the year, making the storms challenging to forecast. Using geographical information systems (GIS), a web-based spatial decision support system (SDSS) was created to help understand the spatial dimension of tornado risk assessment. The risk values are calculated using Tornado Days rather than taking a crude density measurement. The SDSS hosts GIS web services that are displayed on an Adobe Flex application. …

Warren County Citizens For Managed Growth (Mss 355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 355. By-laws, minutes, newsletters, correspondence and other material related to WCCMG, an organization founded to deter development of the Kentucky Trimodal Transpark, located near the rural community of Oakland in Warren County, Kentucky. Also includes information about Oakland, Kentucky. A bibliography of newspaper articles about the Kentucky Trimodal Transpark is included. To access the bibliography click on "Additional File" below.

Ua30/2 2011-2012 Parking 101, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

2011-2012 parking map and instructions which includes list of possible fines for Western Kentucky University.

Ua30/2 Visitor's Guide & Campus Map, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

Western Kentucky University campus map includes advertisements for local Bowling Green businesses.

Oakland, Kentucky - Incorporation (Sc 1537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1537. Motion and judgment, Warren Circuit Court, to incorporate the City of Oakland, Kentucky. Includes a petition listing the names of those requesting the incorporation, a metes and bounds description of the corporate limits, and a sketch map. Also includes correspondence identifying the documents.

Ua12/2/1 View Of The Hill, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special edition of the College Heights Herald, includes articles:

• Ransdell, Gary. View: Welcome from the President
• Warren, Brandy. There Are Some Things You Just Have to Do While at Western
• Getting Around Campus
• Names & Places You Need to Know to Get Around the Hill
• Reed, Lindsey. Greek Life Can Offer Friends, Support
• College Movies
• Clark, Katie. Yearbooks Capture Memories, Excitement of Campus Life
• Reed, Lindsey. Safety a Crucial Part of Campus Life
• Warren, Brandy. Laundry Tips from My Mother
• Learning to Study the College Way
• Warren, Brandy. Bowling Green on a Budget
• Things You Need to Know

Ua3/9/2 Warren / Edmonson Counties I-66 Scoping Study, Wku Presiden'ts Office

WKU Archives Records

Agendas, statistics, maps and other data regarding the I-66 corridor through southern Kentucky.

Ua30/1/1 Visitor's Guide Campus Map, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

Map of Western Kentucky University with historical data and photographs.

Ua21/1 Access & Opportunities, Wku Equal Opportunity / 504 / Ada Compliance

WKU Archives Records

This publication is meant to be a key resource for students with disabilities who are attending Western Kentucky University. This guidebook contains valuable information that will direct students to the tools and resources necessary to gain access to programs and services at the University.

Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

WKU Archives Records

WKU Parking & Traffic Committee meeting minutes and attachments.

Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

WKU Archives Records

WKU Parking & Traffic Committee meeting minutes and attachments.

Ua45/1/1 Campus Accessibility Map For Students With Disabilities, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

WKU accessibility map published in 1995-97 undergraduate catalog.

Ua45/1/1 Campus Map, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus map included in the 1995-97 undergraduate catalog.

Ua3/8/1 Looking Toward The Future: Land Use Plan & Development Strategy, University Of Kentucky. Landscape Architecture, Operation Pride

WKU Archives Records

Land use plan and development strategy prepared by University of Kentucky students in the 5th Year Design Studio for Bowling Green Operation PRIDE.

Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

WKU Archives Records

WKU Parking & Traffic Committee meeting minutes and attachments.

Ua1c9/1108 Wku Campus Map, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

Map of WKU campus.

Ua1b3/1 Campus Master Plan, Johnson/Romanowitz/Architects & Planners

WKU Archives Records

A 20-Year Campus Master Plan developed by Johnson/Romanwitz/Architects & Planners for Western Kentucky University which includes maps, planning methodology, parking, pedestrian access, future construction and growth, signage, maintenance and accessibility.

Ua12/5 Wku Housing - Your Home Away From Home, Wku Housing & Residence Life

WKU Archives Records

Brochure describing residence halls on WKU campus. Includes photos, floor plans and a campus map.

Ua66/8/2 Earthquake Risk Assessment For Warren County, Kentucky, Wku Center For Local Government, Nicholas Crawford, Thomas Tweddell, Shaun Winter, Peter Erlenbach, Amy Huot, Grant Whittle

WKU Archives Records

Earthquake risk assessment report for Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky. Include illustrations and maps.

Ua1c9/1107 Wku Campus Map, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

Map of WKU campus.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 56, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Johnson, Nathan. Dirty Work Simplified at Laundries Near Campus
• Meet Challenge of Dorm Room with Some Personal Touches
• Suiter, Becky. Library Services Varied
• Wheeler, Fred. CLEP Exams Offer Course Credit
• Students Staff 2 Publications
• Galloway, Amy. Local Grocery Prices Show Little Change
• Sheets, Carol. Dining, Shopping Areas Can be Reached on Foot
• Transportation Access Adds Shopping Variety
• Church Centers Near Campus Offer Fellowship
• Hall, Jim. Speeches, Trips, Host Families Acquaint Foreign Students to City
• O’Connor, Maureen. Carded I.D. Opens Up Campus Activities
• Skaggs, Phil. Campus …

Ua30/2 Western Kentucky University Parking Map, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

Parking map of Western Kentucky University, includes birds-eye-view of campus.

Ua30/2 Western Kentucky University Parking Map, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

Parking map for Western Kentucky University includes a birds-eye-view of campus.

Ua66/8 Visibility Chart For College Heights Weather Station, J. M. B., Wku Geography & Geology

WKU Archives Records

Visibility chart created for the College Heights Weather Station. The chart measures 40" x 32" and is a series of concentric circles showing visible items up to 8 miles distant from the weather station. The inner most circles are at 1/4 and 1/8 mile intervals; 1/2 mile intervals through 3 miles and then 1 mile intervals to 8 miles. Features included on the chart are Pearce-Ford Tower, McDonald's restaurant, WBKO TV tower, Bowling Green-Warren County Hospital Water Tower, Bowling Green Water tower, Greenview Hospital, knobs and the Greewood Interchange

Ua3/4 Wku Land-Use Report & Recommended Plan - University Farm & Other University Property, Ryan Cooke & Zuern Associates, Inc., Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc., Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Supplement to the WKU Campus Master Plan created during Dero Downing's tenure as president. Housed in Thomas Meredith's Correspondence/Subject File.