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Ua3/1/5/2 President's Office-Cherry Campus Buildings, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by the President's Office during the Henry Hardin Cherry administration regarding the construction and maintenance of buildings.

Hodges, Ida Leighton, 1885-1949 (Sc 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1028. Letters commending Hodges for a variety of civic activities, including her work as coordinator of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and Civil Works Administration in Bowling Green, Kentucky during the 1930s.

Ua3/1/3 President's Office-Cherry - Scrapbooks, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, articles and publications of interest to WKU President Henry Cherry. These include education religion, state and national politics, prohibition and Western Kentucky University.

Ua3/1/7/1 President's Office-Cherry Family Papers, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Personal papers of Henry Cherry which includes correspondence with his mother, wife, children, brothers, nieces and nephews.

Ua1a University Archives Reference Books, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Reference books, non-WKU publications and recordings related to the history of Western Kentucky University and its founding institutions. Some of these items are available in the Harrison-Baird Reading Room.

Ua68/8/2 Kelly Thompson Oral History, Carlton Jackson

WKU Archives Records

An interview on June 27, 1977 with WKU president Kelly Thompson conducted by Carlton Jackson.

Ua37/2 Carl Chelf - Henry Cherry Educator-Politician, Carl Chelf

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

This is a study of the role of polities in education-more specifically, the role of politics in the founding and development of a state college. It is not an exposé or an inside story of the sensational, "now it can ba toldB type. It is simply an analysis arid an attempted explanation of the interactions of the various elements in the policy-making process--public opinion, interest groups, individuals, legislators--in the founding and growth of a state college. The study will trace the evolution of an idea or public interest into public policy. This transformation of a public interest through periods of …

Ua1b3/5 As Practical Philosopher, Arndt Stickles

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by Arndt Stickles at the dedication of the Henry Cherry Statue on Western Kentucky University's campus.

Ua1b1 Memorial Service - Henry Hardin Cherry, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

Program of memorial service held for WKU's first president Henry Cherry upon his death in 1937.

Ua1b3/5 That Other Thing, J. R. Alexander

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by J.R. Alexander at the unveiling of the Cherry Statue.

Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 66, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore

WKU Archives Records

Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This was a special broadcast for the unveiling of the Cherry Statue on the campus of Western Kentucky University. It includes speakers Earl Moore, Finley Grise, Herman Donovan, J. Lewie Harman, Arndt Stickles and J.R. Whitmer.

His Memorial Is Western State, Silas Bent

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Article by Silas Bent which appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal a little over a month after Henry Cherry's death. It gives an overview of his life and career at Western Kentucky University.

End Comes To Dr. Henry Hardin Cherry Sunday Afternoon At Home Here, The Bowling Green Times Journal

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Obituary of Henry Cherry published by the Bowling Green Times Journal. It is also an account of the first thirty years of Western Kentucky University.

Floral Offering At Ogden Vault, Franklin Studio

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Flowers at the Robert Ogden Vault in Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The vault was made available to the Cherry family temporarily until a decision was made as to Henry Cherry's permanent resting place. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery with his wife Bessie (Fain) Cherry.

Robert Ogden was the founder of Ogden College which was merged with WKU in 1929. Ogden College was on the site now occupied by the Ogden College of Science & Engineering.

Henry Cherry's Funeral, Franklin Studio

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Photograph of Henry Cherry's funeral in Van Meter Hall.

Henry Cherry Lying In State With Honor Guard, Franklin Studio

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Henry Cherry lying in state in Van Meter Hall with two unidentified honor guards.

Ua1b3/5 Resolution Of Respect On The Death Of Dr. H.H. Cherry, Wku Cherry Statue Committee

WKU Archives Records

Resolutions of respect drafted at the death of Henry Cherry from Bowling Green Kiwanis Club, Third District Education Association, Bowling Green City Council and Council on Public Higher Education.

An Educational Creed, Henry Cherry

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

A small pamphlet published by Henry Cherry regarding the state of education in Kentucky. It is undated. It is one of the many examples of Cherry's writings about education.

College Tops Hill Where Old Fort Once Stood, Mattie Mclean

WKU Archives Records

Supplement to the Park City Daily News promoting Western Kentucky University through the announcement of the completion of the Physical Education Building in 1931 which became Helm Library in 1965. Includes articles: Captain Brinton Davis Now Known as Hill Builder, Moore Brothers Completed Work Here with Ease, Physical Ed Building One of Prettiest, Mills Partitions Used in Physical Education Hall, Local Companies Sold Materials in New Building and New Building is Fitted with Safe Stairway Treads.

Ua3/1/7/2 Henry Cherry Campaign Letter, J. L. H.

WKU Archives Records

Form letter sent to supporters of Henry Cherry's gubernatorial campaign.

Ua3/1/7/2 Henry Cherry Campaign Letter, T. H. Beard

WKU Archives Records

Form letter sent to supporters of Henry Cherry's gubernatorial campaign.

Ua3/1/7/2 Henry Cherry Campaign Letter, Edwin Thompson

WKU Archives Records

Form letter sent to supporters of Henry Cherry's gubernatorial campaign.

Ua3/1/7/2 Henry Cherry Campaign Letter, J. Whit Potter

WKU Archives Records

Form letter sent to supporters of Henry Cherry's gubernatorial campaign.

Ua3/1/7/2 Henry Cherry Political Clippings, Henry Cherry

WKU Archives Records

Clippings regarding the 1919 Kentucky gubernatorial campaign in which Henry Hardin participated.

Ua3/1/7/2 Henry Cherry Campaign Letter, Robert Rodes

WKU Archives Records

Form letter sent to supporters of Henry Cherry's gubernatorial campaign.

Ua12/2/1 Normal Heights, Vol. 2, No. 6, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter and course catalog promoting Western Kentucky University. This issue focuses on the Students' Army Training Corps and students who served in World War I. There is also a biographical sketch of Henry Cherry.

Ua51/1/2 Wku Libraries Annual Report, Wku Libraries

WKU Archives Records

WKU Libraries 1916 annual report by Librarian Florence Ragland.

Ua3/1/7/2 Henry Cherry Political Clippings, Henry Cherry

WKU Archives Records

Clippings from the 1915 Kentucky governor's race in which Henry Cherry took part.

Ua3/1/7/2 Henry Cherry Campaign Letter, Henry Cherry

WKU Archives Records

Form letter created by Henry Cherry's gubernatorial campaign headquarters.

Ua51/1/2 Wku Libraries Annual Report, Wku Libraries

WKU Archives Records

Handwritten library annual report prepared by Librarian Florence Ragland in June 1909. Includes statistics on the number of books in the collection, number of books circulating, purchases of books and equipment and donations.