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Articles 1831 - 1860 of 1922
Full-Text Articles in Anthropology
Ua62/7 Archaeological Survey & Testing Of Proposed Realignment Of Highway 90 Wayne County, Kentucky, Jack Schock, Mary Bowman
Ua62/7 Archaeological Survey & Testing Of Proposed Realignment Of Highway 90 Wayne County, Kentucky, Jack Schock, Mary Bowman
WKU Administration Documents
Archaeological Survey Report No. 1 of Highway 90 in Wayne County, Kentucky by WKU Sociology & Anthropology.
Ua12/2/69 Meeting Minutes, Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Ua12/2/69 Meeting Minutes, Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Student Organizations
Sigma Alpha Epsilon meeting minutes for November 29 & December 7, 1971.
Diddle, Edgar Allen, 1895-1970 - Comments About (Fa 188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Diddle, Edgar Allen, 1895-1970 - Comments About (Fa 188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of typed anecdotes (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 188. A group of Diddle's sayings collected by WKU students for a folk studies class assignment. Diddle was a noted basketball coach at WKU for many years.
Ua12/2/1 Newsletter, Sigma Chi
Ua12/2/1 Newsletter, Sigma Chi
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Sigma Chi fraternity.
Ua12/2/36 Scrapbook, Gamma Sigma Sigma
Ua12/2/36 Scrapbook, Gamma Sigma Sigma
Student Organizations
Scrapbook chronicling Gamma Sigma Sigma activities and events of Fall 1970.
- Alberico, Karen
- Alpha Phi Omega
- Bacon, Dorothy
- Bader, Margaret
- Baggett, Diane
- Bambower, Paul
- Becker, Margaret
- Bradbury, Debbie
- Breeden, Nancy
- Browne, Kay
- Browne, Ray
- Browning, Gwen
- Buchanan, Sharon
- Crane, Doug
- Cropper, Sharon
- Cross, Connie
- Darnell, Linda
- Duning, Beth
- Galloway, Kaye
- Gamble, Mildren
- Gamma Sigma Sigma
- Gerard, Theresa
- Guyton, Susan
- Hagan, Barry
- Halbrook, Alice
- Harrell, Woody
- Hartle, Ginger
- Hayden, Mari
- Jackson, Jeanne
- Johnson, David
- Kinnaird, Judy
- Leopold, Beth
- Lish, Mary
- Lloyd, Martha
- McCoy, Karen
- McDonald, Aaron
- McWhorter, James
- Myers, Jim
- Pais, Vicky
- Parks, Joe
- Patterson, Jim
- Perkins, Cheryl
- Piper, Curtis
- Powell, …
Ua12/2/79 Newsletter, Lambda Chi Alpha
Ua12/2/79 Newsletter, Lambda Chi Alpha
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity in 1970.
Ua12/2/79 The Chestnut Chopper, Lambda Chi Alpha
Ua12/2/79 The Chestnut Chopper, Lambda Chi Alpha
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity in 1970.
Ua62/7 Archaeological Survey & Testing Of Section 3, Interstate Highway 24, Kentucky, Jack Schock, James Wyss
Ua62/7 Archaeological Survey & Testing Of Section 3, Interstate Highway 24, Kentucky, Jack Schock, James Wyss
WKU Administration Documents
Occasional Papers in Anthropology, No. 1 archaeological survey of I-24 by WKU Sociology & Anthropology
Ua37/5/6 Coach E.A. Diddle Memorial Service, Western Kentucky University
Ua37/5/6 Coach E.A. Diddle Memorial Service, Western Kentucky University
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Brief memorial service held for Coach E.A. Diddle by the student body of Western Kentucky University. An unidentified man makes the introduction of Dero Downing who makes a few remarks and a Miss Martin who sings the national anthem.
Ua37/2/4 Kenneth & Mary Clarke Interview, Omniscope Collegiate Network
Ua37/2/4 Kenneth & Mary Clarke Interview, Omniscope Collegiate Network
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Audiotape of Omniscope Collegiate Network Program with interview of Kenneth and Mary Clarke.
Ua12/2/79 The Chestnut Chopper, Lambda Alpha Chi
Ua12/2/79 The Chestnut Chopper, Lambda Alpha Chi
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity in 1969.
Ua62 Bowling Green College Of Commerce, Wku Gordon Ford College Of Business
Ua62 Bowling Green College Of Commerce, Wku Gordon Ford College Of Business
WKU Administration Documents
Brief history of the WKU Gordon Ford College of Business from its creation in 1964 as the Bowling Green College of Commerce through 1969. Includes background history of WKU's departments of business, government, economics, sociology, accounting, business administration and office administration.
Folk Elements In The Fiction Of James Still, Edith Walker
Folk Elements In The Fiction Of James Still, Edith Walker
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This study attempts to complement earlier studies of Still’s literary art such as that of Dean Cadle and Katherine Craf by pointing out the integral use of folk elements in his fiction. The methodology combined field studies with investigation of the works of folklorists and historians and novelists whose writings center around the same general region as do those of Still
For the purposes of this study “folk elements” will denote the orally transmitted traditions of the common people of a particular region. In this case, the “folk” are a rural people who have remained relatively stable for several generations …
Ua12/2/35 The Word, Wku Interfraternity Council
Ua12/2/35 The Word, Wku Interfraternity Council
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about the WKU Interfraternity Council. This issue includes articles:
- Shinearama Begins
- Alpha Tau Omega
- Delta Tau Delta
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- Alpha Gamma Rho
- Sagabiel, Jack. From the Dean's Desk
- Pi Kappa Alpha
- Sigma Nu
- Lambda Chi Alpha
- Sigma Chi
- Garrett, Steve. United We Stand, Divided We Fall
- Kappa Sigma
- Phi Delta Theta
Courtly Love Elements In The Child Ballads: A Study In Origins, Fannie Lewis
Courtly Love Elements In The Child Ballads: A Study In Origins, Fannie Lewis
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The traditional ballad, the genre of the above poetry, has been a subject of much controversy and speculation, especially regarding its origin. The problem of origin is not likely to be solved unless much more evidence is found. Among the many theories are communal authorship, and individual poet; humble and oral origin, and sophisticated and literary origin. Studies of linguistics, of ballad refrain, and of carole continue the attempt to discover ballad genesis. However, a very different approach perhaps can be used to determine the origin of some ballads, particularly the romantic ballads; that approach is to use the courtly …
Ua12/2/36 Scrapbook, Gamma Sigma Sigma
Ua12/2/36 Scrapbook, Gamma Sigma Sigma
Student Organizations
Scrapbook chronicling Gamma Sigma Sigma activities and events of 1969.
- Aberle, Susan
- Alpha Phi Omega
- Atkinson, Jane
- Breeden, Nancy
- Browning, Gwen
- Bruederle, Jane
- Cabading, Anita
- Clark, Jacque
- Deweese, Janet
- Edwards, Julia
- Elmore, Margaret
- Gamma Sigma Sigma
- Geralds, Faye
- Hannah, Bobbie
- Hartle, Ginger
- Hundley, Pegge
- Hussung, Joy
- Joganic, Michele
- Marsch, Mary
- McCamish, Glenda
- McGuire, Barbara
- Meacham, Diane
- Miller, Brenda
- Miller, Darlene
- Mitchell, Brenda
- Osborne, Patricia
- Perry, Delores
- Powell, Dinah
- Riley, Dayne
- Scarbrough, Jan
- Shardein, Peggy
- Telese, Joann
- Thomas, Verna
- Ward, Brenda
- Wesley Foundation
- Whitlow, Connie
- Williams, Diane
- Williams, Donna
Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 1 – The Sociology Of Death, Wku Sociology
Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 1 – The Sociology Of Death, Wku Sociology
WKU Administration Documents
Table of Contents
- Fulton, Robert L. & Gilbert Geis. Social Change & Social Conflict: The Rabbi & the Funeral
- Kane, John J. The Irish Wake: A Sociological Appraisal
- Loveland, Glenn G. The Effects of Bereavement on Certain Religious Attitudes & Behaviors
- Morgan, Al. The Bier Barons
- Porter, William H., Jr. Some Sociological Notes on a Century of Change in the Funeral Business
- Salomone, Jerome J. An Empirical Report on Some Controversial American Funeral Practices
- Spilka, Bernard, Robert J. Pelligrini & Kathryn Dailey. Religion, American Values & Death Perspectives
- Strauss, Anselm L., Barney G. Glaser & Jeanne C. Quint. The Nonaccountability …
Ua12/2/84 Zeta Mu Spring Newsletter, Sigma Chi
Ua12/2/84 Zeta Mu Spring Newsletter, Sigma Chi
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Sigma Chi fraternity.
Ua12/2/35 The Word, Wku Interfraternity Council
Ua12/2/35 The Word, Wku Interfraternity Council
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about the WKU Interfraternity Council. This issue contains articles:
- Sagabiel, Jack. From the Dean's Desk
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- Alpha Tau Omega
- Broderick, David. The President's Viewpoints
- Interfraternity Council to Sponsor Scholarship
- Thanks to Outgoing Interfraternity Council Officers
- Delta Tau Delta
- Alpha Tau Omega
- Pi Kappa Alpha
- Sigma Chi
- Phi Delta Theta
- Alpha Gamma Rho
- Tentative Schedule for Greek Week
- Questions of Interest to All Greeks
Ua12/2/84 Newsletter, Sigma Chi
Ua12/2/84 Newsletter, Sigma Chi
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Sigma Chi fratenrity.
Ua12/2/84 Newsletter, Sigma Chi
Ua12/2/84 Newsletter, Sigma Chi
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Sigma Chi fraternity.
Ua12/2/84 Western Sig, Sigma Chi
Ua12/2/84 Western Sig, Sigma Chi
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Sigma Chi fraternity.
Ua94/6/1 Obsequies Of Dwight Smith & Kay Sheryl Smith, Henry Smith
Ua94/6/1 Obsequies Of Dwight Smith & Kay Sheryl Smith, Henry Smith
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
Program of memorial service held at Caldwell County High School in honor of Dwight and Kay Smith.
Ua94/6/1 Program Of Memorial Service, Western Kentucky University
Ua94/6/1 Program Of Memorial Service, Western Kentucky University
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
Program of memorial service held at Diddle Arena in honor of Dwight Smith.
Ua12/2/11 Epsilon Delta Hilltopics, Alpha Delta Pi
Ua12/2/11 Epsilon Delta Hilltopics, Alpha Delta Pi
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Alpha Delta Pi sorority for May 1967.
Ua12/2/75 Installation Program, Sigma Phi Epsilon
Ua12/2/75 Installation Program, Sigma Phi Epsilon
Student Organizations
Installation program for the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Includes history of the colony and Bowling Green Business University fraternities Alpha Sigma, Pi Tau Nu, Rho Omega Alpha and Toppers.
Ua12/2/84 Alumni Newsletter, Sigma Chi
Ua12/2/84 Alumni Newsletter, Sigma Chi
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Sigma Chi fraternity.
Ua12/2/35 The Word, Wku Interfraternity Council
Ua12/2/35 The Word, Wku Interfraternity Council
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about the WKU Interfraternity Council. This issue includes articles:
- Lampson, Jim. The Word
- Housemothers
- House, Steve. Does Western Need Another Fraternity?
- Salute to Dean Jack Sagabiel
- Attention Faculty: Greek Standards Raised
- Another First - Office
- Interfraternity Council Convention
- Kappa Sigma
- Sigma Chi
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- Lambda Chi Alpha
- Interfraternity Council Dance
- Phi Delta Theta
- A Berlin Wall in Bowling Green - Alpha Gamma Rho
- Delta Tau Delta
- Out of Town Spring Formals
- Alpha Tau Omega: Little Sisters of the Maltese Cross
Ua3/3/1 Apartment Concentration By Areas Map, City Of Bowling Green Kentucky, Wku President's Office
Ua3/3/1 Apartment Concentration By Areas Map, City Of Bowling Green Kentucky, Wku President's Office
WKU Administration Documents
Map showing the number of apartments in a half mile and mile radius from Western Kentucky University.
Ua12/2/35 The Word, Wku Interfraternity Council
Ua12/2/35 The Word, Wku Interfraternity Council
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about the WKU Interfraternity Council. Includes articles:
- Hageman, Jim. Introducing the Word
- Snack Bar Changes
- Greeks Under Point System in '66
- Ryan, Hubert. Lambda Chi Alpha Plans for House
- Hageman, Jim. Goals of the Inter-Fraternity Council
- Hageman, Jim. Would You Believe?
- Humphries, Bob. Greek Week Comes to Western Campus
- Schedule of Greek Week
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Buy House
- Dickson, Dean. Alpha Tau Omega Initiates Help Week on Campus
- Alpha Gamma Rho Serves as host for Training Seminar
- Morgan, Reed. With Just Cause Greeks Are Proud