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Articles 1861 - 1890 of 1922
Full-Text Articles in Anthropology
Ua12/2/84 Zeta Mu Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 66-2, Sigma Chi
Ua12/2/84 Zeta Mu Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 66-2, Sigma Chi
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Sigma Chi fraternity.
Ua12/2/84 Zeta Mu Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 66-1, Sigma Chi
Ua12/2/84 Zeta Mu Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 66-1, Sigma Chi
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Sigma Chi fraternity.
Ua12/2/1 Newsletter, Sigma Chi
Ua12/2/1 Newsletter, Sigma Chi
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Sigma Chi fraternity.
Ua11/3 General House Rules, Wku Housing & Resident Life
Ua11/3 General House Rules, Wku Housing & Resident Life
WKU Administration Documents
General House Rules for WKU resident halls covering social engagements, closing hours, quiet hours, guests and laundry. This document was probably created by Housing & Resident Life, however it is housed in the University Relations Building and Construction File.
Hayes, Bruce (Fa 1343), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hayes, Bruce (Fa 1343), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 1343. Local lore collected in Russell County, Kentucky and Taylor County, Kentucky by Bruce Hayes for a folk studies class at Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, Kentucky. Survey sheets may include a brief narrative, origin, informant’s name, age, and location.
Turner, Tony (Fa 1341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Turner, Tony (Fa 1341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 1341. Local lore collected in Barren County, Kentucky by Tony Turner for a folk studies class at Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, Kentucky. Includes survey sheets may include a brief narrative, origin, informant’s name and location.
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
No abstract provided.
Ua12/2/14 News Letter, Delta Tau Delta
Ua12/2/14 News Letter, Delta Tau Delta
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by and about Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Includes information about the Thirteeners and Phi Phi Kappa, forerunners of Delta Tau Delta.
Ua94/5/1 Thirteeners Pledge Book, Richard Minton
Ua94/5/1 Thirteeners Pledge Book, Richard Minton
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
Pledge book for the Thirteeners fraternity belonging to Richard Minton. The book contains duties of the pledge, class schedule, notes from Thirteener members, addresses of members and other pledge notes. The members address section includes their major, class, office held, nicknames and girl pinned to as applicable.
Ua12/2/69 Delta Kappa Nu Respectfully Petitions Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Kappa Nu
Ua12/2/69 Delta Kappa Nu Respectfully Petitions Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Kappa Nu
Student Organizations
Booklet used to petition admission of Delta Kappa Nu as a colony of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
- Delta Kappa Nu members 1964-1965
- Greeks on Campus: A Brief History
- The Delta Kappa Nu Story
- Pledges Spring 1965
- Service
- Intramurals
- Varsity Sports
- Our Advisor - William Hourigan
- Our Sweethearts - Brenda Haynes, Bonnie MacDonald
- Acknowledgements - Edward Breathitt, Kelly Thompson, Petition, Walter Weis
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 1500-1600:
- 1935-1965 – 165
- A Folk Drugstore – 49
- A Shrinking World – 27
- A Tater on the Spout – 175
- A Valuable Acquisition – 9
- Adjusting to Our Times – 79
- Ashamed to Play – 23
- Autumns of Long Ago – 191
- Barefoot Boy – 179
- Becoming a Passing Institution – 31
- Calling Animals – 193
- Calling the Animals – 21
- Cash on the Barrel Head – 139
- Cats & Saurians – 55
- Chores – 105
- Contradictory Signs – 135
- Country-School Alumni – 181
- D-Day Plus One – 47
- Don’t – 195
- Explaining a …
Ua12/2/14 Pledgeship Outline, Clair Nichols
Ua12/2/14 Pledgeship Outline, Clair Nichols
Student Organizations
Pledge requirements for Phi Phi Kappa written by pledge master Clair Nichols
Ua12/2/14 The Fraternity Movement At Western, Phi Phi Kappa
Ua12/2/14 The Fraternity Movement At Western, Phi Phi Kappa
Student Organizations
Report regarding history of fraternities at WKU by the Phi Phi Kappa fraternity. Phi Phi Kappa were originally the Thirteeners and became Delta Tau Delta when the Greek system was instituted at WKU.
Dehart, Hollis, B. 1938 (Fa 1342), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dehart, Hollis, B. 1938 (Fa 1342), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 1342. Local lore collected in Russell County, Kentucky by Hollis DeHart for a folk studies class at Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, Kentucky. Survey sheets may include a brief narrative, origin, informant’s name, age, and location.
Jacobs, Bennie J. (Fa 1338), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jacobs, Bennie J. (Fa 1338), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 1338. Several brief tales collected in Waynesburg, Kentucky by Bennie J. Jacobs for a folk studies project at Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, Kentucky. Survey sheets may include a short narrative, informant’s name, age, and location.
Powell, Terry (Fa 1344), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Powell, Terry (Fa 1344), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 1344. Two tales of local lore from Taylor County, Kentucky collected by Terry Powell for a folk studies class at Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, Kentucky. One tale relates to a stingy person and the other is a talltale about a huge tomato plant. Survey sheets include a brief narrative, informant’s name, and date.
Broyles, Horace Huston (Fa 1345), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Broyles, Horace Huston (Fa 1345), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 1345. Local lore from Taylor and Jefferson counties in Kentucky collected by Huston Broyles for a folk studies class at Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, Kentucky. Survey sheets include a brief narrative, the name of informant, the location, and the date.
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 1401-1498:
- A Bigger World – 7
- A Great Leveler – 103
- Accepting the Universe – 121
- Acquired Characteristics – 67
- Another Barrier Removed – 135
- Beating the Other Fellow – 83
- Bees & Such – 123
- Being Queer – 21
- Between the Rivers – 149
- Cake & Pickle – 65
- Cashing in on Our Folkways – 155
- Continuity – 105
- Country Origins – 119
- Cussing & Near-Cussing – 15
- Doing Some Digging – 151
- Don’t Look Now, But . . . – 11
- Elocution Again – 147
- Entertaining Oneself or Being Entertained – 19
- Evaluating …
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 1300-1400:
- A Century Later – 113
- A Community, Then & Now – 175
- A Fruitless Search – 167
- A Little Red Wagon – 193
- After the Sunday Dinner – 159
- Anachronisms – 125
- Another Anniversary – 147
- Asleep at the Show – 11
- Back Yonder – 197
- Bee Honey – 35
- Being Apologetic – 13
- Birds & Folks – 5
- By the Company He Keeps – 107
- Calomel & Quinine – 137
- Changing Conceptions of Age – 43
- Changing Good Manners – 83
- Chapters of History – 93
- Chips Again – 121
- Clodhoppers – 53 …
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore, nos. 1201-1299:
- A Good Provider – 31
- A Healthier World - 27
- A Living Passing Institution – 129
- A Motel at Fidelity – 103
- A Museum Piece – 51
- A Whole New World – 87
- As Others See Us – 137
- Attending a Sale – 39
- Bells, Bells, Bells – 3
- Blood Kin – 107
- Boys’ Side – Girls’ Side – 71
- Bringing in the Sheaves – 119
- Calling Animals – 91
- Clothes & the Man – 117
- Cloud-Walking Country – 79
- Country & City – 9
- Dashing Through the Snow – 191
- Different Levels of …
Ua94/5/6 Lucian Flora Scrapbook - Part 1, Lucian Flora
Ua94/5/6 Lucian Flora Scrapbook - Part 1, Lucian Flora
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
First half of World War II scrapbook compiled by Lucian Flora of Smiths Grove, Kentucky. He attended Bowling Green Business University from 1938 to 1940. This scrapbook contains materials regarding the campaigns through North Africa and Italy. Also included are items related to his life in Affinity, WV prior to the war. There are post cards and photographs of Columbus, Ohio; Washington, DC; Baltimore, Maryland; Alexandria, Virginia; and Ireland.
See second half of the scrapbook here.
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 1050-1105; 1109-1200:
- A Fur Piece – 233
- A Quart of Kerosene – 131
- A Quarter a Day – 215
- A Sense of History – 65
- A Touch of Sadness – 175
- Ain’t Youse Got No Lakes? – 129
- All Wool & a Yard Wide – 277
- An Unsung Hero – 275
- And Battles Long Ago – 279
- And the Smell Comes Pouring Out – 281
- And There is a Little Queer – 141
- And This is Uncle George – 255
- Apples, Then & Now – 55
- As It Was In the Beginning - 289
- Banter …
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 900-989, 999-1049:
- A Cheerful Liar – 252
- A Mother in Israel – 219
- A Neighborhood Sheik – 215
- A Thin Veneer – 244
- Amen – 109
- Appropriate Food – 99
- Asafetida Bags & Sulfa Drugs – 250
- Awards Day – 278
- Bad Connections – 276
- Ballad Situations – 113
- Becoming a Back Number – 27
- Bells, Bells, Bells – 83
- Blab Schools – 169
- Bottomless Pits – 201
- Burning Off the Woods – 151
- But Not Homer – 47
- By the Highway – 159
- By the Side of the Road – 25
- Calf Rope – …
Ua94/5/1 Roa's Communique, Vol. 3, No. 1, Rho Omega Alpha
Ua94/5/1 Roa's Communique, Vol. 3, No. 1, Rho Omega Alpha
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by the Rho Omega Alpha fraternity
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 750-799, 803-804, 807-831, 833-857, 859-899:
- A Changing World – 167
- A Cycle of Folk Culture – 215
- A Few Lines – 257
- Across the Creek – 241
- Adults & Children – 3
- All Mixed Up – 65
- And Thee Is a Little Queer – 69
- Anecdotal Wisdom – 15
- Another Barrier Removed – 83
- Beauty & Prejudice – 163
- Beauty & Religion – 139
- Being Typical – 23
- Better But Sadder – 51
- Blue Monday – 111
- Boogers – 177
- Brave Men, Living & Dead – 77
- Candy Kisses – 37
- Canopus – 149
- Changing …
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 676-749:
- A Changing Christmas – 79
- A Dry Moon – 42
- A Folk Triumph – 4
- A Folklore Map of Kentucky – 46
- A Glossary of Passing Words – 135
- A Healthful Sign – 10
- Advancing or Retreating? – 36
- Analogy, Good & Bad – 28
- Ancestry & Common Sense – 105
- Another Dopester Wrong – 66
- Are You Superstitious? – 44
- Back on the Old Party Line – 145
- Blind, Deaf & Dumb – 141
- Bossy & Dobbin – 91
- Bucket Jelly – 16
- By Any Other Name – 147
- By Eye or By …
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 566-669:
- A Few Generations – 57
- Agreeable Fans – 7
- All Tied Up with Memories – 95
- An Ivory Tower – 15
- As In the Days of Methuselah – 188
- Bowser & the Wildcat – 126
- By Their Fruits – 154
- Chicken Coops & Horse Troughs – 196
- Chicken Hawks & Tom Paine – 47
- Childish Fears – 27
- Chimneys – 140
- Communal Culture – 51
- Contiguous Areas – 138
- Country Hicks – 112
- Cradles – 108
- Culture in Hymns – 59
- Cycles of Teaching – 162
- Didn’t It Rain? – 164
- Digging in the …
Ua94/5/6 Yank, Vol. 2, No. 11, U.S. Army
Ua94/5/6 Yank, Vol. 2, No. 11, U.S. Army
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
Yank magazine removed from Lucian Flora scrapbook. This issue features the war in Italy, Germany and the Philippines.
Ua94/5/6 Highlights Of My Army Career, Lucian Flora
Ua94/5/6 Highlights Of My Army Career, Lucian Flora
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
Memoir of army life during World War II by Smiths Grove native Lucian Flora. See also his World War II scrapbook.
Ua94/5/6 Lucian Flora Scrapbook - Part 2, Lucian Flora
Ua94/5/6 Lucian Flora Scrapbook - Part 2, Lucian Flora
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
Second half of World War II scrapbook compiled by Lucian Flora of Smiths Grove, Kentucky. He attended Bowling Green Business University from 1938 to 1940. This scrapbook contains materials regarding the campaigns through North Africa and Italy. Included are a set of postcards from an Italian soldier to his girlfirend. There are also post cards or Ireland, cities in North Africa and Italy, as well as Cincinnati, Ohio and Houston, Texas.
The first half of the scrapbook can be seen here.