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U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 58, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1992

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 58, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 5 May 1992 to 21 October 1993, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.


General Index To Research Notes For: A History Of Blacks In Kentucky, Part Iii, Marion B. Lucas Jan 1992

General Index To Research Notes For: A History Of Blacks In Kentucky, Part Iii, Marion B. Lucas

Kentucky History

This index, general in nature, is organized under seventeen larger topics:

  • Camp Nelson
  • Slavery
  • Slave Hiring
  • Free Blacks
  • Underground Railroad - Fugitives
  • Post-Civil War Living Conditions
  • Society & Culture - Medical Care
  • Professions - Employment
  • Freedmen's Bureau
  • Civil Rights
  • Politics
  • Recreation
  • Population
  • Segregation- Changes in the 1890s
  • Civil War
  • Education
  • Religion

Under these general headings, there are numerous subtopics. The research notes are numbered and presented in numerical order, and they are searchable by note numbers, names, dates, events, and topics (occasional hand-written numbers may not appear in searches). There are no missing notes, but there are occasional missing numbers, …


General Index To Research Notes For: A History Of Blacks In Kentucky, Part I, Marion B. Lucas Jan 1992

General Index To Research Notes For: A History Of Blacks In Kentucky, Part I, Marion B. Lucas

Kentucky History

This index, general in nature, is organized under seventeen larger topics:

  • Camp Nelson
  • Slavery
  • Slave Hiring
  • Free Blacks
  • Underground Railroad - Fugitives
  • Post-Civil War Living Conditions
  • Society & Culture - Medical Care
  • Professions - Employment
  • Freedmen's Bureau
  • Civil Rights
  • Politics
  • Recreation
  • Population
  • Segregation- Changes in the 1890s
  • Civil War
  • Education
  • Religion

Under these general headings, there are numerous subtopics. The research notes are numbered and presented in numerical order, and they are searchable by note numbers, names, dates, events, and topics (occasional hand-written numbers may not appear in searches). There are no missing notes, but there are occasional missing numbers, …


General Index To Research Notes For: A History Of Blacks In Kentucky, Part Iv, Marion B. Lucas Jan 1992

General Index To Research Notes For: A History Of Blacks In Kentucky, Part Iv, Marion B. Lucas

Kentucky History

This index, general in nature, is organized under seventeen larger topics:

  • Camp Nelson
  • Slavery
  • Slave Hiring
  • Free Blacks
  • Underground Railroad - Fugitives
  • Post-Civil War Living Conditions
  • Society & Culture - Medical Care
  • Professions - Employment
  • Freedmen's Bureau
  • Civil Rights
  • Politics
  • Recreation
  • Population
  • Segregation- Changes in the 1890s
  • Civil War
  • Education
  • Religion

Under these general headings, there are numerous subtopics. The research notes are numbered and presented in numerical order, and they are searchable by note numbers, names, dates, events, and topics (occasional hand-written numbers may not appear in searches). There are no missing notes, but there are occasional missing numbers, …


General Index To Research Notes For: A History Of Blacks In Kentucky, Part Ii, Marion B. Lucas Jan 1992

General Index To Research Notes For: A History Of Blacks In Kentucky, Part Ii, Marion B. Lucas

Kentucky History

This index, general in nature, is organized under seventeen larger topics:

  • Camp Nelson
  • Slavery
  • Slave Hiring
  • Free Blacks
  • Underground Railroad - Fugitives
  • Post-Civil War Living Conditions
  • Society & Culture - Medical Care
  • Professions - Employment
  • Freedmen's Bureau
  • Civil Rights
  • Politics
  • Recreation
  • Population
  • Segregation- Changes in the 1890s
  • Civil War
  • Education
  • Religion

Under these general headings, there are numerous subtopics. The research notes are numbered and presented in numerical order, and they are searchable by note numbers, names, dates, events, and topics (occasional hand-written numbers may not appear in searches). There are no missing notes, but there are occasional missing numbers, …


U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 57, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1991

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 57, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 5 June 1991 to 1 May 1992, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.


U.S. House Journals Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 55, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1990

U.S. House Journals Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 55, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 13 March 1989 to 28 March 1990, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1990

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.

  • Basham, Penny. The Ritalin Controversy: Hyperactive Children and Medication
  • Buote, Kim. The Transmission of Negative Feedback: Obstacles, Effects and Suggestions
  • Cowan, James. The 1988 Presidential Primaries: Search for Bandwagons
  • Durfey, Suzanne. AIDS: Nutrition and Its Implications
  • Felty, Jeff. Gay and Lesbian Couples
  • Gilliland, Linda. Muffins and Aspartame or Sucrose
  • Graham, Ken. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  • Grubbs, Morris. Conflicts and Synthesis in Robert Penn Warren's Blackberry Winter
  • Medeiros, Lynne. Problems of Democratic Republicism in …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 64, No. 18 Special, Wku Student Affairs Oct 1988

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 64, No. 18 Special, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald – The President Comes to Western

  • Underwood, Jennifer. Ronald Reagan Cheers George Bush Campaign
  • Miracle, Phonecia. Students Argue Work for Ideas
  • Poore, Chris. Media Flock to Rally, Tell Different Stories


Ua1b1-1 Louie B. Nunn Lecture, Louie B. Nunn Sep 1988

Ua1b1-1 Louie B. Nunn Lecture, Louie B. Nunn

WKU Administration Documents

Lecture delivered by Louie Nunn re: Government in Kentucky.


U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 54, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1988

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 54, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 14 March 1988 to 10 March 1989, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.


U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 53, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1987

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 53, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 8 May 1987 to 11 March 1988, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.


U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 52, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1986

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 52, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 27 June 1986 to 7 May 1987, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.


U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 51, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1985

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 51, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 28 August 1985 to 26 June 1986, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.


Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - L Topics, Lowell Harrison Jan 1985

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

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 151 topics beginning with L ranging from L&M Bookstore to Lyne, John.


Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - E Topics, Lowell Harrison Jan 1985

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

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 104 topics beginning with E ranging from Eagle Prep to Extension.


Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs Mar 1984

Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of College Heights Herald featuring articles:

  • Meehan, Mary. Like, Wow – Fashion Trends
  • Carlton, Chad. A Man Around the House – Jody Richards


U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 50, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1984

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 50, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 4 September 1984 to 2 August 1985, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1984

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.

  • Albin, Bettye. Hawthorne's Narrator in the Blithedale Romance: A New Cover for an Old Friend
  • Allen, Christopher. With Just Pride: The Naval History of the Warships USS Enterprise
  • Barrett, Shelly. Structuralism
  • Bolton, Joe. Wallace Stevens and Twentieth Century Aesthetics
  • Bush, Paul. The Acceptance of Grace in Flannery O'Connor's Short Stories
  • Gasparello-Moore, Nina. A Comparison of a Naïve and Simple Regression Forecasting Model for the Dow Jones Industrial Average
  • Henry, Lynn. The Bureaucratic and …


U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 49, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1983

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 49, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 25 October 1983 to 4 September 1984, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.


U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 47, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1982

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 47, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 9 November 1981 to 15 December 1982, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.


Ua68/8/2 Tim Lee Carter Oral History, Carl Chelf Oct 1982

Ua68/8/2 Tim Lee Carter Oral History, Carl Chelf

WKU Administration Documents

An interview on October 21, 1982 with Tim Lee Carter, WKU alumni and congressman conducted by Carl Chelf.


U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 48, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1982

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 48, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 16 December 1982 to 24 October 1983, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.


The Public Career Of Maurice Hudson Thatcher, Randy Ream Dec 1981

The Public Career Of Maurice Hudson Thatcher, Randy Ream

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The public career of Maurice Hudson Thatcher was wedded to one of the most interesting epochs in Kentucky history and Kentucky politics. From 1895, with his election as county clerk of Butler County, to his defeat for the United States Senate in 1932, Maurice Thatcher was intimately involved in almost every statewide political campaign. He participated in the rise of the Republican party to a point where it was a definite force in state politics and won almost as many statewide races as it lost. He also participated in the party’s relegation to minority status with the advent of the …


The American Liberalism Of Eleanor Roosevelt, Janet Wolfe Sep 1981

The American Liberalism Of Eleanor Roosevelt, Janet Wolfe

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A biographical study of the life of Eleanor Roosevelt was undertaken to explore the various obstacles she was required to overcome as she grew to become an influential figure in the world of liberal politics. During the New Deal years her influence was most visible as she traveled across the country and relayed to her husband the concerns of the average man. As a delegate to the United Nations, after the death of her husband, Eleanor's devotion toward attaining a United Nations which would keep peace among all nations and her ability to carry out tasks in a patient and …


The 1938 Kentucky Senate Election: Alben Barkley, The New Deal & The Defeat Of Governor A.B. "Happy" Chandler, Walter Hixson Jul 1981

The 1938 Kentucky Senate Election: Alben Barkley, The New Deal & The Defeat Of Governor A.B. "Happy" Chandler, Walter Hixson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Analysis showed that the 1938 Kentucky State primary became the focal point of a national political struggle over the New Deal. The Kentucky campaign was the most significant of the mid-term elections which represented a major test of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's political strength. Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley gave unwavering support to Roosevelt and the New Deal while his opponent, Kentucky Governor Albert B. Chandler, represented conservative Democrats who sought to wrest control of the party from Roosevelt. The clash of two powerful Kentucky politicians and the widespread use of federal and state patronage distinguished the campaign. Barkley's …


Thomas Jefferson And The West, Denise Baker May 1981

Thomas Jefferson And The West, Denise Baker

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

From his childhood on the fringe of the Virginia frontier until his years of retirement at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson displayed a special interest in the vast expanse of land stretching westward. The land provided the ideal place for the expansion of Jefferson’s dream of an American empire for liberty. He viewed the continent as the home of an agrarian nation living under the principles of democracy.

Chapter one is introductory in nature, linking Jefferson’s ideals to his interest in the West. Chapter two concentrates on his early contributions to the West. Emphasis is placed on land speculation, the western land …


U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 46, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1981

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 46, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 7 February 1981 to 6 November 1981, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.


Ua3/6/9 Back Zack Scrapbook, Wku President's Office Jan 1981

Ua3/6/9 Back Zack Scrapbook, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook of clippings and other items related to the Back Zack movement at WKU regarding higher education funding.


Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program Jan 1981

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.

  • Condis, Rebecca. Reconstituted Families: Counseling Concepts and Application
  • Miller, Brad. Does Congress Effectively Regulate the Ethics of its Members?
  • Grizzle, Dennis. Electron Microscopy of Polytrichum Moss Spores
  • Collins, Lynell. Transformational Effects on Cytoskeleton and Cell-Surface Antigens
  • Hamilton, Joy. A Summary of Flaws in Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd
  • Martin, Lanna. Sadie F. Price: Artist, Botanist, Author and Naturalist
  • Wood, Irene. The Imagery of Smoke, Fire and Ash: A Study of the …