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Ua3/9/4 Scrapbook I, Wku President's Office - Downing

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook regarding WKU administration, history, faculty, staff and students for period June 1969 through July 1970 compiled by the president's office. Of particular interest are obituaries of E.A. Diddle, Gordon Wilson, Gabrielle Robertson as well as Strike Western and the Vietnam Moratorium.

Ua60/3/3 Rotc In Review, Wku Military Science

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU ROTC regarding activities and opportunities offered by the program. In this issue:

• WKU on Move; Program Broad
• ROTC Tradition at WKU
• Western's ROTC Brigade Offers Host of Extra Activities
• A Head Start on Leadership
• Your Military Obligation
• Employers Say ROTC Officers Top Prospects
• ROTC Attracts Professionals
• Officers Can Get Masters While on Duty
• ROTC Units Have Own Activities
• ROTC Course Aims Beyond Basic Skills
• Revised Plan for ROTC is Tested
• Officer-Teachers Guide Cadets
• Sophomore Cadets Eligible to Apply for Scholarships
• Scholarships Lure Leaders
• Seniors Can Become Pilots
• U.S. Leaders Laud ROTC
• Western Cadets in Campus, Community …

Ua64/25 Annual President's Review, Wku Military Science

WKU Administration Documents

The Reserve Officers Training Corps of the United States Army Annual President's Review program.

Ua60/3/3 Commissioning Exercises Program, Wku Military Science

WKU Administration Documents

Program for ROTC commissioning exercises.

Ua60/3/3 Rotc In Review, Wku Military Science

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU ROTC regarding activities and opportunities offered by the program. In this issue:

• WKU Provides Stage for Training Leaders
• 2 Year ROTC Scholarships Are Available
• To Organize, Think, Decide
• It All Began Back in Vermont
• Your Military Obligation
• Army Gets Professionals Through ROTC
• Many Cadets Earn Pilot's License
• Something More to ROTC
• Today's Army Officer . . .
• Western Offers Varied Activities for Cadets
• Summer Camp: Learning by Doing
• No Gripes from Volunteers
• Rahill, Michael. Summer Camp Lessons
• Salary as Officer Varies with Job
• An Experienced Staff

Ua11/2 Pershing Rifles, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Press release regarding WKU Pershing Rifles competing at Purdue University.

Ua64/25/4/1 The Leader, Wku Pershing Rifles

Student Organizations

Yearbook created by and for the WKU Pershing Rifles. Includes faculty and staff of the WKU Military Science program and students involved in the program.

Ua64/25/5 The Leader, Wku Pershing Rifles

WKU Administration Documents

Yearbook created by and for the WKU Pershing Rifles. Includes faculty and staff of the WKU Military Science program and students involved in the program.

Ua64/25/4/1 Roster, Wku Pershing Rifles

Student Organizations

Roster of Pershing Rifles members from 1937 to 1958.

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.

Ua64/25 Commissioning Ceremony Program, Wku Military Science

WKU Administration Documents

Program for the commissioning ceremony of Army and Air Force ROTC graduates.

Ua3/2/1 Annual Report On Enrollment, Rotc, Wku Military Science & Tactics

WKU Administration Documents

Annual report regarding the WKU Reserve Officers' Training Program.

Ua37/42 The General Journal, No. 4, Bgbu Veterans Club

WKU Administration Documents

Fourth issue of the General Journal newspaper created by the Bowling Green Business University Veterans Club for veterans.

Ua30/1/1 Veterans Village, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Administration Documents

Western Kentucky Teachers College Veterans Housing Project (Vet Village), National Housing Agency and Federal Public Housing Authority, project # KY-V-15158, 12 sheets, paper (fragile and fairly damaged). Includes two site plans, utility plan, site improvement details, building type list, typical floor plans, elevations, miscellaneous details, disassembly and erection details and plumbing and lighting schematics.

Ua12/2/2 1946 Talisman, None

WKU Administration Documents

1946 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – World War II Dead
• Collins, William. The Sleep of the Brave
• Campus Views
• Administration / Faculty / Staff
• Classes
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Military
• Clubs
• Western College Players
• Music
• Concert Series
• College Heights Herald
• Talisman
• Physical Education
• Basketball Schedule
• Review of the Season – Basketball
• Training School
• Photographs
• Advertisements
• Index

Ua94/5/5 Scrapbook Ii, Rex Toothman

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Scrapbook created by Rex Toothman from 1940 to 1946. Contains clippings, cards, correspondence, graduation programs, theatrical programs, church bulletins related to Bowling Green Business University, U.S. Navy and World War II.

Ua100/1/2 Rural Training School Pta Scrapbook, Rural Training School Pta

University Organizations

Scrapbook created by the Rural Training School Parent Teacher Association. Includes lists of children, PTA members, programs and clippings.

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.

Ua94/6/4 Wku Veterans - A Surnames, Elizabeth Coombs

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Information cards, clippings of service reports, marriages, births and some photographs for WKU veterans.

Ua94/6/4 Wku Veterans - S Surnames, Elizabeth Coombs

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Information cards, clippings of service reports, marriages, births and some photographs for WKU veterans.

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

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.

Ua94/6/4 Wku Veterans - N Surnames, Elizabeth Coombs

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Information cards, clippings of service reports, marriages, births and some photographs for WKU veterans.

Ua94/5/6 Mission Accomplished: Africa, Sicily, Italy, U.S. Army

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

U.S. Army publication removed from Lucian Flora's scrapbook regarding the World War II campaign through North Africa, Sicily and Italy.

Ua94/6/4 Wku Veterans - F Surnames, Elizabeth Coombs

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Information cards, clippings of service reports, marriages, births and some photographs for WKU veterans.

Ua94/6/4 Wku Veterans - P Surnames, Elizabeth Coombs

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Information cards, clippings of service reports, marriages, births and some photographs for WKU veterans.

Ua94/6/4 Wku Veterans - K Surnames, Elizabeth Coombs

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Information cards, clippings of service reports, marriages, births and some photographs for WKU veterans.

Ua94/6/4 Wku Veterans - C Surnames, Elizabeth Coombs

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Information cards, clippings of service reports, marriages, births and some photographs for WKU veterans.

Ua94/6/4 Wku Veterans - I-J Surnames, Elizabeth Coombs

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Information cards, clippings of service reports, marriages, births and some photographs for WKU veterans.

Ua94/6/4 Wku Veterans - B Surnames, Elizabeth Coombs

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Information cards, clippings of service reports, marriages, births and some photographs for WKU veterans.