WKU Archives - Bibliography - Sotuhern Normal School

Bibliography - noun, a list often with descriptive or critical notes of writings relating to a particular subject, period, or author [Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]

These and other sources are available in the Harrison-Baird Reading Room in the Kentucky Building.

History

The Southern Normal School was created when A.W. Mell and Tom Williams left the Glasgow Normal School and moved to Bowling Green.  It was originally called the Southern Normal School & Business College, but in the 1886 charter the name was changed to Southern Normal School.  From 1890-1892 the school went through a succession of management changes being overseen by H.A. Evans, W.J. Davis, J.R. Alexander and H. McD. Fletcher. 

In 1892 the Cherry brothers, Thomas and Henry opened the Bowling Green Business College & Literary Institute.  It essentially took up where the Southern Normal left off.  In the 1894 the Cherry's renamed the institute the Southern Normal School & Bowling Green Business College.

In 1899 the Southern Educational Building Company was incorporated with a purpose "to promote and advance education by providing essential buildings, including dormitories."  [Harrison, Western Kentucky University, p. 10]  On November 16, 1899 fire took the building.  Henry Cherry rented rooms and opened the school for business the next day.  A new building was constructed by 1901.

The school remained in operation as Southern Normal School until the state legislature established the Western Kentucky State Normal School. 

Articles & Publications

"Concerning," The Elevator, Vol. VII, No. 3, Dec. 1915, pp. 68-73 - biographical sketch of J. Lewie Harman.

Cornette, James. "J.R. Alexander - 1863-1943," College Heights Herald, March 10, 1944, p. 2. 

Harman, J.L. "Joseph S. Dickey," Teachers College Heights, March 1934, pp. 26-27. 

Publication Index 

"Southern Educational Building Co., Incorporated in 1899," Southern Educator, October 1900, p. 5. 

Southern Normal School / Bowling Green Business College National School of Telegraphy, Civil Service, Railroading & Express - 1901-1904

Documents & Primary Sources

UA3/1/1 Henry Cherry Southern Normal Correspondence - collection inventory

UA12/1/1 The Elevator - full-text searchable

Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, 1909-1910
Vol. I, Nos. 7-8, 1910
Vol. II, Nos. 1-6, 1910-1911
Vol. II, Nos. 7-10, 1911
Vol. III, Nos. 1-5, 1911-1912
Vol. III, Nos. 6-10, 1912
Vol. IV, Nos. 1-6, 1912-1913
Vol. IV, Nos. 7-10, 1913
Vol. V, Nos. 1-5, 1913-1914
Vol. V, Nos. 6-9, 1914
Vol. VI, Nos. 1-5, 1914-1915
Vol. VI, Nos. 6-10, 1915
Vol. VII, Nos. 1-5, 1915-1916
Vol. VII, Nos. 6-10, 1916

UA36I/1 Bess Cherry Personal Papers - collection inventory

UA94/4 Student/Alumni Personal Papers - Southern Normal School

Donnie Love Autograph Book - digitized
Amelia Cox Smith Autograph Book - digitized
Beulah Collins Ellis

Autograph Book 1 - digitized
Autograph Book 2 - digitized

Marion Humphrey - collection inventory

UA96 Southern Normal School

Class Lists - incomplete
Collection Inventory
Scrapbook Index  

The Southern Educator - digitized

1898 - Vol. II: No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 
1899 - Vol. III: No. 1, No. 2, No. 4; Vol. IV: No. 1 
1900 - Vol. IV, No. 2; Vol. V, No. 2 
1901 - Vol. V: No. 3, No. 4, No. V 

Related Manuscript Collections

MSS73 Clarence Underwood McElroy - collection inventory

SC165 Harry Edgar Thompson - collection inventory 

SC253 Letter written on SNS stationary, June 7, 1885

SC511 Tandy Thomas Gardner - collection inventory

SC580 Cordell Hull - letter to John Woods, Feb. 9, 1948