WKU Hilltopper Heritage - Athletics

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For more information regarding the history of Western Kentucky University please contact the WKU Archives.

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Administration	Faculty & Staff
Alumni	Photographs
Athletics	Special Events
Buildings & Grounds	Student Organizations
Collection Inventories	WKU Traditions & Memories

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Athletics

Allied Organizations

Hilltopper Athletic Foundation - collection inventory
Sports Hall of Fame - collection inventory
W Club - collection inventory

Meeting Agenda, Oct. 2010 - full-text searchable
Meeting Minutes, Sept. 2010 - full-text searchable

Athletes

Chris Marcus - vertical files available upon request

Edgar Stansbury - collection inventory
Edith Pearson  
William McCrocklin aka Red
Jim McDaniels  
Jimmy Feix  
John Oldham
Student Athlete Biographical File - collection inventory
William "Gander" Terry

Assistant Coach Terry

Athletic Committee - collection inventory
Athletic Director - collection inventory

Athletic Notes Newsletter - full-text searchable

Athletic Staff Notes, 1986
Athletic Notes, 1987
Athletic Notes, 1988
Athletic Notes, 1989
Athletic Notes, 1990
Athletic Notes, 1991 

NCAA Reports - digitized

2004, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08

Athletic Media Relations

Basketball Programs - selected, search by year

 1945, 1957, 1960-1963, 1965-1969

Clipping File - collection inventory
Film / Video / Audio - collection inventory
Football Programs - selected, search by year

1927, 1929-1937, 1947-1973

Media Guides - collection inventory

Baseball - 1968-1978; 1980-1983 digitized
Basketball, 1979-80 digitized
Football Media Guides, 1955-1968; 1983-1985 digitized

Photographs - collection inventory
Photographs - digitized
Posters - collection inventory
Student Athlete Biographcial File - collection inventory

Athletic Marketing - collection inventory
Athletics - A Century of
Baseball

Bibliography   
Collection Inventory

Basketball, Mens - Collection Inventory

A Towel Comes Out of the Air
Basketball Programs - selected, search by year

1945, 1957, 1960-1963, 1965-1969

Diddle Arena - bibliography
Diddle Dorm - bibliography 
Eastern Trip See Toppers Losing Three, 1952
Helm Library - bibliography
Press Conference re: WKU vs EKU, 1979 - index
Red Barn - bibliography 
Tops Beat Cats - integration
Wes Strader's Sportsline - collection inventory
WKU vs University of Michigan

Basketball, Womens - collection inventory

In the Huddle - digitized
Marti Whitmore Interview - index
Vertical Files - available upon request 

Buildings

Diddle Arena - bibliography
Diddle Dorm - bibliography
Helm Library - bibliography
Houchens Industries / L.T. Smith Stadium - bibliography
Red Barn - bibliography
Stadium & Colonnade - bibliography 

Cheerleaders
Coaches

E.A. Diddle

Oral History Interview, 1959 - index
Oral History Interview by Bob Cochran, nd - index
Photographs - collection inventory
Photographs - digitized
Red Towel

A Towel Comes Out of the Air

Speech, nd - index
Speeches & Interviews - collection inventory
Vertical Files - 1915-2006 available upon request

Edgar Stansbury 
Jimmy Feix
John Oldham
William "Gander" Terry

Assistant Coach Terry

Football - collection inventory

First Homecoming Game 1927
Football Programs - digitized, search by year

1927, 1929-1937, 1947-1973

Houchens Industries - L.T. Smith Stadium - bibliography
Ogden College First Homecoming
Refrigerator Bowl 

Newsletters - 1997, 1999, 2001-2002 digitized  

Stadium & Colonnade  
Vertical Files - available upon request

1914-1938; 1940-1953; 1955-1972
Homecoming 1924-1980 - digitized
Homecoming 1981-2007 - digitized
Tangerine Bowl - digitized

Videos - Collection Inventory

Golf - collection inventory 
HilltopperHaven.com - private site by Bruce Davis
Logos & Marks

School Colors

Mascots - bibliography

Big Red 
Chester Travelstead 
Collection Inventory 
Hilltopper - bibliography
Topper - bibliography

Media Guides - collection inventory

Baseball - 1968-1978; 1980-1983 digitized
Basketball, Men's, 1979-80 - digitized
Football, 1983-1985 - digitized

Memorabilia

Letter Sweaters
Red Towel

A Towel Comes Out of the Air

Multimedia

Athletic Media Relations - Film / Video / Audio - collection inventory
E.A. Diddle Oral History, 1959 - audio - index
E.A. Diddle Oral History by Bob Cochran - audio - index
E.A. Diddle Speech, nd - audio - index
E.A. Diddle Speeches & Interviews - audio - collection inventory
Football Videos - vhs, dvd - collection inventory
Hilltoppers on Campus - audio - collection inventory
Marti Whitmore Interview - audio - index
Press Conference - WKU vs EKU, 1979 - audio - index
Wes Strader's Sportsline - audio - collection inventory

Photographs

Athletic Media Relations Photos - collection inventory
Athletic Media Relations Photos - digitized
Athletics Photos - collection inventory
Baseball Photos - digitized
Basketball, Mens Photos - digitized
Basketball, Women's Photos - digitized
Cheerleaders Photos - digitized
E.A. Diddle Photo Collection - collection inventory
E.A. Diddle Photo Collection - digitized
Fans Photos - digitized
Football Photos - digitized
Intramural Sports Photos - digitized
Swimming & Diving Photos - digitized
Tennis Photos - digitized
Track & Field Photos - digitized

Soccer - collection inventory
Softball - collection inventory 
Swimming

Men's - collection inventory
Women's - collection inventory 

Tennis - collection inventory 
Track & Cross Country - bibliography 

Men's - collection inventory
Women's - collection inventory

Trophies - list of trophies in WKU Archives
Volleyball - collection inventory
WKU Timeline