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WKU Hilltopper Heritage is a set of links to sources regarding the history of the university including biographies of faculty, staff and alumni, photographs and departmental histories. Some of the sites are maintained by other departments on campus and may not provide a link back to this site. In that event, use the BACK button on your browser, if you wish to return to this site.
For more information regarding the history of Western Kentucky University please contact the WKU Archives.
| Administration | Faculty & Staff |
| Alumni | Photographs |
| Athletics | Special Events |
| Buildings & Grounds | Student Organizations |
| Collection Inventories | WKU Traditions & Memories |
Academic Departments & Colleges
A Century of Spirit - full-text searchable
Academics
Impact & Education
Integration
Agriculture - Collection Inventory
Allied Health
Publications - Collection Inventory
Consumer & Family Sciences
Consumer & Family Sciences, 1981-2001 - Collection Inventory
Consumer & Family Sciences, 2001-present - Collection Inventory
Fashion Show Programs
Home Economics & Family Living, 1911-1969 - Collection Inventory
Linkages - full-text searchable
1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Spring Update, 2001 - full-text searchable
Dean of Students
Alfred Crabb Personal Papers - Collection Inventory
Division of Extended Learning & Outreach - DELO
Summer School Publications - Collection Inventory
Education & Behavioral Sciences
Student Teacher Placement Cards - digitized
A Surnames
B-H Surnames
H Surnames
J-K Surnames
L Surnames
M Surnames
N Surnames
O Surnames
P Surnames
Q-R Surnames
SA-SM Surnames
U-V Surnames
WA-WI Surnames
WI-WY Surnames
Y-Z Surnames
English
Publications - Collection Inventory
Student Organizations - Collection Inventory
Graduate Studies & Research
Annual Reports - Collection Inventory
Cravens Graduate Center - Bibliography
Graduate Council - Collection Inventory
Theses - Collection Inventory
History
Oral History Committee - Collection Inventory
Publications - Collection Inventory
Industrial Education & Technology
Readout, newsletter
Vol. 1, No. 1, Vol. 2, No. 1, Vol. 3, No. 1, Vol. 4, No. 1
Vertical File, available upon request
Journalism & Broadcasting
Bibliography
Programs - Collection Inventory
Publications - Collection Inventory
Reports & Meeting Minutes - Collection Inventory
Self-Studies - Collection Inventory
Student Organizations - Collection Inventory
Modern Languages
Publications - Collection Inventory
Music
Administrative File - Collection Inventory
Bowling Green Western Choral Society - Collection Inventory
Bowling Green-Western Symphony Orchestra - Collection Inventory
Curriculum - Collection Inventory
Founders Day Concert Program
Iolanthe Program, 1927 - digitized
Marching Band - Collection Inventory
Music Hall - Bibliography
Musical Festival Review, 1916 - digitized
Musical Theatre Program, 1947 - digitized
Publications - Collection Inventory
Western Minstrel - full-text searchable
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 1996
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Ogden College of Science & Engineering - Collection Inventory
Report to Board of Regents, 1981 - digitized
Academic Council - Collection Inventory
Council of Academic Deans - Collection Inventory
Faculty Research Committee - Collection Inventory
Publications - Collection Inventory
Theatre & Dance
Midsummer Night's Dream Cast Photograph - digitized
Publications - Collection Inventory
Training School / College High
Administration - Collection Inventory
Departments - Collection Inventory
Memorabilia - Collection Inventory
Parent Teacher Association - Collection Inventory
Scrapbook 1, 1952 - digitized
Scrapbook 2, 1951 - digitized
Scrapbook 3, 1945 - digitized
Scrapbook 4, 1954 - digitized
Scrapbook 5, 1955 - digitized
Publications - Collection Inventory
University Libraries
Administration
Annual Report, 1909 - digitized
Annual Report, 1916 - digitized
Gordon Wilson Hall - Bibliography
Helm Library - Bibliography
Librarian's Notebook, 1909-1930 - digitized
Scrapbook 1 - digitized
Scrapbook 2 - digitized
Special Collections / Kentucky Library & Museum
Awards - Collection Inventory
Events - Collection Inventory
Fanlight - full-text searchable
Vol. 1, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, 1983-84
Vol. 2, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, 1984-85
Vol. 3, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, 1985-86
Vol. 4, No. 1, No 2., No. 3, No. 4, 1987
Vol. 5, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, 1988
Vol. 6, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, 1989-90
Vol. 7, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, 1990-91
Vol. 8, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 & 4, 1991-92
Vol. 9, No. 1, No. 2 & 3, No. 4, 1993-94
Kentucky Building - Bibliography
The Vinegar Hill Echo - 1983-1989- full-text searchable
Women's Studies & Support Program
Awards - Collection Inventory
Publications - Collection Inventory
A Century of Spirit - full-text searchable
Gifts
Leadership & Community
Philanthropy
Academic Budgets & Administration
Correspondence / Subject File - Collection Inventory
Reports - Collection Inventory
Tuition - Bibliography
Athletics
College Heights Foundation - Collection Inventory
Counseling & Testing Center
2010 Newsletters, September, October
Educational Telecommunications - Collection Inventory
Equal Opportunity - Collection Inventory
General Counsel
Case File - Collection Inventory
Committee File - Collection Inventory
Property File - Collection Inventory
Hilltopper Athletic Foundation - Collection Inventory
Institutional Research
Administration File - Collection Inventory
Correspondence / Subject File - Collection Inventory
Publications - Collection Inventory
Reports - Collection Inventory
Master Plan Committee - Collection Inventory
Master Plan, 1973 - digitized
Planning, Design & Construction - see Buildings & Grounds
Registrar
Commencement File - Collection Inventory
County Delegation Presidents Club - Collection Inventory
Course Schedules - Collection Inventory
Degree File - Collection Inventory
Enrollment Figures
Graduate Catalogs - Collection Inventory
Statistical File - Collection Inventory
Student Registers - Collection Inventory
Student Register 1907-1912 - digitized
Tuition - Bibliography
Undergraduate Catalogs - Collection Inventory
University Relations
Photographs - Collection Inventory
Photographs - digitized
Publications - Collection Inventory
Western - Calendar of Events - digitized
1973 - Feb., Sept., Oct., Dec.
1974 - Feb., March, April, May, Oct., Nov.
1975 - March, April, May, Oct., Nov., Dec./Jan.
University Wide Committees - Collection Inventory
WKU Police - Collection inventory
Bibliography
Security Reports - full-text searchable
Allied Organizations
Lost River Cave
Photographs - Collection Inventory
Photographs - digitized
Mammoth Cave International Center for Science & Learning - Collection Inventory
WKU Small Business Development Center - Collection Inventory
Newsletters, 2007-2010 - full-text searchable
Faculty / University Senate
Collection Inventory
Committees - full-text searchable
Curriculum Committee - Collection Inventory
Legislation - full-text searchable
Meetings, Memos, Etc. - full-text searchable
Publications - Collection Inventory
Salary Increase Press Release - Audio - Index
Faculty / Staff
Faculty/Staff List
Group Photos - digitized
Founding Institutions
Bowling Green Business University (1906-1963)
J. Lewie Harman and Bibliography
Sources
Glasgow Normal School (1875-1890)
Alumni
Collection Inventory
Historical Facts of Glasgow Normal School
Pleasant J. Potter College (1889-1909)
Southern Normal School & Bowling Green Business College (1884-1906)
Collection Inventory
Henry Cherry - Collection Inventory
Joseph Dickey
Sources
Multimedia
Dero Downing Interviews - Audio - Collection Inventory
Donald Zacharias Interviews - Audio - Collection Inventory
John Minton Interviews - Audio - Collection Inventory
Kelly Thompson Interviews - Audio - Collection Inventory
Kern Alexander Interviews - Audio - Collection Inventory
On Campus Interviews - Audio - Collection Inventory
Salary Increase Press Conference - Audio - Index
Thomas Meredith Interviews - Audio - Collection Inventory
Photographs
Cherry Family Photos - Colletion Inventory
Cherry Family Photos - digitized
Departmental Photos - Collection Inventory
Departmental Photos - digitized
Groups & Associations - Collection Inventory
Groups & Associations - digitized
Portraits - Collection Inventory
Portraits - digitized
Presidents
Correspondence - Collection Inventory
Henry Cherry Educator-Politician - full-text searchable
Personal Papers - Collection Inventory
1915 Governer's Race Clippings
Photograph Collection - Collection Inventory
Photographs - digitized
Speech File - Collection Inventory
Volume 5, part 1 - digitized
Volume 5, part 2 - digitized
Volume 5, part 3 - digitized
Vertical File
1906-2002 - digitized
1932-1986 - digitized
Awards - Collection Inventory
Photographs - digitized
Vertical File
Part 1 - digitized
Part 2 - digitized
Awards - Collection Inventory
Construction File - Collection Inventory
Interviews / Oral Histories - Collection Inventory
Photographs - Digitized
Speech File - Collection Inventory
Subject/Correspondence - Collection Inventory
Vertical File
Part 1 - digitized
Part 2 - digitized
Part 3 - digitized
Construction File - Collection Inventory
Interviews / Oral Histories - Collection File
Personnel File - Collection Inventory
Photographs - Digitized
Speech File - Collection Inventory
Subject File - Collection Inventory
Vertical File
Part 1 - digitized
Part 2 - digitized
Part 3 - digitized
Part 4 - digitized
Interviews / Oral Histories - Collection Inventory
Photographs - Collection Inventory
Photographs - Digitized
Vertical File
Part 1 - digitized
Part 2 - digitized
Interviews / Oral Histories - Collection Inventory
Photographs - Digitized
Speech File - Collection Inventory
A Time for Commitment & Change - full-text searchable
Vertical File
Part 1 - digitized
Part 2 - digitized
Part 3 - digitized
Minority Support
Interviews / Oral Histories - Collection Inventory
Photographs - Digitized
Speech File - Collection Inventory
Vertical File
Part 1 - digitized
Part 2 - digitized
CHE Checks Affirmative Action Goals
Interviews / Oral Histories - Collection Inventory
Minority Vita Bank
Photographs - digitized
Speech File - Collection Inventory
Vertical File
Part 1 - digitized
Part 2 - digitized
Part 3 - digitized
Part 4 - digitized
Personal Papers - Collection Inventory
Photographs - Digitized
Appointments - Collection Inventory
Biographical File - Collection Inventory
Meeting Minutes - Collection Inventory
Meeting Minutes - full-text searchable
Regents Name Facilities - digitized
Student Government Association
Constitution
Documents
Legislation
Meetings
Student Life
A college is not its campus, its walks, its buildings. A college is an ideal, a spirit, a long tradition, a zeal for more life and more knowledge. It is more than its president, more than its board of control, more than its faculty and students of a single year. A college represents the friendships and the achievements of all the known and unknown people who have made it possible, who have given it a distinct stamp, who have extended it material and moral support, who have interpreted its spirit into useful lives.
Believing as Western does that what is good for one is good for all and what is good for all is good for one, makes its work universal, puts service and continuity into its programs, and keeps its goal as far ahead of it as it was when it made its humble beginning.
~Henry Cherry
Click on image to find more information on each president.
