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Ua45/1/1 The State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 7, No. 2, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

WKU catalog of courses for summer and fall 1913. Includes many photographs of events on campus along with campus news.

Ua94/6/2/14 Domestic Science Notebook, Annie Reis

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Domestic Science notebook kept by student Annie Reis regarding crocheting and embroidery. Includes samples of work created by Reis and patterns for underwear and sleeves.

Ua1b3/7 Index To Meeting Minute Book 1, 1907-1913, Wku Faculty

WKU Archives Records

Index to Faculty Meeting Minutes Book 1, 1907-1913.

Ua1b3/7 Meeting Minutes, Wku Faculty

WKU Archives Records

Minutes of WKU faculty meetings for 1913 from Books 1 and 2. The books have slight variations. See also Book 1 Index.

Ua45/2 Student Register 1912-1913 Index, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Index to WKU Registrar’s Student Register 1912-1913. The book records the following information:

• Date
• Student name
• Number
• Post Office
• County
• Appointee from
• State
• Enrollment I/S
• Days Taught
• Vaccinated
• Tuition & Fees Paid
• Number of Terms Enrolled
• Remarks

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 6, No. 1, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Course catalog & newsletter:

• The Pictorial Compendium of the Western Kentucky State Normal School
• Special to Former Students
• The Second Term, November 19, 1912
• The Mid-Winter Term, January 28, 1913
• The Fourth Term
• The Summer School of 1913
• Condensed News & Information
• Department of Music
• Expense – Tuition, Board
• Frisbie Hall
• Athletics in the Western Normal
• Two-Year Regular Normal Course

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 6, No. 4, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Course catalog & newsletter:

• Courses of Study
• County Certificate Course
• Preparatory Course
• Rural Teachers’ Course
• Regular Normal Course
• School of Music
• McLean, Mattie. School News
• Condensed Information
• Expense – Tuition & Board
• Frisbie Hall

Ua45/6 Commencement Concert, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Commencement concert program and graduation program listing music certificate / diploma recipients.

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 6, No. 3, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Course catalog & newsletter:

• Summer School
• The New Normal Site
• Recitation Hall
• Cabell Hall
• The New Vanmeter Auditorium & Administration Building
• The Tired Teacher
• Courses Offered
• The Normal Training School
• English
• History
• Physical Sciences
• Physiology II
• Mathematics
• Drawing
• The Library
• The School of Domestic Science & Domestic Arts
• Nature Study & Elementary Agriculture
• Do You Need a Teacher?
• Physical Education
• Excursion from the Western Normal Summer School to the Kentucky Educational Association
• For High School Teachers
• Geography
• Special Announcement Summer School Western Normal
• Headquarters of Western Kentucky State Normal School at the Kentucky Educational Association
• Kindergarten Department
• Stewart, Cora. The …

Ua3/1/7 Letter To John Cherry, Henry Cherry

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Letter regarding family members and the administration of WKSNS.

Ua2 The State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 5, No. 2, Wku Board Of Regents

WKU Archives Records

Biennial report of the WKU Board of Regents includes reports of president Henry Cherry, McKenzie Todd, state inspector, budget, curriculum, alumni, national rankings, county superintendent reports and photographs of the school.

Ua3/1/7 Letter To Henry Cherry, John Cherry

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Letter from John Cherry to Henry Cherry regarding report on WKSNS to the legislature.

Ua3/1/3 Education & Politics Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Archives Records

Education & Politics 1906-07; 1911-12 scrapbook created by WKU President's Office during Henry Cherry's tenure. Page numbers from original scrapbook and may not match pdf file.

• A Commoner's University, p. 28
• Aim and Object of Two State Normal Schools Set Forth, p. 1
• American History, p. 93
• Appeal for Funds, p. 99
• Approves Wealth Rightly Gotten, p. 81
• Arithmetic, p. 93
• Better Schools Must Come First, p. 39
• Big Reception is Voted Huge Success, p. 9
• Carmack, E.W. A Beautiful Tribute, p. 24
• Cherry, Henry. Untitled, p. 34
• Circular No. 5 re: Virginia schools, p. 66
• Compulsory Education, p. 5 …

Ua3/1/3 Education & Politics Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook regarding education & politics for 1911-1912 created by the WKU President's Office during Henry Cherry's tenure. Page numbers from original scrapbook and may not match pdf file.

• A Child's Value 139
• A Cure for Lawlessness, Elizabethtown News 89
• A 'Practical' Education 137
• Address & Resolutions to be Presented to State-Wide Rural School Conference, March 29, 1911 18
• All Round Efficiency 4
• Beckman, F.W. A Cry from Macedonia for Teachers of Agriculture . . . 58
• Behind the School 3
• Beveridge's Eloquent Plea for Cause of Humanity 145
• Campbell, James Jr. Commission Form of Government 85
• Child Labor a National …

Ua11/1 On Normal Heights, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Promotional picture booklet of Western Kentucky University which includes images of the major buildings, students working on campus, faculty, Mammoth Cave, Barren River and student body.

Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Van Meter Auditorium, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Archives Records

Correspondence of Henry Cherry with a variety of contractors regarding the construction of Van Meter Hall. Also includes information regarding the dedication and general reception when the building opened.

• American Seating Company
• Jake Bornstein
• C.E. Morris
• Superior Seating Company
• R.W. Koch
• Andrews Company
• Brinton Davis
• A.J. Anderson & Company
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
• S. Keighley Metal Ceiling & Manufacturing Company
• Dow Wire & Iron Works
• First National Bank of Louisville
• Bowling Green Machine Company

Ua1b3/7 Meeting Minutes, Wku Faculty

WKU Archives Records

Minutes of WKU faculty meetings for 1912 from Books 1 and 2. The books have slight variations. See also Book 1 Index.

Ua12/2/22 Proceedings, Wku Moot Congress

WKU Archives Records

Proceedings of the 1912-1913 sessions of the WKU Moot Congress. This student organization was created to teach students about government and hone their debating skills.

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 5, No. 1, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Course catalog & newsletter:

• Special to Former Students
• The Students’ Edition of the State Normal Bulletin
• The Demand for Teachers
• The Opening of the Fall Session
• The Second Term, November 21, 1911
• The Mid-Winter Term
• The Fourth Term
• The Summer School of 1912
• Courses of Study
• The County Certificate Course
• The School of Music
• The New Catalog
• A Word to School Trustees & to All of Those Who Employ or Recommend the Employment of Teachers

Ua3/1/1 President's Report, Wku President's Office - Cherry

WKU Archives Records

President Henry Cherry's report to Kentucky Superintendent of Public Instruction Ellsworth Regenstein. Includes review of curriculum and certificates granted.

Ua45/6 Commencement Concert, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Commencement concert program and graduation program listing music certificate / diploma recipients.

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 5, No. 2, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Course catalog & newsletter:

• Cherry, Henry. Letter to Readers
• The Catalog Number
• The Students’ Edition of the Bulletin
• School of Music
• Course of Study
• School of Music
• Expenses – Tuition, Board, Frisbie Hall
• Editorials
• The Elevator

Ua1b3/7 Meeting Minutes, Wku Faculty

WKU Archives Records

Minutes of WKU faculty meetings for 1911 from Books 1 and 2. The books have slight variations. See also Book 1 Index.

Ua3/1/2/1 Letter Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

WKU Archives Records

Letter written to Henry Cherry by Nettie Depp from Scottsville, Kentucky, Dec. 11, 1910. Transcript:

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear Mr. Cherry;

As a matter of course I am egotistical enough to think that you would like to hear from me occasionally.

School here is progressing nicely though the school board is financially embarressed [sic] at present. You know they began the school with only a twenty cent tax and now they begin to realize that they will have to do something in order to meet the growing demands of the school.

They have called a meeting …

Ua3/1/2/1 Letter Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

WKU Archives Records

Letter from Nettie Depp to Henry Cherry from Glasgow, Kentucky, August 20, 1910. Transcript of letter:

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear Mr. Cherry,

I have been wating [sic] to know for certain just what I was to do. I go to Scottsville next week. I have charge of the 7th and 8th grades and two higher classes at $65.00 per month. This is not the work I wanted to do nor is it the price I wanted to work for, still I think it the best I can do this year and I shall go and do …

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 4, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Course catalog & newsletter:

• Cherry, Henry. Letter to Reader
• Course of Study
• Life Certificate Class, 1910
• Cherry, Henry. Educational Greeting from the Western Kentucky State Normal School
• The Summer School
• The Elevator
• Course in Agriculture
• Professor Franz Strahm

Ua3/1/2/1 Letter Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

WKU Archives Records

Letter from Nettie Depp to Henry Cherry dated July 28, 1910 from Glasgow, Ky. Transcript of letter:

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear sir:

Your letter to hand and I have made the application for the school. I sincerely thank you for all you have done for me and only hope that I may be able in some way to repay you.

I have not been at home long enough to visit any schools but hope to do so soon.

Yours for success

Nettie B. Depp

Ua45/6 Commencement Concert, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Commencement concert program and graduation program listing music certificate / diploma recipients.

Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Eastern Kentucky University, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Documents housed in Box 1 Folder 7 of President Henry Cherry’s Correspondence, General File regarding the relationship between WKU and Eastern Kentucky University. This file is comprised entirely of letters, the majority from EKU’s president Ruric Roark.

• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 1/25/1907 – congratulations on creation of WKU, questions about curriculum and faculty
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 6/3/1907 – Kentucky Education Association resolution re: diplomas
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 6/7/1907 – appropriations for EKU
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 6/24/1907 – curriculum and faculty
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 7/25/1907 – diplomas …

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 3, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Course catalog & newsletter:

• Courses of Study
• Western Kentucky State Normal School
• Cherry, Henry. An Educational Creed
• The Alumni Association
• Reduced Railroad Rates for Summer School
• Cherry, Henry. Editorial
• Dr. Len G. Broughton
• Faculty
• Regents
• Commencement Exercises