On Sunday, September 13th VSA arts of Kentucky and the Kentucky Library & Museum kicked off the start of the Side by Side: VSA arts Statewide Exhibit with a reception at the Kentucky Library & Museum.
More about the exhibit.
Art Lovers Gather at Opening of Side by Side Exhibit
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Bowling Green City Council Minutes Housed in Special Collections Library
Bowling Green City Hall
Researchers interested in the history of local government can access original minutes of the Bowling Green City Council at WKU’s Special Collections Library. The minutes document meetings of the Board of Councilmen from 1948-1967, the Board of Aldermen from 1955-1967, and the Board of Commissioners from 1968-1987. Why the different names? In March 1952, Bowling Green established a bicameral system of government in which a four-person Board of Aldermen shared legislative duties with the Board of Councilmen. On January 1, 1968, Bowling Green officially eliminated the bicameral body and adopted a “city manager” form of government with a mayor and Board of Commissioners. The minutes trace this evolution of city government and record matters of city business including passage of ordinances, annexations, purchases and sales of city property, employee appointments and salaries, building permits, bond issues, and rezonings. A finding aid for the collection is available here.
A related collection consists of the typescripted minutes of the city trustees of Bowling Green covering the years 1823 to 1868. These are also available in the Special Collections Library.
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Matthew Fogle performs at Helm Library
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Matthew Fogle, Christian Rock Artist from Louisville, KY, performed today outside Helm Library. Students, faculty, and staff enjoyed Fogle’s musical talents as they soaked up the sun during the noon hour. |
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Bring out your child’s inner artist!
Where and when? October 5 – 9 from 8:00 a.m. – Noon at the Kentucky Library & Museum. After camp care is available from Noon until 4:00 p.m.
Age Group: 6 to 12
Cost: $120 & after care cost: $55. Library and Museum Associates receive a 10% discount.
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Gourd painting activity for the whole family!
On October 3rd, get ready for fall by painting a pumpkin gourd at the Kentucky Library & Museum! Bring your mom, kids, or grandkids. Special family price for two! All materials are supplied. Workshop facilitated by Lynne Ferguson.
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Participants do have an option to paint a second gourd during this workshop for an additional $7. This option must be selected during registration.
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Hopping Good Time to Enjoy Art
On October 2, participate in the the Bowling Green Gallery Hop, a unique collaboration between the city’s independent galleries, non-profit galleries and studio centers to provide Bowling Green with great artistic opportunities. The galleries, museums and studio centers from around the city open their doors four Friday evenings out of the year so our curious citizens can tantalize their creative senses with great original art.
The “Side by Side: VSA arts of Kentucky” statewide exhibit is the featured exhibit at the stop at the Kentucky Library & Museum.
Statewide Art Show to Open at Kentucky Library & Museum
On Sunday, September 13, The Kentucky Library & Museum and VSA arts of Kentucky will open Side By Side 2009 Statewide Exhibition with a reception at 2:00 PM (CDT). This exhibit is composed of pieces selected from VSA arts Side by Side projects from across the state. Participating cities in 2009 include Bowling Green, Lexington, Louisville, Murray, and Somerset.
VSA arts of Kentucky is a statewide, non profit organization dedicated to promoting arts, education and creative expression for all, with an emphasis on persons with disabilities.
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Hilltoppers in University Archives
Varsity Lettermen 1959
WKU athletic records and photographs are a hot item in University Archives. We answer many questions related to coaching staff, student athletes and teams throughout the year. In order to facilitate research several series of records have been processed and detailed finding aids made available online. These include two sets of photographs:
- Athletic Media Relations Photograph Collection (http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_fin_aid/75/)
- Athletics section of the WKU Archives Photograph Collection (http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_fin_aid/29/ ).
Digitized images are available through KenCat (http://wku.pastperfect-online.com/35749cgi/mweb.exe?request=ks).
Several athletic department office records have been processed.
- Athletic Director’s Records (http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_fin_aid/78)
- Baseball Office 1947-1959 (http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_fin_aid/66/)
- Athletic Media Relations
These last records are especially useful to anyone interested in the Hilltoppers as they consist of Media Guides for every major sport(http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_fin_aid/55/), Student Biographical File 1979-2004 (http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_fin_aid/54/) and Clipping File 1962-present (http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_fin_aid/53/).
We are currently processing the Basketball Office records which consist of correspondence regarding schedules, tournaments and athletes and hope to have a finding aid posted in the near future.
The University Archives also houses an extensive film, video and audio collection, the bulk of which is made up of athletic film. The master list is available online at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_fin_aid/198/
If you have Hilltopper documents, photographs or memorabilia that don’t appear in the finding aids, please contact the University Archives at 270-745-4793 or via email at archives@wku.edu.
Check out KenCat to get information on other University Archives collections: http://wku.pastperfect-online.com/35749cgi/mweb.exe?request=ks
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New Database addition @ WKU Libraries
Thanks to a generous donation from WKU History Professor Dr. Carol Crowe-Carraco in memory of her parents, WKU Libraries has now added a new JSTOR Database: the19th Century British Pamphlets Collection.
This project, conceived by the Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and funded by the JISC Digitisation Programme, preserves and provides online access to more than 20,000 British pamphlets from the 19th century held in UK research libraries. Pamphlets were an important means of public debate in the 19th century, covering the key political, social, technological, and environmental issues of their day. They are a valuable primary resource relevant to a wide range of disciplines. They have been underutilized within research and teaching because they are generally quite difficult to access – often bound together in large numbers or otherwise hard to find in the few research libraries that hold them. JSTOR has made these pamphlets searchable alongside current collections to enhance discovery and use across disciplines. Topics in the collection range from Medicine to Colonial Reports to British views of the American Civil War.
The database is integrated into JSTOR and can be searched by itself through the “Advanced Search” or by a general search.
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Phi Kappa Phi – UA12/2/3
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The Phi Kappa Phi records housed in University Archives have been processed. The finding aid is now available online through TopScholar: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_fin_aid/64/ The records can be viewed in the Harrison-Baird Reading Room in the Kentucky Library & Museum daily Monday – Saturday 9 – 4.
Unfortunately, there are gaps in the records. If you have Phi Kappa Phi documents, meeting minutes or other items that don’t appear in the finding aid, please contact the University Archives at 270-745-4793 or via email at archives@wku.edu.
Check out KenCat to get information on other University Archives collections: http://wku.pastperfect-online.com/35749cgi/mweb.exe?request=ks
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