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WKU Timeline

WKU Archives serves as the collective memory of not only Western Kentucky University, but also it's founding institutions:

    Bowling Green Business University, 1907-1963
    Glasgow Normal, 1875-1890
    Ogden College, 1877-1928
    Potter College for Young Ladies, 1889-1909
    Southern Normal School & Business College, 1875-1906

WKU has had five name changes through the years:

    Western Kentucky State Normal School, 1906-1922
    Western Kentucky State Normal School & Teachers College, 1922-1930
    Western Kentucky State Teachers College, 1930-1948
    Western Kentucky State College, 1948-1966
    Western Kentucky University, 1966-present

This timeline presents some of the significant events and people in WKU history. For more detailed information see Lowell Harrison's Western Kentucky University.

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  • 1908 by WKU Archives

    1908

  • Barren River Excursion by WKU Archives

    Barren River Excursion

  • Mammoth Cave Excursions by WKU Archives

    Mammoth Cave Excursions

  • Herman Donovan by WKU Archives

    Herman Donovan

  • 1907 by WKU Archives

    1907

  • Bowling Green Business University by WKU Archives

    Bowling Green Business University

  • Charles Joseph Vanmeter by WKU Archives

    Charles Joseph Vanmeter

  • State Normal Bulletin, Vol. I, No. 1 by WKU Registrar

    State Normal Bulletin, Vol. I, No. 1

  • A.J. Kinnaman by WKU Archives

    A.J. Kinnaman

  • Henry Hardin Cherry by WKU Archives

    Henry Hardin Cherry

  • Legislation by J.C.W. Beckham

    Legislation

  • 1906 by WKU Archives

    1906

  • 1906 by WKU Library Special Collections

    1906

  • Mattie McLean by Franklin Studio

    Mattie McLean

  • 1905 by WKU Archives

    1905

  • Frisbie Hall by WKU Archives

    Frisbie Hall

  • 1900 by WKU Archives

    1900

  • 1899 by WKU Archives

    1899

  • Bessie Swartz Cherry by WKU Student Affairs

    Bessie Swartz Cherry

  • Bess Fayne Cherry by Charles Wallin

    Bess Fayne Cherry

  • E.A. Diddle by WKU Athletic Media Relations

    E.A. Diddle

  • 1895 by WKU Archives

    1895

  • Paul Garrett by WKU Archives

    Paul Garrett

  • 1892 by WKU Archives

    1892

  • J.R. Alexander by WKU Talisman

    J.R. Alexander

  • 1890 by WKU Archives

    1890

  • Potter College by Sanborn Insurance Company

    Potter College

  • Cabell Hall by WKU Archives

    Cabell Hall

  • Recitation Hall by WKU Archives

    Recitation Hall

  • Southern Normal School by WKU Archives

    Southern Normal School

  • Ogden College by WKU Archives

    Ogden College

  • Glasgow Normal School Charter by Kentucky Legislature

    Glasgow Normal School Charter

  • Glasgow Normal School by T. F. Bottomley

    Glasgow Normal School

  • 1874 by WKU Archives

    1874

  • Robert Ogden by WKU Archives

    Robert Ogden

  • Ogden Hall by WKU Archives

    Ogden Hall

  • Cherry Family by WKU Archives

    Cherry Family

  • 1861 by Franklin Studio

    1861

  • Stone Building by Nelson Graham

    Stone Building

  • A.W. Mell by WKU Library Special Collections

    A.W. Mell

 

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