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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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  • Old Fort Bridge by WKU Archives

    Old Fort Bridge

  • Football by WKU Archives

    Football

  • 1924 by WKU Archives

    1924

  • Talisman by WKU Student Affairs

    Talisman

  • Rural Training School by Franklin Studio

    Rural Training School

  • Teachers College Heights by WKU Archives

    Teachers College Heights

  • Library in Cedar House by WKU Archives

    Library in Cedar House

  • Women's Basketball Team by WKU Archives

    Women's Basketball Team

  • Robert Underwood Home aka Diddle Dorm by Franklin Studio

    Robert Underwood Home aka Diddle Dorm

  • E.A. Diddle by WKU Archives

    E.A. Diddle

  • College Heights Foundation by Franklin Studio

    College Heights Foundation

  • 1922 by WKU Archives

    1922

  • Dero Downing by WKU Archives

    Dero Downing

  • John Minton by Talisman

    John Minton

  • Potter Hall by Franklin Studio

    Potter Hall

  • Joseph Dickey by WKU Archives

    Joseph Dickey

  • J. Lewie Harman by Towers

    J. Lewie Harman

  • Josephine Cherry by WKU Archives

    Josephine Cherry

  • 1920 by WKU Archives

    1920

  • Cedar House by D. X. Murphy

    Cedar House

 

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