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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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  • Bowling Green Business University by WKU Archives

    Bowling Green Business University

  • Van Meter Hall & Administration Building Dedication by WKU Archives

    Van Meter Hall & Administration Building Dedication

  • Van Meter Hall Dedication by WKU Archives

    Van Meter Hall Dedication

  • Clean Up Day by WKU Archives

    Clean Up Day

  • WKU Athletic Committee by Franklin Studio

    WKU Athletic Committee

  • 1911 by WKU Library Special Collections

    1911

  • Moving Day by P. C. Smith

    Moving Day

  • Home Economics by WKU Archives

    Home Economics

  • Baseball Game by WKU Archives

    Baseball Game

  • WKU Seal by Julia Franklin

    WKU Seal

  • Franz Joseph Strahm by WKU Archives

    Franz Joseph Strahm

  • Model Training School by Franklin Studio

    Model Training School

  • Van Meter Hall Construction by S.G. Rogers Studio

    Van Meter Hall Construction

  • Agriculture at Western Kentucky State Normal School by P. C. Smith

    Agriculture at Western Kentucky State Normal School

  • The Elevator, Vol. I, No. 1 by Western Kentucky University

    The Elevator, Vol. I, No. 1

  • Potter College for Young Ladies by WKU Archives

    Potter College for Young Ladies

  • Kelly Thompson by Franklin Studio

    Kelly Thompson

  • 1909 by WKU Archives

    1909

  • Brinton B. Davis by Franklin Studio

    Brinton B. Davis

  • Henry Wright, Landscape Architect by Henry Wright

    Henry Wright, Landscape Architect

 

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