College dropouts--Kentucky; Academic achievement--Kentucky; Private universities and colleges--Kentucky
The persistence and attrition of second year college students is a growing concern of colleges and universities as second year college students face some of the greatest challenges (Gahagan & Hunter, 2006; Lemons & Richmond, 1987; Morgan...
Twenty-six fossil assemblages of land and freshwater molluscs from the Pliocene to the present, were collected from locations near the town of Meade, Kansas, U.S.A. and were analyzed (along with the extant molluscan fauna of Meade County, Kansas)...
School yearbooks; Schools; Students; Alumni & alumnae; University of Louisville--Students; University of Louisville--Alumni and alumnae; Student organizations; Universities & colleges; College students; University of Louisville--Sports
Yearbook for the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 1975.
African Americans; African American physicians; Physicians; Hospitals; Red Cross Hospital (Louisville, Ky.); Race relations; Integration
Oral history interview with Louisville physician Jesse Bell conducted on July 28, 1979 by Olivia Frederick. Dr. Bell discusses his early life and education, including his training at Alcorn College, Morehouse College, and Meharry Medical College....
Louisville Free Public Library; Segregation; Libraries; African Americans; People
Address: 604 S. Tenth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. African American children sit at tables or stand by bookshelves in the children's room of the Western Colored Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. A number of books are on the tables and...
Address: 500 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The Seelbach Hotel, constructed in the Beaux Arts style, was completed in 1905. This street scene shows the Seelbach Hotel with its canopied entryway and first floor lined with shops, including...
Louisville Free Public Library; Segregation; Libraries; African Americans; People
Address: 604 S. Tenth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A woman sits at desk reading. A girl with a braid stands next to the desk and consults what is probably a dictionary. The desk also has a globe, a bell, and an ink pad. Some children sit at tables...
Address: 1330 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A multi-story home in the Old Louisville historical district is shown. This building includes a turret, second floor balcony, and canopied porch. The top of the turret is decorated with...
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Union Station (Louisville, Ky.); Railroad stations; Automobiles; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 1000 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company's Union Station includes a canopy and large circular stained glass window over the entryway. Its clock tower looms on the left. Three cars are parked on...
Louisville Free Public Library; Segregation; Libraries; African Americans; People
Two women in hats and coats consult a librarian at the reference desk of the Western Colored Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. A trophy sits on the corner of the desk. A man in a suit stands to one side of the desk browsing a book. A...
Khamsah--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian
Persian poetry, written in calligraphy on handmade paper. One of Persia's most famous poets, the twelfth century Nizam-uddin Abu Mahommed Ilyas bin Yusuf lived most of his life in Ganja, in what now is Azerbaijan. Nizami is best remembered for his...
Exterior view of house and side yard, photographed from driveway. Built in 1869 as a summer home for tobacco merchant Joseph Peterson, the Peterson-Dumesnil House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It has a partially...
Entertainers; Musicians; Big bands; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra; Celebrities; Concerts; Audiences
Frank Sinatra onstage accompanied by Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra at the Jefferson County Armory. Dorsey has his back to the audience and stands in front of the other musicians while Sinatra faces the audience while gripping the stand of a microphone....
Exterior view of house and front yard, photographed from front corner of lawn. Built in 1869 as a summer home for tobacco merchant Joseph Peterson, the Peterson-Dumesnil House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It sits...
Historic buildings; Lawns; Mansions; Dwellings; Trees
Lawn of the Peterson-Dumesnil estate. Built in 1869 as a summer home for tobacco merchant Joseph Peterson, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Title supplied by cataloger.
Curved dirt road on the Peterson-Dumesnil estate. Built in 1869 as a summer home for tobacco merchant Joseph Peterson, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Title supplied by cataloger.
Exterior shot of Hikes Graded School, a two-story brick structure at 3819 Bardstown Road. Built in 1927 as an independent public grade school (grades 1-8), it joined the Jefferson County Public School system in 1950 and closed in 1975. It has...
Dirt road leading to the Peterson-Dumesnil House, which was built in 1869 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Title supplied by cataloger.
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Houchens Building (Louisville, Ky.); Post offices; Stairways;
Front stairway and entrance to the Houchens Building at the University of Louisville. Both the stairway and the handicap access ramp are visible. The Houchens Building was acquired for $1.3 million. The post office, located in the Houchens...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Davidson Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Educational facilities;
Davidson Hall seen from an elevation; much of the glass and brick building is visible. There are numerous young trees planted in the foreground. This building was dedicated as Philip Davidson Hall on May 6, 1975. In 1995, there was a second...
