The Higher Road: The Life of Nelle Gooch Travelstead

Article originally published in Landmark Report, March & August 2003. Posted with author\u27s permission

WKU Libraries: Using PastPerfect to Open Hidden Collections

Traditionally, access records for the Department of Special Collections were produced in analog forms which limited their use to in-house researchers. The author chronicles the library/museum decision to purchase, PastPerfect, collection management software and reviews the product from a librarian’s point of vie

Bibliography

Bibliography of publications by Nancy Richey

Cultivating a Special Collection: How the Personal Touch Can Sow the Seeds for a Major Acquisition

Introduction: Serendipity is often the best friend of special collections librarians. Sharing our passion for history and preservation can create happy accidents, connecting us with the caretakers of the remnants of past generations. In fact, libraries come to acquire many cultural treasures, often discovered in the contents of someone\u27s attic, basement, or storage space, because we nurtured a relationship with a potential collector over time

Barren County

Barren County, located in the heart of south central Kentucky, was formed in 1799 and is the commonwealth’s 13th largest county. Pioneers found the land without the usual, extensive wooded areas and so it looked barren to them in comparison. The area is anything but “barren,” as its land and population have been productive in agriculture, commerce, education, medicine, and the military. Voted in 2007 by Progressive Farmer magazine as the “Best Place to Live in Rural America,” the county has also produced one of the South’s first African American mayors, two governors, renowned musicians, a Pulitzer Prize winner, two Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, a major television network president, and a U.S. Air Force general. Countless other citizens, equally productive, proudly call Barren County their home.https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_books/1018/thumbnail.jp