UA36I Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Series 21 - William Jenkins

Administrative History: Documents relating to the life and achievements of William Jenkins. The series contains biographical and professional data.

See also UA1C11.3 William Jenkins Photograph Collection

Extent: 3 folders

Dates: 1918-2002

Biographical/Historical Note: William Jenkins (1918-2002) native of Guthrie, Kentucky attended The Citadel (BA 1941) and the University of Kentucky (MA 1957) with a stint in the army in between. He came to Western Kentucky University in 1959 as a history and political science teacher. In 1961 he was chosen to establish a department of business and government which became the Bowling Green College of Business & Public Affairs. Jenkins left WKU in 1978 to serve as associate director of the Barren River Area Development District. In his retirement, Jenkins became a writer and had several books published on historical and local topics.

Box 1

Folder 1 nd Autobiographical Notes

Folder 2 nd Scrapbook - Clippings

Photographs removed to University Archives Photograph Collection, series 11, subseries 3.

Folder 3 nd Scrapbook - Correspondence

Subjects:

Jenkins, William

Accession Information: These records were transferred to the University Archives upon its creation.

Access Restrictions: none

Copyright Notice:

Preferred Citation: UA36I Faculty/Staff Personal Papers, Series 21 William Jenkins, WKU Archives, Kentucky Library & Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA.

Processing Information: Processed and described by Suellyn Lathrop, 2008