Bowling Green, Ky. - Exhibited in the Orientation Room of the Kentucky Building, Ogden College:  Rah! Rah! Rah! features the letter sweater, diploma and several photographs of Ras Jones, class of 1926.  A pennant, donated by Jo Tilden, "Top" Orendorf, Freshman class of 1926, is also displayed with the recent donation.  Mr. Jones' Ogden mementoes are part of the Jones family papers recently donated by the family of Ras Jones to the Kentucky Library & Museum. 

"Our family has always viewed the Kentucky Library & Museum as one of the treasures of our community.  We are delighted father's Ogden story will be preserved there,” said Dru Howell, daughter of Ras Jones.

University Archivist Sue Lynn McDaniel was thrilled to receive the Kentucky Museum's first Ogden letter sweater.  "We are in search of additional Ogden College artifacts and personal papers that will tell us more about the private school which merged with Western in January 1927." 

An adjacent exhibit "Western Genealogy" provides an overview of the schools which by location, or merger, are a part of Western's history – Glasgow Normal, Southern Normal School, Ogden College, Potter College for Young Ladies, and the Bowling Green Business University are all part of the exhibit – all have a story that is part of Western's history.  A timeline of how each school impacted Western's history is on display above the exhibit case.  More information about these historically related schools is available at
http://www.wku.edu/Library/kylm/collections/inhouse/ua/schools/index.html

For additional information contact Sue Lynn McDaniel 270-745-2592

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