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Watkins, Dianne (Winkler), B. 1941 (Fa 55), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 55. “Those Old Calliopes,” a paper and interview by Dianne Watkins executed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes recording of calliopes and other related materials.

Little, Roger A. (Fa 56), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 56. Paper: "Urban Legends," written by Roger A. Little for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

Silva, Ann (Fa 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 53. “A History of the Logan County Tobacco Festival” Paper written about an annual festival celebrating tobacco culture held in Russellville, Kentucky. Paper was written for a history class at Western Kentucky University.

Peterson, Susan (Fa 54), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 54. "The Witch of Railton, Barren County, Kentucky," a paper written for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

Fairleigh Family Papers (Sc 349), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 349. Class book, 1839-1844, of the Methodist Church, Brandenburg, Kentucky, containing membership list, 1843-44, and some notations of contributions. Also, it contains law and minutes of the Belles Lettres Society, 1849-1850, and of the Union Debating Society, October 1852. The book was kept by Thomas Fairleigh and other Fairleigh family members.

Volkerding Family Papers (Mss 385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 385. Letters written chiefly by Herman Frederick Wilhelm Volkerding, of Louisville, Kentucky, to his wife Mary Elizabeth (Hauber) Volkerding while traveling as a salesman for the John T. Barbee distillers. Volkerding pines for home and describes the scenery, hotels, amusements and rail travel in the western United States.

Spradlin, James Edward (Fa 51), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 51. Oral history interview with Dwight, Virginia, Bill and Geneva Spradlin conducted by James Spradlin for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in 1984. Topics include recreation and entertainment in Floyd County, Kentucky during the 1930’s and 1940’s.

Autobiographical Sketch Of A Group Based Musician (Fa 48), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 48. “Autobiographical Sketch of a Group Based Musician,” a paper and interview executed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Author chose to remain anonymous.

Taft, Ann Celine (Fa 49), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 49. Oral history interview with The Straightway Gospel Singers from Gallatin, Tennessee conducted by Ann Celine Taft for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Subsequent paper titled "The Straightway Gospel Singers" also included.

Reed, Margaret (Sc 344), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 344. Letter written by Margaret Reed, Smiths Grove, Kentucky, to Mrs. Charles Porter, Bowling Green, Kentucky, declining her invitation to visit during the fair.

Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 23. Oral history interviews with various residents of Wayne County, Kentucky, conducted by Western Kentucky University folk studies students. Topics include the oil industry, folk medicine, water witching, one-room schools and banjo playing.

Roberts, Ethel (Sc 2499), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2499. Letter from 16-year-old Ethel Roberts, a student in Big Creek, Kentucky, to Helen Ferenczy, Altgeld School, Chicago, Illinois. Ethel describes Christmas and other activities at her school.

Patterson, F. Youree, 1869-1936 (Sc 246), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 246. Campaign letter, 25 July 1913, written by F. Youree Patterson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, concerning his candidacy for the Warren County Clerk’s office in the primary election on the dry ticket.

Rich, Cordell (Fa 47), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives 47. Interview with Cordell Rich at his home near Jamestown, Tennessee. Topics include gospel hymns, death omens and ghost stories.

Gibbs, Verbina (Fa 45), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 45. Interview with Verbina Gibbs about her work as an obituary writer in Allen County, Kentucky.

Hester, Elizabeth Allen, B. 1956 (Fa 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 43. [Flea markets] Collection of typescripts, photographs and cassette tapes concerning the family/personal history and current occupation (flea market seller) of Margie Hawks. Collectioncontains a detailed account of the family history of Mrs. Hawks and their subsistence farming. Project completed by Elizabeth (Beth) Hester for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

Walking Box Ranch Custodianship Quarterly Progress Report: Period Ending January 10, 2012, Margaret N. Rees

Walking Box Ranch

• UNLV provides stewardship of Walking Box Ranch (WBR) by providing a caretaker who oversees the property, facilitating use of the property by researchers and educators, developing a use and research policy for the property, and coordinating these activities with BLM and in accordance with TNC restrictions.
• UNLV currently addresses security issues for the property through the presence of the caretaker and two Metro Officers who reside on the property in two recreational vehicles.
• UNLV is working with new BLM employees Glen Marsh and Audrey Asselin to address continuing deterioration of the ranch house. UNLV has suggested to BLM that they …

Walking Box Ranch Planning And Design Quarterly Progress Report: Period Ending January 10, 2012, Margaret N. Rees

Walking Box Ranch

• UNLV’s President Smatresk has reiterated his commitment to the WBR project and has further committed full funding for IT and security costs.
• UNLV participated in a one-half day meeting with BLM to discuss the future WBR operating agreement between BLM and UNLV; UNLV participated in a 1.5 day meeting to review the 100% Design drawings.
• UNLV continues to wait on BLM for direction on how to mitigate the continuing deterioration of the ranch house.
• Weather station research continues and has produced the following this past quarter. 1) Ground-source heat pump (GSHP) Vs Photovoltaic (PV) technology: A detailed analysis comparing these …

Whites, Pierce Butler (Fa 32), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text scan of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 32. Contemporary marijuana cultivation andusage: interviews and documents. Project completed by Pierce Butler Whites concerning illicit marijuana growth and construction of marijuana paraphernalia. Completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Contains transcriptions, tape logs, photographs and cassette tapes.

Stereotypes Of Contemporary Native American Indian Characters In Recent Popular Media, Virginia A. Mclaurin

Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014

This thesis examines the ongoing trends in depictions of Native American Indians in popular mainstream media from the last two decades. Stereotypes in general and in relation to Native American Indians are discussed, and a pattern of stereotype reactions to colonists’ perceived strains is identified. An analysis of popular television shows, movies, and books with contemporary Native characters will demonstrate new trends which we might consider transformed or emerging stereotypes of Native people in non-Native media. These trends will not only be shown to have emerged from more general national and regional stereotypes of Native identity, but will also demonstrate …