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Sadewasser, Judith K. "Judi" (Fa 1308), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2019

Sadewasser, Judith K. "Judi" (Fa 1308), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 1308. Student folk studies project titled “The Folkways of Walter D. Logsdon: Basketmaker,” which includes an interview with Walter Logsdon about the traditional basket making process in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Project includes interview transcriptions along with sheets with a brief description of each traditional practice, tool, and photo.


Pyatt, Susanna (Fa 1380), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2018

Pyatt, Susanna (Fa 1380), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 1380. “Woven Evidence?: Western Shaker Connections with Native Americans,” a paper written by Susanna Pyatt in April 2018 for a WKU folk studies class.


Kentucky Women In Agriculture (Mss 611), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2018

Kentucky Women In Agriculture (Mss 611), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Project 611. Minutes, financial records, conference handouts, and newsletters related to Kentucky Women in Agriculture, an awareness and support group for women farmers in the Commonwealth. Also includes interviews with members and digital images of members.


Osborne, Ryan Edward, B. 1995 (Fa 800), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2015

Osborne, Ryan Edward, B. 1995 (Fa 800), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text paper (click Additional Files below) for Folklife Archives Project 800. This collection features a term paper about the folklore traditions of the Colegio Refous Elementary School in Cota, Columbia. The project was completed by Western Kentucky University student Ryan Osborne for credit in an “Introduction to Folk Studies” class.


New Matriarchs: Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 768), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2013

New Matriarchs: Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 768), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and representative photographs for Folklife Archives Project 768. The collection details the lives of seven women from around the globe (India, Syria, Mexico, Uganda, Russia, Argentina, and Somalia),all recent immigrants to Louisville, Kentucky.


Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), B. 1956 (Fa 569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2011

Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), B. 1956 (Fa 569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 569. Paper: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone: A Study of a Funeral Ribbon Quilt" written by Lynne Marrs (Hammer) Ferguson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 552. Ethnography project focused on Prince’s Hookah Lounge in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The cultural and social aspects of a hookah lounge are explored, with particular focus on its importance to Saudi Arabian students at Western Kentucky University. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 555), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 555), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 555. Ethnography project on three deer hunters, focusing on motivation, skills, equipment, and venison preparation. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Davis, Nathan William (Fa 534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2010

Davis, Nathan William (Fa 534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 534. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Nathan William Davis related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Mccomas, Eric Donald, B. 1983 (Fa 484), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2010

Mccomas, Eric Donald, B. 1983 (Fa 484), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 484. Folkore material classified by genre. Information collected by Eric Donald McComas related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.