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Walker, Dorian (Fa 1240), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Walker, Dorian (Fa 1240), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1240. Collection of oral history interviews with railroad employees, locals, and historians recorded on Betacam and Betacam SP for Dorian Walker’s 1995 film Beauty of the Southland. Portions of the interviews were also used for a 2010 miniseries, All Aboard.
Powers, Doug (Fa 954), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Powers, Doug (Fa 954), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 954. Paper titled: “Montgomery’s Mill.” Includes description, terms illustration, and photos of Montgomery’s Mill in Green County, Kentucky.
Harbison, Kay (Fa 957), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harbison, Kay (Fa 957), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 957. Paper titled: “Watermills.” Includes survey sheets of descriptions of watermills in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Sheets include a description, informant’s name, terms, and a photo of a watermill.
Beams, Bobby (Fa 955), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beams, Bobby (Fa 955), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 955. Paper titled: “Sawmills Past and Present in Hart, southern LaRue, and western Green County.” Includes description, terms, illustration, and photos of sawmills in the Penny Royal Region of Kentucky.
Hay, William G. (Fa 951), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hay, William G. (Fa 951), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 951. Paper titled: “Hardin Springs.” Includes description, terms, beliefs, and photos of Hardin Springs and the watermill in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 952. Paper titled: “[Student Collections: Watermills]," WKU Professor Lynwood Montell’s compilation of survey sheets from various collections by students with brief descriptions of watermills in Kentucky and Connecticut. Sheets may include a brief description, informant’s name, terms, a photo and/or illustration.
Polston, Earl (Fa 950), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Polston, Earl (Fa 950), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 950. Project titled: “Watermills.” Project includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of watermills in Clinton County, Kentucky and Pall Mall in Fentress County, Tennessee. Sheets include a brief description, owner’s name, and a photo of the watermill.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 949), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 949), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 949. Paper titled: “[Student Collections: Watermills]," WKU professor Lynwood Montell’s compilation of survey sheets from various collections by students with brief descriptions of watermills, farm implements, steam engines, etc. from the Knobs and Penny Royal Regions in Kentucky and Connecticut. Sheets may include a brief description, informant’s name, terms, a photo and/or illustration.
Griffin, Edra (Fa 948), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Griffin, Edra (Fa 948), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 948. Paper titled: “[Falls of Rough]” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of the mill at Falls of Rough in Grayson County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description of each aspect, uses, implements, and photos.
Sutton, Bobby A. (Fa 946), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sutton, Bobby A. (Fa 946), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 946. Paper titled: “History of the Litsey Mill.” Includes information about the Litsey Mill in Washington County, Kentucky, including a description of the workings of the flour mill, terms, implements, map, deeds, and photos.
Harbison, Kay (Fa 947), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harbison, Kay (Fa 947), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 947. Paper titled: “Watermill.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of watermills in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, uses, and some photos.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 958), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 958), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 958. Project titled: [Student Collections: Bridges] Includes survey sheets of descriptions of various type of bridges in the counties of Adair, Bourbon, Breathitt, Casey, Clark, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Hardin, LaRue, Lincoln, Marion, Mercer, Metcalfe, Montgomery, Nelson, Russell, Taylor, Washington in Kentucky, Connecticut, and Ohio. Sheets include a description, informant’s name, terms, and photos of bridges.
Pace, Clint And Linda Pace (Fa 879), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pace, Clint And Linda Pace (Fa 879), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 879. Project titled: “Water-powered Mills in Warren County, Kentucky.” Includes history of water run mill sites in Warren County, Kentucky, mill terms, and survey sheets with brief descriptions of mills. Sheets include a brief description, informant’s name, and an illustration of the water mill.
Linder, Gary (Fa 953), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Linder, Gary (Fa 953), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 953. Paper titled: “White Mills.” Project includes a description and photo of White Mills village and the watermill in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Bugg, Becky (Fa 815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bugg, Becky (Fa 815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 815. Paper titled “ Process of Milling: Case Studies,” prepared by Becky Bugg a folk studies student at Western Kentucky University. Bugg documents flour mills in Mercer County and Meade County, Kentucky.
Goff, Ronnie C. (Fa 956), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Goff, Ronnie C. (Fa 956), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 956. Paper titled: “Grist Mills in Eastern Nelson County.” includes descriptions, terms, and photos of grist mills in Nelson County, Kentucky.