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Ua68/14/3 Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 2, Wku Folk Studies Society
Ua68/14/3 Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 2, Wku Folk Studies Society
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Newsletter created by the WKU Folk Studies Society regarding upcoming events and student activities.
Ua68/14/3 Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1, Wku Folk Studies Society
Ua68/14/3 Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1, Wku Folk Studies Society
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by the WKU Folk Studies Society regarding upcoming events and student activities.
The Paper Repertoire Of The Students In One Elementary School, Ruby Rufty
The Paper Repertoire Of The Students In One Elementary School, Ruby Rufty
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This collection project is concerned with traditional paper objects made by students in fifteen classes in one elementary school in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Chapter I describes the school and classroom environments and the procedures followed during the collection project. Chapter II differentiates between the play and ornamental items collected, describes the different items and their variants made by the students, and attempts to show what persons (relatives, teachers, other children) or other factors (mass media, the students' environment) affected the paper items made by students. Chapter III statistically evaluates the collected paper items according to the sex, race, and grade …
The Use Of Architectural Drawing In The Documentation Of Log Folk Housing, Ira Kohn
The Use Of Architectural Drawing In The Documentation Of Log Folk Housing, Ira Kohn
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
In order to remedy the shortcomings of past log structure documentation efforts, six proficiencies were established as necessary for the folklorist: (1) knowledge of, and use of, aerial photographs and topographic maps, (2) familiarity with usage of the compass, steel measuring tape and alidade, (3) accuracy in building measurement techniques, (4) the ability to competently compile a field notebook using standardized architectural notation, (5) operation of the camera as a recording tool, and (6) the production of measured drawings using the techniques specified by the Historic American Buildings Survey. The Rigsby House, a log structure in Warren County, Kentucky, served …
The Reliability Of Selected Weather Beliefs, Judith Sadewasser
The Reliability Of Selected Weather Beliefs, Judith Sadewasser
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Thirty Kentucky weather beliefs--twenty of which were considered to be scientifically valid while ten were not--were annotated, documented and discussed. It was shown that the weather beliefs which had scientific explanations were usually concerned with forecasts associated with rain and that most often they were based on observable atmospheric conditions. It was further shown that those beliefs which were not considered scientifically valid usually had an element of truth but were not considered plausible for one of the following reasons. First, there was evidence that some of these weather beliefs had been garbled during the process of oral transmission. Second, …
Ua68/14/3 Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 4, Wku Folk Studies Society
Ua68/14/3 Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 4, Wku Folk Studies Society
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Newsletter created by the WKU Folk Studies Society regarding upcoming events and student activities.
If I'D Been Polish, I Guess I'D Be Playing Polkas: An Examination Of The Social Contexts Of Traditional Irish Music In Rochester, New York, George Stoner
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Anthropologists, folklorists and popular writers have, in general, neglected to describe. the social contexts in which traditional Irish music is played. Although the dance was probably the most important context for traditional Irish music in Rochester, as elsewhere in the United States and Ireland, interest among Irish-born Americans and Irish- Americans in traditional dancing has waned. At present, the most important social contexts for Irish music in Rochester are the session, the Feis, and various representational contexts. The session is by far the most important, and has developed as interest in the dance has declined. Unlike the dance, it is …
The Oral Folk History Surrounding The Life Of William Bernard "Big Six" Henderson, Peggy Boaz
The Oral Folk History Surrounding The Life Of William Bernard "Big Six" Henderson, Peggy Boaz
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The oral folk history of William Bernard "Big Six" Henderson is unique in that Henderson himself has been a contributing factor in keeping the tales of his moonshining experiences in the oral traditions of distinct areas of Kentucky, especially Cumberland County. Interviewing Henderson and apprehended and non-apprehended moonshiners allowed speculation into the concept that Henderson was indeed a folk hero. Using Dixon Wector's requirements for heroes, the hero performing unselfish service, acquiring a nickname, obtaining sympathy for handicaps, struggles, and failures, and reaching hero status after death, and providing examples of Henderson's encounters with moonshiners, verifies Henderson's hero status, except …
Interview With Sarah Gertrude Knott, 1895-1984 (Fa 317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Sarah Gertrude Knott, 1895-1984 (Fa 317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Sarah Gertrude Knott conducted by Patricia “Patty” Harrington in March 1976. From a University of Virginia English class student project concerning Knott and the history of the National Folk Festival. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.
Ua68/14/3 Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 3, Wku Folk Studies Society
Ua68/14/3 Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 3, Wku Folk Studies Society
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Newsletter created by the WKU Folk Studies Society regarding upcoming events and student activities.
The Carter Family: Traditional Sources For Song, Margaret Bulger
The Carter Family: Traditional Sources For Song, Margaret Bulger
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The recorded repertory of the original Carter Family was analyzed for traditional influences. Of the 119 songs examined, it was found that fifty-five, roughly one-fourth of their total repertory, have definite roots in one or more traditional sources. The Carters employed traditional texts within their repertory throughout their professional career. Three genres of song were analyzed: sentimental songs, religious songs, and ballads. Of these, sentimental songs was the largest category with 113 songs. These songs were found to be remarkably similar in thematic content and moral sensibilities to Victorian parlor songs (ca. 1860-1910). The religious songs were shown to be …
Ua1d Kenneth Clarke, Wku Human Resources
Ua1d Kenneth Clarke, Wku Human Resources
WKU Archives Records
Personnel file of professor Kenneth Clarke, includes correspondence and newspaper clippings.