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Williams, Michael Ann (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2020

Williams, Michael Ann (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and interview transcriptions for Folklife Archives Project 459. Interviews related to Sarah Gertrude Knott and the National Folk Festival conducted by Michael Ann Williams and Hillary Glatt as part of a joint project for the Kentucky Oral History Commission and Western Kentucky University. The audio interviews did not come with this collection. Interview transcriptions may be accessed by clicking on the "Download" button to the right and then clicking on the hyperlinks in the finding aid.


Knott Family Papers (Mss 675), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2019

Knott Family Papers (Mss 675), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 675. Papers and photographs of James Proctor Knott, Lebanon, Kentucky, and his wife Sarah "Sallie" (McElroy) Knott. Includes two journals of Sallie Knott covering the first eight years of their marriage (Click on "Additional Files" below to view typescripts), and miscellaneous papers of a related family, the Clarks.


Knott, Sarah Gertrude, 1895-1984 (Fa 317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Knott, Sarah Gertrude, 1895-1984 (Fa 317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 317. Transcript of an interview with Sarah Gertrude Knott conducted by Patty Harrington for a paper written by Harrington for a University of Virginia English class.


Knott Collection (Mss 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Knott Collection (Mss 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 53. Correspondence (business and family), business papers, speeches and drawings of J. Proctor Knott, 1830-1811, lawyer, congressman, and Kentucky governor, of Lebanon; family correspondence and business papers of Sarah (McElroy) Knott, 1833-1915; Civil War diaries and letters of Knott's mother (Click on "Additional Files" below for typescripts); letters of the Gibbs, McElroy and Chapman families chiefly of Marion and Warren Counties; clippings and photographs.


Interview With Yvonne Dodge Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 1996

Interview With Yvonne Dodge Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Yvonne Dodge, Princeton, Kentucky, conducted by Michael Ann Williams regarding the life of Sarah Gertrude Knott and her sister Gladys Knott. Dodge discusses the Knott family, but the majority of the interview focuses on Sarah's personal and professional life, including her work with the National Folk Festival.


Interview With Don And Priscilla Urner Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1995

Interview With Don And Priscilla Urner Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Don and Priscilla Urner conducted by Michael Ann Williams in 1995 about Sarah Gertrude Knott. Williams was a Folk Studies professor at Western Kentucky University. She used these interviews when writing her book: Staging Tradition: John Lair and Sarah Gertrude Knott (Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2006).


Interview With Alan Jabbour Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1995

Interview With Alan Jabbour Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Alan Jabbour conducted by Michael Ann Williams in 1995 about Sarah Gertrude Knott. Williams was a Folk Studies professor at Western Kentucky University. She used these interviews when writing her book: Staging Tradition: John Lair and Sarah Gertrude Knott (Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2006).


Interview With Charles And Nancy (Martin) Perdue Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1995

Interview With Charles And Nancy (Martin) Perdue Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Charles and Nancy (Martin) Perdue conducted by Michael Ann Williams in 1995 about Sarah Gertrude Knott. Williams was a Folk Studies professor at Western Kentucky University. She used these interviews when writing her book: Staging Tradition: John Lair and Sarah Gertrude Knott (Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2006).


Interview With John Ramsey Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1995

Interview With John Ramsey Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with John Ramsey conducted by Michael Ann Williams in 1995 about Sarah Gertrude Knott. Williams was a Folk Studies professor at Western Kentucky University. She used these interviews when writing her book: Staging Tradition: John Lair and Sarah Gertrude Knott (Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2006).


Interview With Pete Seeger Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1995

Interview With Pete Seeger Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Pete Seeger conducted by Michael Ann Williams in 1995 about Sarah Gertrude Knott. Williams was a Folk Studies professor at Western Kentucky University. She used these interviews when writing her book: Staging Tradition: John Lair and Sarah Gertrude Knott (Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2006).


Interview With Andy Wallace Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1995

Interview With Andy Wallace Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Andy Wallace conducted by Michael Ann Williams in 1995 about Sarah Gertrude Knott. Williams was a Folk Studies professor at Western Kentucky University. She used these interviews when writing her book: Staging Tradition: John Lair and Sarah Gertrude Knott (Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2006).


Interview With Joe Wilson Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1995

Interview With Joe Wilson Regarding Sarah Gertrude Knott (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Joe Wilson conducted by Michael Ann Williams in 1995 about Sarah Gertrude Knott. Williams was a Folk Studies professor at Western Kentucky University. She used these interviews when writing her book: Staging Tradition: John Lair and Sarah Gertrude Knott (Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2006).


Interview With Sarah Gertrude Knott, 1895-1984 (Fa 317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1976

Interview With Sarah Gertrude Knott, 1895-1984 (Fa 317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA 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.